485BPOS 1 a19-1128_1485bpos.htm POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT FILED PURSUANT TO SECURITIES ACT RULE 485(B)

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2019

Securities Act File No. 033-56094

Investment Company Act File No. 811-07428

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM N-1A

 

 

Registration Statement Under The Securities Act Of 1933

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Pre-Effective Amendment No.

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 212

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Registration Statement Under The Investment Company Act Of 1940

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Amendment No. 213
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VOYA MUTUAL FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (800) 992-0180

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
Voya Investments, LLC
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

With copies to:
Elizabeth J. Reza
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600

 


 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

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on February 28, 2019 pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

 

 

 

 

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

 

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on (date), pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

o            This post-effective amendment designated a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

Title of Securities Being Registered:  Shares of Beneficial Interest, without par value.

 

 

 


 

VOYA MUTUAL FUNDS

(“Registrant”)

 

CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

This Registration Statement consists of the following papers and documents:

 

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Cover Sheet

 

 

 

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Contents of Registration Statement

 

 

 

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Explanatory Note

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class R, Class R6, Class T and Class W shares Prospectus dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class P3 shares Prospectus dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T, and Class W shares Prospectus dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T, and Class W shares Prospectus dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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Registrant’s Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T and Class W shares Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 2019

 

 

 

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VOYA MUTUAL FUNDS

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for Voya Mutual Funds (the “Registrant”) is being filed under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of finalizing the disclosure in compliance with annual updating requirements to the Registrant’s Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares Prospectus; Registrant’s Class P3 shares Prospectus; Registrant’s Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T and Class W shares Prospectus; Registrant’s Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T and Class W shares Prospectus; Registrant’s Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares Statement of Additional Information; and Registrant’s Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T, and Class W shares Statement of Additional Information; each dated February 28, 2019; and for the purpose of registering new share classes: Class P3 shares for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund; Class C and Class W shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund; and Class P shares for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund.

 


Prospectus
February 28, 2019
Global Equity Funds
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/VCRAX; C/VCRCX; I/VCRIX; T/VCGIX; W/VCGWX
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/VGDAX; I/VGDIX; T/VCLTX
Voya Global Equity Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/NAWGX; C/NAWCX; I/NAWIX; T/VGETX; W/IGVWX
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
Class/Ticker: A/IAGEX; C/ICGEX; I/IGEIX; O/IDGEX; W/IGEWX
Voya Global Real Estate Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/IGLAX; C/IGCAX; I/IGLIX; O/IDGTX; R/IGARX; R6/VGRQX; T/VGTRX; W/IRGWX
Global/International Fixed-Income Fund
Voya Global Bond Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/INGBX; C/IGBCX; I/IGBIX; O/IGBOX; P/IGBPX; R/IGBRX; R6/IGBZX; T/VGBTX; W/IGBWX
International Equity Funds
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/VGLAX; I/VGLIX; T/VHVTX
Voya International Real Estate Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/IIRAX; C/IIRCX; I/IIRIX; T/VIREX; W/IIRWX
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class/Ticker: A/IEMHX;C/IEMJX; I/IEMGX; P/VMEPX; R/IEMKX; W/IEMLX
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Class/Ticker: I/IIGIX; P/VIEPX
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Class/Ticker: I/IICFX; P/VIFPX; W/IICWX
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Class/Ticker: A/NTKLX; C/NARCX; I/NAPIX; O/NAPOX; W/ISCWX
Voya Russia Fund
Class/Ticker: A/LETRX; I/IIRFX; W/IWRFX
Long/Short Fund
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund 1
Class/Ticker: A/VCRLX; I/VCRSX; T/VCLSX
1    Class T shares are not currently offered.
 
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of each Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Voya funds' website (www.voyainvestments.com/literature), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by sending an e-mail request to Voyaim_literature@voya.com.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you received this document in the mail, please follow the instructions to elect to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you received this document through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with us, you can call 1-800-992-0180 or send an email request to Voyaim_literature@voya.com to let each Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the Voya funds complex if you invest directly with the funds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities nor has the SEC judged whether the information in this Prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return including capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C2 I T2 W2
Management Fees % 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.58 0.58 0.41 0.58 0.58
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.83 2.58 1.41 1.83 1.58
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.48) (0.48) (0.31) (0.48) (0.48)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.35 2.10 1.10 1.35 1.10
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $1 million or more, and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
2 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.35%, 2.10%, 1.10%, 1.35% and 1.10% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 705 1,074 1,466 2,562
C Sold $ 313 757 1,327 2,879
  Held $ 213 757 1,327 2,879
I Sold or Held $ 112 416 742 1,664
T Sold or Held $ 384 766 1,172 2,306
W Sold or Held $ 112 452 815 1,838
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities issued by infrastructure companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund expects to invest primarily in equity securities of companies located in a number of different countries, including the United States.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines an infrastructure company as a company that derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from, or devotes at least 50% of its assets to, the ownership, management, development, construction, renovation, enhancement, or operation of infrastructure assets or the provision of services to companies engaged in such activities. Examples of infrastructure assets include transportation assets (such as toll roads, bridges, railroads, airports, and seaports), utility assets (such as electric transmission and distribution lines, gas distribution pipelines, water pipelines and treatment
 
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facilities, and sewer facilities), energy assets (such as oil and gas pipelines, storage facilities, and other facilities used for the gathering, processing, or transporting hydrocarbon products as well as contracted renewable power assets), and communications assets (such as communications towers, data centers, fiber networks, and satellites).
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in common stock, but may also invest in other equity securities including preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights or warrants to buy common stocks, and depositary receipts with characteristics similar to common stock. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in master limited partnerships.
The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in securities of companies located or doing business in emerging markets. The Fund’s investments may be denominated in U.S. dollars, non-U.S. currencies, or multinational currency units. The Fund may, but will not necessarily, hedge its currency exposure to securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any market size.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses a multi-step investment process for constructing the Fund’s investment portfolio that combines top-down geographic region and infrastructure sector allocation with bottom-up individual stock selection. The Sub-Adviser first selects infrastructure sectors in certain geographic regions in which to invest, and determines the degree of representation in the portfolio of such sectors and regions, through a systematic evaluation of the regulatory environment and economic outlook, capital market trends, macroeconomic conditions, and the relative value of infrastructure sectors. The Sub-Adviser then uses an in-house valuation process to identify infrastructure companies whose risk-adjusted returns it believes are compelling relative to their peers. The Sub-Adviser’s in-house valuation process examines several factors, including the company’s management and strategy, the stability and growth potential of cash flows and dividends, the location of the company’s assets, the regulatory environment in which the company operates and the company’s capital structure.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of the Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and
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auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Infrastructure Companies: Infrastructure companies are subject to the risks of adverse economic, regulatory, political, legal, demographic, environmental, and other developments affecting the success of project they operate or finance. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by, among other things, high interest costs related to capital construction programs, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising adequate capital on reasonable terms, the effect of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, and the effects of energy conservation policies, among other factors.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market
conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Master Limited Partnership: Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) are limited partnerships in which ownership interests are publicly traded. MLPs often own or own interests in properties or businesses that are related to oil and gas industries, including pipelines. MLP may also invest in other types of investments, including credit-related investments. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid. Certain MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies. Investments in MLPs may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to qualify for special tax treatment as a regulated investment company.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
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Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class C, Class T and Class W shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class C, Class T and Class W shares is provided below.
The Fund is the successor to CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with substantially similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions, as a result of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund on July 17, 2017. The Fund’s performance prior to July 17, 2017 reflects the returns achieved by the Predecessor Fund. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2014, 9.09% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2015, -6.49%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -12.13 4.67 N/A 5.24 10/16/13
After tax on distributions % -12.87 2.20 N/A 2.67  
After tax on distributions with sale % -6.22 3.05 N/A 3.40  
Hybrid Benchmark Index1 % -3.99 5.80 N/A 5.76  
Class I before taxes % -6.56 6.22 N/A 7.82 06/28/13
Hybrid Benchmark Index1 % -3.99 5.80 N/A 7.11  
1 The Hybrid Benchmark Index is the UBS Global Infrastructure & Utilities 50/50 Index through March 31, 2015 and the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index thereafter, due to the discontinuation of the former index. The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Jeremy Anagnos, CFA
Portfolio Manager (06/13)
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (06/13)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans
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that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return including capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
I None None
T 2.50 None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A I T2
Management Fees % 1.35 1.35 1.35
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 None 0.25
Dividend, Interest, and Stock Loan Expense on Securities Sold Short % 3.07 3.07 3.07
Other Expenses % 0.45 0.41 0.45
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 5.12 4.83 5.12
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.15) (0.11) (0.15)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 4.97 4.72 4.97
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $1 million or more, and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
2 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.89%, 1.64%, and 1.89% for Class A, Class I, and Class T shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, Dividend, Interest and Stock Loan Expense on Securities Sold Short, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the
Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 1,043 2,008 2,970 5,364
I Sold or Held $ 473 1,443 2,417 4,865
T Sold or Held $ 735 1,732 2,727 5,205
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 374% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by taking long and short positions in equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in real estate industries (“real estate companies”). The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines a real estate company as a company that derives its intrinsic value from owning, operating, leasing, developing, managing, brokering and/or selling commercial or residential real estate, land or infrastructure. Real estate companies include real estate investment trusts.
When the Fund sells a security short, it borrows the security from a third party and sells it at the then current market price. The Fund is then obligated to buy the security on a later date so that it can return the security to the lender. The Fund will either realize a profit or incur a loss from a short position, depending on whether the value of the underlying security decreases or increases between the time it is sold and the time when the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Short positions may be used either to eliminate or reduce investment or risk exposures within the Fund’s portfolio or to seek positive returns in instances where the Sub-Adviser believes a security’s price will decline.
There is no limit on the amount of the Fund’s short exposure, and it is possible that the Fund’s short exposure may equal or exceed the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund may
 
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invest the proceeds of its short sales in additional long positions, thus allowing the Fund to maintain long positions in excess of 100% of its net assets. The Fund’s use of short sales, and its investment of the short proceeds in additional long positions, will create investment leverage in the portfolio. The Fund may lose money on both the long positions in its portfolio and on its short positions at the same time. The Sub-Adviser varies the Fund’s long and short exposures over time, based on its assessment of market conditions and other factors, but expects the Fund to maintain net-long exposure over multi-year periods.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights or warrants to buy common or preferred stocks, and depositary receipts providing indirect exposures to common or preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in initial public offerings. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in U.S. dollars, non-U.S. currencies, or multinational currency units. The Fund may, but will not necessarily, hedge its currency exposure to securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies. The Fund may invest in pooled vehicles that hold non-U.S. currency to hedge its currency exposure or to enhance returns. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization. The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single issuer.
The Fund has a fundamental investment policy to concentrate its investments in the real estate industries, and, under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase in the securities of issuers conducting their business activities in the real estate group of industries.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and inverse ETFs, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). The Fund may invest in short positions in ETFs.
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including options and forwards. The Fund typically uses derivatives to seek to reduce exposure or other risks such as interest rate or currency risk, as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or in an effort to enhance returns in the Fund.
The Sub-Adviser utilizes a multi-step investment process for constructing the Fund’s investment portfolio that combines top-down geographic region and property sector allocation with bottom-up individual stock selection. The Sub-Adviser first selects property sectors and geographic regions in which to invest, and determines the degree of representation in the portfolio of such sectors and regions, through a systematic evaluation of real estate market trends and conditions. The Sub-Adviser then uses a proprietary valuation process to identify real estate companies that it believes exhibit superior current income and/or growth potential relative to their peers. The Sub-Adviser’s proprietary valuation process examines several factors, including
the value and quality of a company’s properties, its capital structure, its strategy and the ability of its management team. The Sub-Adviser will also typically employ third-party portfolio optimization tools to help in its evaluation of the Fund’s current portfolio and its identification of potential investments for the Fund.
Short positions are an important part of the Fund’s investment strategy. The Sub-Adviser seeks to use short-selling to contribute to the Fund's performance and to help preserve capital during declines in the real estate securities market. Securities that are valued unfavorably using the Sub-Adviser’s in-house process are considered for short positions, although the Sub-Adviser will consider various other factors, such as a company’s size relative to its property sector or geographic region, as well as a security’s liquidity, in determining whether to short a security. The Fund may buy and sell investments frequently, which could result in a high portfolio turnover rate.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of the Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject
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to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “non-diversified” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies
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(including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a certain percentage of the inverse of the results of a specific index. As such, investing in inverse ETFs may prevent the Fund from participating in market- or sector-wide gains and also may not prove to be an effective hedge. In addition to the risks associated with ETFs, inverse ETFs may use short sale or derivatives to match the inverse performance of the indices they track which may subject investments in inverse ETFs to these additional risks. During periods of increased volatility, inverse ETFs may not perform in the manner they are designed.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Short Sales: Short sales involve selling a security the Fund does not own in anticipation that the security’s price will decline. When the Fund sells a security short and the price of that security rises, it creates a loss. Short sales create leverage which may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the Fund’s net asset value causing the Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not engage in short sales.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below.
The Fund is the successor to CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a mutual fund with substantially similar investment objectives, policies, and restrictions, as a result of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund on July 17, 2017. The Fund’s performance prior to July 17, 2017 reflects the returns achieved by the Predecessor Fund.
The Predecessor Fund acquired substantially all of the assets of another fund (the “Private Fund”) after the close of business on December 30, 2011; performance for the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to December 30, 2011 includes the performance of the Private Fund. The Private Fund was managed by the same adviser as the Predecessor Fund subject to investment policies, objectives, guidelines, and restrictions that the adviser to the Private Fund has informed the Fund were in all material respects equivalent to those to which the Predecessor Fund was subject. However, the Private Fund was not a registered investment company and was not subject to the same investment and tax restrictions as the Predecessor Fund. If it had been, the Private Fund’s performance might have been lower. In addition, the Private Fund was subject to a performance fee, which was paid to the adviser to the Private Fund out of the Private Fund’s assets, typically reducing the Predecessor Fund’s returns in periods when its performance was positive. The performance information in the bar chart and table for periods prior to December 30, 2011 reflects all fees and expenses, including any performance fees, incurred by the Private Fund. If the performance information for periods prior to December 30, 2011 had been adjusted to reflect Predecessor Fund expenses, the performance would have been higher or lower for a given period depending on the expenses (including any performance fee) incurred by the Predecessor Fund for that period. After-tax returns cannot be calculated for periods before the Private Fund’s acquisition by the Predecessor Fund. Quarterly information shows best and worst quarterly returns since the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2011 (and does not take into account any quarterly returns
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of the Private Fund).The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 4th 2014, 9.09% and Worst quarter: 2nd 2015, -6.85%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -13.04 -0.09 N/A 0.12 12/30/11
After tax on distributions % -13.81 -1.97 N/A -0.55  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.31 -1.00 N/A -0.03  
HFRX Equity Hedge Index1 % -9.42 -0.25 N/A 2.02  
MSCI U.S. REIT® Index1 % -4.57 7.80 N/A 8.38  
S&P 500® Index1 % -4.38 8.49 N/A 12.70  
Class I before taxes % -7.48 1.34 N/A 1.21 12/30/11
HFRX Equity Hedge Index1 % -9.42 -0.25 N/A 2.02  
MSCI U.S. REIT® Index1 % -4.57 7.80 N/A 8.38  
S&P 500® Index1 % -4.38 8.49 N/A 12.70  
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Steven D. Burton, CFA
Portfolio Manager (12/11)
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (12/11)
Joseph P. Smith, CFA
Portfolio Manager (12/11)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, T I
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Global Bond Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 2.50 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
O None None
P None None
R None None
R6 None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I O P
Management Fees % 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.30 0.30 0.21 0.30 0.20
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.05 1.80 0.71 1.05 0.70
Waivers and Reimbursements2 % (0.14) (0.14) (0.05) (0.14) (0.54)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 0.91 1.66 0.66 0.91 0.16
    
Class   R R6 T3 W
Management Fees % 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.50 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.30 0.17 0.30 0.30
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.30 0.67 1.05 0.80
Class   R R6 T3 W
Waivers and Reimbursements2 % (0.14) (0.01) (0.14) (0.14)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.16 0.66 0.91 0.66
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $500,000 or more, and redeemed within 6 months of purchase.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.90%, 1.65%, 0.65%, 0.90%, 0.15%, 1.15%, 0.65%, 0.90% and 0.65% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive its management fee for Class P shares through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
3 Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 341 562 802 1,488
C Sold $ 269 553 962 2,104
  Held $ 169 553 962 2,104
I Sold or Held $ 67 222 390 878
O Sold or Held $ 93 320 566 1,270
P Sold or Held $ 16 170 336 820
R Sold or Held $ 118 398 699 1,555
R6 Sold or Held $ 67 213 372 834
T Sold or Held $ 341 562 802 1,488
W Sold or Held $ 67 241 430 977
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
 
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During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 105% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars. The Fund may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may also borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). This investment technique is known as “leveraging.”
The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, sovereign debt, and other investment companies.
The Fund may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”) and shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end investment company managed by the Adviser that invests in Senior Loans. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt securities rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of the Fund will generally range between two and nine years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in fixed-income investments as it incorporates multiple features of the fixed-income instrument (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income instrument to a change in interest rates. Duration is a weighted average of the times that interest payments and the final return of principal are expected to be received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the fixed-income instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the fixed-income instrument prices. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage
point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to rise approximately 5% if interest rates drop by one percentage point.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements).
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The investment process focuses on allocating assets among various sectors of the global bond markets and buying bonds at a discount to their intrinsic value. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes proprietary quantitative techniques to identify bonds or sectors that are cheap relative to other bonds or sectors based on their historical price relationships. Teams of asset specialists use this relative value analysis to guide them in the security selection process.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the Fund’s net asset value causing the Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to the Fund.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company
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goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: A Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative
may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan, the Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by the Fund through another financial institution, or the Fund relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, the Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of the Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other
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debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary
market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. A Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in
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municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral
received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class W shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class A shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different. The Class P and Class R6 shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the three classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance
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figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 3rd 2009, 7.98% and Worst quarter: 2nd 2013, -4.77%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -4.52 0.90 2.77 N/A 06/30/06
After tax on distributions % -6.19 -0.09 1.59 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -3.05 0.06 1.64 N/A  
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -3.85 0.63 2.26 N/A 06/30/06
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -1.90 1.67 3.34 N/A 06/30/06
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A  
Class O before taxes % -1.98 1.42 3.04 N/A 06/04/08
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A  
Class P before taxes % -1.45 1.93 3.47 N/A 06/29/16
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A
 
Class R before taxes % -2.32 1.15 N/A 0.90 08/05/11
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 N/A 0.86  
Class R6 before taxes % -1.86 1.69 3.35 N/A 05/31/13
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A
 
Class W before taxes % -1.85 1.66 3.28 N/A 06/01/09
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A
 
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit
from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/19)
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D
Portfolio Manager (since 01/15)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
 
   
Effective August 1, 2019  
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/19)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I O P
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 250
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
    
Class R R6 W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ None 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ N/A 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (“ESAs”)), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required initial minimum.
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The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimums for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to outperform the S&P Global 100 Index.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
I None None
T 2.50 None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A I T2
Management Fees % 0.50 0.50 0.50
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 None 0.25
Other Expenses % 1.99 1.96 1.99
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses % 0.01 0.01 0.01
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 % 2.75 2.47 2.75
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (1.83) (1.90) (1.83)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 0.92 0.57 0.92
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
3 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
4 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.91%, 0.56%, and 0.91% for Class A, Class I, and Class T shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the
Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 663 1,215 1,792 3,352
I Sold or Held $ 58 587 1,143 2,662
T Sold or Held $ 342 912 1,509 3,122
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers included in the S&P Global 100 Index (“Index”) and located in a number of different countries, including the United States.
The Index measures the performance of multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets.
Equity securities include, but are not limited to, common and preferred stock, warrants and convertible securities. The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including, but not limited to, futures. The Fund typically uses derivatives to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset.
The Fund may also invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes a rules-based approach which begins with the universe of all of the stocks in the Index and divides
 
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the universe into three regions (North America, Europe, and Asia) keeping each regions’ capitalization weight. Next the Sub-Adviser equally weights the universe of Index securities in each region.
If the value of the securities of a particular company appreciates more than 50% relative to the Index during a given quarter, the Sub-Adviser will sell some of the securities of that company so that its weight in the portfolio is similar to what its weight in the portfolio was at the beginning of the quarter. If the value of the securities of a particular company falls more than 30% relative to the Index during a calendar quarter, these securities will be sold.
The Fund’s investment portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly to re-align the Fund’s holdings within each region back to equal capitalization weights.
Equity securities and derivatives may also be sold if the companies they relate to are removed from the Index.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income
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markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate
share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes)
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is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2017, 6.80% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -10.88%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -14.87 N/A N/A 2.89 12/06/16
After tax on distributions % -15.95 N/A N/A 1.54  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.49 N/A N/A 1.99  
S&P Global 100 Index1 % -5.61 N/A N/A 9.38  
MSCI ACW IndexSM2 % -9.42 N/A N/A 6.45  
Class I before taxes % -9.40 N/A N/A 6.20 12/06/16
S&P Global 100 Index1 % -5.61 N/A N/A 9.38  
MSCI ACW IndexSM2 % -9.42 N/A N/A 6.45  
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
2 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Vincent Costa, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, T I
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Global Equity Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I T3 W
Management Fees % 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.35 0.35 0.27 0.35 0.35
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.10 1.85 0.77 1.10 0.85
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.25) (0.25) (0.17) (0.25) (0.25)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 0.85 1.60 0.60 0.85 0.60
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 Other Expenses are estimated for the current year.
4 The adviser and distributor are contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.85%, 1.60%, 0.60%, 0.85%, and 0.60% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser and distributor within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 657 881 1,124 1,817
C Sold $ 263 557 977 2,149
  Held $ 163 557 977 2,149
I Sold or Held $ 61 229 411 938
T Sold or Held $ 335 567 817 1,535
W Sold or Held $ 61 246 447 1,026
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 140% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities. The Fund will provide 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund invests primarily in the equity securities included in the MSCI World IndexSM (“Index”). The Fund invests in securities of issuers in a number of different countries, including the United States.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to maximize total return to the extent consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Volatility generally measures how much a fund’s returns have varied over a specified time frame.
 
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The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including, but not limited to, index futures. The Fund typically uses derivatives as a substitute for purchasing securities included in the Index or for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses an internally developed quantitative computer model to create a target universe of global securities with above average dividend yields compared to the Index, which the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit stable dividend yields within each geographic region and industry sector. The model also seeks to exclude from the target universe securities issued by companies that the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit characteristics that indicate that they are at risk of reducing or eliminating the dividends paid on their securities. Once the Sub-Adviser creates this target universe, the Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractive securities within various geographic regions and sectors by ranking each security relative to other securities within its region or sector, as applicable, using proprietary fundamental sector-specific models. The Sub-Adviser then uses optimization techniques to seek to achieve the portfolio’s target dividend yield, manage target beta, determine active weights, and neutralize region and sector exposures in order to create a portfolio that the Sub-Adviser believes will provide the potential for maximum total return consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Under certain market conditions, the Fund will likely earn a lower level of total return than it would in the absence of its strategy of maintaining a relatively lower level of volatility.
The Sub-Adviser will rebalance the portfolio on a quarterly basis in accordance with its target parameters. The rebalancing techniques may result in higher portfolio turnover compared to a “buy and hold” strategy.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 30% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit the Fund’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such
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underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. The Fund’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for
their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges
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are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class W shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class A shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below.
The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2018 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2016 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to December 1, 2014 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies. The Fund’s performance prior to November 14, 2012 reflects returns achieved by a different sub-adviser and pursuant to different principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-adviser and strategies had been in place for the prior periods, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 26.13% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2011, -11.89%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -14.40 1.10 7.83 N/A 04/19/93
After tax on distributions % -15.02 0.49 7.20 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.66 0.79 6.37 N/A  
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
MSCI ACW IndexSM1,2 % -9.42 4.26 9.46 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -10.73 1.54 7.66 N/A 04/19/93
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
MSCI ACW IndexSM1,2 % -9.42 4.26 9.46 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -8.91 2.56 8.77 N/A 09/06/06
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
MSCI ACW IndexSM1,2 % -9.42 4.26 9.46 N/A  
Class W before taxes % -8.95 2.57 8.74 N/A 06/01/09
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
MSCI ACW IndexSM1,2 % -9.42 4.26 9.46 N/A
 
1 Effective May 1, 2018 the Fund changed its benchmark from the MSCI ACW IndexSM to the MSCI World IndexSM because the MSCI World IndexSM is considered by the Sub-Adviser to be a more appropriate benchmark reflecting the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Vincent Costa, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/14)
Peg DiOrio, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/19)
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
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Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks growth of capital with dividend income as a secondary consideration.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
O None None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I O W
Management Fees % 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.42 0.42 0.30 0.42 0.42
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses % 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2 % 1.48 2.23 1.11 1.48 1.23
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.22) (0.22) (0.10) (0.22) (0.22)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.26 2.01 1.01 1.26 1.01
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Fund’s Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.40%, 2.15%, 1.15%, 1.40%, and 1.15% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 1.00%, 1.25%, and 1.00% for Class A, Class
  C, Class I, Class O, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 696 996 1,317 2,224
C Sold $ 304 676 1,175 2,547
  Held $ 204 676 1,175 2,547
I Sold or Held $ 103 343 602 1,343
O Sold or Held $ 128 446 787 1,750
W Sold or Held $ 103 369 655 1,469
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of dividend-paying companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. At least 65% of the assets of the Fund will be invested in equity securities of issuers in a number of different countries, one of which may be the United States, with at least 75% of its assets invested in common and preferred stocks, warrants, and convertible securities. The Fund may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may also invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in other investment companies,
 
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including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to construct a portfolio of securities with a dividend yield that exceeds the dividend yield of the companies included in the MSCI World IndexSM.
The Sub-Adviser uses a quantitative screening process to assist in the selection of companies according to the following criteria: an above median dividend yield and stable or growing dividend yield; and market capitalization that is usually above $1 billion (although the Fund may also invest in companies with market capitalization ranges of any size). The analysis of fundamental factors (including earnings, capital structure, dividend coverage and credit ratings) seeks to limit the risk of investing in or holding unprofitable companies. The expected liquidity of a stock must be sufficient to buy or sell a position without significant impact on the share price. The Sub-Adviser may from time-to-time select securities that do not meet all of these criteria.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging
positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or
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the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in
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their fees and expenses. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 19.88% and Worst quarter: 1st 2009, -15.82%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -17.14 0.40 6.27 N/A 09/17/03
After tax on distributions % -18.37 -0.50 5.71 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -8.61 0.20 5.11 N/A  
MSCI World IndexSM1 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -13.55 0.83 6.11 N/A 10/29/03
MSCI World IndexSM1 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -11.84 1.85 7.26 N/A 08/01/07
MSCI World IndexSM1 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
Class O before taxes % -12.14 1.57 6.90 N/A 11/15/06
MSCI World IndexSM1 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A  
Class W before taxes % -11.87 1.84 7.19 N/A 02/12/08
MSCI World IndexSM1 % -8.71 4.56 9.67 N/A
 
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC NNIP Advisors B.V.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Pieter Schop
Portfolio Manager (since 10/18)
Bruno Springael
Portfolio Manager (since 06/11)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C I O W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 250 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (“ESAs”)), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required initial minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
O None None
R None None
R6 None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I O
Management Fees % 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25
Other Expenses % 0.29 0.29 0.25 0.29
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.37 2.12 1.08 1.37
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.11) (0.11) (0.07) (0.11)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.26 2.01 1.01 1.26
    
Class   R R6 T4 W
Management Fees % 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.50 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.29 0.09 0.29 0.29
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.62 0.92 1.37 1.12
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.11) None (0.11) (0.11)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.51 0.92 1.26 1.01
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2. Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.05%, 1.30%, 1.55%, 1.00%, 1.30%, and 1.05% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses to 1.26%, 2.01%, 1.01%, 1.26%, 1.51%, 0.96%, 1.26%, and 1.01% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
4 Other Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 696 974 1,272 2,118
C Sold $ 304 653 1,129 2,443
  Held $ 204 653 1,129 2,443
I Sold or Held $ 103 337 589 1,311
O Sold or Held $ 128 423 739 1,637
R Sold or Held $ 154 500 871 1,913
R6 Sold or Held $ 94 293 509 1,131
T Sold or Held $ 375 662 971 1,846
W Sold or Held $ 103 345 606 1,353
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 107% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
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Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines a real estate company as a company that: (i) derives at least 50% of its total revenue or earnings from owning, operating, developing, constructing, financing, managing, and/or selling commercial, industrial, or residential real estate; or (ii) has at least 50% of its assets invested in real estate. The Fund will have investments located in a number of different countries, including the United States. As a general matter, the Fund expects these investments to be in common stocks of companies of any market capitalization, including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). The Fund may invest in convertible securities, initial public offerings, and Rule 144A securities.
The Sub-Adviser uses a multi-step investment process for constructing the Fund's investment portfolio that combines top-down region and sector allocation with bottom-up individual stock selection.
First, the Sub-Adviser selects sectors and geographic regions in which to invest, and determines the degree of representation of such sectors and regions through a systematic evaluation of public and private property market trends and conditions.
Second, the Sub-Adviser uses proprietary analytical techniques to conduct fundamental company analysis, which provides a framework for security selection. This approach incorporates several quantitative and qualitative factors that aid in evaluating performance characteristics of individual securities independently and relative to each other.
The Sub-Adviser will also typically employ third-party portfolio optimization tools to help in its evaluation of the Fund’s current portfolio and its identification of potential investments for the Fund.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of the Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
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Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary
market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the
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direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class R6 shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 32.13% and Worst quarter: 1st 2009, -22.39%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -14.24 1.05 7.05 N/A 11/05/01
After tax on distributions % -17.65 -1.40 5.11 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -5.69 0.35 5.13 N/A  
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -10.39 1.51 6.88 N/A 01/08/02
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -8.72 2.54 8.01 N/A 06/03/05
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class O before taxes % -9.06 2.24 7.67 N/A 11/15/06
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class R before taxes % -9.20 2.01 N/A 4.57 08/05/11
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 N/A 6.60  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 N/A 12.83  
Class R6 before taxes % -8.66 2.66 8.07 N/A 07/15/14
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A
 
Class W before taxes % -8.74 2.53 7.97 N/A 02/12/08
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A
 
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
2 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement
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accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Steven D. Burton, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 11/01)
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 11/01)
Joseph P. Smith, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/07)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I O
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 250
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
    
Class R R6 W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ None 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ N/A 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (“ESAs”)), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required initial minimum.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimums for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (formerly, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund)
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks maximum total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
I None None
T 2.50 None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A I T3
Management Fees % 0.50 0.50 0.50  
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 None 0.25  
Other Expenses % 0.97 1.07 0.97  
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.72 1.57 1.72  
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.82) (0.92) (0.82)  
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 0.90 0.65 0.90  
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
4 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.90%, 0.65% and 0.90% for Class A, Class I, and Class T shares, respectively through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. These limitations are subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs
if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 662 1,010 1,382 2,424
I Sold or Held $ 66 405 768 1,789
T Sold or Held $ 340 700 1,085 2,163
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 129% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE® IndexSM (“Index”). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers in a number of different countries other than the United States.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to maximize total return to the extent consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Volatility generally measures how much a fund’s returns have varied over a specified time frame.
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including, but not limited to, index futures. The Fund typically uses derivatives as a substitute for purchasing securities included in the Index or for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Fund may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
 
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The Sub-Adviser uses an internally developed quantitative computer model to create a target universe of securities with above average dividend yields compared to the Index, which the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit stable dividend yields within each geographic region and industry sector. The model also seeks to exclude from the target universe securities issued by companies that the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit characteristics that indicate they are at risk of reducing or eliminating the dividends paid on their securities. Once the Sub-Adviser creates this target universe, the Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractive securities within various geographic regions and sectors by ranking each security relative to other securities within its region or sector, as applicable, using proprietary fundamental sector-specific models. The Sub-Adviser then uses optimization techniques to seek to achieve the portfolio’s target dividend yield, manage target beta, determine active weights, and neutralize region and sector exposures in order to create a portfolio that the Sub-Adviser believes will provide the potential for maximum total return consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Under certain market conditions, the Fund will likely earn a lower level of total return than it would in the absence of its strategy of maintaining a relatively lower level of volatility.
The Sub-Adviser will rebalance the portfolio on a quarterly basis in accordance with its target parameters. The rebalancing techniques may result in higher portfolio turnover compared to a “buy and hold” strategy.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the
purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit the Fund’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. The Fund’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
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Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below.
The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2018 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies.
The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2017, 5.82% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -10.14%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -18.78 N/A N/A -0.51 12/06/16
After tax on distributions % -20.74 N/A N/A -2.54  
After tax on distributions with sale % -8.74 N/A N/A -0.45  
MSCI EAFE® Index1,2 % -13.79 N/A N/A 4.67  
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 N/A N/A 6.25  
Class I before taxes % -13.73 N/A N/A 2.62 12/06/16
MSCI EAFE® Index1,2 % -13.79 N/A N/A 4.67  
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 N/A N/A 6.25  
1 Effective May 1, 2018 the Fund changed its benchmark from the MSCI World IndexSM to the MSCI EAFE® Index because the MSCI EAFE® Index is considered by the Sub-Adviser to be a more appropriate benchmark reflecting the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Vincent Costa, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Peg DiOrio, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/19)
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, T I
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya International Real Estate Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with high total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I T3 W
Management Fees % 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.29
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.44 2.19 1.18 1.44 1.19
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.17) (0.17) (0.16) (0.17) (0.17)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.27 2.02 1.02 1.27 1.02
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 Other Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
4 The adviser and sub-adviser are contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.05%, 1.30%, and 1.05% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser and sub-adviser are contractually obligated to further limit expenses whereby the sub-adviser will pay the incremental costs necessary to further limit expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 1.00%, 1.25%, and 1.00% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related
  costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 697 989 1,301 2,186
C Sold $ 305 669 1,159 2,510
  Held $ 205 669 1,159 2,510
I Sold or Held $ 104 359 634 1,418
T Sold or Held $ 376 678 1,001 1,917
W Sold or Held $ 104 361 638 1,428
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. At least 65% of the Fund's assets will normally be invested in companies located in a number of different countries other than the United States. These companies may have investments that provide exposure to the U.S. real estate industry. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines a real estate company as a company that: (i) derives at least 50% of its total revenue or earnings from owning, operating, developing, constructing, financing, managing and/or selling commercial, industrial, or residential real estate; or (ii) has at least 50% of its assets invested in real estate.
 
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As a general matter, the Fund expects these investments to be in common stocks of companies of any market capitalization, including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may also invest in convertible securities, initial public offerings, and Rule 144A securities. The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses a multi-step investment process for constructing the Fund's investment portfolio that combines top-down region and sector allocation with bottom-up individual stock selection.
First, the Sub-Adviser selects sectors and geographic regions in which to invest and determines the degree of representation of such sectors and regions through a systematic evaluation of public and private property market trends and conditions.
Second, the Sub-Adviser uses proprietary analytical techniques to conduct fundamental company analysis, which provides a framework for security selection. This approach incorporates several quantitative and qualitative factors that aid in evaluating performance characteristics of individual securities independently and relative to each other.
The Sub-Adviser will also typically employ third-party portfolio optimization tools to help in its evaluation of the Fund’s current portfolio and its identification of potential investments for the Fund.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of the Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group
of industries as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
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Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
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Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 32.42% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2011, -19.06%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -13.55 0.37 6.51 N/A 02/28/06
After tax on distributions % -14.52 -1.49 4.62 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.28 -0.35 4.54 N/A  
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index1 % -6.41 2.41 8.73 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -9.92 0.81 6.33 N/A 02/28/06
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index1 % -6.41 2.41 8.73 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -8.15 1.84 7.44 N/A 02/28/06
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index1 % -6.41 2.41 8.73 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
Class W before taxes % -8.09 1.83 7.45 N/A 02/12/08
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index1 % -6.41 2.41 8.73 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A
 
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
2 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Steven D. Burton, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/06)
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/06)
Joseph P. Smith, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/11)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
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Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
P None None
R None None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I P3 R W
Management Fee % 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fee % 0.25 1.00 None None 0.50 None
Other Expenses % 0.42 0.42 0.22 0.88 0.42 0.42
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.77 2.52 1.32 1.98 2.02 1.52
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.19) (0.19) (0.09) (1.83) (0.19) (0.19)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.58 2.33 1.23 0.15 1.83 1.33
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
4 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.60%, 2.35%, 1.35%, 0.15%, 1.85%, and 1.35% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class R, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses of Class I shares to 1.25% through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitations are subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser
  is contractually obligated to waive 0.016% of the management fee through March 1, 2020. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive its management fee for Class P shares through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 726 1,083 1,462 2,524
C Sold $ 336 766 1,323 2,841
  Held $ 236 766 1,323 2,841
I Sold or Held $ 125 409 715 1,582
P Sold or Held $ 15 443 897 2,158
R Sold or Held $ 186 615 1,071 2,333
W Sold or Held $ 135 462 811 1,796
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 53% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund currently considers developing or emerging market countries to include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most of the countries of Western Europe. An emerging market company is one (i) that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in, an emerging market; (ii) for which the principal securities market
 
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is in an emerging market; (iii) that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or (iv) at least 50% of the assets of which are located in an emerging market. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, depositary receipts, participatory notes, trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights to buy common stock, and privately placed securities. The Fund may also invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts and non-investment-grade bonds (high-yield or “junk bonds”).
The Fund may invest in derivatives, including but not limited to, futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a substitute for securities in which the Fund can invest; to hedge various investments; to seek to reduce currency deviations, where practicable, for the purpose of risk management; to seek to increase the Fund's gains; and for the efficient management of cash flows.
The Fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. dollars, other major reserve currencies, such as the euro, yen and pound sterling, and currencies of other countries in which it can invest. The Fund typically maintains full currency exposure to those markets in which it invests. However, the Fund may, from time to time, hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure, to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile, and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (“DIFA”), J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan”), and Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VanEck”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
DIFA selects growth-oriented and value-oriented investments on the basis of the investment's discount to its intrinsic value. When selecting growth-oriented securities, DIFA typically seeks high growth caused by secular economic factors. These factors may include demographics, economic deregulation, and technological developments. When selecting value-oriented securities, DIFA typically seeks lower valuations caused by cyclical economic factors or temporary changes in business operations. Strong management and sustainable business franchise are key considerations in selecting both growth-oriented and value-oriented securities.
In order to compare the value of different stocks, DIFA considers whether the future income stream on a stock is expected to increase faster than, slower than, or in line with the level of inflation. DIFA then estimates what it thinks the value of the anticipated future income stream would be worth if such income stream were being paid today. DIFA believes this gives it an estimate of the stock's intrinsic value.
Because the Fund invests primarily in emerging market countries, there may be less information available for DIFA to use in making this analysis than is available for more developed countries. Currency analysis is an important part of the valuation exercise. DIFA attempts to determine whether a particular currency is overvalued or undervalued by comparing the amount of goods and services that a dollar will buy in the United States to the amount of foreign currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in another country. When the dollar buys less, the foreign currency may be overvalued, and when the dollar buys more, the foreign currency may be undervalued. Relative per capita income levels are also a key factor in this analysis.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
JPMorgan emphasizes securities that it believes are ranked as undervalued, while underweighting or avoiding securities that appear overvalued.
JPMorgan believes that emerging markets are generally inefficient as demonstrated by the high and variable volatility of many emerging markets and individual companies in these markets. Corporate disclosure and transparency can vary widely thereby exacerbating the inefficiency of these markets and offering opportunities to experienced, well-informed active investors.
In managing its portion of the Fund, JPMorgan adheres to a disciplined process for stock selection and portfolio construction. A proprietary multi-factor model is used to quantitatively rank securities in the Fund's investment universe which JPMorgan uses to select securities. Securities held in the Fund that JPMorgan believes have become overvalued and/or whose factor signals have deteriorated materially may be sold and are generally replaced with more attractive securities on the basis of JPMorgan's disciplined investment process.
The portfolio construction process controls the sector and industry weights, number of stocks held, and position size. Risk or factor exposures are actively managed through portfolio construction. JPMorgan utilizes currency specialists in determining the extent and nature of the Fund's exposure to various foreign currencies.
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Van Eck Associates Corporation
VanEck selects emerging market countries that the Fund will invest in based on its evaluation of economic fundamentals, legal structure, political developments and other specific factors VanEck believes to be relevant. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative measures, VanEck seeks to invest in what it believes are reasonably-priced companies that have strong structural growth potential. VanEck seeks attractive investment opportunities in all areas of emerging markets, and utilizes a flexible investment approach across all market capitalizations.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may
not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose
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fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks
associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event
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of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class P shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class P shares is provided below.
On August 24, 2015, Van Eck Associates Corporation was added as an additional sub-adviser. This change to the sub-adviser resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 13.89% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2015, -18.55%
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Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -24.74 -1.78 N/A 1.19 10/11/11
After tax on distributions % -24.82 -1.87 N/A 1.06  
After tax on distributions with sale % -13.86 -1.23 N/A 0.95  
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
Class C before taxes % -21.47 -1.33 N/A 1.27 10/11/11
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
Class I before taxes % -19.83 -0.25 N/A 2.39 10/11/11
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
Class R before taxes % -20.33 -0.86 N/A 1.77 10/11/11
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
Class W before taxes % -19.87 -0.34 N/A 2.30 10/11/11
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
    
Portfolio Manager  
Liu-Er Chen, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 10/11)
 
    
Sub-Adviser  
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Anuj Arora
Portfolio Manager (since 10/11)
Joyce Weng
Portfolio Manager (since 03/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Van Eck Associates Corporation
    
Portfolio Managers  
David A. Semple
Portfolio Manager (since 08/15)
Angus Shillington
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 08/15)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C I P R W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
I None None
P None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class I P2
Management Fees 0.85% 0.85%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None None
Other Expenses 0.12% 0.79%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.97% 1.64%
Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments3 None (1.49)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments 0.97% 0.15%
1 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
2 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.97% and 0.15% for Class I and Class P shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive its management fee for Class P shares through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
I Sold or Held $ 99 309 536 1,190
P Sold or Held $ 15 371 751 1,818
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of companies organized under the laws of, or with principal offices located in, a number of different countries outside of the United States, including companies in countries in emerging markets. The Fund does not seek to focus its investments in a particular industry or country. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, rights and warrants to buy common stocks, privately placed securities, and IPOs. The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including options, futures, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Fund typically uses derivatives to seek to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying assets, for cash management, and/or to seek to enhance returns in the Fund.
The Fund invests its assets in foreign investments which are denominated in U.S. dollars, major reserve currencies and currencies of other countries and can be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates. To attempt to protect against adverse changes in currency exchange rates, the Fund may, but will not necessarily, use special techniques such as forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
 
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Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure, to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile, and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (“BG Overseas”), Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard”), Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris“) and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management“) (each a ”Sub-Adviser“ and collectively ”Sub-Advisers“) provide day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodologies for selecting investments. The Fund's investment adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
In selecting investments for the Fund, BG Overseas normally takes into account the industry and country allocations in the MSCI EAFE® Index. A significant part of the assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). Country allocation, however, is driven by stock selection. BG Overseas invests in companies that it believes are well-managed, quality businesses that enjoy sustainable, competitive advantages in their marketplace. BG Overseas' investment style primarily uses a bottom-up, stock-driven approach, with the objective of selecting stocks that it believes can sustain an above-average growth rate, which is not reflected in the share price.
Companies are screened for quality first; valuation is a secondary consideration. BG Overseas looks for companies that it believes have attractive industry backgrounds, strong competitive positions within those industries, high-quality earnings, and a positive approach toward shareholders. The main fundamental factors that BG Overseas considers in this bottom-up analysis include earnings growth, cash flow growth, profitability, capital structure, and valuation.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
In choosing securities, Lazard normally invests in large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies included in the MSCI EAFE® Index that Lazard believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Lazard believes that stock returns over time are driven by the sustainability and direction of financial productivity, balanced by valuation. However, Lazard believes that financial markets will sometimes evaluate these factors inefficiently, presenting
investment opportunities balanced by financial productivity. Lazard looks for established companies in economically developed countries and may invest in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries or domiciled in emerging market countries.
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
Polaris uses proprietary investment technology combined with Graham & Dodd style fundamental research to seek to identify potential investments that Polaris believes have significantly undervalued streams of sustainable cash flow. The firm uses traditional valuation measures, including price/book ratios and price/sustainable free cash flow ratios to screen its database of more than 40,000 companies worldwide. Polaris uses these measures to identify approximately 500 companies that Polaris believes have the greatest potential for undervalued streams of sustainable free cash flow. As a cross check to the database screen, a global valuation model is used that seeks to identify the most undervalued countries based on corporate earnings, yield, inflation, interest rates, and other variables. Allocations among investments are primarily determined by bottom-up security analysis while providing diversification in terms of country, industry and market capitalization. Polaris monitors portfolio companies as well as a “watch list” comprised of companies which may be purchased if the valuation of an existing portfolio company falls below established limits.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management conducts fundamental research on individual companies to identify securities for purchase or sale. Fundamental analysis of a company involves the assessment of such factors as its business environment, management quality, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues and dividends, and other related measures and indicators of value. Wellington Management seeks to invest in companies with underappreciated assets, improving and/or sustainable return on capital, and/or stocks that it believes are mispriced by the market due to short-term issues. This proprietary research takes into account each company’s long-term history as well as Wellington Management’s analysts’ forward-looking estimates, and allows for a comparison of the intrinsic value of stocks on a global basis focusing on return on invested capital in conjunction with other valuation metrics. Portfolio construction is driven primarily by bottom-up stock selection, with region, country, and sector weightings being secondary factors.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
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Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable
IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
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Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class I shares.
Because Class P shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class P shares is provided below.
On January 20, 2017, Polaris Capital Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP were added as additional sub-advisers and J.P. Morgan Investment management Inc. (which served as a sub-adviser from July 1, 2013 to January 20, 2017) and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (which served as a sub-adviser from December 15, 2010 to January 20, 2017) were removed as sub-advisers. On July 1, 2013, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Lazard Asset Management LLC were added as additional sub-advisers. These changes to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class I
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 13.75% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -14.19%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class I before taxes % -15.72 -0.30 N/A 2.79 01/06/11
After tax on distributions % -16.72 -1.09 N/A 2.19  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.88 -0.16 N/A 2.08  
MSCI EAFE® Index1 % -13.79 0.53 N/A 3.41  
MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.1 % -14.20 0.68 N/A 2.39  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
    
Portfolio Managers  
Gerard Callahan
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Iain Campbell
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/14)
Joe Faraday, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Moritz Sitte, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/14)
 
Sub-Adviser  
Lazard Asset Management LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Michael G. Fry
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Michael A. Bennett
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Kevin Matthews
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Michael Powers
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
John R. Reinsberg
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
 
    
Sub-Adviser  
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Bernard R. Horn, Jr.
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Sumanta Biswas, CFA
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Jason Crawshaw
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 02/18)
Bin Xiao, CFA
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Wellington Management Company LLP
    
Portfolio Managers  
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class I P
Non-retirement accounts $ 250,000
Retirement accounts $ 250,000
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 250,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM or for members of the Adviser’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions team.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
I None None
P None None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   I P1 W
Management Fee % 0.65 0.65 0.65
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % None None None
Other Expenses % 0.19 0.86 0.31
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 0.84 1.51 0.96
Waivers and Reimbursements2 % (0.09) (1.36) (0.21)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 0.75 0.15 0.75
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.75%, 0.15% and 0.75% for Class I shares, Class P and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive its management fee for Class P shares through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
I Sold or Held $ 77 259 457 1,029
P Sold or Held $ 15 343 694 1,685
W Sold or Held $ 77 285 510 1,159
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located in a number of different countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in securities of companies from emerging market countries. The Fund may also invest in depositary receipts, warrants and rights of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, typically for hedging purposes to reduce risk, such as interest rate risk, currency risk, and price risk, as a substitute for the sale or purchase of the underlying securities, and for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora”), and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act
 
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independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
To manage its portion of the Fund’s assets, PanAgora employs a strategy which seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by using a proprietary Dynamic Equity alpha model that integrates a variety of measures, including issuer-specific, sector-specific and region-specific factors. The strategy seeks to identify and exploit investment opportunities resulting from investors’ under/over reactions to market information and market inefficiencies.
PanAgora, using its proprietary Dynamic Equity investment process, constructs a forecasting model for every security in PanAgora’s defined investment universe, contingent on each security’s distinct characteristics. The model uses a broad array of factors that PanAgora believes are predictive of security returns including, but not limited to, value, momentum, and quality factors. The Dynamic Equity model then combines the return forecasts with information from a proprietary risk model to seek to derive PanAgora’s optimal constrained portfolio. PanAgora seeks to buy securities for the Fund with high forecasted returns, based on PanAgora’s proprietary forecasting model. Size limitations are placed on portfolio positions by PanAgora for risk management purposes.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
To manage its portion of the Fund’s assets, Voya IM employs a “passive management” approach designed to track the performance of a custom index created by FTSE for Voya IM that was based on the FTSE Developed ex US Select Factor Index (“Index”). The Index is designed to capture explicit exposure to a broad set of five factors contributing to developed equity market performance outside of the United States. These five factors include Momentum, Quality, Size, Value and Volatility. The Index is part of the FTSE Global Factor Index Series, and has been customized to minimize trading costs through a narrowing of index constituents while still maintaining strong factor exposure. As a result of the five factor selection process, the Index may be focused in one or more industries, which may change from time to time. As of December 31, 2018, a portion of the Index was focused in the industrials sector.
The Fund’s portfolio may not always hold all of the same securities as the Index. Voya IM may also invest in exchange-traded funds, stock index futures and other derivatives as a substitute for the sale or purchase of securities in the Index and to provide equity exposure to the Fund’s cash position. Although Voya IM attempts to track, as closely as possible, the performance of the Index, the Fund’s portfolio does not always perform
exactly like the Index. Unlike the Index, the Fund has operating expenses and transaction costs and therefore has a performance disadvantage versus the Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Fund’s index is substantially composed of securities in a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, the Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested. Economic conditions, political or regulatory conditions, or natural or other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Fund focuses its investments will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area as a group fall out of favor the Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater diversification.
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Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Index Strategy: The index selected may underperform the overall market. To the extent the Fund seeks to track the index’s performance, the Fund will not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in the index. To the extent the Fund’s investments track its target index, such Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between the Fund’s performance and index performance may be affected by the Fund’s expenses and the timing of purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares. In addition, the Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and the Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction
and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate
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share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class I shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class P shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class P shares is provided below.
On January 20, 2017, PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC were added as sub-advisers and another sub-adviser (which served as a
sub-adviser from date of inception to January 20, 2017) was removed. These changes to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. On November 22, 2013, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from date of inception to November 22, 2013) was removed. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class I
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 12.62% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -12.03%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class I before taxes % -13.60 1.10 N/A 2.87 02/08/11
After tax on distributions % -14.95 -0.47 N/A 1.77  
After tax on distributions with sale % -6.42 0.99 N/A 2.01  
MSCI EAFE® Index1 % -13.79 0.53 N/A 2.68  
MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.1 % -14.20 0.68 N/A 1.91  
Class W before taxes % -13.60 1.09 N/A 4.96 08/07/12
MSCI EAFE® Index1 % -13.79 0.53 N/A 5.21  
MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.1 % -14.20 0.68 N/A 4.25  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Jaime Lee, PhD
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class I P W
Non-retirement accounts $ 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks maximum long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
O None None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I O W
Management Fees % 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.40 0.40 0.34 0.40 0.40
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 1.75 2.50 1.44 1.75 1.50
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.21) (0.21) (0.23) (0.21) (0.21)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.54 2.29 1.21 1.54 1.29
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.95%, 2.60%, 1.40%, 1.85%, and 1.60% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses to 1.58%, 2.33%, 1.25%, 1.58%, and 1.33% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. These limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.036% of the management fee through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 723 1,075 1,451 2,502
C Sold $ 332 759 1,312 2,820
  Held $ 232 759 1,312 2,820
I Sold or Held $ 123 433 765 1,704
O Sold or Held $ 157 531 929 2,045
W Sold or Held $ 131 454 799 1,773
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small market capitalization companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund currently considers small-capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations that fall within the range of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index at the time of purchase. Capitalization of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index will change with market conditions. The market capitalization of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index as of December 31, 2018, ranged from $20.3 million to $13.1 billion. At least 65% of the Fund's assets will normally be invested in companies located outside the United States, including companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may invest up to
 
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35% of its assets in U.S. issuers. The Fund may hold both growth and value stocks and at times may favor one over the other based on available opportunities.
The Fund invests primarily in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks of international issuers, but may invest from time to time in such instruments as forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, rights, and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in forward foreign currency exchange contracts or futures contracts to hedge currency and for implementation of a currency model within the portfolio. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to allow market exposure in a cost efficient way, maintain exposure to an asset class in the case of large cash flows, and to have access to a particular market in which the Fund wishes to invest.
The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”), Victory Capital Management Inc. (“Victory Capital”), and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 30% of its total assets.
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Acadian employs a quantitative investment process which is driven by proprietary valuation models that examine stocks simultaneously from a bottom-up perspective to attempt to predict how each stock will perform relative to its region-industry intersection, and from a top-down perspective to attempt to predict how each stock’s country, industry group, and country intersection will perform relative to their market peers.
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Victory Capital employs a bottom-up investment approach that emphasizes individual stock selection. The investment process uses a combination of quantitative and traditional qualitative, fundamental analysis to identify stocks with low relative price multiples and positive trends in earnings forecasts. The stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio that, relative to the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index, tends to have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio and an above-average earnings growth trend.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management uses its proprietary global research capabilities to identify stocks for the portfolio. This investment approach is driven by intensive bottom-up, fundamental research and a disciplined, industry-based approach to valuation. The vast majority of research is developed internally. Meeting company management and understanding historical financial statements is essential to the process.
The investment team looks to identify companies with a high degree of recurring profitability, sustainably high or growing returns on capital, and strong or improving balance sheets. Non-consensus insights are emphasized such as the size of the addressable market, an ability to grow faster than the market thinks, or the capacity to sustain profitability at a higher level than is discounted. Investment candidates either have potential growth that is underestimated by the market, or have been cast aside by the market but have an identifiable catalyst for recovery.
Valuation analysis focuses on uncovering the intrinsic value of companies, and the portfolio manager buys companies that it considers attractive on an absolute basis. The investment team applies different valuation metrics across different industries, but the same metrics are applied globally to any one industry. Sell decisions are based on changing fundamentals or valuations, or on finding better opportunities for the portfolio. Industry weights are likely to favor sectors in which smaller companies have long-term competitive advantages or are expected to benefit from extended growth opportunities.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
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Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform
other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and
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registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected
by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows
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the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
On March 2, 2015, Victory Capital Management Inc. was added as an additional sub-adviser. On April 30, 2013, Wellington Management Company LLP was added as an additional sub-adviser. On April 15, 2013, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from December 17, 2007 to April 15, 2013) was removed. On February 26, 2010, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from November 1, 2006 to February 26, 2010) was removed. Each change to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. The Fund’s performance information for these periods reflects returns achieved by the different sub-advisers and pursuant to different principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior periods, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 34.59% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2011, -21.50%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -26.53 -0.05 8.67 N/A 08/31/94
After tax on distributions % -28.27 -2.01 7.55 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -13.34 -0.69 6.79 N/A  
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A  
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A  
Class C before taxes % -23.32 0.46 8.60 N/A 08/31/94
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A  
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -21.78 1.58 9.83 N/A 12/21/05
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A  
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A  
Class O before taxes % -21.99 1.23 9.43 N/A
06/04/08
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A  
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A
 
Class W before taxes % -21.82 1.48 9.71 N/A 02/12/08
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A
 
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Acadian Asset Management LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager (since 01/19)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Victory Capital Management Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
John W. Evers, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Wellington Management Company LLP
    
Portfolio Managers  
Simon H. Thomas
Portfolio Manager (since 04/13)
Daniel Maguire, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/13)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C I O W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 250 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (“ESAs”)), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required initial minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as
a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Russia Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 113), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 140).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price Maximum deferred sales charge as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less Redemption fee %2
A 5.75 None1 2.00
I None None 2.00
W None None 2.00
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A I W
Management Fees % 1.35 1.35 1.35
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 None None
Other Expenses % 0.55 0.45 0.55
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses % 2.15 1.80 1.90
Waivers and Reimbursements3 % (0.15) (0.05) (0.15)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements % 2.00 1.75 1.75
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 A 2.00% redemption fee will be charged on the redemption of shares held less than 365 days. The redemption fee will not apply to shares representing the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
3 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 2.15%, 1.90%, and 1.90% for Class A, Class I, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses to 2.00%, 1.75%, and 1.75% for Class A, Class I, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The cost of investing in the Fund for one year may vary based on the 2.00% redemption fee if shares were held for less than 365 days. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 766 1,196 1,650 2,904
I Sold or Held $ 178 562 970 2,112
W Sold or Held $ 178 582 1,013 2,210
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (including common stocks, preferred stocks, and convertible securities) of Russian companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund may invest the other 20% of its assets in debt securities issued by Russian companies and debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Russian government without any restrictions based on investment quality or maturity of the debt securities. The Fund may also invest in the equity securities of companies located outside of Russia, including those companies located in the former Soviet Union. The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
 
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The Fund may use derivatives including, but not limited to, futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes. The Fund may use derivatives as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset and/or as part of a strategy to seek to reduce risk, such as interest rate risk, currency risk, and price risk.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) manages the Fund as a core equity product investing primarily in Russian companies and is not constrained by a particular investment style or market capitalization. It may invest in “growth” or “value” securities. The Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in companies that it believes are undervalued by the market because their pace of development and earnings growth have been underestimated. The Sub-Adviser also seeks to invest in companies that it believes will experience growth in revenue and profits.
The Sub-Adviser defines a Russian company as a company that: (i) is organized under the laws of, or with principal offices in, Russia; (ii) has 50% or more of its assets in Russia; or (iii) derives 50% or more of its total revenue from sales made in markets in Russia.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single issuer.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Fund is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Fund focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Fund to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
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Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “non-diversified” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells
illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower
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rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Russian Companies: Investments in Russian Companies involve a high degree of risk and special considerations not typically associated with investments in more established economies or securities markets, such as political, economic, and legal uncertainties, regional and global conflicts, including actions that are contrary to the interests of the U.S., and currency fluctuations. Investment in the Fund should be considered highly speculative.
Sanctions: The United States and other countries have imposed economic sanctions against or affecting certain Russian companies in various sectors of the Russian economy, such as the financial services, energy, and defense and defense-related materials sectors. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, the weakening of the ruble, or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. As a result, sanctions may impair the Fund’s performance or its ability to meet its investment objective. For example, the Fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions. In addition, the sanctions may require the Fund to freeze its existing investments in Russian companies, prohibiting the Fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. This could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to sell securities or other financial instruments as needed and may instead borrow funds to meet shareholder redemptions. The Fund may seek to suspend redemptions in the event that an emergency exists in which it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund to dispose of its securities or to determine the value of its net assets. Other entities or countries could also institute broader sanctions that affect Russian companies. Both current and potential sanctions could result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value or liquidity of Russian securities and negatively impact the Fund.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase
or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class W shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the
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performance of Class A shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 44.02% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2011, -31.42%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -10.85 -2.95 8.13 N/A 07/03/96
After tax on distributions % -11.14 -3.27 7.97 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -5.39 -2.01 6.88 N/A  
MSCI Russia 10/40 Index1,2 % 0.07 -0.50 10.29 N/A  
Russia Trading System Index1,2 % -1.91 -1.40 9.11 N/A  
Class I before taxes % -5.25 -1.61 N/A 1.63 09/30/09
MSCI Russia 10/40 Index1,2 % 0.07 -0.50 N/A 2.23  
Russia Trading System Index1,2 % -1.91 -1.40 N/A 1.85  
Class W before taxes % -5.25 -1.54 8.97 N/A 08/05/11
MSCI Russia 10/40 Index1,2 % 0.07 -0.50 10.29 N/A
 
Russia Trading System Index1,2 % -1.91 -1.40 9.11 N/A  
1 Effective February 28, 2019 the Fund changed its benchmark from the Russia Trading System Index to the MSCI Russia 10/40 Index because the MSCI Russia 10/40 Index is considered by the Sub-Adviser to be a more appropriate benchmark reflecting the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC NNIP Advisors B.V.
    
Portfolio Manager  
Renat Nadyukov
Portfolio Manager (since 08/13)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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This Prospectus contains information about each Fund and is designed to provide you with important information to help you with your investment decisions. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.
Each Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Prospectus. It identifies investment restrictions, more detailed risk descriptions, a description of how the bond rating system works, and other information that may be helpful to you in your decision to invest. You may obtain a copy, without charge, from each Fund.
Neither this Prospectus, nor the related SAI, nor other communications to shareholders, such as proxy statements, is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement or contract between Voya Mutual Funds, the Trustees, or each Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights to any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law.
Other Voya mutual funds may also be offered to the public that have similar names, investment objectives, and principal investment strategies as those of a Fund. You should be aware that each Fund is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of each Fund can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
Other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds may invest in a Fund. So long as a Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Each Fund is a series of Voya Mutual Funds (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust. Each Fund is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Fund shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of a Fund would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of a Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio. This Prospectus only offers the classes of shares listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Additional share classes of a Fund may be offered through a different prospectus.
Conflicts of Interest - Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
The Adviser allocates each Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers, including an affiliated sub-adviser. In addition, the Adviser may, from time to time, manage a portion of each Fund’s assets to seek to manage each Fund’s overall exposure to achieve the desired risk/return profile and to effect each Fund’s investment strategies. The Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest when it allocates assets to itself or to an affiliated sub-adviser because the Adviser would earn higher net advisory fees (the advisory fee received less any sub-advisory fee paid and fee waivers and expense subsidies) since the entire advisory fee is retained by a Voya company.
The Adviser has a fiduciary duty to each Fund and is legally obligated to act in each Fund’s best interest when allocating a Fund’s assets to a sub-adviser. The Adviser has developed an investment process that it believes will ensure each Fund is managed in the best interests of the shareholders of each Fund.
Fundamental Investment Policies
Fundamental investment policies contained in the SAI may not be changed without shareholder approval. Other policies and investment strategies may be changed without a shareholder vote.
Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
Certain Funds have adopted non-fundamental investment policies to invest the Fund's assets in securities that are consistent with the Fund's name. For more information about these policies, please consult the SAI.
Fund Diversification
Each Fund's diversification status is outlined in the table below. A diversified fund may not, as to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its
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agencies or instrumentalities, or other investment companies). A non-diversified fund is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”) in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
Fund Diversified Non-Diversified
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund X  
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund   X
Voya Global Bond Fund X  
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund X  
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund X  
Voya Global Equity Fund X  
Voya Global Real Estate Fund X  
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund X  
Voya International Real Estate Fund X  
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund X  
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund X  
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund X  
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund X  
Voya Russia Fund   X
Investor Diversification
Although each Fund is designed to serve as a component of a diversified investment portfolio of securities, no single mutual fund can provide an appropriate investment program for all investors. You should evaluate a Fund in the context of your personal financial situation, investment objectives, and other investments.
Temporary Defensive Strategies
When the Adviser or sub-adviser anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, a Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, a Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While a Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
Percentage and Rating Limitations
The percentage and rating limitations on Fund investments listed in this Prospectus apply at the time of investment.
Investment Not Guaranteed
Please note your investment is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
Shareholder Reports
Each Fund's fiscal year ends October 31. Each Fund will send financial statements to its shareholders at least semi-annually. An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm will be sent to shareholders every year.
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Additional Information About the Investment Objective
Each Fund's investment objective, with the exception of Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without shareholder approval. A Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee a Fund will achieve its investment objective.
The investment objective for Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund is fundamental. Any change in the fundamental investment objective requires shareholder approval.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
For a complete description of each Fund's principal investment strategies, please see the Fund's summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus.
Voya Global Bond Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars. The Fund may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may also borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). This investment technique is known as “leveraging.”
The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, sovereign debt, and other investment companies.
The Fund may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”) and shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end investment company managed by the Adviser that invests in Senior Loans. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt securities rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of the Fund will generally range between two and nine years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in fixed-income investments as it incorporates multiple features of the fixed-income instrument (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income instrument to a change in interest rates. Duration is a weighted average of the times that interest payments and the final return of principal are expected to be received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the fixed-income instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the fixed-income instrument prices. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to rise approximately 5% if interest rates drop by one percentage point.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements).
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
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The investment process focuses on allocating assets among various sectors of the global bond markets and buying bonds at a discount to their intrinsic value. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes proprietary quantitative techniques to identify bonds or sectors that are cheap relative to other bonds or sectors based on their historical price relationships. Teams of asset specialists use this relative value analysis to guide them in the security selection process.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Additional Information About the Weighted Average Quality Rating
For purposes of calculating the portfolio’s weighted average quality rating, the Sub-Adviser assigns a value to each security held by the Fund based on ratings obtained from two independent rating agencies and calculates a weighted average quality rating for the Fund's portfolio. In the case of unrated securities, the Sub-Adviser assigns the lowest value to those securities. If independent rating agencies assign different ratings to the same security, the Sub-Adviser will use the lowest rating received from the independent rating agencies for purposes of determining the security's credit quality.
Reference to a weighted average quality rating for the Fund does not mean that all securities held by the Fund will be rated in that category or higher. The Fund's investments may range in quality from securities rated in the lowest category in which the Fund is permitted to invest to securities rated in the highest category. The percentage of the Fund's assets invested in securities in a particular rating category will vary.
Additional Information About the Principal Risks
All mutual funds involve risk - some more than others - and there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. Each Fund's risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. Below is a discussion of the principal risks associated with certain of the types of securities in which a Fund may invest and certain of the investment practices that a Fund may use. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by each Fund, see the SAI.
Many of the investment techniques and strategies discussed in this Prospectus and in the SAI are discretionary, which means that the Adviser or sub-adviser can decide whether to use them. A Fund may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the Fund's principal investment strategies. However, the Adviser or sub-adviser may also use these investment techniques or make investments in securities that are not a part of a Fund's principal investment strategies.
The discussions below expand on the risks included in each Fund's summary section of the Prospectus. Please see the SAI for a further discussion of the principal and other investment strategies employed by each Fund.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with a Fund.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in a Fund’s net asset value causing a Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to a Fund.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of a Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, a Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting
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issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on a Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, a Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Infrastructure Sector: Investments in companies in the infrastructure sector are subject to the risks of adverse economic, regulatory, political, legal, demographic, environmental, and other developments affecting the success of project they operate or finance. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by, among other things, high interest costs related to capital construction programs, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising adequate capital on reasonable terms, the effect of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, and the effects of energy conservation policies, among other factors.
Real Estate Industry: Issuers principally engaged in real estate, including real estate investment trusts may be subject to risks similar to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate including terrorist attacks, war or other acts that destroy real property. In addition these investments may be affected by such factors as falling real estate prices, rising interest rates or property taxes, high foreclosure rates, environmental problems, zoning changes, overbuilding, overall declines in the economy and the management skill and creditworthiness of the company. Real estate investment trusts may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk. The value of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the value of the underlying security because of the conversion or exercise feature. However, the value of a convertible security may not increase or decrease as rapidly as the underlying security. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk. In the event the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations, declares bankruptcy, or becomes insolvent, a Fund could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing a Fund's distributable income. There is a risk that a Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Fund returns.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: A Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, a Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that a Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
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Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union is (and other countries outside of the European Union are) implementing similar requirements, which will affect a Fund when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan, a Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by a Fund through another financial institution, or a Fund relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, a Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of a Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of a Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Focused Investing: To the extent that a Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. A Fund is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which a Fund focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause a Fund to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
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Financial Services Sector: Investments in the financial services sector may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and regulatory risk, among others. Banks and other financial institutions can be affected by such factors as downturns in the U.S. and foreign economies and general economic cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, adverse developments in the real estate market, the deterioration or failure of other financial institutions, and changes in banking or securities regulations.
Focused Investing: To the extent that a Fund’s index is substantially composed of securities in a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, a Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, a Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested. Economic conditions, political or regulatory conditions, or natural or other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which a Fund focuses its investments will have a greater effect on a Fund, and if securities of a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area as a group fall out of favor a Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater diversification.
Industrials Sector: The industrials sector includes companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities: the manufacture and distribution of capital goods, including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery; the provision of commercial services and supplies, including printing, employment, environmental, and office services; and the provision of transportation services, including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure. The industrials sector is affected by changes in the supply and demand for products and services, product obsolescence, claims for environmental damage or product liability, and general economic conditions, among other factors.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent a Fund invests in securities of issuers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in securities of issuers in the U.S. market due to, among other things, the following factors: comparatively unstable political, social and economic conditions and limited or ineffectual judicial systems; comparatively small market sizes, making securities less liquid and securities prices more sensitive to the movements of large investors and more vulnerable to manipulation; governmental policies or actions, such as high taxes, restrictions on currency movements, replacement of currency, potential for default on sovereign debt, trade or diplomatic disputes, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations, creation of monopolies, and seizure of private property through confiscatory taxation and expropriation or nationalization of company assets; incomplete, outdated, or unreliable information about securities issuers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting standards; comparatively undeveloped markets and weak banking and financial systems; market inefficiencies, such as higher transaction costs, and administrative difficulties, such as delays in processing transactions; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could reduce gains or widen losses. In addition, foreign withholding or other taxes could reduce the income available to distribute to shareholders, and special U.S. tax considerations could apply to foreign investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets, for such reasons as social or political unrest, heavy economic dependence on international aid, agriculture or exports (particularly commodities), undeveloped or overburdened infrastructures and legal systems, vulnerability to natural disasters, significant and unpredictable government intervention in markets or the economy, volatile currency exchange rates, currency devaluations, runaway inflation, environmental problems, and business practices that depart from norms for developed countries and less developed or liquid markets generally.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period. Growth-oriented stocks typically sell at relatively high valuations as compared to other types of securities. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks because they usually invest a high portion of earnings in their business, and they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The market may not favor growth-oriented stocks or may not favor equities at all. In addition, earnings disappointments may lead to sharply falling prices because investors buy growth stocks in anticipation of superior
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earnings growth. Historically, growth-oriented stocks have been more volatile than value-oriented stocks.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Index Strategy: The index selected may underperform the overall market. To the extent a Fund seeks to track the index’s performance, a Fund will not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in the index. To the extent a Fund’s investments track its target index, such Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between a Fund’s performance and index performance may be affected by a Fund’s expenses and the timing of purchases and redemptions of a Fund’s shares. In addition, a Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and a Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate.
Infrastructure Companies: Infrastructure companies are subject to the risks of adverse economic, regulatory, political, legal, demographic, environmental, and other developments affecting the success of project they operate or finance. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by, among other things, high interest costs related to capital construction programs, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising adequate capital on reasonable terms, the effect of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, and the effects of energy conservation policies, among other factors.Infrastructure companies may be subject to regulation by various governmental authorities and may be affected by governmental regulation of rates charged to customers, service interruption and/or legal challenges due to environmental, operational, or other conditions or events, and the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards. Other factors that may affect the operations of infrastructure companies include, among other things, innovations in technology, susceptibility to terrorist acts, risks of environmental damage, and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure assets. Any of these factors could result in a material adverse impact on the value of a Fund’s holdings and a Fund’s performance. Various forms of cyber-attack threaten communication networks and could severely hamper any infrastructure project dependent upon communication networks and equipment.
Additionally, certain infrastructure companies may be organized as real estate investment companies (“REITs”) These companies are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, market interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for favorable tax treatment or regulatory exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for a Fund. However, there is no assurance that a Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which a Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When a Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on a Fund’s return will be magnified. If a Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of a Fund’s investment in IPOs on a Fund’s return will decline.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences
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a low interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect a Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. The proprietary models used by a manager to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the manager’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by factors not foreseen in developing the models. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit a Fund’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. A Fund’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for a Fund.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “non-diversified” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified” and could underperform compared to such funds. Even though classified as non-diversified, a Fund may actually maintain a portfolio that is diversified with a large number of issuers. In such an event, a Fund would benefit less from appreciation in a single issuer than if it had greater exposure to that issuer.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, a Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when a Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by a Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. A Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as
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an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Master Limited Partnership: Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) are limited partnerships in which ownership interests are publicly traded. MLPs often own or own interests in properties or businesses that are related to oil and gas industries, including pipelines. MLP may also invest in other types of investments, including credit-related investments. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid. Certain MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies. Investments in MLPs may adversely affect the ability of a Fund to qualify for special tax treatment as a regulated investment company.
Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners (like a Fund when it invests in an MLP) are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership. A Fund may also invest in companies that serve (or whose affiliates serve) as the general partners of MLPs. Investments in MLPs are generally subject to many of the risks that apply to partnerships. For example, holders of units of MLPs may have limited control, limited voting rights, and fewer corporate protections as compared to investors in a corporation. Conflicts of interest may exist among unit holders, subordinated unit holders, and the general partner, including those arising from incentive distribution payments.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain asset-backed securities. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in market interest rates than shorter term securities.
These securities may be significantly affected by government regulation, market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of an issuer servicer, and loan-to-value ratio of the underlying assets. During an economic downturn, the mortgages, commercial or consumer loans, trade or credit card receivables, installment purchase obligations, leases, or other debt obligations underlying an asset-backed security may experience an increase in defaults as borrowers experience difficulties in repaying their loans which may cause the valuation of such securities to be more volatile and may reduce the value of such securities. These risks are particularly heightened for investments in asset-backed securities that contain sub-prime loans which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories and often have higher default rates.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt. Municipal revenue obligations may be backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities market. In addition, municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from assets. If an issuer of a
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municipal security does not comply with applicable tax requirements for tax-exempt status, interest from the security may become taxable and the security could decline in value.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of a Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of a Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which a Fund is typically subject.
ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are, in many cases, designed to provide investment results corresponding to an index. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Additional risks of investments in ETFs include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchanges’ officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Other investment companies include Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”). Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, a Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject a Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, environmental problems, overbuilding, high foreclosure rates and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Some REITs may invest in a limited number of properties, in a narrow geographic area or in a single property type, which increases the risk that a Fund could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. These companies are also sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, market interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for favorable tax treatment or regulatory exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
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Russian Companies: Many investments in Russian companies should be considered highly speculative and involve significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing insecurities of issuers in the U.S. market, including:
the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets or confiscatory taxation, which may involve the risk of total loss of investments;
greater social, economic, and political uncertainty in general (including the risk of regional wars);
inability to establish appropriate custody and securities registration arrangements in certain countries in the Russian geographic area, thereby potentially limiting the range of countries in which a Fund may invest;
delays in settling portfolio transactions and the risk of loss arising out of the system of share registration and custody;
risks in connection with the maintenance of a portfolio securities and cash with foreign subcustodians and securities depositories;
the risk that it may be more difficult or problematic to obtain and/or enforce a legal judgment;
the negative effects of public corruption and crime;
greater price volatility, substantially less liquidity and significantly smaller market capitalization of securities markets and traded securities;
currency exchange rate volatility and the lack of available currency hedging instruments;
higher rates of inflation (including the risk of social unrest);
the risk that, by possibly investing significantly in certain industries or sectors, a fund may be affected more by any single economic, political or regulatory development relating to a specific industry or sector;
controls on foreign investment and local practices disfavoring investors in general and/or foreign investors in particular, and limitation on repatriation of invested capital, profits and dividends, and the ability to exchange local currency for U.S. currency;
the risk that the government of Russia or other executive or legislative bodies may decide not to continue to support the economic reform programs implemented to date and to instead follow radically different political and/or economic policies to the detriment of investors, including non-market-oriented policies such as the support of certain industries to the detriment of other sectors or investors or a return to the centrally-planned economy that previously existed;
the financial condition of Russian companies, including large amounts of inter-company debt, the lack of transparency, and/or proper financial reporting based on international accounting standards, and the fact that Russian companies may be smaller, less seasoned, and less experienced in financial reporting and management in general;
the risk that dividends will be withheld at the source;
Russia’s dependence on exports and the corresponding importance of international trade, and the prospect of declining currency earnings and reserves and devaluation pressures on the ruble’s exchange rate;
Russia’s significant dependence on exporting natural resources, which may be more vulnerable to economic sanctions by other countries during times of political tension or crisis;
the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive and/or exorbitant taxation;
the fact that statistical information may be inaccurate or not comparable to statistical information regarding the U.S. or other economies;
limited publicly available information about issuers;
less extensive regulation of the securities markets than is the case for other countries;
difficulties in determining the market quotations or fair values of the securities issued by Russian companies;
possible difficulty in identifying a purchaser of securities in certain investment transactions due to the undeveloped nature of the securities markets; and
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the risk of lawsuits against government intervention arising from restrictive regulations and practices with respect to foreign investment in certain industries.
Sanctions: The United States and other countries have imposed economic sanctions against or affecting certain Russian companies in various sectors of the Russian economy, such as the financial services, energy, and defense and defense-related materials sectors. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, the weakening of the ruble, or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. As a result, sanctions may impair a Fund’s performance or its ability to meet its investment objective. For example, a Fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions. In addition, the sanctions may require a Fund to freeze its existing investments in Russian companies, prohibiting a Fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. This could negatively impact a Fund’s ability to sell securities or other financial instruments as needed and may instead borrow funds to meet shareholder redemptions. A Fund may seek to suspend redemptions in the event that an emergency exists in which it is not reasonably practicable for a Fund to dispose of its securities or to determine the value of its net assets. Other entities or countries could also institute broader sanctions that affect Russian companies. Both current and potential sanctions could result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value or liquidity of Russian securities and negatively impact a Fund.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, a Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that a Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that a Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks.
A Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high-quality instruments of short maturity. In the event of a borrower default, a Fund will be protected to the extent a Fund is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. A Fund is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify a Fund from losses resulting from borrower default.
Short Sales: Short sales involve selling a security a Fund does not own in anticipation that the security’s price will decline. When a Fund sells a security short and the price of that security rises, it creates a loss. Short sales create leverage which may exaggerate any increase or decrease in a Fund’s net asset value causing a Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not engage in short sales.
Short sales expose a Fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short (also known as “covering” the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss. A Fund could lose money if it cannot buy a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial. When a Fund must purchase the security it borrowed in a short sale at prevailing market rates, the potential loss may be greater for a short sale than for a short sale “against the box.” A short sale “against the box” may be used to hedge against market risks when the manager believes that the price of a security may decline, causing the value of a security owned by a Fund or a security convertible into or exchangeable for such security, to decline. In such case, any future losses in the long position would be reduced by a gain in the short position. The extent to which such gains or losses in the long position are reduced will depend upon the amount of securities sold short relative to the amount of the securities a Fund owns.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its
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failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities a Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of a Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, a Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
Further Information About Principal Risks
The following provides additional information about certain aspects of the principal risks described above.
Counterparty: The entity with which a Fund conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that a Fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may refuse or may become unable to honor its obligations under the terms of a transaction or agreement. As a result, that Fund may sustain losses and be less likely to achieve its investment objective. These risks may be greater when engaging in over-the-counter transactions or when a Fund conducts business with a limited number of counterparties.
Duration: One measure of risk for debt instruments is duration. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to market interest rate movements and is one of the tools used by a portfolio manager in selecting debt instruments. Duration is a measure of the average life of a bond on a present value basis which was developed to incorporate a bond’s yield, coupons, final maturity and call features into one measure. As a point of reference, the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 5 years is approximately 4.5 years and the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 10 years is approximately 8 years. Material changes in market interest rates may impact the duration calculation. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to fall approximately 4.5% if market interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to rise approximately 4.5% if market interest rates dropped by one percentage point.
Investment by Other Funds: Various other funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some Voya funds, may invest in a Fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows or outflows of cash from a Fund, a Fund could be required to sell securities or invest cash at times, or in ways, that could negatively impact its performance, speed the realization of capital gains, or increase transaction costs. While it is very difficult to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on a Fund. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio. The manager will monitor transactions by such funds-of-funds and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on a Fund as a result of these transactions. So long as a Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Leverage: Certain transactions and investment strategies may give rise to leverage. Such transactions and investment strategies include, but are not limited to: borrowing, dollar rolls, reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, short sales, and the use of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment transactions. The use of certain derivatives may also increase leveraging risk and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate, or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount paid for the derivative. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory requirements resulting in increased volatility of returns. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if a Fund had not been leveraged.
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Manager: A Fund is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The adviser, the sub-adviser or each individual portfolio manager will make judgments and apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.
Many managers of equity funds employ styles that are characterized as “value” or “growth.” However, these terms can have different applications by different managers. One manager’s value approach may be different from another, and one manager’s growth approach may be different from another. For example, some value managers employ a style in which they seek to identify companies that they believe are valued at a more substantial or “deeper discount” to a company’s net worth than other value managers. Therefore, some funds that are characterized as growth or value can have greater volatility than other funds managed by other managers in a growth or value style.
Operational: A Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect a Fund and its shareholders, despite the efforts of a Fund and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect a Fund’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by a Fund may adversely affect a Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Fund’s operations.
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A description of each Fund's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of each Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of each Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to each Fund. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.
The Adviser is responsible for all of its own costs, including costs of the personnel required to carry out its duties.
The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by each Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Management Fees
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund 1.00%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund 1.35%
Voya Global Bond Fund 0.50%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund 0.50%
Voya Global Equity Fund1 0.73%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund 0.80%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund 0.83%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund 0.50%
Voya International Real Estate Fund2 1.10%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 1.10%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund 0.85%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund 0.65%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund 1.10%
Voya Russia Fund 1.35%
1 Effective May 1, 2018, the Adviser receives an annual fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to May 1, 2018, the Adviser received an annual advisory fee equal to the following as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets: 0.950% on the first $500 million, 0.900% on the next $500 million, and 0.825% on assets in excess of $1 billion.
2 Effective January 1, 2019, the Adviser receives an annual fee equal to the following as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets: 0.90% on the first $250 million, 0.80% on the next $250 million, and 0.70% on assets in excess of $500 million. Prior to January 1, 2019, the Adviser received an annual management fee equal to the following as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets: 1.10% on the first $250 million, 1.00% on the next $250 million, and 0.90% on assets in excess of $500 million.
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships please refer to the Funds' unaudited semi-annual shareholder report to be dated April 30, 2019.
The Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged one or more sub-advisers to provide the day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio.
One of these sub-advisers is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for each Fund. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of each Fund’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. Each Fund and the Adviser have received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the Adviser, with the approval of the Board but without obtaining shareholder approval, to enter into or materially amend a sub-advisory
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agreement with sub-advisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser (“non-affiliated sub-advisers”) as well as sub-advisers that are indirect or direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Adviser or of another company that, indirectly or directly wholly owns the Adviser (“wholly-owned sub-advisers”).
Consistent with the “manager-of-managers” structure, the Adviser delegates to the sub-advisers of each Fund the responsibility for day-to-day investment management subject to the Adviser’s oversight. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-advisers. Pursuant to the exemptive relief, the Adviser, with the approval of the Board, has the discretion to terminate any sub-adviser (including terminating a non-affiliated sub-adviser and replacing it with a wholly-owned sub-adviser), and to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among other sub-advisers.
The Adviser’s selection of sub-advisers presents conflicts of interest. The Adviser will have an economic incentive to select sub-advisers that charge the lowest sub-advisory fees, to select sub-advisers affiliated with it, or to manage a portion of a Fund itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser) in order to help that sub-adviser achieve or maintain scale in an investment strategy or increasing its assets under management. The Adviser may select or retain a sub-adviser affiliated with it even in cases where another potential sub-adviser might charge a lower fee or have more favorable historical investment performance.
In the event that the Adviser exercises its discretion to replace a sub-adviser or add a new sub-adviser, the Fund will provide shareholders with information about the new sub-adviser and the new sub-advisory agreement within 90 days. The appointment of a new sub-adviser or the replacement of an existing sub-adviser may be accompanied by a change to the name of the Fund and a change to the investment strategies of the Fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, each Fund’s Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by each Fund’s shareholders. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or the Adviser may assume day-to-day investment management of the Fund.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by each Fund’s shareholders.
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund
CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (“CBRE Clarion” or “Sub-Adviser”), whose predecessor firm was founded in 1969, is a Delaware limited liability company and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. CBRE Clarion is a unit of CBRE Global Investors, the independently-operated real estate investment management business of CBRE Group, Inc., (“CBRE”) a Fortune 500 and S&P 500® company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. CBRE Clarion is in the business of providing investment advice to institutional client accounts and is an indirect majority owned subsidiary of CBRE. The principal address of CBRE Clarion is 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087. As of December 31, 2018, CBRE Clarion had approximately $10.3 billion in assets under management.
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund.
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA, Chief Executive Officer and Global Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1992.
Steven D. Burton, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1995.
Joseph P. Smith, CFA, President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1997.
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Jeremy Anagnos, CFA, Chief Investment Officer - Infrastructure, joined CBRE Clarion in 2011.
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA, Chief Executive Officer and Global Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1992.
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Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund and Voya Russia Fund
NNIP Advisors B.V.
NNIP Advisors B.V. (“NNIP Advisors” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Netherlands corporation organized in 1896 and became an investment advisory company in 1991. NNIP Advisors is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NN Group N.V. NNIP Advisors is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. NNIP Advisors is a company organized to manage investments and provide investment advice to entities in Canada and United States. The principal address of NNIP Advisors is Schenkkade 65, 2595 AS, The Hague, The Netherlands. As of December 31, 2018, NNIP Advisors had approximately $4.6 billion in assets under management. NNIP Advisors operates under the collective management of NN Investment Partners which, as of December 31, 2018, had approximately $280.5 billion in assets under management.
The Adviser may from time to time obtain from the following NNIP Advisors affiliate, investment advice including factual information, research reports, investment recommendations, and trading services; and grant the NNIP Advisors affiliate investment management authority if the Adviser believes that doing so would benefit the Funds.
Voya  Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. The principal office of Voya IM is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
NNIP Advisors currently manages each Fund’s assets. However, in the future, the Adviser may allocate each Fund’s assets to Voya IM for management, and may change the allocation of each Fund’s assets among the two sub-advisers in its discretion, to pursue each Fund’s investment objective. Each sub-adviser would make investment decisions for the assets it is allocated to manage.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Pieter Schop, Portfolio Manager, is senior investment manager for Global High Dividend at NNIP Advisors. Mr. Schop joined NNIP Advisors in 1996, holding several positions within the NNIP equity team responsible for a wide range of sectors and countries. In his most recent role, Mr. Schop was a senior portfolio manager for Optimized Portfolio Strategies and lead portfolio manager for euro equities at NNIP Advisors from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining NNIP Advisors, Mr. Schop was a consultant at Mercer Ten Pas, assessing key institutional investors.
Bruno Springael, Senior Portfolio Manager and co-manager of the Global High Dividend strategy, joined Banque Bruxelles Lambert Asset Management in 1987 (NN Investment Partners).
Voya Russia Fund
The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Renat Nadyukov, Portfolio Manager with the Emerging Markets Equity Team, joined NNIP Advisors in 2007.
Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya  Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
Voya Global Bond Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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Sean Banai, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and head of portfolio management for the fixed-income platform, joined Voya IM in 1999. Previously, Mr. Banai was a senior portfolio manager and before that head of quantitative research for proprietary fixed income. Prior to joining Voya IM in 1999, he was a partner in a private sector company.
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D, Portfolio Manager and head of rates for Voya IM, is responsible for directing the investment strategy for the rates group, including global rates, sectors and currencies, and equity/convexity hedging. Mr. Chowdhury joined Voya IM in February 2014 and brings 20 years of experience working in the fixed income industry, equally divided between the buy side and sell side, and a deep expertise in mortgage-backed securities and G7 interest rates. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Chowdhury was a portfolio manager at AVM from 2013 to 2014, where he served as a strategist working across fixed income assets, with a specialization in rates and mortgages. He also served as a portfolio manager at Blue Crest hedge fund, focusing on macro strategy, G3 rates and mortgage-backed securities (2013) and as the head of U.S. rates and agency mortgage-backed security strategy at Deutsche Bank (2004-2012). Mr. Chowdhury has announced his plan to retire from Voya IM on or about August 1, 2019. Accordingly, Mr. Chowdhury will no longer serve as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund effective on or about August 1, 2019.
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA, Portfolio Manager, is currently Head of Fixed Income Research. Prior to this position, Mr. Timberlake was Head of Quantitative Research and before that, a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He joined Voya IM in 2003.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Manager, also serves as Head of the global equities team and as portfolio manager for the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies and the U.S. large cap value portfolios. Mr. Costa joined Voya IM in April 2006 as head of portfolio management for quantitative equity. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Costa managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
Voya Global Equity Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Manager, also serves as Head of the global equities team and as portfolio manager for the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies and the U.S. large cap value portfolios. Mr. Costa joined Voya IM in April 2006 as head of portfolio management for quantitative equity. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Costa managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company.
Peg DiOrio, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is the head of quantitative equities at Voya IM and serves as a portfolio manager for the active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, she was a quantitative analyst with Alliance Bernstein/Sanford C. Bernstein for sixteen years where she was responsible for multivariate and time series analysis for low volatility strategies, global equities, REITs and options. Previously she was a senior investment planning analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Manager, also serves as Head of the global equities team and as portfolio manager for the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies and the U.S. large cap value portfolios. Mr. Costa joined Voya IM in April 2006 as head of portfolio management for quantitative equity. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Costa managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company.
Peg DiOrio, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is the head of quantitative equities at Voya IM and serves as a portfolio manager for the active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, she was a quantitative analyst with Alliance Bernstein/Sanford C. Bernstein for sixteen years where she was responsible for multivariate and time series analysis for low volatility strategies, global equities, REITs and options. Previously she was a senior investment planning analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., and Van Eck Associates Corporation are the sub-advisers of the Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the three sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the three sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
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Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (“DIFA” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), which is a subsidiary of Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. (“MMHI”). Macquarie Group Limited, an Australian publicly held company (ASX: MQG), indirectly holds, through its subsidiaries, all of the voting equity of MMHI. MIMBT is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and its predecessors have advised publicly offered mutual funds since 1938. The principal address of DIFA is 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. As of December 31, 2018 MMHI and its subsidiaries managed $ 243.5 billion in assets under management.
DIFA has entered into an agreement whereby DIFA may delegate certain of its investment advisory services to Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”) and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHK”), which are affiliated investment advisers. The principal address for MIMGL is 50 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia 2000 and for MFMHK is One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central Hong Kong, SAR.
The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to DIFA.
Liu-Er Chen, CFA, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer-Emerging Markets and Healthcare, heads DIFA’s global emerging markets team. Prior to joining DIFA in September 2006, he spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan” or “Sub-Adviser”) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank holding company. JPMorgan also provides discretionary investment services to institutional clients. The principal address of JPMorgan is 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017. As of December 31, 2018, JPMorgan and its affiliates had approximately $1.7 trillion in assets under management.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to JPMorgan.
Anuj Arora, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, has been at JPMorgan since 2006 and is focused on portfolio construction and quantitative asset allocation for the global emerging markets. Prior to this, he was a quantitative analyst for Mesirow Financial and an analyst at Birkelbach Investment Securities.
Joyce Weng, Executive Director, CFA and Portfolio Manager joined JPMorgan in 2010 and was on the U.S. Equity Behavioral Finance team from 2010 and 2011.
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VanEck” or “Sub-Adviser”) has been an investment adviser since 1955 and also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, other pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. Jan F. van Eck and members of his family own 100% of the voting stock of VanEck. The principal address of VanEck is 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017-4033. As of December 31, 2018, VanEck had approximately $44.7 billion in assets under management.
David A. Semple is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to VanEck.
David A. Semple, Portfolio Manager, has been with VanEck since 1998 and is currently the portfolio manager of various funds advised by VanEck. Mr. Semple is responsible for asset allocation and stock selection in global emerging markets.
Angus Shillington, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined VanEck in 2009 and currently serves on the investment team for various funds advised by VanEck. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Shillington was the Head of International Equity at ABN Amro from 2006 to 2008 and Managing Director at BNP Paribas from 2001 to 2006.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
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Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Polaris Capital Management, LLC, and Wellington Management Company LLP are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management between the four sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (“BG Overseas” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co., a Scottish investment company. Founded in 1908, Baillie Gifford & Co. manages money primarily for institutional clients. It is one of the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom which, as of December 31, 2018 had approximately $220.73 billion in assets under management. The principal address of BG Overseas is Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland. As of December 31, 2018, BG Overseas had assets under management of over $140.0 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to BG Overseas.
Gerard Callahan, Portfolio Manager, is head of the UK equity team and is a partner of Baillie Gifford & Co. where he has worked since 1991. Mr. Callahan is an Investment Manager and has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2007 and Chairman since 2010.
Iain Campbell is a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese team. Mr. Campbell has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2010. Before joining BG Overseas in 2004, he worked for Goldman Sachs from 2000 to 2002 in the investment banking division.
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2010 and is an Investment Manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. Ms. Earnshaw joined the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group in 2014.
Joe Faraday, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2002. Mr. Faraday has worked as an investment manager on the European, North American, Developed Asia, and Emerging Markets Equity teams. He has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2007.
Moritz Sitte, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2010 and is an Investment Manager in the European Equity Team. Mr. Sitte joined the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group in 2014.
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Lazard Asset Management LLC
Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability company. It is a subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, a New York limited liability company with one member, Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Interests of Lazard Group LLC are held by Lazard Ltd., which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LAZ.” These interests are held by public stockholders as well as by current and former Managing Directors of Lazard Group LLC. Lazard’s principal address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112. As of December 31, 2018, assets under management were approximately $192.8 billion.
The following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Lazard.
Michael G. Fry, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management Limited (London), is also a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 2005.
Michael A. Bennett, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York), is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international and global equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1992. Currently, Mr. Bennett also coordinates the activities of Lazard Asset Management's Investment Council.
Kevin Matthews, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York) is also a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 2001.
Michael Powers, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York), is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1990.
John R. Reinsberg, Deputy Chairman of International and Global Strategies with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York) and is responsible for oversight of the firm’s international and global strategies as well as being a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1992.
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris” or “Sub-Adviser”), is a registered investment adviser whose principal address is located at 121 High Street, Boson, Massachusetts 02110. As of December 31, 2018, Polaris had approximately $11.45 billion in assets under management for institutional clients and affluent individuals.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to Polaris.
Bernard R. Horn, Jr., Portfolio Manager, is the Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of Polaris. Mr. Horn founded Polaris in 1995.
Sumanta Biswas, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, and Vice President of Polaris joined Polaris in 2002 as an analyst.
Jason Crawshaw, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2014 as an analyst.
Bin Xiao, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2006 as an analyst.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management ” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability partnership. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. The principal address of Wellington Management is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. As of December 31, 2018, Wellington Management and its investment advisory affiliates had investment management authority with respect to approximately $1.0 trillion in assets.
The following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to Wellington Management.
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager. Mr. Choumenkovitch joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1995.
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Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management is involved in portfolio management and securities analysis. Ms. Stilwell joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2008.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the two sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the two sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware corporation, is a registered investment adviser located at 470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 and was founded in 1985. As of December 31, 2018, PanAgora had assets under management of approximately $48.0 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to PanAgora.
Jaime Lee, PhD, Portfolio Manager, and Director of PanAgora, leads PanAgora’s Dynamic Equity Management Team. Dr. Lee joined PanAgora in November of 2015. Prior to joining PanAgora, Dr. Lee was with BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 where she was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of the Scientific Active Equity team at BlackRock, Inc.
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Director of PanAgora’s Dynamic Equity Management Team, joined PanAgora in November of 2009. Prior to joining PanAgora, Mr. Nusinzon worked as a Quantitative Research Analyst at Fidelity Management and Research Co.
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Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya  Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Voya IM.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., and Wellington Management Company LLP are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the three sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the three sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
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Acadian Asset Management LLC
Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian” or “Sub-Adviser”), is a registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BrightSphere Investment Group plc (“BSIG”), a publicly listed company on the NYSE. Acadian is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment adviser and Boston-headquartered investment management firm that, along with its wholly owned Australia, Singapore, Japan, and U.K. affiliates, specializes in the active investment management of global and international equity strategies. The principal address of Acadian is 260 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110. As of December 31, 2018, Acadian had assets under management of approximately $86 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to Acadian.
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, joined Acadian in 2004. He has served as the firm’s Director of Portfolio Management, overseeing portfolio management policy, and was previously the Director of Acadian’s Managed Volatility strategies. He is a member of the Acadian Executive Committee.
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Director, Equity Strategies, joined Acadian in 2011. Previously, he was the lead portfolio manager for Acadian’s Managed Volatility Strategies.
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Victory Capital Management Inc. (“Victory Capital” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. The principal address of Victory Capital is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. As of December 31, 2018, Victory Capital had approximately $52.7 billion in assets under management and advisement. Victory Capital manages its portion of the Fund through its investment franchise, Trivalent Investments.
The following individuals are jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Victory Capital.
John W. Evers, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager has been with Victory Capital’s Trivalent Investments since 2014. From 2007-2014, Mr. Evers was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Munder Capital Management, which was acquired by Victory Capital in 2014.
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA, Lead Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer of Victory Capital’s Trivalent Investments has been with Victory Capital since 2014. From 2007-2014, Mr. LeVan was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Munder Capital Management, which was acquired by Victory Capital in 2014.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management ” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability partnership. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. The principal address of Wellington Management is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. As of December 31, 2018, Wellington Management and its investment advisory affiliates had investment management authority with respect to approximately $1.0 trillion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management.
Daniel Maguire, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management and located outside the U.S. Mr. Maguire joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2004.
Simon H. Thomas, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2002.
Additional Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in each Fund.
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Composite of Substantially Similar Managed Accounts and Funds
The tables below are designed to show the performance, over various periods in the past, of a composite of all substantially similar accounts and funds that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian, BG Overseas, DIFA, JPMorgan, Lazard, Polaris, VanEck, Victory Capital, Voya IM, and Wellington Management and have investment objectives, policies, and strategies that are substantially similar to those which are used in managing the respective Funds identified below. The DIFA Emerging Markets Equity Composite, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Composite, VanEck Emerging Markets Equity Composite, BG Overseas International Growth Composite, Lazard International Equity Composite, Polaris International Value Composite, Wellington Management International Opportunities Composite, Acadian International Small Cap Value Composite, Victory Capital International Small Cap Equity Composite, Voya IM Global Corporate Leaders 100® Composite, and Wellington Management International Small Cap Composite  (each a “Composite” and collectively the “Composites”) are Composites of the performance of all actual fee-paying, fully discretionary accounts meeting these qualifications that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian, BG Overseas, DIFA, JPMorgan, Lazard, Polaris, VanEck, Victory Capital, Voya IM, and Wellington Management for at least one month beginning January 1, 2009 or since inception as noted below.
With respect to the Voya IM Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Composite, the annual returns reflect the returns of a substantially similar managed account for the period from January 2015 to December 2016; beginning January 2017, the annual returns reflect the returns of only Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund. Voya IM organized the similarly managed account (which commenced operations on December 30, 2014 and liquidated on January 20, 2017) to serve as the first account managed by it in this strategy. All of the assets of the similarly managed account were assets of Voya IM or its affiliates. As of December 31, 2017, the similarly managed account consisted of approximately $3.99 million in assets.
The performance in the first column of the “Average Annual Total Returns” table has been adjusted to reflect the maximum Class A sales charge of the Fund for the respective Composite (except for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund which does not currently offer Class A shares). The performance reflected in the Composites were calculated differently than the method used for calculating performance pursuant to SEC guidelines.
The annual returns for the Composites were calculated on a time-weighted and asset-weighted, total return basis, including reinvestment of all dividends, interest and income, realized and unrealized gains or losses, and any applicable foreign withholding taxes, without provision for federal and state income taxes, if any, and reflects the deduction of any sales loads, brokerage commissions and execution costs, advisory fees, and custodial fees. The returns for the Composites have not been modified to reflect the fees and expenses of the Fund for the respective Composite. The first column of performance numbers under the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the deduction of the maximum front-end sales charge of the Class A shares of the Fund for the respective Composite (except for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund which does not currently offer Class A shares) from a hypothetical investment made in the first year of the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, respectively. The Annual Total Returns tables for the Composites do not reflect the deduction of any sales loads, which would have reduced those performance numbers. The accounts in the Composites do not pay the same fees and expenses that mutual funds pay and are not subject to the diversification rules, tax restrictions and investment limits of the 1940 Act or Subchapter M of the Code. Returns may have been lower if the Composites had been subject to these fees, expenses, and regulations. The aggregate returns of the accounts reflected in the Composites may not reflect the returns of any particular account that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian, BG Overseas, DIFA, JPMorgan, Lazard, Polaris, VanEck, Victory Capital, Voya IM, and Wellington Management.
The tables show the returns for each Composite as well as a comparison with the performance of the applicable benchmark(s) and Morningstar Category Average(s). The information is designed to demonstrate the historical track record of all substantially similar accounts and funds that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian, BG Overseas, DIFA, JPMorgan, Lazard, Polaris, VanEck, Victory Capital, Voya IM, and Wellington Management. It does not indicate how the Funds have performed or will perform in the future. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Voya IM Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Voya IM Global Corporate
Leaders® 100 Composite
(At Max
Sales Charge)1
Voya IM Global Corporate
Leaders® 100 Composite
(With No
Sales Charge)
S&P Global 100 Index Morningstar
World Large Stock
Category Average
One Year

-14.30% -9.07% -5.61% -9.63%
Three Years

5.60% 7.71% 8.60% 5.71%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  Voya IM Global Corporate Leaders®
100 Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
S&P Global 100 Index Morningstar
World Large Stock Category Average
2018

-9.07% -5.61% -9.63%
2017

23.65% 24.17% 23.61%
2016

11.16% 9.29% 5.54%
2015

-3.49% -1.43% -1.69%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
DIFA Emerging Markets Equity Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  DIFA Emerging
Markets Equity
Composite
(At Max
Sales Charge)1
DIFA Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No
Sales Charge)
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
One Year

-19.92% -15.03% -14.58% -16.10%
Three Years

10.20% 12.40% 9.25% 6.98%
Five Years

1.56% 2.77% 1.65% 0.52%
Ten Years

9.51% 10.16% 8.02% 7.63%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  DIFA Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No Sales Charge)2
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
2018

-15.03% -14.58% -16.10%
2017

42.35% 37.28% 34.17%
2016

15.17% 11.19% 8.47%
2015

-14.44% -14.92% -13.79%
2014

-7.44% -2.19% -3.01%
2013

10.83% -2.60% -0.14%
2012

15.24% 18.22% 18.15%
2011

-20.00% -18.42% -19.86%
2010

18.31% 18.88% 19.26%
2009

79.94% 78.51% 73.81%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Instances of high double-digit returns were achieved during favorable market conditions and may not be sustained.
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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  JPMorgan Emerging
Markets Equity
Composite
(At Max
Sales Charge)1
JPMorgan Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No
Sales Charge)
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
One Year

-23.76% -19.11% -14.58% -16.10%
Three Years

5.97% 8.08% 9.25% 6.98%
Five Years

-0.62% 0.56% 1.65% 0.52%
Ten Years

7.89% 8.53% 8.02% 7.63%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  JPMorgan Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
2018

-19.11% -14.58% -16.10%
2017

41.61% 37.28% 34.17%
2016

11.66% 11.19% 8.47%
2015

-13.92% -14.92% -13.79%
2014

-4.19% -2.19% -3.01%
2013

-1.19% -2.60% -0.14%
2012

19.62% 18.22% 18.15%
2011

-16.65% -18.42% -19.86%
2010

24.74% 18.88% 19.26%
2009

85.49% 78.51% 73.81%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
VanEck Emerging Markets Equity Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  VanEck Emerging
Markets Equity
Composite
(At Max
Sales Charge)1
VanEck Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No
Sales Charge)
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
One Year

-27.71% -23.30% -14.58% -16.10%
Three Years

2.53% 4.57% 9.25% 6.98%
Five Years

-1.40% -0.23% 1.65% 0.52%
Ten Years

10.87% 11.53% 8.02% 7.63%
    
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Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  VanEck Emerging
Markets Equity Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM Morningstar
Diversified
Emerging Markets
Category Average
2018

-23.30% -14.58% -16.10%
2017

49.70% 37.28% 34.17%
2016

-0.43% 11.19% 8.47%
2015

-12.91% -14.92% -13.79%
2014

-0.70% -2.19% -3.01%
2013

11.31% -2.60% -0.14%
2012

30.44% 18.22% 18.15%
2011

-26.58% -18.42% -19.86%
2010

28.17% 18.88% 19.26%
2009

120.37% 78.51% 73.81%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
BG Overseas International Growth Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  BG Overseas
International
Growth
Composite
MSCI EAFE® Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Growth
Category
Average
One Year

-16.36% -13.79% -14.08%
Three Years

3.79% 2.87% 3.21%
Five Years

2.02% 0.53% 1.38%
Ten Years

9.09% 6.32% 7.43%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  BG Overseas International Growth
Composite
MSCI EAFE® Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Growth
Category Average
2018

-16.36% -13.79% -14.08%
2017

31.40% 25.03% 30.87%
2016

0.68% 1.00% -2.14%
2015

1.72% -0.81% 0.95%
2014

-3.98% -4.90% -3.92%
2013

22.16% 22.78% 18.58%
2012

20.39% 17.32% 17.70%
2011

-12.68% -12.14% -12.30%
2010

15.45% 7.75% 14.78%
2009

41.97% 31.78% 38.02%
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Lazard International Equity Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Lazard
International
Equity Composite
MSCI EAFE® Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Blend
Category
Average
One Year

-13.25% -13.79% -14.58%
Three Years

0.76% 2.87% 2.64%
Five Years

0.20% 0.53% 0.11%
Ten Years

6.53% 6.32% 5.93%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  Lazard
International
Equity Composite
MSCI EAFE® Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Blend
Category Average
2018

-13.25% -13.79% -14.58%
2017

23.09% 25.03% 25.12%
2016

-4.28% 1.00% 0.79%
2015

1.93% -0.81% -1.59%
2014

-3.14% -4.90% -4.98%
2013

23.23% 22.78% 19.44%
2012

21.07% 17.32% 18.29%
2011

-7.62% -12.14% -13.97%
2010

7.23% 7.75% 10.24%
2009

26.15% 31.78% 31.24%
Polaris International Value Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Polaris International
Value Composite
MSCI EAFE® Value Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Value
Category
Average
One Year

-13.17% -14.78% -15.49%
Three Years

5.42% 2.82% 2.62%
Five Years

2.46% -0.61% -0.82%
Ten Years

11.89% 5.50% 5.52%
    
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Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  Polaris International
Value Composite
MSCI EAFE® Value Index Morningstar
Foreign
Large Value
Category
Average
2018

-13.17% -14.78% -15.49%
2017

26.36% 21.44% 22.08%
2016

6.79% 5.02% 3.34%
2015

0.13% -5.68% -3.10%
2014

-3.74% -5.39% -6.32%
2013

33.35% 22.95% 20.81%
2012

30.96% 17.69% 16.21%
2011

-15.69% -12.17% -12.77%
2010

20.03% 3.25% 7.48%
2009

54.15% 34.23% 30.33%
Wellington Management International Opportunities Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Wellington Management International
Opportunities Composite
MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. IndexSM Morningstar
Foreign
Large Blend
Category
Average
One Year

-18.75% -14.20% -14.58%
Three Years

0.98% 4.48% 2.64%
Five Years

0.30% 0.68% 0.11%
Ten Years

7.19% 6.57% 5.93%
    
Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31 of each year)
  Wellington Management International
Opportunities Composite
MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. IndexSM Morningstar
Foreign
Large Blend
Category
Average
2018

-18.75% -14.20% -14.58%
2017

25.05% 27.19% 25.12%
2016

1.36% 4.50% 0.79%
2015

1.74% -5.66% -1.59%
2014

-3.13% -3.87% -4.98%
2013

22.49% 15.29% 19.44%
2012

19.02% 16.83% 18.29%
2011

-13.54% -13.71% -13.97%
2010

14.96% 11.15% 10.24%
2009

36.20% 41.45% 31.24%
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Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Acadian International Small Cap Value Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Acadian
International
Small Cap Value
Composite
(At Max Sales
Charge)1
Acadian
International
Small Cap Value
Composite
(With No Sales
Charge)
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Value
Category Average
One Year

-24.19% -19.57% -18.41% -19.13%
Three Years

3.32% 5.38% 3.88% 2.69%
Five Years

2.85% 4.08% 2.78% 0.54%
Ten Years

12.35% 13.02% 10.00% 7.77%
    
Annual Total Returns(as of December 31 of each year)
  Acadian
International
Small Cap Value
Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Value
Category Average
2018

-19.57% -18.41% -19.13%
2017

37.64% 32.37% 27.52%
2016

5.71% 3.78% 4.24%
2015

8.04% 5.92% 2.27%
2014

-3.40% -3.42% -6.56%
2013

31.32% 26.06% 25.71%
2012

24.36% 18.55% 21.38%
2011

-15.03% -14.49% -15.99%
2010

28.13% 21.96% 21.00%
2009

56.52% 45.07% 44.06%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
Victory Capital International Small Cap Equity Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Victory Capital
International
Small Cap Equity
Composite
(At Max Sales
Charge)1
Victory Capital
International
Small Cap Equity
Composite
(With No Sales
Charge)
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Blend
Category Average
One Year

-25.07% -20.50% -18.41% -19.17%
Three Years

0.63% 2.64% 3.88% 3.26%
Five Years

2.10% 3.32% 2.78% 1.49%
Ten Years

11.21% 11.87% 10.00% 9.32%
    
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Annual Total Returns(as of December 31 of each year)
  Victory Capital
International
Small Cap Equity
Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Blend
Category Average
2018

-20.50% -18.41% -19.17%
2017

36.90% 32.37% 31.59%
2016

-0.65% 3.78% 1.79%
2015

8.03% 5.92% 3.79%
2014

0.81% -3.42% -5.05%
2013

34.13% 26.06% 25.35%
2012

24.05% 18.55% 18.99%
2011

-11.08% -14.49% -14.41%
2010

25.71% 21.96% 21.01%
2009

40.22% 45.07% 42.79%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
Wellington Management International Small Cap Composite
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2018)
  Wellington Management
International
Small Cap Composite
(At Max Sales
Charge)1
Wellington Management
International
Small Cap Composite
(With No Sales
Charge)
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Growth
Category Average
One Year

-30.14% -25.88% -17.89% -18.34%
Three Years

-3.98% -2.07% 3.73% 2.73%
Five Years

-2.22% -1.05% 3.06% 2.11%
Ten Years

8.19% 8.83% 10.51% 10.87%
    
Annual Total Returns(as of December 31 of each year)
  Wellington Management
International
Small Cap Composite
(With No Sales Charge)
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index Morningstar
Foreign
Small/Mid Growth
Category Average
2018

-25.88% -17.89% -18.34%
2017

34.50% 33.01% 36.09%
2016

-5.81% 2.18% -2.93%
2015

9.71% 9.59% 7.05%
2014

-7.91% -4.95% -5.40%
2013

35.19% 29.30% 26.61%
2012

25.54% 20.00% 22.20%
2011

-15.05% -15.94% -14.72%
2010

20.22% 22.04% 23.04%
2009

41.66% 46.78% 49.24%
1 Reflects a deduction of the maximum applicable Class A sales charge of 5.75%.
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund. It is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. See “Principal Underwriter” in the SAI.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 800-289-9999.
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Contractual Arrangements
Each Fund has contractual arrangements with various service providers, which may include, among others, investment advisers, distributors, custodians and fund accounting agents, shareholder service providers, and transfer agents, who provide services to each Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of each Fund. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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CLASSES OF SHARES

Choosing a Share Class
When choosing between classes, you should carefully consider: (1) how long you plan to hold shares of a Fund; (2) the amount of your investment; (3) the expenses you will pay for each class, including ongoing annual expenses along with the initial sales charge or the contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”); and (4) whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please review the disclosure about all of the available share classes carefully. Before investing, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share class may be right for you.
The table below summarizes the features of the classes of shares available through this Prospectus. Fund charges may vary so you should review each Fund's fee table included in the summary section of this Prospectus as well as the section entitled “Sales Charges” in this Prospectus. Class T shares are available for purchase only through financial intermediaries that have entered into agreements with each Fund’s distributor to sell Class T shares.
Summary of primary differences among share classes:
Class A  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and eliminated for purchases of $500,000 or more) for Voya Global Bond Fund
Up to 5.75% (reduced for purchases of $50,000 or more and eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more) for all other Funds
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None (except that with respect to purchases of $1 million or more ($500,000 or more for Voya Global Bond Fund) for which the initial sales charge was waived, a charge of 1.00% applies to redemptions made within 18 months (6 months for Voya Global Bond Fund))1
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
    
Class C  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge 1.00% if the shares are sold within one year from the date of purchase
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 1.00% annually
Purchase Maximum $1,000,000
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
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CLASSES OF SHARES (continued)

Class I  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase2/Minimum Account Size $250,000/$250,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
    
Class O  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% Annually
Purchase Maximum $1,000,000
Minimum Initial Purchase3/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
    
Class P  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
    
Class R  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.50% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
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CLASSES OF SHARES (continued)

Class R6  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size4 $1,000,000/$1,000,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
    
Class T  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $250,000 or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Conversion None
    
Class W  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000/$1,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $1 million or more ($500,000 or more for Voya Global Bond Fund), and redeemed within 18 months of purchase (6 months of purchase for Voya Global Bond Fund).
2 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM or for members of the Adviser’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions team purchasing shares of Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund.
3 For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/ESAs), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required minimum.
4 The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
Please refer to the minimum investments table on page 121 for additional information.
The relative impact of the initial sales charge, if applicable, and ongoing annual expenses will depend on the length of time a share is held. Higher distribution fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class C shares, Class O shares, and Class R shares pay correspondingly lower dividends and may have a lower net asset value (“NAV”) than Class A shares.
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Because a Fund may not be able to identify an individual investor's trading activities when investing through omnibus account arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary are responsible for ensuring that your investment in Class C shares does not exceed $1,000,000. A Fund cannot ensure that it will identify purchase orders that would cause your investment in Class C shares to exceed the maximum allowed amount. When investing through such arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary should be diligent in determining that you have selected the appropriate share class for you.
You and/or your financial intermediary should also take care to assure that you are receiving any sales charge reductions or other benefits to which you may be entitled. As an example, as is discussed below, you may be able to reduce a Class A sales charge payable by aggregating purchases to achieve breakpoint discounts. Each Fund uses the net amount invested when determining whether a shareholder has reached the required investment amount in order to be eligible for a breakpoint discount. In order to ensure that you are receiving any applicable sales charge reduction, it may be necessary for you to inform the Fund or your financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts that may be eligible to be aggregated. The SAI discusses specific classes of investors who may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. In addition, investors investing in a Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to this Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries. Before investing you should discuss which share class may be right for you with your financial intermediary.
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
Each Fund pays fees to the Distributor on an ongoing basis as compensation for the services the Distributor provides and the expenses it bears in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares (“distribution fees”) and/or in connection with personal services rendered to Fund shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts (“service fees”). These payments are made pursuant to distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans adopted by each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”). Because these distribution and service fees are paid on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
Each Fund (except Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund) has adopted a 12b-1 Plan for at least one of the following share classes: Class A, Class C, Class O, Class R, and Class T shares. The following table lists the maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under a 12b-1 Plan (calculated as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the particular class of shares):
Fund Class A Class C Class O Class R Class T
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund 0.25% 1.00% N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund 0.25% N/A N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Bond Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% 0.50% 0.25%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund 0.25% N/A N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund 0.25% 1.00% N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund 0.25% N/A N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% 0.50% 0.25%
Voya International Real Estate Fund 0.25% 1.00% N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 0.25% 1.00% N/A 0.50% N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% N/A N/A
Voya Russia Fund 0.25% N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Each Fund makes available in a clear and prominent format, free of charge, on its website, (www.voyainvestments.com), information regarding applicable sales loads, reduced sales charges (i.e., breakpoint discounts), sales load waivers, eligibility minimums and purchases of a Fund's shares. The website includes hyperlinks that facilitate access to the information.
Class A Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reduction programs available to investors in a Fund's Class A shares and describes the information or records you may need to provide to the Distributor or your financial intermediary in order to be eligible for sales charge reduction programs.
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, the public offering price you pay when you buy Class A shares is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the following tables. No sales charge is imposed when Class A shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. For investors investing in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that the investor obtains the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class A shares (except Voya Global Bond Fund) are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $50,000 5.75 6.10
$50,000 - $99,999 4.50 4.71
$100,000 - $249,999 3.50 3.63
$250,000 - $499,999 2.50 2.56
$500,000 - $999,999 2.00 2.04
$1,000,000 and over1 N/A N/A
Class A shares of Voya Global Bond Fund are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of the
offering
price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $100,000 2.50 2.56
$100,000 - $499,999 2.00 2.04
$500,000 and over1 N/A N/A
1 See “Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”) - Class A Shares“ below.
Shareholders that purchased funds that were a part of the Lexington family of funds or the Aetna family of funds prior to February 2, 1998, at the time of purchase, are not subject to sales charges for the life of their account on purchases made directly with a Fund.Shareholders that exchange Class O shares for Class A shares of a Fund are not subject to sales charges for additional purchases of Class A shares of that Fund for the life of their account.In addition, shareholders that purchased shares of Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund’s and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund’s respective predecessor funds are not subject to sales charges for the life of their account on the purchase of additional shares of the Fund.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (”CDSCs“) - Class A Shares
Investments of $500,000 or More.    There is no front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more ($500,000 or more for Voya Global Bond Fund). However, these shares will be subject to a 1.00% CDSC if they are redeemed within 18 months of purchase (6 months of purchase for Voya Global Bond Fund).
Class C Shares
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, if you sell your Class C shares within the time periods specified below, you will pay a CDSC according to the following schedules. It is the responsibility of your financial intermediary to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding period for the shares redeemed.
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Class C shares are offered at their NAV per share without any initial sales charge. However, you may be charged a CDSC on shares that you sell within a certain period of time after you bought them. The amount of the CDSC is based on the lesser of the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or redemption. The CDSCs are as follows:
Years after purchase CDSC on shares being sold
1st year 1.00%
After 1st year None
Class T Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reductions available to investors in each Fund's Class T shares.
The public offering price you pay when you buy Class T shares of each Fund is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the table below. No sales charge is imposed when Class T shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. It is the responsibility of you and/or your financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class T shares of each Fund are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $250,000 2.50 2.56
$250,000 - $499,999 2.00 2.04
$500,000 - $999,999 1.50 1.52
$1,000,000 and over 1.00 1.01
To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to redeem shares, a Fund will first redeem shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC and then will sell shares that have the lowest CDSC.
There is no CDSC on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
CDSC on Exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund
You are not required to pay an applicable CDSC upon an exchange from a Fund described in this Prospectus into Voya Senior Income Fund. However, if you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund and subsequently offer your common shares for repurchase by Voya Senior Income Fund, a Fund's CDSC will apply. After an exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, the time period for application of the CDSC will be calculated based on the first date you acquired your shares.
Reduced or Waived Front-End Sales Charges or CDSC
The sales charge and CDSC waiver categories described in this section do not apply to customers purchasing shares of a Fund through any of the financial intermediaries specified in Appendix A to this Prospectus (each a “Specified Intermediary”). In all instances, it is the investor’s responsibility to notify a Fund or the investor’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Different financial intermediaries may apply different sales charge or CDSC waivers. Please refer to Appendix A for the sales charge or CDSC waivers that are applicable to each Specified Intermediary.
Investors in a Fund could reduce or eliminate sales charges applicable to the purchase of Class A shares through utilization of the Letter of Intent, Rights of Accumulation, or Combination Privilege. These programs are summarized below and are described in greater detail in the SAI.
You may reduce the initial sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares of a Fund by combining multiple purchases to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedules. You may do this by:
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Letter of Intentlets you purchase shares over a 13-month period and pay the same sales charge as if the shares had all been purchased at once;
Rights of Accumulationlets you add the value of shares of any open-end Voya mutual fund (excluding Voya Government Money Market Fund) you already own to the amount of your next purchase for purposes of calculating the sales charge; or
Combination Privilegeshares held by investors in the Voya mutual funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge.
In addition, certain investors may be eligible for special purchases of Class A shares at NAV. This may be done by:
Reinstatement PrivilegeIf you sell Class A shares of a Fund (or shares of other Voya mutual funds managed by the Adviser) and reinvest any of the proceeds in Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund within 90 days. For additional information regarding the reinstatement privilege, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or see the SAI; or
Purchases by Certain AccountsClass A shares may be purchased at NAV by certain fee-based programs offered through selected registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries. Class A shares may also be purchased at NAV by shareholders that purchase a Fund through a financial intermediary that offers our Class A shares uniformly on a “no load” (or reduced load) basis to you and all similarly situated customers of the intermediary in accordance with the intermediary's prescribed fee schedule for purchases of fund shares, including by shareholders that purchase shares through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.
See the Account Application or the SAI for additional information regarding the reduction of Class A shares' charges, or contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative for more information.
Required Shareholder Information and Records. In order for investors in Class A shares of a Fund to take advantage of sales charge reductions, an investor or his/her financial intermediary must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such reduction. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for these reductions, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to the investor's account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor's eligibility for breakpoint privileges or other sales charge waivers.
CDSC Waivers.    If you notify a Fund's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”), at the time of redemption, the CDSC for Class A and Class C shares will be waived in the following cases:
Redemptions following the death or permanent disability of a shareholder if made within one year of death or the initial determination of permanent disability. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability.
Redemptions for Class C shares, pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, up to a maximum of 12% per year of a shareholder's account value based on the value of the account at the time the plan is established and annually thereafter.
Mandatory distributions from “employee benefit plans” or an IRA.
Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
In addition, the CDSC will be waived on the redemption of shares held through an intermediary if the intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to waive the CDSC. If you think you may be eligible for a CDSC waiver, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative.
Reinstatement Privilege.    If you sell Class A or Class C shares of a Fund you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within 90 days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If you want to use the Reinstatement Privilege, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative, or see the SAI for more information. An investor may be asked to provide information or records, including account statements, regarding shares of a
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Fund held in all of the investor's accounts held directly with the Trust or through a financial intermediary; any account of the investor at another financial intermediary; and accounts of related parties of the investor, such as members of the same family or household, at any financial intermediary.
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Each Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and a Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board. Such procedures provide, for example, that:
Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask.
Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity individual trading characteristics and other market data.
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers.
Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes.
Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse.
Over-the-counter swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the
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principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Fund.
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Customer Identification
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person that opens an account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
What this means for you: a Fund, the Distributor, or a third-party selling you a Fund, must obtain the following information for each person that opens an account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked to show your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other non-natural persons.
Federal law prohibits a Fund, the Distributor, and other financial institutions from opening accounts unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. They also may be required to close your account if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.
Each Fund, the Distributor, and with respect to Class O shares, Capital One Investing, LLC (“Capital One Investing”) reserve the right to reject any purchase order. Please note that cash, traveler's checks, third-party checks, money orders, and checks drawn on non-U.S. banks (even if payment may be effected through a U.S. bank) generally will not be accepted. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to waive minimum investment amounts. Waiver of the minimum investment amount can increase operating expenses of a Fund. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to liquidate sufficient shares to recover annual transfer agent fees or to close your account and redeem your shares should you fail to maintain your account value minimum.
Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares.
Class A and Class C Shares
Class A and Class C shares may be purchased and sold by contacting any financial intermediary (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those described in this Prospectus) authorized to sell Fund shares. You may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your financial adviser and by mail, telephone, on-line, and bank wire.
Class I Shares
Class I shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) 529 college savings plans; (3) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (4) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (5) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (6) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative, as stated above; (7) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; (8) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (9) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; (10) other registered investment companies, and (11) members of the Adviser’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions team purchasing shares of Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund.
Class O Shares
Class O shares may only be purchased and sold through Capital One Investing.
Class P Shares
Class P shares may only be purchased by Voya affiliated products, including: (1) other funds in the Voya family of funds; (2) collective investment trusts, common investment trusts, and separate accounts sponsored or managed by Voya affiliated entities; and (3) funds outside the Voya family of funds managed or sub-advised by a Voya affiliate. Such availability is subject to Voya management's determination of the appropriateness of investment in Class P shares in light of the level at which advisory fees are charged to the investor.
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Share certificates will not be issued.
Class R Shares
Class R shares may be purchased without a sales charge. Class R shares of the Fund are continuously offered to qualified retirement plans (“Retirement Plans”) including, but not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, IRAs, Simplified Employee Pension Plans (“SEPs”), and other accounts or plans whereby Class R shares are held on the books of the Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator). Purchases and redemptions of shares may be made only by eligible Retirement Plans for the purpose of funding qualified retirement plans. Please refer to the plan document for information on how to direct investments in, or redemptions from, an investment option corresponding to the Fund and any fees that may apply.
The administrator of a Retirement Plan or employee benefits office can provide participants with detailed information on how to participate in the plan and how to elect the Fund as an investment option, alter the amounts contributed to the plan, or reallocate contributions. Eligible Retirement Plans generally may open an account and purchase Class R shares by contacting any broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (“Financial Service Firm”) authorized to sell Class R shares of the Fund. Additional shares may be purchased through a Retirement Plan's administrator or recordkeeper. Financial Service Firms may provide or arrange for the provision of some or all of the shareholder servicing and account maintenance services required by Retirement Plan accounts and their plan participants including, without limitation, transfers of registration and dividend payee changes. Financial Service Firms may also perform other functions, including generating confirmation statements, and may arrange with plan administrators for other investment or administrative services.
Financial Service Firms may independently establish and charge Retirement Plans and plan participants transaction fees and/or other additional amounts for such services, which may change over time. Similarly, Retirement Plans may charge plan participants for certain expenses. These fees and additional amounts could reduce the investment return in Class R shares of the Fund.
Class R6 Shares
Class R6 shares may be purchased without a sales charge. Class R6 shares are offered to the following investors, provided that these investors do not require a Fund or an affiliate of a Fund (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) to make, and a Fund or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares: (1) qualified retirement plans, including, but not limited to 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans and other accounts or plans whereby Class R6 shares are held on the books of each Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator); (2) non-qualified deferred compensation plans; (3) other registered investment companies; and (4) other institutional investors (including, for example, endowment funds and foundations) that: (a) meet a $1 million minimum initial investment requirement and (b) hold interests in a Fund through a single plan level account held directly through the Fund and not traded through an intermediary. Such availability will be subject to management's determination of the appropriateness of investment in Class R6 shares.
Class R6 shares are not available to retail non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs and 529 college savings plans. Class R6 shares also are not available to retail, advisory fee-based wrap programs or to adviser-sold donor-advised funds.
In addition to the above investors, certain existing Class I shareholders of each Fund may exchange all of its Class I shares for Class R6 shares of the Fund provided: (1) the shareholder meets the requirements for investment in Class R6 shares as stated above; and (2) the shareholder does not require the Fund or an affiliate of the Fund to make, and the Fund or affiliate (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares. All exchanges within a Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges.
Class T Shares
Class T shares are available to the general public through certain financial intermediaries. Investors wishing to purchase Class T shares should contact their financial intermediary.
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Class W Shares
Class W shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (3) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (4) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (5) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (6) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (7) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (8) by other Voya mutual funds in the Voya family of funds.
In addition, Class W shares are available to the following persons through direct investment (not through broker-dealers that are not approved by Voya) into a Voya mutual fund or through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.): (1) current and retired officers and directors/trustees of the Voya mutual funds; (2) current and retired officers, directors, and full-time employees of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC; any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser; Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and any of their affiliates; (3) family members of the foregoing persons (defined as current spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, siblings, nephews, nieces, step-relations, relations at-law, and cousins); (4) any trust, pension, profit-sharing, or other benefit plan for such persons (including family members); (5) discretionary advisory accounts of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC, any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser, or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and (6) qualifying investments made through Voya promotional programs as determined by Voya Investments Distributor, LLC.
Retirement Plans
Each Fund has available prototype qualified retirement plans for corporations and self-employed individuals. Each Fund also has available prototype IRA, Roth IRA and Simple IRA plans (for both individuals and employers), Simplified Employee Pension Plans and Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company acts as the custodian under these plans. For further information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company currently receives a $12 custodial fee annually for the maintenance of each such account.
Make your investment using the purchase minimum guidelines in the following table.
Minimum Investments Class Initial Purchase Subsequent Purchases
Non-retirement accounts A/C/O1/T/W
I2
P/R
R6
$1,000
$250,000
No minimum
$1,000,000
No minimum
Retirement accounts A/C/T/O1
I2
P/R/R6
W
$250
$250,000
No minimum
$1,000
No minimum
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts O1 $250 No minimum
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan A/C/O1/T/W
I2
$1,000
$250,000
At least $100/month
Certain omnibus accounts A/C/T $250 No minimum
1 For Class O shares, if you are unable to invest at least $1,000 ($250 for retirement accounts/ESAs), you may open your account for $100 and invest an additional $100 per month using the Automatic Investment Plan. This allows you to invest regular amounts at regular intervals until you reach the required minimum.
2 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM or for members of the Adviser’s Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions team purchasing shares of Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund.
3 The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
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Make your investment using the methods outlined in the following table. Investors wishing to purchase Class R or Class R6 shares should contact their plan administrator. Please refer to the plan document for information regarding buying and selling shares. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Buying Shares Opening an Account Adding to an Account
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary A financial intermediary with an authorized firm can help you establish and maintain your account. Contact your financial intermediary. For Class O Shares, you may purchase additional shares by calling 1-866-590-7629. Additional fees may apply for phone orders.
By Mail Make your check payable to Voya Investment Management and mail it with a completed Account Application. Please indicate your financial intermediary on the New Account Application. Fill out the Account Additions form at the bottom of your account statement and mail it along with your check payable to Voya Investment Management to the address on the account statement. Please write your account number on the check.
By Wire Call Shareholder Services at 1-800-992-0180 to obtain an account number and indicate your financial intermediary on the account.
Instruct your bank to wire funds to the Fund in the care of:
Bank of New York Mellon
ABA # 011001234
credit to: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Agent for Voya mutual funds
A/C #0000733938; for further credit to Shareholder A/C #      
(A/C # you received over the telephone)
Shareholder Name:
       (Your Name Here)
After wiring funds you must complete the Account Application and send it to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI
02940-9772
Wire the funds in the same manner described under “Opening an Account.”
Online (Class O Only) Complete your application online at www.capitaloneinvesting.com. Log onto your account at www.capitaloneinvesting.com, go to the Trade>Mutual Funds page and select the “Buy” option.
Execution of Purchase Orders
Purchase orders are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. A purchase order will be deemed to be in proper form when all of the required steps set forth under “How to Buy Shares” have been completed. If you purchase by wire, however, the order will be deemed to be in proper form after the federal funds wire has been received. If you are opening a new account and you purchase by wire, you must submit an application form prior to Market Close. If an order or payment by wire is received after Market Close, your order will not be executed until the next NAV is determined. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your order with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your order in proper form before Market Close and transmit the order to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
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You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES

You may sell shares by using the methods outlined in the following table. Under unusual circumstances, a Fund may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws.
If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make redemptions through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Selling Shares To Sell Some or All of Your Shares
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary You may sell shares by contacting your financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may charge for their services in connection with your redemption request, but neither the Fund nor the Distributor imposes any such charge.
By Mail Send a written request specifying the Fund name and share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered, and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to redeem to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772
If certificated shares have been issued, the certificate must accompany the written request. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing redemptions. A suggested form of such certification is provided on the Account Application. A signature guarantee may be required.
By Telephone - Expedited Redemption You may sell shares by telephone on all accounts, other than retirement accounts, unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you do not wish to use telephone redemptions. To redeem by telephone, call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180.
Receiving Proceeds By Check:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) mailed to an address which has been on record with Voya Investment Management for at least 30 days.
Receiving Proceeds By Wire:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) wired to your pre-designated bank account. You will not be able to receive redemption proceeds by wire unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you wish to receive redemption proceeds by wire and attach a voided check. Under normal circumstances, proceeds will be transmitted to your bank on the Business Day following receipt of your instructions, provided redemptions may be made. In the event that share certificates have been issued, you may not request a wire redemption by telephone. For Class O shares, you may redeem shares by calling 1-866-590-7629. Please note that additional fees may apply for phone orders.
Online (Class O only, applies to all non-retirement accounts up to $100,000) Log onto your account at www.capitaloneinvesting.com, navigate to the Trade>Mutual Funds page and select the “Sell” option.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan (available only for those share classes referenced below)
You may elect to make periodic withdrawals from your account on a regular basis.
    Class A and Class C
Your account must have a current value of at least $10,000.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $100.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
    Class I and Class W
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Your account must have a current value of at least $250,000 or $1,000 for Class I and Class W shares, respectively.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $1,000.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
For additional information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or refer to the Account Application or the SAI.
Redemption Fee
A 2.00% redemption fee will be charged on the redemption of shares of Voya Russia Fund held less than 365 days. The redemption fee will not apply to shares representing the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. The redemption fee will be applied on a share by share basis using the “first shares in, first shares out” method. Therefore, the oldest shares are sold first.
The tax consequences of the redemption fee are not entirely clear. Although there is some authority to the effect that a fund would recognize taxable income in such circumstances, there is also authority, which Voya Russia Fund intends to follow, that a fund does not recognize income. It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities might successfully contest these funds' tax treatment of this arrangement on this basis or for other reasons.
Execution of Sale Requests
Sale requests are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your sale request with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your sale request in proper form before Market Close and transmit the sale request to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
Payments
Normally, payment for shares redeemed will typically be made within one business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request in good order. Each Fund can delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven days and may suspend redemptions and/or further postpone payment proceeds when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or when trading thereon is restricted or during emergency or other circumstances, including as determined by the SEC. When you place a request to redeem shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected, the request will be executed at the next determined NAV, but a Fund will not release the proceeds until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to 30 days. A redemption request made within 30 calendar days after submission of a change of address is permitted only if the request is in writing and is accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee. Redemption requests of an amount of $10 million or more must be submitted in writing by an authorized person.
A medallion signature guarantee may be required in certain circumstances. A request to change the bank designated to receive wire redemption proceeds must be received in writing, signed by an authorized person, and accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee from any eligible guarantor institution. In addition, if you wish to have your redemption proceeds transferred by wire to an account other than your designated bank account, paid to someone other than the shareholder of record, or sent somewhere other than the shareholder’s address of record, you must provide a medallion signature guarantee with your written redemption instructions. Please see the SAI for more details on the medallion signature guarantee program.
Each Fund will typically pay redemption proceeds in cash using cash held by each Fund, with cash generated by each Fund through the sale of cash equivalents and other Fund assets or by borrowing cash pursuant to each Fund’s line of credit. A Fund may, however, determine in its absolute discretion to distribute non-cash assets in kind in complete or partial satisfaction of its obligation to pay redemption proceeds to a shareholder. Each Fund may distribute non-cash assets in any case where it has determined, in its sole discretion, that it is advisable and in the best interests of each Fund. By way of example, where the redemption might be expected to have an unfavorable tax effect on each Fund, cases arising during a period of deteriorating market conditions or market stress, cases arising when a significant portion of each Fund’s portfolio is comprised of less-liquid and/or illiquid securities, or in the case of a very large
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redemption that could adversely affect Fund operations. In such a case, each Fund could elect to make payment in securities or other assets for redemptions that exceed the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets during any 90-day period for any one record shareholder. A shareholder may incur brokerage costs in converting such assets to cash.
Telephone Orders
Neither a Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be responsible for the authenticity of phone instructions or losses, if any, resulting from unauthorized shareholder transactions if they reasonably believe that such instructions were genuine. Each Fund and the Transfer Agent have established reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone instructions for exchanges and expedited redemptions, requiring the caller to give certain specific identifying information, and providing written confirmation to shareholders of record not later than five days following any such telephone transactions. If a Fund or the Transfer Agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
Small Accounts
Due to the relatively high cost of handling small investments, a Fund reserves the right, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, to redeem at NAV (less any applicable deferred sales charge), the shares of any shareholder whose account (except for IRAs) has a total value that is less than a Fund's minimum. Before a Fund redeems such shares and sends the proceeds to the shareholder, it will notify the shareholder that the value of the shares in the account is less than the minimum amount allowed and will allow the shareholder 30 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of the account to the minimum before the redemption is processed. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

Exchanges Between Voya Mutual Funds
You may exchange shares of a Fund for shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund, without paying any additional sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares of the Voya mutual fund to be received in the exchange. Class T shares of the Fund are not eligible for exchange into shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund. If you purchase Class A shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund and did not pay a sales charge, you must pay the applicable sales charge on an exchange into Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund. Additionally, Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund may be exchanged for Class C shares of any other Voya mutual fund.
If you exchange shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC into shares of another Voya mutual fund that are subject to a CDSC, the CDSC will continue to apply to your new shares at the same CDSC rate that was applicable to your original shares. Your new shares will continue to age for CDSC purposes from the date that the original shares were purchased.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through an exchange from Class C shares of a Voya mutual fund that were subject to a CDSC and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund for Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund you will continue to be subject to the CDSC that applied to your original shares. The time you held the Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through a purchase (not through an exchange) and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund, you will become subject to any CDSC that applies to the Voya mutual fund into which you exchange. The time you held your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period of the Voya mutual fund into which you exchanged.
Exchanges Between Classes of a Fund
You may exchange Class C and Class W shares for Class I shares within a Fund, or you may exchange Class A shares and Class I shares for any other class within a Fund, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares to be received in the exchange, or you may exchange Class C shares for Class A shares within a Fund after you have held your Class C shares for 10 years or more, except that: (1) you may not exchange shares that are subject to a CDSC until the CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange; (2) you may not exchange Class A shares for Class W shares unless you acquired the Class A shares through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.); and (3) you may not exchange Class C shares for Class A shares unless your intermediary has agreed to waive its right to receive the front-end sales charge that otherwise would be applicable to the Class A shares. Further, you may exchange Class O shares for Class A shares within a Fund. You will not be subject to a front-end sales charge for your exchange of Class O shares for Class A shares of a Fund. Last, you may exchange Class P shares for Class I shares within a Fund if you are no longer eligible for Class P shares and otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class I shares.
Certain existing Class I shareholders of a Fund may exchange their Class I shares for Class R6 shares of the Fund provided: (1) the shareholder meets the requirements for investment in Class R6 shares as stated in the section of this Prospectus entitled “How to Buy Shares”; and (2) the shareholder does not require the Fund or an affiliate (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) of the Fund to make, and the Fund or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares.
You may exchange any other share class for Class T shares without paying a sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class T shares, except that you may not exchange shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) until the applicable CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange. Class T shares may not be exchanged for any other share class of the same Fund.
All exchanges within a Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges. Shareholders generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes from exchange between classes of shares within a Fund provided that the transaction is undertaken and processed, with respect to any shareholder, as a direct exchange transaction. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors as to the federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of an exchange between classes of shares within a Fund.
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Exchanges between classes of shares within a Fund are not subject to the frequent trading and market timing policies of Voya mutual funds.
Additional Information About Exchanges
Fees and expenses differ among Voya mutual funds and among share classes of the same fund. Please read the prospectus for the Voya mutual fund and share class you are interested in prior to exchanging into that Voya mutual fund or share class. Contact your financial intermediary or consult your plan documents for additional information.
An exchange of shares of a Fund for shares of another Voya mutual fund is treated as a sale and purchase of shares and may result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. For exchanges between Voya mutual funds, you should consult your own tax advisor for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences to you of the exchange. The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya mutual fund into which they are being exchanged.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis. It is not expected that a secondary market for Voya Senior Income Fund's shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, Voya Senior Income Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares. If more than 5% of Voya Senior Income Fund's common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege into Voya Senior Income Fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund. Investors may obtain a copy of the Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya mutual fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
In addition to each Fund available in this Prospectus, the Distributor offers many other funds. Shareholders exercising the exchange privilege with any other Voya mutual fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund before exchanging their shares. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any Voya mutual fund not discussed in this Prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
You will automatically have the ability to request an exchange between Voya mutual funds by calling a Shareholder Services Representative unless you mark the box on the Account Application that indicates that you do not wish to have the telephone exchange privilege. Each Fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Systematic Exchange Privilege
Subject to the information and limitations outlined above, you may elect to have a specified dollar amount of shares systematically exchanged, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from your account to an identically registered account in the same class of any other open-end Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund. This exchange privilege may be modified at any time or terminated upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING

Each Fund is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies should not purchase shares of a Fund. Each Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict, or refuse purchase orders whether directly or by exchange, including purchase orders that have been accepted by a shareholder's or retirement plan participant's intermediary, that the Fund determines not to be in the best interest of the Fund. Such action may include, but not be limited to: rejecting additional purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange; extending settlement of a redemption up to seven days; rejecting all purchase orders from broker-dealers or their registered representatives suspected of violating the Fund's frequent trading policy; or termination of the selling group agreement or other agreement with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries associated with frequent trading. A Fund will not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected orders or other actions as described above.
Each Fund believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a retirement plan account, is not in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely affect the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, efficient manner. Frequent trading can raise Fund expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; increased administrative costs; and lost opportunity costs. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
Funds that invest in foreign securities may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time a Fund computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in its current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by a Fund based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in funds which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by a Fund is halted and does not resume prior to the time it calculates its NAV such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, funds that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. Each Fund has adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce its exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that a Fund does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Fund’s shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter frequent, short-term trading in shares of each Fund. In general, shareholders may make exchanges among their accounts with Voya mutual funds once every thirty (30) days. However, each Fund prohibits frequent trading. Each Fund has defined frequent trading as follows:
Any shareholder or financial adviser initiated exchanges among all their accounts with a Fund within thirty (30) calendar days of a previous exchange. All exchanges occurring on the same day for all accounts (individual, IRA, 401(k), etc.) beneficially owned by the same shareholder will be treated as a single transaction for purposes of this policy;
Trading deemed harmful or excessive by a Fund (including but not limited to patterns of purchases and redemptions), in its sole discretion; and
Trades initiated by financial advisers, among multiple shareholder accounts, that in the aggregate are deemed harmful or excessive.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
Purchases and sales of Fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
Transfers associated with systematic purchases or redemptions;
Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading;
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or a Fund's systematic exchange privileges;
Purchases or sales initiated by Voya mutual funds; and
Transactions subject to the trading policy of an intermediary that a Fund deems materially similar to the Fund's policy.
Please note that while money market funds permit short-term trading, an exchange between a money market fund and another fund that does not permit short-term trading will count as an exchange for purposes of this policy.
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If a violation of the policy is identified, the following action will be taken:
Upon the first violation of this policy in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days. For example, if an exchange is initiated on February 1st, and a second exchange is initiated on February 15th, trading privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days from February 1st.
Upon a second violation in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
No purchases or exchanges will be permitted in the account and all related accounts bearing the same Tax ID or equivalent identifier.
On the next Business Day following the end of the ninety (90) or one hundred and eighty (180) day suspension, any trading restrictions placed on the account(s) shall be removed.
Each Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice.
Although the restrictions described above are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of them alone, nor all of them taken together, can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in a Fund will occur. Moreover, in enforcing such restrictions, a Fund is often required to make decisions that are inherently subjective. Each Fund strives to make these decisions to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is in the best interest of shareholders.
Shareholders may invest in a Fund through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries. Omnibus accounts permit intermediaries to aggregate their clients' transactions and in these circumstances, the identity of the shareholder is often unknown. Such intermediaries include broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, record keepers, retirement plans, and fee-based accounts such as wrap fee programs. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or its affiliated entities have agreements in place with intermediaries which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of a Fund. There is no assurance that the Adviser or its affiliated entities will request such information with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading or that review of such information will be sufficient to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
In some cases, a Fund will rely on the intermediaries' excessive trading policies and such policies shall define the trading activity in which the shareholder may engage. This shall be the case where a Fund is used in certain retirement plans offered by affiliates. With trading information received as a result of the agreements, a Fund may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Fund and its shareholders even if such activity is not strictly prohibited by the intermediaries' excessive trading policy. As a result, a shareholder investing directly or indirectly in a Fund may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through intermediaries such as other broker-dealers. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. Both of these entities or their affiliates (collectively, “Voya”) may compensate an intermediary for selling Voya mutual funds.
Persons licensed with FINRA as a registered representative (often referred to as a broker or financial adviser) and associated with a specific broker-dealer may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares. The Distributor has an agreement in place with each broker-dealer selling each Fund defining specifically what that broker-dealer will be paid for the sale of a particular Voya mutual fund. The broker-dealer then pays the registered representative who sold you the mutual fund some or all of what they receive from Voya. A registered representative may receive a payment when the sale is made and in some cases, can continue to receive payments while you are invested in the mutual fund. In addition, other entities may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares, so long as such entities are permitted to receive these fees under applicable rules and regulations.
The Distributor may pay, from its own resources, additional fees to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions including affiliated entities. These additional fees paid to intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of that entity’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of that entity's gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. Depending on the broker-dealer's satisfaction of the required conditions, these payments may be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of each Fund's shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of each Fund's shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period. For example, if that initial investment averages a value of $10,000 over the year, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 on those assets. If you invested $10,000, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 for that sale.
Voya, out of its own resources and without additional cost to each Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to intermediaries selling shares of each Fund, including affiliates of Voya. These amounts would be in addition to the distribution payments made by each Fund under the distribution agreements. Management personnel of Voya may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in funds advised by Voya meets certain target levels or increases over time.
Voya may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers. The Sub-Adviser of each Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The compensation paid by Voya to a financial intermediary is typically paid continually over time, during the period when the intermediary’s clients hold investments in the Voya mutual funds. The amount of continuing compensation paid by Voya to different financial intermediaries for distribution and/or shareholder services varies. The compensation is typically a percentage of the value of the financial intermediary’s clients’ investments in Voya mutual funds or a per account fee. The variation in compensation may, but will not necessarily, reflect enhanced or additional services provided by the intermediary.
Voya or a Voya mutual fund may pay service fees to intermediaries for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services. Intermediaries receiving these payments may include, among others, brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies. The Voya mutual funds may reimburse Voya for some or all of the payments made by Voya to intermediaries for these services.
In some cases, a financial intermediary may hold its clients’ mutual fund shares in nominee or street name. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations.
The top firms Voya paid to sell its mutual funds as of the last calendar year are:
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Advisor Group, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC; Capital One Investing, LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Directed Services LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; LPL Financial LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; National Financial Services, LLC; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Pershing, LLC; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York; TD Ameritrade, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Your registered representative or broker-dealer could have a financial interest in selling you a particular mutual fund, or the mutual funds of a particular company, to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each mutual fund prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your registered representative.
Class R6
Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through financial intermediaries. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. No dealer compensation is paid from the sale of Class R6 shares of a Fund. Class R6 shares do not have sales commissions, pay 12b-1 fees, or make payments to financial intermediaries for assisting the Distributor in promoting the sales of a Fund's shares. In addition, neither a Fund nor its affiliates (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) make any type of administrative, service, or revenue sharing payments in connection with Class R6 shares.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions
Each Fund generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of ordinary income and capital gains distributions. Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. Each Fund (except for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund) also declares dividends and pays dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, annually. Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund,  Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, and Voya International Real Estate Fund declare and distribute dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, quarterly; and Voya Global Bond Fund declares dividends daily and distributes dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, monthly.
From time to time a portion of a Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, each Fund may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Dividend Reinvestment
Unless you instruct a Fund to pay you dividends in cash, dividends and distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. You may, upon written request or by completing the appropriate section of the Account Application, elect to have all dividends and other distributions paid on shares of a Fund invested in another Voya mutual fund that offers the same class of shares. If you are a shareholder of Voya Prime Rate Trust whose shares are not held in a broker or nominee account, you may, upon written request, elect to have all dividends invested into a pre-existing Class A shares account of any open-end Voya mutual fund.
Taxes
The tax discussion in this Prospectus is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax issues generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders. The following assumes that each Fund's shares will be capital assets in the hands of a shareholder. Circumstances among investors may vary, so you are encouraged to discuss an investment in a Fund with your tax advisor.
Each Fund will distribute all, or substantially all, of its net investment income and net capital gains (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards) to its shareholders each year. Although a Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, most shareholders will be taxed on amounts they receive.
Distributions, whether received as cash or reinvested in additional shares, may be subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state or local taxes. For mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income under federal income tax laws whether paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long term capital gains regardless of the length of time you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional shares.
Distributions made to a non-corporate shareholder out of “qualified dividend income,” if any, received by a Fund will be subject to tax at the lower rates applicable to net capital gains, provided that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its shares. Given the investment strategies of Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund, it is not anticipated that a significant portion of dividends paid by Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund will be treated as qualified dividend income (in the hands of individual shareholders) or eligible for the dividends received deduction (in the case of corporate shareholders).
Starting in 2018, non-corporate taxpayers are permitted to deduct a portion of any amounts received from a REIT that are “qualified REIT dividends.” Subject to any future regulatory guidance to the contrary, this deduction is ostensibly not available in respect of such amounts paid by a REIT to a regulated investment company, and distributed by the regulated investment company to its shareholders. As a result, a non-corporate shareholder will generally be subject to a higher effective tax rate on any such amounts received from a Fund compared to the effective rate applicable to any qualified REIT dividends a shareholder would receive if the shareholder invested directly in a REIT.
Selling or exchanging your Fund shares is a taxable event and may result in capital gain or loss. A capital gain or capital loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of shares or an exchange of shares between two mutual funds. Any capital loss incurred on the sale or exchange of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as
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a long-term capital loss to the extent of long-term capital gain dividends received with respect to such shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.
You will be notified annually of the amount of income, dividends and net capital gains distributed. If you purchase shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, that entity will provide this information to you.
Each Fund intends to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in fund level taxation and therefore, a reduction in income available for distribution.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
Each Fund is required to withhold a portion of all taxable dividends, distributions, and redemption proceeds payable to any noncorporate shareholder that does not provide the Fund with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding. This is not an additional tax but can be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Shareholders that invest in a Fund through a tax advantaged account, such as a qualified retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on dividends until they are distributed from the account. These accounts are subject to complex tax rules, and you should consult your tax advisor about investing through such an account.
Foreign shareholders invested in a Fund should consult with their tax advisors as to if and how the U.S. federal income tax law and its withholding requirements apply to them. Generally, a Fund will withhold 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on distributions to foreign shareholders.
Foreign Income Taxes. Investment income and proceeds received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which may entitle a Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or exemption from taxes on such income or proceeds. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax for a Fund in advance since the amount of the assets to be invested within various countries is not known.
If more than 50% in value of a Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, or if at least 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect (the “Foreign Election”) to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign income and similar foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by it. If a Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of such foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). It is anticipated that each Fund will qualify to make the Foreign Election; however, each Fund cannot be certain that it will be eligible to make such an election or that you will be eligible for the foreign tax credit.
Please note that Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund will be sending you a Form 1099 reflecting the distributions you received in a particular calendar year at the end of February of the following year, which is later than when most such forms are sent.
Cost Basis Reporting. The Internal Revenue Service requires mutual fund companies and brokers to report on Form 1099-B the cost basis on the sale or exchange of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). If you acquire and hold shares directly through a Fund and not through a financial intermediary, the Fund will use an average cost single category methodology for tracking and reporting your cost basis on covered shares, unless you request, in writing, another cost basis reporting methodology.
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Please see the SAI for further information regarding tax matters.
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ACCOUNT POLICIES

Account Access
Unless your Fund shares are held through a third-party fiduciary or in an omnibus registration at your bank or brokerage firm, you will be able to access your account information over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com or via a touch tone telephone by calling 1-800-992-0180. Should you wish to speak with a Shareholder Services Representative, you may call the toll-free number listed above.
Privacy Policy
Each Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.
Householding
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of a Fund's Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual shareholder report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180 or speak to your investment professional. We will begin sending you individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.
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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (“BBGA Index”) provides a broad-based measure of global investment-grade debt markets.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and real-estate investment trusts outside the United States. Relevant activities are defined as the ownership, disposal and development of income-producing real estate. Constituents are classified into distinct property sectors based on gross invested book assets, as disclosed in the latest published financial statement. Index constituents are free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and real-estate investment trusts worldwide. Relevant activities are defined as the ownership, disposal and development of income-producing real estate. Constituents are classified into distinct property sectors based on gross invested book assets, as disclosed in the latest published financial statement. Index constituents are free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened.
The FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index which consists of companies within the 3 core infrastructure sectors (transportation, energy and telecommunications).
The HFRX Equity Hedge Index measures the performance of funds which maintains at least 50% or more exposure to both long and short positions in primarily equity and equity derivative securities.
The MSCI All Country World IndexSM (“MSCI ACW IndexSM”) is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets.
The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. IndexSM (“MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.”) is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.
The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in developing nations throughout the world.
The MSCI EAFE® Index measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
The MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index measures the performance of small-capitalization stocks in European, Australasian, and Far Eastern markets.
The MSCI U.S. REIT® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is comprised of equity REITs. The index is based on the MSCI USA Investable Market Index, its parent index which captures large, mid and small cap securities. The index currently represents approximately 99% of the U.S. REIT universe and securities classified in the REIT sector according to the global industry classification standard. It excludes, however, mortgage REITs and selected securities REITs.
The MSCI Russia 10/40 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of Russian securities taking into account the UCITS III (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) directive impositions. Among these impositions are investment limits to funds incorporated in member states of the European Union. The directive constrains the weight of any single group entity, as defined therein, at 10% of a fund's total assets and the sum of the weights of all group entities representing more than 5% of the fund at 40% of the fund's total assets.
The MSCI World IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance.
The Russia Trading System Index is a capitalization-weighted index that is calculated in U.S. dollars. The index tracks the performance of Russia's most active stocks traded on the Russia Trading System. The index is operated by the National Association of Participants in the Securities Markets, a non-profit body.
The S&P 500® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
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The S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is a float-adjusted index which captures the bottom 15% of companies in the developed markets, based on the cumulative market capitalization of each country, excluding the United States, within the S&P Global Broad Market Index, which covers all publicly listed equities in 47 countries with a float-adjusted market capitalization of U.S. $100 million or greater and a minimum annual trading liquidity of U.S. $50 million.
The S&P Global 100 Index measures the performance of multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets.
The S&P Global 100 Index and the S&P 500® Index are each a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and have been licensed for use by Voya Services Company and certain affiliates (“Voya”). S&P® and S&P 500® are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Voya.
Voya’s investment products (the “Products”) based in whole or in part on the S&P Global 100 Index and S&P 500® Index (the “Indexes”) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, S&P, Dow Jones or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Products or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the Products or purchasing securities generally or the ability of the Indexes to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to Voya with respect to the Products is the licensing of the Indexes and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The S&P Global 100 Index and S&P 500® Index are determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to Voya or the Products. S& P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of Voya or the owners of the Products into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Indexes. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the Products or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Products or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Products are to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration or marketing of the Products. There is no assurance that investment products based on the Indexes will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEXES OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY VOYA, OWNERS OF THE PRODUCTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEXES OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND VOYA, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
The UBS Global Infrastructure & Utilities 50/50 Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index which consists of infrastructure and utility companies from developed markets whose floats are larger than US $500 million.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Fund's financial performance for the periods shown. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate of return that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information has been audited by KPMG LLP, whose report, along with a Fund’s financial statements, is included in a Fund’s Annual Report, which is available upon request.
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, for fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, the information has been audited by a different independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Predecessor Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Predecessor Fund’s Annual Report, which is available upon request.
Because Class C and W shares of Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Class P shares of Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, and Class T shares of each applicable Fund had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for Class A shares are presented for each Fund. Annual returns would differ only to the extent that Class A, Class C, Class P, Class T, and Class W shares have different expenses.
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
        Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
      Less distributions                       Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment

income
  From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Redemption fees   Payment by affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)(4)   Net investment income

(loss)(2)(3)
  Net assets, end of year or

period
  Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)       (%)   ($000's)   (%)
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund(a)
Class A                                                                        
10-31-18   11.40   0.19   (0.51)   (0.32)   0.25   0.79   -   1.04   -   -   10.04   (3.16)   1.83   1.35   1.35   1.89   1,787   61
10-31-17   10.78   0.17   1.30   1.47   0.12   0.73     0.85       11.40   14.96   2.36   1.53   1.53   1.59   1,146   85
10-31-16(b)   10.68   0.15   0.66   0.81   0.20   0.51     0.71       10.78   8.21   2.15   1.60   1.60   1.44   526   88
10-31-15(b)   12.72   0.16   (0.59)   (0.43)   0.13   1.49     1.62   0.01     10.68   (3.45)   1.76   1.60   1.60   1.37   178   97
10-31-14(b)   11.01   0.13   1.83   1.96   0.18   0.09     0.27   0.02     12.72   18.26   1.84   1.60   1.60   1.02   458   93
Class I                                                                        
10-31-18   11.40   0.23   (0.52)   (0.29)   0.28   0.79   -   1.07   -   -   10.04   (2.88)   1.41   1.10   1.10   2.14   71,919   61
10-31-17   10.78   0.20   1.30   1.50   0.15   0.73     0.88       11.40   15.25   1.61   1.21   1.21   1.83   36,755   85
10-31-16(b)   10.67   0.21   0.64   0.85   0.23   0.51     0.74       10.78   8.66   1.60   1.25   1.25   2.05   22,569   88
10-31-15(b)   12.72   0.19   (0.57)   (0.38)   0.18   1.49     1.67       10.67   (3.10)   1.43   1.25   1.25   1.66   40,069   97
10-31-14(b)   11.01   0.20   1.81   2.01   0.21   0.09     0.30       12.72   18.46   1.54   1.25   1.25   1.67   40,050   93
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
        Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
      Less distributions                       Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment

income
  From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Redemption fees   Payment by affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)(4)   Net investment income

(loss)(2)(3)
  Net assets, end of year or

period
  Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)       (%)   ($000's)   (%)
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund(a)
Class A                                                                        
10-31-18   9.64   (0.13)   (0.06)   (0.19)   -   -   -   -   -   -   9.45   (1.97)   5.12(d)   4.97(d)   4.97(d)   (1.32)   1,607   374
10-31-17   9.93   (0.18)   0.22   0.04     0.33     0.33       9.64   0.38   2.73(d)   2.73(d)   2.73(d)   (1.81)   2,899   269
10-31-16(b)   10.98   (0.13)   (0.09)   (0.22)     0.83     0.83       9.93   (2.04)   4.36(d)   4.36(d)   4.36(d)   (1.31)   6,151   196
10-31-15(b)   10.86   (0.20)   0.32   0.12               10.98   1.10   4.23(d)   4.23(d)   4.23(d)   (1.80)   14,265   193
10-31-14(b)   10.27   (0.07)   0.80   0.73   0.02   0.08   0.04   0.14       10.86   7.32   3.89(d)   3.89(d)   3.89(d)   (0.65)   16,650   131
Class I                                                                        
10-31-18   9.73   (0.11)   (0.06)   (0.17)   0.01   -   -   0.01   -   -   9.55   (1.79)   4.83(d)   4.72(d)   4.72(d)   (1.10)   51,302   374
10-31-17   9.99   (0.14)   0.21   0.07     0.33     0.33       9.73   0.69   2.42(d)   2.42(d)   2.42(d)   (1.47)   242,083   269
10-31-16(b)   11.01   (0.15)   (0.04)   (0.19)     0.83     0.83       9.99   (1.73)   4.07(d)   4.07(d)   4.07(d)   (1.47)   511,454   196
10-31-15(b)   10.88   (0.18)   0.32   0.14     0.01     0.01       11.01   1.31   4.03(d)   4.03(d)   4.03(d)   (1.64)   746,319   193
10-31-14(b)   10.31   (0.03)   0.78   0.75   0.06   0.08   0.04   0.18       10.88   7.57   3.70(d)   3.70(d)   3.70(d)   (0.34)   722,918   131
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
        Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
      Less distributions                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Voya Global Bond Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   9.94   0.30   (0.42)   (0.12)   0.18     0.24   0.42     9.40   (1.32)   1.05   0.91   0.91   3.08   32,989   105
10-31-17   9.88   0.28   0.23   0.51   0.34     0.11   0.45     9.94   5.37   1.02   0.90   0.90   2.90   32,570   153
10-31-16(c)   9.75   0.23   0.32   0.55   0.17   0.07   0.18   0.42     9.88   5.72   0.98   0.90   0.90   2.31   43,467   256
10-31-15   10.76   0.29   (0.88)   (0.59)   0.04     0.38   0.42     9.75   (5.58)   0.98   0.90   0.90   2.80   60,274   396
10-31-14   10.99   0.39   (0.20)   0.19       0.42   0.42     10.76   1.72   0.98   0.90   0.90   3.58   87,055   508
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   9.88   0.23   (0.42)   (0.19)   0.10     0.24   0.34     9.35   (1.99)   1.80   1.66   1.66   2.34   12,578   105
10-31-17   9.82   0.21   0.22   0.43   0.27     0.10   0.37     9.88   4.53   1.77   1.65   1.65   2.14   17,015   153
10-31-16(c)   9.69   0.15   0.32   0.47   0.11   0.07   0.16   0.34     9.82   4.96   1.73   1.65   1.65   1.55   22,136   256
10-31-15   10.70   0.21   (0.88)   (0.67)   0.02     0.32   0.34     9.69   (6.32)   1.73   1.65   1.65   2.04   28,336   396
10-31-14   10.92   0.31   (0.19)   0.12       0.34   0.34     10.70   1.04   1.73   1.65   1.65   2.81   43,740   508
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   9.89   0.33   (0.42)   (0.09)   0.21     0.24   0.45     9.35   (1.06)   0.71   0.66   0.66   3.33   35,067   105
10-31-17   9.84   0.30   0.24   0.54   0.37     0.12   0.49     9.89   5.59   0.68   0.65   0.65   3.08   53,004   153
10-31-16(c)   9.71   0.25   0.33   0.58   0.19   0.07   0.19   0.45     9.84   6.06   0.61   0.61   0.61   2.58   84,141   256
10-31-15   10.72   0.31   (0.87)   (0.56)   0.05     0.40   0.45     9.71   (5.32)   0.61   0.61   0.61   3.09   103,129   396
10-31-14   10.95   0.40   (0.18)   0.22       0.45   0.45     10.72   2.01   0.63   0.63   0.63   3.81   180,697   508
Class O                                                                    
10-31-18   9.72   0.30   (0.41)   (0.11)   0.17     0.24   0.41     9.20   (1.23)   1.05   0.91   0.91   3.11   3   105
10-31-17   9.67   0.28   0.22   0.50   0.34     0.11   0.45     9.72   5.32   1.02   0.90   0.90   2.92   2,331   153
10-31-16(c)   9.55   0.21   0.33   0.54   0.18   0.07   0.17   0.42     9.67   5.75   0.98   0.90   0.90   2.29   2,291   256
10-31-15   10.55   0.28   (0.86)   (0.58)   0.04     0.38   0.42     9.55   (5.59)   0.98   0.90   0.90   2.79   2,359   396
10-31-14   10.78   0.37   (0.18)   0.19       0.42   0.42     10.55   1.77   0.98   0.90   0.90   3.55   3,092   508
Class P                                                                    
10-31-18   9.96   0.38   (0.42)   (0.04)   0.26     0.24   0.50     9.42   (0.51)   0.70   0.16   0.16   3.86   106   105
10-31-17   9.90   0.36   0.22   0.58   0.40     0.12   0.52     9.96   6.05   0.66   0.15   0.15   3.68   104   153
06-29-16(4)(c) - 10-31-16   10.09   0.12   (0.16)   (0.04)   0.05   0.07   0.03   0.15     9.90   (0.42)   0.60   0.10   0.10   3.33   100   256
Class R                                                                    
10-31-18   9.91   0.28   (0.42)   (0.14)   0.15     0.24   0.39     9.38   (1.47)   1.30   1.16   1.16   2.85   6,263   105
10-31-17   9.86   0.26   0.22   0.48   0.32     0.11   0.43     9.91   4.99   1.27   1.15   1.15   2.68   6,592   153
10-31-16(c)   9.73   0.20   0.32   0.52   0.15   0.07   0.17   0.39     9.86   5.48   1.23   1.15   1.15   2.02   5,804   256
10-31-15   10.74   0.26   (0.87)   (0.61)   0.04     0.36   0.40     9.73   (5.78)   1.23   1.15   1.15   2.57   3,530   396
10-31-14   10.97   0.33   (0.17)   0.16       0.39   0.39     10.74   1.49   1.23   1.15   1.15   3.01   1,022   508
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class R6                                                                    
10-31-18   9.92   0.33   (0.42)   (0.09)   0.21     0.24   0.45     9.38   (1.02)   0.67   0.66   0.66   3.34   69,687   105
10-31-17   9.88   0.30   0.23   0.53   0.37     0.12   0.49     9.92   5.51   0.63   0.63   0.63   3.08   78,862   153
10-31-16(c)   9.75   0.26   0.32   0.58   0.19   0.07   0.19   0.45     9.88   6.06   0.59   0.59   0.59   2.61   183,254   256
10-31-15   10.76   0.32   (0.88)   (0.56)   0.05     0.40   0.45     9.75   (5.27)   0.59   0.59   0.59   3.13   220,401   396
10-31-14   10.99   0.42   (0.20)   0.22       0.45   0.45     10.76   2.03   0.60   0.60   0.60   3.86   204,999   508
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   9.71   0.32   (0.42)   (0.10)   0.19     0.24   0.43     9.18   (1.09)   0.80   0.66   0.66   3.36   70,360   105
10-31-17   9.66   0.30   0.23   0.53   0.36     0.12   0.48     9.71   5.61   0.77   0.65   0.65   3.13   66,430   153
10-31-16(c)   9.54   0.25   0.31   0.56   0.19   0.07   0.18   0.44     9.66   6.02   0.73   0.65   0.65   2.52   93,181   256
10-31-15   10.54   0.32   (0.87)   (0.55)   0.05     0.40   0.45     9.54   (5.35)   0.73   0.65   0.65   3.22   70,620   396
10-31-14   10.78   0.40   (0.19)   0.21       0.45   0.45     10.54   1.93   0.73   0.65   0.65   3.77   34,280   508
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   12.07   0.23   (0.39)   (0.16)   0.22   0.22     0.44     11.47   (1.47)   2.74   0.84   0.84   1.99   2,074   22
12-06-16(4) - 10-31-17   10.00   0.21   1.87   2.08   0.01       0.01     12.07   20.88   3.56   0.81   0.81   2.05   2,016   18
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   12.10   0.27   (0.41)   (0.14)   0.24   0.22     0.46     11.50   (1.24)   2.46   0.56   0.56   2.26   1,814   22
12-06-16(4) - 10-31-17   10.00   0.23   1.89   2.12   0.02       0.02     12.10   21.20   3.31   0.56   0.56   2.29   1,818   18
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   14.41   0.26   (0.60)   (0.34)   0.26       0.26     13.81   (2.39)   1.47   1.25   1.25   1.76   43,222   33
10-31-17   12.46   0.26   2.00   2.26   0.31       0.31     14.41   18.32   1.49   1.25   1.25   1.93   37,260   29
10-31-16   12.74   0.29   (0.27)   0.02   0.30       0.30     12.46   0.22   1.50   1.25   1.25   2.31   33,764   29
10-31-15   13.41   0.27   (0.67)   (0.40)   0.27       0.27     12.74   (2.99)(e)   1.54   1.25   1.25   2.01   40,159   25
10-31-14   12.92   0.37   0.48   0.85   0.36       0.36     13.41   6.60   1.46   1.27   1.27   2.75   29,971   40
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   14.32   0.15   (0.58)   (0.43)   0.16       0.16     13.73   (3.07)   2.22   2.00   2.00   1.02   12,686   33
10-31-17   12.38   0.17   1.98   2.15   0.21       0.21     14.32   17.44   2.24   2.00   2.00   1.21   16,541   29
10-31-16   12.66   0.19   (0.26)   (0.07)   0.21       0.21     12.38   (0.53)   2.25   2.00   2.00   1.55   21,851   29
10-31-15   13.32   0.17   (0.66)   (0.49)   0.17       0.17     12.66   (3.72)(e)   2.29   2.00   2.00   1.26   25,594   25
10-31-14   12.84   0.27   0.48   0.75   0.27       0.27     13.32   5.78   2.21   2.02   2.02   2.00   18,079   40
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   14.43   0.30   (0.60)   (0.30)   0.30       0.30     13.83   (2.15)   1.10   1.00   1.00   2.05   8,178   33
10-31-17   12.47   0.30   2.01   2.31   0.35       0.35     14.43   18.66   1.10   1.00   1.00   2.17   10,474   29
10-31-16   12.75   0.31   (0.26)   0.05   0.33       0.33     12.47   0.47   1.10   1.00   1.00   2.55   8,598   29
10-31-15   13.43   0.30   (0.67)   (0.37)   0.31       0.31     12.75   (2.80)(e)   1.14   1.00   1.00   2.24   9,447   25
10-31-14   12.94   0.39   0.50   0.89   0.40       0.40     13.43   6.85   1.11   1.00   1.00   2.86   5,994   40
Class O                                                                    
10-31-18   14.38   0.27   (0.62)   (0.35)   0.26       0.26     13.77   (2.47)   1.47   1.25   1.25   1.87   412   33
10-31-17   12.43   0.26   2.00   2.26   0.31       0.31     14.38   18.36   1.49   1.25   1.25   1.93   13,612   29
10-31-16   12.71   0.28   (0.26)   0.02   0.30       0.30     12.43   0.22   1.50   1.25   1.25   2.30   12,340   29
10-31-15   13.38   0.27   (0.67)   (0.40)   0.27       0.27     12.71   (3.02)(e)   1.54   1.25   1.25   2.05   13,308   25
10-31-14   12.90   0.37   0.48   0.85   0.37       0.37     13.38   6.54   1.46   1.27   1.27   2.73   15,343   40
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   16.03   0.33   (0.66)   (0.33)   0.30       0.30     15.40   (2.13)   1.22   1.00   1.00   2.05   1,043   33
10-31-17   13.82   0.33   2.23   2.56   0.35       0.35     16.03   18.64   1.24   1.00   1.00   2.22   1,293   29
10-31-16   14.09   0.34   (0.28)   0.06   0.33       0.33     13.82   0.49   1.25   1.00   1.00   2.53   1,144   29
10-31-15   14.80   0.34   (0.75)   (0.41)   0.30       0.30     14.09   (2.76)(e)   1.29   1.00   1.00   2.29   1,181   25
10-31-14   14.23   0.44   0.53   0.97   0.40       0.40     14.80   6.81   1.21   1.02   1.02   3.00   1,275   40
Voya Global Equity Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   35.74   0.67   (1.07)   (0.40)   1.35       1.35     33.99   (1.29)   1.33   1.11   1.11   1.86   164,032   140
10-31-17   29.23   0.58   6.34   6.92   0.41       0.41     35.74   23.96   1.62   1.35   1.35   1.80   188,815   59
10-31-16   29.96   0.42   (0.70)   (0.28)   0.45       0.45     29.23   (0.90)   1.56   1.36   1.36   1.46   169,320   92
10-31-15   31.66   0.50   (0.86)   (0.36)   1.34       1.34     29.96   (1.17)(f)   1.50   1.35   1.35   1.62   208,797   147
10-31-14   31.26   0.90   (0.51)   0.39   0.02       0.02   0.03   31.66   1.33(g)   1.49   1.35   1.35   2.79   186,003   57
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   33.14   0.37   (1.01)   (0.64)   0.86       0.86     31.64   (2.06)   2.08   1.86   1.86   1.11   48,210   140
10-31-17   27.11   0.29   5.93   6.22   0.19       0.19     33.14   23.08   2.37   2.10   2.10   0.99   58,225   59
10-31-16   27.83   0.19   (0.66)   (0.47)   0.25       0.25     27.11   (1.68)   2.31   2.11   2.11   0.71   73,106   92
10-31-15   29.40   0.26   (0.81)   (0.55)   1.02       1.02     27.83   (1.91)(f)   2.25   2.10   2.10   0.90   93,243   147
10-31-14   29.23   0.61   (0.47)   0.14           0.03   29.40   0.58(g)   2.24   2.10   2.10   2.03   112,882   57
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   36.12   0.77   (1.08)   (0.31)   1.51       1.51     34.30   (1.05)   1.00   0.86   0.86   2.11   29,178   140
10-31-17   29.53   0.67   6.41   7.08   0.49       0.49     36.12   24.32   1.21   1.10   1.10   2.04   34,854   59
10-31-16   30.26   0.52   (0.74)   (0.22)   0.51       0.51     29.53   (0.70)   1.23   1.11   1.11   1.70   30,738   92
10-31-15   32.01   0.58   (0.86)   (0.28)   1.47       1.47     30.26   (0.90)(f)   1.24   1.10   1.10   1.88   37,562   147
10-31-14   31.54   0.95   (0.48)   0.47   0.03       0.03   0.03   32.01   1.58(g)   1.21   1.10   1.10   2.93   44,586   57
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   36.09   0.75   (1.07)   (0.32)   1.50       1.50     34.27   (1.07)   1.08   0.86   0.86   2.07   2,549   140
10-31-17   29.51   0.70   6.37   7.07   0.49       0.49     36.09   24.31   1.37   1.10   1.10   2.14   3,703   59
10-31-16   30.24   0.49   (0.71)   (0.22)   0.51       0.51     29.51   (0.69)   1.31   1.11   1.11   1.69   2,788   92
10-31-15   31.96   0.59   (0.87)   (0.28)   1.44       1.44     30.24   (0.89)(f)   1.25   1.10   1.10   1.90   4,027   147
10-31-14   31.49   1.06   (0.59)   0.47   0.03       0.03   0.03   31.96   1.59(g)   1.24   1.10   1.10   3.28   3,421   57
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   19.42   0.31   (0.66)   (0.35)   0.78   2.53     3.31     15.76   (2.86)   1.37   1.31   1.31   1.78   145,760   107
10-31-17   19.27   0.26   0.60   0.86   0.66   0.05     0.71     19.42   4.59   1.34   1.34   1.34   1.35   276,144   83
10-31-16   20.01   0.34   (0.55)   (0.21)   0.53       0.53     19.27   (1.15)   1.30   1.30   1.30   1.71   588,084   34
10-31-15   20.42   0.23   (0.21)   0.02   0.43       0.43     20.01   0.11   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.13   877,431   42
10-31-14   18.85   0.28   1.70   1.98   0.41       0.41     20.42   10.64   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.45   1,199,991   40
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   16.55   0.14   (0.52)   (0.38)   0.68   2.53     3.21     12.96   (3.59)   2.12   2.06   2.06   1.00   62,772   107
10-31-17   16.53   0.09   0.53   0.62   0.55   0.05     0.60     16.55   3.85   2.09   2.09   2.09   0.54   101,243   83
10-31-16   17.25   0.17   (0.48)   (0.31)   0.41       0.41     16.53   (1.91)   2.05   2.05   2.05   0.97   146,114   34
10-31-15   17.67   0.06   (0.17)   (0.11)   0.31       0.31     17.25   (0.65)   2.01   2.01   2.01   0.34   184,435   42
10-31-14   16.37   0.11   1.48   1.59   0.29       0.29     17.67   9.84   2.01   2.01   2.01   0.66   215,023   40
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   19.40   0.35   (0.65)   (0.30)   0.83   2.53     3.36     15.74   (2.59)   1.08   1.05   1.05   2.03   695,447   107
10-31-17   19.26   0.30   0.62   0.92   0.73   0.05     0.78     19.40   4.90   1.05   1.05   1.05   1.58   1,266,207   83
10-31-16   20.01   0.40   (0.56)   (0.16)   0.59       0.59     19.26   (0.90)   1.01   1.01   1.01   2.02   1,950,686   34
10-31-15   20.42   0.28   (0.20)   0.08   0.49       0.49     20.01   0.41   0.99   0.99   0.99   1.39   2,665,641   42
10-31-14   18.85   0.34   1.69   2.03   0.46       0.46     20.42   10.97   0.98   0.98   0.98   1.67   3,294,318   40
Class O                                                                    
10-31-18   19.41   0.31   (0.68)   (0.37)   0.78   2.53     3.31     15.73   (2.95)   1.37   1.31   1.31   1.83   327   107
10-31-17   19.26   0.26   0.61   0.87   0.67   0.05     0.72     19.41   4.65   1.34   1.34   1.34   1.26   11,274   83
10-31-16   20.01   0.33   (0.55)   (0.22)   0.53       0.53     19.26   (1.18)   1.30   1.30   1.30   1.70   11,929   34
10-31-15   20.42   0.22   (0.20)   0.02   0.43       0.43     20.01   0.12   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.08   12,976   42
10-31-14   18.85   0.26   1.72   1.98   0.41       0.41     20.42   10.65   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.40   14,360   40
Class R                                                                    
10-31-18   19.35   0.26   (0.65)   (0.39)   0.74   2.53     3.27     15.69   (3.10)   1.62   1.56   1.56   1.50   1,656   107
10-31-17   19.21   0.19   0.62   0.81   0.62   0.05     0.67     19.35   4.34   1.59   1.59   1.59   1.01   2,654   83
10-31-16   19.96   0.29   (0.55)   (0.26)   0.49       0.49     19.21   (1.40)   1.55   1.55   1.55   1.46   3,100   34
10-31-15   20.37   0.15   (0.18)   (0.03)   0.38       0.38     19.96   (0.12)   1.51   1.51   1.51   0.72   2,231   42
10-31-14   18.82   0.23   1.69   1.92   0.37       0.37     20.37   10.35   1.51   1.51   1.51   1.17   1,631   40
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class R6                                                                    
10-31-18   19.40   0.38   (0.66)   (0.28)   0.85   2.53     3.38     15.74   (2.45)   0.92   0.92   0.92   2.22   24,339   107
10-31-17   19.26   0.34   0.61   0.95   0.76   0.05     0.81     19.40   5.08   0.89   0.89   0.89   1.75   47,605   83
10-31-16   20.01   0.43   (0.56)   (0.13)   0.62       0.62     19.26   (0.75)   0.87   0.87   0.87   2.17   85,600   34
10-31-15   20.42   0.29   (0.19)   0.10   0.51       0.51     20.01   0.53   0.87   0.87   0.87   1.45   105,257   42
07-15-14(4 )- 10-31-14   20.36   (0.03)   0.20   0.17   0.11       0.11     20.42   0.87   0.87   0.87   0.87   (0.56)   103,446   40
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   19.44   0.35   (0.66)   (0.31)   0.82   2.53     3.35     15.78   (2.59)   1.12   1.06   1.06   2.02   143,491   107
10-31-17   19.30   0.29   0.62   0.91   0.72   0.05     0.77     19.44   4.85   1.09   1.09   1.09   1.52   255,997   83
10-31-16   20.05   0.38   (0.55)   (0.17)   0.58       0.58     19.30   (0.92)   1.05   1.05   1.05   1.97   304,493   34
10-31-15   20.46   0.27   (0.20)   0.07   0.48       0.48     20.05   0.38   1.01   1.01   1.01   1.35   324,820   42
10-31-14   18.89   0.33   1.70   2.03   0.46       0.46     20.46   10.91   1.01   1.01   1.01   1.70   392,003   40
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   11.73   0.32   (1.06)   (0.74)   0.58   0.31     0.89     10.10   (6.95)   1.72   0.85   0.85   2.85   4,470   129
12-06-16(4) - 10-31-17   10.00   0.24   1.51   1.75   0.02       0.02     11.73   17.49   2.20   0.85   0.85   2.41   4,847   35
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   11.76   0.35   (1.07)   (0.72)   0.63   0.31     0.94     10.10   (6.80)   1.57   0.60   0.60   3.10   4,463   129
12-06-16(4) - 10-31-17   10.00   0.26   1.52   1.78   0.02       0.02     11.76   17.81   2.03   0.60   0.60   2.66   4,732   35
Voya International Real Estate Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   8.52   0.15   (0.39)   (0.24)   0.55       0.55     7.73   (3.33)   1.64   1.47   1.47   1.77   10,389   118
10-31-17   8.56   0.16   0.57   0.73   0.77       0.77     8.52   9.50   1.55   1.46   1.46   1.92   38,715   106
10-31-16   8.88   0.13   (0.32)   (0.19)   0.13       0.13     8.56   (2.17)   1.45   1.45   1.45   1.49   123,744   89
10-31-15   9.52   0.13   (0.31)   (0.18)   0.44     0.02   0.46     8.88   (1.91)(h)   1.40   1.40   1.40   1.39   166,211   84
10-31-14   9.66   0.16   0.23   0.39   0.53       0.53     9.52   4.30   1.42   1.42   1.42   1.74   185,840   67
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   8.49   0.09   (0.39)   (0.30)   0.50       0.50     7.69   (4.06)   2.39   2.22   2.22   1.09   6,322   118
10-31-17   8.53   0.09   0.57   0.66   0.70       0.70     8.49   8.69   2.30   2.21   2.21   1.14   7,827   106
10-31-16   8.84   0.06   (0.31)   (0.25)   0.06       0.06     8.53   (2.81)   2.20   2.20   2.20   0.73   10,394   89
10-31-15   9.49   0.07   (0.33)   (0.26)   0.37     0.02   0.39     8.84   (2.74)(h)   2.15   2.15   2.15   0.64   13,225   84
10-31-14   9.63   0.09   0.23   0.32   0.46       0.46     9.49   3.52   2.17   2.17   2.17   0.98   15,391   67
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   8.52   0.17   (0.38)   (0.21)   0.59       0.59     7.72   (3.05)   1.38   1.22   1.22   1.97   72,064   118
10-31-17   8.57   0.18   0.56   0.74   0.79       0.79     8.52   9.68   1.21   1.21   1.21   2.14   179,501   106
10-31-16   8.89   0.16   (0.32)   (0.16)   0.16       0.16     8.57   (1.85)   1.13   1.13   1.13   1.80   301,304   89
10-31-15   9.53   0.15   (0.30)   (0.15)   0.47     0.02   0.49     8.89   (1.59)(h)   1.09   1.09   1.09   1.65   432,423   84
10-31-14   9.67   0.18   0.24   0.42   0.56       0.56     9.53   4.62   1.12   1.12   1.12   1.98   399,924   67
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   8.56   0.19   (0.40)   (0.21)   0.59       0.59     7.76   (3.00)   1.39   1.22   1.22   2.23   11,299   118
10-31-17   8.60   0.18   0.57   0.75   0.79       0.79     8.56   9.77   1.30   1.21   1.21   2.16   11,206   106
10-31-16   8.92   0.16   (0.33)   (0.17)   0.15       0.15     8.60   (1.91)   1.20   1.20   1.20   1.74   20,057   89
10-31-15   9.56   0.13   (0.29)   (0.16)   0.46     0.02   0.48     8.92   (1.65)(h)   1.15   1.15   1.15   1.55   32,756   84
10-31-14   9.70   0.18   0.23   0.41   0.55       0.55     9.56   4.55   1.17   1.17   1.17   1.93   32,251   67
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   13.17   0.09   (2.48)   (2.39)   0.14       0.14     10.64   (18.31)   1.77   1.57   1.57   0.60   21,470   53
10-31-17   10.00   0.07   3.16   3.25   0.08       0.08     13.17   32.77   1.80   1.59   1.59   0.56   29,254   51
10-31-16   9.33   0.08   0.69   0.77   0.10       0.10     10.00   8.41   1.90   1.59   1.59   0.73   23,604   47
10-31-15   11.55   0.09   (2.19)   (2.10)   0.12       0.12     9.33   (18.30)(i)   1.82   1.60   1.60   0.78   25,071   74
10-31-14   11.76   0.12   (0.24)   (0.12)   0.09       0.09     11.55   (1.00)   1.83   1.60   1.60   0.91   35,004   68
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   13.09   (0.02)   (2.45)   (2.47)   0.06       0.06     10.56   (18.97)   2.52   2.32   2.32   (0.18)   3,581   53
10-31-17   9.94   (0.03)   3.18   3.15   0.00*       0.00*     13.09   31.74   2.55   2.34   2.34   (0.27)   4,419   51
10-31-16   9.26   0.01   0.70   0.71   0.03       0.03     9.94   7.69   2.65   2.34   2.34   (0.03)   4,205   47
10-31-15   11.44   0.00*   (2.17)   (2.17)   0.01       0.01     9.26   (18.96)(i)   2.57   2.35   2.35   0.02   4,420   74
10-31-14   11.65   0.02   (0.23)   (0.21)   0.00*       0.00*     11.44   (1.77)   2.58   2.35   2.35   0.15   6,884   68
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   13.22   0.14   (2.49)   (2.35)   0.19       0.19     10.68   (18.06)   1.32   1.22   1.22   1.11   269,739   53
10-31-17   10.04   0.11   3.18   3.29   0.11       0.11     13.22   33.22   1.33   1.24   1.24   0.96   215,037   51
10-31-16   9.36   0.10   0.71   0.81   0.13       0.13     10.04   8.89   1.35   1.24   1.24   1.05   166,301   47
10-31-15   11.61   0.12   (2.20)   (2.08)   0.17       0.17     9.36   (18.06)(i)   1.34   1.25   1.25   1.14   199,847   74
10-31-14   11.82   0.15   (0.23)   (0.08)   0.13       0.13     11.61   (0.64)   1.30   1.25   1.25   1.22   169,635   68
Class R                                                                    
10-31-18   13.20   0.04   (2.46)   (2.42)   0.12       0.12     10.66   (18.51)   2.02   1.82   1.82   0.39   101   53
10-31-17   10.03   0.04   3.19   3.23   0.06       0.06     13.20   32.44   2.05   1.84   1.84   0.34   103   51
10-31-16   9.28   0.07   0.68   0.75             10.03   8.08   2.15   1.84   1.84   0.81   71   47
10-31-15   11.48   0.06   (2.17)   (2.11)   0.09       0.09     9.28   (18.49)(i)   2.07   1.85   1.85   0.60   6   74
10-31-14   11.75   0.08   (0.23)   (0.15)   0.12       0.12     11.48   (1.25)   2.08   1.85   1.85   0.73   29   68
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   13.19   0.10   (2.46)   (2.36)   0.17       0.17     10.66   (18.10)   1.52   1.32   1.32   0.86   57,026   53
10-31-17   10.02   0.10   3.17   3.27   0.10       0.10     13.19   33.06   1.55   1.34   1.34   0.85   65,369   51
10-31-16   9.34   0.09   0.71   0.80   0.12       0.12     10.02   8.75   1.65   1.34   1.34   1.03   27,824   47
10-31-15   11.58   0.12   (2.20)   (2.08)   0.16       0.16     9.34   (18.09)(i)   1.57   1.35   1.35   1.16   22,938   74
10-31-14   11.80   0.16   (0.25)   (0.09)   0.13       0.13     11.58   (0.76)   1.58   1.35   1.35   1.36   31,560   68
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   12.32   0.16   (1.22)   (1.06)   0.21   0.07     0.28     10.98   (8.83)   0.97   0.97   0.97   1.36   492,439   45
10-31-17   10.29   0.17   2.05   2.22   0.19       0.19     12.32   21.93   0.98   0.96   0.96   1.42   514,422   143
10-31-16   10.87   0.17   (0.51)   (0.34)   0.14   0.10     0.24     10.29   (3.14)   0.96   0.94   0.94   1.61   514,051   39
10-31-15   11.67   0.15   (0.24)   (0.09)   0.26   0.45     0.71     10.87   (0.45)   0.98   0.96   0.96   1.34   538,662   66
10-31-14   11.88   0.26   (0.34)   (0.08)   0.12   0.01     0.13     11.67   (0.61)   0.99   0.97   0.97   2.18   485,230   45
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   11.06   0.24   (1.08)   (0.84)   0.33   0.32     0.65     9.57   (8.02)   0.84   0.75   0.75   2.31   326,126   55
10-31-17   9.07   0.20   1.93   2.13   0.14       0.14     11.06   23.83   0.86   0.79   0.79   1.95   331,871   213
10-31-16   9.59   0.13   (0.41)   (0.28)   0.10   0.14     0.24     9.07   (2.87)   0.96   0.95   0.95   1.37   308,486   84
10-31-15   11.00   0.12   0.03   0.15   0.10   1.46     1.56     9.59   2.10   0.97   0.95   0.95   1.20   330,601   85
10-31-14   11.10   0.11   0.07   0.18   0.25   0.03     0.28     11.00   1.68   1.04   0.95   0.95   1.00   261,963   93
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   11.05   0.24   (1.07)   (0.83)   0.33   0.32     0.65     9.57   (7.93)   0.96   0.75   0.75   2.29   56,210   55
10-31-17   9.07   0.20   1.92   2.12   0.14       0.14     11.05   23.71   0.97   0.79   0.79   2.16   63,135   213
10-31-16   9.59   0.12   (0.40)   (0.28)   0.10   0.14     0.24     9.07   (2.88)   1.19   0.95   0.95   1.37   26,176   84
10-31-15   11.00   0.12   0.03   0.15   0.10   1.46     1.56     9.59   2.10   1.10   0.95   0.95   1.26   21,495   85
10-31-14   11.09   0.12   0.07   0.19   0.25   0.03     0.28     11.00   1.77   1.04   0.95   0.95   1.06   29,662   93
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   63.00   0.44   (7.82)   (7.38)   0.56       0.56     55.06   (11.82)   1.78   1.58   1.58   0.70   53,086   46
10-31-17   48.53   0.30   14.44   14.74   0.27       0.27     63.00   30.55   1.84   1.65   1.65   0.56   64,193   50
10-31-16   48.81   0.28   (0.19)   0.09   0.37       0.37     48.53   0.19   1.83   1.66   1.66   0.57   60,149   64
10-31-15   46.78   0.19   2.16   2.35   0.32       0.32     48.81   5.09(j)   1.75   1.71   1.71   0.39   67,201   95
10-31-14   47.45   0.21   (0.21)   0.00*   0.69       0.69   0.02   46.78   0.03(g)   1.78   1.73   1.73   0.42   70,604   46
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   58.29   (0.01)   (7.24)   (7.25)   0.07       0.07     50.97   (12.45)   2.50   2.30   2.30   (0.02)   9,791   46
10-31-17   44.94   (0.05)   13.40   13.35             58.29   29.71   2.49   2.30   2.30   (0.10)   12,490   50
10-31-16   45.21   (0.04)   (0.17)   (0.21)   0.06       0.06     44.94   (0.46)   2.48   2.31   2.31   (0.10)   15,299   64
10-31-15   43.35   (0.11)   2.01   1.90   0.04       0.04     45.21   4.40(j)   2.40   2.36   2.36   (0.25)   18,054   95
10-31-14   44.05   (0.11)   (0.18)   (0.29)   0.43       0.43   0.02   43.35   (0.62)(g)   2.43   2.38   2.38   (0.23)   19,704   46
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   62.99   0.73   (7.87)   (7.14)   0.86       0.86     54.99   (11.49)   1.44   1.22   1.22   1.16   81,260   46
10-31-17   48.55   0.44   14.50   14.94   0.50       0.50     62.99   31.13   1.43   1.22   1.22   0.82   73,299   50
10-31-16   48.84   0.48   (0.18)   0.30   0.59       0.59     48.55   0.63   1.39   1.22   1.22   1.02   100,754   64
10-31-15   46.90   0.40   2.15   2.55   0.61       0.61     48.84   5.55(j)   1.31   1.25   1.25   0.84   110,360   95
10-31-14   47.56   0.43   (0.20)   0.23   0.91       0.91   0.02   46.90   0.53(g)   1.32   1.25   1.25   0.92   105,797   46
Class O                                                                    
10-31-18   62.26   0.50   (7.76)   (7.26)   0.65       0.65     54.35   (11.78)   1.75   1.55   1.55   0.79   2   46
10-31-17   47.97   0.39   14.23   14.62   0.33       0.33     62.26   30.69   1.74   1.55   1.55   0.70   2,875   50
10-31-16   48.25   0.32   (0.19)   0.13   0.41       0.41     47.97   0.28   1.73   1.56   1.56   0.69   2,462   64
10-31-15   46.30   0.24   2.12   2.36   0.41       0.41     48.25   5.19(j)   1.65   1.61   1.61   0.49   2,783   95
10-31-14   47.01   0.26   (0.21)   0.05   0.78       0.78   0.02   46.30   0.14(g)   1.68   1.63   1.63   0.53   2,764   46
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   75.77   0.60   (9.28)   (8.68)   0.79       0.79     66.30   (11.57)   1.50   1.30   1.30   0.79   30,608   46
10-31-17   58.29   0.63   17.30   17.93   0.45       0.45     75.77   31.03   1.49   1.30   1.30   0.93   60,853   50
10-31-16   58.51   0.53   (0.23)   0.30   0.52       0.52     58.29   0.53   1.48   1.31   1.31   0.92   49,086   64
10-31-15   56.03   0.44   2.57   3.01   0.53       0.53     58.51   5.46(j)   1.40   1.36   1.36   0.77   49,382   95
10-31-14   56.66   0.46   (0.27)   0.19   0.84       0.84   0.02   56.03   0.37(g)   1.43   1.38   1.38   0.78   44,417   46
Voya Russia Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   29.30   0.82   0.39   1.21   0.80       0.80     29.71   4.14   2.15   2.00   2.00   2.70   72,854   34
10-31-17   24.35   0.64   4.75   5.39   0.44       0.44     29.30   22.29   2.08   2.00   2.00   2.34   79,896   25
10-31-16   22.33   0.45   2.18   2.63   0.61       0.61     24.35   12.28   2.08   2.00   2.00   2.07   74,307   34
10-31-15   27.47   0.76   (5.15)   (4.39)   0.75       0.75     22.33   (15.55)   2.13   2.02   2.02   3.24   77,726   16
10-31-14   34.82   0.37   (7.20)   (6.83)   0.52       0.52     27.47   (19.89)   2.07   2.07   2.07   1.20   105,813   76
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   29.48   0.72   0.53   1.25   0.90       0.90     29.83   4.25   1.80   1.75   1.75   2.34   2,950   34
10-31-17   24.51   0.65   4.83   5.48   0.51       0.51     29.48   22.56   1.72   1.72   1.72   2.38   6,331   25
10-31-16   22.49   0.51   2.17   2.68   0.66       0.66     24.51   12.51   1.73   1.73   1.73   2.14   5,026   34
10-31-15   27.73   0.92   (5.31)   (4.39)   0.85       0.85     22.49   (15.34)   1.81   1.77   1.77   3.88   3,053   16
10-31-14   35.16   0.47   (7.33)   (6.86)   0.57       0.57     27.73   (19.80)   1.88   1.88   1.88   1.53   4,354   76
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   29.39   0.80   0.45   1.25   0.86       0.86     29.78   4.28   1.90   1.75   1.75   2.62   362   34
10-31-17   24.35   1.07   4.47   5.54   0.50       0.50     29.39   22.93   1.83   1.75   1.75   3.95   613   25
10-31-16   22.36   0.40   2.26   2.66   0.67       0.67     24.35   12.50   1.83   1.75   1.75   1.83   203   34
10-31-15   27.61   0.96   (5.33)   (4.37)   0.88       0.88     22.36   (15.35)   1.88   1.77   1.77   4.11   276   16
10-31-14   35.05   0.62   (7.43)   (6.81)   0.63       0.63     27.61   (19.74)   1.82   1.82   1.82   2.05   56   76
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(1) Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3) Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4) Commencement of operations.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
* Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
(a) Prior to the close of business July 14, 2017, the Fund operated under a different name and investment adviser. Effective close of business July 14, 2017, the Investor and Institutional share classes of the Predecessor Funds were redesignated as Class A and Class I shares of the Fund, respectively. See Note 13 included in the Annual Report dated October 31, 2018 for further information.
(b) For the year or period ended October 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, the information presented has been audited by a different independent public accounting firm.
(c) The amounts for the year ended October 31, 2016 have been reclassified to correct an error in the tax characterization of the distributions that was not material to the previously issued financial statements.
(d) For Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, excluding dividend expenses and prime brokerage fees on short sales, the ratio of expenses to average net assets for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 would have been 1.90%, 1.84%, 1.78%, 1.70%, and 1.71%, respectively, for Class A and 1.65%, 1.53%, 1.49%, 1.49%, and 1.51%, respectively, for Class I.
(e) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund’s total return would have been (3.88)%, (4.59)%, (3.67)%, (3.89)%, and (3.62)% for Classes A, C, I, O, and W, respectively.
(f) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya Global Equity Fund’s total return would have been (1.80)%, (2.54)%, (1.54)% and (1.53)% for Classes A, C, I and W, respectively.
(g) Excluding a distribution payment from settlement of a regulatory matter during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, Voya Global Equity Fund’s total return would have been 1.24%, 0.49%, 1.49%, and 1.50% for Classes A, C, I, and W, respectively; and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund’s total return would have been (0.01)%, (0.65)%, 0.49%, 0.10%, and 0.34% for Classes A, C, I, O, and W, respectively.
(h) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya International Real Estate Fund’s total return would have been (2.03)%, (2.86)%, (1.71)%, and (1.77)% for Classes A, C, I, and W, respectively.
(i) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s total return would have been (18.57)%, (19.23)%, (18.33)%,(18.76)%, and (18.36)% for Classes A, C, I, R, and W, respectively.
(j) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund’s total return would have been 4.72%, 4.03%, 5.18%, 4.82% and 5.09% for Classes A, C, I, O and W, respectively.
150


APPENDIX A

Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information
As described in the Prospectus, Class A shares may be subject to an initial sales charge and both Class A and Class C shares may charge a CDSC. Certain financial intermediaries may impose different initial sales charges or waive the initial sales charge or CDSC in certain circumstances. This Appendix details the variations in sales charge waivers by financial intermediary. You should consult your financial representative for assistance in determining whether you may qualify for a particular sales charge waiver.
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial:
The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account will be eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial’s platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.
Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
MERRILL LYNCH
If you purchase fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account held at Merrill Lynch, you will be eligible only for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI. It is your responsibility to notify your financial representative at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch
151


APPENDIX A (continued)

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan
Shares purchased by college savings plans that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch-affiliated investment advisory program
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform
Shares of Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Fund within the fund family)
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same Fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date
Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members
Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement)
CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at Merrill Lynch
Death or disability of the shareholder
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½
Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only)
Front-End Load Discounts available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible fund family assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial adviser about such assets
Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time
MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans
Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules
152


APPENDIX A (continued)

Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund
Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account
Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program – Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a frontend or deferred sales charge.
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND RAYMOND JAMES AFFILIATES (“RAYMOND JAMES”)
Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
Death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
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You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you received this document in the mail, please follow the instructions to elect to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you received this document through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with us, you can call 1-800-992-0180 or send an email request to Voyaim_literature@voya.com to let each Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the Voya funds complex if you invest directly with the funds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities nor has the SEC judged whether the information in this Prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Voya Global Bond Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fees   0.50%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   0.67%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (0.66)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements   0.01%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 1 148 308 772
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 105% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars. The Fund may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may also borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). This investment technique is known as “leveraging.”
The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, sovereign debt, and other investment companies.
The Fund may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”) and shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end investment company managed by the Adviser that invests in Senior Loans. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt securities rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of the Fund will generally range between two and nine years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in fixed-income investments as it incorporates multiple features
 
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of the fixed-income instrument (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income instrument to a change in interest rates. Duration is a weighted average of the times that interest payments and the final return of principal are expected to be received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the fixed-income instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the fixed-income instrument prices. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to rise approximately 5% if interest rates drop by one percentage point.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements).
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The investment process focuses on allocating assets among various sectors of the global bond markets and buying bonds at a discount to their intrinsic value. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes proprietary quantitative techniques to identify bonds or sectors that are cheap relative to other bonds or sectors based on their historical price relationships. Teams of asset specialists use this relative value analysis to guide them in the security selection process.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the Fund’s net asset value causing the Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to the Fund.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the
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magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan, the Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by the Fund through another financial institution, or the Fund relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, the Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of the Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and
emerging markets than in developed markets.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered
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only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default.
These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other
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investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund did not have a full calendar year of operations as of December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class A shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class A shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class A shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no
guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 3rd 2009, 7.98% and Worst quarter: 2nd 2013, -4.77%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -4.52 0.90 2.77 N/A 06/30/06
After tax on distributions % -6.19 -0.09 1.59 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -3.05 0.06 1.64 N/A  
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index1 % -1.20 1.08 2.49 N/A  
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/19)
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager (since 01/15)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
 
   
Effective August 1, 2019  
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/19)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Global Real Estate Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with high total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fees   0.83%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   0.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   0.92%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (0.92)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 201 419 1,047
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 107% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines a real estate company as a company that: (i) derives at least 50% of its total revenue or earnings from owning, operating, developing, constructing, financing, managing, and/or selling commercial, industrial, or residential real estate; or (ii) has at least 50% of its assets invested in real estate. The Fund will have investments located in a number of different countries, including the United States. As a general matter, the Fund expects these investments to be in common stocks of companies of any market capitalization, including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). The Fund may invest in convertible securities, initial public offerings, and Rule 144A securities.
The Sub-Adviser uses a multi-step investment process for constructing the Fund's investment portfolio that combines top-down region and sector allocation with bottom-up individual stock selection.
First, the Sub-Adviser selects sectors and geographic regions in which to invest, and determines the degree of representation of such sectors and regions through a systematic evaluation of public and private property market trends and conditions.
Second, the Sub-Adviser uses proprietary analytical techniques to conduct fundamental company analysis, which provides a framework for security selection. This approach incorporates several quantitative and qualitative factors that aid in evaluating performance characteristics of individual securities independently and relative to each other.
 
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The Sub-Adviser will also typically employ third-party portfolio optimization tools to help in its evaluation of the Fund’s current portfolio and its identification of potential investments for the Fund.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of the Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, the Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
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Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for
their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class A shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class A shares of the Fund would have substantially similar
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performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class A shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 32.13% and Worst quarter: 1st 2009, -22.39%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -14.24 1.05 7.05 N/A 11/05/01
After tax on distributions % -17.65 -1.40 5.11 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -5.69 0.35 5.13 N/A  
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1 % -5.63 4.34 9.65 N/A  
S&P 500® Index2 % -4.38 8.49 13.12 N/A  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
2 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
Portfolio Managers  
Steven D. Burton, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 11/01)
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 11/01)
Joseph P. Smith, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/07)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (formerly, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund)
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks maximum total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fees   0.50%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   1.97%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   2.47%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (2.47)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 532 1,091 2,618
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 129% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE® IndexSM (“Index”). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers in a number of different countries other than the United States.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to maximize total return to the extent consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Volatility generally measures how much a fund’s returns have varied over a specified time frame.
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including, but not limited to, index futures. The Fund typically uses derivatives as a substitute for purchasing securities included in the Index or for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Fund may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses an internally developed quantitative computer model to create a target universe of securities with above average dividend yields compared to the Index, which the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit stable dividend yields within each geographic region and industry sector. The model also seeks to exclude from the target universe securities issued by companies that the Sub-Adviser believes exhibit characteristics that indicate they are at risk of reducing or eliminating the dividends paid on their securities. Once the Sub-Adviser creates this target universe, the Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractive securities within various geographic regions and sectors by ranking each security relative to other securities within its region or sector, as applicable, using proprietary fundamental sector-specific models. The Sub-Adviser then uses optimization techniques to seek to achieve the portfolio’s target dividend yield, manage target beta, determine active weights, and neutralize region and sector exposures in order to create a
 
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portfolio that the Sub-Adviser believes will provide the potential for maximum total return consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Under certain market conditions, the Fund will likely earn a lower level of total return than it would in the absence of its strategy of maintaining a relatively lower level of volatility.
The Sub-Adviser will rebalance the portfolio on a quarterly basis in accordance with its target parameters. The rebalancing techniques may result in higher portfolio turnover compared to a “buy and hold” strategy.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit the Fund’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. The Fund’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks
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associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts
that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class A shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class A shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class A shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2018 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies.
The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2017, 5.82% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -10.14%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -18.78 N/A N/A -0.51 12/06/16
After tax on distributions % -20.74 N/A N/A -2.54  
After tax on distributions with sale % -8.74 N/A N/A -0.45  
MSCI EAFE® Index1,2 % -13.79 N/A N/A 4.67  
MSCI World IndexSM1,2 % -8.71 N/A N/A 6.25  
1 Effective May 1, 2018 the Fund changed its benchmark from the MSCI World IndexSM to the MSCI EAFE® Index because the MSCI EAFE® Index is considered by the Sub-Adviser to be a more appropriate benchmark reflecting the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Vincent Costa, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Peg DiOrio, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/19)
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 12/16)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at
Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fee   1.10%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fee   None
Other Expenses1   0.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   1.31%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (1.31)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.016% of the management fee through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 285 592 1,464
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 53% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund currently considers developing or emerging market countries to include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most of the countries of Western Europe. An emerging market company is one (i) that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in, an emerging market; (ii) for which the principal securities market is in an emerging market; (iii) that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or (iv) at least 50% of the assets of which are located in an emerging market. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, depositary receipts, participatory notes, trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights to buy common stock, and privately placed securities. The Fund may also invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts and non-investment-grade bonds (high-yield or “junk bonds”).
The Fund may invest in derivatives, including but not limited to, futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a substitute for securities in which the Fund can invest; to hedge various investments; to seek to reduce currency deviations, where practicable, for the purpose of risk management; to seek to increase the Fund's gains; and for the efficient management of cash flows.
The Fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. dollars, other major reserve currencies, such as the euro, yen and pound sterling, and currencies of other countries in which it can invest. The Fund typically maintains full currency exposure
 
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to those markets in which it invests. However, the Fund may, from time to time, hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure, to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile, and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (“DIFA”), J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan”), and Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VanEck”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
DIFA selects growth-oriented and value-oriented investments on the basis of the investment's discount to its intrinsic value. When selecting growth-oriented securities, DIFA typically seeks high growth caused by secular economic factors. These factors may include demographics, economic deregulation, and technological developments. When selecting value-oriented securities, DIFA typically seeks lower valuations caused by cyclical economic factors or temporary changes in business operations. Strong management and sustainable business franchise are key considerations in selecting both growth-oriented and value-oriented securities.
In order to compare the value of different stocks, DIFA considers whether the future income stream on a stock is expected to increase faster than, slower than, or in line with the level of inflation. DIFA then estimates what it thinks the value of the anticipated future income stream would be worth if such income stream were being paid today. DIFA believes this gives it an estimate of the stock's intrinsic value.
Because the Fund invests primarily in emerging market countries, there may be less information available for DIFA to use in making this analysis than is available for more developed countries. Currency analysis is an important part of the valuation exercise. DIFA attempts to determine whether a particular currency is overvalued or undervalued by comparing the amount of goods
and services that a dollar will buy in the United States to the amount of foreign currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in another country. When the dollar buys less, the foreign currency may be overvalued, and when the dollar buys more, the foreign currency may be undervalued. Relative per capita income levels are also a key factor in this analysis.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
JPMorgan emphasizes securities that it believes are ranked as undervalued, while underweighting or avoiding securities that appear overvalued.
JPMorgan believes that emerging markets are generally inefficient as demonstrated by the high and variable volatility of many emerging markets and individual companies in these markets. Corporate disclosure and transparency can vary widely thereby exacerbating the inefficiency of these markets and offering opportunities to experienced, well-informed active investors.
In managing its portion of the Fund, JPMorgan adheres to a disciplined process for stock selection and portfolio construction. A proprietary multi-factor model is used to quantitatively rank securities in the Fund's investment universe which JPMorgan uses to select securities. Securities held in the Fund that JPMorgan believes have become overvalued and/or whose factor signals have deteriorated materially may be sold and are generally replaced with more attractive securities on the basis of JPMorgan's disciplined investment process.
The portfolio construction process controls the sector and industry weights, number of stocks held, and position size. Risk or factor exposures are actively managed through portfolio construction. JPMorgan utilizes currency specialists in determining the extent and nature of the Fund's exposure to various foreign currencies.
Van Eck Associates Corporation
VanEck selects emerging market countries that the Fund will invest in based on its evaluation of economic fundamentals, legal structure, political developments and other specific factors VanEck believes to be relevant. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative measures, VanEck seeks to invest in what it believes are reasonably-priced companies that have strong structural growth potential. VanEck seeks attractive investment opportunities in all areas of emerging markets, and utilizes a flexible investment approach across all market capitalizations.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
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Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and
emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and
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banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or
small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government
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securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund did not have a full calendar year of operations as of December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class A shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class A shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class A shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
On August 24, 2015, Van Eck Associates Corporation was added as an additional sub-adviser. This change to the sub-adviser resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before
and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 13.89% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2015, -18.55%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -24.74 -1.78 N/A 1.19 10/11/11
After tax on distributions % -24.82 -1.87 N/A 1.06  
After tax on distributions with sale % -13.86 -1.23 N/A 0.95  
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM1 % -14.58 1.65 N/A 3.28  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
    
Portfolio Manager  
Liu-Er Chen, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 10/11)
 
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Sub-Adviser  
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Anuj Arora
Portfolio Manager (since 10/11)
Joyce Weng
Portfolio Manager (since 03/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Van Eck Associates Corporation
    
Portfolio Managers  
David A. Semple
Portfolio Manager (since 08/15)
Angus Shillington
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 08/15)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fees   0.85%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   0.97%
Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments2   (0.97)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 share through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 212 441 1,101
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of companies organized under the laws of, or with principal offices located in, a number of different countries outside of the United States, including companies in countries in emerging markets. The Fund does not seek to focus its investments in a particular industry or country. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, depositary receipts, rights and warrants to buy common stocks, privately placed securities, and IPOs. The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments including options, futures, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Fund typically uses derivatives to seek to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying assets, for cash management, and/or to seek to enhance returns in the Fund.
The Fund invests its assets in foreign investments which are denominated in U.S. dollars, major reserve currencies and currencies of other countries and can be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates. To attempt to protect against adverse changes in currency exchange rates, the Fund may, but will not necessarily, use special techniques such as forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure, to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile,
 
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and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (“BG Overseas”), Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard”), Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris“) and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management“) (each a ”Sub-Adviser“ and collectively ”Sub-Advisers“) provide day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodologies for selecting investments. The Fund's investment adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
In selecting investments for the Fund, BG Overseas normally takes into account the industry and country allocations in the MSCI EAFE® Index. A significant part of the assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). Country allocation, however, is driven by stock selection. BG Overseas invests in companies that it believes are well-managed, quality businesses that enjoy sustainable, competitive advantages in their marketplace. BG Overseas' investment style primarily uses a bottom-up, stock-driven approach, with the objective of selecting stocks that it believes can sustain an above-average growth rate, which is not reflected in the share price.
Companies are screened for quality first; valuation is a secondary consideration. BG Overseas looks for companies that it believes have attractive industry backgrounds, strong competitive positions within those industries, high-quality earnings, and a positive approach toward shareholders. The main fundamental factors that BG Overseas considers in this bottom-up analysis include earnings growth, cash flow growth, profitability, capital structure, and valuation.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
In choosing securities, Lazard normally invests in large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies included in the MSCI EAFE® Index that Lazard believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Lazard believes that stock returns over time are driven by the sustainability and direction of financial productivity, balanced by valuation. However, Lazard believes that financial markets will sometimes evaluate these factors inefficiently, presenting investment opportunities balanced by financial productivity. Lazard looks for established companies in economically developed countries and may invest in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries or domiciled in emerging market countries.
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
Polaris uses proprietary investment technology combined with Graham & Dodd style fundamental research to seek to identify potential investments that Polaris believes have significantly undervalued streams of sustainable cash flow. The firm uses traditional valuation measures, including price/book ratios and price/sustainable free cash flow ratios to screen its database of more than 40,000 companies worldwide. Polaris uses these measures to identify approximately 500 companies that Polaris believes have the greatest potential for undervalued streams of sustainable free cash flow. As a cross check to the database screen, a global valuation model is used that seeks to identify the most undervalued countries based on corporate earnings, yield, inflation, interest rates, and other variables. Allocations among investments are primarily determined by bottom-up security analysis while providing diversification in terms of country, industry and market capitalization. Polaris monitors portfolio companies as well as a “watch list” comprised of companies which may be purchased if the valuation of an existing portfolio company falls below established limits.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management conducts fundamental research on individual companies to identify securities for purchase or sale. Fundamental analysis of a company involves the assessment of such factors as its business environment, management quality, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues and dividends, and other related measures and indicators of value. Wellington Management seeks to invest in companies with underappreciated assets, improving and/or sustainable return on capital, and/or stocks that it believes are mispriced by the market due to short-term issues. This proprietary research takes into account each company’s long-term history as well as Wellington Management’s analysts’ forward-looking estimates, and allows for a comparison of the intrinsic value of stocks on a global basis focusing on return on invested capital in conjunction with other valuation metrics. Portfolio construction is driven primarily by bottom-up stock selection, with region, country, and sector weightings being secondary factors.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging
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positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Fund. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments
on the Fund’s return will be magnified. If the Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Fund’s investment in IPOs on the Fund’s return will decline.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be
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greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings
and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund did not have a full calendar year of operations as of December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class I shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class I shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class I shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class I shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower.
On January 20, 2017, Polaris Capital Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP were added as additional sub-advisers and J.P. Morgan Investment management Inc. (which served as a sub-adviser from July 1, 2013 to January 20, 2017) and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (which served as a sub-adviser from December 15, 2010 to January 20, 2017) were removed as sub-advisers. On July 1, 2013, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Lazard Asset Management LLC were added as additional sub-advisers. These changes to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class I
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 13.75% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -14.19%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class I before taxes % -15.72 -0.30 N/A 2.79 01/06/11
After tax on distributions % -16.72 -1.09 N/A 2.19  
After tax on distributions with sale % -7.88 -0.16 N/A 2.08  
MSCI EAFE® Index1 % -13.79 0.53 N/A 3.41  
MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.1 % -14.20 0.68 N/A 2.39  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
    
Portfolio Managers  
Gerard Callahan
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Iain Campbell
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/14)
Joe Faraday, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/11)
Moritz Sitte, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/14)
 
Sub-Adviser  
Lazard Asset Management LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Michael G. Fry
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Michael A. Bennett
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Kevin Matthews
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
Michael Powers
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
John R. Reinsberg
Portfolio Manager (since 07/13)
 
    
Sub-Adviser  
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Bernard R. Horn, Jr.
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Sumanta Biswas, CFA
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Jason Crawshaw
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 02/18)
Bin Xiao, CFA
Assistant Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Wellington Management Company LLP
    
Portfolio Managers  
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fee   0.65%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   0.19%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   0.84%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (0.84)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 184 383 959
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located in a number of different countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in securities of companies from emerging market countries. The Fund may also invest in depositary receipts, warrants and rights of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, typically for hedging purposes to reduce risk, such as interest rate risk, currency risk, and price risk, as a substitute for the sale or purchase of the underlying securities, and for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora”), and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
 
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The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
To manage its portion of the Fund’s assets, PanAgora employs a strategy which seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by using a proprietary Dynamic Equity alpha model that integrates a variety of measures, including issuer-specific, sector-specific and region-specific factors. The strategy seeks to identify and exploit investment opportunities resulting from investors’ under/over reactions to market information and market inefficiencies.
PanAgora, using its proprietary Dynamic Equity investment process, constructs a forecasting model for every security in PanAgora’s defined investment universe, contingent on each security’s distinct characteristics. The model uses a broad array of factors that PanAgora believes are predictive of security returns including, but not limited to, value, momentum, and quality factors. The Dynamic Equity model then combines the return forecasts with information from a proprietary risk model to seek to derive PanAgora’s optimal constrained portfolio. PanAgora seeks to buy securities for the Fund with high forecasted returns, based on PanAgora’s proprietary forecasting model. Size limitations are placed on portfolio positions by PanAgora for risk management purposes.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
To manage its portion of the Fund’s assets, Voya IM employs a “passive management” approach designed to track the performance of a custom index created by FTSE for Voya IM that was based on the FTSE Developed ex US Select Factor Index (“Index”). The Index is designed to capture explicit exposure to a broad set of five factors contributing to developed equity market performance outside of the United States. These five factors include Momentum, Quality, Size, Value and Volatility. The Index is part of the FTSE Global Factor Index Series, and has been customized to minimize trading costs through a narrowing of index constituents while still maintaining strong factor exposure. As a result of the five factor selection process, the Index may be focused in one or more industries, which may change from time to time. As of December 31, 2018, a portion of the Index was focused in the industrials sector.
The Fund’s portfolio may not always hold all of the same securities as the Index. Voya IM may also invest in exchange-traded funds, stock index futures and other derivatives as a substitute for the sale or purchase of securities in the Index and to provide equity exposure to the Fund’s cash position. Although Voya IM attempts to track, as closely as possible, the performance of the Index, the Fund’s portfolio does not always perform exactly like the Index. Unlike the Index, the Fund has operating expenses and transaction costs and therefore has a performance disadvantage versus the Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Fund’s index is substantially composed of securities in a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, the Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, the Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested. Economic conditions, political or regulatory conditions, or natural or other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Fund focuses its investments will have a greater effect on the Fund, and if securities of a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area as a group fall out of favor the Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater diversification.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the
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United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Index Strategy: The index selected may underperform the overall market. To the extent the Fund seeks to track the index’s performance, the Fund will not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in the index. To the extent the Fund’s investments track its target index, such Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between the Fund’s performance and index performance may be affected by the Fund’s expenses and the timing of purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares. In addition, the Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and the Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as
a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
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Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund did not have a full calendar year of operations as of December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class I shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class I shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class I shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class I shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower.
On January 20, 2017, PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC were added as sub-advisers and another sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from date of inception to January 20, 2017) was removed. These changes to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. On November 22, 2013, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from date of inception to November 22, 2013) was removed. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would
have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class I
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2012, 12.62% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -12.03%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class I before taxes % -13.60 1.10 N/A 2.87 02/08/11
After tax on distributions % -14.95 -0.47 N/A 1.77  
After tax on distributions with sale % -6.42 0.99 N/A 2.01  
MSCI EAFE® Index1 % -13.79 0.53 N/A 2.68  
MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.1 % -14.20 0.68 N/A 1.91  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Jaime Lee, PhD
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks maximum long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
P3 None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   P3
Management Fees   1.10%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees   None
Other Expenses1   0.96%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   2.06%
Waivers and Reimbursements2   (2.06)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and Reimbursements   0.00%
1 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.00% for Class P3 shares through March 1, 2020. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. This limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.036% of the management fee through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
P3 Sold or Held $ 0 445 917 2,224
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small market capitalization companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The Fund currently considers small-capitalization companies to be those companies with market capitalizations that fall within the range of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index at the time of purchase. Capitalization of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index will change with market conditions. The market capitalization of companies in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index as of December 31, 2018, ranged from $20.3 million to $13.1 billion. At least 65% of the Fund's assets will normally be invested in companies located outside the United States, including companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in U.S. issuers. The Fund may hold both growth and value stocks and at times may favor one over the other based on available opportunities.
The Fund invests primarily in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks of international issuers, but may invest from time to time in such instruments as forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, rights, and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in forward foreign currency exchange contracts or futures contracts to hedge currency and for implementation of a currency model within the portfolio. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to allow market exposure in a cost efficient way, maintain exposure to an asset class in the case of large cash flows, and to have access to a particular market in which the Fund wishes to invest.
The Fund may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
 
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Voya Investments, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) allocates the Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers. The Investment Adviser may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies. The Investment Adviser may invest in futures and exchange-traded funds to implement its investment process.
Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”), Victory Capital Management Inc. (“Victory Capital”), and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”) (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively “Sub-Advisers”) provide the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own methodology for selecting investments. The Investment Adviser will determine the amount of Fund assets allocated to each Sub-Adviser.
Each Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 30% of its total assets.
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Acadian employs a quantitative investment process which is driven by proprietary valuation models that examine stocks simultaneously from a bottom-up perspective to attempt to predict how each stock will perform relative to its region-industry intersection, and from a top-down perspective to attempt to predict how each stock’s country, industry group, and country intersection will perform relative to their market peers.
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Victory Capital employs a bottom-up investment approach that emphasizes individual stock selection. The investment process uses a combination of quantitative and traditional qualitative, fundamental analysis to identify stocks with low relative price multiples and positive trends in earnings forecasts. The stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio that, relative to the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index, tends to have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio and an above-average earnings growth trend.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management uses its proprietary global research capabilities to identify stocks for the portfolio. This investment approach is driven by intensive bottom-up, fundamental research and a disciplined, industry-based approach to valuation. The vast majority of research is developed internally. Meeting company management and understanding historical financial statements is essential to the process.
The investment team looks to identify companies with a high degree of recurring profitability, sustainably high or growing returns on capital, and strong or improving balance sheets. Non-consensus insights are emphasized such as the size of the addressable market, an ability to grow faster than the market thinks, or the capacity to sustain profitability at a higher level
than is discounted. Investment candidates either have potential growth that is underestimated by the market, or have been cast aside by the market but have an identifiable catalyst for recovery.
Valuation analysis focuses on uncovering the intrinsic value of companies, and the portfolio manager buys companies that it considers attractive on an absolute basis. The investment team applies different valuation metrics across different industries, but the same metrics are applied globally to any one industry. Sell decisions are based on changing fundamentals or valuations, or on finding better opportunities for the portfolio. Industry weights are likely to favor sectors in which smaller companies have long-term competitive advantages or are expected to benefit from extended growth opportunities.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging
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effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund
to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market
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interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The
securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class P3 shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, the following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's Class A shares' performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's Class A shares' performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. Class P3 shares and Class A shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because they invest in the same portfolio of securities. However, Class P3 shares' performance would differ from Class A shares' performance to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.
On March 2, 2015, Victory Capital Management Inc. was added as an additional sub-adviser. On April 30, 2013, Wellington Management Company LLP was added as an additional sub-adviser. On April 15, 2013, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from December 17, 2007 to April 15, 2013) was removed. On February 26, 2010, a sub-adviser (which served as a sub-adviser from November 1, 2006 to February 26, 2010) was removed. Each change to the sub-advisers resulted in a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. The Fund’s performance information for these periods reflects returns achieved by the different sub-advisers and pursuant
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to different principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current sub-advisers and strategies had been in place for the prior periods, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 2nd 2009, 34.59% and Worst quarter: 3rd 2011, -21.50%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -26.53 -0.05 8.67 N/A 08/31/94
After tax on distributions % -28.27 -2.01 7.55 N/A  
After tax on distributions with sale % -13.34 -0.69 6.79 N/A  
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index1 % -18.41 2.78 10.00 N/A  
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index1 % -17.89 3.06 10.51 N/A  
1 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser  
Voya Investments, LLC  
    
Portfolio Managers  
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Paul Zemsky, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/18)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Acadian Asset Management LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager (since 01/19)
Sub-Adviser  
Victory Capital Management Inc.
    
Portfolio Managers  
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
John W. Evers, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/15)
    
Sub-Adviser  
Wellington Management Company LLP
    
Portfolio Managers  
Simon H. Thomas
Portfolio Manager (since 04/13)
Daniel Maguire, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/13)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class P3
Non-retirement accounts $
Retirement accounts $
Certain omnibus accounts $
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
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This Prospectus contains information about each Fund and is designed to provide you with important information to help you with your investment decisions. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.
Each Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Prospectus. It identifies investment restrictions, more detailed risk descriptions, a description of how the bond rating system works, and other information that may be helpful to you in your decision to invest. You may obtain a copy, without charge, from each Fund.
Neither this Prospectus, nor the related SAI, nor other communications to shareholders, such as proxy statements, is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement or contract between Voya Mutual Funds, the Trustees, or each Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights to any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law.
Other Voya mutual funds may also be offered to the public that have similar names, investment objectives, and principal investment strategies as those of a Fund. You should be aware that each Fund is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of each Fund can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
Other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds may invest in a Fund. So long as a Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Each Fund is a series of Voya Mutual Funds (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust. Each Fund is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Fund shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of a Fund would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of a Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio. This Prospectus only offers the class of shares listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Additional share classes of a Fund may be offered through a different prospectus.
Conflicts of Interest - Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
The Adviser allocates each Fund’s assets to different sub-advisers, including an affiliated sub-adviser. In addition, the Adviser may, from time to time, manage a portion of each Fund’s assets to seek to manage each Fund’s overall exposure to achieve the desired risk/return profile and to effect each Fund’s investment strategies. The Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest when it allocates assets to itself or to an affiliated sub-adviser because the Adviser would earn higher net advisory fees (the advisory fee received less any sub-advisory fee paid and fee waivers and expense subsidies) since the entire advisory fee is retained by a Voya company.
The Adviser has a fiduciary duty to each Fund and is legally obligated to act in each Fund’s best interest when allocating a Fund’s assets to a sub-adviser. The Adviser has developed an investment process that it believes will ensure each Fund is managed in the best interests of the shareholders of each Fund.
Fundamental Investment Policies
Fundamental investment policies contained in the SAI may not be changed without shareholder approval. Other policies and investment strategies may be changed without a shareholder vote.
Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
Certain Funds have adopted non-fundamental investment policies to invest the Fund's assets in securities that are consistent with the Fund's name. For more information about these policies, please consult the SAI.
Fund Diversification
Each Fund is diversified, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). A diversified fund may not, as to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the
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outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or other investment companies). A non-diversified fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
Investor Diversification
Although each Fund is designed to serve as a component of a diversified investment portfolio of securities, no single mutual fund can provide an appropriate investment program for all investors. You should evaluate a Fund in the context of your personal financial situation, investment objectives, and other investments.
Temporary Defensive Strategies
When the Adviser or sub-adviser anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, a Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, a Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While a Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
Percentage and Rating Limitations
The percentage and rating limitations on Fund investments listed in this Prospectus apply at the time of investment.
Investment Not Guaranteed
Please note your investment is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
Shareholder Reports
Each Fund's fiscal year ends October 31. Each Fund will send financial statements to its shareholders at least semi-annually. An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm will be sent to shareholders every year.
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Additional Information About the Investment Objective
Each Fund's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without shareholder approval. A Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee a Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
For a complete description of each Fund's principal investment strategies, please see the Fund's summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus.
Voya Global Bond Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars. The Fund may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may also borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). This investment technique is known as “leveraging.”
The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, sovereign debt, and other investment companies.
The Fund may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”) and shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end investment company managed by the Adviser that invests in Senior Loans. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt securities rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of the Fund will generally range between two and nine years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in fixed-income investments as it incorporates multiple features of the fixed-income instrument (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income instrument to a change in interest rates. Duration is a weighted average of the times that interest payments and the final return of principal are expected to be received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the fixed-income instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the fixed-income instrument prices. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to rise approximately 5% if interest rates drop by one percentage point.
The Fund may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements).
The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The investment process focuses on allocating assets among various sectors of the global bond markets and buying bonds at a discount to their intrinsic value. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes proprietary quantitative techniques to identify bonds or sectors that are cheap relative to other bonds or sectors based on their historical price relationships. Teams of asset specialists use this relative value analysis to guide them in the security selection process.
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The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Additional Information About the Weighted Average Quality Rating
For purposes of calculating the portfolio’s weighted average quality rating, the Sub-Adviser assigns a value to each security held by the Fund based on ratings obtained from two independent rating agencies and calculates a weighted average quality rating for the Fund's portfolio. In the case of unrated securities, the Sub-Adviser assigns the lowest value to those securities. If independent rating agencies assign different ratings to the same security, the Sub-Adviser will use the lowest rating received from the independent rating agencies for purposes of determining the security's credit quality.
Reference to a weighted average quality rating for the Fund does not mean that all securities held by the Fund will be rated in that category or higher. The Fund's investments may range in quality from securities rated in the lowest category in which the Fund is permitted to invest to securities rated in the highest category. The percentage of the Fund's assets invested in securities in a particular rating category will vary.
Additional Information About the Principal Risks
All mutual funds involve risk - some more than others - and there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. Each Fund's risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. Below is a discussion of the principal risks associated with certain of the types of securities in which a Fund may invest and certain of the investment practices that a Fund may use. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by each Fund, see the SAI.
Many of the investment techniques and strategies discussed in this Prospectus and in the SAI are discretionary, which means that the Adviser or sub-adviser can decide whether to use them. A Fund may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the Fund's principal investment strategies. However, the Adviser or sub-adviser may also use these investment techniques or make investments in securities that are not a part of a Fund's principal investment strategies.
The discussions below expand on the risks included in each Fund's summary section of the Prospectus. Please see the SAI for a further discussion of the principal and other investment strategies employed by each Fund.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with a Fund.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in a Fund’s net asset value causing a Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to a Fund.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Concentration: As a result of a Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, a Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on a Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, a Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
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Real Estate Industry: Issuers principally engaged in real estate, including real estate investment trusts may be subject to risks similar to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate including terrorist attacks, war or other acts that destroy real property. In addition these investments may be affected by such factors as falling real estate prices, rising interest rates or property taxes, high foreclosure rates, environmental problems, zoning changes, overbuilding, overall declines in the economy and the management skill and creditworthiness of the company. Real estate investment trusts may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk. The value of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the value of the underlying security because of the conversion or exercise feature. However, the value of a convertible security may not increase or decrease as rapidly as the underlying security. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk. In the event the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations, declares bankruptcy, or becomes insolvent, a Fund could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing a Fund's distributable income. There is a risk that a Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Fund returns.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: A Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, a Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that a Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other
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things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union is (and other countries outside of the European Union are) implementing similar requirements, which will affect a Fund when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan, a Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by a Fund through another financial institution, or a Fund relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, a Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of a Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of a Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Focused Investing: To the extent that a Fund’s index is substantially composed of securities in a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, a Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, a Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested. Economic conditions, political or regulatory conditions, or natural or other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which a Fund focuses its investments will have a greater effect on a Fund, and if securities of a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area as a group fall out of favor a Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater diversification.
Industrials Sector: The industrials sector includes companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities: the manufacture and distribution of capital goods, including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery; the provision of commercial services and supplies, including printing, employment, environmental, and office services; and the provision of transportation services, including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure. The industrials sector is affected by changes in the supply and demand for products and services, product obsolescence, claims for environmental damage or product liability, and general economic conditions, among other factors.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent a Fund invests in securities of issuers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in securities of issuers in the U.S. market due to, among other things, the following factors: comparatively unstable political, social and economic conditions and limited or ineffectual judicial systems; comparatively small market sizes, making securities less liquid
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and securities prices more sensitive to the movements of large investors and more vulnerable to manipulation; governmental policies or actions, such as high taxes, restrictions on currency movements, replacement of currency, potential for default on sovereign debt, trade or diplomatic disputes, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations, creation of monopolies, and seizure of private property through confiscatory taxation and expropriation or nationalization of company assets; incomplete, outdated, or unreliable information about securities issuers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting standards; comparatively undeveloped markets and weak banking and financial systems; market inefficiencies, such as higher transaction costs, and administrative difficulties, such as delays in processing transactions; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could reduce gains or widen losses. In addition, foreign withholding or other taxes could reduce the income available to distribute to shareholders, and special U.S. tax considerations could apply to foreign investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets, for such reasons as social or political unrest, heavy economic dependence on international aid, agriculture or exports (particularly commodities), undeveloped or overburdened infrastructures and legal systems, vulnerability to natural disasters, significant and unpredictable government intervention in markets or the economy, volatile currency exchange rates, currency devaluations, runaway inflation, environmental problems, and business practices that depart from norms for developed countries and less developed or liquid markets generally.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period. Growth-oriented stocks typically sell at relatively high valuations as compared to other types of securities. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks because they usually invest a high portion of earnings in their business, and they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The market may not favor growth-oriented stocks or may not favor equities at all. In addition, earnings disappointments may lead to sharply falling prices because investors buy growth stocks in anticipation of superior earnings growth. Historically, growth-oriented stocks have been more volatile than value-oriented stocks.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Index Strategy: The index selected may underperform the overall market. To the extent a Fund seeks to track the index’s performance, a Fund will not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in the index. To the extent a Fund’s investments track its target index, such Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between a Fund’s performance and index performance may be affected by a Fund’s expenses and the timing of purchases and redemptions of a Fund’s shares. In addition, a Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and a Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for a Fund. However, there is no assurance that a Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which a Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When a Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on a Fund’s return will be magnified. If a Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of a Fund’s investment in IPOs on a Fund’s return will decline.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
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Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect a Fund’s performance.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. The proprietary models used by a manager to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the manager’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by factors not foreseen in developing the models. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit a Fund’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. A Fund’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for a Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, a Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when a Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by a Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. A Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as
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an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain asset-backed securities. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in market interest rates than shorter term securities.
These securities may be significantly affected by government regulation, market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of an issuer servicer, and loan-to-value ratio of the underlying assets. During an economic downturn, the mortgages, commercial or consumer loans, trade or credit card receivables, installment purchase obligations, leases, or other debt obligations underlying an asset-backed security may experience an increase in defaults as borrowers experience difficulties in repaying their loans which may cause the valuation of such securities to be more volatile and may reduce the value of such securities. These risks are particularly heightened for investments in asset-backed securities that contain sub-prime loans which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories and often have higher default rates.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt. Municipal revenue obligations may be backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities market. In addition, municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from assets. If an issuer of a municipal security does not comply with applicable tax requirements for tax-exempt status, interest from the security may become taxable and the security could decline in value.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of a Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of a Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which a Fund is typically subject.
ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are, in many cases, designed to provide investment results corresponding to an index. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Additional risks of investments in ETFs
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include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchanges’ officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Other investment companies include Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”). Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, a Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject a Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, environmental problems, overbuilding, high foreclosure rates and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Some REITs may invest in a limited number of properties, in a narrow geographic area or in a single property type, which increases the risk that a Fund could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. These companies are also sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, market interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for favorable tax treatment or regulatory exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, a Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that a Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that a Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks.
A Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high-quality instruments of short maturity. In the event of a borrower default, a Fund will be protected to the extent a Fund is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. A Fund is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify a Fund from losses resulting from borrower default.
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Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities a Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of a Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, a Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
Further Information About Principal Risks
The following provides additional information about certain aspects of the principal risks described above.
Counterparty: The entity with which a Fund conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that a Fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may refuse or may become unable to honor its obligations under the terms of a transaction or agreement. As a result, that Fund may sustain losses and be less likely to achieve its investment objective. These risks may be greater when engaging in over-the-counter transactions or when a Fund conducts business with a limited number of counterparties.
Duration: One measure of risk for debt instruments is duration. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to market interest rate movements and is one of the tools used by a portfolio manager in selecting debt instruments. Duration is a measure of the average life of a bond on a present value basis which was developed to incorporate a bond’s yield, coupons, final maturity and call features into one measure. As a point of reference, the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 5 years is approximately 4.5 years and the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 10 years is approximately 8 years. Material changes in market interest rates may impact the duration calculation. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to fall approximately 4.5% if market interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to rise approximately 4.5% if market interest rates dropped by one percentage point.
Investment by Other Funds: Various other funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some Voya funds, may invest in a Fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows or outflows of cash from a Fund, a Fund could be required to sell securities or invest cash at times, or in ways, that could negatively impact its performance, speed the realization of capital gains, or increase transaction costs. While it is very difficult to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on a Fund. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio. The manager will monitor transactions by such funds-of-funds and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on a Fund as a result of these transactions. So long as a Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
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Leverage: Certain transactions and investment strategies may give rise to leverage. Such transactions and investment strategies include, but are not limited to: borrowing, dollar rolls, reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, short sales, and the use of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment transactions. The use of certain derivatives may also increase leveraging risk and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate, or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount paid for the derivative. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory requirements resulting in increased volatility of returns. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if a Fund had not been leveraged.
Manager: A Fund is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The adviser, the sub-adviser or each individual portfolio manager will make judgments and apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.
Many managers of equity funds employ styles that are characterized as “value” or “growth.” However, these terms can have different applications by different managers. One manager’s value approach may be different from another, and one manager’s growth approach may be different from another. For example, some value managers employ a style in which they seek to identify companies that they believe are valued at a more substantial or “deeper discount” to a company’s net worth than other value managers. Therefore, some funds that are characterized as growth or value can have greater volatility than other funds managed by other managers in a growth or value style.
Operational: A Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect a Fund and its shareholders, despite the efforts of a Fund and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect a Fund’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by a Fund may adversely affect a Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Fund’s operations.
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A description of each Fund's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of each Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of each Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to each Fund. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.
The Adviser is responsible for all of its own costs, including costs of the personnel required to carry out its duties.
The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by each Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Management Fees
Voya Global Bond Fund 0.50%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund 0.82%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund 0.50%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 1.10%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund 0.85%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund 0.69%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund 1.10%
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships, please refer to the Funds’ unaudited semi-annual shareholder report to be dated April 30, 2019.
The Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged one or more sub-advisers to provide the day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for each Fund. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of each Fund’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. Each Fund and the Adviser have received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the Adviser, with the approval of the Board but without obtaining shareholder approval, to enter into or materially amend a sub-advisory agreement with sub-advisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser (“non-affiliated sub-advisers”) as well as sub-advisers that are indirect or direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Adviser or of another company that, indirectly or directly wholly owns the Adviser (“wholly-owned sub-advisers”).
Consistent with the “manager-of-managers” structure, the Adviser delegates to the sub-advisers of each Fund the responsibility for day-to-day investment management subject to the Adviser’s oversight. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-advisers. Pursuant to the exemptive relief, the Adviser, with the approval of the Board, has the discretion to terminate any sub-adviser (including terminating a non-affiliated sub-adviser and replacing it with a wholly-owned sub-adviser), and to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among other sub-advisers.
The Adviser’s selection of sub-advisers presents conflicts of interest. The Adviser will have an economic incentive to select sub-advisers that charge the lowest sub-advisory fees, to select sub-advisers affiliated with it, or to manage a portion of a Fund itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser) in order to help that sub-adviser achieve or maintain scale in an investment strategy or increasing its assets under management. The Adviser may select or retain a sub-adviser affiliated with it even in cases where another potential sub-adviser might charge a lower fee or have more favorable historical investment performance.
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In the event that the Adviser exercises its discretion to replace a sub-adviser or add a new sub-adviser, the Fund will provide shareholders with information about the new sub-adviser and the new sub-advisory agreement within 90 days. The appointment of a new sub-adviser or the replacement of an existing sub-adviser may be accompanied by a change to the name of the Fund and a change to the investment strategies of the Fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, each Fund’s Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by each Fund’s shareholders. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or the Adviser may assume day-to-day investment management of the Fund.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by each Fund’s shareholders.
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (“CBRE Clarion” or “Sub-Adviser”), whose predecessor firm was founded in 1969, is a Delaware limited liability company and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. CBRE Clarion is a unit of CBRE Global Investors, the independently-operated real estate investment management business of CBRE Group, Inc., (“CBRE”) a Fortune 500 and S&P 500® company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. CBRE Clarion is in the business of providing investment advice to institutional client accounts and is an indirect majority owned subsidiary of CBRE. The principal address of CBRE Clarion is 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087. As of December 31, 2018, CBRE Clarion had approximately $10.3 billion in assets under management.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund.
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA, Chief Executive Officer and Global Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1992.
Steven D. Burton, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1995.
Joseph P. Smith, CFA, President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, joined CBRE Clarion in 1997.
Voya Global Bond Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
Voya Global Bond Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Sean Banai, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and head of portfolio management for the fixed-income platform, joined Voya IM in 1999. Previously, Mr. Banai was a senior portfolio manager and before that head of quantitative research for proprietary fixed income. Prior to joining Voya IM in 1999, he was a partner in a private sector company.
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D., Portfolio Manager and head of rates for Voya IM, is responsible for directing the investment strategy for the rates group, including global rates, sectors and currencies, and equity/convexity hedging. Mr. Chowdhury joined Voya IM in February 2014 and brings 20 years of experience working in the fixed income industry, equally divided between the buy side and sell side, and a deep expertise in mortgage-backed securities and G7 interest rates. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Chowdhury was a portfolio manager at AVM from 2013 to 2014, where he served as a strategist working across fixed income assets, with a specialization in rates and mortgages. He also served as a portfolio manager at Blue Crest hedge fund, focusing on macro strategy, G3 rates and mortgage-backed securities (2013) and as the head of U.S. rates and agency mortgage-backed security strategy at Deutsche Bank (2004-2012). Mr. Chowdhury has announced his plan to retire from Voya IM on or about August 1, 2019. Accordingly, Mr. Chowdhury will no longer serve as a Portfolio Manager of the Fund effective on or about August 1, 2019.
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Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA, Portfolio Manager, is currently Head of Fixed Income Research. Prior to this position, Mr. Timberlake was Head of Quantitative Research and before that, a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He joined Voya IM in 2003.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Manager, also serves as Head of the global equities team and as portfolio manager for the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies and the U.S. large cap value portfolios. Mr. Costa joined Voya IM in April 2006 as head of portfolio management for quantitative equity. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Costa managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company.
Peg DiOrio, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is the head of quantitative equities at Voya IM and serves as a portfolio manager for the active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, she was a quantitative analyst with Alliance Bernstein/Sanford C. Bernstein for sixteen years where she was responsible for multivariate and time series analysis for low volatility strategies, global equities, REITs and options. Previously she was a senior investment planning analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., and Van Eck Associates Corporation are the sub-advisers of the Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the three sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the three sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently
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as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers
Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (“DIFA” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), which is a subsidiary of Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. (“MMHI”). Macquarie Group Limited, an Australian publicly held company (ASX: MQG), indirectly holds, through its subsidiaries, all of the voting equity of MMHI. MIMBT is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and its predecessors have advised publicly offered mutual funds since 1938. The principal address of DIFA is 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. As of December 31, 2018 MMHI and its subsidiaries managed $ 243.5 billion in assets under management.
DIFA has entered into an agreement whereby DIFA may delegate certain of its investment advisory services to Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”) and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHK”), which are affiliated investment advisers. The principal address for MIMGL is 50 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia 2000 and for MFMHK is One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central Hong Kong, SAR.
The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to DIFA.
Liu-Er Chen, CFA, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer-Emerging Markets and Healthcare, heads DIFA’s global emerging markets team. Prior to joining DIFA in September 2006, he spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan” or “Sub-Adviser”) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank holding company. JPMorgan also provides discretionary investment services to institutional clients. The principal address of JPMorgan is 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017. As of December 31, 2018, JPMorgan and its affiliates had approximately $1.7 trillion in assets under management.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to JPMorgan.
Anuj Arora, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, has been at JPMorgan since 2006 and is focused on portfolio construction and quantitative asset allocation for the global emerging markets. Prior to this, he was a quantitative analyst for Mesirow Financial and an analyst at Birkelbach Investment Securities.
Joyce Weng, Executive Director, CFA and Portfolio Manager joined JPMorgan in 2010 and was on the U.S. Equity Behavioral Finance team from 2010 and 2011.
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VanEck” or “Sub-Adviser”) has been an investment adviser since 1955 and also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, other pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. Jan F. van Eck and members of his family own 100% of the voting stock of VanEck. The principal address of VanEck is 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017-4033. As of December 31, 2018, VanEck had approximately $44.7 billion in assets under management.
David A. Semple is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to VanEck.
David A. Semple, Portfolio Manager, has been with VanEck since 1998 and is currently the portfolio manager of various funds advised by VanEck. Mr. Semple is responsible for asset allocation and stock selection in global emerging markets.
Angus Shillington, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined VanEck in 2009 and currently serves on the investment team for various funds advised by VanEck. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Shillington was the Head of International Equity at ABN Amro from 2006 to 2008 and Managing Director at BNP Paribas from 2001 to 2006.
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Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Polaris Capital Management, LLC, and Wellington Management Company LLP are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management between the four sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (“BG Overseas” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co., a Scottish investment company. Founded in 1908, Baillie Gifford & Co. manages money primarily for institutional clients. It is one of the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom which, as of December 31, 2018 had approximately $220.73 billion in assets under management. The principal address of BG Overseas is Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland. As of December 31, 2018, BG Overseas had assets under management of over $140.0 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to BG Overseas.
Gerard Callahan, Portfolio Manager, is head of the UK equity team and is a partner of Baillie Gifford & Co. where he has worked since 1991. Mr. Callahan is an Investment Manager and has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2007 and Chairman since 2010.
Iain Campbell is a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese team. Mr. Campbell has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2010. Before joining BG Overseas in 2004, he worked for Goldman Sachs from 2000 to 2002 in the investment banking division.
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2010 and is an Investment Manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. Ms. Earnshaw joined the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group in 2014.
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Joe Faraday, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2002. Mr. Faraday has worked as an investment manager on the European, North American, Developed Asia, and Emerging Markets Equity teams. He has been a member of the Portfolio Construction Group since 2007.
Moritz Sitte, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined BG Overseas in 2010 and is an Investment Manager in the European Equity Team. Mr. Sitte joined the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group in 2014.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability company. It is a subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, a New York limited liability company with one member, Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Interests of Lazard Group LLC are held by Lazard Ltd., which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LAZ.” These interests are held by public stockholders as well as by current and former Managing Directors of Lazard Group LLC. Lazard’s principal address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112. As of December 31, 2018, assets under management were approximately $192.8 billion.
The following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Lazard.
Michael G. Fry, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management Limited (London), is also a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 2005.
Michael A. Bennett, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York), is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international and global equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1992. Currently, Mr. Bennett also coordinates the activities of Lazard Asset Management's Investment Council.
Kevin Matthews, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York) is also a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 2001.
Michael Powers, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York), is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1990.
John R. Reinsberg, Deputy Chairman of International and Global Strategies with Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York) and is responsible for oversight of the firm’s international and global strategies as well as being a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various global and international equity teams. He joined Lazard in 1992.
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris” or “Sub-Adviser”), is a registered investment adviser whose principal address is located at 121 High Street, Boson, Massachusetts 02110. As of December 31, 2018, Polaris had approximately $11.45 billion in assets under management for institutional clients and affluent individuals.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to Polaris.
Bernard R. Horn, Jr., Portfolio Manager, is the Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of Polaris. Mr. Horn founded Polaris in 1995.
Sumanta Biswas, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, and Vice President of Polaris joined Polaris in 2002 as an analyst.
Jason Crawshaw, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2014 as an analyst.
Bin Xiao, CFA, Assistant Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2006 as an analyst.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management ” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability partnership. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. The principal address of Wellington Management is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. As of December 31, 2018, Wellington Management and its investment advisory affiliates had investment management authority with respect to approximately $1.0 trillion in assets.
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The following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to Wellington Management.
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager. Mr. Choumenkovitch joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1995.
Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management is involved in portfolio management and securities analysis. Ms. Stilwell joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2008.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the two sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the two sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware corporation, is a registered investment adviser located at 470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 and was founded in 1985. As of December 31, 2018, PanAgora had assets under management of approximately $48.0 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to PanAgora.
Jaime Lee, PhD, Portfolio Manager, and Director of PanAgora, leads PanAgora’s Dynamic Equity Management Team. Dr. Lee joined PanAgora in November of 2015. Prior to joining PanAgora, Dr. Lee was with BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 where she was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of the Scientific Active Equity team at BlackRock, Inc.
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Oleg Nusinzon, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Director of PanAgora’s Dynamic Equity Management Team, joined PanAgora in November of 2009. Prior to joining PanAgora, Mr. Nusinzon worked as a Quantitative Research Analyst at Fidelity Management and Research Co.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Voya IM.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, research enhanced index, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the U.S. and Global active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
The Multi-Manager Approach
Voya Investments, the Adviser, allocates the Fund’s assets to the different sub-advisers. Voya Investments may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s assets to seek to manage the Fund’s overall risk exposure to achieve the Fund’s desired risk/return profile and to effect the Fund’s investment strategies.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., and Wellington Management Company LLP are the sub-advisers of Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund. Each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it has been allocated to manage. The Adviser may change the allocation of the Fund's assets between the sub-advisers as it determines necessary to pursue the Fund's investment objective.
The Adviser will determine what it believes to be the optimal allocation of the assets under management among the three sub-advisers. Subsequent inflows and outflows will be allocated between the three sub-advisers to maintain this allocation.
The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of Voya IM's Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with Voya Investments since August 2012. Prior to joining Voya Investments, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.
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Paul Zemsky, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of Voya IM's Multi-Asset Strategies. He joined Voya IM in 2005 as head of derivative strategies.
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian” or “Sub-Adviser”), is a registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BrightSphere Investment Group plc (“BSIG”), a publicly listed company on the NYSE. Acadian is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment adviser and Boston-headquartered investment management firm that, along with its wholly owned Australia, Singapore, Japan, and U.K. affiliates, specializes in the active investment management of global and international equity strategies. The principal address of Acadian is 260 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110. As of December 31, 2018, Acadian had assets under management of approximately $86 billion.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management the Fund's assets allocated to Acadian.
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, joined Acadian in 2004. He has served as the firm’s Director of Portfolio Management, overseeing portfolio management policy, and was previously the Director of Acadian’s Managed Volatility strategies. He is a member of the Acadian Executive Committee.
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Director, Equity Strategies, joined Acadian in 2011. Previously, he was the lead portfolio manager for Acadian’s Managed Volatility Strategies.
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Victory Capital Management Inc. (“Victory Capital” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a New York corporation registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. The principal address of Victory Capital is 4900 Tiedeman Road, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. As of December 31, 2018, Victory Capital had approximately $52.7 billion in assets under management and advisement. Victory Capital manages its portion of the Fund through its investment franchise, Trivalent Investments.
The following individuals are jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets allocated to Victory Capital.
John W. Evers, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager has been with Victory Capital’s Trivalent Investments since 2014. From 2007-2014, Mr. Evers was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Munder Capital Management, which was acquired by Victory Capital in 2014.
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA, Lead Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer of Victory Capital’s Trivalent Investments has been with Victory Capital since 2014. From 2007-2014, Mr. LeVan was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Munder Capital Management, which was acquired by Victory Capital in 2014.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management ” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability partnership. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. The principal address of Wellington Management is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. As of December 31, 2018, Wellington Management and its investment advisory affiliates had investment management authority with respect to approximately $1.0 trillion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management.
Daniel Maguire, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management and located outside the U.S. Mr. Maguire joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2004.
Simon H. Thomas, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2002.
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Additional Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund.
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund. It is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. See “Principal Underwriter” in the SAI.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 800-289-9999.
Contractual Arrangements
Each Fund has contractual arrangements with various service providers, which may include, among others, investment advisers, distributors, custodians and fund accounting agents, shareholder service providers, and transfer agents, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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CLASS OF SHARES

Choosing a Share Class
When choosing between classes, you should carefully consider: (1) how long you plan to hold shares of a Fund; (2) the amount of your investment; and (3) the expenses you will pay for the class. Please review the disclosure about all of the available share classes carefully. Before investing, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share class may be right for you.
The table below summarizes features of the class of shares available through this Prospectus.
Class P3  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
Please refer to the minimum investments table on page 62 for additional information.
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HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

Each Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and a Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board. Such procedures provide, for example, that:
Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask.
Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity individual trading characteristics and other market data.
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers.
Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes.
Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse.
Over-the-counter swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the
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principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Fund.
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HOW TO BUY SHARES

Customer Identification
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person that opens an account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
What this means for you: a Fund, the Distributor, or a third-party selling you a Fund, must obtain the following information for each person that opens an account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked to show your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other non-natural persons.
Federal law prohibits a Fund, the Distributor, and other financial institutions from opening accounts unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. They also may be required to close your account if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.
Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase order. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to liquidate sufficient shares to recover annual transfer agent fees or to close your account and redeem your shares should you fail to maintain your account value minimum.
Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares.
Class P3 Shares
Class P3 shares may only be purchased by certain other funds in the Voya family of funds that have a Management Agreement under which the Adviser provides advisory services, administrative services, custodial, transfer agency, portfolio accounting, auditing and ordinary legal services in return for a single management fee.
Share certificates will not be issued.
Make your investment using the purchase minimum guidelines in the following table.
Minimum Investments Class Initial Purchase Subsequent Purchases
Non-retirement accounts P3 No minimum No minimum
Retirement accounts P3 No minimum No minimum
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Make your investment using the methods outlined in the following table.
Buying Shares Opening an Account Adding to an Account
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary A financial intermediary with an authorized firm can help you establish and maintain your account. Contact your financial intermediary.
By Mail Make your check payable to Voya Investment Management and mail it with a completed Account Application. Please indicate your financial intermediary on the New Account Application. Fill out the Account Additions form at the bottom of your account statement and mail it along with your check payable to Voya Investment Management to the address on the account statement. Please write your account number on the check.
By Wire Call Shareholder Services at 1-800-992-0180 to obtain an account number and indicate your financial intermediary on the account.
Instruct your bank to wire funds to the Fund in the care of:
Bank of New York Mellon
ABA # 011001234
credit to: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Agent for Voya mutual funds
A/C #0000733938; for further credit to Shareholder A/C #      
(A/C # you received over the telephone)
Shareholder Name:
       (Your Name Here)
After wiring funds you must complete the Account Application and send it to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI
02940-9772
Wire the funds in the same manner described under “Opening an Account.”
Execution of Purchase Orders
Purchase orders are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. A purchase order will be deemed to be in proper form when all of the required steps set forth under “How to Buy Shares” have been completed. If you purchase by wire, however, the order will be deemed to be in proper form after the federal funds wire has been received. If you are opening a new account and you purchase by wire, you must submit an application form prior to Market Close. If an order or payment by wire is received after Market Close, your order will not be executed until the next NAV is determined. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your order with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your order in proper form before Market Close and transmit the order to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES

You may sell shares by using the methods outlined in the following table. Under unusual circumstances, a Fund may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws.
If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make redemptions through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders.
Selling Shares To Sell Some or All of Your Shares
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary You may sell shares by contacting your financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may charge for their services in connection with your redemption request but neither the Fund nor the Distributor imposes any such charge.
By Mail Send a written request specifying the Fund name and share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered, and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to redeem to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772
If certificated shares have been issued, the certificate must accompany the written request. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing redemptions. A suggested form of such certification is provided on the Account Application. A signature guarantee may be required.
By Telephone - Expedited Redemption You may sell shares by telephone on all accounts, other than retirement accounts, unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you do not wish to use telephone redemptions. To redeem by telephone, call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180.
Receiving Proceeds By Check:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) mailed to an address which has been on record with Voya Investment Management for at least 30 days.
Receiving Proceeds By Wire:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) wired to your pre-designated bank account. You will not be able to receive redemption proceeds by wire unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you wish to receive redemption proceeds by wire and attach a voided check. Under normal circumstances, proceeds will be transmitted to your bank on the Business Day following receipt of your instructions, provided redemptions may be made. In the event that share certificates have been issued, you may not request a wire redemption by telephone.
Execution of Sale Requests
Sale requests are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your sale request with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your sale request in proper form before Market Close and transmit the sale request to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
Payments
Normally, payment for shares redeemed will typically be made within one business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request in good order. Each Fund can delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven days and may suspend redemptions and/or further postpone payment proceeds when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or when trading thereon is restricted or during emergency or other circumstances, including as determined by the SEC. When you place a request to redeem shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected,
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HOW TO SELL SHARES (continued)

the request will be executed at the next determined NAV, but a Fund will not release the proceeds until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to 30 days. A redemption request made within 30 calendar days after submission of a change of address is permitted only if the request is in writing and is accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee. Redemption requests of an amount of $10 million or more must be submitted in writing by an authorized person.
A medallion signature guarantee may be required in certain circumstances. A request to change the bank designated to receive wire redemption proceeds must be received in writing, signed by an authorized person, and accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee from any eligible guarantor institution. In addition, if you wish to have your redemption proceeds transferred by wire to an account other than your designated bank account, paid to someone other than the shareholder of record, or sent somewhere other than the shareholder’s address of record, you must provide a medallion signature guarantee with your written redemption instructions. Please see the SAI for more details on the medallion signature guarantee program.
Each Fund will typically pay redemption proceeds in cash using cash held by each Fund, with cash generated by each Fund through the sale of cash equivalents and other Fund assets or by borrowing cash pursuant to each Fund’s line of credit. A Fund may, however, determine in its absolute discretion to distribute non-cash assets in kind in complete or partial satisfaction of its obligation to pay redemption proceeds to a shareholder. Each Fund may distribute non-cash assets in any case where it has determined, in its sole discretion, that it is advisable and in the best interests of each Fund. By way of example, where the redemption might be expected to have an unfavorable tax effect on each Fund, cases arising during a period of deteriorating market conditions or market stress, cases arising when a significant portion of each Fund’s portfolio is comprised of less-liquid and/or illiquid securities, or in the case of a very large redemption that could adversely affect Fund operations. In such a case, each Fund could elect to make payment in securities or other assets for redemptions that exceed the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets during any 90-day period for any one record shareholder. A shareholder may incur brokerage costs in converting such assets to cash.
Telephone Orders
Neither a Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be responsible for the authenticity of phone instructions or losses, if any, resulting from unauthorized shareholder transactions if they reasonably believe that such instructions were genuine. Each Fund and the Transfer Agent have established reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone instructions for exchanges and expedited redemptions, requiring the caller to give certain specific identifying information, and providing written confirmation to shareholders of record not later than five days following any such telephone transactions. If a Fund or the Transfer Agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
Small Accounts
Due to the relatively high cost of handling small investments, a Fund reserves the right, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, to redeem at NAV (less any applicable deferred sales charge), the shares of any shareholder whose account (except for IRAs) has a total value that is less than a Fund's minimum. Before a Fund redeems such shares and sends the proceeds to the shareholder, it will notify the shareholder that the value of the shares in the account is less than the minimum amount allowed and will allow the shareholder 30 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of the account to the minimum before the redemption is processed. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

Exchanges Between Voya Mutual Funds
You may exchange shares of a Fund for shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund, without paying any additional sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares of the Voya mutual fund to be received in the exchange.
Additional Information About Exchanges
Fees and expenses differ among Voya mutual funds and among share classes of the same fund. Please read the prospectus for the Voya mutual fund and share class you are interested in prior to exchanging into that Voya mutual fund or share class. Contact your financial intermediary or consult your plan documents for additional information.
An exchange of shares of a Fund for shares of another Voya mutual fund is treated as a sale and purchase of shares and may result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. For exchanges between Voya mutual funds, you should consult your own tax advisor for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences to you of the exchange. The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya mutual fund into which they are being exchanged.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis. It is not expected that a secondary market for Voya Senior Income Fund's shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, Voya Senior Income Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares. If more than 5% of Voya Senior Income Fund's common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege into Voya Senior Income Fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund. Investors may obtain a copy of the Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya mutual fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
In addition to each Fund available in this Prospectus, the Distributor offers many other funds. Shareholders exercising the exchange privilege with any other Voya mutual fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund before exchanging their shares. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any Voya mutual fund not discussed in this Prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
You will automatically have the ability to request an exchange between Voya mutual funds by calling a Shareholder Services Representative unless you mark the box on the Account Application that indicates that you do not wish to have the telephone exchange privilege. Each Fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Systematic Exchange Privilege
Subject to the information and limitations outlined above, you may elect to have a specified dollar amount of shares systematically exchanged, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from your account to an identically registered account in the same class of any other open-end Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund. This exchange privilege may be modified at any time or terminated upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING

Each Fund is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies should not purchase shares of a Fund. Each Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict, or refuse purchase orders whether directly or by exchange, including purchase orders that have been accepted by a shareholder's or retirement plan participant's intermediary, that the Fund determines not to be in the best interest of the Fund. Such action may include, but not be limited to: rejecting additional purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange; extending settlement of a redemption up to seven days; rejecting all purchase orders from broker-dealers or their registered representatives suspected of violating the Fund's frequent trading policy; or termination of the selling group agreement or other agreement with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries associated with frequent trading. A Fund will not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected orders or other actions as described above.
Each Fund believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a retirement plan account, is not in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely affect the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, efficient manner. Frequent trading can raise Fund expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; increased administrative costs; and lost opportunity costs. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
Funds that invest in foreign securities may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time a Fund computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in its current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by a Fund based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in funds which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by a Fund is halted and does not resume prior to the time it calculates its NAV such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, funds that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. Each Fund has adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce its exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that a Fund does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Fund’s shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter frequent, short-term trading in shares of each Fund. In general, shareholders may make exchanges among their accounts with Voya mutual funds once every thirty (30) days. However, each Fund prohibits frequent trading. Each Fund has defined frequent trading as follows:
Any shareholder or financial adviser initiated exchanges among all their accounts with a Fund within thirty (30) calendar days of a previous exchange. All exchanges occurring on the same day for all accounts (individual, IRA, 401(k), etc.) beneficially owned by the same shareholder will be treated as a single transaction for purposes of this policy;
Trading deemed harmful or excessive by a Fund (including but not limited to patterns of purchases and redemptions), in its sole discretion; and
Trades initiated by financial advisers, among multiple shareholder accounts, that in the aggregate are deemed harmful or excessive.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
Purchases and sales of Fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
Transfers associated with systematic purchases or redemptions;
Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading;
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or a Fund's systematic exchange privileges;
Purchases or sales initiated by Voya mutual funds; and
Transactions subject to the trading policy of an intermediary that a Fund deems materially similar to the Fund's policy.
Please note that while money market funds permit short-term trading, an exchange between a money market fund and another fund that does not permit short-term trading will count as an exchange for purposes of this policy.
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If a violation of the policy is identified, the following action will be taken:
Upon the first violation of this policy in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days. For example, if an exchange is initiated on February 1st, and a second exchange is initiated on February 15th, trading privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days from February 1st.
Upon a second violation in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
No purchases or exchanges will be permitted in the account and all related accounts bearing the same Tax ID or equivalent identifier.
On the next Business Day following the end of the ninety (90) or one hundred and eighty (180) day suspension, any trading restrictions placed on the account(s) shall be removed.
Each Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice.
Although the restrictions described above are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of them alone, nor all of them taken together, can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in a Fund will occur. Moreover, in enforcing such restrictions, a Fund is often required to make decisions that are inherently subjective. Each Fund strives to make these decisions to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is in the best interest of shareholders.
Shareholders may invest in a Fund through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries. Omnibus accounts permit intermediaries to aggregate their clients' transactions and in these circumstances, the identity of the shareholder is often unknown. Such intermediaries include broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, record keepers, retirement plans, and fee-based accounts such as wrap fee programs. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or its affiliated entities have agreements in place with intermediaries which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of a Fund. There is no assurance that the Adviser or its affiliated entities will request such information with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading or that review of such information will be sufficient to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
In some cases, a Fund will rely on the intermediaries' excessive trading policies and such policies shall define the trading activity in which the shareholder may engage. This shall be the case where a Fund is used in certain retirement plans offered by affiliates. With trading information received as a result of the agreements, a Fund may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Fund and its shareholders even if such activity is not strictly prohibited by the intermediaries' excessive trading policy. As a result, a shareholder investing directly or indirectly in a Fund may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through financial intermediaries. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. No dealer compensation is paid from the sale of Class P3 shares of a Fund. Class P3 shares do not have sales commissions, pay 12b-1 fees, or make payments to financial intermediaries for assisting the Distributor in promoting the sales of a Fund's shares.
The top firms Voya paid to sell its mutual funds as of the last calendar year are:
Advisor Group, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC; Capital One Investing, LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Directed Services LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; LPL Financial LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; National Financial Services, LLC; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Pershing, LLC; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York; TD Ameritrade, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Your registered representative or broker-dealer could have a financial interest in selling you a particular mutual fund, or the mutual funds of a particular company, to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each mutual fund prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your registered representative.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions
Each Fund generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of ordinary income and capital gains distributions. Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. Each Fund (except for Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund) also declares dividends and pays dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, annually. Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund declare and distribute dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, quarterly; and Voya Global Bond Fund declares dividends daily and distributes dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, monthly.
From time to time a portion of a Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, each Fund may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Dividend Reinvestment
Unless you instruct a Fund to pay you dividends in cash, dividends and distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. You may, upon written request or by completing the appropriate section of the Account Application, elect to have all dividends and other distributions paid on shares of a Fund invested in another Voya mutual fund that offers the same class of shares. If you are a shareholder of Voya Prime Rate Trust whose shares are not held in a broker or nominee account, you may, upon written request, elect to have all dividends invested into a pre-existing Class A shares account of any open-end Voya mutual fund.
Taxes
The tax discussion in this Prospectus is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax issues generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders. The following assumes that each Fund's shares will be capital assets in the hands of a shareholder. Circumstances among investors may vary, so you are encouraged to discuss an investment in a Fund with your tax advisor.
Each Fund will distribute all, or substantially all, of its net investment income and net capital gains (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards) to its shareholders each year. Although a Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, most shareholders will be taxed on amounts they receive.
Distributions, whether received as cash or reinvested in additional shares, may be subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state or local taxes. For mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income under federal income tax laws whether paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long term capital gains regardless of the length of time you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional shares.
Distributions made to a non-corporate shareholder out of “qualified dividend income,” if any, received by a Fund will be subject to tax at the lower rates applicable to net capital gains, provided that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its shares. Given the investment strategies of Voya Global Real Estate Fund, it is not anticipated that a significant portion of dividends paid by Voya Global Real Estate Fund will be treated as qualified dividend income (in the hands of individual shareholders) or eligible for the dividends received deduction (in the case of corporate shareholders).
Starting in 2018, non-corporate taxpayers are permitted to deduct a portion of any amounts received from a REIT that are “qualified REIT dividends.” Subject to any future regulatory guidance to the contrary, this deduction is ostensibly not available in respect of such amounts paid by a REIT to a regulated investment company, and distributed by the regulated investment company to its shareholders. As a result, a non-corporate shareholder will generally be subject to a higher effective tax rate on any such amounts received from a Fund compared to the effective rate applicable to any qualified REIT dividends a shareholder would receive if the shareholder invested directly in a REIT.
Selling or exchanging your Fund shares is a taxable event and may result in capital gain or loss. A capital gain or capital loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of shares or an exchange of shares between two mutual funds. Any capital loss incurred on the sale or exchange of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of long-term capital gain dividends received with respect to such shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning
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30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.
You will be notified annually of the amount of income, dividends and net capital gains distributed. If you purchase shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, that entity will provide this information to you.
Each Fund intends to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in fund level taxation and therefore, a reduction in income available for distribution.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
Each Fund is required to withhold a portion of all taxable dividends, distributions, and redemption proceeds payable to any noncorporate shareholder that does not provide the Fund with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding. This is not an additional tax but can be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Shareholders that invest in a Fund through a tax advantaged account, such as a qualified retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on dividends until they are distributed from the account. These accounts are subject to complex tax rules, and you should consult your tax advisor about investing through such an account.
Foreign shareholders invested in a Fund should consult with their tax advisors as to if and how the U.S. federal income tax law and its withholding requirements apply to them. Generally, a Fund will withhold 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on distributions to foreign shareholders.
Foreign Income Taxes. Investment income and proceeds received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which may entitle a Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or exemption from taxes on such income or proceeds. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax for a Fund in advance since the amount of the assets to be invested within various countries is not known.
If more than 50% in value of a Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, or if at least 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect (the “Foreign Election”) to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign income and similar foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by it. If a Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of such foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). It is anticipated that each Fund will qualify to make the Foreign Election; however, each Fund cannot be certain that it will be eligible to make such an election or that you will be eligible for the foreign tax credit.
Please note that Voya Global Real Estate Fund will be sending you a Form 1099 reflecting the distributions you received in a particular calendar year at the end of February of the following year, which is later than when most such forms are sent.
Cost Basis Reporting. The Internal Revenue Service requires mutual fund companies and brokers to report on Form 1099-B the cost basis on the sale or exchange of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). If you acquire and hold shares directly through a Fund and not through a financial intermediary, the Fund will use an average cost single category methodology for tracking and reporting your cost basis on covered shares, unless you request, in writing, another cost basis reporting methodology.
Please see the SAI for further information regarding tax matters.
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ACCOUNT POLICIES

Account Access
Unless your Fund shares are held through a third-party fiduciary or in an omnibus registration at your bank or brokerage firm, you will be able to access your account information over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com or via a touch tone telephone by calling 1-800-992-0180. Should you wish to speak with a Shareholder Services Representative, you may call the toll-free number listed above.
Privacy Policy
Each Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.
Householding
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of a Fund's Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual shareholder report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180 or speak to your investment professional. We will begin sending you individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.
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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (“BBGA Index”) provides a broad-based measure of global investment-grade debt markets.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and real-estate investment trusts worldwide. Relevant activities are defined as the ownership, disposal and development of income-producing real estate. Constituents are classified into distinct property sectors based on gross invested book assets, as disclosed in the latest published financial statement. Index constituents are free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened.
The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. IndexSM (“MSCI ACW IndexSM Ex-U.S.”) is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.
The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in developing nations throughout the world.
The MSCI EAFE® Index measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
The MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index measures the performance of small-capitalization stocks in European, Australasian, and Far Eastern markets.
The MSCI World IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance.
The S&P 500® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
The S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is a float-adjusted index which captures the bottom 15% of companies in the developed markets, based on the cumulative market capitalization of each country, excluding the United States, within the S&P Global Broad Market Index, which covers all publicly listed equities in 47 countries with a float-adjusted market capitalization of U.S. $100 million or greater and a minimum annual trading liquidity of U.S. $50 million.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Fund's financial performance for the periods shown. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate of return that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information has been audited by KPMG LLP, whose report, along with a Fund’s financial statements, is included in a Fund’s Annual Report, which is available upon request.
Because Class P3 shares of Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for Class A shares are presented for each Fund. Annual returns would differ only to the extent that Class P3 shares and Class A shares have different fees and expenses.
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  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)   (%)
Voya Global Bond Fund
Class P3                                                                    
06-01-18(4) - 10-31-18   9.74   0.16   (0.32)   (0.16)   0.08     0.12   0.20     9.38   (1.59)   0.67   0.01   0.01   4.06   916   105
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   19.42   0.31   (0.66)   (0.35)   0.78   2.53     3.31     15.76   (2.86)   1.37   1.31   1.31   1.78   145,760   107
10-31-17   19.27   0.26   0.60   0.86   0.66   0.05     0.71     19.42   4.59   1.34   1.34   1.34   1.35   276,144   83
10-31-16   20.01   0.34   (0.55)   (0.21)   0.53       0.53     19.27   (1.15)   1.30   1.30   1.30   1.71   588,084   34
10-31-15   20.42   0.23   (0.21)   0.02   0.43       0.43     20.01   0.11   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.13   877,431   42
10-31-14   18.85   0.28   1.70   1.98   0.41       0.41     20.42   10.64   1.26   1.26   1.26   1.45   1,199,991   40
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   11.73   0.32   (1.06)   (0.74)   0.58   0.31     0.89     10.10   (6.95)   1.72   0.85   0.85   2.85   4,470   129
12-06-16(4) - 10-31-17   10.00   0.24   1.51   1.75   0.02       0.02     11.73   17.49   2.20   0.85   0.85   2.41   4,847   35
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class P3                                                                    
06-01-18(4) - 10-31-18   12.95   0.15   (2.37)   (2.22)             10.73   (17.14)   1.31   0.00*   0.00*   2.98   3,456   53
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Class P3                                                                    
06-01-18(4) - 10-31-18   12.35   0.09   (1.41)   (1.32)             11.03   (10.69)   0.97   0.00*   0.00*   1.85   5,078   45
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Class P3                                                                    
06-01-18(4) - 10-31-18   10.66   0.10   (1.16)   (1.06)             9.60   (9.94)   0.84   0.00*   0.00*   2.27   5,242   55
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   63.00   0.44   (7.82)   (7.38)   0.56       0.56     55.06   (11.82)   1.78   1.58   1.58   0.70   53,086   46
10-31-17   48.53   0.30   14.44   14.74   0.27       0.27     63.00   30.55   1.84   1.65   1.65   0.56   64,193   50
10-31-16   48.81   0.28   (0.19)   0.09   0.37       0.37     48.53   0.19   1.83   1.66   1.66   0.57   60,149   64
10-31-15   46.78   0.19   2.16   2.35   0.32       0.32     48.81   5.09(j)   1.75   1.71   1.71   0.39   67,201   95
10-31-14   47.45   0.21   (0.21)   0.00*   0.69       0.69   0.02   46.78   0.03(g)   1.78   1.73   1.73   0.42   70,604   46
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(1) Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3) Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4) Commencement of operations.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
* Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
(j) Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund’s total return would have been 4.72% for Class A.
(g) Excluding a distribution payment from settlement of a regulatory matter during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund’s total return would have been (0.01)% for Class A.
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PRO-200742 (0219-022819)
Prospectus
February 28, 2019
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Class/Ticker: A/IADEX; C/ICDEX; I/IIDEX; T/VDETX; W/IWDEX
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Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return including capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 26), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 76).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 2.50 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I T2 W
Management Fees % 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.87 0.87 0.66 0.87 0.87
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses % 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 % 2.04 2.79 1.58 2.04 1.79
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.79) (0.79) (0.63) (0.79) (0.79)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.25 2.00 0.95 1.25 1.00
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Other Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
3 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
4 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class T and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, and extraordinary expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment
  by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 374 799 1,250 2,498
C Sold $ 303 791 1,404 3,061
  Held $ 203 791 1,404 3,061
I Sold or Held $ 97 437 801 1,825
T Sold or Held $ 374 799 1,250 2,498
W Sold or Held $ 102 486 896 2,040
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) debt instruments of, or derivatives having economic characteristics similar to the debt instruments of, issuers in emerging market countries; or (ii) debt instruments that have principal denominated in emerging market currencies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may invest in a range of fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of issuers in emerging market countries (collectively, “EMD Securities”), including sovereign and corporate debt, through direct investment as well as investment in a
 
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combination of other Voya mutual funds (“Underlying Funds”). As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund's exposure to EMD Securities is achieved primarily through investment in Underlying Funds.
EMD Securities may be denominated in local currencies (i.e., denominated in the currency of an emerging market country), or hard currencies (i.e., U.S. dollars or Euros). Hard currencies are currencies in which investors have confidence and are typically currencies of economically and politically stable industrialized nations.
Emerging market countries include all countries in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An emerging market issuer is one: (i) that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market country; (ii) where the principal securities market is in an emerging market country; (iii) that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in emerging market countries; or (iv) at least 50% of the assets of which are located in emerging market countries.
The Fund may invest in obligations of any credit quality and may invest without limit in below investment-grade debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). Fixed-income instruments in which the Fund may also invest include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. Debt securities include, without limitation, bonds, debentures, notes, convertible securities, commercial paper, loans and related assignments and participations, corporate debt, asset-backed securities, bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers' acceptances and money market instruments, including money market funds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies.
The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including options, futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), credit linked notes, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, to make tactical asset allocations, to seek to minimize risk, and/or assist in managing cash. The Fund may hold cash and cash equivalents.
The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. The value of your investment in the Fund changes with the values of the Underlying Funds and their investments. The Fund is subject to the following principal risks (either directly or through investments in one or more Underlying Funds). Any of these
risks, among others, could affect the Fund's or an Underlying Fund's performance or cause the Fund or an Underlying Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Affiliated Underlying Funds: The manager’s selection of Underlying Funds presents conflicts of interest. The net management fee revenue received by the manager and its affiliates will vary depending on the Underlying Funds it selects for the Fund, and the manager will have an incentive to select the Underlying Funds that will result in the greatest net management fee revenue to the manager and its affiliates, even if that results in increased expenses for the Fund. In many cases, investments in affiliated Underlying Funds will afford the manager greater net management fee revenue than would investments in other affiliated Underlying Funds. In addition, the manager may prefer to invest in an affiliated Underlying Fund over another affiliated fund because the investment may be beneficial to the manager in managing the affiliated Underlying Fund, by helping the affiliated Underlying Fund achieve economies of scale or by enhancing cash flows to the affiliated Underlying Fund. In certain circumstances, the manager would have an incentive to delay or decide against the sale of interests held by the Fund in affiliated Underlying Funds and may implement portfolio changes in a manner intended to minimize the disruptive effects and added costs of those changes to affiliated Underlying Funds. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Fund with higher expenses, the Fund’s performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Asset Allocation: Investment performance depends on the manager’s skill in allocating assets among the asset classes in which the Fund invests and in choosing investments within those asset classes. There is a risk that the manager may allocate assets or investments to an asset class that underperforms compared to other asset classes or investments.
Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
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Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer
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its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that
invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
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An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2016, 4.67% and Worst quarter: 2nd 2013, -6.53%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -7.50 2.18 N/A 1.11 11/02/12
After tax on distributions % -8.90 0.72 N/A -0.45  
After tax on distributions with sale % -4.05 1.02 N/A -0.03  
1/3 J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified1 % -3.96 2.78 N/A 1.78  
Class C before taxes % -6.80 1.92 N/A 0.78 11/02/12
1/3 J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified1 % -3.96 2.78 N/A 1.78  
Class I before taxes % -4.90 2.97 N/A 1.83 11/02/12
1/3 J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified1 % -3.96 2.78 N/A 1.78  
Class W before taxes % -4.94 2.93 N/A 1.79 11/02/12
1/3 J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified; 1/3 J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified1 % -3.96 2.78 N/A 1.78  
1 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 10/14)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
Matthew Toms, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
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Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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KEY FUND INFORMATION

This Prospectus contains information about the Fund and is designed to provide you with important information to help you with your investment decisions. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.
The Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Prospectus. It identifies investment restrictions, more detailed risk descriptions, a description of how the bond rating system works, and other information that may be helpful to you in your decision to invest. You may obtain a copy, without charge, from the Fund.
Neither this Prospectus, nor the related SAI, nor other communications to shareholders, such as proxy statements, is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement or contract between Voya Mutual Funds, the Trustees, or the Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights to any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law.
Other Voya mutual funds may also be offered to the public that have similar names, investment objectives, and principal investment strategies as those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
The Fund is a series of Voya Mutual Funds (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Fund shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of the Fund would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of the Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
Fundamental Investment Policies
Fundamental investment policies contained in the SAI may not be changed without shareholder approval. Other policies and investment strategies may be changed without a shareholder vote.
Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
The Fund has adopted non-fundamental investment policies to invest the Fund's assets in securities that are consistent with the Fund's name. For more information about these policies, please consult the SAI.
Fund Diversification
The Fund is diversified, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). A diversified fund may not, as to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or other investment companies). A non-diversified fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
Investor Diversification
Although the Fund is designed to serve as a component of a diversified investment portfolio of securities, no single mutual fund can provide an appropriate investment program for all investors. You should evaluate the Fund in the context of your personal financial situation, investment objectives, and other investments.
Although an investor may achieve the same level of diversification by investing directly in a variety of the Underlying Funds, the Fund provides investors with a means to simplify their investment decisions by investing in a single diversified portfolio. For more information about the Underlying Funds, please see “Key Information About the Underlying Funds” later in this Prospectus.
Temporary Defensive Strategies
When the adviser or sub-adviser (if applicable) to the Fund or an Underlying Fund anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Fund or Underlying Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, the Fund or Underlying Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While the Fund or
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Underlying Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund's or Underlying Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
Percentage and Rating Limitations
The percentage and rating limitations on Fund investments listed in this Prospectus apply at the time of investment.
Investment Not Guaranteed
Please note your investment is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
Shareholder Reports
The Fund's fiscal year ends October 31. The Fund will send financial statements to its shareholders at least semi-annually. An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm will be sent to shareholders every year.
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Additional Information About the Investment Objective
The Fund's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
For a complete description of the Fund's principal investment strategies, please see the Fund's summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus. The Fund also invests in a combination of Underlying Funds that, in turn, invest directly in a wide range of stocks and debt instruments of various types and uses asset allocation strategies to determine how much to invest in the Underlying Funds. The Fund is designed to meet the needs of investors who wish to seek exposure to various types of stocks and debt instruments of various types through a single diversified investment.
Performance of the Fund Will Vary
The performance of the Fund depends upon the performance of the asset classes in which it invests, which are affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. Exposure to the asset classes can be achieved through investment in Underlying Funds, and the value of the Fund changes as the asset values of the Underlying Funds go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate and may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.
Additional Information About the Principal Risks
All mutual funds involve risk - some more than others - and there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. The Fund's risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. Below is a discussion of the principal risks associated with certain of the types of securities in which the Fund may invest and certain of the investment practices that the Fund may use. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by the Fund, see the SAI.
Many of the investment techniques and strategies discussed in this Prospectus and in the SAI are discretionary, which means that the Adviser or sub-adviser can decide whether to use them. The Fund may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the Fund's principal investment strategies. However, the Adviser or sub-adviser may also use these investment techniques or make investments in securities that are not a part of the Fund's principal investment strategies.
For more information about principal risks of the Underlying Funds, please see “Key Information About the Underlying Funds.”
Affiliated Underlying Funds: The manager’s selection of Underlying Funds presents conflicts of interest. The net management fee revenue received by the manager and its affiliates will vary depending on the Underlying Funds it selects for the Fund, and the manager will have an incentive to select the Underlying Funds that will result in the greatest net management fee revenue to the manager and its affiliates, even if that results in increased expenses for the Fund. In many cases, investments in affiliated Underlying Funds will afford the manager greater net management fee revenue than would investments in other affiliated Underlying Funds. In addition, the manager may prefer to invest in an affiliated Underlying Fund over another affiliated fund because the investment may be beneficial to the manager in managing the affiliated Underlying Fund, by helping the affiliated Underlying Fund achieve economies of scale or by enhancing cash flows to the affiliated Underlying Fund. In certain circumstances, the manager would have an incentive to delay or decide against the sale of interests held by the Fund in affiliated Underlying Funds and may implement portfolio changes in a manner intended to minimize the disruptive effects and added costs of those changes to affiliated Underlying Funds. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Fund with higher expenses, the Fund’s performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Asset Allocation: Investment performance depends on the manager’s skill in allocating assets among the asset classes in which the Fund invests and in choosing investments within those asset classes. There is a risk that the manager may allocate assets or investments to an asset class that underperforms compared to other asset classes or investments.
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Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain asset-backed securities. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in market interest rates than shorter term securities.
These securities may be significantly affected by government regulation, market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of an issuer servicer, and loan-to-value ratio of the underlying assets. During an economic downturn, the mortgages, commercial or consumer loans, trade or credit card receivables, installment purchase obligations, leases, or other debt obligations underlying an asset-backed security may experience an increase in defaults as borrowers experience difficulties in repaying their loans which may cause the valuation of such securities to be more volatile and may reduce the value of such securities. These risks are particularly heightened for investments in asset-backed securities that contain sub-prime loans which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories and often have higher default rates.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk. The value of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the value of the underlying security because of the conversion or exercise feature. However, the value of a convertible security may not increase or decrease as rapidly as the underlying security. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk. In the event the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations, declares bankruptcy, or becomes insolvent, the Fund could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing the Fund's distributable income. There is a risk that the Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Fund returns.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory
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central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause the Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union is (and other countries outside of the European Union are) implementing similar requirements, which will affect the Fund when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent the Fund invests in securities of issuers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in securities of issuers in the U.S. market due to, among other things, the following factors: comparatively unstable political, social and economic conditions and limited or ineffectual judicial systems; comparatively small market sizes, making securities less liquid and securities prices more sensitive to the movements of large investors and more vulnerable to manipulation; governmental policies or actions, such as high taxes, restrictions on currency movements, replacement of currency, potential for default on sovereign debt, trade or diplomatic disputes, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations, creation of monopolies, and seizure of private property through confiscatory taxation and expropriation or nationalization of company assets; incomplete, outdated, or unreliable information about securities issuers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting standards; comparatively undeveloped markets and weak banking and financial systems; market inefficiencies, such as higher transaction costs, and administrative difficulties, such as delays in processing transactions; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could reduce gains or widen losses. In addition, foreign withholding or other
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taxes could reduce the income available to distribute to shareholders, and special U.S. tax considerations could apply to foreign investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets, for such reasons as social or political unrest, heavy economic dependence on international aid, agriculture or exports (particularly commodities), undeveloped or overburdened infrastructures and legal systems, vulnerability to natural disasters, significant and unpredictable government intervention in markets or the economy, volatile currency exchange rates, currency devaluations, runaway inflation, environmental problems, and business practices that depart from norms for developed countries and less developed or liquid markets generally.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger
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companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are, in many cases, designed to provide investment results corresponding to an index. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Additional risks of investments in ETFs include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchanges’ officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Other investment companies include Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”). Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Further Information About Principal Risks
The following provides additional information about certain aspects of the principal risks described above.
Counterparty: The entity with which the Fund conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that the Fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may refuse or may become unable to honor its obligations under the terms of a transaction or agreement. As a result, that Fund may sustain losses and be less likely to achieve its investment objective. These risks may be greater when engaging in over-the-counter transactions or when the Fund conducts business with a limited number of counterparties.
Duration: One measure of risk for debt instruments is duration. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to market interest rate movements and is one of the tools used by a portfolio manager in selecting debt instruments. Duration is a measure of the average life of a bond on a present value basis which was developed to incorporate a bond’s yield, coupons, final maturity and call features into one measure. As a point of reference, the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 5 years is approximately 4.5 years and the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 10 years is approximately 8 years. Material changes in market interest rates may impact the duration calculation. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration
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of 4.5 years would be expected to fall approximately 4.5% if market interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to rise approximately 4.5% if market interest rates dropped by one percentage point.
Investment by Other Funds: Various other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some Voya mutual funds, may be allowed to invest in the Underlying Funds. In some cases, an Underlying Fund may serve as a primary or significant investment vehicle for a fund-of-fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows of cash to or outflows of cash from the Underlying Fund, the Underlying Fund could be required to sell securities or invest cash at times, or in ways, that could negatively impact its performance, speed the realization of capital gains, or increase transaction costs. While it is very difficult to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on the Underlying Fund. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of the Underlying Fund’s portfolio. So long as an Underlying Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC. To the extent that one or a few shareholders own a significant portion of the Underlying Fund, the risks described above will be greater.
Leverage: Certain transactions and investment strategies may give rise to leverage. Such transactions and investment strategies include, but are not limited to: borrowing, dollar rolls, reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, short sales, and the use of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment transactions. The use of certain derivatives may also increase leveraging risk and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate, or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount paid for the derivative. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory requirements resulting in increased volatility of returns. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged.
Manager: The Fund, and each Underlying Fund, is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The adviser, the sub-adviser, or each individual portfolio manager will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s ability to achieve the investment objectives.
Operational: The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders, despite the efforts of the Fund and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect the Fund’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Fund’s operations.
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The Fund seeks to meet its investment objectives by allocating its assets among Underlying Funds. Because the Fund invests in Underlying Funds, shareholders will be affected by the investment strategies of Underlying Funds. Information is provided below as of the date of this Prospectus regarding each Underlying Fund, including its investment adviser, sub-adviser, investment objective, and main investments. This information is intended to provide potential investors in the Fund with information that they may find useful in understanding the investment history and risks of the Underlying Funds.
You should note that the adviser or sub-adviser may or may not invest in each of the Underlying Funds listed. Further, over time, the Fund will alter its allocation of assets among the Underlying Funds and may add or remove Underlying Funds that are considered for investment. Therefore, it is not possible to predict the extent to which the Fund will be invested in each Underlying Fund at any one time. As a result, the degree to which the Fund may be subject to the risks of a particular Underlying Fund will depend on the extent to which the Fund has invested in the Underlying Fund.

Underlying Fund: Voya Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of corporate issuers in emerging market countries. The fund may invest in all types of foreign and emerging market fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments and will invest primarily in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of corporations. The fund's holdings may be denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these investments will be counted toward satisfaction of the 80% policy. The fund may also invest in other types of securities including, but not limited to, fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of non-emerging market foreign issuers. The fund may concentrate its portfolio investments in any one industry or group of industries under certain circumstances. Generally, the fund will not invest in a security if, after the investment, more than 25% of its total assets would be invested in any one industry or group of industries, provided that the fund may invest between 25% and 35% of its total assets in the securities of any one industry group or group of industries, if at the time of investment, that industry or group of industries represents 20% or more of the fund's primary benchmark index. The fund's primary benchmark index is the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Diversified. As of June 30, 2018, the banking industry represented 20% or more of the primary benchmark index. Fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments include bonds, debt securities, and other similar instruments. Debt securities may include, without limitation, bonds, debentures, notes, convertible securities, commercial paper, loans and related assignments and participations, corporate debt, asset-backed securities, bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers' acceptances, and money market instruments including money market funds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. In addition, the fund may invest in dividend-paying convertible stocks and convertible bonds, and preferred stocks. Emerging market countries include all countries in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Japan, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An emerging market issuer is one: (i) that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market country; (ii) where the principal securities market is in an emerging market country; (iii) that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in emerging market countries; or (iv) at least 50% of the assets of which are located in emerging market countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The fund may engage in leveraging by borrowing money and investing the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may invest in obligations of any credit quality and may invest without limit in debt securities that are below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) that at the time of purchase are rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or are comparably rated by another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), or if unrated, determined by the fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. The fund expects to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of between 0 and 10 years. The fund may utilize various derivative instruments and related strategies for various purposes, including, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, segment of the market, or security; to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. The fund may utilize derivatives of all types and may
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invest in, without limitation, call and put options (including options on futures contracts); futures and forward contracts, and swap agreements (including total return, interest rate, credit default, and currency swaps); credit linked notes, structured notes and other related instruments with respect to individual bonds and other securities; indices and baskets of securities; interest rates; and currencies as part of its principal investment strategies. Currency hedging to the U.S. dollar is permitted, but not required. The fund may also invest a large percentage of its assets in a small number of countries or in a particular region. The fund will not invest more than 25% of its net assets in any one emerging market country as measured at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Asset-backed securities, bank instruments, borrowing, company, concentration (index), convertible securities, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, dividend, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, and securities lending.

Underlying Fund: Voya Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of governments (“Sovereigns”) and governmental entities, agencies, and other issuers the obligations of which are guaranteed by Sovereigns (“Quasi-Sovereigns”) of emerging market countries which are denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign hard currencies. Hard currencies are currencies in which investors have confidence and are typically currencies of economically and politically stable industrialized nations. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these investments will be counted toward satisfaction of the 80% policy. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments of emerging market companies denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign hard currencies. Fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments include bonds, debt securities, and other similar instruments issued by Sovereigns, Quasi-Sovereigns, and companies denominated in hard currency. Debt securities may include, without limitation, bonds, debentures, notes, convertible securities, commercial paper, loans and related assignments and participations, corporate debt, asset-backed securities, bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers' acceptances, and money market instruments including money market funds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Emerging market countries include all countries in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Japan, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An emerging market issuer is one: (i) that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market country; (ii) where the principal securities market is in an emerging market country; (iii) that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in emerging market countries; or (iv) at least 50% of the assets of which are located in emerging market countries. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The fund may engage in leveraging by borrowing money and investing the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may invest in obligations of any credit quality and may invest without limit in debt securities that are below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), that at the time of purchase are rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or are comparably rated by another NRSRO or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. The fund expects to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of between 0 and 10 years. The fund may utilize various derivative instruments and related strategies for various purposes, including, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, segment of the market, or security; to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. The fund may utilize derivatives of all types and may invest in, without limitation, call and put options (including options on futures contracts); futures and forward contracts, and swap agreements (including total return, interest rate, and credit default swaps); credit linked notes, structured notes, and other related instruments with respect to individual bonds and other securities; indices and baskets of securities; interest rates; and currencies as part of its principal investment strategies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments
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denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies that do not meet the criteria of hard currencies, including currencies issued by emerging market countries. The fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single issuer. The fund may also invest a large percentage of its assets in a small number of countries or in a particular region. The fund will not invest more than 25% of its net assets in any one emerging market country as measured at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Asset-backed securities, bank instruments, borrowing, company, convertible securities, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, issuer non-diversification, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, securities lending, and sovereign debt.

Underlying Fund: Voya Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments which are denominated in currencies of countries with emerging securities markets and in derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to such securities. The fund normally invests primarily in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments that are issued by governments, governmental agencies, supranational organizations, and corporations. The Fund considers instruments denominated in hard currencies (currencies in which investors have confidence and are typically currencies of economically and politically stable industrialized nations) to be issued in an emerging market currency, if a hard currency is the official currency of the emerging market country and if the instrument is issued under local law. Fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments include bonds, debt securities, and other similar instruments issued by governments, governmental agencies, supranational organizations, and corporations denominated in U.S. dollars, foreign hard currencies, and emerging market currencies. Debt securities may include, without limitation, bonds, debentures, notes, convertible securities, commercial paper, loans and related assignments and participations, corporate debt, asset-backed securities, bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers' acceptances, and money market instruments including money market funds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Emerging market countries include all countries in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Japan, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The fund may engage in leveraging by borrowing money and investing the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may invest in obligations of any credit quality and may invest without limit in debt securities that are below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), that at the time of purchase are rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or are comparably rated by another NRSRO or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. While the fund expects to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of between 0 and 8 years, there are no maturity restrictions on the overall portfolio. The fund may utilize various derivative instruments and related strategies for various purposes, including, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, segment of the market, or security; to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. The fund may utilize derivatives of all types and may invest in, without limitation, call and put options (including options on futures contracts); futures and forward contracts, and swap agreements (including total return, interest rate, credit default, and currency swaps); credit linked notes, structured notes, and other related instruments with respect to individual bonds and other securities; indices and baskets of securities; interest rates; and currencies as part of its principal investment strategies. Currency hedging into the U.S. dollar is permitted, but not required, and the fund will be heavily exposed to foreign currencies. The fund is permitted to take short positions in currencies (including the U.S. dollar). In addition, the fund may use currency forwards, interest rate swaps, and futures in order to take long or short positions with respect to its exposure to a particular country, subject to the fund's restrictions on currency forwards, futures, and swaps. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed-income and floating rate debt instruments denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies that do not meet the criteria of local currencies, including currencies issued by emerging market countries. The fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant
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portion of its assets in a single issuer. The fund may also invest a large percentage of its assets in a small number of countries or in a particular region. The fund will not invest more than 25% of its net assets in any one emerging market country as measured at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Asset-backed securities, bank instruments, borrowing, company, convertible securities, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, issuer non-diversification, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, securities lending, and sovereign debt.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL RISKS THAT APPLY TO THE UNDERLYING FUNDS
The following are principal risks that apply to the Underlying Funds:
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of an Underlying Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in an Underlying Fund’s net asset value causing an Underlying Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to an Underlying Fund.
Concentration (Index): To the extent that an Underlying Fund’s index “concentrates,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, an Underlying Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, an Underlying Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries, will have a greater effect on an Underlying Fund, and if securities of a particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, an Underlying Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Banking Industry: Investments in the banking industry may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and regulatory risk, among others. Banks and other financial institutions can be affected by such factors as downturns in the U.S. and foreign economies and general economic cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, adverse developments in the real estate market, the deterioration or failure of other financial institutions and changes in banking or securities regulations.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, an Underlying Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “non-diversified” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Underlying Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified” and could underperform compared to such funds. Even though classified as non-diversified, an Underlying Fund may actually maintain a portfolio that is diversified with a large number of issuers. In such an event, an Underlying Fund would benefit less from appreciation in a single issuer than if it had greater exposure to that issuer.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, an Underlying Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that an Underlying Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that an Underlying Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing an Underlying Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of an Underlying Fund’s other risks.
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An Underlying Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high-quality instruments of short maturity. In the event of a borrower default, an Underlying Fund will be protected to the extent an Underlying Fund is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. An Underlying Fund is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify an Underlying Fund from losses resulting from borrower default.
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A description of the Fund's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to the Fund. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.
The Adviser is responsible for all of its own costs, including costs of the personnel required to carry out its duties.
The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by the Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Management Fee
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0.80%
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships, please refer to the Fund’s unaudited semi-annual shareholder report to be dated April 30, 2019.
The Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged a sub-adviser to provide the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. The sub-adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for the Fund. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of the Fund’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. The Fund and the Adviser have received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the Adviser, with the approval of the Board but without obtaining shareholder approval, to enter into or materially amend a sub-advisory agreement with sub-advisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser (“non-affiliated sub-advisers”) as well as sub-advisers that are indirect or direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Adviser or of another company that, indirectly or directly wholly owns the Adviser (“wholly-owned sub-advisers”).
Consistent with the “manager-of-managers” structure, the Adviser delegates to the sub-advisers of the Fund the responsibility for asset allocation amongst the underlying funds, subject to the Adviser’s oversight. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-advisers. Pursuant to the exemptive relief, the Adviser, with the approval of the Board, has the discretion to terminate any sub-adviser (including terminating a non-affiliated sub-adviser and replacing it with a wholly-owned sub-adviser), and to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among other sub-advisers.
The Adviser’s selection of sub-advisers presents conflicts of interest. The Adviser will have an economic incentive to select sub-advisers that charge the lowest sub-advisory fees, to select sub-advisers affiliated with it, or to manage a portion of a Fund itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser) in order to help that sub-adviser achieve or maintain scale in an investment strategy or increasing its assets under management. The Adviser may select or retain a sub-adviser affiliated with it even in cases where another potential sub-adviser might charge a lower fee or have more favorable historical investment performance.
In the event that the Adviser exercises its discretion to replace a sub-adviser or add a new sub-adviser, the Fund will provide shareholders with information about the new sub-adviser and the new sub-advisory agreement within 90 days. The appointment of a new sub-adviser or the replacement of an existing sub-adviser may be accompanied by a change to the name of the Fund and a change to the investment strategies of the Fund.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, the Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s shareholders. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or the Adviser may assume day-to-day investment management of the Fund.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by the Fund’s shareholders.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya  Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is Head of Emerging Markets for Voya IM’s fixed-income team. Mr. Bütikofer directs the investment strategy for Emerging Markets, including sovereign and corporate debt, macro analysis, country research, sovereign risk, currencies, local rates and asset allocation across sub asset-classes. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2014, he served as the head of emerging markets fixed income – macro, sovereign and currencies – for Union Bancaire Privee (UBP Investment Management) in Zurich (2006-2014).
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA, Portfolio Manager, is currently Head of Fixed Income Research. Prior to this position, Mr. Timberlake was Head of Quantitative Research and before that, a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He joined Voya IM in 2003.
Matthew Toms, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and chief investment officer (“CIO”) of fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, joined Voya IM in September 2009. In this role, Mr. Toms leads a team of more than 100 investment professionals. Before becoming CIO, Mr. Toms was head of public fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, overseeing the investment teams responsible for investment grade corporate, high yield corporate, structured products, mortgage-backed securities, emerging market debt and money market strategies for Voya’s general account and third-party business. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Toms was employed by Calamos Investments from March 2007 to September 2009, where he established and grew their fixed-income business. From May 2000 to March 2007, Mr. Toms was employed by Northern Trust and Lincoln National in various different roles.
Additional Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund.
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund. It is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. See “Principal Underwriter” in the SAI.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 800-289-9999.
Contractual Arrangements
The Fund has contractual arrangements with various service providers, which may include, among others, investment advisers, distributors, custodians and fund accounting agents, shareholder service providers, and transfer agents, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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CLASSES OF SHARES

Choosing a Share Class
When choosing between classes, you should carefully consider: (1) how long you plan to hold shares of the Fund; (2) the amount of your investment; (3) the expenses you will pay for each class, including ongoing annual expenses along with the initial sales charge or the contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”); and (4) whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please review the disclosure about all of the available share classes carefully. Before investing, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share class may be right for you.
The table below summarizes the features of the classes of shares available through this Prospectus. Fund charges may vary so you should review the Fund's fee table included in the summary section of this Prospectus as well as the section entitled “Sales Charges” in this Prospectus. Class T shares are available for purchase only through financial intermediaries that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor to sell Class T shares.
Summary of primary differences among share classes:
Class A  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None (except that with respect to purchases of $1 million or more for which the initial sales charge was waived, a charge of 1.00% applies to redemptions made within 18 months)1
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
    
Class C  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge 1.00% if the shares are sold within one year from the date of purchase
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 1.00% annually
Purchase Maximum $1,000,000
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
    
Class I  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase2/Minimum Account Size $250,000/$250,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
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Class T  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $250,000 or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Conversion None
    
Class W  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000/$1,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $1 million or more, and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
2 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM.
Please refer to the minimum investments table on page 32 for additional information.
The relative impact of the initial sales charge, if applicable, and ongoing annual expenses will depend on the length of time a share is held. Higher distribution fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class C shares pay correspondingly lower dividends and may have a lower net asset value (“NAV”) than Class A shares.
Because the Fund may not be able to identify an individual investor's trading activities when investing through omnibus account arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary are responsible for ensuring that your investment in Class C shares does not exceed $1,000,000. The Fund cannot ensure that it will identify purchase orders that would cause your investment in Class C shares to exceed the maximum allowed amount. When investing through such arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary should be diligent in determining that you have selected the appropriate share class for you.
You and/or your financial intermediary should also take care to assure that you are receiving any sales charge reductions or other benefits to which you may be entitled. As an example, as is discussed below, you may be able to reduce a Class A sales charge payable by aggregating purchases to achieve breakpoint discounts. The Fund uses the net amount invested when determining whether a shareholder has reached the required investment amount in order to be eligible for a breakpoint discount. In order to ensure that you are receiving any applicable sales charge reduction, it may be necessary for you to inform the Fund or your financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts that may be eligible to be aggregated. The SAI discusses specific classes of investors who may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. In addition, investors investing in the Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to this Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries. Before investing you should discuss which share class may be right for you with your financial intermediary.
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
The Fund pays fees to the Distributor on an ongoing basis as compensation for the services the Distributor provides and the expenses it bears in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares (“distribution fees”) and/or in connection with personal services rendered to Fund shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts (“service
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fees”). These payments are made pursuant to distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”). Because these distribution and service fees are paid on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
The Fund has adopted a 12b-1 Plan for at least one of the following share classes: Class A, Class C, and Class T shares. The following table lists the maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under a 12b-1 Plan (calculated as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the particular class of shares):
Fund Class A Class C Class T
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.25%
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The Fund makes available in a clear and prominent format, free of charge, on its website, (www.voyainvestments.com), information regarding applicable sales loads, reduced sales charges (i.e., breakpoint discounts), sales load waivers, eligibility minimums and purchases of the Fund's shares. The website includes hyperlinks that facilitate access to the information.
Class A Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reduction programs available to investors in the Fund's Class A shares and describes the information or records you may need to provide to the Distributor or your financial intermediary in order to be eligible for sales charge reduction programs.
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, the public offering price you pay when you buy Class A shares is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the following tables. No sales charge is imposed when Class A shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. For investors investing in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that the investor obtains the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class A shares are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $100,000 2.50 2.56
$100,000 - $499,999 2.00 2.04
$500,000 - $999,999 1.25 1.27
$1,000,000 and over1 N/A N/A
1 See “Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”) - Class A Shares“ below.
Shareholders that purchased funds that were a part of the Lexington family of funds or the Aetna family of funds prior to February 2, 1998, at the time of purchase, are not subject to sales charges for the life of their account on purchases made directly with the Fund.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (”CDSCs“) - Class A Shares
Investments of $1 Million or More.    There is no front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more. However, these shares will be subject to a 1.00% CDSC if they are redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
Class C Shares
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, if you sell your Class C shares within the time periods specified below, you will pay a CDSC according to the following schedules. It is the responsibility of your financial intermediary to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding period for the shares redeemed.
Class C shares are offered at their NAV per share without any initial sales charge. However, you may be charged a CDSC on shares that you sell within a certain period of time after you bought them. The amount of the CDSC is based on the lesser of the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or redemption. The CDSCs are as follows:
Years after purchase CDSC on shares being sold
1st year 1.00%
After 1st year None
To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to redeem shares, the Fund will first redeem shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC and then will sell shares that have the lowest CDSC.
There is no CDSC on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
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Class T Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reductions available to investors in the Fund's Class T shares.
The public offering price you pay when you buy Class T shares of the Fund is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the table below. No sales charge is imposed when Class T shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. It is the responsibility of you and/or your financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class T shares of the Fund are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $250,000 2.50 2.56
$250,000 - $499,999 2.00 2.04
$500,000 - $999,999 1.50 1.52
$1,000,000 and over 1.00 1.01
CDSC on Exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund
You are not required to pay an applicable CDSC upon an exchange from the Fund described in this Prospectus into Voya Senior Income Fund. However, if you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund and subsequently offer your common shares for repurchase by Voya Senior Income Fund, the Fund's CDSC will apply. After an exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, the time period for application of the CDSC will be calculated based on the first date you acquired your shares.
Reduced or Waived Front-End Sales Charges or CDSC
The sales charge and CDSC waiver categories described in this section do not apply to customers purchasing shares of the Fund through any of the financial intermediaries specified in Appendix A to this Prospectus (each a “Specified Intermediary”). In all instances, it is the investor’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the investor’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Different financial intermediaries may apply different sales charge or CDSC waivers. Please refer to Appendix A for the sales charge or CDSC waivers that are applicable to each Specified Intermediary.
Investors in the Fund could reduce or eliminate sales charges applicable to the purchase of Class A shares through utilization of the Letter of Intent, Rights of Accumulation, or Combination Privilege. These programs are summarized below and are described in greater detail in the SAI.
You may reduce the initial sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares of the Fund by combining multiple purchases to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedules. You may do this by:
Letter of Intentlets you purchase shares over a 13-month period and pay the same sales charge as if the shares had all been purchased at once;
Rights of Accumulationlets you add the value of shares of any open-end Voya mutual fund (excluding Voya Government Money Market Fund) you already own to the amount of your next purchase for purposes of calculating the sales charge; or
Combination Privilegeshares held by investors in the Voya mutual funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge.
In addition, certain investors may be eligible for special purchases of Class A shares at NAV. This may be done by:
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Reinstatement PrivilegeIf you sell Class A shares of the Fund (or shares of other Voya mutual funds managed by the Adviser) and reinvest any of the proceeds in Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund within 90 days. For additional information regarding the reinstatement privilege, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or see the SAI; or
Purchases by Certain AccountsClass A shares may be purchased at NAV by certain fee-based programs offered through selected registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries. Class A shares may also be purchased at NAV by shareholders that purchase the Fund through a financial intermediary that offers our Class A shares uniformly on a “no load” (or reduced load) basis to you and all similarly situated customers of the intermediary in accordance with the intermediary's prescribed fee schedule for purchases of fund shares, including by shareholders that purchase shares through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.
See the Account Application or the SAI for additional information regarding the reduction of Class A shares' charges, or contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative for more information.
Required Shareholder Information and Records. In order for investors in Class A shares of the Fund to take advantage of sales charge reductions, an investor or his/her financial intermediary must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such reduction. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for these reductions, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to the investor's account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor's eligibility for breakpoint privileges or other sales charge waivers.
CDSC Waivers.    If you notify the Fund's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”), at the time of redemption, the CDSC for Class A and Class C shares will be waived in the following cases:
Redemptions following the death or permanent disability of a shareholder if made within one year of death or the initial determination of permanent disability. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability.
Redemptions for Class C shares, pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, up to a maximum of 12% per year of a shareholder's account value based on the value of the account at the time the plan is established and annually thereafter.
Mandatory distributions from “employee benefit plans” or an IRA.
Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
In addition, the CDSC will be waived on the redemption of shares held through an intermediary if the intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to waive the CDSC. If you think you may be eligible for a CDSC waiver, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative.
Reinstatement Privilege.    If you sell Class A or Class C shares of the Fund you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within 90 days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If you want to use the Reinstatement Privilege, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative, or see the SAI for more information. An investor may be asked to provide information or records, including account statements, regarding shares of the Fund held in all of the investor's accounts held directly with the Trust or through a financial intermediary; any account of the investor at another financial intermediary; and accounts of related parties of the investor, such as members of the same family or household, at any financial intermediary.
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HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

The Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of the Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, the Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board. Such procedures provide, for example, that:
Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask.
Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity individual trading characteristics and other market data.
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers.
Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes.
Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse.
Over-the-counter swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which the Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the
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principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund.
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HOW TO BUY SHARES

Customer Identification
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person that opens an account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
What this means for you: the Fund, the Distributor, or a third-party selling you the Fund, must obtain the following information for each person that opens an account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked to show your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other non-natural persons.
Federal law prohibits the Fund, the Distributor, and other financial institutions from opening accounts unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. They also may be required to close your account if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.
The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase order. Please note that cash, traveler's checks, third-party checks, money orders, and checks drawn on non-U.S. banks (even if payment may be effected through a U.S. bank) generally will not be accepted. The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to waive minimum investment amounts. Waiver of the minimum investment amount can increase operating expenses of the Fund. The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to liquidate sufficient shares to recover annual transfer agent fees or to close your account and redeem your shares should you fail to maintain your account value minimum.
The Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares.
Class A and Class C Shares
Class A and Class C shares may be purchased and sold by contacting any financial intermediary (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those described in this Prospectus) authorized to sell Fund shares. You may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your financial adviser and by mail, telephone, on-line, and bank wire.
Class I Shares
Class I shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) 529 college savings plans; (3) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (4) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (5) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (6) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (7) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; (8) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (9) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (10) other registered investment companies.
Class T Shares
Class T shares are available to the general public through certain financial intermediaries. Investors wishing to purchase Class T shares should contact their financial intermediary.
Class W Shares
Class W shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (3) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (4) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (5) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (6) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (7) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (8) by other Voya mutual funds in the Voya family of funds.
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In addition, Class W shares are available to the following persons through direct investment (not through broker-dealers that are not approved by Voya) into a Voya mutual fund or through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.): (1) current and retired officers and directors/trustees of the Voya mutual funds; (2) current and retired officers, directors, and full-time employees of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC; any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser; Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and any of their affiliates; (3) family members of the foregoing persons (defined as current spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, siblings, nephews, nieces, step-relations, relations at-law, and cousins); (4) any trust, pension, profit-sharing, or other benefit plan for such persons (including family members); (5) discretionary advisory accounts of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC, any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser, or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and (6) qualifying investments made through Voya promotional programs as determined by Voya Investments Distributor, LLC.
Retirement Plans
The Fund has available prototype qualified retirement plans for corporations and self-employed individuals. The Fund also has available prototype IRA, Roth IRA and Simple IRA plans (for both individuals and employers), Simplified Employee Pension Plans and Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company acts as the custodian under these plans. For further information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company currently receives a $12 custodial fee annually for the maintenance of each such account.
Make your investment using the purchase minimum guidelines in the following table.
Minimum Investments Class Initial Purchase Subsequent Purchases
Non-retirement accounts A/C/T/W
I1
$1,000
$250,000
No minimum
Retirement accounts A/C/T
I1
W
$250
$250,000
$1,000
No minimum
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan A/C/T/W
I1
$1,000
$250,000
At least $100/month
Certain omnibus accounts A/C/T $250 No minimum
1 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM.
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Make your investment using the methods outlined in the following table. If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make purchases through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Buying Shares Opening an Account Adding to an Account
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary A financial intermediary with an authorized firm can help you establish and maintain your account. Contact your financial intermediary.
By Mail Make your check payable to Voya Investment Management and mail it with a completed Account Application. Please indicate your financial intermediary on the New Account Application. Fill out the Account Additions form at the bottom of your account statement and mail it along with your check payable to Voya Investment Management to the address on the account statement. Please write your account number on the check.
By Wire Call Shareholder Services at 1-800-992-0180 to obtain an account number and indicate your financial intermediary on the account.
Instruct your bank to wire funds to the Fund in the care of:
Bank of New York Mellon
ABA # 011001234
credit to: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Agent for Voya mutual funds
A/C #0000733938; for further credit to Shareholder A/C #      
(A/C # you received over the telephone)
Shareholder Name:
       (Your Name Here)
After wiring funds you must complete the Account Application and send it to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI
02940-9772
Wire the funds in the same manner described under “Opening an Account.”
Execution of Purchase Orders
Purchase orders are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. A purchase order will be deemed to be in proper form when all of the required steps set forth under “How to Buy Shares” have been completed. If you purchase by wire, however, the order will be deemed to be in proper form after the federal funds wire has been received. If you are opening a new account and you purchase by wire, you must submit an application form prior to Market Close. If an order or payment by wire is received after Market Close, your order will not be executed until the next NAV is determined. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your order with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your order in proper form before Market Close and transmit the order to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES

You may sell shares by using the methods outlined in the following table. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws.
If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make redemptions through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Selling Shares To Sell Some or All of Your Shares
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary You may sell shares by contacting your financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may charge for their services in connection with your redemption request but neither the Fund nor the Distributor imposes any such charge.
By Mail Send a written request specifying the Fund name and share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered, and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to redeem to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772
If certificated shares have been issued, the certificate must accompany the written request. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing redemptions. A suggested form of such certification is provided on the Account Application. A signature guarantee may be required.
By Telephone - Expedited Redemption You may sell shares by telephone on all accounts, other than retirement accounts, unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you do not wish to use telephone redemptions. To redeem by telephone, call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180.
Receiving Proceeds By Check:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) mailed to an address which has been on record with Voya Investment Management for at least 30 days.
Receiving Proceeds By Wire:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) wired to your pre-designated bank account. You will not be able to receive redemption proceeds by wire unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you wish to receive redemption proceeds by wire and attach a voided check. Under normal circumstances, proceeds will be transmitted to your bank on the Business Day following receipt of your instructions, provided redemptions may be made. In the event that share certificates have been issued, you may not request a wire redemption by telephone.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan (available only for those share classes referenced below)
You may elect to make periodic withdrawals from your account on a regular basis.
    Class A and Class C
Your account must have a current value of at least $10,000.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $100.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
    Class I and Class W
Your account must have a current value of at least $250,000 or $1,000 for Class I and Class W shares, respectively.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $1,000.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
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For additional information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or refer to the Account Application or the SAI.
Execution of Sale Requests
Sale requests are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your sale request with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your sale request in proper form before Market Close and transmit the sale request to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
Payments
Normally, payment for shares redeemed will typically be made within one business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request in good order. The Fund can delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven days and may suspend redemptions and/or further postpone payment proceeds when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or when trading thereon is restricted or during emergency or other circumstances, including as determined by the SEC. When you place a request to redeem shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected, the request will be executed at the next determined NAV, but the Fund will not release the proceeds until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to 30 days. A redemption request made within 30 calendar days after submission of a change of address is permitted only if the request is in writing and is accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee. Redemption requests of an amount of $10 million or more must be submitted in writing by an authorized person.
A medallion signature guarantee may be required in certain circumstances. A request to change the bank designated to receive wire redemption proceeds must be received in writing, signed by an authorized person, and accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee from any eligible guarantor institution. In addition, if you wish to have your redemption proceeds transferred by wire to an account other than your designated bank account, paid to someone other than the shareholder of record, or sent somewhere other than the shareholder’s address of record, you must provide a medallion signature guarantee with your written redemption instructions. Please see the SAI for more details on the medallion signature guarantee program.
The Fund will typically pay redemption proceeds in cash using cash held by the Fund, with cash generated by the Fund through the sale of cash equivalents and other Fund assets or by borrowing cash pursuant to the Fund’s line of credit. The Fund may, however, determine in its absolute discretion to distribute non-cash assets in kind in complete or partial satisfaction of its obligation to pay redemption proceeds to a shareholder. The Fund may distribute non-cash assets in any case where it has determined, in its sole discretion, that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Fund. By way of example, where the redemption might be expected to have an unfavorable tax effect on the Fund, cases arising during a period of deteriorating market conditions or market stress, cases arising when a significant portion of the Fund’s portfolio is comprised of less-liquid and/or illiquid securities, or in the case of a very large redemption that could adversely affect Fund operations. In such a case, the Fund could elect to make payment in securities or other assets for redemptions that exceed the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets during any 90-day period for any one record shareholder. A shareholder may incur brokerage costs in converting such assets to cash.
Telephone Orders
Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be responsible for the authenticity of phone instructions or losses, if any, resulting from unauthorized shareholder transactions if they reasonably believe that such instructions were genuine. The Fund and the Transfer Agent have established reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone instructions for exchanges and expedited redemptions, requiring the caller to give certain specific identifying information, and providing written confirmation to shareholders of record not later than five days following any such telephone transactions. If the Fund or the Transfer Agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES (continued)

Small Accounts
Due to the relatively high cost of handling small investments, the Fund reserves the right, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, to redeem at NAV (less any applicable deferred sales charge), the shares of any shareholder whose account (except for IRAs) has a total value that is less than the Fund's minimum. Before the Fund redeems such shares and sends the proceeds to the shareholder, it will notify the shareholder that the value of the shares in the account is less than the minimum amount allowed and will allow the shareholder 30 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of the account to the minimum before the redemption is processed. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

Exchanges Between Voya Mutual Funds
You may exchange shares of the Fund for shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund, without paying any additional sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares of the Voya mutual fund to be received in the exchange. Class T shares of the Fund are not eligible for exchange into shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund. If you purchase Class A shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund and did not pay a sales charge, you must pay the applicable sales charge on an exchange into Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund. Additionally, Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund may be exchanged for Class C shares of any other Voya mutual fund.
If you exchange shares of the Fund that are subject to a CDSC into shares of another Voya mutual fund that are subject to a CDSC, the CDSC will continue to apply to your new shares at the same CDSC rate that was applicable to your original shares. Your new shares will continue to age for CDSC purposes from the date that the original shares were purchased.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through an exchange from Class C shares of a Voya mutual fund that were subject to a CDSC and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund for Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund you will continue to be subject to the CDSC that applied to your original shares. The time you held the Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through a purchase (not through an exchange) and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund, you will become subject to any CDSC that applies to the Voya mutual fund into which you exchange. The time you held your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period of the Voya mutual fund into which you exchanged.
Exchanges Between Classes of the Fund
You may exchange Class C and Class W shares for Class I shares within the Fund, or you may exchange Class A shares and Class I shares for any other class within the Fund, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares to be received in the exchange, or you may exchange Class C shares for Class A shares within the Fund after you have held your Class C shares for 10 years or more, except that: (1) you may not exchange shares that are subject to a CDSC until the CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange; (2) you may not exchange Class A shares for Class W shares unless you acquired the Class A shares through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.); and (3) you may not exchange Class C shares for Class A shares unless your intermediary has agreed to waive its right to receive the front-end sales charge that otherwise would be applicable to the Class A shares.
You may exchange any other share class for Class T shares without paying a sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class T shares, except that you may not exchange shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) until the applicable CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange. Class T shares may not be exchanged for any other share class of the same Fund.
All exchanges within the Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges. Shareholders generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes from exchange between classes of shares within the Fund provided that the transaction is undertaken and processed, with respect to any shareholder, as a direct exchange transaction. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors as to the federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of an exchange between classes of shares within the Fund.
Exchanges between classes of shares within the Fund are not subject to the frequent trading and market timing policies of Voya mutual funds.
Additional Information About Exchanges
Fees and expenses differ among Voya mutual funds and among share classes of the same fund. Please read the prospectus for the Voya mutual fund and share class you are interested in prior to exchanging into that Voya mutual fund or share class. Contact your financial intermediary or consult your plan documents for additional information.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES (continued)

An exchange of shares of the Fund for shares of another Voya mutual fund is treated as a sale and purchase of shares and may result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. For exchanges between Voya mutual funds, you should consult your own tax advisor for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences to you of the exchange. The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya mutual fund into which they are being exchanged.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis. It is not expected that a secondary market for Voya Senior Income Fund's shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, Voya Senior Income Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares. If more than 5% of Voya Senior Income Fund's common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege into Voya Senior Income Fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund. Investors may obtain a copy of the Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya mutual fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
In addition to the Fund available in this Prospectus, the Distributor offers many other funds. Shareholders exercising the exchange privilege with any other Voya mutual fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund before exchanging their shares. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any Voya mutual fund not discussed in this Prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
You will automatically have the ability to request an exchange between Voya mutual funds by calling a Shareholder Services Representative unless you mark the box on the Account Application that indicates that you do not wish to have the telephone exchange privilege. The Fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Systematic Exchange Privilege
Subject to the information and limitations outlined above, you may elect to have a specified dollar amount of shares systematically exchanged, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from your account to an identically registered account in the same class of any other open-end Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund. This exchange privilege may be modified at any time or terminated upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING

The Fund is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies should not purchase shares of the Fund. The Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict, or refuse purchase orders whether directly or by exchange, including purchase orders that have been accepted by a shareholder's or retirement plan participant's intermediary, that the Fund determines not to be in the best interest of the Fund. Such action may include, but not be limited to: rejecting additional purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange; extending settlement of a redemption up to seven days; rejecting all purchase orders from broker-dealers or their registered representatives suspected of violating the Fund's frequent trading policy; or termination of the selling group agreement or other agreement with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries associated with frequent trading. The Fund will not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected orders or other actions as described above.
The Fund believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a retirement plan account, is not in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely affect the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, efficient manner. Frequent trading can raise Fund expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; increased administrative costs; and lost opportunity costs. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
Because some Underlying Funds invest in foreign securities, they may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time an Underlying Fund computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in the Underlying Fund's current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by the Underlying Funds based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in Underlying Funds which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by an Underlying Fund is halted and does not resume prior to the time the Underlying Fund calculates its NAV such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, Underlying Funds that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. The Underlying Funds have adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce the Underlying Funds' exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that an Underlying Fund does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Underlying Funds' shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter frequent, short-term trading in shares of the Fund. In general, shareholders may make exchanges among their accounts with Voya mutual funds once every thirty (30) days. However, the Fund prohibits frequent trading. The Fund has defined frequent trading as follows:
Any shareholder or financial adviser initiated exchanges among all their accounts with the Fund within thirty (30) calendar days of a previous exchange. All exchanges occurring on the same day for all accounts (individual, IRA, 401(k), etc.) beneficially owned by the same shareholder will be treated as a single transaction for purposes of this policy;
Trading deemed harmful or excessive by the Fund (including but not limited to patterns of purchases and redemptions), in its sole discretion; and
Trades initiated by financial advisers, among multiple shareholder accounts, that in the aggregate are deemed harmful or excessive.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
Purchases and sales of Fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
Transfers associated with systematic purchases or redemptions;
Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading;
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or the Fund's systematic exchange privileges;
Purchases or sales initiated by Voya mutual funds; and
Transactions subject to the trading policy of an intermediary that the Fund deems materially similar to the Fund's policy.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING (continued)

Please note that while money market funds permit short-term trading, an exchange between a money market fund and another fund that does not permit short-term trading will count as an exchange for purposes of this policy.
If a violation of the policy is identified, the following action will be taken:
Upon the first violation of this policy in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days. For example, if an exchange is initiated on February 1st, and a second exchange is initiated on February 15th, trading privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days from February 1st.
Upon a second violation in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
No purchases or exchanges will be permitted in the account and all related accounts bearing the same Tax ID or equivalent identifier.
On the next Business Day following the end of the ninety (90) or one hundred and eighty (180) day suspension, any trading restrictions placed on the account(s) shall be removed.
The Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice.
Although the restrictions described above are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of them alone, nor all of them taken together, can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in the Fund will occur. Moreover, in enforcing such restrictions, the Fund is often required to make decisions that are inherently subjective. The Fund strives to make these decisions to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is in the best interest of shareholders.
Shareholders may invest in the Fund through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries. Omnibus accounts permit intermediaries to aggregate their clients' transactions and in these circumstances, the identity of the shareholder is often unknown. Such intermediaries include broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, record keepers, retirement plans, and fee-based accounts such as wrap fee programs. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or its affiliated entities have agreements in place with intermediaries which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Adviser or its affiliated entities will request such information with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading or that review of such information will be sufficient to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
In some cases, the Fund will rely on the intermediaries' excessive trading policies and such policies shall define the trading activity in which the shareholder may engage. This shall be the case where the Fund is used in certain retirement plans offered by affiliates. With trading information received as a result of the agreements, the Fund may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Fund and its shareholders even if such activity is not strictly prohibited by the intermediaries' excessive trading policy. As a result, a shareholder investing directly or indirectly in the Fund may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through intermediaries such as other broker-dealers. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. Both of these entities or their affiliates (collectively, “Voya”) may compensate an intermediary for selling Voya mutual funds.
Persons licensed with FINRA as a registered representative (often referred to as a broker or financial adviser) and associated with a specific broker-dealer may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares. The Distributor has an agreement in place with each broker-dealer selling the Fund defining specifically what that broker-dealer will be paid for the sale of a particular Voya mutual fund. The broker-dealer then pays the registered representative who sold you the mutual fund some or all of what they receive from Voya. A registered representative may receive a payment when the sale is made and in some cases, can continue to receive payments while you are invested in the mutual fund. In addition, other entities may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares, so long as such entities are permitted to receive these fees under applicable rules and regulations.
The Distributor may pay, from its own resources, additional fees to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions including affiliated entities. These additional fees paid to intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of that entity’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of that entity's gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. Depending on the broker-dealer's satisfaction of the required conditions, these payments may be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of the Fund's shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of the Fund's shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period. For example, if that initial investment averages a value of $10,000 over the year, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 on those assets. If you invested $10,000, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 for that sale.
Voya, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to intermediaries selling shares of the Fund, including affiliates of Voya. These amounts would be in addition to the distribution payments made by the Fund under the distribution agreements. Management personnel of Voya may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in funds advised by Voya meets certain target levels or increases over time.
Voya may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers. The Sub-Adviser of the Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The compensation paid by Voya to a financial intermediary is typically paid continually over time, during the period when the intermediary’s clients hold investments in the Voya mutual funds. The amount of continuing compensation paid by Voya to different financial intermediaries for distribution and/or shareholder services varies. The compensation is typically a percentage of the value of the financial intermediary’s clients’ investments in Voya mutual funds or a per account fee. The variation in compensation may, but will not necessarily, reflect enhanced or additional services provided by the intermediary.
Voya or a Voya mutual fund may pay service fees to intermediaries for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services. Intermediaries receiving these payments may include, among others, brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies. The Voya mutual funds may reimburse Voya for some or all of the payments made by Voya to intermediaries for these services.
In some cases, a financial intermediary may hold its clients’ mutual fund shares in nominee or street name. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations.
The top firms Voya paid to sell its mutual funds as of the last calendar year are:
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (continued)

Advisor Group, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC; Capital One Investing, LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Directed Services LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; LPL Financial LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; National Financial Services, LLC; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Pershing, LLC; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York; TD Ameritrade, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Your registered representative or broker-dealer could have a financial interest in selling you a particular mutual fund, or the mutual funds of a particular company, to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each mutual fund prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your registered representative.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions
The Fund generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of ordinary income and capital gains distributions. The Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Fund also declares dividends and pays dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, annually.
From time to time a portion of the Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, the Fund may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Dividend Reinvestment
Unless you instruct the Fund to pay you dividends in cash, dividends and distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. You may, upon written request or by completing the appropriate section of the Account Application, elect to have all dividends and other distributions paid on shares of the Fund invested in another Voya mutual fund that offers the same class of shares. If you are a shareholder of Voya Prime Rate Trust whose shares are not held in a broker or nominee account, you may, upon written request, elect to have all dividends invested into a pre-existing Class A shares account of any open-end Voya mutual fund.
Taxes
The tax discussion in this Prospectus is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax issues generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. The following assumes that the Fund's shares will be capital assets in the hands of a shareholder. Circumstances among investors may vary, so you are encouraged to discuss an investment in the Fund with your tax advisor.
The Fund will distribute all, or substantially all, of its net investment income and net capital gains (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards) to its shareholders each year. Although the Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, most shareholders will be taxed on amounts they receive.
Distributions, whether received as cash or reinvested in additional shares, may be subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state or local taxes. For mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income under federal income tax laws whether paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long term capital gains regardless of the length of time you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional shares.
Distributions made to a non-corporate shareholder out of “qualified dividend income,” if any, received by the Fund will be subject to tax at the lower rates applicable to net capital gains, provided that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its shares.
Selling or exchanging your Fund shares is a taxable event and may result in capital gain or loss. A capital gain or capital loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of shares or an exchange of shares between two mutual funds. Any capital loss incurred on the sale or exchange of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of long-term capital gain dividends received with respect to such shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.
You will be notified annually of the amount of income, dividends and net capital gains distributed. If you purchase shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, that entity will provide this information to you.
The Fund intends to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in fund level taxation and therefore, a reduction in income available for distribution.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES (continued)

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
The Fund is required to withhold a portion of all taxable dividends, distributions, and redemption proceeds payable to any noncorporate shareholder that does not provide the Fund with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding. This is not an additional tax but can be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Shareholders that invest in the Fund through a tax advantaged account, such as a qualified retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on dividends until they are distributed from the account. These accounts are subject to complex tax rules, and you should consult your tax advisor about investing through such an account.
Because most of the Fund's investments are shares of Underlying Funds, the tax treatment of the Fund's gains, losses, and distributions may differ from the tax treatment that would apply if either the Fund invested directly in the types of securities held by the Underlying Funds or the Fund shareholders invested directly in the Underlying Funds. As a result, you may receive taxable distributions earlier and recognize higher amounts of capital gain or ordinary income than you otherwise would.
Foreign shareholders invested in the Fund should consult with their tax advisors as to if and how the U.S. federal income tax law and its withholding requirements apply to them. Generally, the Fund will withhold 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on distributions to foreign shareholders.
Foreign Income Taxes. Investment income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which may entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or exemption from taxes on such income or proceeds. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax for the Fund in advance since the amount of the assets to be invested within various countries is not known.
If more than 50% in value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, or if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect (the “Foreign Election”) to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign income and similar foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by it. If the Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of such foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). It is anticipated that the Fund will qualify to make the Foreign Election; however, the Fund cannot be certain that it will be eligible to make such an election or that you will be eligible for the foreign tax credit.
Cost Basis Reporting. The Internal Revenue Service requires mutual fund companies and brokers to report on Form 1099-B the cost basis on the sale or exchange of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). If you acquire and hold shares directly through the Fund and not through a financial intermediary, the Fund will use an average cost single category methodology for tracking and reporting your cost basis on covered shares, unless you request, in writing, another cost basis reporting methodology.
Please see the SAI for further information regarding tax matters.
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ACCOUNT POLICIES

Account Access
Unless your Fund shares are held through a third-party fiduciary or in an omnibus registration at your bank or brokerage firm, you will be able to access your account information over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com or via a touch tone telephone by calling 1-800-992-0180. Should you wish to speak with a Shareholder Services Representative, you may call the toll-free number listed above.
Privacy Policy
The Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.
Householding
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund's Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual shareholder report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180 or speak to your investment professional. We will begin sending you individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.
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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

The J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified (“J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified”) is an expansion of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Diversified which is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of U.S. dollar denominated emerging market corporate bonds.
The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index (“J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified”) tracks the total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, and Eurobonds. It limits the weights of those index countries with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.
The J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified (“J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified”) is a comprehensive, global local emerging markets index consisting of regularly traded, liquid fixed rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. It limits the weights of those countries in the index with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.
Information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but J.P. Morgan does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. The J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified, J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified and the J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified are used with permission. The Indexes may not be copied, used, or distributed without J.P. Morgan's prior written approval. Copyright 2016, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the periods shown. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate of return that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information has been audited by KPMG LLP, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s Annual Report, which is available upon request.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for Class A shares are presented for the Fund. Annual returns would differ only to the extent that Class T shares and Class A shares have different fees and expenses.
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ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
        Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
      Less distributions                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment

income
  From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  Total Return(1)   Expenses before

reductions/additions(2)(3)(4)
  Expenses, net of fee waivers

and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)(4)
  Expenses net of all

reductions/additions(2)(3)(4)
  Net investment income

(loss)(2)(3)(4)
  Net assets, end of year or

period
  Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000's)   (%)
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   9.72   0.27   (0.74)   (0.47)   0.29       0.29     8.96   (5.01)   1.92   1.14   1.14   2.95   197   50
10-31-17   9.42   0.29   0.15   0.44   0.14       0.14     9.72   4.78   1.77   1.14   1.14   3.03   128   12
10-31-16   9.17   0.21   0.46   0.67   0.42       0.42     9.42   7.72   2.74   1.15   1.15   2.26   47   2
10-31-15   9.72   0.33   (0.52)   (0.19)   0.36       0.36     9.17   (1.95)   8.46   1.15   1.15   3.52   19   74
10-31-14   9.67   0.30   0.21   0.51   0.46       0.46     9.72   5.57   10.22   1.11   1.11   3.09   38   67
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   9.54   0.19   (0.74)   (0.55)   0.21       0.21     8.78   (5.95)   2.67   1.89   1.89   2.19   24   50
10-31-17   9.28   0.21   0.16   0.37   0.11       0.11     9.54   4.07   2.52   1.89   1.89   2.25   23   12
10-31-16   9.06   0.11   0.48   0.59   0.37       0.37     9.28   6.94   3.49   1.90   1.90   1.36   11   2
10-31-15   9.66   0.23   (0.48)   (0.25)   0.35       0.35     9.06   (2.57)   9.21   1.90   1.90   2.49   10   74
10-31-14   9.61   0.24   0.19   0.43   0.38       0.38     9.66   4.73   10.97   1.86   1.86   2.45   3   67
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   9.76   0.30   (0.76)   (0.46)   0.30       0.30     9.00   (4.88)   1.46   0.84   0.84   3.22   17,453   50
10-31-17   9.44   0.31   0.16   0.47   0.15       0.15     9.76   5.14   1.42   0.84   0.84   3.30   22,595   12
10-31-16   9.21   0.29   0.41   0.70   0.47       0.47     9.44   8.14   2.25   0.85   0.85   3.17   17,615   2
10-31-15   9.76   0.35   (0.51)   (0.16)   0.39       0.39     9.21   (1.61)   8.07   0.85   0.85   3.67   1,009   74
10-31-14   9.70   0.34   0.19   0.53   0.47       0.47     9.76   5.76   9.77   0.81   0.81   3.50   1,026   67
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   9.74   0.30   (0.76)   (0.46)   0.30       0.30     8.98   (4.91)   1.67   0.89   0.89   3.18   22   50
10-31-17   9.43   0.31   0.15   0.46   0.15       0.15     9.74   5.07   1.52   0.89   0.89   3.25   21   12
10-31-16   9.21   0.23   0.46   0.69   0.47       0.47     9.43   7.99   2.49   0.90   0.90   2.50   6   2
10-31-15   9.76   0.35   (0.51)   (0.16)   0.39       0.39     9.21   (1.64)   8.21   0.90   0.90   3.66   3   74
10-31-14   9.69   0.34   0.19   0.53   0.46       0.46     9.76   5.79   9.97   0.86   0.86   3.45   3   67
(1) Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3) Ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or
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  Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4) Ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
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APPENDIX A

Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information
As described in the Prospectus, Class A shares may be subject to an initial sales charge and both Class A and Class C shares may charge a CDSC. Certain financial intermediaries may impose different initial sales charges or waive the initial sales charge or CDSC in certain circumstances. This Appendix details the variations in sales charge waivers by financial intermediary. You should consult your financial representative for assistance in determining whether you may qualify for a particular sales charge waiver.
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial:
The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account will be eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial’s platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.
Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
MERRILL LYNCH
If you purchase fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account held at Merrill Lynch, you will be eligible only for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI. It is your responsibility to notify your financial representative at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch
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Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan
Shares purchased by college savings plans that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch-affiliated investment advisory program
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform
Shares of Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Fund within the fund family)
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same Fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date
Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members
Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement)
CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at Merrill Lynch
Death or disability of the shareholder
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½
Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only)
Front-End Load Discounts available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible fund family assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial adviser about such assets
Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time
MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans
Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules
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Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund
Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account
Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program – Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a frontend or deferred sales charge.
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND RAYMOND JAMES AFFILIATES (“RAYMOND JAMES”)
Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
Death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
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TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION
You will find more information about the Fund in our:
ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
In the Fund's annual/semi-annual shareholder reports, you will find a discussion of the recent market conditions and principal investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during the applicable reporting period, the financial statements and the independent registered public accounting firm's reports (in the annual shareholder report only).
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund. The SAI is legally part of this Prospectus (it is incorporated by reference). A copy has been filed with the SEC.
Please write, call or visit our website for a free copy of the current annual/semi-annual shareholder reports, the SAI, or other Fund information.
To make shareholder inquiries contact:
Voya Investment Management
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
or visit our website at www.voyainvestments.com
This information may also be reviewed or obtained from the SEC. In order to review the information in person, you will need to visit the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or call 202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Otherwise, you may obtain the information for a fee, by contacting the SEC at:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Reference Section
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
or at the e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov
Or obtain the information at no cost by visiting the SEC's Internet website at: www.sec.gov.
When contacting the SEC, you will want to refer to the Fund's SEC file number. The file number is as follows:
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Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
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Voya Global Perspectives® Fund 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 32), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 76).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment

Class Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of offering price imposed on purchases Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A 5.75 None1
C None 1.00
I None None
R None None
T 2.50 None
W None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment

Class   A C I R T2 W
Management Fees % 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees % 0.25 1.00 None 0.50 0.25 None
Other Expenses % 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.28
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses % 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3 % 1.47 2.22 1.23 1.72 1.47 1.22
Waivers and Reimbursements4 % (0.24) (0.24) (0.25) (0.24) (0.24) (0.24)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements % 1.23 1.98 0.98 1.48 1.23 0.98
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
2 Other Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year.
3 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
4 The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.23%, 1.98%, 0.98%, 1.48%, 1.23% and 0.98% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through March 1, 2020. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes,
  investment-related costs, leverage expenses, and extraordinary expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Class Share Status   1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
A Sold or Held $ 693 991 1,310 2,212
C Sold $ 301 671 1,168 2,536
  Held $ 201 671 1,168 2,536
I Sold or Held $ 100 366 652 1,467
R Sold or Held $ 151 518 911 2,010
T Sold or Held $ 372 680 1,010 1,943
W Sold or Held $ 100 363 647 1,456
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) invests the assets of the Fund in a combination of other funds (“Underlying Funds”) that, in turn, invest directly in securities (such as stocks and bonds). The Underlying Funds may or may not be affiliated with the investment adviser. The Underlying Funds will invest in the securities of issuers in a number of different countries one of which may be the United States. Under normal market conditions, approximately 60% of the Fund's net assets will be allocated to Underlying Funds that predominantly invest in equity securities, and approximately 40% of the Fund's net assets will be allocated to Underlying Funds that predominantly invest in debt instruments, including
 
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U.S. government securities and money market instruments (“Target Allocation”). The percentage weight of the Fund's assets invested in Underlying Funds that predominantly invest in equity securities may change to approximately 30% and the percentage weight of the Fund's assets invested in Underlying Funds that predominantly invest in debt instruments may change to approximately 70% (“Defensive Allocation”) depending upon the rules-based investment strategy described below.
The Target Allocation and Defensive Allocation are measured with reference to the primary investment strategies of the Underlying Funds; actual exposure to these asset classes may vary to the extent an Underlying Fund is not substantially invested in accordance with its primary investment strategies.
The Underlying Funds provide exposure to a wide range of traditional asset classes which include stocks, bonds, and cash, and non-traditional asset classes (also known as alternative strategies) which include real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
The equity securities in which the Underlying Funds may invest include, but are not limited to: domestic and international stocks of companies of any market capitalization; emerging market securities; and domestic and international real estate securities, including REITs.
The debt instruments in which the Underlying Funds may invest include, but are not limited to: domestic and international short-, intermediate- and long-term bonds; high-yield debt instruments rated below investment-grade commonly referred to as “junk bonds;” and debt instruments without limitations on maturity.
The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses a rules-based investment strategy to determine the allocation among Underlying Funds that invest in equity securities and debt instruments. The proportion of assets allocated to Underlying Funds that are predominantly invested in equity securities and those that are predominantly invested in debt instruments is determined as of each calendar quarter. Within the broad equity and debt asset classes, the Fund will seek to maintain approximately equal weights across its investment in the Underlying Funds. No adjustments to the Target Allocation or Defensive Allocation will be made between quarterly allocation dates. As soon as practicable following the end of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will compare the aggregate earnings of the companies in the S&P 500® Index (“Index”) for the most recent calendar quarter to the aggregate earnings of the companies in the Index for the previous year's corresponding calendar quarter. If the aggregate earnings for the most recent calendar quarter are higher than the aggregate earnings of the companies in the Index for the previous year's corresponding calendar quarter, the Fund will take steps to ensure it is invested in accordance with the Target Allocation described above as soon as practicable. If the aggregate earnings for the most recently completed calendar quarter are lower than the reported aggregate earnings for the previous year's
corresponding calendar quarter, the Fund will take steps to ensure it is invested in accordance with the Defensive Allocation described above as soon as practicable.
The Sub-Adviser intends to rebalance the Fund's asset allocations on at least a quarterly basis, but it may rebalance more frequently as deemed appropriate to attain the Target Allocation or Defensive Allocation for the Fund. These allocations, however, are targets, and the Fund's asset allocations could change substantially as the value of the Underlying Funds change.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. The value of your investment in the Fund changes with the values of the Underlying Funds and their investments. The Fund is subject to the following principal risks (either directly or through investments in one or more Underlying Funds). Any of these risks, among others, could affect the Fund's or an Underlying Fund's performance or cause the Fund or an Underlying Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Affiliated Underlying Funds: The manager’s selection of Underlying Funds presents conflicts of interest. The net management fee revenue received by the manager and its affiliates will vary depending on the Underlying Funds it selects for the Fund, and the manager will have an incentive to select the Underlying Funds (whether or not affiliated with the manager) that will result in the greatest net management fee revenue to the manager and its affiliates, even if that results in increased expenses for the Fund. In many cases, investments in affiliated Underlying Funds will afford the manager greater net management fee revenue than would investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds. In addition, the manager may prefer to invest in an affiliated Underlying Fund over an unaffiliated fund because the investment may be beneficial to the manager in managing the affiliated Underlying Fund, by helping the affiliated Underlying Fund achieve economies of scale or by enhancing cash flows to the affiliated Underlying Fund. In certain circumstances, the manager would have an incentive to delay or decide against the sale of interests held by the Fund in affiliated Underlying Funds and may implement portfolio changes in a manner intended to minimize the disruptive effects and added costs of those changes to affiliated Underlying Funds. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in unaffiliated Underlying Funds, there is no assurance that it will do so even in cases where the unaffiliated Underlying Funds incur lower fees than the comparable affiliated Underlying Funds. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Fund with higher expenses, the Fund’s performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Asset Allocation: Investment performance depends on the manager’s skill in allocating assets among the asset classes in which the Fund invests and in choosing investments within
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those asset classes. There is a risk that the manager may allocate assets or investments to an asset class that underperforms compared to other asset classes or investments.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets:
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Index Strategy: An Underlying Fund that seeks to track an index’s performance and does not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in an index may underperform the overall market. To the extent an Underlying Fund’s investments track its target index, such Underlying Index Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between an Underlying Index Fund’s performance and index performance will be reduced by the Underlying Index Fund’s expenses and could be reduced by the timing of purchases and redemptions of the Underlying Index Fund’s shares. In addition, an Underlying Index Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and an Underlying Index Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate. When deciding between Underlying Index Funds benchmarked to the same index, the manager may not select the Underlying Index Fund with the lowest expenses. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Index Fund with higher expenses, the Fund's performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Index Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further
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inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial
resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
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U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.voyainvestments.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A
(as of December 31 of each year)

Best quarter: 1st 2017, 4.27% and Worst quarter: 4th 2018, -7.93%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

    1 Yr 5 Yrs 10 Yrs Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes % -13.22 1.18 N/A 2.29 03/28/13
After tax on distributions % -14.91 0.05
N/A 1.22  
After tax on distributions with sale % -6.55 0.71 N/A 1.53  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR1,2 % -5.69 4.21 N/A 5.42  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross1,3 % -5.46 4.47 N/A 5.69  
Composite Index3 % -6.29 4.50 N/A 5.04  
Class C before taxes % -9.44 1.65 N/A 2.61 03/28/13
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR1,2 % -5.69 4.21 N/A 5.42  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross1,3 % -5.46 4.47 N/A 5.69  
Composite Index3 % -6.29 4.50 N/A 5.04  
Class I before taxes % -7.65 2.66 N/A 3.60 03/28/13
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR1,2 % -5.69 4.21 N/A 5.42  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross1,3 % -5.46 4.47 N/A 5.69  
Composite Index3 % -6.29 4.50 N/A 5.04  
Class R before taxes % -8.18 2.14 N/A 3.09 03/28/13
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR1,2 % -5.69 4.21 N/A 5.42  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross1,3 % -5.46 4.47 N/A 5.69  
Composite Index3 % -6.29 4.50 N/A 5.04  
Class W before taxes % -7.64 2.67 N/A 3.63 03/28/13
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR1,2 % -5.69 4.21 N/A 5.42  
S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross1,3 % -5.46 4.47 N/A 5.69  
Composite Index3 % -6.29 4.50 N/A 5.04  
1 Effective February 28, 2019, the Adviser changed the primary benchmark from the S&P Target Risk® Growth Index Gross (“Gross Index”) to the S&P Target Risk® Growth Index TR as the Adviser believes it more accurately reflects the investment experience of an investor in the benchmark’s components. Index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Gross Index returns reflect the addition of an amount estimated by the index sponsor to approximate the fees incurred by index components.
2 The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
3 The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
    
Portfolio Managers  
Douglas Coté, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/13)
Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/13)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class

Class A, C, T I R W
Non-retirement accounts $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
Retirement accounts $ 250 250,000 1,000
Certain omnibus accounts $ 250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan $ 1,000 250,000 1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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KEY FUND INFORMATION

This Prospectus contains information about the Fund and is designed to provide you with important information to help you with your investment decisions. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.
The Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Prospectus. It identifies investment restrictions, more detailed risk descriptions, a description of how the bond rating system works, and other information that may be helpful to you in your decision to invest. You may obtain a copy, without charge, from the Fund.
Neither this Prospectus, nor the related SAI, nor other communications to shareholders, such as proxy statements, is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement or contract between Voya Mutual Funds, the Trustees, or the Fund and any investor, or to give rise to any rights to any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law.
Other Voya mutual funds may also be offered to the public that have similar names, investment objectives, and principal investment strategies as those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
The Fund is a series of Voya Mutual Funds (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Fund shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of the Fund would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of the Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
Fundamental Investment Policies
Fundamental investment policies contained in the SAI may not be changed without shareholder approval. Other policies and investment strategies may be changed without a shareholder vote.
Fund Diversification
The Fund is diversified, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). A diversified fund may not, as to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or other investment companies). A non-diversified fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
Investor Diversification
Although the Fund is designed to serve as a component of a diversified investment portfolio of securities, no single mutual fund can provide an appropriate investment program for all investors. You should evaluate the Fund in the context of your personal financial situation, investment objectives, and other investments.
Although an investor may achieve the same level of diversification by investing directly in a variety of the Underlying Funds, the Fund provides investors with a means to simplify their investment decisions by investing in a single diversified portfolio. For more information about the Underlying Funds, please see “Key Information About the Underlying Funds” later in this Prospectus.
Temporary Defensive Strategies
When the adviser or sub-adviser (if applicable) to the Fund or an Underlying Fund anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Fund or Underlying Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, the Fund or Underlying Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While the Fund or Underlying Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund's or Underlying Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
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Percentage and Rating Limitations
The percentage and rating limitations on Fund investments listed in this Prospectus apply at the time of investment.
Investment Not Guaranteed
Please note your investment is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
Shareholder Reports
The Fund's fiscal year ends October 31. The Fund will send financial statements to its shareholders at least semi-annually. An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm will be sent to shareholders every year.
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Additional Information About the Investment Objective
The Fund's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests in a combination of Underlying Funds that, in turn, invest directly in a wide range of stocks and debt instruments of various types and uses asset allocation strategies to determine how much to invest in the Underlying Funds. The Fund is designed to meet the needs of investors who wish to seek exposure to various types of stocks and debt instruments of various types through a single diversified investment. For a complete description of the Fund’s principal investment strategies, please see the Fund’s summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus.
Asset Allocation is No Guarantee Against Loss
Although asset allocation seeks to optimize returns given various levels of risk tolerance, you still may lose money and experience volatility. Market and asset class performance may differ in the future from the historical performance and the assumptions used to form the asset allocations for the Fund. Furthermore, the Sub-Adviser's allocation of the Fund's assets may not anticipate market trends successfully. For example, weighting Underlying Funds that invest in equity securities too heavily during a stock market decline may result in a failure to preserve capital. Conversely, investing too heavily in Underlying Funds that invest in debt instruments during a period of stock market appreciation may result in lower total return.
There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an Underlying Fund or other mutual funds representing a single asset class than in the Fund.
Assets will be allocated among funds and markets based on judgments made by the Sub-Adviser. There is a risk that the Fund may allocate assets to an asset class or market that underperforms other funds. For example, the Fund may be underweighted in assets or a market that is experiencing significant returns or overweighted in assets or a market with significant declines.
Performance of the Underlying Funds Will Vary
The performance of the Fund depends upon the performance of the Underlying Funds, which are affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. The value of the Fund changes as the asset values of the Underlying Funds go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate and may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.
Additional Information About the Principal Risks
All mutual funds involve risk - some more than others - and there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. The Fund's risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. Below is a discussion of the principal risks associated with investments in certain of these types of securities and the use of certain of these investment practices. The Fund may be exposed to these risks directly or indirectly through investments in one or more Underlying Fund. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds, see the SAI.
Many of the investment techniques and strategies discussed in this Prospectus and in the SAI are discretionary, which means that the adviser or sub-adviser can decide whether to use them. The Fund or an Underlying Fund may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the principal investment strategies. However, the adviser or sub-adviser may also use these investment techniques or make investments in securities that are not a part of the principal investment strategies.
For more information about principal risks of the Underlying Funds, please see “Key Information About the Underlying Funds.”
Affiliated Underlying Funds: The manager’s selection of Underlying Funds presents conflicts of interest. The net management fee revenue received by the manager and its affiliates will vary depending on the Underlying Funds it selects for the Fund, and the manager will have an incentive to select the Underlying Funds (whether or not affiliated with the manager) that will result in the greatest net management fee revenue to the manager and its affiliates, even if that results in
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increased expenses for the Fund. In many cases, investments in affiliated Underlying Funds will afford the manager greater net management fee revenue than would investments in unaffiliated Underlying Funds. In addition, the manager may prefer to invest in an affiliated Underlying Fund over an unaffiliated fund because the investment may be beneficial to the manager in managing the affiliated Underlying Fund, by helping the affiliated Underlying Fund achieve economies of scale or by enhancing cash flows to the affiliated Underlying Fund. In certain circumstances, the manager would have an incentive to delay or decide against the sale of interests held by the Fund in affiliated Underlying Funds and may implement portfolio changes in a manner intended to minimize the disruptive effects and added costs of those changes to affiliated Underlying Funds. Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in unaffiliated Underlying Funds, there is no assurance that it will do so even in cases where the unaffiliated Underlying Funds incur lower fees than the comparable affiliated Underlying Funds. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Fund with higher expenses, the Fund’s performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Asset Allocation: Investment performance depends on the manager’s skill in allocating assets among the asset classes in which the Fund invests and in choosing investments within those asset classes. There is a risk that the manager may allocate assets or investments to an asset class that underperforms compared to other asset classes or investments.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent the Fund invests in securities of issuers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in securities of issuers in the U.S. market due to, among other things, the following factors: comparatively unstable political, social and economic conditions and limited or ineffectual judicial systems; comparatively small market sizes, making securities less liquid and securities prices more sensitive to the movements of large investors and more vulnerable to manipulation; governmental policies or actions, such as high taxes, restrictions on currency movements, replacement of currency, potential for default on sovereign debt, trade or diplomatic disputes, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations, creation of monopolies, and seizure of private property through confiscatory taxation and expropriation or nationalization of company assets; incomplete, outdated, or unreliable information about securities issuers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting standards; comparatively undeveloped markets and weak banking and financial systems; market inefficiencies, such as higher transaction costs, and administrative difficulties, such as delays in processing transactions; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could reduce gains or widen losses. In addition, foreign withholding or other
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taxes could reduce the income available to distribute to shareholders, and special U.S. tax considerations could apply to foreign investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets, for such reasons as social or political unrest, heavy economic dependence on international aid, agriculture or exports (particularly commodities), undeveloped or overburdened infrastructures and legal systems, vulnerability to natural disasters, significant and unpredictable government intervention in markets or the economy, volatile currency exchange rates, currency devaluations, runaway inflation, environmental problems, and business practices that depart from norms for developed countries and less developed or liquid markets generally.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Index Strategy: An Underlying Fund that seeks to track an index’s performance and does not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in an index may underperform the overall market. To the extent an Underlying Fund’s investments track its target index, such Underlying Index Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between an Underlying Index Fund’s performance and index performance will be reduced by the Underlying Index Fund’s expenses and could be reduced by the timing of purchases and redemptions of the Underlying Index Fund’s shares. In addition, an Underlying Index Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and an Underlying Index Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate. When deciding between Underlying Index Funds benchmarked to the same index, the manager may not select the Underlying Index Fund with the lowest expenses. If the Fund invests in an Underlying Index Fund with higher expenses, the Fund's performance would be lower than if the Fund had invested in an Underlying Index Fund with comparable performance but lower expenses (although any expense limitation arrangements in place at the time might have the effect of limiting or eliminating the amount of that underperformance).
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. The proprietary models used by a manager to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the manager’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by factors not foreseen in developing the models. Funds that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
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Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund is typically subject.
ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are, in many cases, designed to provide investment results corresponding to an index. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Additional risks of investments in ETFs include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchanges’ officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Other investment companies include Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”). Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, environmental problems, overbuilding, high foreclosure rates and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, war, or other acts that destroy real property. Some REITs
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may invest in a limited number of properties, in a narrow geographic area or in a single property type, which increases the risk that the Fund could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. These companies are also sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, market interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for favorable tax treatment or regulatory exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk. Some U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and are guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury. These include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury such as U.S. Treasury notes, bills and bonds, as well as indirect obligations including certain securities of the Government National Mortgage Association, the Small Business Administration, and the Farmers Home Administration, among others. Other U.S. government securities are not direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, but rather are backed by the ability to borrow directly from the U.S. Treasury, including certain securities of the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, and the U.S. Postal Service. Still other agencies and instrumentalities are supported solely by the credit of the agency or instrumentality itself and are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government and therefore involve greater risk. These include securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Farm Credit Bank, among others. Consequently, the investor must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to such agencies if it is not obligated to do so by law. The impact of greater governmental scrutiny into the operations of certain agencies and government-sponsored enterprises may adversely affect the value of securities issued by these entities. U.S. government securities may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk and all U.S. government securities may be subject to price declines due to changing market interest rates. Securities directly supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government have less credit risk.
Further Information About Principal Risks
The following provides additional information about certain aspects of the principal risks described above.
Counterparty: The entity with which the Fund conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that the Fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may refuse or may become unable to honor its obligations under the terms of a transaction or agreement. As a result, that Fund may sustain losses and be less likely to achieve its investment objective. These risks may be greater when engaging in over-the-counter transactions or when the Fund conducts business with a limited number of counterparties.
Duration: One measure of risk for debt instruments is duration. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to market interest rate movements and is one of the tools used by a portfolio manager in selecting debt instruments. Duration is a measure of the average life of a bond on a present value basis which was developed to incorporate a bond’s yield, coupons, final maturity and call features into one measure. As a point of reference, the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 5 years is approximately 4.5 years and the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 10 years is approximately 8 years. Material changes in market interest rates may impact the duration calculation. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to fall approximately 4.5% if market interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to rise approximately 4.5% if market interest rates dropped by one percentage point.
Investment by Other Funds: Various other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some Voya mutual funds, may be allowed to invest in the Underlying Funds. In some cases, an Underlying Fund may serve as a primary or significant investment vehicle for a fund-of-fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows of cash to or outflows of cash from the Underlying Fund, the Underlying Fund could be required to sell securities or invest cash at times, or in ways, that could negatively impact its performance, speed the realization of capital gains, or increase transaction costs. While it is very difficult to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could
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be adverse effects on the Underlying Fund. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of the Underlying Fund’s portfolio. So long as an Underlying Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC. To the extent that one or a few shareholders own a significant portion of the Underlying Fund, the risks described above will be greater.
Leverage: Certain transactions and investment strategies may give rise to leverage. Such transactions and investment strategies include, but are not limited to: borrowing, dollar rolls, reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, short sales, and the use of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment transactions. The use of certain derivatives may also increase leveraging risk and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate, or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount paid for the derivative. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory requirements resulting in increased volatility of returns. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged.
Manager: The Fund, and each Underlying Fund, is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The adviser, the sub-adviser, or each individual portfolio manager will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The loss of their services could have an adverse impact on the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s ability to achieve the investment objectives. Many managers of equity funds employ styles that are characterized as “value” or “growth.” However, these terms can have different applications by different managers. One manager’s value approach may be different from another, and one manager’s growth approach may be different from another. For example, some value managers employ a style in which they seek to identify companies that they believe are valued at a more substantial or “deeper discount” to a company’s net worth than other value managers. Therefore, some funds that are characterized as growth or value can have greater volatility than other funds managed by other managers in a growth or value style.
Operational: The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders, despite the efforts of the Fund and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect the Fund’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Fund’s operations.
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The Fund seeks to meet its investment objectives by allocating its assets among Underlying Funds. Because the Fund invests in Underlying Funds, shareholders will be affected by the investment strategies of Underlying Funds. Information is provided below as of the date of this Prospectus regarding each Underlying Fund, including its investment adviser, sub-adviser, investment objective, and main investments. This information is intended to provide potential investors in the Fund with information that they may find useful in understanding the investment history and risks of the Underlying Funds.
You should note that the adviser or sub-adviser may or may not invest in each of the Underlying Funds listed. Further, over time, the Fund will alter its allocation of assets among the Underlying Funds and may add or remove Underlying Funds that are considered for investment. Therefore, it is not possible to predict the extent to which the Fund will be invested in each Underlying Fund at any one time. As a result, the degree to which the Fund may be subject to the risks of a particular Underlying Fund will depend on the extent to which the Fund has invested in the Underlying Fund.

Underlying Fund: Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Outperform the S&P 500® Index.
Main Investments: The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers included in the S&P 100 Index, a subset of the S&P 500® Index. Equity securities include, but are not limited to, common and preferred stock, warrants and convertible securities. The fund may also invest in derivatives, including, but not limited to, futures. The fund typically uses derivatives to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset. The fund may invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, convertible securities, credit, derivative instruments, interest rate, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, and securities lending.

Underlying Fund: Voya Global Bond Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The fund may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in the U.S. dollar. The fund may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The fund may borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a NRSRO, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The fund may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, sovereign debt, and other investment companies. The fund may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”) and shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end investment company that invests in Senior Loans. Although the fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt securities rated below investment-grade (“junk bonds”), the fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration will generally range between two and nine years. The fund may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance returns, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying
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asset. The fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements). The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Bank instruments, borrowing, company, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, floating rate loans, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, mortgage- and/or asset-backed securities, municipal obligations, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, restricted securities, securities lending, and sovereign debt.

Underlying Fund: Voya Global Real Estate Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
Investment Objective: High total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The sub-adviser defines a real estate company as a company that: (i) derives at least 50% of its total revenue or earnings from owning, operating, developing, constructing, financing, managing, and/or selling commercial, industrial, or residential real estate; or (ii) has at least 50% of its assets invested in real estate. The fund will have investments located in a number of different countries, including the United States. As a general matter, the fund expects these investments to be in common stocks of companies of any market capitalization, including real estate investment trusts. The fund may invest in companies located in countries with emerging securities markets. The fund may also invest in convertible securities, initial public offerings, and Rule 144A securities. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, concentration, convertible securities, credit, currency, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, initial public offerings, interest rate, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, and securities lending.

Underlying Fund: Voya GNMA Income Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: High level of current income consistent with liquidity and safety of principal through investment primarily in Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage-backed securities (also known as GNMA Certificates) that are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the U.S. government.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in GNMA Certificates. The fund may purchase or sell GNMA Certificates on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis through the “to-be-announced” market. The remaining assets of the fund will be invested in other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, including U.S. Treasury securities, and securities issued by other agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. The fund may also invest in repurchase agreements secured by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, GNMA Certificates, and securities issued by other agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. The fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity, although the sub-adviser expects to invest in securities with effective maturities in excess of one year. The fund may invest in futures, including U.S. Treasury futures, to manage the duration of the fund. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
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Main Risks: Credit, derivative instruments, interest rate, liquidity, mortgage- and/or asset-backed securities, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, repurchase agreements, securities lending, U.S. government securities and obligations, and when issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments.

Underlying Fund: Voya High Yield Bond Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: High level of current income and total return.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of high-yield (high risk) bonds, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” High-yield bonds are debt securities that, at the time of purchase, are not rated by a NRSRO or are rated below investment-grade (for example, rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a NRSRO. The fund defines high-yield bonds to include: bank loans; payment-in-kind securities; fixed and variable floating rate and deferred interest debt obligations; zero-coupon bonds and debt obligations provided they are unrated or rated below investment-grade. The fund may purchase and hold securities in default. There are no restrictions on the average maturity of the fund or the maturity of any single investment. Any remaining assets may be invested in investment-grade debt securities; common and preferred stocks; U.S. government securities; money market instruments; and debt securities of foreign issuers including securities of companies in emerging markets. The fund may invest in derivatives including, structured debt obligations, dollar roll transactions, swap agreements, including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, and options on swap agreements. The fund typically uses derivatives to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or to enhance returns in the fund. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization size. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Bank instruments, company, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, securities lending, U.S. government securities and obligations, and zero-coupon bonds and pay-in-kind securities.

Underlying Fund: Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Maximize total return through income and capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of bonds, including but not limited to corporate, government and mortgage bonds which, at the time of purchase, are rated investment-grade (for example, rated at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a NRSRO, or of comparable quality if unrated. Although the fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield (high risk) debt instruments rated below investment-grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” the fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. Generally, the sub-adviser maintains a dollar-weighted average duration between three and ten years. The fund may also invest in: preferred stocks; high quality money market instruments; municipal bonds; debt instruments of foreign issuers (including those located in emerging market countries); securities denominated in foreign currencies; foreign currencies; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; bank loans and floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”); and derivatives including futures, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and total return swaps) involving securities, securities indices and interest rates, which may be denominated in the U.S. dollar or foreign currencies. The fund typically uses derivatives to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or to enhance returns in the fund. The fund may seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it invests by entering into a series of purchase and
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sale contracts or through other investment techniques such as buy backs and dollar rolls. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Bank instruments, company, credit, credit default swaps, currency, derivative instruments, floating rate loans, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, high-yield securities, interest in loans, interest rate, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, mortgage- and/or asset-backed securities, municipal obligations, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, securities lending, and U.S. government securities and obligations.

Underlying Fund: Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Long-term capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of mid-sized U.S. companies. The sub-adviser defines mid-sized companies as those companies with market capitalizations that fall within the range of companies in the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. The fund may also invest in derivative instruments which include, but are not limited to, futures or index futures that have a similar profile to the benchmark of the fund. The fund typically uses derivatives for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance. The fund may also invest in foreign securities. The fund may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments, growth investing, investment model, liquidity, market, mid-capitalization company, other investment companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, and securities lending.

Underlying Fund: Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., and Van Eck Associates Corporation
Investment Objective: Long-term capital appreciation.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets. Developing or emerging countries include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most of the countries of Western Europe. An emerging market company is one that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in, an emerging market; where the principal securities market is in an emerging market; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in an emerging market. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, depositary receipts, participatory notes, trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights to buy common stock, and privately placed securities. The fund may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts and non-investment grade bonds (high-yield or “junk bonds”). The fund may invest in derivatives, including but not limited to, futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a substitute for securities in which the fund can invest; to hedge various investments; to seek to reduce currency deviations, where practicable, for the purpose of risk management; to seek to increase the fund’s gains; and for the efficient management of cash flows. The fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. dollars, other major reserve currencies, such as the euro, yen and pound sterling, and currencies of other countries in which it can invest. The fund typically maintains full currency exposure to those markets in which it invests. However, the fund
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may, from time to time, hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, convertible securities, credit, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, growth investing, high-yield securities, interest rate, investing through stock connect, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, prepayment and extension, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, securities lending, and value investing.

Underlying Fund: Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Long-term growth of capital.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of companies located in a number of different countries other than the United States. The fund may invest in securities of companies from emerging market countries. The fund may also invest in depositary receipts, warrants and rights, of foreign issuers. The fund may use derivatives, including futures, options, swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, typically for hedging purposes to reduce risk, such as interest rate risk, currency risk, and price risk, as a substitute for the sale or purchase of securities, and for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance. The fund may invest real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, currency, derivative instruments, focused investing, foreign investments/developing and emerging markets, index strategy, investing through stock connect, investment model, liquidity, market, market capitalization, other investment companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, and securities lending.

Underlying Fund: Voya Small Company Fund
Investment Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Investment Objective: Growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stock of companies with smaller market capitalizations.
Main Investments: The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small-capitalization companies. The sub-adviser defines small-capitalization companies as those companies included in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index or the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase, or if not included in either index, have a market capitalization that falls within the range of the market capitalizations of companies included in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index or the Russell 2000® Index. The fund may also invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The fund may invest in derivative instruments including, but not limited to, put and call options. The fund typically uses derivative instruments to seek to reduce exposure to other risks, such as currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or to seek to enhance returns in the fund. The fund may invest, to a limited extent, in foreign stocks. The fund may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. The fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Main Risks: Company, currency, derivative instruments, foreign investments, growth investing, investment model, liquidity, market, other investment companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trusts, securities lending, small-capitalization company, and value investing.

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Unaffiliated Underlying Funds
Underlying Fund: iShares® Global REIT ETF
Investment Adviser: BlackRock Fund Advisors
Investment Objective: Track the investment results of an index composed of global real estate equities in developed and emerging markets.
Main Investments: The fund seeks to track the investment results of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REITs Index (“Index”), which is designed to track the performance of publicly-listed real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) (or their local equivalents) in both developed and emerging markets. The Index components must qualify for REIT (or its equivalent) status in their country of domicile and meet certain liquidity, size, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization requirements. Components are adjusted for free float and foreign ownership limits. The Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve the fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the fund does not try to “beat” the Index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. Indexing may eliminate the chance that the fund will substantially outperform the Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the complement securities of an Index (i.e., depositary receipts representing securities of the Index) and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by the investment adviser or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the Index, but which the investment adviser believes will help the fund track the Index.
Representative Sampling: The investment adviser uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. Representative sampling is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Index.
Industry Concentration Policy: The fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL RISKS THAT APPLY TO THE UNDERLYING FUNDS
The following are principal risks that apply to the Underlying Funds:
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of an Underlying Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in an Underlying Fund’s net asset value causing an Underlying Fund to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to an Underlying Fund.
Concentration: As a result of an Underlying Fund “concentrating,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, its assets in securities related to a particular industry or group of industries, an Underlying Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuations than a fund that is more broadly invested across industries. Financial, economic, business, and other developments affecting issuers in a particular industry or group of industries will have a greater effect on an Underlying Fund, and if securities of the particular industry or group of industries as a group fall out of favor, an Underlying Fund could underperform, or its net asset value may be more volatile than, funds that have greater industry diversification.
Real Estate Industry: Issuers principally engaged in real estate, including real estate investment trusts may be subject to risks similar to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate including terrorist attacks, war or other acts that destroy real property. In addition these investments may be affected by such factors as falling real estate prices, rising interest rates or property taxes, high foreclosure rates, environmental problems, zoning changes, overbuilding, overall declines in the economy and the management skill and creditworthiness of the company. Real estate investment trusts may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements.
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Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk. The value of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the value of the underlying security because of the conversion or exercise feature. However, the value of a convertible security may not increase or decrease as rapidly as the underlying security. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk. In the event the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations, declares bankruptcy, or becomes insolvent, an Underlying Fund could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing an Underlying Fund's distributable income. There is a risk that an Underlying Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Underlying Fund returns.
Credit Default Swaps: An Underlying Fund may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, an Underlying Fund will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, an Underlying Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, an Underlying Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose an Underlying Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose an Underlying Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by an Underlying Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on an Underlying Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so an Underlying Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose an Underlying Fund to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause an Underlying Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union is (and other countries outside of the European Union are) implementing similar requirements, which will affect an Underlying Fund when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose an Underlying Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
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Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan, an Underlying Fund will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by an Underlying Fund through another financial institution, or an Underlying Fund relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, an Underlying Fund may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of an Underlying Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of an Underlying Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Focused Investing: To the extent that an Underlying Fund’s index is substantially composed of securities in a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, an Underlying Fund will allocate its investments to approximately the same extent as the index. As a result, an Underlying Fund may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a fund that is more broadly invested. Economic conditions, political or regulatory conditions, or natural or other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which an Underlying Fund focuses its investments will have a greater effect on an Underlying Fund, and if securities of a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area as a group fall out of favor an Underlying Fund could underperform, or be more volatile than, funds that have greater diversification.
Industrials Sector: The industrials sector includes companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities: the manufacture and distribution of capital goods, including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery; the provision of commercial services and supplies, including printing, employment, environmental, and office services; and the provision of transportation services, including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure. The industrials sector is affected by changes in the supply and demand for products and services, product obsolescence, claims for environmental damage or product liability, and general economic conditions, among other factors.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period. Growth-oriented stocks typically sell at relatively high valuations as compared to other types of securities. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks because they usually invest a high portion of earnings in their business, and they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The market may not favor growth-oriented stocks or may not favor equities at all. In addition, earnings disappointments may lead to sharply falling prices because investors buy growth stocks in anticipation of superior earnings growth. Historically, growth-oriented stocks have been more volatile than value-oriented stocks.
Index Strategy: The index selected may underperform the overall market. To the extent an Underlying Fund seeks to track the index’s performance, an Underlying Fund will not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities in the index. To the extent an Underlying Fund’s investments track its target index, such Underlying Fund may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. The correlation between an Underlying Fund’s performance and index performance may be affected by an Underlying Fund’s expenses and the timing of purchases and redemptions of an Underlying Fund’s shares. In addition, an Underlying Fund’s actual holdings might not match the index and an Underlying Fund’s effective exposure to index securities at any given time may not precisely correlate.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for an Underlying Fund. However, there is no assurance that an Underlying Fund will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which an Underlying Fund invests will rise in value. Furthermore,
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the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When an Underlying Fund’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on an Underlying Fund’s return will be magnified. If an Underlying Fund’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of an Underlying Fund’s investment in IPOs on an Underlying Fund’s return will decline.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, an Underlying Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect an Underlying Fund’s performance.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “non-diversified” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Underlying Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified” and could underperform compared to such funds. Even though classified as non-diversified, an Underlying Fund may actually maintain a portfolio that is diversified with a large number of issuers. In such an event, an Underlying Fund would benefit less from appreciation in a single issuer than if it had greater exposure to that issuer.
Mid-Capitalization Company: Investments in mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth, and more reliance on key personnel. Consequently, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may have limited market stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain asset-backed securities. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in market interest rates than shorter term securities.
These securities may be significantly affected by government regulation, market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of an issuer servicer, and loan-to-value ratio of the underlying assets. During an economic downturn, the mortgages, commercial or consumer loans, trade or credit card receivables, installment purchase obligations, leases, or other debt obligations underlying an asset-backed security may experience an increase in defaults as borrowers experience difficulties in repaying their loans which may cause the valuation of such securities to be more volatile and may reduce the value of such securities. These risks are particularly heightened for investments in asset-backed securities that contain sub-prime loans which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories and often have higher default rates.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or
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refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt. Municipal revenue obligations may be backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities market. In addition, municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from assets. If an issuer of a municipal security does not comply with applicable tax requirements for tax-exempt status, interest from the security may become taxable and the security could decline in value.
Repurchase Agreements: In the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, an Underlying Fund would generally seek to sell the underlying security serving as collateral for the repurchase agreement. However, the value of collateral may be insufficient to satisfy the counterparty's obligation and/or an Underlying Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Such a delay may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the security, which could result in a loss. In addition, if an Underlying Fund is characterized by a court as an unsecured creditor, it would be at risk of losing some or all of the principal and interest involved in the transaction.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, an Underlying Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that an Underlying Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that an Underlying Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing an Underlying Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of an Underlying Fund’s other risks.
An Underlying Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high-quality instruments of short maturity. In the event of a borrower default, an Underlying Fund will be protected to the extent an Underlying Fund is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. An Underlying Fund is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify an Underlying Fund from losses resulting from borrower default.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
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If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities an Underlying Fund holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of an Underlying Fund’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, an Underlying Fund’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
When Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: When issued securities, delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security an Underlying Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. These investments may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing an Underlying Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of an Underlying Fund’s other risks. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, an Underlying Fund loses both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
Zero-Coupon Bonds and Pay-in-Kind Securities: Zero-coupon bonds and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in price due to market interest rate changes than conventional interest-bearing securities. An Underlying Fund may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon bonds without receiving the actual cash currency resulting in a loss.
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A description of the Fund's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to the Fund. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.
The Adviser is responsible for all of its own costs, including costs of the personnel required to carry out its duties.
The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by the Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Management Fee
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund 0.20%
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships, please refer to the Fund’s unaudited semi-annual shareholder report to be dated April 30, 2019.
The Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged a sub-adviser to provide the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. The sub-adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for the Fund. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of the Fund’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. The Fund and the Adviser have received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the Adviser, with the approval of the Board but without obtaining shareholder approval, to enter into or materially amend a sub-advisory agreement with sub-advisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser (“non-affiliated sub-advisers”) as well as sub-advisers that are indirect or direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Adviser or of another company that, indirectly or directly wholly owns the Adviser (“wholly-owned sub-advisers”).
Consistent with the “manager-of-managers” structure, the Adviser delegates to the sub-advisers of the Fund the responsibility for asset allocation amongst the underlying funds, subject to the Adviser’s oversight. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-advisers. Pursuant to the exemptive relief, the Adviser, with the approval of the Board, has the discretion to terminate any sub-adviser (including terminating a non-affiliated sub-adviser and replacing it with a wholly-owned sub-adviser), and to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among other sub-advisers.
The Adviser’s selection of sub-advisers presents conflicts of interest. The Adviser will have an economic incentive to select sub-advisers that charge the lowest sub-advisory fees, to select sub-advisers affiliated with it, or to manage a portion of a Fund itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser) in order to help that sub-adviser achieve or maintain scale in an investment strategy or increasing its assets under management. The Adviser may select or retain a sub-adviser affiliated with it even in cases where another potential sub-adviser might charge a lower fee or have more favorable historical investment performance.
In the event that the Adviser exercises its discretion to replace a sub-adviser or add a new sub-adviser, the Fund will provide shareholders with information about the new sub-adviser and the new sub-advisory agreement within 90 days. The appointment of a new sub-adviser or the replacement of an existing sub-adviser may be accompanied by a change to the name of the Fund and a change to the investment strategies of the Fund.
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Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, the Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s shareholders. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or the Adviser may assume day-to-day investment management of the Fund.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by the Fund’s shareholders.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya  Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Douglas Coté, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Senior Vice President, is Voya IM's Chief Market Strategist. He is part of the Voya Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group which, among other responsibilities, develops Voya views on markets, economies and investment strategy on behalf of Voya clients, broker-dealers and other distribution partners. He rejoined Voya IM in 2010 having previously worked there from 1994 through 2006, primarily as a senior portfolio manager in Enhanced Core Equities, responsible for large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap institutional and retail funds. From 2007 through 2009, he was a managing partner and chief investment officer of a hedge fund.
Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Vice President, is Market Strategist for Voya IM. As a member of the Voya Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, she helps develop Voya views on markets, economies and investment strategy. She joined Voya IM in 2010. Prior to joining Voya IM, she spent 15 years as an analyst with Hartford Investment Management Company and more recently two years in Hartford Life's international operations where she was responsible for analysis and development of global business strategy.
Additional Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund.
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund. It is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. See “Principal Underwriter” in the SAI.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 800-289-9999.
Contractual Arrangements
The Fund has contractual arrangements with various service providers, which may include, among others, investment advisers, distributors, custodians and fund accounting agents, shareholder service providers, and transfer agents, who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Fund. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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Choosing a Share Class
When choosing between classes, you should carefully consider: (1) how long you plan to hold shares of the Fund; (2) the amount of your investment; (3) the expenses you will pay for each class, including ongoing annual expenses along with the initial sales charge or the contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”); and (4) whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please review the disclosure about all of the available share classes carefully. Before investing, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share class may be right for you.
The table below summarizes the features of the classes of shares available through this Prospectus. Fund charges may vary so you should review the Fund's fee table included in the summary section of this Prospectus as well as the section entitled “Sales Charges” in this Prospectus. Class T shares are available for purchase only through financial intermediaries that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor to sell Class T shares.
Summary of primary differences among share classes:
Class A  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 5.75% (reduced for purchases of $50,000 or more and eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None (except that with respect to purchases of $1 million or more for which the initial sales charge was waived, a charge of 1.00% applies to redemptions made within 18 months)1
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
    
Class C  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge 1.00% if the shares are sold within one year from the date of purchase
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 1.00% annually
Purchase Maximum $1,000,000
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege $5,000
Conversion None
    
Class I  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase2/Minimum Account Size $250,000/$250,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
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Class R  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.50% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
    
Class T  
Initial Sales Charge Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $250,000 or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees 0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Conversion None
    
Class W  
Initial Sales Charge None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees None
Purchase Maximum None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size $1,000/$1,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange Privilege None
Conversion None
1 A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $1 million or more, and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
2 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM.
Please refer to the minimum investments table on page 39 for additional information.
The relative impact of the initial sales charge, if applicable, and ongoing annual expenses will depend on the length of time a share is held. Higher distribution fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class C shares pay correspondingly lower dividends and may have a lower net asset value (“NAV”) than Class A shares.
Because the Fund may not be able to identify an individual investor's trading activities when investing through omnibus account arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary are responsible for ensuring that your investment in Class C shares does not exceed $1,000,000. The Fund cannot ensure that it will identify purchase orders that would cause your investment in Class C shares to exceed the maximum allowed amount. When investing through such arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary should be diligent in determining that you have selected the appropriate share class for you.
You and/or your financial intermediary should also take care to assure that you are receiving any sales charge reductions or other benefits to which you may be entitled. As an example, as is discussed below, you may be able to reduce a Class A sales charge payable by aggregating purchases to achieve breakpoint discounts. The Fund uses the net amount
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invested when determining whether a shareholder has reached the required investment amount in order to be eligible for a breakpoint discount. In order to ensure that you are receiving any applicable sales charge reduction, it may be necessary for you to inform the Fund or your financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts that may be eligible to be aggregated. The SAI discusses specific classes of investors who may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. In addition, investors investing in the Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to this Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries. Before investing you should discuss which share class may be right for you with your financial intermediary.
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
The Fund pays fees to the Distributor on an ongoing basis as compensation for the services the Distributor provides and the expenses it bears in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares (“distribution fees”) and/or in connection with personal services rendered to Fund shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts (“service fees”). These payments are made pursuant to distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”). Because these distribution and service fees are paid on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
The Fund has adopted a 12b-1 Plan for at least one of the following share classes: Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class T shares. The following table lists the maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under a 12b-1 Plan (calculated as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the particular class of shares):
  Class A Class C Class R Class T
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% 0.25%
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The Fund makes available in a clear and prominent format, free of charge, on its website, (www.voyainvestments.com), information regarding applicable sales loads, reduced sales charges (i.e., breakpoint discounts), sales load waivers, eligibility minimums and purchases of the Fund's shares. The website includes hyperlinks that facilitate access to the information.
Class A Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reduction programs available to investors in the Fund's Class A shares and describes the information or records you may need to provide to the Distributor or your financial intermediary in order to be eligible for sales charge reduction programs.
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, the public offering price you pay when you buy Class A shares is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the following tables. No sales charge is imposed when Class A shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. For investors investing in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that the investor obtains the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class A shares are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $50,000 5.75 6.10
$50,000 - $99,999 4.50 4.71
$100,000 - $249,999 3.50 3.63
$250,000 - $499,999 2.50 2.56
$500,000 - $999,999 2.00 2.04
$1,000,000 and over1 N/A N/A
1 See “Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”) - Class A Shares“ below.
Shareholders that purchased funds that were a part of the Lexington family of funds or the Aetna family of funds prior to February 2, 1998, at the time of purchase, are not subject to sales charges for the life of their account on purchases made directly with the Fund.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (”CDSCs“) - Class A Shares
Investments of $1 Million or More.    There is no front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more. However, these shares will be subject to a 1.00% CDSC if they are redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
Class C Shares
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, if you sell your Class C shares within the time periods specified below, you will pay a CDSC according to the following schedules. It is the responsibility of your financial intermediary to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding period for the shares redeemed.
Class C shares are offered at their NAV per share without any initial sales charge. However, you may be charged a CDSC on shares that you sell within a certain period of time after you bought them. The amount of the CDSC is based on the lesser of the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or redemption. The CDSCs are as follows:
Years after purchase CDSC on shares being sold
1st year 1.00%
After 1st year None
To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to redeem shares, the Fund will first redeem shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC and then will sell shares that have the lowest CDSC.
There is no CDSC on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
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Class T Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reductions available to investors in the Fund's Class T shares.
The public offering price you pay when you buy Class T shares of the Fund is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the table below. No sales charge is imposed when Class T shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. It is the responsibility of you and/or your financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class T shares of the Fund are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $250,000 2.50 2.56
$250,000 - $499,999 2.00 2.04
$500,000 - $999,999 1.50 1.52
$1,000,000 and over 1.00 1.01
CDSC on Exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund
You are not required to pay an applicable CDSC upon an exchange from the Fund described in this Prospectus into Voya Senior Income Fund. However, if you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund and subsequently offer your common shares for repurchase by Voya Senior Income Fund, the Fund's CDSC will apply. After an exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, the time period for application of the CDSC will be calculated based on the first date you acquired your shares.
Reduced or Waived Front-End Sales Charges or CDSC
The sales charge and CDSC waiver categories described in this section do not apply to customers purchasing shares of the Fund through any of the financial intermediaries specified in Appendix A to this Prospectus (each a “Specified Intermediary”). In all instances, it is the investor’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the investor’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Different financial intermediaries may apply different sales charge or CDSC waivers. Please refer to Appendix A for the sales charge or CDSC waivers that are applicable to each Specified Intermediary.
Investors in the Fund could reduce or eliminate sales charges applicable to the purchase of Class A shares through utilization of the Letter of Intent, Rights of Accumulation, or Combination Privilege. These programs are summarized below and are described in greater detail in the SAI.
You may reduce the initial sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares of the Fund by combining multiple purchases to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedules. You may do this by:
Letter of Intentlets you purchase shares over a 13-month period and pay the same sales charge as if the shares had all been purchased at once;
Rights of Accumulationlets you add the value of shares of any open-end Voya mutual fund (excluding Voya Government Money Market Fund) you already own to the amount of your next purchase for purposes of calculating the sales charge; or
Combination Privilegeshares held by investors in the Voya mutual funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge.
In addition, certain investors may be eligible for special purchases of Class A shares at NAV. This may be done by:
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Reinstatement PrivilegeIf you sell Class A shares of the Fund (or shares of other Voya mutual funds managed by the Adviser) and reinvest any of the proceeds in Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund within 90 days. For additional information regarding the reinstatement privilege, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or see the SAI; or
Purchases by Certain AccountsClass A shares may be purchased at NAV by certain fee-based programs offered through selected registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries. Class A shares may also be purchased at NAV by shareholders that purchase the Fund through a financial intermediary that offers our Class A shares uniformly on a “no load” (or reduced load) basis to you and all similarly situated customers of the intermediary in accordance with the intermediary's prescribed fee schedule for purchases of fund shares, including by shareholders that purchase shares through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.
See the Account Application or the SAI for additional information regarding the reduction of Class A shares' charges, or contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative for more information.
Required Shareholder Information and Records. In order for investors in Class A shares of the Fund to take advantage of sales charge reductions, an investor or his/her financial intermediary must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such reduction. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for these reductions, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to the investor's account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor's eligibility for breakpoint privileges or other sales charge waivers.
CDSC Waivers.    If you notify the Fund's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”), at the time of redemption, the CDSC for Class A and Class C shares will be waived in the following cases:
Redemptions following the death or permanent disability of a shareholder if made within one year of death or the initial determination of permanent disability. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability.
Redemptions for Class C shares, pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, up to a maximum of 12% per year of a shareholder's account value based on the value of the account at the time the plan is established and annually thereafter.
Mandatory distributions from “employee benefit plans” or an IRA.
Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
In addition, the CDSC will be waived on the redemption of shares held through an intermediary if the intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to waive the CDSC. If you think you may be eligible for a CDSC waiver, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative.
Reinstatement Privilege.    If you sell Class A or Class C shares of the Fund you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within 90 days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If you want to use the Reinstatement Privilege, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative, or see the SAI for more information. An investor may be asked to provide information or records, including account statements, regarding shares of the Fund held in all of the investor's accounts held directly with the Trust or through a financial intermediary; any account of the investor at another financial intermediary; and accounts of related parties of the investor, such as members of the same family or household, at any financial intermediary.
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HOW SHARES ARE PRICED

The Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of the Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, the Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board. Such procedures provide, for example, that:
Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask.
Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity individual trading characteristics and other market data.
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers.
Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes.
Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse.
Over-the-counter swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which the Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the
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principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund.
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HOW TO BUY SHARES

Customer Identification
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person that opens an account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
What this means for you: the Fund, the Distributor, or a third-party selling you the Fund, must obtain the following information for each person that opens an account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked to show your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other non-natural persons.
Federal law prohibits the Fund, the Distributor, and other financial institutions from opening accounts unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. They also may be required to close your account if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.
The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase order. Please note that cash, traveler's checks, third-party checks, money orders, and checks drawn on non-U.S. banks (even if payment may be effected through a U.S. bank) generally will not be accepted. The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to waive minimum investment amounts. Waiver of the minimum investment amount can increase operating expenses of the Fund. The Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to liquidate sufficient shares to recover annual transfer agent fees or to close your account and redeem your shares should you fail to maintain your account value minimum.
The Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares.
Class A and Class C Shares
Class A and Class C shares may be purchased and sold by contacting any financial intermediary (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those described in this Prospectus) authorized to sell Fund shares. You may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your financial adviser and by mail, telephone, on-line, and bank wire.
Class I Shares
Class I shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) 529 college savings plans; (3) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (4) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (5) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (6) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (7) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; (8) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (9) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (10) other registered investment companies.
Class R Shares
Class R shares may be purchased without a sales charge. Class R shares of the Fund are continuously offered to qualified retirement plans (“Retirement Plans”) including, but not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, IRAs, Simplified Employee Pension Plans (“SEPs”), and other accounts or plans whereby Class R shares are held on the books of the Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator). Purchases and redemptions of shares may be made only by eligible Retirement Plans for the purpose of funding qualified retirement plans. Please refer to the plan document for information on how to direct investments in, or redemptions from, an investment option corresponding to the Fund and any fees that may apply.
The administrator of a Retirement Plan or employee benefits office can provide participants with detailed information on how to participate in the plan and how to elect the Fund as an investment option, alter the amounts contributed to the plan, or reallocate contributions. Eligible Retirement Plans generally may open an account and purchase Class
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R shares by contacting any broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (“Financial Service Firm”) authorized to sell Class R shares of the Fund. Additional shares may be purchased through a Retirement Plan's administrator or recordkeeper. Financial Service Firms may provide or arrange for the provision of some or all of the shareholder servicing and account maintenance services required by Retirement Plan accounts and their plan participants including, without limitation, transfers of registration and dividend payee changes. Financial Service Firms may also perform other functions, including generating confirmation statements, and may arrange with plan administrators for other investment or administrative services.
Financial Service Firms may independently establish and charge Retirement Plans and plan participants transaction fees and/or other additional amounts for such services, which may change over time. Similarly, Retirement Plans may charge plan participants for certain expenses. These fees and additional amounts could reduce the investment return in Class R shares of the Fund.
Class T Shares
Class T shares are available to the general public through certain financial intermediaries. Investors wishing to purchase Class T shares should contact their financial intermediary.
Class W Shares
Class W shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (3) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (4) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (5) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (6) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (7) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (8) by other Voya mutual funds in the Voya family of funds.
In addition, Class W shares are available to the following persons through direct investment (not through broker-dealers that are not approved by Voya) into a Voya mutual fund or through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.): (1) current and retired officers and directors/trustees of the Voya mutual funds; (2) current and retired officers, directors, and full-time employees of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC; any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser; Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and any of their affiliates; (3) family members of the foregoing persons (defined as current spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, siblings, nephews, nieces, step-relations, relations at-law, and cousins); (4) any trust, pension, profit-sharing, or other benefit plan for such persons (including family members); (5) discretionary advisory accounts of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC, any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser, or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and (6) qualifying investments made through Voya promotional programs as determined by Voya Investments Distributor, LLC.
Retirement Plans
The Fund has available prototype qualified retirement plans for corporations and self-employed individuals. The Fund also has available prototype IRA, Roth IRA and Simple IRA plans (for both individuals and employers), Simplified Employee Pension Plans and Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company acts as the custodian under these plans. For further information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company currently receives a $12 custodial fee annually for the maintenance of each such account.
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Make your investment using the purchase minimum guidelines in the following table.
Minimum Investments Class Initial Purchase Subsequent Purchases
Non-retirement accounts A/C/T/W
I1
R
$1,000
$250,000
No minimum
No minimum
Retirement accounts A/C/T
I1
R
W1
$250
$250,000
No minimum
$1,000
No minimum
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan A/C/T/W
I1
$1,000
$250,000
At least $100/month
Certain omnibus accounts A/C/T $250 No minimum
1 There is no minimum initial investment requirement for qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements or for employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM.
Make your investment using the methods outlined in the following table. Investors wishing to purchase Class R shares should contact their plan administrator. Please refer to the plan document for information regarding buying and selling shares. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Buying Shares Opening an Account Adding to an Account
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary A financial intermediary with an authorized firm can help you establish and maintain your account. Contact your financial intermediary.
By Mail Make your check payable to Voya Investment Management and mail it with a completed Account Application. Please indicate your financial intermediary on the New Account Application. Fill out the Account Additions form at the bottom of your account statement and mail it along with your check payable to Voya Investment Management to the address on the account statement. Please write your account number on the check.
By Wire Call Shareholder Services at 1-800-992-0180 to obtain an account number and indicate your financial intermediary on the account.
Instruct your bank to wire funds to the Fund in the care of:
Bank of New York Mellon
ABA # 011001234
credit to: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. as Agent for Voya mutual funds
A/C #0000733938; for further credit to Shareholder A/C #      
(A/C # you received over the telephone)
Shareholder Name:
       (Your Name Here)
After wiring funds you must complete the Account Application and send it to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI
02940-9772
Wire the funds in the same manner described under “Opening an Account.”
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Execution of Purchase Orders
Purchase orders are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. A purchase order will be deemed to be in proper form when all of the required steps set forth under “How to Buy Shares” have been completed. If you purchase by wire, however, the order will be deemed to be in proper form after the federal funds wire has been received. If you are opening a new account and you purchase by wire, you must submit an application form prior to Market Close. If an order or payment by wire is received after Market Close, your order will not be executed until the next NAV is determined. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your order with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your order in proper form before Market Close and transmit the order to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES

You may sell shares by using the methods outlined in the following table. Under unusual circumstances, the Fund may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws.
If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make redemptions through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Selling Shares To Sell Some or All of Your Shares
By Contacting Your Financial Intermediary You may sell shares by contacting your financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may charge for their services in connection with your redemption request but neither the Fund nor the Distributor imposes any such charge.
By Mail Send a written request specifying the Fund name and share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered, and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to redeem to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772
If certificated shares have been issued, the certificate must accompany the written request. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing redemptions. A suggested form of such certification is provided on the Account Application. A signature guarantee may be required.
By Telephone - Expedited Redemption You may sell shares by telephone on all accounts, other than retirement accounts, unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you do not wish to use telephone redemptions. To redeem by telephone, call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180.
Receiving Proceeds By Check:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) mailed to an address which has been on record with Voya Investment Management for at least 30 days.
Receiving Proceeds By Wire:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) wired to your pre-designated bank account. You will not be able to receive redemption proceeds by wire unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you wish to receive redemption proceeds by wire and attach a voided check. Under normal circumstances, proceeds will be transmitted to your bank on the Business Day following receipt of your instructions, provided redemptions may be made. In the event that share certificates have been issued, you may not request a wire redemption by telephone.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan (available only for those share classes referenced below)
You may elect to make periodic withdrawals from your account on a regular basis.
    Class A and Class C
Your account must have a current value of at least $10,000.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $100.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
    Class I and Class W
Your account must have a current value of at least $250,000 or $1,000 for Class I and Class W shares, respectively.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $1,000.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
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For additional information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or refer to the Account Application or the SAI.
Execution of Sale Requests
Sale requests are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your sale request with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your sale request in proper form before Market Close and transmit the sale request to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
Payments
Normally, payment for shares redeemed will typically be made within one business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request in good order. The Fund can delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven days and may suspend redemptions and/or further postpone payment proceeds when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or when trading thereon is restricted or during emergency or other circumstances, including as determined by the SEC. When you place a request to redeem shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected, the request will be executed at the next determined NAV, but the Fund will not release the proceeds until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to 30 days. A redemption request made within 30 calendar days after submission of a change of address is permitted only if the request is in writing and is accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee. Redemption requests of an amount of $10 million or more must be submitted in writing by an authorized person.
A medallion signature guarantee may be required in certain circumstances. A request to change the bank designated to receive wire redemption proceeds must be received in writing, signed by an authorized person, and accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee from any eligible guarantor institution. In addition, if you wish to have your redemption proceeds transferred by wire to an account other than your designated bank account, paid to someone other than the shareholder of record, or sent somewhere other than the shareholder’s address of record, you must provide a medallion signature guarantee with your written redemption instructions. Please see the SAI for more details on the medallion signature guarantee program.
The Fund will typically pay redemption proceeds in cash using cash held by the Fund, with cash generated by the Fund through the sale of cash equivalents and other Fund assets or by borrowing cash pursuant to the Fund’s line of credit. The Fund may, however, determine in its absolute discretion to distribute non-cash assets in kind in complete or partial satisfaction of its obligation to pay redemption proceeds to a shareholder. The Fund may distribute non-cash assets in any case where it has determined, in its sole discretion, that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Fund. By way of example, where the redemption might be expected to have an unfavorable tax effect on the Fund, cases arising during a period of deteriorating market conditions or market stress, cases arising when a significant portion of the Fund’s portfolio is comprised of less-liquid and/or illiquid securities, or in the case of a very large redemption that could adversely affect Fund operations. In such a case, the Fund could elect to make payment in securities or other assets for redemptions that exceed the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets during any 90-day period for any one record shareholder. A shareholder may incur brokerage costs in converting such assets to cash.
Telephone Orders
Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be responsible for the authenticity of phone instructions or losses, if any, resulting from unauthorized shareholder transactions if they reasonably believe that such instructions were genuine. The Fund and the Transfer Agent have established reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone instructions for exchanges and expedited redemptions, requiring the caller to give certain specific identifying information, and providing written confirmation to shareholders of record not later than five days following any such telephone transactions. If the Fund or the Transfer Agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
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Small Accounts
Due to the relatively high cost of handling small investments, the Fund reserves the right, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, to redeem at NAV (less any applicable deferred sales charge), the shares of any shareholder whose account (except for IRAs) has a total value that is less than the Fund's minimum. Before the Fund redeems such shares and sends the proceeds to the shareholder, it will notify the shareholder that the value of the shares in the account is less than the minimum amount allowed and will allow the shareholder 30 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of the account to the minimum before the redemption is processed. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

Exchanges Between Voya Mutual Funds
You may exchange shares of the Fund for shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund, without paying any additional sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares of the Voya mutual fund to be received in the exchange. Class T shares of the Fund are not eligible for exchange into shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund. If you purchase Class A shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund and did not pay a sales charge, you must pay the applicable sales charge on an exchange into Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund. Additionally, Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund may be exchanged for Class C shares of any other Voya mutual fund.
If you exchange shares of the Fund that are subject to a CDSC into shares of another Voya mutual fund that are subject to a CDSC, the CDSC will continue to apply to your new shares at the same CDSC rate that was applicable to your original shares. Your new shares will continue to age for CDSC purposes from the date that the original shares were purchased.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through an exchange from Class C shares of a Voya mutual fund that were subject to a CDSC and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund for Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund you will continue to be subject to the CDSC that applied to your original shares. The time you held the Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period.
If you acquired Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund through a purchase (not through an exchange) and then exchange your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of another Voya mutual fund, you will become subject to any CDSC that applies to the Voya mutual fund into which you exchange. The time you held your Class L shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund will not count toward the CDSC holding period of the Voya mutual fund into which you exchanged.
Exchanges Between Classes of the Fund
You may exchange Class C and Class W shares for Class I shares within the Fund, or you may exchange Class A shares and Class I shares for any other class within the Fund, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares to be received in the exchange, or you may exchange Class C shares for Class A shares within the Fund after you have held your Class C shares for 10 years or more, except that: (1) you may not exchange shares that are subject to a CDSC until the CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange; (2) you may not exchange Class A shares for Class W shares unless you acquired the Class A shares through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.); and (3) you may not exchange Class C shares for Class A shares unless your intermediary has agreed to waive its right to receive the front-end sales charge that otherwise would be applicable to the Class A shares.
You may exchange any other share class for Class T shares without paying a sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class T shares, except that you may not exchange shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) until the applicable CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange. Class T shares may not be exchanged for any other share class of the same Fund.
All exchanges within the Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges. Shareholders generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes from exchange between classes of shares within the Fund provided that the transaction is undertaken and processed, with respect to any shareholder, as a direct exchange transaction. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors as to the federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of an exchange between classes of shares within the Fund.
Exchanges between classes of shares within the Fund are not subject to the frequent trading and market timing policies of Voya mutual funds.
Additional Information About Exchanges
Fees and expenses differ among Voya mutual funds and among share classes of the same fund. Please read the prospectus for the Voya mutual fund and share class you are interested in prior to exchanging into that Voya mutual fund or share class. Contact your financial intermediary or consult your plan documents for additional information.
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An exchange of shares of the Fund for shares of another Voya mutual fund is treated as a sale and purchase of shares and may result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. For exchanges between Voya mutual funds, you should consult your own tax advisor for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences to you of the exchange. The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya mutual fund into which they are being exchanged.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis. It is not expected that a secondary market for Voya Senior Income Fund's shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, Voya Senior Income Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares. If more than 5% of Voya Senior Income Fund's common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege into Voya Senior Income Fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund. Investors may obtain a copy of the Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya mutual fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
In addition to the Fund available in this Prospectus, the Distributor offers many other funds. Shareholders exercising the exchange privilege with any other Voya mutual fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund before exchanging their shares. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any Voya mutual fund not discussed in this Prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
You will automatically have the ability to request an exchange between Voya mutual funds by calling a Shareholder Services Representative unless you mark the box on the Account Application that indicates that you do not wish to have the telephone exchange privilege. The Fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Systematic Exchange Privilege
Subject to the information and limitations outlined above, you may elect to have a specified dollar amount of shares systematically exchanged, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from your account to an identically registered account in the same class of any other open-end Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund. This exchange privilege may be modified at any time or terminated upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING

The Fund is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies should not purchase shares of the Fund. The Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict, or refuse purchase orders whether directly or by exchange, including purchase orders that have been accepted by a shareholder's or retirement plan participant's intermediary, that the Fund determines not to be in the best interest of the Fund. Such action may include, but not be limited to: rejecting additional purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange; extending settlement of a redemption up to seven days; rejecting all purchase orders from broker-dealers or their registered representatives suspected of violating the Fund's frequent trading policy; or termination of the selling group agreement or other agreement with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries associated with frequent trading. The Fund will not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected orders or other actions as described above.
The Fund believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a retirement plan account, is not in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely affect the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, efficient manner. Frequent trading can raise Fund expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; increased administrative costs; and lost opportunity costs. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
Because some Underlying Funds invest in foreign securities, they may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time an Underlying Fund computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in the Underlying Fund's current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by the Underlying Funds based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in Underlying Funds which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by an Underlying Fund is halted and does not resume prior to the time the Underlying Fund calculates its NAV such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, Underlying Funds that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. The Underlying Funds have adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce the Underlying Funds' exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that an Underlying Fund does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Underlying Funds' shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter frequent, short-term trading in shares of the Fund. In general, shareholders may make exchanges among their accounts with Voya mutual funds once every thirty (30) days. However, the Fund prohibits frequent trading. The Fund has defined frequent trading as follows:
Any shareholder or financial adviser initiated exchanges among all their accounts with the Fund within thirty (30) calendar days of a previous exchange. All exchanges occurring on the same day for all accounts (individual, IRA, 401(k), etc.) beneficially owned by the same shareholder will be treated as a single transaction for purposes of this policy;
Trading deemed harmful or excessive by the Fund (including but not limited to patterns of purchases and redemptions), in its sole discretion; and
Trades initiated by financial advisers, among multiple shareholder accounts, that in the aggregate are deemed harmful or excessive.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
Purchases and sales of Fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
Transfers associated with systematic purchases or redemptions;
Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading;
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or the Fund's systematic exchange privileges;
Purchases or sales initiated by Voya mutual funds; and
Transactions subject to the trading policy of an intermediary that the Fund deems materially similar to the Fund's policy.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING (continued)

Please note that while money market funds permit short-term trading, an exchange between a money market fund and another fund that does not permit short-term trading will count as an exchange for purposes of this policy.
If a violation of the policy is identified, the following action will be taken:
Upon the first violation of this policy in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days. For example, if an exchange is initiated on February 1st, and a second exchange is initiated on February 15th, trading privileges shall be suspended for ninety (90) days from February 1st.
Upon a second violation in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
No purchases or exchanges will be permitted in the account and all related accounts bearing the same Tax ID or equivalent identifier.
On the next Business Day following the end of the ninety (90) or one hundred and eighty (180) day suspension, any trading restrictions placed on the account(s) shall be removed.
The Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice.
Although the restrictions described above are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of them alone, nor all of them taken together, can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in the Fund will occur. Moreover, in enforcing such restrictions, the Fund is often required to make decisions that are inherently subjective. The Fund strives to make these decisions to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is in the best interest of shareholders.
Shareholders may invest in the Fund through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries. Omnibus accounts permit intermediaries to aggregate their clients' transactions and in these circumstances, the identity of the shareholder is often unknown. Such intermediaries include broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, record keepers, retirement plans, and fee-based accounts such as wrap fee programs. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or its affiliated entities have agreements in place with intermediaries which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Adviser or its affiliated entities will request such information with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading or that review of such information will be sufficient to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
In some cases, the Fund will rely on the intermediaries' excessive trading policies and such policies shall define the trading activity in which the shareholder may engage. This shall be the case where the Fund is used in certain retirement plans offered by affiliates. With trading information received as a result of the agreements, the Fund may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Fund and its shareholders even if such activity is not strictly prohibited by the intermediaries' excessive trading policy. As a result, a shareholder investing directly or indirectly in the Fund may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through intermediaries such as other broker-dealers. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. Both of these entities or their affiliates (collectively, “Voya”) may compensate an intermediary for selling Voya mutual funds.
Persons licensed with FINRA as a registered representative (often referred to as a broker or financial adviser) and associated with a specific broker-dealer may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares. The Distributor has an agreement in place with each broker-dealer selling the Fund defining specifically what that broker-dealer will be paid for the sale of a particular Voya mutual fund. The broker-dealer then pays the registered representative who sold you the mutual fund some or all of what they receive from Voya. A registered representative may receive a payment when the sale is made and in some cases, can continue to receive payments while you are invested in the mutual fund. In addition, other entities may receive compensation from a Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares, so long as such entities are permitted to receive these fees under applicable rules and regulations.
The Distributor may pay, from its own resources, additional fees to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions including affiliated entities. These additional fees paid to intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of that entity’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of that entity's gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. Depending on the broker-dealer's satisfaction of the required conditions, these payments may be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of the Fund's shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of the Fund's shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period. For example, if that initial investment averages a value of $10,000 over the year, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 on those assets. If you invested $10,000, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 for that sale.
Voya, out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to intermediaries selling shares of the Fund, including affiliates of Voya. These amounts would be in addition to the distribution payments made by the Fund under the distribution agreements. Management personnel of Voya may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in funds advised by Voya meets certain target levels or increases over time.
Voya may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers. The Sub-Adviser of the Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The compensation paid by Voya to a financial intermediary is typically paid continually over time, during the period when the intermediary’s clients hold investments in the Voya mutual funds. The amount of continuing compensation paid by Voya to different financial intermediaries for distribution and/or shareholder services varies. The compensation is typically a percentage of the value of the financial intermediary’s clients’ investments in Voya mutual funds or a per account fee. The variation in compensation may, but will not necessarily, reflect enhanced or additional services provided by the intermediary.
Voya or a Voya mutual fund may pay service fees to intermediaries for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services. Intermediaries receiving these payments may include, among others, brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies. The Voya mutual funds may reimburse Voya for some or all of the payments made by Voya to intermediaries for these services.
In some cases, a financial intermediary may hold its clients’ mutual fund shares in nominee or street name. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations.
The top firms Voya paid to sell its mutual funds as of the last calendar year are:
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (continued)

Advisor Group, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC; Capital One Investing, LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Directed Services LLC; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; LPL Financial LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; National Financial Services, LLC; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Pershing, LLC; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York; TD Ameritrade, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Your registered representative or broker-dealer could have a financial interest in selling you a particular mutual fund, or the mutual funds of a particular company, to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each mutual fund prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your registered representative.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions
The Fund generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of ordinary income and capital gains distributions. The Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Fund also declares dividends and pays dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, annually.
From time to time a portion of the Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, the Fund may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Dividend Reinvestment
Unless you instruct the Fund to pay you dividends in cash, dividends and distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. You may, upon written request or by completing the appropriate section of the Account Application, elect to have all dividends and other distributions paid on shares of the Fund invested in another Voya mutual fund that offers the same class of shares. If you are a shareholder of Voya Prime Rate Trust whose shares are not held in a broker or nominee account, you may, upon written request, elect to have all dividends invested into a pre-existing Class A shares account of any open-end Voya mutual fund.
Taxes
The tax discussion in this Prospectus is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax issues generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders. The following assumes that the Fund's shares will be capital assets in the hands of a shareholder. Circumstances among investors may vary, so you are encouraged to discuss an investment in the Fund with your tax advisor.
The Fund will distribute all, or substantially all, of its net investment income and net capital gains (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards) to its shareholders each year. Although the Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, most shareholders will be taxed on amounts they receive.
Distributions, whether received as cash or reinvested in additional shares, may be subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state or local taxes. For mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income under federal income tax laws whether paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long term capital gains regardless of the length of time you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional shares.
Distributions made to a non-corporate shareholder out of “qualified dividend income,” if any, received by the Fund will be subject to tax at the lower rates applicable to net capital gains, provided that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its shares.
Selling or exchanging your Fund shares is a taxable event and may result in capital gain or loss. A capital gain or capital loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of shares or an exchange of shares between two mutual funds. Any capital loss incurred on the sale or exchange of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of long-term capital gain dividends received with respect to such shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.
You will be notified annually of the amount of income, dividends and net capital gains distributed. If you purchase shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, that entity will provide this information to you.
The Fund intends to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in fund level taxation and therefore, a reduction in income available for distribution.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES (continued)

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
The Fund is required to withhold a portion of all taxable dividends, distributions, and redemption proceeds payable to any noncorporate shareholder that does not provide the Fund with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding. This is not an additional tax but can be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Shareholders that invest in the Fund through a tax advantaged account, such as a qualified retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on dividends until they are distributed from the account. These accounts are subject to complex tax rules, and you should consult your tax advisor about investing through such an account.
Foreign shareholders invested in the Fund should consult with their tax advisors as to if and how the U.S. federal income tax law and its withholding requirements apply to them. Generally, the Fund will withhold 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on distributions to foreign shareholders.
Foreign Income Taxes. Investment income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which may entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or exemption from taxes on such income or proceeds. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax for the Fund in advance since the amount of the assets to be invested within various countries is not known.
If more than 50% in value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, or if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect (the “Foreign Election”) to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign income and similar foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by it. If the Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of such foreign taxes paid or deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). It is anticipated that the Fund will qualify to make the Foreign Election; however, the Fund cannot be certain that it will be eligible to make such an election or that you will be eligible for the foreign tax credit.
Because most of the Fund's investments are shares of Underlying Funds, the tax treatment of the Fund's gains, losses, and distributions may differ from the tax treatment that would apply if either the Fund invested directly in the types of securities held by the Underlying Funds or the Fund shareholders invested directly in the Underlying Funds. As a result, you may receive taxable distributions earlier and recognize higher amounts of capital gain or ordinary income than you otherwise would.
Cost Basis Reporting. The Internal Revenue Service requires mutual fund companies and brokers to report on Form 1099-B the cost basis on the sale or exchange of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). If you acquire and hold shares directly through the Fund and not through a financial intermediary, the Fund will use an average cost single category methodology for tracking and reporting your cost basis on covered shares, unless you request, in writing, another cost basis reporting methodology.
Please see the SAI for further information regarding tax matters.
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ACCOUNT POLICIES

Account Access
Unless your Fund shares are held through a third-party fiduciary or in an omnibus registration at your bank or brokerage firm, you will be able to access your account information over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com or via a touch tone telephone by calling 1-800-992-0180. Should you wish to speak with a Shareholder Services Representative, you may call the toll-free number listed above.
Privacy Policy
The Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.
Householding
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund's Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual shareholder report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180 or speak to your investment professional. We will begin sending you individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.
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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

The Fund’s Composite Index is comprised of: 10% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index; 10% Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index; 10% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index; 10% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index; 10% FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index; 10% MSCI EAFE® Index; 10% MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM; 10% S&P 500® Index; 10% S&P MidCap 400® Index; and 10% S&P SmallCap 600® Index.
The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (“BBGA Index”) provides a broad-based measure of global investment-grade debt markets.
The Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index measures the performance of fixed-income securities. The index provides a general measure of the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. The index limits the exposure of the index to any one issue to 2% of the total market value of the index components.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index is an index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of 20 or more years. The Index includes all publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 20 years, are rated investment grade and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and real-estate investment trusts worldwide. Relevant activities are defined as the ownership, disposal and development of income-producing real estate. Constituents are classified into distinct property sectors based on gross invested book assets, as disclosed in the latest published financial statement. Index constituents are free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened.
The MSCI EAFE® Index measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in developing nations throughout the world.
The S&P 500® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
The S&P MidCap 400® Index measures the performance of the mid-size company segment of the U.S. market.
The S&P SmallCap 600® Index measures the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market.
The S&P Target Risk® Growth Index is a broad-based index that seeks to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy targeted to a growth-focused risk profile. The index is fully investable, with varying levels of exposure to equities and fixed-income through a family of exchange-traded funds. The index offers increased exposure to equities, while also using some fixed-income exposure to diversify risk.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the periods shown. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate of return that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information has been audited by KPMG LLP, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s Annual Report, which is available upon request.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for Class A shares are presented for the Fund. Annual returns would differ only to the extent that Class T shares and Class A shares have different fees and expenses.
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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                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
data
    Net asset value, beginning

of year or period
  Net investment income (loss)   Net realized and unrealized

gain (loss)
  Total from investment

operations
  From net investment income   From net realized gains   From return of capital   Total distributions   Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate   Net asset value,

end of year or period
  Total Return(1)   Expenses before

reductions/additions(2)(3)(4)
  Expenses, net of fee waivers

and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)(4)
  Expenses net of all

reductions/additions(2)(3)(4)
  Net investment income

(loss)(2)(3)(4)
  Net assets, end of year or

period
  Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000's)   (%)
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Class A                                                                    
10-31-18   11.81   0.23   (0.56)   (0.33)   0.37   0.07     0.44     11.04   (2.99)   0.73   0.48   0.48   2.06   6,991   23
10-31-17   10.81   0.23   1.08   1.31   0.24   0.07     0.31     11.81   12.45   0.77   0.50   0.50   2.05   8,001   46
10-31-16   10.49   0.19   0.26   0.45   0.13       0.13     10.81   4.41   0.75   0.57   0.57   1.74   8,146   20
10-31-15   11.06   0.14   (0.40)   (0.26)   0.23   0.08     0.31     10.49   (2.44)   0.77   0.46   0.46   1.37   8,302   70
10-31-14   10.61   0.15   0.44   0.59   0.13   0.01     0.14     11.06   5.56   1.11   0.42   0.42   1.51   7,513   12
Class C                                                                    
10-31-18   11.63   0.14   (0.54)   (0.40)   0.29   0.07     0.36     10.87   (3.65)   1.48   1.23   1.23   1.30   5,112   23
10-31-17   10.66   0.15   1.06   1.21   0.17   0.07     0.24     11.63   11.55   1.52   1.25   1.25   1.28   5,817   46
10-31-16   10.36   0.10   0.27   0.37   0.07       0.07     10.66   3.58   1.50   1.32   1.32   0.96   5,543   20
10-31-15   10.95   0.06   (0.38)   (0.32)   0.19   0.08     0.27     10.36   (3.04)   1.52   1.21   1.21   0.60   4,740   70
10-31-14   10.57   0.06   0.44   0.50   0.11   0.01     0.12     10.95   4.73   1.86   1.17   1.17   0.53   3,665   12
Class I                                                                    
10-31-18   11.85   0.25   (0.55)   (0.30)   0.40   0.07     0.47     11.08   (2.72)   0.49   0.23   0.23   2.14   3,270   23
10-31-17   10.86   0.24   1.09   1.33   0.27   0.07     0.34     11.85   12.64   0.53   0.25   0.25   2.18   1,712   46
10-31-16   10.53   0.21   0.28   0.49   0.16       0.16     10.86   4.74   0.57   0.32   0.32   1.94   672   20
10-31-15   11.09   0.18   (0.42)   (0.24)   0.24   0.08     0.32     10.53   (2.20)   0.62   0.21   0.21   1.65   270   70
10-31-14   10.62   0.20   0.42   0.62   0.14   0.01     0.15     11.09   5.83   0.96   0.17   0.17   1.82   287   12
Class R                                                                    
10-31-18   11.75   0.21   (0.56)   (0.35)   0.34   0.07     0.41     10.99   (3.14)   0.98   0.73   0.73   1.77   24,776   23
10-31-17   10.77   0.20   1.07   1.27   0.22   0.07     0.29     11.75   12.06   1.02   0.75   0.75   1.77   24,518   46
10-31-16   10.45   0.15   0.28   0.43   0.11       0.11     10.77   4.19   1.00   0.82   0.82   1.48   21,296   20
10-31-15   11.02   0.12   (0.41)   (0.29)   0.20   0.08     0.28     10.45   (2.69)   1.02   0.71   0.71   1.09   19,435   70
10-31-14   10.59   0.14   0.42   0.56   0.12   0.01     0.13     11.02   5.34   1.36   0.67   0.67   1.20   15,877   12
Class W                                                                    
10-31-18   11.86   0.22   (0.51)   (0.29)   0.40   0.07     0.47     11.10   (2.65)   0.48   0.23   0.23   1.90   11,844   23
10-31-17   10.86   0.27   1.07   1.34   0.27   0.07     0.34     11.86   12.69   0.52   0.25   0.25   2.28   4,629   46
10-31-16   10.54   0.21   0.27   0.48   0.16       0.16     10.86   4.67   0.50   0.32   0.32   1.99   4,071   20
10-31-15   11.10   0.19   (0.43)   (0.24)   0.24   0.08     0.32     10.54   (2.20)   0.52   0.21   0.21   1.61   3,997   70
10-31-14   10.62   0.17   0.46   0.63   0.14   0.01     0.15     11.10   5.93   0.86   0.17   0.17   1.54   3,317   12
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(1) Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3) Ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4) Ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
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APPENDIX A

Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information
As described in the Prospectus, Class A shares may be subject to an initial sales charge and both Class A and Class C shares may charge a CDSC. Certain financial intermediaries may impose different initial sales charges or waive the initial sales charge or CDSC in certain circumstances. This Appendix details the variations in sales charge waivers by financial intermediary. You should consult your financial representative for assistance in determining whether you may qualify for a particular sales charge waiver.
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial:
The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account will be eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial’s platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available).
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.
Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
MERRILL LYNCH
If you purchase fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account held at Merrill Lynch, you will be eligible only for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI. It is your responsibility to notify your financial representative at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch
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APPENDIX A (continued)

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan
Shares purchased by college savings plans that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch-affiliated investment advisory program
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform
Shares of Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Fund within the fund family)
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same Fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date
Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members
Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement)
CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at Merrill Lynch
Death or disability of the shareholder
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½
Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only)
Front-End Load Discounts available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible fund family assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial adviser about such assets
Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time
MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Effective June 1, 2018, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans
Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules
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APPENDIX A (continued)

Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund
Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account
Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program – Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a frontend or deferred sales charge.
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND RAYMOND JAMES AFFILIATES (“RAYMOND JAMES”)
Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
Death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
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TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION
You will find more information about the Fund in our:
ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
In the Fund's annual/semi-annual shareholder reports, you will find a discussion of the recent market conditions and principal investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during the applicable reporting period, the financial statements and the independent registered public accounting firm's reports (in the annual shareholder report only).
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund. The SAI is legally part of this Prospectus (it is incorporated by reference). A copy has been filed with the SEC.
Please write, call or visit our website for a free copy of the current annual/semi-annual shareholder reports, the SAI, or other Fund information.
To make shareholder inquiries contact:
Voya Investment Management
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
or visit our website at www.voyainvestments.com
This information may also be reviewed or obtained from the SEC. In order to review the information in person, you will need to visit the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or call 202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Otherwise, you may obtain the information for a fee, by contacting the SEC at:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Reference Section
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
or at the e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov
Or obtain the information at no cost by visiting the SEC's Internet website at: www.sec.gov.
When contacting the SEC, you will want to refer to the Fund's SEC file number. The file number is as follows:
Voya Mutual Funds 811-07428
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PRO-167193 (0219-022819)
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
February 28, 2019
Voya Mutual Funds
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/VCRAX; C/VCRCX; I/VCRIX; T/VCGIX; W/VCGWX
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/VCRLX; I/VCRSX; T/VCLSX
Voya Global Bond Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/INGBX; C/IGBCX; I/IGBIX; O/IGBOX; P/IGBPX; P3/VPGBX; R/IGBRX; R6/IGBZX; T/VGBTX; W/IGBWX
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/VGDAX; I/VGDIX; T/VCLTX
Voya Global Equity Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/NAWGX; C/NAWCX; I/NAWIX; T/VGETX; W/IGVWX
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
Class/Ticker: A/IAGEX; C/ICGEX; I/IGEIX; O/IDGEX; W/IGEWX
Voya Global Real Estate Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IGLAX; C/IGCAX; I/IGLIX; O/IDGTX; P3/VGRPX; R/IGARX; R6/VGRQX; T/VGTRX; W/IRGWX
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund1 (Formerly, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund)
Class/Ticker: A/VGLAX; I/VGLIX; P3/VHDPX; T/VHVTX
Voya International Real Estate Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IIRAX; C/IIRCX; I/IIRIX; T/VIREX; W/IIRWX
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class/Ticker: A/IEMHX; C/IEMJX; I/IEMGX; P/VMEPX; P3/VPMEX; R/IEMKX; W/IEMLX
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Class/Ticker: I/IIGIX; P/VIEPX; P3/VMIPX
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Class/Ticker: I/IICFX; P/VIFPX; P3/VPMFX; W/IICWX
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Class/Ticker: A/NTKLX; C/NARCX; I/NAPIX; O/NAPOX; P3/VSCZX; W/ISCWX
Voya Russia Fund
Class/Ticker: A/LETRX; I/IIRFX; W/IWRFX
1 Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
  
This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) contains additional information about each Fund listed above. This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus dated February 28, 2019, as supplemented or revised from time to time. Each Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, including the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon found in each Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders, are incorporated into this SAI by reference. Each Fund’s Prospectus and annual or unaudited semi-annual shareholder reports may be obtained free of charge by contacting the Fund at the address and phone number written above or by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com.

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INTRODUCTION AND GLOSSARY
This SAI is designed to elaborate upon information contained in each Fund’s Prospectus, including the discussion of certain securities and investment techniques. The more detailed information contained in this SAI is intended for investors who have read the Prospectus and are interested in a more detailed explanation of certain aspects of some of each Fund’s securities and investment techniques. Some investment techniques are described only in the Prospectus and are not repeated here.
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this SAI have the same meaning as in the Prospectus and some additional terms are defined particularly for this SAI.
Following are definitions of general terms that may be used throughout this SAI:
1933 Act: Securities Act of 1933, as amended
1934 Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
1940 Act: Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC or Voya Investments (formerly, ING Investments, LLC)
Affiliated Fund: A fund within the Voya family of funds
Board: The Board of Trustees for the Trust
Business Day: Each day the NYSE opens for regular trading
Capital One: Capital One Investing, LLC
CDSC: Contingent deferred sales charge
CFTC: United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Distributor: Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (formerly, ING Investments Distributor, LLC)
Distribution Agreement: The Distribution Agreement for each Fund, as described herein
ETF: Exchange Traded Fund
EU: European Union
Expense Limitation Agreement: The Expense Limitation Agreement(s) for each Fund, as described herein
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Fiscal Year End of each Fund: October 31
Fitch: Fitch Ratings
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association
Fund: One or more of the investment management companies listed on the front cover of this SAI
GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association
Independent Trustees: The Trustees of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund
Interested Trustees: The Trustees of the Board who are currently treated as “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund
Investment Management Agreement: The Investment Management Agreement for each Fund, as described herein
IPO: Initial Public Offering
IRA: Individual Retirement Account
IRS: United States Internal Revenue Service
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
MLPs: Master Limited Partnerships
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
NAV: Net Asset Value
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NRSRO: Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
OTC: Over-the-counter
Predecessor Funds: CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, the predecessor of Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, and CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund, the predecessor of Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, each a series of the Predecessor Trust
Predecessor Trust: The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund
Principal Underwriter: Voya Investments Distributor, LLC or the “Distributor”
Prospectus: One or more prospectuses for each Fund
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs: Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RIC: A “Regulated Investment Company,” pursuant to the Code
Rule 12b-1: Rule 12b-1 (under the 1940 Act)
Rule 12b-1 Plan: A distribution and/or Shareholder Service Plan adopted under Rule 12b-1
S&L: Savings & Loan Association
S&P: S&P Global Ratings
SEC: United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Sub-Adviser: One or more sub-advisers for a Fund, as described herein
Sub-Advisory Agreement: The Sub-Advisory Agreement(s) for each Fund, as described herein
Trust: Voya Mutual Funds
Underlying Funds: Unless otherwise stated, other mutual funds or ETFs in which each Fund may invest
Voya family of funds or the “funds”: All of the RICs managed by Voya Investments
Voya IM: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (formerly, ING Investment Management Co. LLC)
HISTORY OF the Trust
Voya Mutual Funds, an open-end management investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act, was organized as a Delaware statutory trust in 1992. On May 1, 2014, the name of the Trust changed from “ING Mutual Funds” to “Voya Mutual Funds.”
Fund Name Changes During the Past Ten Years
Fund Name Former Name Date of Change
Voya Global Bond Fund ING Global Bond Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Global Equity Fund Voya Global Value Advantage Fund May 1, 2016
  Voya International Value Equity Fund December 1, 2014
  ING International Value Equity Fund May 1, 2014
  ING Global Value Choice Fund November 14, 2012
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund ING Global Equity Dividend Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Global Real Estate Fund ING Global Real Estate Fund May 1, 2014
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund May 1, 2018
Voya International Real Estate Fund ING International Real Estate Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund ING Multi-Manager International Equity Fund May 1, 2014
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Fund Name Former Name Date of Change
  ING International Growth Fund July 1, 2013
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Voya International Core Fund January 20, 2017
  ING International Core Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund ING International Small Cap Fund May 1, 2014
  ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund February 29, 2012
Voya Russia Fund ING Russia Fund May 1, 2014
SUPPLEMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF Fund INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
Diversification and Concentration
Diversified Investment Companies. The 1940 Act generally requires that a diversified fund may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or investments in securities of other investment companies).
Non-Diversified Investment Companies. A non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act means that a fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the proportion of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer. The investment of a large percentage of a fund’s assets in the securities of a small number of issuers may cause the fund’s share price to fluctuate more than that of a diversified investment company. When compared to a diversified fund, a non-diversified fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in a particular issuer and, therefore, has greater exposure to the risk of poor earnings or losses by an issuer.
Concentration. For purposes of the 1940 Act, concentration occurs when at least 25% of a fund’s assets are invested in any one industry or group of industries.
The diversification and concentration status of each Fund is outlined in the table below.
Fund Diversified Non-Diversified Concentrated
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund X   X
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund   X X
Voya Global Bond Fund X    
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund X    
Voya Global Equity Fund X    
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund X    
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund X    
Voya Global Real Estate Fund X   X
Voya International Real Estate Fund X   X
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund X    
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund X    
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund X    
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund X    
Voya Russia Fund   X  
Investments, Investment Strategies, and Risks
The table on the following pages identifies various securities and investment techniques used by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in managing a Fund and provides a more detailed description of those securities and techniques along with the risks associated with them. A Fund may use any or all of these techniques at any one time, and the fact that a Fund may use a technique does not mean that the technique will be used. A Fund’s transactions in a particular type of security or use of a particular technique is subject to limitations imposed by the Fund’s investment objective, policies, and restrictions described in that Fund’s Prospectus and/or in this SAI, as well as federal securities laws. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective. Each Fund’s investment objective, policies, investment strategies, and practices are non-fundamental unless otherwise indicated. A more detailed description of the securities and investment techniques, as well as the risks associated with those securities and investment techniques a Fund utilizes is set forth below. The descriptions of the securities and investment techniques in this section supplement the discussion of principal investment strategies contained in each Fund’s Prospectus. Where a particular type of security or investment technique is not discussed in a Fund’s Prospectus, that security or investment technique is not a principal investment strategy and the Fund will not invest more than 5% of its assets in such security or investment technique.
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Please refer to the fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions following the description of securities and investment techniques for more information on any applicable limitations.
Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Voya Global Bond Fund Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Voya Global Equity Fund
Equity Securities            
Commodities            
Common Stocks X X X X X X
Convertible Securities X X X X X X
Initial Public Offerings X X X X X X
Master Limited Partnerships X X        
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles X X X X X X
Preferred Stocks X X X X X X
Private Investments in Public Companies X X        
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts X X X X X X
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers X X X X X X
Special Situation Issuers            
Trust Preferred Securities            
Debt Instruments            
Asset-Backed Securities X X X X X X
Bank Instruments X X X X X X
Commercial Paper X X X X X X
Corporate Debt Instruments X X X X X X
Credit-Linked Notes X X X X   X
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates            
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities            
Event-Linked Bonds            
Floating or Variable Rate Instruments X X X X X X
Guaranteed Investment Contracts X X X X X X
High Yield Securities X X X X X X
Inflation-Indexed Bonds     X      
Inverse Floating Rate Securities     X      
Mortgage-Related Securities X X X X X X
Municipal Securities X X X X X X
Senior and Other Bank Loans     X      
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations X X X X X X
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds X X X X X X
Foreign Investments            
Depositary Receipts X X X X X X
Emerging Market Investments X X X X X X
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments X X X X X X
Foreign Currencies X X X X X X
Sovereign Debt X X X X X X
Supranational Entities X X X X   X
Derivative Instruments            
Forward Commitments X X X X X X
Futures Contracts X X X X X X
Hybrid Instruments X X X X X X
Options X X X X X X
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Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Voya Global Bond Fund Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Voya Global Equity Fund
Participatory Notes            
Rights and Warrants X X X X X X
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions X X X X X X
Other Investment Techniques            
Borrowing X X X X X X
Illiquid Securities X X X X X X
Participation on Creditors Committees            
Repurchase Agreements X X X X X X
Restricted Securities X X X X X X
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions X X X X X X
Securities Lending X X X X X X
Short Sales X X X X X X
To Be Announced Commitments X X X X X X
When-Issued Securities and Delayed-Delivery Transactions X X X X X X
    
Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Global Real Estate Fund Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Voya International Real Estate Fund Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Equity Securities            
Commodities            
Common Stocks X X X X X X
Convertible Securities X X X X X X
Initial Public Offerings X X X X X X
Master Limited Partnerships            
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles X X X X X X
Preferred Stocks X X X X X X
Private Investments in Public Companies            
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts X X X X X X
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers X X X X X X
Special Situation Issuers            
Trust Preferred Securities            
Debt Instruments            
Asset-Backed Securities   X   X X X
Bank Instruments X X X X X X
Commercial Paper X X X X X X
Corporate Debt Instruments X X X X X X
Credit-Linked Notes   X   X X X
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates            
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities            
Event-Linked Bonds            
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Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Global Real Estate Fund Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Voya International Real Estate Fund Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Floating or Variable Rate Instruments X X X X X X
Guaranteed Investment Contracts   X   X X X
High Yield Securities   X   X X X
Inflation-Indexed Bonds            
Inverse Floating Rate Securities            
Mortgage-Related Securities X X X X X X
Municipal Securities X X X X X X
Senior and Other Bank Loans            
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations X X X X X X
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds X X X X X X
Foreign Investments            
Depositary Receipts X X X X X X
Emerging Market Investments X X X X X X
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments X X X X X X
Foreign Currencies X X X X X X
Sovereign Debt X X X X X X
Supranational Entities   X   X X X
Derivative Instruments            
Forward Commitments X X X X X X
Futures Contracts X X X X X X
Hybrid Instruments X X X X X X
Options X X X X X X
Participatory Notes X   X X    
Rights and Warrants X X X X X X
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions X X X X X X
Other Investment Techniques            
Borrowing X X X X X X
Illiquid Securities X X X X X X
Participation on Creditors Committees            
Repurchase Agreements X X X X X X
Restricted Securities X X X X X X
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions X X X X X X
Securities Lending X X X X X X
Short Sales   X   X X X
To Be Announced Commitments X X X X X X
When-Issued Securities and Delayed-Delivery Transactions X X X X X X
    
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Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Voya Russia Fund
Equity Securities    
Commodities    
Common Stocks X X
Convertible Securities X X
Initial Public Offerings X X
Master Limited Partnerships    
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles X X
Preferred Stocks X X
Private Investments in Public Companies    
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts X  
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers X X
Special Situation Issuers    
Trust Preferred Securities    
Debt Instruments    
Asset-Backed Securities X X
Bank Instruments X X
Commercial Paper X X
Corporate Debt Instruments X X
Credit-Linked Notes    
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates    
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities    
Event-Linked Bonds    
Floating or Variable Rate Instruments X X
Guaranteed Investment Contracts    
High Yield Securities   X
Inflation-Indexed Bonds    
Inverse Floating Rate Securities    
Mortgage-Related Securities X X
Municipal Securities X X
Senior and Other Bank Loans    
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations X X
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds X X
Foreign Investments    
Depositary Receipts X X
Emerging Market Investments X X
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments X X
Foreign Currencies X X
Sovereign Debt X X
Supranational Entities X  
Derivative Instruments    
Forward Commitments X X
Futures Contracts X X
Hybrid Instruments X X
Options X X
Participatory Notes    
Rights and Warrants X X
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Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Voya Russia Fund
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions X X
Other Investment Techniques    
Borrowing X X
Illiquid Securities X X
Participation on Creditors Committees    
Repurchase Agreements X X
Restricted Securities X X
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions X X
Securities Lending X X
Short Sales X X
To Be Announced Commitments X X
When-Issued Securities and Delayed-Delivery Transactions X X
EQUITY SECURITIES
Commodities: Commodities include equity securities of “hard assets companies” and derivative securities and instruments whose value is linked to the price of a commodity or a commodity index. The term “hard assets companies” includes companies that directly or indirectly (whether through supplier relationship, servicing agreements or otherwise) primarily derive their revenue or profit from exploration, development, production, distribution or facilitation of processes relating to precious metals (including gold), base and industrial metals, energy, natural resources and other commodities. Commodities values may be highly volatile, and may decline rapidly and without warning. The values of commodity issuers will typically be substantially affected by changes in the values of their underlying commodities. Securities of commodity issuers may experience greater price fluctuations than the relevant hard asset. In periods of rising hard asset prices, such securities may rise at a faster rate and, conversely, in times of falling commodity prices, such securities may suffer a greater price decline. Some hard asset issuers may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as fire, drought, increased regulatory and environmental costs, and others. Because many commodity issuers have significant operations in many countries worldwide (including emerging markets), their securities may be more exposed than those of other issuers to unstable political, social and economic conditions, including expropriation and disruption of licenses or operations.
Common Stocks: Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. A common stock may decline in value due to an actual or perceived deterioration in the prospects of the issuer, an actual or anticipated reduction in the rate at which dividends are paid, or other factors affecting the value of an investment, or due to a decline in the values of stocks generally or of stocks of issuers in a particular industry or market sector. The values of common stocks may be highly volatile. If an issuer of common stock is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of debt instruments and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock, and as a result the common stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of debt instruments and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt instruments or preferred stock that may be converted (on a voluntary or mandatory basis) within a specified period of time (normally for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. Convertible securities also include debt instruments with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt instruments and equity securities. Other convertible securities with additional or different features and risks may become available in the future. Convertible securities involve risks similar to those of both debt instruments and equity securities. In a corporation’s capital structure, convertible securities are senior to common stock but are usually subordinated to senior debt instruments of the issuer.
The market value of a convertible security is a function of its “investment value” and its “conversion value.” A security’s “investment value” represents the value of the security without its conversion feature (i.e., a nonconvertible fixed-income security). The investment value may be determined by reference to its credit quality and the current value of its yield to maturity or probable call date. At any given time, investment value is dependent upon such factors as the general level of interest rates, the yield of similar nonconvertible securities, the financial strength of the issuer, and the seniority of the security in the issuer’s capital structure. A security’s “conversion value” is determined by multiplying the number of shares the holder is entitled to receive upon conversion or exchange by the current price of the underlying security. If the conversion value of a convertible security is significantly below its investment value, the convertible security will trade like a nonconvertible debt instruments or preferred stock and its market value will not be influenced greatly by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that circumstance, the convertible security takes on the characteristics of a debt instrument, and the price moves in the opposite direction from interest rates. Conversely, if the conversion value of a convertible security is near or above its investment value, the market value of the convertible security will be more heavily influenced by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that case, the convertible security’s price may be as volatile as that of common stock. Because both interest rates and market movements can influence its value, a convertible security generally is not as sensitive to interest rates as a similar debt security, nor is it as sensitive to changes in share price as its underlying equity security. Convertible securities are often rated below investment grade or are not rated, and they are generally subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk.
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Initial Public Offerings: The value of an issuer’s securities may be highly unstable at the time of its IPO and for a period thereafter due to factors such as market psychology prevailing at the time of the IPO, the absence of a prior public market, the small number of shares available, and limited availability of investor information. Securities purchased in an IPO may be held for a very short period of time. As a result, investments in IPOs may increase portfolio turnover, which increases brokerage and administrative costs and may result in taxable distributions to shareholders. Investors in IPOs can be adversely affected by substantial dilution of the value of their shares due to sales of additional shares, and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders.
Investments in IPOs may have a substantial beneficial effect on investment performance. Investment returns earned during a period of substantial investment in IPOs may not be sustained during other periods of more-limited, or no, investments in IPOs. In addition, as an investment portfolio increases in size, the impact of IPOs on performance will generally decrease. Investment in securities offered in an IPO may lose money. There can be no assurance that investments in IPOs will be available or improve performance. Investments in secondary public offerings may be subject to certain of the foreign risks. A Fund will not necessarily participate in an IPO in which other mutual funds or accounts managed by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser participate.
Master Limited Partnerships: Master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) typically are characterized as “publicly traded partnerships” that qualify to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and are typically engaged in one or more aspects of the exploration, production, processing, transmission, marketing, storage or delivery of energy-related commodities, such as natural gas, natural gas liquids, coal, crude oil or refined petroleum products. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership.
Investments in MLPs are generally subject to many of the risks that apply to partnerships. For example, holders of the units of MLPs may have limited control and limited voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. There may be fewer corporate protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Conflicts of interest may exist among unit holders, subordinated unit holders, and the general partner of an MLP, including those arising from incentive distribution payments. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid. MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based issuers.
The manner and extent of direct and indirect investments in MLPs and limited liability companies may be limited by an intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code, and any such investments may adversely affect the ability of an investment company to so qualify.
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles: Securities of other investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, ETFs, open-end investment companies, and private investment funds represent interests in managed portfolios that may invest in various types of instruments. Investing in another investment company or pooled investment vehicle exposes a Fund to all the risks of that other investment company or pooled investment vehicle as well as additional expenses at the other investment company or pooled investment vehicle-level, such as a proportionate share of portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Such expenses are in addition to the expenses a Fund pays in connection with its own operations. Investing in a pooled investment vehicle involves the risk that the vehicle will not perform as anticipated. The amount of assets that may be invested in another investment company or pooled investment vehicle or in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles generally may be limited by applicable law.
The securities of other investment companies, particularly closed-end funds, may be leveraged and, therefore, will be subject to the risks of leverage. The securities of closed-end investment companies and ETFs carry the risk that the price paid or received may be higher or lower than their NAV. Closed-end investment companies and ETFs are also subject to certain additional risks, including the risks of illiquidity and of possible trading halts due to market conditions or other factors.
In making decisions on the allocation of the assets in other investment companies, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser are subject to several conflicts of interest when they serve as the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to one or more of the other investment companies. These conflicts could arise because the Adviser or Sub-Adviser or their affiliates earn higher net advisory fees (the advisory fee received less any sub-advisory fee paid and fee waivers or expense subsidies) on some of the other investment companies than others. For example, where the other investment companies have a sub-adviser that is affiliated with the Adviser, the entire advisory fee is retained by a Voya company. Even where the net advisory fee is not higher for other investment companies sub-advised by an affiliate of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may have an incentive to prefer affiliated sub-advisers for other reasons, such as increasing assets under management or supporting new investment strategies, which in turn would lead to increased income to Voya. Further, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may believe that redemption from another investment company will be harmful to that investment company, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser or an affiliate. Therefore, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may have incentives to allocate and reallocate in a fashion that would advance its own economic interests, the economic interests of an affiliate, or the interests of another investment company.
The Adviser has informed the Board that its investment process may be influenced by an affiliated insurance company that issues financial products in which a Fund may be offered as an investment option. In certain of those products an affiliated insurance company may offer guaranteed lifetime income or death benefits. The Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s investment decisions, including their allocation decisions with respect to the other investment companies, may benefit the affiliated insurance company issuing such benefits. For example, selecting and allocating assets to other investment companies which invest primarily in debt instruments or in a more conservative or less volatile
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investment style, may reduce the regulatory capital requirements which the affiliated insurance company must satisfy to support its guarantees under its products, may help reduce the affiliated insurance company’s risk from the lifetime income or death benefits, or may make it easier for the insurance company to manage its risk through the use of various hedging techniques.
The Adviser and Sub-Adviser have adopted various policies and procedures that are intended to identify, monitor, and address actual or potential conflicts of interest. Nonetheless, investors bear the risk that the Adviser's and Sub-Adviser’s allocation decisions may be affected by their conflicts of interest.
Exchange-Traded Funds: ETFs are investment companies whose shares trade like a stock throughout the day. Certain ETFs use a “passive” investment strategy and will not attempt to take defensive positions in volatile or declining markets. Other ETFs are actively managed (i.e., they do not seek to replicate the performance of a particular index). The value of an ETF’s shares will change based on changes in the values of the investments it holds. The value of an ETF’s shares will also likely be affected by factors affecting trading in the market for those shares, such as illiquidity, exchange or market rules, and overall market volatility. The market price for ETF shares may be higher or lower than the ETF’s NAV. The timing and magnitude of cash flows in and out of an ETF could create cash balances that act as a drag on the ETF’s performance. An active secondary market in an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained and may be halted or interrupted due to actions by its listing exchange, unusual market conditions or other reasons. Substantial market or other disruptions affecting ETFs could adversely affect the liquidity and value of the shares of a Fund to the extent it invests in ETFs. There can be no assurance an ETF’s shares will continue to be listed on an active exchange.
Holding Company Depositary Receipts: Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”) are securities that represent beneficial ownership in a group of common stocks of specified issuers in a particular industry. HOLDRs are typically organized as grantor trusts, and are generally not required to register as investment companies under the 1940 Act. Each HOLDR initially owns a set number of stocks, and the composition of a HOLDR does not change after issue, except in special cases like corporate mergers, acquisitions or other specified events. As a result, stocks selected for those HOLDRs with a sector focus may not remain the largest and most liquid in their industry, and may even leave the industry altogether. If this happens, HOLDRs invested may not provide the same targeted exposure to the industry that was initially expected. Because HOLDRs are not subject to concentration limits, the relative weight of an individual stock may increase substantially, causing the HOLDRs to be less diversified and creating more risk.
Private Funds: Private funds are private investment funds, pools, vehicles, or other structures, including hedge funds and private equity funds. They may be organized as corporations, partnerships, trusts, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or any other form of business organization (collectively, “Private Funds”). Investments in Private Funds may be highly speculative and highly volatile and may produce gains or losses at rates that exceed those of a Fund’s other holdings and of publicly offered investment pools. Private Funds may engage actively in short selling. Private Funds may utilize leverage without limit and, to the extent a Fund invests in Private Funds that utilize leverage, a Fund will indirectly be exposed to the risks associated with that leverage and the values of its shares may be more volatile as a result.
Many Private Funds invest significantly in issuers in the early stages of development, including issuers with little or no operating history, issuers operating at a loss or with substantial variation in operation results from period to period, issuers with the need for substantial additional capital to support expansion or to maintain a competitive position, or issuers with significant financial leverage. Such issuers may also face intense competition from others including those with greater financial resources or more extensive development, manufacturing, distribution or other attributes, over which a Fund will have no control.
Interests in a Private Fund will be subject to substantial restrictions on transfer and, in some instances, may be non-transferable for a period of years. Private Funds may participate in only a limited number of investments and, as a consequence, the return of a particular Private Fund may be substantially adversely affected by the unfavorable performance of even a single investment. Certain Private Funds may pay their investment managers a fee based on the performance of the Private Fund, which may create an incentive for the manager to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case if the manager was paid a fixed fee. Private Funds are not registered under the 1940 Act and, consequently, are not subject to the restrictions on affiliated transactions and other protections applicable to registered investment companies. The valuations of securities held by Private Funds, which are generally unlisted and illiquid, may be very difficult and will often depend on the subjective valuation of the managers of the Private Funds, which may prove to be inaccurate. Inaccurate valuations of a Private Fund’s portfolio holdings will affect the ability of a Fund to calculate its net asset value accurately.
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock represents an equity interest in an issuer that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stocks, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the issuer.
Preferred stocks may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or noncumulative, fixed, participating, auction rate or other. If interest rates rise, a fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the value of preferred stocks to decline either absolutely or relative to alternative investments. Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions that allow the issuer to redeem or call the stock.
Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, because a substantial portion of the return on a preferred stock may be the dividend, its value may react similarly to that of a debt instrument to changes in interest rates. An issuer’s preferred stock generally pays dividends only after the issuer makes required payments to holders of its debt instruments and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than debt instruments to actual or perceived changes in the issuer’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stocks of smaller issuers may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred stock of larger issuers.
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Private Investments in Public Companies: In a typical private placement by a publicly-held company (“PIPEs”) transaction, a buyer will acquire, directly from an issuer seeking to raise capital in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the 1933 Act, common stock or a security convertible into common stock, such as convertible notes or convertible preferred stock. The issuer’s common stock is usually publicly traded on a U.S. securities exchange or in the OTC market, but the securities acquired will be subject to restrictions on resale imposed by U.S. securities laws absent an effective registration statement. In recognition of the illiquid nature of the securities being acquired, the purchase price paid in a PIPE transaction (or the conversion price of the convertible securities being acquired) will typically be fixed at a discount to the prevailing market price of the issuer’s common stock at the time of the transaction. As part of a PIPE transaction, the issuer usually will be contractually obligated to seek to register within an agreed upon period of time for public resale under the U.S. securities laws the common stock or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible securities. If the issuer fails to so register the shares within that period, the buyer may be entitled to additional consideration from the issuer (e.g. warrants to acquire additional shares of common stock), but the buyer may not be able to sell its shares unless and until the registration process is successfully completed. Thus PIPE transactions present certain risks not associated with open market purchases of equities.
Among the risks associated with PIPE transactions is the risk that the issuer may be unable to register for public resale the shares in a timely manner or at all, in which case the shares may be saleable only in a privately negotiated transaction at a price less than that paid, assuming a suitable buyer can be found. Disposing of the securities may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and selling them promptly at an acceptable price may be difficult or impossible. Even if the shares are registered for public resale, the market for the issuer’s securities may nevertheless be “thin” or illiquid, making the sale of securities at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult or impossible.
While private placements may offer attractive opportunities not otherwise available in the open market, the securities purchased are usually “restricted securities” or are “not readily marketable.” Restricted securities cannot be sold without being registered under the 1933 Act, unless they are sold pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rules 144 or 144A under the 1933 Act). Securities that are not readily marketable are subject to other legal or contractual restrictions on resale.
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts: Investments in equity securities of issuers that are principally engaged in the real estate industry are subject to certain risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general. These risks include, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage funds or other limitations on access to capital; overbuilding; risks associated with leverage; market illiquidity; extended vacancies of properties; increase in competition, property taxes, capital expenditures and operating expenses; changes in zoning laws or other governmental regulation; costs resulting from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from, environmental problems; tenant bankruptcies or other credit problems; casualty or condemnation losses; uninsured damages from floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters; limitations on and variations in rents, including decreases in market rates for rents; investment in developments that are not completed or that are subject to delays in completion; and changes in interest rates. To the extent that assets underlying a Fund’s investments are concentrated geographically, by property type or in certain other respects, the Fund may be subject to certain of the foregoing risks to a greater extent. Investments by a Fund in securities of issuers providing mortgage servicing will be subject to the risks associated with refinancing and their impact on servicing rights.
In addition, if a Fund receives rental income or income from the disposition of real property acquired as result of a default on securities the Fund owns, the receipt of such income may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to qualify as a RIC because of certain income source requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The affairs of REITs are managed by the REIT's sponsor and, as such, the performance of the REIT is dependent on the management skills of the REIT's sponsor. REITs are not diversified, and are subject to the risks of financing projects. REITs possess certain risks which differ from an investment in common stocks. REITs are financial vehicles that pool investor’s capital to purchase or finance real estate. REITs may concentrate their investments in specific geographic areas or in specific property types, i.e., hotels, shopping malls, residential complexes and office buildings. REITs are subject to management fees and other expenses, and so a Fund that invests in REITs will bear its proportionate share of the costs of the REITs’ operations. There are three general categories of REITs: Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid REITs. Equity REITs invest primarily in direct fee ownership or leasehold ownership of real property; they derive most of their income from rents. Mortgage REITs invest mostly in mortgages on real estate, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans; the main source of their income is mortgage interest payments. Hybrid REITs hold both ownership and mortgage interests in real estate.
Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in real estate industry in general. The market value of REIT shares and the ability of the REITs to distribute income may be adversely affected by several factors, including rising interest rates, changes in the national, state and local economic climate and real estate conditions, perceptions of prospective tenants of the safety, convenience and attractiveness of the properties, the ability of the owners to provide adequate management, maintenance and insurance, the cost of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act, increased competition from new properties, the impact of present or future environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws, failing to maintain their eligibility for favorable tax-treatment under the Code and for exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act, changes in real estate taxes and other operating expenses, adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies, adverse changes in zoning laws and other factors beyond the control of the issuers of the REITs.
REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risk. Rising interest rates may cause REIT investors to demand a higher annual yield, which may, in turn, cause a decline in the market price of the equity securities issued by a REIT. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of investments in REITs to decline. During periods when
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interest rates are declining, mortgages are often refinanced. Refinancing may reduce the yield on investments in mortgage REITs. In addition, since REITs depend on payment under their mortgage loans and leases to generate cash to make distributions to their shareholders, investments in REITs may be adversely affected by defaults on such mortgage loans or leases.
Investing in certain REITs, which often have small market capitalizations, may also involve the same risks as investing in other small-capitalization issuers. REITs may have limited financial resources and their securities may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger issuer securities. Historically, small capitalization stocks, such as REITs, have been more volatile in price than the larger capitalization stocks such as those included in the S&P 500® Index. The management of a REIT may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to the operation of the business of the REIT and may be involved in real estate activities competitive with the REIT. REITs may own properties through joint ventures or in other circumstances in which the REIT may not have control over its investments. REITs may involve significant amounts of leverage.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers: Issuers with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-capitalization issuers, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger issuers, may have inexperienced managers or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices are often more volatile, than the securities of issuers with larger market capitalizations. Issuers with smaller market capitalizations may include issuers with a limited operating history (unseasoned issuers). Investment decisions for these securities may place a greater emphasis on current or planned product lines and the reputation and experience of the issuer’s management and less emphasis on fundamental valuation factors than would be the case for more mature issuers. In addition, investments in unseasoned issuers are more speculative and entail greater risk than do investments in issuers with an established operating record. The liquidation of significant positions in small- and mid-capitalization issuers with limited trading volume, particularly in a distressed market, could be prolonged and result in investment losses.
Special Situation Issuers: A special situation arises when, in the opinion of the manager, the securities of a particular issuer can be purchased at prices below the anticipated future value of the cash, securities or other consideration to be paid or exchanged for such securities solely by reason of a development applicable to that issuer and regardless of general business conditions or movements of the market as a whole. Developments creating special situations might include, among others: liquidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations, mergers, material litigation, technical breakthroughs, and new management or management policies. Investments in special situations often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investment securities, because of the high degree of uncertainty that can be associated with such events.
If a security is purchased in anticipation of a proposed transaction and the transaction later appears unlikely to be consummated or in fact is not consummated or is delayed, the market price of the security may decline sharply. There is typically asymmetry in the risk/reward payout of special situations strategies – the losses that can occur in the event of deal break-ups can far exceed the gains to be had if deals close successfully. The consummation of a proposed transaction can be prevented or delayed by a variety of factors, including regulatory and antitrust restrictions, political developments, industry weakness, stock specific events, failed financings, and general market declines. Certain special situation investments prevent ownership interest therein from being withdrawn until the special situation investment, or a portion thereof, is realized or deemed realized, which may negatively impact Fund performance.
Trust Preferred Securities: Trust preferred securities have the characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Generally, trust preferred securities are issued by a trust that is wholly owned by a financial institution or other corporate entity, typically a bank holding company. The financial institution creates the trust and owns the trust’s common stocks, which may typically represent a small percentage of the trust’s capital structure. The remainder of the trust’s capital structure typically consists of trust preferred securities, which are sold to investors. The trust uses the sale proceeds of its common stocks to purchase subordinated debt instruments issued by the financial institution. The financial institution uses the proceeds from the sale of the subordinated debt instruments to increase its capital while the trust receives periodic interest payments from the financial institution for holding the subordinated debt instruments. The interests of the holders of the trust preferred securities are senior to those of common stockholders in the event that the financial institution is liquidated, although their interests are typically subordinated to those of other holders of other debt instruments issued by the financial institution. The primary advantage of this structure to the financial institution is that the trust preferred securities issued by the trust are treated by the financial institution as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the interest on which is generally a deductible expense for U.S. federal income tax purposes and as equity for the calculation of capital requirements.
The trust uses interest payments it receives from the financial institution to make dividend payments to the holders of the trust preferred securities. Trust preferred securities typically bear a market rate coupon comparable to interest rates available on debt of a similarly rated issuer. Typical characteristics of trust preferred securities include long-term maturities, early redemption option by the issuer, and maturities at face value. Holders of trust preferred securities have limited voting rights to control the activities of the trust and no voting rights with respect to the financial institution. The market value of trust preferred securities may be more volatile than those of conventional debt instruments. Trust preferred securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and subject to restrictions on resale. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of trust preferred securities and the ability of holders to sell their holdings. The condition of the financial institution can be considered when seeking to identify the risks of trust preferred securities as the trust typically has no business operations other than to issue the trust preferred securities. If the financial institution defaults on interest payments to the trust, the trust will not be able to make dividend payments to holders of its securities.
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DEBT INSTRUMENTS
Asset-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are securities backed by home equity loans, installment sale contracts, credit card receivables or other assets. Asset-backed securities are “pass-through” securities, meaning that principal and interest payments – net of expenses – made by the borrower on the underlying assets (such as credit card receivables) are passed through to the investor. The value of asset-backed securities based on fixed-income debt instruments, like that of traditional fixed-income debt instruments, typically increases when interest rates fall and decreases when interest rates rise. However, these asset-backed securities differ from traditional fixed-income debt instruments because of their potential for prepayment. The price paid for asset-backed securities, the yield expected from such securities and the average life of the securities are based on a number of factors, including the anticipated rate of prepayment of the underlying assets. In a period of declining interest rates, borrowers may prepay the underlying assets more quickly than anticipated, thereby reducing the yield to maturity and the average life of the asset-backed security. Moreover, when the proceeds of a prepayment are reinvested in these circumstances, a rate of interest will likely be received that is lower than the rate on the security that was prepaid. To the extent that asset-backed securities are purchased at a premium, prepayments may result in a loss to the extent of the premium paid. If such securities are bought at a discount, both scheduled payments and unscheduled prepayments generally will also result in the recognition of income. In a period of rising interest rates, prepayments of the underlying assets may occur at a slower than expected rate, creating maturity extension risk. This particular risk may effectively change a security that was considered short- or intermediate-term at the time of purchase into a longer term security. Since the value of longer-term asset-backed securities generally fluctuates more widely in response to changes in interest rates than does the value of shorter term asset-backed securities maturity extension risk could increase volatility. When interest rates decline, the value of an asset-backed security with prepayment features may not increase as much as that of other fixed-income debt instruments, and as noted above, changes in market rates of interest may accelerate or retard prepayments and thus affect maturities.
The credit quality of asset-backed securities depends primarily on the quality of the underlying assets, the rights of recourse available against the underlying assets and/or the issuer, the level of credit enhancement, if any, provided for the securities, and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any. The values of asset-backed securities may be affected by other factors, such as the availability of information concerning the pool of assets and its structure, the market’s perception of the asset backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool of assets, the originator of the underlying assets, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. The market values of asset-backed securities also can depend on the ability of their servicers to service the underlying assets and are, therefore, subject to risks associated with servicers’ performance. In some circumstances, a servicer’s or originator’s mishandling of documentation related to the underlying assets (e.g., failure to document a security interest in the underlying assets properly) may affect the rights of the security holders in and to the underlying assets. In addition, the insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security as well as costs and delays. Asset-backed securities that do not have the benefit of a security interest in the underlying assets present certain additional risks that are not present with asset-backed securities that do have a security interest in the underlying assets. For example, many securities backed by credit card receivables are unsecured.
Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) are a type of asset-backed security and include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), and other similarly structured securities. A CBO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle backed by a pool of bonds. A CLO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include senior secured and unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment-grade, or equivalent unrated loans. CDOs may incur management fees and administrative expenses.
For both CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, which vary in risk and yield. The riskier portions are the residual, equity, and subordinate tranches, which bear some or all of the risk of default by the debt instruments or loans in the trust, and therefore protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches of a CBO trust or CLO trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than junior tranches. Despite the protection from the riskier tranches, senior CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults (including collateral default), the total loss of the riskier tranches due to losses in the collateral, market anticipation of defaults, fraud by the trust, and the illiquidity of CBO or CLO securities.
The risks of an investment in a CDO largely depend on the type of underlying collateral securities and the tranche in which there are investments. Typically, CBOs, CLOs, and other CDOs are privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CDOs may be characterized as illiquid. CDOs are subject to the typical risks associated with debt instruments discussed elsewhere in this SAI and the Prospectus, including interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Additional risks of CDOs include: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will be insufficient to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default, due to factors such as the availability of any credit enhancement, the level and timing of payments and recoveries on and the characteristics of the underlying collateral, remoteness of those collateral assets from the originator or transferor, the adequacy of and ability to realize upon any related collateral, and the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets; and (iii) market and liquidity risks affecting the price of a structured finance investment, if required to be sold, at the time of sale. In addition, due to the complex nature of a CDO, an investment in a CDO may not perform as expected. An investment in a CDO also is subject to the risk that the issuer and the investors may interpret the terms of the instrument differently, giving rise to disputes.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit (“CDs”), fixed-time deposits, and other debt and deposit-type obligations (including promissory notes that earn a specified rate of return) issued by: (i) a U.S. branch of a U.S. bank; (ii) a non-U.S. branch of a U.S. bank; (iii) a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank; or (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank. Bank instruments may be structured as fixed-, variable- or floating-rate obligations.
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CDs typically are interest-bearing debt instruments issued by banks and have maturities ranging from a few weeks to several years. Yankee dollar certificates of deposit are negotiable CDs issued in the United States by branches and agencies of non-U.S. banks. Eurodollar certificates of deposit are CDs issued by non-U.S. banks with interest and principal paid in U.S. dollars. Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar CDs typically have maturities of less than two years and have interest rates that typically are pegged to the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Bankers’ acceptances are a customary means of effecting payment for merchandise sold in import-export transactions and are a general source of financing. A fixed-time deposit is a bank obligation payable at a stated maturity date and bearing interest at a fixed rate. There are generally no contractual restrictions on the right to transfer a beneficial interest in a fixed-time deposit to a third party, although there is generally no market for such deposits. Typically, there are penalties for early withdrawals of time deposits. Promissory notes are written commitments of the maker to pay the payee a specified sum of money either on demand or at a fixed or determinable future date, with or without interest.
Certain bank instruments, such as some CDs, are insured by the FDIC up to certain specified limits. Many other bank instruments, however, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the FDIC or the U.S. government. These bank instruments are “backed” only by the creditworthiness of the issuing bank or parent financial institution. U.S. and non-U.S. banks are subject to different governmental regulation. They are subject to the risks of investing in the particular issuing bank and of investing in the banking and financial services sector generally. Certain obligations of non-U.S. banks, including Eurodollar and Yankee dollar obligations, involve different and/or heightened investment risks than those affecting obligations of U.S. banks, including, among others, the possibilities that: (i) their liquidity could be impaired because of political or economic developments; (ii) the obligations may be less marketable than comparable obligations of U.S. banks; (iii) a non-U.S. jurisdiction might impose withholding and other taxes at high levels on interest income; (iv) non-U.S. deposits may be seized or nationalized; (v) non-U.S. governmental restrictions such as exchange controls may be imposed, which could adversely affect the payment of principal and/or interest on those obligations; (vi) there may be less publicly available information concerning non-U.S. banks issuing the obligations; and (vii) the reserve requirements and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements applicable to non-U.S. banks may differ (including those that are less stringent) from those applicable to U.S. banks. Non-U.S. banks generally are not subject to examination by any U.S. government agency or instrumentality.
Commercial Paper: Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by banks or bank holding companies, corporations and finance companies. Commercial paper may consist of U.S. dollar- or foreign currency-denominated obligations of U.S. or non-U.S. issuers, and may be rated or unrated. The rate of return on commercial paper may be linked or indexed to the level of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency or currencies.
Section 4(2) commercial paper is commercial paper issued in reliance on the so-called “private placement” exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, as amended (“Section 4(2) paper”). Section 4(2) paper is restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, and generally is sold to investors who agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction. Section 4(2) paper is normally resold to other investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) paper, thus providing liquidity.
Corporate Debt Instruments: Corporate debt instruments are long and short term debt instruments typically issued by businesses to finance their operations. Corporate debt instruments are issued by public or private issuers, as distinct from debt instruments issued by a government or its agencies. The issuer of a corporate debt instrument typically has a contractual obligation to pay interest at a stated rate on specific dates and to repay principal periodically or on a specified maturity date. The broad category of corporate debt instruments includes debt issued by U.S. or non-U.S. issuers of all kinds, including those with small-, mid- and large-capitalizations. The category also includes bank loans, as well as assignments, participations and other interests in bank loans. Corporate debt instruments may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may be structured as fixed-, variable or floating-rate obligations or as zero-coupon, pay-in-kind and step-coupon securities and may be privately placed or publicly offered. They may also be senior or subordinated obligations. Because of the wide range of types and maturities of corporate debt instruments, as well as the range of creditworthiness of issuers, corporate debt instruments can have widely varying risk/return profiles.
Corporate debt instruments carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that an investor could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt instrument is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Some corporate debt instruments that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt instruments. The credit risk of a particular issuer’s debt instrument may vary based on its priority for repayment. For example, higher-ranking (senior) debt instruments have a higher priority than lower ranking (subordinated) debt instruments. This means that the issuer might not make payments on subordinated debt instruments while continuing to make payments on senior debt instruments. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of higher-ranking senior debt instruments may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of more junior securities. The market value of corporate debt instruments may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates generally. In general, corporate debt instruments with longer terms tend to fall more in value when interest rates rise than corporate debt instruments with shorter terms. The value of a corporate debt instrument may also be affected by supply and demand for similar or comparable securities in the marketplace. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities subsequent to their acquisition will not affect cash income from such securities but will be reflected in net asset value. Corporate debt instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market and can be less liquid that other types of investments, particularly during adverse market and economic conditions.
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Credit-Linked Notes: Credit-linked notes are privately negotiated obligations whose returns are linked to the returns of one or more designated securities or other instruments that are referred to as “reference securities,” such as an emerging market bond. A credit-linked note typically is issued by a special purpose trust or similar entity and is a direct obligation of the issuing entity. The entity, in turn, invests in debt instruments or derivative contracts in order to provide the exposure set forth in the credit-linked note. The periodic interest payments and principal obligations payable under the terms of the note typically are conditioned upon the entity’s receipt of payments on its underlying investment. Purchasing a credit-linked note assumes the risk of the default or, in some cases, other declines in credit quality of the reference securities. There is also exposure to the issuer of the credit-linked note in the full amount of the purchase price of the note and the note is often not secured by the reference securities or other collateral.
The market for credit-linked notes may be or become illiquid. The number of investors with sufficient understanding to support transacting in the notes may be quite limited, and may include only the parties to the original purchase/sale transaction. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the value for credit linked notes. In certain cases, a market price for a credit linked note may not be available and it may be difficult to determine a fair value of the note.
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates: Custodial receipts and trust certificates, which may be underwritten by securities dealers or banks, represent interests in instruments held by a custodian or trustee. The instruments so held may include U.S. government securities or other types of instruments. The custodial receipts or trust certificates may evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on the underlying instruments, or, in some cases, the payment obligation of a third party that has entered into an interest rate swap or other arrangement with the custodian or trustee. The holder of custodial receipts and trust certificates will bear its proportionate share of the fees and expenses charged to the custodial account or trust. There may also be investments in separately issued interests in custodial receipts and trust certificates. Custodial receipts may be issued in multiple tranches, representing different interests in the payment streams in the underlying instruments (including as to priority of payment).
In the event an underlying issuer fails to pay principal and/or interest when due, a holder could be required to assert its rights through the custodian bank, and assertion of those rights may be subject to delays, expenses, and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the holder had purchased a direct obligation of the issuer. In addition, in the event that the trust or custodial account in which the underlying instruments have been deposited is determined to be an association taxable as a corporation instead of a non-taxable entity, the yield on the underlying instruments would be reduced by the amount of any taxes paid.
Certain custodial receipts and trust certificates may be synthetic or derivative instruments that pay interest at rates that reset inversely to changing short-term rates and/or have embedded interest rate floors and caps that require the issuer to pay an adjusted interest rate if market rates fall below, or rise above, a specified rate. These instruments include inverse and range floaters. Because some of these instruments represent relatively recent innovations and the trading market for these instruments is less developed than the markets for traditional types of instruments, it is uncertain how these instruments will perform under different economic and interest-rate scenarios. Also, because these instruments may be leveraged, their market values may be more volatile than other types of instruments and may present greater potential for capital gain or loss, including potentially loss of the entire principal investment. The possibility of default by an issuer or the issuer’s credit provider may be greater for these derivative instruments than for other types of instruments. In some cases, it may be difficult to determine the fair value of a derivative instrument because of a lack of reliable objective information, and an established secondary market for some instruments may not exist. In many cases, the IRS has not ruled on the tax treatment of the interest or payments received on such derivative instruments.
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities: Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities are borrowing arrangements in which the lender agrees to make loans, up to a maximum amount, upon demand by the borrower during a specified term. A revolving credit facility differs from a delayed funding loan in that, as the borrower repays the loan, an amount equal to the repayment may be borrowed again during the term of the revolving credit facility (whereas, in the case of a delayed funding loan, such amounts may not be “re-borrowed”). Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities usually provide for floating or variable rates of interest. Agreeing to participate in a delayed fund loan or a revolving credit facility may have the effect of requiring an increased investment in an issuer at a time when such investment might not otherwise have been made (including at a time when the issuer’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that there is such a commitment to advancing additional funds, assets that are determined to be liquid by the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser in accordance with procedures established by the Board will at times be segregated, in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments.
Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities may be subject to restrictions on transfer and only limited opportunities may exist to resell such instruments. As a result, such investments may not be sold at an opportune time or may have to be resold at less than fair market value.
Event-Linked Bonds: Event-linked exposure typically results in gains or losses depending on the occurrence of a specific “trigger” event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other physical or weather-related phenomenon. Some event-linked bonds are commonly referred to as “catastrophe bonds.” They may be issued by government agencies, insurance companies, reinsurers, special purpose corporations or other on-shore or off-shore entities. If a trigger event causes losses exceeding a specific amount in the geographic region and time period specified in a bond, there may be a loss of a portion, or all, of the principal invested in the bond. If no trigger event occurs, the principal plus interest will be recovered. For some event-linked bonds, the trigger event or losses may be based on issuer-wide losses, index-portfolio losses, industry indices, or readings of scientific instruments rather than specified actual losses. Event-linked bonds often provide for extensions of maturity that are mandatory, or optional, at the discretion of the issuer, in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases where a trigger event has, or possibly has, occurred.
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Floating or Variable Rate Instruments: Variable and floating rate instruments are a type of debt instrument that provides for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the instrument. Variable rate instruments provide for the automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set dates, while floating rate instruments provide for an automatic adjustment in the interest rate whenever a specified interest rate changes. Variable rate instruments will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate.
There is a risk that the current interest rate on variable and floating rate instruments may not accurately reflect current market interest rates or adequately compensate the holder for the current creditworthiness of the issuer. Some variable or floating rate instruments are structured with liquidity features such as: (1) put options or tender options that permit holders (sometimes subject to conditions) to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries; or (2) auction rate features, remarketing provisions, or other maturity-shortening devices designed to enable the issuer to refinance or redeem outstanding debt instruments (market-dependent liquidity features). The market-dependent liquidity features may not operate as intended as a result of the issuer’s declining creditworthiness, adverse market conditions, or other factors or the inability or unwillingness of a participating broker-dealer to make a secondary market for such instruments. As a result, variable or floating rate instruments that include market-dependent liquidity features may lose value and the holders of such instruments may be required to retain them for an extended period of time or indefinitely.
Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and floating rate instruments than on the market value of comparable fixed-income instruments. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate instruments generally allows less potential for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing in comparable fixed-income instruments.
Guaranteed Investment Contracts: Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”) are issued by insurance companies. An insurance company issuing a GIC typically agrees, in return for the purchase price of the contract, to pay interest at an agreed upon rate (which may be a fixed or variable rate) and to repay principal. GICs typically guarantee that the interest rate will not be less than a certain minimum rate. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against a GIC for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. A GIC is a general obligation of the issuing insurance company and not a separate account. The purchase price paid for a GIC becomes part of the general assets of the insurance company, and the contract is paid from the insurance company’s general assets. Generally, a GIC is not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance company, and an active secondary market in GICs does not currently exist. GICs are not backed by the U.S. government nor are they insured by the FDIC. GICs are generally guaranteed only by the insurance companies that issue them.
High-Yield Securities: High-yield securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) are debt instruments that are rated below investment-grade. Investing in high-yield securities involves special risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in higher rated debt instruments. While investments in high-yield securities generally provide greater income and increased opportunity for capital appreciation than investments in higher quality securities, investments in high-yield securities typically entail greater price volatility as well as principal and income risk. High-yield securities are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher quality debt instruments.
High-yield securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities. The prices of high-yield securities are likely to be sensitive to adverse economic downturns or individual corporate developments. A projection of an economic downturn or of a period of rising interest rates, for example, could cause a decline in high-yield security prices because the advent of a recession could lessen the ability of a highly leveraged issuer to make principal and interest payments on its debt instruments. If an issuer of high-yield securities defaults, in addition to risking payment of all or a portion of interest and principal, additional expenses to seek recovery may be incurred.
The secondary market on which high-yield securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher grade securities. Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely affect the price at which a high-yield security could be sold, and could adversely affect daily NAV. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of high-yield securities, especially in a thinly traded market. When secondary markets for high-yield securities are less liquid than the market for higher grade securities, it may be more difficult to value lower rated securities because such valuation may require more research, and elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation because there is less reliable, objective data available.
Credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies are designed to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments of rated securities. They do not, however, evaluate the market value risk of lower-quality securities and, therefore, may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment. In addition, credit rating agencies may or may not make timely changes in a rating to reflect changes in the economy or in the condition of the issuer that affect the market value of the securities. Consequently, credit ratings are used only as a preliminary indicator of investment quality. Each credit rating agency applies its own methodology in measuring creditworthiness and uses a specific rating scale to publish its ratings. For more information on credit agency ratings, please see Appendix A. Furthermore, high-yield debt securities may not be registered under the 1933 Act, and, unless so registered, a Fund will not be able to sell such high-yield debt securities except pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. This may further limit a Fund's ability to sell high-yield debt securities or to obtain the desired price for such securities.
Special tax considerations are associated with investing in high-yield securities structured as zero-coupon or pay-in-kind instruments. Income accrues on these instruments prior to the receipt of cash payments, which income must be distributed to shareholders when it accrues, potentially requiring the liquidation of other investments, including at times when such liquidation may not be advantageous, in order to comply with the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
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Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are debt instruments whose principal and/or interest value are adjusted periodically according to a rate of inflation (usually a consumer price index). Two structures are most common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that accrues inflation into the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out the inflation accruals as part of a semi-annual coupon.
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) currently are issued with maturities of five, ten, or thirty years, although it is possible that bonds with other maturities will be issued in the future. The principal amount of TIPS adjusts for inflation, although the inflation-adjusted principal is not paid until maturity. Semi-annual coupon payments are determined as a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the payment is made.
If the rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these bonds (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. At maturity, TIPS are redeemed at the greater of their inflation-adjusted principal or at the par amount at original issue. If an inflation-indexed bond does not provide a guarantee of principal at maturity, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. For example, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates would likely decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates would likely rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds.
While these bonds, if held to maturity, are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If nominal interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to an expansion of non-inflationary economic activity), investors in these bonds may not be protected to the extent that the increase in rates is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.
The inflation adjustment of TIPS is tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”), which is calculated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI-U is a measurement of price changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food, transportation, and energy.
Other issuers of inflation-protected bonds include other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, corporations, and foreign governments. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will be correlated to the rate of inflation in the United States. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these bonds may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.
Any increase in principal for an inflation-protected bonds resulting from inflation adjustments is considered to be taxable income in the year it occurs. For direct holders of inflation-protected bonds, this means that taxes must be paid on principal adjustments even though these amounts are not received until the bond matures. Similarly, with respect to inflation-protected instruments held by each Fund, both interest income and the income attributable to principal adjustments must currently be distributed to shareholders in the form of cash or reinvested shares.
Inverse Floating Rate Instruments: Inverse floaters have variable interest rates that typically move in the opposite direction from movements in prevailing interest rates, most often short-term rates. Accordingly, the values of inverse floaters, or other instruments or certificates structured to have similar features, generally move in the opposite direction from interest rates. The value of an inverse floater can be considerably more volatile than the value of other debt instruments of comparable maturity and quality. Inverse floaters incorporate varying degrees of leverage. Generally, greater leverage results in greater price volatility for any given change in interest rates. Inverse floaters may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and therefore may be less liquid than other types of instruments.
Mortgage-Related Securities: Mortgage-related securities are interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations. There may also be investments in debt instruments which are secured with collateral consisting of mortgage-related securities (see “Collateralized Mortgage Obligations”).
Financial downturns (particularly an increase in delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgages, falling home prices, and unemployment) may adversely affect the market for mortgage-related securities. In addition, various market and governmental actions may impair the ability to foreclose on or exercise other remedies against underlying mortgage holders, or may reduce the amount received upon foreclosure. These factors may cause certain mortgage-related securities to experience lower valuations and reduced liquidity. There is also no assurance that the U.S. government will take further action to support the mortgage-related securities industry, as it has in the past, should the economy experience another downturn. Further, recent legislative action and any future government actions may significantly alter the manner in which the mortgage-related securities market functions. Each of these factors could ultimately increase the risk of losses on mortgage-related securities.
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities: Interests in pools of mortgage-related securities differ from other forms of debt instruments, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. Instead, these securities provide a monthly payment which consists of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a “pass-through” of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their residential or commercial mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting from the sale
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of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, net of fees or costs which may be incurred. Some mortgage-related securities (such as securities issued by GNMA) are described as “modified pass-through.” These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, at the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether or not the mortgagor actually makes the payment.
The rate of pre-payments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security, and may have the effect of shortening or extending the effective duration of the security relative to what was anticipated at the time of purchase. To the extent that unanticipated rates of pre-payment on underlying mortgages increase the effective duration of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of such security can be expected to increase. The residential mortgage market in the United States has in the past experienced difficulties that may adversely affect the performance and market value of certain mortgage-related investments. Delinquencies and losses on residential mortgage loans (especially subprime and second-lien mortgage loans) generally have increased in the past and may continue to increase, and a decline in or flattening of housing values (as has in the past been experienced and may continue to be experienced in many housing markets) may exacerbate such delinquencies and losses. Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, which affect their monthly mortgage payments, and may be unable to secure replacement mortgages at comparably low interest rates. Also, a number of residential mortgage loan originators have experienced serious financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Due largely to the foregoing, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities and increased investor yield requirements have caused limited liquidity in the secondary market for certain mortgage-related securities, which can adversely affect the market value of mortgage-related securities. It is possible that such limited liquidity in such secondary markets could continue or worsen.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities: Adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities (“ARM MBSs”) have interest rates that reset at periodic intervals. Acquiring ARM MBSs permits participation in increases in prevailing current interest rates through periodic adjustments in the coupons of mortgages underlying the pool on which ARM MBSs are based. Such ARM MBSs generally have higher current yield and lower price fluctuations than is the case with more traditional fixed-income debt securities of comparable rating and maturity. In addition, when prepayments of principal are made on the underlying mortgages during periods of rising interest rates, there can be reinvestment in the proceeds of such prepayments at rates higher than those at which they were previously invested. Mortgages underlying most ARM MBSs, however, have limits on the allowable annual or lifetime increases that can be made in the interest rate that the mortgagor pays. Therefore, if current interest rates rise above such limits over the period of the limitation, there is no benefit from further increases in interest rates. Moreover, when interest rates are in excess of coupon rates (i.e., the rates being paid by mortgagors) of the mortgages, ARM MBSs behave more like fixed-income debt instruments and less like adjustable rate debt instruments and are subject to the risks associated with fixed-income debt instruments. In addition, during periods of rising interest rates, increases in the coupon rate of adjustable rate mortgages generally lag current market interest rates slightly, thereby creating the potential for capital depreciation on such securities.
Agency Mortgage-Related Securities: The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related securities is GNMA. GNMA is a wholly owned U.S. government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (the “FHA”), or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”). Government-related guarantors (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved sellers/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and mortgage credit for residential housing. It is a government-sponsored corporation that issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and the assets of FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA selected a new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for each of FNMA and FHLMC.
FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remain liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities. The Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is intended to enhance each of FNMA’s and FHLMC’s ability to meet its obligations. The FHFA has indicated that the conservatorship of each enterprise will end when the director of FHFA determines that FHFA’s plan to restore the enterprise to a safe and solvent condition has been completed.
Under the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (the “Reform Act”), which was included as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, FHFA, as conservator or receiver, has the power to repudiate any contract entered into by FNMA or FHLMC prior to FHFA’s appointment as conservator or receiver, as applicable, if FHFA determines, in its sole discretion, that performance of the contract is burdensome and that repudiation of the contract promotes the orderly administration of FNMA’s or FHLMC’s affairs. The Reform Act requires FHFA to exercise its right to repudiate any contract within a reasonable period of time after its appointment as conservator or receiver.
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FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has indicated that it has no intention to repudiate the guaranty obligations of FNMA or FHLMC because FHFA views repudiation as incompatible with the goals of the conservatorship. However, in the event that FHFA, as conservator or if it is later appointed as receiver for FNMA or FHLMC, were to repudiate any such guaranty obligation, the conservatorship or receivership estate, as applicable, would be liable for actual direct compensatory damages in accordance with the provisions of the Reform Act. Any such liability could be satisfied only to the extent of FNMA’s or FHLMC’s assets available therefor.
In the event of repudiation, the payments of interest to holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities would be reduced if payments on the mortgage loans represented in the mortgage loan groups related to such mortgage-backed securities are not made by the borrowers or advanced by the servicer. Any actual direct compensatory damages for repudiating these guaranty obligations may not be sufficient to offset any shortfalls experienced by such mortgage-backed security holders.
Further, in its capacity as conservator or receiver, FHFA has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of FNMA or FHLMC without any approval, assignment or consent. Although FHFA has stated that it has no present intention to do so, if FHFA, as conservator or receiver, were to transfer any such guaranty obligation to another party, holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities would have to rely on that party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligation and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party.
In addition, certain rights provided to holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC under the operative documents related to such securities may not be enforced against FHFA, or enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship or any future receivership. The operative documents for FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities may provide (or with respect to securities issued prior to the date of the appointment of the conservator may have provided) that upon the occurrence of an event of default on the part of FNMA or FHLMC, in its capacity as guarantor, which includes the appointment of a conservator or receiver, holders of such mortgage-backed securities have the right to replace FNMA or FHLMC as trustee if the requisite percentage of mortgage-backed securities holders consent. The Reform Act prevents mortgage-backed security holders from enforcing such rights if the event of default arises solely because a conservator or receiver has been appointed. The Reform Act also provides that no person may exercise any right or power to terminate, accelerate or declare an event of default under certain contracts to which FNMA or FHLMC is a party, or obtain possession of or exercise control over any property of FNMA or FHLMC, or affect any contractual rights of FNMA or FHLMC, without the approval of FHFA, as conservator or receiver, for a period of 45 or 90 days following the appointment of FHFA as conservator or receiver, respectively.
To the extent third party entities involved with mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers are involved in litigation relating to the securities, actions may be taken that are adverse to the interests of holders of the mortgage-backed securities, including each Fund. For example, third parties may seek to withhold proceeds due to holders of the mortgage-related securities, including each Fund, to cover legal or related costs. Any such action could result in losses to each Fund.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by mortgages and divided into classes. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, on a monthly basis. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.
CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including pre-payments. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the pre-payment experience of the collateral. In the case of certain CMOs (known as “sequential pay” CMOs), payments of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including pre-payments, are applied to the classes of CMOs in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made to any class of sequential pay CMOs until all other classes having an earlier final distribution date have been paid in full.
As CMOs have evolved, some classes of CMO bonds have become more common. For example, there may be investments in parallel-pay and planned amortization class (“PAC”) CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates. Parallel-pay CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which, as with other CMO and multi-class pass-through structures, must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date but may be retired earlier. PACs generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PACs are parallel-pay CMOs with the required principal amount on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes. Any CMO or multi-class pass through structure that includes PAC securities must also have support tranches—known as support bonds, companion bonds or non-PAC bonds—which lend or absorb principal cash flows to allow the PAC securities to maintain their stated maturities and final distribution dates within a range of actual prepayment experience. These support tranches are subject to a higher level of maturity risk compared to other mortgage-related securities, and usually provide a higher yield to compensate investors. If principal cash flows are received in amounts outside a pre-determined range such that the support bonds cannot lend or absorb sufficient cash flows to the PAC securities as intended, the PAC securities are subject to heightened maturity risk. A manager may invest in various tranches of CMO bonds, including support bonds.
CMO Residuals: CMO residuals are mortgage securities issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
The cash flow generated by the mortgage assets underlying a series of CMOs is applied first to make required payments of principal and interest on the CMOs and second to pay the related administrative expenses and any management fee of the issuer. The residual in a CMO structure generally represents the interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing payments. Each payment of such excess cash flow to a holder of the related CMO residual represents income and/or a return of capital. The amount of residual
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cash flow resulting from a CMO will depend on, among other things, the characteristics of the mortgage assets, the coupon rate of each class of CMO, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the pre-payment experience on the mortgage assets. In particular, the yield to maturity on CMO residuals is extremely sensitive to pre-payments on the related underlying mortgage assets, in the same manner as an interest-only (“IO”) class of stripped mortgage-backed securities. See “Other Mortgage- Related Securities-Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities.” In addition, if a series of a CMO includes a class that bears interest at an adjustable rate, the yield to maturity on the related CMO residual will also be extremely sensitive to changes in the level of the index upon which interest rate adjustments are based. As described below with respect to stripped mortgage-backed securities, in certain circumstances, the initial investment in a CMO residual may never be fully recouped.
CMO residuals are generally purchased and sold by institutional investors through several investment banking firms acting as brokers or dealers. Transactions in CMO residuals are generally completed only after careful review of the characteristics of the securities in question. In addition, CMO residuals may, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom, may not have been registered under the 1933 Act. CMO residuals, whether or not registered under the 1933 Act, may be subject to certain restrictions on transferability.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial mortgage-backed securities include securities that reflect an interest in, and are secured by, mortgage loans on commercial real property. Many of the risks of investing in commercial mortgage-backed securities reflect the risks of investing in the real estate securing the underlying mortgage loans. These risks reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. Commercial mortgage-backed securities may be less liquid and exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage- or asset-backed securities.
Reverse Mortgage-Related Securities and Other Mortgage-Related Securities: Reverse mortgage-related securities and other mortgage-related securities include securities other than those described above that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property, including mortgage dollar rolls, or stripped mortgage-backed securities (“SMBS”). Other mortgage-related securities may be equity or debt instruments issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks, partnerships, trusts and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
Mortgage-related securities include, among other things, securities that reflect an interest in reverse mortgages. In a reverse mortgage, a lender makes a loan to a homeowner based on the homeowner’s equity in his or her home. While a homeowner must be age 62 or older to qualify for a reverse mortgage, reverse mortgages may have no income restrictions. Repayment of the interest or principal for the loan is generally not required until the homeowner dies, sells the home, or ceases to use the home as his or her primary residence.
There are three general types of reverse mortgages: (1) single-purpose reverse mortgages, which are offered by certain state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations; (2) federally-insured reverse mortgages, which are backed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (3) proprietary reverse mortgages, which are privately offered loans. A mortgage-related security may be backed by a single type of reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgage-related securities include agency and privately issued mortgage-related securities. The principal government guarantor of reverse mortgage-related securities is GNMA.
Reverse mortgage-related securities may be subject to risks different than other types of mortgage-related securities due to the unique nature of the underlying loans. The date of repayment for such loans is uncertain and may occur sooner or later than anticipated. The timing of payments for the corresponding mortgage-related security may be uncertain. Because reverse mortgages are offered only to persons 62 and older and there may be no income restrictions, the loans may react differently than traditional home loans to market events.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: SMBS are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive all of the interest (the “IO class”), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO class”). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including pre-payments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated pre-payments of principal, there may be failure to recoup some or all of the initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one of the highest rating categories.
Privately Issued Mortgage-Related Securities: Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by such non-governmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in the former pools. However, timely payment of interest and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit, which may be issued by governmental entities or private insurers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets certain investment quality standards. There can be no assurance that insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee
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arrangements. Mortgage-related securities without insurance or guarantees may be bought if, through an examination of the loan experience and practices of the originators/servicers and poolers, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines that the securities meet certain quality standards. Securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Mortgage pools underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value ratio mortgages and manufactured housing loans, in addition to commercial mortgages and other types of mortgages where a government or government sponsored entity guarantee is not available. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a privately-issued mortgage-related securities pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements.
The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans that were originated under weak underwriting standards, including loans made to borrowers with limited means to make repayment. A level of risk exists for all loans, although, historically, the poorest performing loans have been those classified as subprime. Other types of privately issued mortgage-related securities, such as those classified as pay-option adjustable rate or Alt-A have also performed poorly. Even loans classified as prime have experienced higher levels of delinquencies and defaults. Market factors that may adversely affect mortgage loan repayment include adverse economic conditions, unemployment, a decline in the value of real property, or an increase in interest rates.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, mortgage-related securities may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities may be purchased that are originated, packaged and serviced by third party entities. It is possible these third parties could have interests that are in conflict with the holders of mortgage-related securities, and such holders could have rights against the third parties or their affiliates. For example, if a loan originator, servicer or its affiliates engaged in negligence or willful misconduct in carrying out its duties, then a holder of the mortgage-related security could seek recourse against the originator/servicer or its affiliates, as applicable. Also, as a loan originator/servicer, the originator/servicer or its affiliates may make certain representations and warranties regarding the quality of the mortgages and properties underlying a mortgage-related security. If one or more of those representations or warranties is false, then the holders of the mortgage-related securities could trigger an obligation of the originator/servicer or its affiliates, as applicable, to repurchase the mortgages from the issuing trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, many of the third parties that are legally bound by trust and other documents have failed to perform their respective duties, as stipulated in such trust and other documents, and investors have had limited success in enforcing terms.
Mortgage-related securities that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are not subject to the investment restrictions related to industry concentration by virtue of the exclusion from that test available to all U.S. government securities. The assets underlying such securities may be represented by a portfolio of residential or commercial mortgages (including both whole mortgage loans and mortgage participation interests that may be senior or junior in terms of priority of repayment) or portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC. Mortgage loans underlying a mortgage-related security may in turn be insured or guaranteed by the FHA or the VA. In the case of privately issued mortgage-related securities whose underlying assets are neither U.S. government securities nor U.S. government-insured mortgages, to the extent that real properties securing such assets may be located in the same geographical region, the security may be subject to a greater risk of default than other comparable securities in the event of adverse economic, political or business developments that may affect such region and, ultimately, the ability of residential homeowners to make payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages.
Tiered Index Bonds: Tiered index bonds are relatively new forms of mortgage-related securities. The interest rate on a tiered index bond is tied to a specified index or market rate. So long as this index or market rate is below a predetermined “strike” rate, the interest rate on the tiered index bond remains fixed. If, however, the specified index or market rate rises above the “strike” rate, the interest rate of the tiered index bond will decrease. Thus, under these circumstances, the interest rate on a tiered index bond, like an inverse floater, will move in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates, with the result that the price of the tiered index bond may be considerably more volatile than that of a fixed-rate bond.
Municipal Securities: Municipal securities are debt instruments issued by state and local governments, municipalities, territories and possessions of the United States, regional government authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities of states, and multi-state agencies or authorities, the interest of which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer at the time of issuance, is exempt from federal income tax. Municipal securities include both notes (which have maturities of less than one (1) year) and bonds (which have maturities of one (1) year or more) that bear fixed or variable rates of interest.
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In general, municipal securities are issued to obtain funds for a variety of public purposes such as the construction, repair, or improvement of public facilities including airports, bridges, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets, water and sewer works. Municipal securities may be issued to refinance outstanding obligations as well as to raise funds for general operating expenses and lending to other public institutions and facilities.
The two principal classifications of municipal securities are “general obligation” securities and “revenue” securities. General obligation securities are obligations secured by the issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Characteristics and methods of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to a particular issuer, and the taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt instruments may be limited or unlimited as to rates or amounts of special assessments. Revenue securities are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility, a class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise tax. Revenue bonds are issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects including, among others: electric, gas, water, and sewer systems; highways, bridges, and tunnels; port and airport facilities; colleges and universities; and hospitals. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities markets.
Some longer-term municipal bonds give the investor the right to “put” or sell the security at par (face value) to the issuer within a specified number of days following the investor’s request. This demand feature enhances a security’s liquidity by shortening its effective maturity and enables it to trade at a price equal to or very close to par. If a demand feature terminates prior to being exercised, the longer-term securities still held could experience substantially more volatility.
Insured municipal debt involves scheduled payments of interest and principal guaranteed by a private, non-governmental or governmental insurance company. The insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal debt or the value of the shares.
Municipal securities are subject to credit and market risk. Generally, prices of higher quality issues tend to fluctuate less with changes in market interest rates than prices of lower quality issues and prices of longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices of shorter maturity issues. The secondary market for municipal bonds typically has been less liquid than that for taxable debt/fixed-income securities, and this may affect a Fund’s ability to sell particular municipal bonds at then-current market prices, especially in periods when other investors are attempting to sell the same securities.
Prices and yields on municipal bonds are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money-market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. A number of these factors, including the ratings of particular issues, are subject to change from time to time. Information about the financial condition of an issuer of municipal bonds may not be as extensive as that which is made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded.
Securities, including municipal securities, are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal Bankruptcy Code (including special provisions related to municipalities and other public entities), and laws, if any, that may be enacted by Congress or state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that, as a result of litigation or other conditions, the power, ability or willingness of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their municipal securities may be materially affected or their obligations may be found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for municipal securities or certain segments thereof, or of materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular securities. Adverse economic, business, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund’s municipal securities in the same manner.
From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress that, if enacted, would have the effect of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax exemption for interest on debt instruments issued by states and their political subdivisions. Federal tax laws limit the types and amounts of tax-exempt bonds issuable for certain purposes, especially industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Such limits may affect the future supply and yields of these types of municipal securities. Further proposals limiting the issuance of municipal securities may well be introduced in the future.
Industrial Development and Pollution Control Bonds: Industrial development bonds and pollution control bonds, which in most cases are revenue bonds and generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of an issuer, are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance privately operated facilities for business, manufacturing, housing, sport complexes, and pollution control. The principal security for these bonds is generally the net revenues derived from a particular facility, group of facilities, or in some cases, the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue sources. Consequently, the credit quality of these securities is dependent upon the ability of the user of the facilities financed by the bonds and any guarantor to meet its financial obligations.
Moral Obligation Securities: Moral obligation securities are usually issued by special purpose public authorities. A moral obligation security is a type of state issued municipal bond which is backed by a moral, not a legal, obligation. If the issuer of a moral obligation security cannot fulfill its financial responsibilities from current revenues, it may draw upon a reserve fund, the restoration of which is a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality that created the issuer.
Municipal Lease Obligations and Certificates of Participation: Municipal lease obligations and participations in municipal leases are undivided interests in an obligation in the form of a lease or installment purchase or conditional sales contract which is issued by a state, local government, or a municipal financing corporation to acquire land, equipment, and/or facilities (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Lease Obligations”). Generally Lease Obligations do not constitute general obligations of the municipality for which the municipality’s taxing
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power is pledged. Instead, a Lease Obligation is ordinarily backed by the municipality’s covenant to budget for, appropriate, and make the payments due under the Lease Obligation. As a result of this structure, Lease Obligations are generally not subject to state constitutional debt limitations or other statutory requirements that may apply to other municipal securities.
Lease Obligations may contain “non-appropriation” clauses, which provide that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for that purpose on a yearly basis. If the municipality does not appropriate in its budget enough to cover the payments on the Lease Obligation, the lessor may have the right to repossess and relet the property to another party. Depending on the property subject to the lease, the value of the property may not be sufficient to cover the debt.
In addition to the risk of “non-appropriation,” municipal lease securities may not have as highly liquid a market as conventional municipal bonds.
Short-Term Municipal Obligations: Short-term municipal securities include tax anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, construction loan notes and short-term discount notes. Tax anticipation notes are used to finance working capital needs of municipalities and are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenues, to be payable from these specific future taxes. They are usually general obligations of the issuer, secured by the taxing power of the municipality for the payment of principal and interest when due. Revenue anticipation notes are generally issued in expectation of receipt of other kinds of revenue, such as the revenues expected to be generated from a particular project. Bond anticipation notes normally are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. The long-term bonds then provide the money for the repayment of the notes. Construction loan notes are sold to provide construction financing for specific projects. After successful completion and acceptance, many such projects may receive permanent financing through another source. Short-term Discount notes (tax-exempt commercial paper) are short-term (365 days or less) promissory notes issued by municipalities to supplement their cash flow. Revenue anticipation notes, construction loan notes, and short-term discount notes may, but will not necessarily, be general obligations of the issuer.
Senior and Other Bank Loans: Investments in variable or floating rate loans or notes (“Senior Loans”) are typically made by purchasing an assignment of a portion of a Senior Loan from a third party, either in connection with the original loan transaction (i.e., the primary market) or after the initial loan transaction (i.e., in the secondary market). A Fund may also make its investments in Senior Loans through the use of derivative instruments as long as the reference obligation for such instrument is a Senior Loan. In addition, a Fund has the ability to act as an agent in originating and administering a loan on behalf of all lenders or as one of a group of co-agents in originating loans.
Investment Quality and Credit Analysis
The Senior Loans in which a Fund may invest generally are rated below investment-grade credit quality or are unrated. In acquiring a loan, the manager will consider some or all of the following factors concerning the borrower: ability to service debt from internally generated funds; adequacy of liquidity and working capital; appropriateness of capital structure; leverage consistent with industry norms; historical experience of achieving business and financial projections; the quality and experience of management; and adequacy of collateral coverage. The manager performs its own independent credit analysis of each borrower. In so doing, the manager may utilize information and credit analyses from agents that originate or administer loans, other lenders investing in a loan, and other sources. The manager also may communicate directly with management of the borrowers. These analyses continue on a periodic basis for any Senior Loan held by a Fund.
Senior Loan Characteristics
Senior Loans are loans that are typically made to business borrowers to finance leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, mergers, stock repurchases, and internal growth. Senior Loans generally hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a borrower and are usually secured by liens on the assets of the borrowers; including tangible assets such as cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, common and/or preferred stocks of subsidiaries; and intangible assets including trademarks, copyrights, patent rights, and franchise value. They may also provide guarantees as a form of collateral. Senior Loans are typically structured to include two or more types of loans within a single credit agreement. The most common structure is to have a revolving loan and a term loan. A revolving loan is a loan that can be drawn upon, repaid fully or partially, and then the repaid portions can be drawn upon again. A term loan is a loan that is fully drawn upon immediately and once repaid it cannot be drawn upon again.
Sometimes there may be two or more term loans and they may be secured by different collateral, have different repayment schedules and maturity dates. In addition to revolving loans and term loans, Senior Loan structures can also contain facilities for the issuance of letters of credit and may contain mechanisms for lenders to pre-fund letters of credit through credit-linked deposits.
By virtue of their senior position and collateral, Senior Loans typically provide lenders with the first right to cash flows or proceeds from the sale of a borrower’s collateral if the borrower becomes insolvent (subject to the limitations of bankruptcy law, which may provide higher priority to certain claims such as employee salaries, employee pensions, and taxes). This means Senior Loans are generally repaid before unsecured bank loans, corporate bonds, subordinated debt, trade creditors, and preferred or common stockholders.
Senior Loans typically pay interest at least quarterly at rates, which equal a fixed percentage spread over a base rate such as the LIBOR. For example, if LIBOR were 3% and the borrower was paying a fixed spread of 2.50%, the total interest rate paid by the borrower would be 5.50%. Base rates, and therefore the total rates paid on Senior Loans, float, i.e., they change as market rates of interest change.
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Although a base rate such as LIBOR can change every day, loan agreements for Senior Loans typically allow the borrower the ability to choose how often the base rate for its loan will change. A single loan may have multiple reset periods at the same time, with each reset period applicable to a designated portion of the loan. Such periods can range from one day to one year, with most borrowers choosing monthly or quarterly reset periods. During periods of rising interest rates, borrowers will tend to choose longer reset periods, and during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers will tend to choose shorter reset periods. The fixed spread over the base rate on a Senior Loan typically does not change.
Agents
Senior Loans generally are arranged through private negotiations between a borrower and several financial institutions represented by an agent who is usually one of the originating lenders. In larger transactions, it is common to have several agents; however, generally only one such agent has primary responsibility for ongoing administration of a Senior Loan. Agents are typically paid fees by the borrower for their services.
The agent is primarily responsible for negotiating the loan agreement which establishes the terms and conditions of the Senior Loan and the rights of the borrower and the lenders. An agent for a loan is required to administer and manage the loan and to service or monitor the collateral. The agent is also responsible for the collection of principal, interest, and fee payments from the borrower and the apportionment of these payments to the credit of all lenders which are parties to the loan agreement. The agent is charged with the responsibility of monitoring compliance by the borrower with the restrictive covenants in the loan agreement and of notifying the lenders of any adverse change in the borrower’s financial condition. In addition, the agent generally is responsible for determining that the lenders have obtained a perfected security interest in the collateral securing the loan.
Loan agreements may provide for the termination of the agent’s agency status in the event that it fails to act as required under the relevant loan agreement, becomes insolvent, enters FDIC receivership or, if not FDIC insured, enters into bankruptcy. Should such an agent, lender or assignor with respect to an assignment inter-positioned between a Fund and the borrower become insolvent or enter FDIC receivership or bankruptcy, any interest in the Senior Loan of such person and any loan payment held by such person for the benefit of the fund should not be included in such person’s or entity’s bankruptcy estate. If, however, any such amount were included in such person’s or entity’s bankruptcy estate, a Fund would incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or could suffer a loss of principal or interest. In this event, a Fund could experience a decrease in the NAV.
Typically, under loan agreements, the agent is given broad discretion in enforcing the loan agreement and is obligated to use the same care it would use in the management of its own property. The borrower compensates the agent for these services. Such compensation may include special fees paid on structuring and funding the loan and other fees on a continuing basis. The precise duties and rights of an agent are defined in the loan agreement.
When a Fund is an agent it has, as a party to the loan agreement, a direct contractual relationship with the borrower and, prior to allocating portions of the loan to the lenders if any, assumes all risks associated with the loan. The agent may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. Agents also have voting and consent rights under the applicable loan agreement. Action subject to agent vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the loan, which percentage varies depending on the relative loan agreement. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount or increasing the time for payment of interest on or repayment of principal of a loan, or relating collateral therefor, frequently require the unanimous vote or consent of all lenders affected.
Pursuant to the terms of a loan agreement, the agent typically has sole responsibility for servicing and administering a loan on behalf of the other lenders. Each lender in a loan is generally responsible for performing its own credit analysis and its own investigation of the financial condition of the borrower. Generally, loan agreements will hold the agent liable for any action taken or omitted that amounts to gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event of a borrower’s default on a loan, the loan agreements provide that the lenders do not have recourse against a Fund for its activities as agent. Instead, lenders will be required to look to the borrower for recourse.
At times a Fund may also negotiate with the agent regarding the agent’s exercise of credit remedies under a Senior Loan.
Additional Costs
When a Fund purchases a Senior Loan in the primary market, it may share in a fee paid to the original lender. When a Fund purchases a Senior Loan in the secondary market, it may pay a fee to, or forego a portion of the interest payments from, the lending making the assignment.
A Fund may be required to pay and receive various fees and commissions in the process of purchasing, selling, and holding loans. The fee component may include any, or a combination of, the following elements: arrangement fees, non-use fees, facility fees, letter of credit fees, and ticking fees. Arrangement fees are paid at the commencement of a loan as compensation for the initiation of the transaction. A non-use fee is paid based upon the amount committed but not used under the loan. Facility fees are on-going annual fees paid in connection with a loan. Letter of credit fees are paid if a loan involves a letter of credit. Ticking fees are paid from the initial commitment indication until loan closing if for an extended period. The amount of fees is negotiated at the time of closing.
Loan Participation and Assignments
A Fund’s investment in loan participations typically will result in the fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender and not with the borrower. A Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing participation, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to
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the loan, nor any right of set-off against the borrower, and a Fund may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.
When a Fund is a purchaser of an assignment, it succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement of the assigning lender and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning lender. These rights include the ability to vote along with the other lenders on such matters as enforcing the terms of the loan agreement (e.g., declaring defaults, initiating collection action, etc.). Taking such actions typically requires at least a vote of the lenders holding a majority of the investment in the loan and may require a vote by lenders holding two-thirds or more of the investment in the loan. Because a Fund usually does not hold a majority of the investment in any loan, it will not be able by itself to control decisions that require a vote by the lenders.
Because assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by a Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Because there is no liquid market for such assets, a Fund anticipates that such assets could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such assets and a Fund’s ability to dispose of particular assignments or participations when necessary to meet redemption of fund shares, to meet a Fund’s liquidity needs or, in response to a specific economic event such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower. The lack of a liquid secondary market for assignments and participations also may make it more difficult for a Fund to value these assets for purposes of calculating its NAV.
Additional Information on Loans
The loans in which a Fund may invest usually include restrictive covenants which must be maintained by the borrower. Such covenants, in addition to the timely payment of interest and principal, may include mandatory prepayment provisions arising from free cash flow and restrictions on dividend payments, and usually state that a borrower must maintain specific minimum financial ratios as well as establishing limits on total debt. A breach of covenant, that is not waived by the agent, is normally an event of acceleration, i.e., the agent has the right to call the loan. In addition, loan covenants may include mandatory prepayment provisions stemming from free cash flow. Free cash flow is cash that is in excess of capital expenditures plus debt service requirements of principal and interest. The free cash flow shall be applied to prepay the loan in an order of maturity described in the loan documents. Under certain interests in loans, a Fund may have an obligation to make additional loans upon demand by the borrower. A Fund generally ensures its ability to satisfy such demands by segregating sufficient assets in high quality short term liquid investments or borrowing to cover such obligations.
A principal risk associated with acquiring loans from another lender is the credit risk associated with the borrower of the underlying loan. Additional credit risk may occur when a Fund acquires a participation in a loan from another lender because the fund must assume the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the other lender from which the loan was acquired.
Loans, unlike certain bonds, usually do not have call protection. This means that investments, while having a stated one to ten year term, may be prepaid, often without penalty. A Fund generally holds loans to maturity unless it becomes necessary to sell them to satisfy any shareholder repurchase offers or to adjust the fund’s portfolio in accordance with the manager’s view of current or expected economics or specific industry or borrower conditions.
Loans frequently require full or partial prepayment of a loan when there are asset sales or a securities issuance. Prepayments on loans may also be made by the borrower at its election. The rate of such prepayments may be affected by, among other things, general business and economic conditions, as well as the financial status of the borrower. Prepayment would cause the actual duration of a loan to be shorter than its stated maturity. Prepayment may be deferred by a Fund. Prepayment should, however, allow a Fund to reinvest in a new loan and would require a Fund to recognize as income any unamortized loan fees. In many cases reinvestment in a new loan will result in a new facility fee payable to a Fund.
Because interest rates paid on these loans fluctuate periodically with the market, it is expected that the prepayment and a subsequent purchase of a new loan by a Fund will not have a material adverse impact on the yield of the portfolio.
Bridge Loans
A Fund may acquire interests in loans that are designed to provide temporary or “bridge” financing to a borrower pending the sale of identified assets or the arrangement of longer-term loans or the issuance and sale of debt obligations. Bridge loans often are unrated. A Fund may also invest in loans of borrowers that have obtained bridge loans from other parties. A borrower’s use of bridge loans involves a risk that the borrower may be unable to locate permanent financing to replace the bridge loan, which may impair the borrower’s perceived creditworthiness.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: Some U.S. government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by GNMA, are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency’s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality, or enterprise. Although U.S. government-sponsored enterprises may be chartered or sponsored by Congress, they are not funded by Congressional appropriations, and their securities are not issued by the U.S. Treasury, their obligations are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and so investments in their securities or obligations issued by them involve greater risk than investments in other types of U.S. government
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securities. In addition, certain governmental entities have been subject to regulatory scrutiny regarding their accounting policies and practices and other concerns that may result in legislation, changes in regulatory oversight and/or other consequences that could adversely affect the credit quality, availability or investment character of securities issued or guaranteed by these entities.
The events surrounding the U.S. federal government debt ceiling and any resulting agreement could adversely affect a Fund. On August 5, 2011, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States. The downgrade by S&P and other future downgrades could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and lower Treasury prices and increase the costs of all kinds of debt. These events and similar events in other areas of the world could have significant adverse effects on the economy generally and could result in significant adverse impacts on a Fund or issuers of securities held by a Fund. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser cannot predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities markets or on a Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser may not timely anticipate or manage existing, new or additional risks, contingencies or developments.
Government Trust Certificates: Government trust certificates represent an interest in a government trust, the property of which consists of: (i) a promissory note of a foreign government, no less than 90% of which is backed by the full faith and credit guarantee issued by the federal government of the United States pursuant to Title III of the Foreign Operations, Export, Financing and Related Borrowers Programs Appropriations Act of 1998; and (ii) a security interest in obligations of the U.S. Treasury backed by the full faith and credit of the United States sufficient to support the remaining balance (no more than 10%) of all payments of principal and interest on such promissory note; provided that such obligations shall not be rated less than AAA by S&P or less than Aaa by Moody’s or have received a comparable rating by another NRSRO.
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds: Zero-coupon and deferred interest bonds are debt instruments that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payment of interest prior to maturity or a specified date when the securities begin paying current interest and therefore are issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts or par values. The values of zero-coupon and pay-in-kind bonds are more volatile in response to interest rate changes than debt instruments of comparable maturities that make regular distributions of interest. Pay-in-kind bonds allow the issuer, at its option, to make current interest payments on the bonds either in cash or in additional bonds.
Zero-coupon bonds either may be issued at a discount by a corporation or government entity or may be created by a brokerage firm when it strips the coupons from a bond or note and then sells the bond or note and the coupon separately. This technique is used frequently with U.S. Treasury bonds. Zero-coupon bonds also are issued by municipalities.
Interest income from these types of securities accrues prior to the receipt of cash payments and must be distributed to shareholders when it accrues, potentially requiring the liquidation of other investments, including at times when such liquidation may not be advantageous, in order to comply with the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Investments in non-U.S. issuers (including depositary receipts) entail risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. Similar risks may apply to instruments traded on a U.S. exchange that are issued by issuers with significant exposure to non-U.S. countries. The less developed a country’s securities market is, the greater the level of risk. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with regard to U.S. investments. Because non-U.S. instruments are normally denominated and traded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the value of the assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, and restrictions or prohibitions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currencies. Income and gains with respect to investments in certain countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes. There may be less information publicly available about a non-U.S. issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and many non-U.S. issuers are not subject to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards, regulatory framework and practices comparable to those in the United States. The securities of some non-U.S. issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement, and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where the assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less well developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased risk of substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or in insolvency of, or breach of obligation by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign sub-custodian. Non-U.S. transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and custody costs, may be higher than in the United States. In addition, there may be a possibility of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls, imposition of tariffs or other economic and trade sanctions, entering or exiting trade or other intergovernmental agreements, confiscatory taxation, political of financial instability, and diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the values of the investments in certain non-U.S. countries. In certain foreign markets an issuer’s securities are blocked from trading at the custodian or sub-custodian level for a specified number of days before and, in certain instances, after a shareholder meeting where such shares are voted. This is referred to as “share blocking.” The blocking period can last up to several weeks. Share blocking may prevent buying or selling securities during this period, because during the time shares are blocked, trades in such securities will not settle. It may be difficult or impossible to lift blocking restrictions, with the particular requirements varying widely by country.
Depositary Receipts: Depositary receipts are typically trust receipts issued by a U.S. bank or trust company that evince an indirect interest in underlying securities issued by a foreign entity, and are in the form of sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”).
Generally, ADRs are publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange or in the over the-counter market, and are denominated in U.S. dollars, and the depositaries are usually a U.S. financial institution, such as a bank or trust company, but the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer.
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GDRs may be traded in any public or private securities markets in U.S dollars or other currencies and generally represent securities held by institutions located anywhere in the world. For GDRs, the depositary may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying securities may have a foreign or a U.S issuer.
EDRs are generally issued by a European bank and traded on local exchanges.
Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities are similar, there are differences regarding a holder’s rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depositary), although most sponsored depositary receipt holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositaries of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and financial information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer’s request. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depositary usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights with respect to the underlying securities to depositary receipt holders.
ADRs, GDRs and EDRs are subject to many of the same risks associated with investing directly in foreign issuers. Investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid and more volatile than the underlying securities in their primary trading market. If a depositary receipt is denominated in a different currency than its underlying securities it will be subject to the currency risk of both the investment in the depositary receipt and the underlying securities. The value of depositary receipts may have limited or no rights to take action with respect to the underlying securities or to compel the issuer of the receipts to take action.
Emerging Markets Investments: Investments in emerging markets are generally subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. This may be due to, among other things, the possibility of greater market volatility, lower trading volume and liquidity, greater risk of expropriation, nationalization, and social, political and economic instability, greater reliance on a few industries, international trade or revenue from particular commodities, less developed accounting, legal and regulatory systems, higher levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation, greater risk of market shut down, and more significant governmental limitations on investment activity as compared to those typically found in a developed market. In addition, issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may have less financial stability than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility in investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to a base currency. Settlement and asset custody practices for transactions in emerging markets may differ from those in developed markets. Such differences may include possible delays in settlement and certain settlement practices, such as delivery of securities prior to receipt of payment, which increases the likelihood of a failed settlement.” Failed settlements can result in losses. For these and other reasons, investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.
Investing through Stock Connect: A Fund may, directly or indirectly (through, for example, participation notes or other types of equity-linked notes), purchase shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. PRC regulations require that a Fund that wishes to sell its China A-Shares pre-deliver the China A-Shares to a broker. If the China A-Shares are not in the broker’s possession before the market opens on the day of sale, the sell order will be rejected. This requirement could also limit a Fund’s ability to dispose of its China A-Shares purchased through Stock Connect in a timely manner. Additionally, Stock Connect is subject to daily quota limitations on purchases of China A Shares. Once the daily quota is reached, orders to purchase additional China A-Shares through Stock Connect will be rejected. A Fund’s investment in China A-Shares may only be traded through Stock Connect and is not otherwise transferable. Stock Connect utilizes an omnibus clearing structure, and the Fund’s shares will be registered in its custodian’s name on the Central Clearing and Settlement System. This may limit the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser to effectively manage a Fund, and may expose the Fund to the credit risk of its custodian or to greater risk of expropriation. Investment in China A-Shares through Stock Connect may be available only through a single broker that is an affiliate of the Fund’s custodian, which may affect the quality of execution provided by such broker. Stock Connect restrictions could also limit the ability of a Fund to sell its China A-Shares in a timely manner, or to sell them at all. Further, different fees, costs and taxes are imposed on foreign investors acquiring China A-Shares acquired through Stock Connect, and these fees, costs and taxes may be higher than comparable fees, costs and taxes imposed on owners of other securities providing similar investment exposure. Stock Connect trades are settled in Renminbi (“RMB”), the official currency of PRC, and investors must have timely access to a reliable supply of RMB in Hong Kong, which cannot be guaranteed.
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments: Eurodollar instruments are bonds that pay interest and principal in U.S. dollars held in banks outside the United States, primarily in Europe. Eurodollar instruments are usually issued on behalf of multinational companies and foreign governments by large underwriting groups composed of banks and issuing houses from many countries. The Eurodollar market is relatively free of regulations resulting in deposits that may pay somewhat higher interest than onshore markets. Their offshore locations make
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them subject to political and economic risk in the country of their domicile. Yankee dollar instruments are U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued in the United States by foreign banks and corporations. These investments involve risks that are different from investments in securities issued by U.S. issuers and may carry the same risks as investing in foreign securities.
Foreign Currencies: Investments in issuers in different countries are often denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in the values of those currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may have a positive or negative effect on the values of investments denominated in those currencies. Investments may be made in currency exchange contracts or other currency-related transactions (including derivatives transactions) to manage exposure to different currencies. Also, these contracts may reduce or eliminate some or all of the benefits of favorable currency fluctuations. The values of foreign currencies may fluctuate in response to, among other factors, interest rate changes, intervention (or failure to intervene) by national governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the imposition of currency controls, and other political or regulatory developments. Currency values can decrease significantly both in the short term and over the long term in response to these and other developments. Continuing uncertainty as to the status of the Euro and the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”) has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. In addition, voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, creating economic and political uncertainty with respect to, among other things, the timing of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the Euro, European economies, and the global markets. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU, or any continued uncertainty as to its status, could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of portfolio investments. Some foreign countries have managed currencies, which do not float freely against the U.S. dollar.
Sovereign Debt: Investments in debt instruments issued by governments or by government agencies and instrumentalities (so called sovereign debt) involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. A governmental entity may default on its obligations or may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payment. Any restructuring of a sovereign debt obligation will likely have a significant adverse effect on the value of the obligation. In the event of default of sovereign debt, legal action against the sovereign issuer, or realization on collateral securing the debt, may not be possible. The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is rated below investment grade. Sovereign debt risk may be greater for debt instruments issued or guaranteed by emerging and/or frontier countries.
Sovereign debt includes brady bonds, a U.S. dollar-denominated bond issued by an emerging market and collateralized by the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds. Brady bonds arose from an effort in the 1980s to reduce the debt held by less-developed countries that frequently defaulted on loans. The bonds are named for Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, who helped international monetary organizations institute the program of debt-restructuring. Defaulted loans were converted into bonds with U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds as collateral. Because the brady bonds were backed by zero-coupon bonds, repayment of principal was insured. The brady bonds themselves are coupon-bearing bonds with a variety of rate options (fixed, variable, step, etc.) with maturities of between 10 and 30 years. Issued at par or at a discount, brady bonds often include warrants for raw material available in the country of origin or other options.
Supranational Entities: Obligations of supranational entities include securities designated or supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or development of international banking institutions and related government agencies. Examples include the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”), the European Coal and Steel Community, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. There is no assurance that participating governments will be able or willing to honor any commitments they may have made to make capital contributions to a supranational entity, or that a supranational entity will otherwise have resources sufficient to meet its commitments.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivatives are financial contracts whose values change based on changes in the values of one or more underlying assets or the difference between underlying assets. Underlying assets may include a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, credit rating, commodity, volatility measure, or index. Derivatives may be traded on contract markets or exchanges, or may take the form of contractual arrangements between private counterparties. If a private counterparty is a party to a derivative contract, the value of that contract to the other party will depend on the ability and willingness of the counterparty to perform its obligations. Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of the underlying asset(s). Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. Derivatives typically involve leverage. Derivatives can be complex instruments and can involve analysis and processing that differs from that required for other investment types. If the value of a derivative does not correlate well with the particular market or other asset class the derivative is intended to provide exposure to, the derivative may not have the effect intended. Derivatives can also reduce the opportunity for gains or result in losses by offsetting positive returns in other investments. Derivatives can be less liquid than other types of investments. Legislation and regulation of derivatives in the United States and other countries, including margin, clearing, trading, reporting, and position limits, may make derivatives more costly and/or less liquid, limit the availability of certain types of derivatives, cause changes in the use of derivatives, or otherwise adversely affect the use of derivatives.
Certain transactions require margin or collateral to be posted to a broker, prime broker, futures commission merchant, exchange, clearing house, or other third party. If an entity holding the margin or collateral becomes bankrupt or insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, there could be delays and/or losses in liquidating open positions purchased or sold through such entity and/or incur a loss of all or part of its collateral or margin deposits with such entity.
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Some derivatives may be used for “hedging,” meaning that they may be used when the manager seeks to protect investments from a decline in value, which could result from changes in interest rates, market prices, currency fluctuations, and other market factors. Derivatives may also be used when the manager seeks to increase liquidity; implement a cash management strategy; invest in a particular stock, bond, or segment of the market in a more efficient or less expensive way; modify the characteristics of portfolio investments; and/or to enhance return. However, when derivatives are used, their successful use is not assured and will depend upon the manager’s ability to predict and understand relevant market movements.
Derivatives Regulation. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union (“EU”) and some other countries are implementing similar requirements, which will affect derivatives transactions with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Clearing rules and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, restrict a registered investment company's ability to engage in, or increase the cost of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. While the new rules and regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that they will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements may expose investors to new kinds of costs and risks. For example, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the EU, the liabilities of such counterparties could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).
Additionally, U.S. regulators, the EU and certain other jurisdictions have adopted minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared derivatives transactions. It is expected that these regulations will have a material impact on the use of uncleared derivatives. These rules impose minimum margin requirements on derivatives transactions between a registered investment company and its counterparties and may increase the amount of margin required. They impose regulatory requirements on the timing of transferring margin and the types of collateral that parties are permitted to exchange.
Exclusions of investment adviser from commodity pool operator definition. With respect to each Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and the rules of the CFTC and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In addition, with respect to each Fund, the Adviser is relying upon a related exclusion from the definition of “commodity trading advisor” under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC.
The terms of the CPO exclusion require each Fund, among other things, to adhere to certain limits on its investments in “commodity interests.” Commodity interests include commodity futures, commodity options and swaps, which in turn include non-deliverable currency forward contracts, as further described below. Compliance with the terms of the CPO exclusion may limit the ability of the Adviser to manage the investment program of each Fund in the same manner as it would in the absence of CPO exclusion requirements. Each Fund is not intended as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Adviser’s reliance on these exclusions, or each Fund, its investment strategies or this SAI.
Forward Commitments: Forward commitments are contracts to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. A forward commitment may be disposed of prior to settlement. Such a disposition would result in the realization of short-term profits or losses.
Payment for the securities pursuant to one of these transactions is not required until the delivery date. However, the purchaser assumes the risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued or delivered as anticipated. If a Fund makes additional investments while a delayed delivery purchase is outstanding, this may result in a form of leverage. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, or if the other party fails to complete the transaction.
Forward Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specified currency against another currency at a future date and price as agreed upon by the parties. Forward contracts usually are entered into with banks and broker-dealers and usually are for less than one year, but may be renewed. Futures contracts may be held to maturity and make the contemplated payment and delivery, or, prior to maturity, enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Secondary markets generally do not exist for forward currency contracts, with the result that closing transactions generally can be made for forward currency contracts only by negotiating directly with the counterparty. Thus, there can be no assurance that a Fund would be able to close out a forward currency contract at a favorable price or time prior to maturity.
Forward currency transactions may be used for hedging purposes. For example, a Fund might sell a particular currency forward, for example, if it holds bonds denominated in that currency but the Portfolio Manager anticipates, and seek to protect the Fund against, a decline in the currency against the U.S. dollar. Similarly, a Fund might purchase a currency forward to “lock in” the dollar price of securities denominated in that currency which a Portfolio Manager anticipate purchasing for the Fund.
Hedging against a decline in the value of a currency does not limit fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent losses to the extent they arise from factors other than changes in currency exchange rates. In addition, hedging transactions may limit opportunities for gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. Moreover, it may not be possible to hedge against a devaluation that is so generally
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anticipated that no contracts are available to sell the currency at a price above the devaluation level it anticipates. The cost of engaging in currency exchange transactions varies with such factors as the currency involved, the length of the contract period, and prevailing market conditions. Because currency exchange transactions are usually conducted on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved.
Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell in the future a specific quantity of an underlying asset at a specific price and time agreed upon when the contract is made. Futures contracts are traded in the United States only on commodity exchanges or boards of trade - known as “contract markets” - approved for such trading by the CFTC, and must be executed through a futures commission merchant or brokerage firm which is a member of the relevant contract market. Futures are subject to the creditworthiness of the futures commission merchant(s) and clearing organizations involved in the transaction.
Certain futures contracts are physically settled (i.e., involve the making and taking of delivery of a specified amount of an underlying asset). For instance, the sale of futures contracts on foreign currencies or financial instruments creates an obligation of the seller to deliver a specified quantity of an underlying foreign currency or financial instrument called for in the contract for a stated price at a specified time. Conversely, the purchase of such futures contracts creates an obligation of the purchaser to pay for and take delivery of the underlying asset called for in the contract for a stated price at a specified time. In some cases, the specific instruments delivered or taken, respectively, on the settlement date are not determined until on or near that date. That determination is made in accordance with the rules of the exchange on which the sale or purchase was made.
Some futures contracts are cash settled (rather than physically settled), which means that the purchase price is subtracted from the current market value of the instrument and the net amount, if positive, is paid to the purchaser by the seller of the futures contract and, if negative, is paid by the purchaser to the seller of the futures contract. See, for example, “Index Futures Contracts” below.
The value of a futures contract typically fluctuates in correlation with the increase or decrease in the value of the underlying indicator. The buyer of a futures contract enters into an agreement to purchase the underlying indicator on the settlement date and is said to be “long” the contract. The seller of a futures contract enters into an agreement to sell the underlying indicator on the settlement date and is said to be “short” the contract.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying indicator unless the contract is held until the settlement date. The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is required to deposit “initial margin” with a futures commission merchant when the futures contract is entered into. Initial margin is typically calculated as a percentage of the contract's notional amount. A futures contract is valued daily at the official settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded. Each day cash is paid or received, called “variation margin,” equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. The minimum margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the contract.
The risk of loss in trading futures contracts can be substantial, because of the low margin required, the extremely high degree of leverage involved in futures pricing, and the potential high volatility of the futures markets. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures position may result in immediate and substantial loss (or gain) to the investor. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in unlimited losses. In the event of adverse price movements, an investor would continue to be required to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin. In addition, on the settlement date, an investor may be required to make delivery of the indicators underlying the futures positions it holds.
Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. It may not be possible to liquidate or close out a futures contract at any particular time or at an acceptable price and an investor would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Moreover, most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day's settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of future positions and potentially resulting in substantial losses. The inability to close futures positions could require maintaining a futures positions under circumstances where the manager would not otherwise have done so, resulting in losses.
If a Fund buys or sells a futures contract as a hedge to protect against a decline in the value of a portfolio investment, changes in the value of the futures position may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of the portfolio investment. As a result, it is possible that the futures position will not provide the desired hedging protection, or that money will be lost on both the futures position and the portfolio investment.
Margin Payments: If a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, it is required to deposit with its custodian or with a futures commission merchant an amount of cash, U.S. Treasury bills, or other permissible collateral equal to a small percentage of the amount of the futures contract. This amount is known as “initial margin.” The nature of initial margin is different from that of margin in security transactions in that it does not involve borrowing money to finance transactions. Rather, initial margin is similar to a performance bond or good faith deposit that is returned to a Fund upon termination of the contract, assuming the Fund satisfies its contractual obligations.
Subsequent payments to and from the broker occur on a daily basis in a process known as “marking to market.” These payments are called “variation margin” and are made as the value of the underlying futures contract fluctuates. For example, when a Fund sells a futures contract and the price of the underlying asset rises above the delivery price, the Fund’s position declines in value. A Fund then
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pays the broker a variation margin payment generally equal to the difference between the delivery price of the futures contract and the market price of the underlying asset. Conversely, if the price of the underlying asset falls below the delivery price of the contract, a Fund’s futures position increases in value. The broker then must make a variation margin payment generally equal to the difference between the delivery price of the futures contract and the market price of the underlying asset. If an exchange raises margin rates, a Fund would have to provide additional capital to cover the higher margin rates which could require closing out other positions earlier than anticipated.
If a Fund terminates a position in a futures contract, a final determination of variation margin would be made, additional cash would be paid by or to the Fund, and the Fund would realize a loss or a gain. Such closing transactions involve additional commission costs.
Index Futures Contracts: An index futures contract is a contract to buy or sell specified units of an index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made. The value of a unit is based on the current value of the index. Under such contracts no delivery of the actual securities or other assets making up the index takes place. Rather, upon expiration of the contract, settlement is made by exchanging cash in an amount equal to the difference between the contract price and the closing price of the index at expiration, net of variation margin previously paid.
Interest Rate Futures Contracts: An interest rate futures contract is an agreement to take or make delivery of either: (i) an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of a particular index of debt instruments at the beginning and at the end of the contract period; or (ii) a specified amount of a particular debt instrument at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. Interest rate futures contracts may be bought or sold in an attempt to protect against the effects of interest rate changes on current or intended investments in fixed income instruments or generally to adjust the duration and interest rate sensitivity of an investment portfolio. For example, if a Fund owned long-term bonds and interest rates were expected to increase, the Fund might enter into interest rate futures contracts for the sale of debt instruments. Such a sale would have much the same effect as selling some of the long-term bonds in a Fund’s portfolio. If interest rates did increase, the value of the debt instruments in the portfolio would decline, but the value of the interest rate futures contracts would be expected to increase, subject to the correlation risks described below, thereby keeping the NAV of a Fund from declining as much as it otherwise would have.
Similarly, if interest rates were expected to decline, interest rate futures contracts may be purchased to hedge in anticipation of subsequent purchases of long-term bonds at higher prices. Since the fluctuations in the value of the interest rate futures contracts should be similar to that of long-term bonds, an interest rate futures contract may protect against the effects of the anticipated rise in the value of long-term bonds until the necessary cash becomes available or the market stabilizes. At that time, the interest rate futures contracts could be liquidated and cash could then be used to buy long-term bonds on the cash market. Similar results could be achieved by selling bonds with long maturities and investing in bonds with short maturities when interest rates are expected to increase. However, the futures market may be more liquid than the cash market in certain cases or at certain times.
Gold Futures Contracts: A gold futures contract is a standardized contract which is traded on a regulated commodity futures exchange, and which provides for the future delivery of a specified amount of gold at a specified date, time, and price. If a Fund purchases a gold futures contract, it becomes obligated to take delivery and pay for the gold from the seller in accordance with the terms of the contract. If a Fund sells a gold futures contract, it becomes obligated to make delivery of the gold to the purchaser in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Foreign Currency Futures: Currency futures contracts are similar to currency forward contracts (described below), except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures call for payment of delivery in U.S. dollars. A foreign currency futures contract is a standardized exchange-traded contract for the future delivery of a specified amount of a foreign currency at a price set at the time of the contract. Foreign currency futures contracts traded in the United States are designed by and traded on exchanges regulated by the CFTC, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange, and have margin requirements.
At the maturity of a futures contract, a Fund either may accept or make delivery of the currency specified in the contract, or at or prior to maturity enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Closing transactions with respect to futures contracts may be effected only on a commodities exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market in such contracts. There is no assurance that a secondary market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures position and, in the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.
Options on Futures Contracts: Options on futures contracts generally operate in the same manner as options purchased or written directly on the underlying assets. A futures option gives the holder, in return for the premium paid, the right, but not the obligation, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures. If an option is exercised on the last trading day prior to its expiration date, the settlement will be made entirely in cash. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.
Like the buyer or seller of a futures contract, the holder or writer of an option has the right to terminate its position prior to the scheduled expiration of the option by selling or purchasing an option of the same series, at which time the person entering into the closing purchase transaction will realize a gain or loss. There is no guarantee that such closing purchase transactions can be effected.
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A Fund would be required to deposit initial margin and maintenance margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts written by it pursuant to brokers’ requirements similar to those described above in connection with the discussion on futures contracts. See “Margin Payments” above.
Risks of transactions in futures contracts and related options: Successful use of futures contracts is subject to the Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict movements in various factors affecting financial markets. Compared to the purchase or sale of futures contracts, the purchase of call or put options on futures contracts involves less potential risk to a Fund because the maximum amount at risk is the premium paid for the options (plus transaction costs). However, there may be circumstances when the purchase of a call or put option on a futures contract would result in a loss when the purchase or sale of a futures contract would not, such as when there is no movement in the prices of the underlying futures contracts. The writing of an option on a futures contract involves risks similar to those risks relating to the sale of futures contracts.
The use of futures and related options involves the risk of imperfect correlation among movements in the prices of the securities underlying the futures and options, of the options and futures contracts themselves, and, in the case of hedging transactions, of the underlying assets which are the subject of a hedge. The successful use of these strategies further depends on the ability of the Portfolio Managers to forecast interest rates and market movements correctly. It is possible that, where a Fund has purchased puts on futures contracts to hedge its portfolio against a decline in the market, the securities or index on which the puts are purchased may increase in value and the value of securities held in the portfolio may decline. If this occurred, a Fund would lose money on the puts and also experience a decline in value in its portfolio securities. In addition, the prices of futures, for a number of reasons, may not correlate perfectly with movements in the underlying asset due to certain market distortions. For example, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit requirements. Such requirements may cause investors to close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the underlying asset and futures markets. The margin requirements in the futures markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets in general, and as a result the futures markets may attract more speculators than the securities markets do. Increased participation by speculators in the futures markets may also cause temporary price distortions.
There is no assurance that higher than anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen events might not, at times, render certain market clearing facilities inadequate, and thereby result in the institution by exchanges of special procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of customer orders.
The ability to establish and close out positions will be subject to the development and maintenance of a liquid secondary market. It is not certain that this market will develop or continue to exist for a particular futures contract or option.
The CFTC and certain futures exchanges have established limits, referred to as “position limits,” on the maximum net long or net short positions which any person may hold or control in particular options and futures contracts; those position limits may in the future also apply to certain other derivatives positions. All positions owned or controlled by the same person or entity, even if in different accounts, may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the applicable position limits have been exceeded. Thus, even if a Fund’s holding does not exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that some or all of the client accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers and its affiliates may be aggregated for this purpose. It is possible that the trading decisions of the Portfolio Managers for a Fund may be affected by the sizes of such aggregate positions. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the performance of a Fund.
Hybrid Instruments: A hybrid instrument may be a debt instrument, preferred stock, depositary share, trust certificate, warrant, convertible security, certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable at maturity, redemption or retirement, is determined by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, commodities, indexes, economic factors or other measures, including interest rates, currency exchange rates, or commodities or securities indices, or other indicators. Thus, hybrid instruments may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or commodity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred stocks with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms related to a particular commodity.
Hybrid instruments can be an efficient means of creating exposure to a particular market, or segment of a market, with the objective of enhancing total return. For example, a Fund may wish to take advantage of expected declines in interest rates in several European countries, but avoid the transaction costs associated with buying and currency-hedging the foreign bond positions. One solution would be to purchase a U.S. dollar-denominated hybrid instrument whose redemption price is linked to the average three-year interest rate in a designated group of countries. The redemption price formula would provide for payoffs of greater than par if the average interest rate was lower than a specified level and payoffs of less than par if rates were above the specified level. Furthermore, a Fund could limit the downside risk of the security by establishing a minimum redemption price so that the principal paid at maturity could not be below a predetermined minimum level if interest rates were to rise significantly. The purpose of this arrangement, known as a structured security with an embedded put option, would be to give a Fund the desired European bond exposure while avoiding currency risk, limiting downside market risk, and lowering transactions costs. Of course, there is no guarantee that the strategy would be successful, and a Fund could lose money if, for example, interest rates do not move as anticipated or credit problems develop with the issuer of the hybrid instrument.
Risks of Investing in Hybrid Instruments: The risks of investing in hybrid instruments reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, swaps, options, futures and currencies. An investment in a hybrid instrument may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt instrument. The risks of a particular hybrid instrument will depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include the possibility of significant changes in the benchmark(s) or the prices of the underlying assets to which the
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instrument is linked. Such risks generally depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid instrument, which may not be foreseen by the purchaser, such as economic and political events, the supply and demand profiles of the underlying assets and interest rate movements. Hybrid instruments may be highly volatile.
The return on a hybrid instrument will be reduced by the costs of the swaps, options, or other instruments embedded in the instrument.
Hybrid instruments are potentially more volatile and carry greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depending on the structure of the particular hybrid instrument, changes in an underlying asset may be magnified by the terms of the hybrid instrument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect upon the value of the hybrid instrument. Also, the prices of the hybrid instrument and the underlying asset may not move in the same direction or at the same time.
Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market (or even nominal) rates. Alternatively, hybrid instruments may bear interest at above market rates but bear an increased risk of principal loss (or gain). Leverage risk occurs when the hybrid instrument is structured so that a given change in an underlying asset is multiplied to produce a greater value change in the hybrid instrument, thereby magnifying the risk of loss as well as the potential for gain.
If a hybrid instrument is used as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, the hybrid instrument may not correlate as expected with the portfolio investment, resulting in losses. While hedging strategies involving hybrid instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other investments.
Hybrid instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the instruments are often “customized” to meet the portfolio needs of a particular investor. A Fund may be prohibited from transferring a hybrid instrument, or the number of possible purchasers may be limited by applicable law or because few investors have an interest in purchasing such a customized product. Because hybrid instruments are typically privately negotiated contracts between two parties, the value of a hybrid instrument will depend on the willingness and ability of the issuer of the instrument to meet its obligations. Hybrid instruments also may not be subject to regulation by the CFTC, which generally regulates the trading of commodity futures, options, and swaps.
Synthetic Convertible Securities: Synthetic convertible securities are derivative positions composed of two or more different securities whose investment characteristics, taken together, resemble those of convertible securities. For example, a Fund may purchase a non-convertible debt security and a warrant or option, which enables the Fund to have a convertible-like position with respect to a company, group of companies, or stock index. Synthetic convertible securities are typically offered by financial institutions and investment banks in private placement transactions. Upon conversion, a Fund generally receives an amount in cash equal to the difference between the conversion price and the then-current value of the underlying security. Unlike a true convertible security, a synthetic convertible security comprises two or more separate securities, each with its own market value. Therefore, the market value of a synthetic convertible security is the sum of the values of its fixed-income component and its convertible component. For this reason, the value of a synthetic convertible security and a true convertible security may respond differently to market fluctuations.
Options: An option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase (in the case of a call option) or sell (in the case of a put option) a specific amount or value of a particular underlying asset at a specific price (called the “exercise” or “strike” price) at one or more specific times before the option expires. The underlying asset of an option contract can be a security, currency, index, future, swap, commodity, or other type of financial instrument. The seller of an option is called an option writer. The purchase price of an option is called the premium. The potential loss to an option purchaser is limited to the amount of the premium plus transaction costs. This will be the case, for example, if the option is held and not exercised prior to its expiration date.
Options can be traded either through established exchanges (“exchange-traded options”) or privately negotiated transactions OTC options. Exchange traded options are standardized with respect to, among other things, the underlying asset, expiration date, contract size and strike price. The terms of OTC options are generally negotiated by the parties to the option contract which allows the parties greater flexibility in customizing the agreement, but OTC options are generally less liquid than exchange-traded options.
All option contracts involve credit risk if the counterparty to the option contract (e.g., the clearing house or OTC counterparty) or the third party effecting the transaction in the case of cleared options (e.g., futures commission merchant or broker/dealer) fails to perform. The value of an OTC option that is not cleared is dependent on the credit worthiness of the individual counterparty to the contract and may be greater than the credit risk associated with cleared options.
The purchaser of a put option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell a specific amount or value of a particular asset to the option writer at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the option premium. The purchaser of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the price of the underlying asset falls. However, if the underlying asset’s price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, the purchaser of a put option can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase a specified amount or value of an underlying asset from the option writer at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the option premium. The purchaser of a typical call option can expect to realize a gain if the price of the underlying asset rises. However, if the underlying asset’s price does not rise enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, the buyer of a call option can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
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The purchaser of a call or put option may terminate its position by allowing the option to expire, exercising the option or closing out its position by entering into an offsetting option transaction if a liquid market is available. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser would complete the purchase or sale, as applicable, of the underlying asset to the option writer at the strike price.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option’s purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to buy or sell (depending on whether the option is a put or a call) a specified amount or value of a particular asset at the strike price if the purchaser of the option chooses to exercise it. A call option written on a security or other instrument held by the Fund (commonly known as “writing a covered call option”) limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the underlying asset above the exercise price of the option. A call option written on securities that are not currently held by the Fund is commonly known as “writing a naked call option”. During periods of declining securities prices or when prices are stable, writing these types of call options can be a profitable strategy to increase income with minimal capital risk. However, when securities prices increase, a Fund would be exposed to an increased risk of loss, because if the price of the underlying asset or instrument exceeds the option’s exercise price, the Fund would suffer a loss equal to the amount by which the market price exceeds the exercise price at the time the call option is exercised, minus the premium received. Calls written on securities that a Fund does not own are riskier than calls written on securities owned by the Fund because there is no underlying asset held by the Fund that can act as a partial hedge. When such a call is exercised, a Fund must purchase the underlying asset to meet its call obligation or make a payment equal to the value of its obligation in order to close out the option. Calls written on securities that a Fund does not own have speculative characteristics and the potential for loss is theoretically unlimited. There is also a risk, especially with less liquid preferred and debt instruments, that the asset may not be available for purchase.
Generally, an option writer sells options with the goal of obtaining the premium paid by the option purchaser. If an option sold by an option writer expires without being exercised, the writer retains the full amount of the premium. The option writer’s potential loss is equal to the amount the option is “in-the-money” when the option is exercised offset by the premium received when the option was written. A call option is in-the-money if the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price of the option, and so the call option writer’s loss is theoretically unlimited. A put option is in-the-money if the strike price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying asset, and so the put option writer’s loss is limited to the strike price. Generally, any profit realized by an option purchaser represents a loss for the option writer. The writer of an option may seek to terminate a position in the option before exercise by closing out its position by entering into an offsetting option transaction if a liquid market is available. If the market is not liquid for an offsetting option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to sell or purchase the underlying asset at the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes.
If a Fund is the writer of a cleared option, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin. Additional margin may also be required. If a Fund is the writer of an uncleared option, the Fund may be required to deposit initial margin and additional margin.
A physical delivery option gives its owner the right to receive physical delivery (if it is a call), or to make physical delivery (if it is a put) of the underlying asset when the option is exercised. A cash-settled option gives its owner the right to receive a cash payment based on the difference between a determined value of the underlying asset at the time the option is exercised and the fixed exercise price of the option. In the case of physically settled options, it may not be possible to terminate the position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. A cash-settled call conveys the right to receive a cash payment if the determined value of the underlying asset at exercise exceeds the exercise price of the option, and a cash-settled put conveys the right to receive a cash payment if the determined value of the underlying asset at exercise is less than the exercise price of the option.
Combination option positions are positions in more than one option at the same time. A spread involves being both the buyer and writer of the same type of option on the same underlying asset but different exercise prices and/or expiration dates. A straddle consists of purchasing or writing both a put and a call on the same underlying asset with the same exercise price and expiration date.
The principal factors affecting the market value of a put or call option include supply and demand, interest rates, the current market price of the underlying asset in relation to the exercise price of the option, the volatility of the underlying asset and the remaining period to the expiration date.
If a trading market in particular options were illiquid, investors in those options would be unable to close out their positions until trading resumes, and option writers may be faced with substantial losses if the value of the underlying asset moves adversely during that time. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist for any particular options product at any specific time. Lack of investor interest, changes in volatility, or other factors or conditions might adversely affect the liquidity, efficiency, continuity, or even the orderliness of the market for particular options. Exchanges or other facilities on which options are traded may establish limitations on options trading, may order the liquidation of positions in excess of these limitations, or may impose other sanctions that could adversely affect parties to an options transaction.
Many options, in particular OTC options, are complex and often valued based on subjective factors. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to a Fund.
Foreign Currency Options: Put and call options on foreign currencies may be bought or sold either on exchanges or in the OTC market. A put option on a foreign currency gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell a foreign currency at the exercise price until the option expires. A call option on a foreign currency gives the purchaser of the option the right to purchase the currency at the exercise price until the option expires. Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of a Fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options.
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Index Options: An index option is a put or call option on a securities index or other (typically securities-related) index. In contrast to an option on a security, the holder of an index option has the right to receive a cash settlement amount upon exercise of the option. This settlement amount is equal to: (i) the amount, if any, by which the fixed exercise price of the option exceeds (in the case of a call) or is below (in the case of a put) the closing value of the underlying index on the date of exercise, multiplied; by (ii) a fixed “index multiplier.” The index underlying an index option may be a “broad-based” index, such as the S&P 500® Index or the NYSE Composite Index, the changes in value of which ordinarily will reflect movements in the stock market in general. In contrast, certain options may be based on narrower market indices, such as the S&P 100 Index, or on indices of securities of particular industry groups, such as those of oil and gas or technology issuers. A stock index assigns relative values to the stocks included in the index, and the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks so included. The composition of the index is changed periodically. The risks of purchasing and selling index options are generally similar to the risks of purchasing and selling options on securities.
Participatory Notes: Participatory notes are a type of derivative instrument used by foreign investors to access local markets and to gain exposure to, primarily, equity securities of issuers listed on a local exchange. Rather than purchasing securities directly, a Fund may purchase a participatory note from a broker-dealer, which holds the securities on behalf of the noteholders.
Participatory notes are similar to depositary receipts except that: (1) brokers, not U.S. banks, are depositories for the securities; and (2) noteholders may remain anonymous to market regulators.
The value of the participatory notes will be directly related to the value of the underlying securities. Any dividends or capital gains collected from the underlying securities are remitted to the noteholder.
The risks of investing in participatory notes include derivatives risk and foreign investments risk. The foreign investments risk associated with participatory notes is similar to those of investing in depositary receipts. However, unlike depositary receipts, participatory notes are subject to counterparty risk based on the uncertainty of the counterparty’s (i.e., the broker’s) ability to meet its obligations.
Rights and Warrants: Warrants and rights are types of securities that give a holder a right to purchase shares of common stock. Warrants usually are issued in conjunction with a bond or preferred stock and entitle a holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price typically for a period of years. Rights are instruments, frequently distributed to an issuer’s shareholders as a dividend, that usually entitle the holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price on a specific date or during a specific period of time (typically for a period of only weeks). The exercise price on a right is normally at a discount from the market value of the common stock at the time of distribution.
Warrants may be used to enhance the marketability of a bond or preferred stock. Rights are frequently used outside of the United States as a means of raising additional capital from an issuer’s current shareholders.
Warrants and rights do not carry with them the right to dividends or to vote, do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer and may or may not be transferable. Investments in warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a warrant or right does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and expires worthless if it is not exercised on or prior to its expiration date, if any.
Bonds issued with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible bonds and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Bonds also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional fixed income securities.
Equity-linked warrants are purchased from a broker, who in turn is expected to purchase shares in the local market. If a Fund exercises its warrant, the shares are expected to be sold and the warrant redeemed with the proceeds. Typically, each warrant represents one share of the underlying stock. Therefore, the price and performance of the warrant are directly linked to the underlying stock, less transaction costs. In addition to the market risk related to the underlying holdings, a Fund bears counterparty risk with respect to the issuing broker. There is currently no active trading market for equity-linked warrants, and they may be highly illiquid.
Index-linked warrants are put and call warrants where the value varies depending on the change in the value of one or more specified securities indices. Index-linked warrants are generally issued by banks or other financial institutions and give the holder the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive upon exercise of the warrant a cash payment from the issuer based on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise. In general, if the value of the underlying index rises above the exercise price of the index-linked warrant, the holder of a call warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the value of the index and the exercise price of the warrant; if the value of the underlying index falls, the holder of a put warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the exercise price of the warrant and the value of the index. The holder of a warrant would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at any time when, in the case of a call warrant, the exercise price is greater than the value of the underlying index, or, in the case of a put warrant, the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying index. If a Fund were not to exercise an index-linked warrant prior to its expiration, then the Fund would lose the amount of the purchase price paid by it for the warrant.
Index-linked warrants are normally used in a manner similar to its use of options on securities indices. The risks of index-linked warrants are generally similar to those relating to its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index-linked warrants are issued in limited amounts and are not obligations of a regulated clearing agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution that issues the warrant. Also, index-linked warrants may have longer terms than index options. Index-linked warrants are not likely to be as liquid as certain index options backed by a recognized clearing agency. In addition, the terms of index-linked warrants may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants at such time, or in such quantities, as the Fund would otherwise wish to do.
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Indirect investment in foreign equity securities may be made through international warrants, local access products, participation notes, or low exercise price warrants. International warrants are financial instruments issued by banks or other financial institutions, which may or may not be traded on a foreign exchange. International warrants are a form of derivative security that may give holders the right to buy or sell an underlying security or a basket of securities from or to the issuer for a particular price or may entitle holders to receive a cash payment relating to the value of the underlying security or basket of securities. International warrants are similar to options in that they are exercisable by the holder for an underlying security or the value of that security, but are generally exercisable over a longer term than typical options. These types of instruments may be American style exercise, which means that they can be exercised at any time on or before the expiration date of the international warrant, or European style exercise, which means that they may be exercised only on the expiration date. International warrants have an exercise price, which is typically fixed when the warrants are issued.
Low exercise price warrants are warrants with an exercise price that is very low relative to the market price of the underlying instrument at the time of issue (e.g., one cent or less). The buyer of a low exercise price warrant effectively pays the full value of the underlying common stock at the outset. In the case of any exercise of warrants, there may be a time delay between the time a holder of warrants gives instructions to exercise and the time the price of the common stock relating to exercise or the settlement date is determined, during which time the price of the underlying security could change significantly. These warrants entail substantial credit risk, since the issuer of the warrant holds the purchase price of the warrant (approximately equal to the value of the underlying investment at the time of the warrant’s issue) for the life of the warrant.
The exercise or settlement date of the warrants and other instruments described above may be affected by certain market disruption events, such as difficulties relating to the exchange of a local currency into U.S. dollars, the imposition of capital controls by a local jurisdiction or changes in the laws relating to foreign investments. These events could lead to a change in the exercise date or settlement currency of the instruments, or postponement of the settlement date. In some cases, if the market disruption events continue for a certain period of time, the warrants may become worthless, resulting in a total loss of the purchase price of the warrants.
Investments in these instruments involve the risk that the issuer of the instrument may default on its obligation to deliver the underlying security or cash in lieu thereof. These instruments may also be subject to liquidity risk because there may be a limited secondary market for trading the warrants. They are also subject, like other investments in foreign securities, to foreign risk and currency risk.
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions: Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined underlying assets, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt instruments.
In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying asset; if the underlying asset declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A swap may create a long or short position in the underlying asset. A total return swap may be used to hedge against an exposure in an investment portfolio (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a bond portfolio) or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A total return swap may also be used to gain exposure to securities or markets which may not be accessed directly (in so-called market access transactions).
In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt instruments (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the protection “buyer” in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Rather than exchange the bonds for the par value, a single cash payment may be due from the seller representing the difference between the par value of the bonds and the current market value of the bonds (which may be determined through an auction). Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If a Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment or stream of continuing payments under the swap. If a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s
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portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. If a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position. Credit default swaps involve general market risks, illiquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk.
A cross-currency swap is a contract between two counterparties to exchange interest and principal payments in different currencies. A cross-currency swap normally has an exchange of principal at maturity (the final exchange); an exchange of principal at the start of the swap (the initial exchange) is optional. An initial exchange of notional principal amounts at the spot exchange rate serves the same function as a spot transaction in the foreign exchange market (for an immediate exchange of foreign exchange risk). An exchange at maturity of notional principal amounts at the spot exchange rate serves the same function as a forward transaction in the foreign exchange market (for a future transfer of foreign exchange risk). The currency swap market convention is to use the spot rate rather than the forward rate for the exchange at maturity. The economic difference is realized through the coupon exchanges over the life of the swap. In contrast to single currency interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps involve both interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.
To the extent a portfolio may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities, it may also invest in currency exchange rate swap agreements. A portfolio may enter into swap transactions for any legal purpose consistent with its investment objective and policies, such as for the purpose of attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date, or to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.
An interest rate cap is a right to receive periodic cash payments over the life of the cap equal to the difference between any higher actual level of interest rates in the future and a specified strike (or “cap”) level. The cap buyer purchases protection for a floating rate move above the strike. An interest rate floor is the right to receive periodic cash payments over the life of the floor equal to the difference between any lower actual level of interest rates in the future and a specified strike (or “floor”) level. The floor buyer purchases protection for a floating rate move below the strike. The strikes are typically based on the three-month LIBOR (although other indices are available) and are measured quarterly. Rights arising pursuant to both caps and floors are exercised automatically if the strike is in the money. Caps and floors eliminate the risk that the buyer fails to exercise an in-the-money option.
A portfolio will not enter into any of these derivative transactions unless the unsecured senior debt or the claims paying ability of the other party to the transaction is rated at least “high quality” at the time of purchase by at least one of the established rating agencies. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standard swap documentation. The swap market has become relatively liquid under normal market conditions. Swap transactions do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, and the risk of loss with respect to such transactions is limited to the net amount of payments that a portfolio is contractually obligated to make or receive.
An option on swap agreement (“swaption”) is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, generally a greater degree of risk is incurred when writing a swaption than when purchasing a swaption. If a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, if a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.
The successful use of swap agreements or swaptions depends on the manager’s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Moreover, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty.
Swaps are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with traditional investments. The use of a swap requires an understanding not only of the referenced asset, reference rate, or index but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all possible market conditions. Because they are two-party contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. To the extent that a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
Like most other investments, swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a Fund’s interest. A Fund bears the risk that its manager will not accurately forecast future market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indices, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for the Fund. If the manager attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a Fund would be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment. This could cause substantial losses for a Fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other Fund investments. Many swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.
Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives has been and may continue to be affected by new rules and regulations concerning the derivatives market. Some interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds the position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and clearing members, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house or clearing member would be conducted, what effect the insolvency proceeding would have on any recovery by a Fund, and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house or clearing member would have on the financial system more generally. In
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some ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to a Fund than bilateral arrangements, for example, by requiring that a Fund provide more margin for its cleared derivatives positions. Also, as a general matter, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives position, following a period of notice to a Fund, the clearing house or the clearing member through which it holds its position at any time can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives position or an increase in the margin required at the outset of a transaction. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives positions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy.
Also, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, the possibility exists that a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, the regulatory authorities could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity the liabilities to a Fund of a counterparty who is subject to such proceedings in the EU (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).
The U.S. government and the EU have also adopted mandatory minimum margin requirements for bilateral derivatives. Such requirements could increase the amount of margin required to be provided by a Fund in connection with its derivatives transactions and, therefore, make derivatives transactions more expensive.
The U.S. Congress, various exchanges and regulatory and self-regulatory authorities have undertaken reviews of derivatives trading in recent periods. Among the actions that have been taken or proposed to be taken are new position limits and reporting requirements, and new or more stringent daily price fluctuation limits for futures and options transactions. Additional measures are under active consideration and as a result there may be further actions that adversely affect the regulation of instruments in which a Fund may invest. It is possible that these or similar measures could potentially limit or completely restrict the ability of a Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which a Fund may engage in derivative transactions could also prevent the Fund from using these instruments.
Foreign Currency Warrants: Foreign currency warrants such as Currency Exchange WarrantsSM (“CEWsSM”) are warrants that entitle the holder to receive from their issuer an amount of cash (generally, for warrants issued in the United States, in U.S. dollars) which is calculated pursuant to a predetermined formula and based on the exchange rate between a specified foreign currency and the U.S. dollar as of the exercise date of the warrant. Foreign currency warrants generally are exercisable upon their issuance and expire as of a specified date and time. The formula used to determine the amount payable upon exercise of a foreign currency warrant may make the warrant worthless unless the applicable foreign currency exchange rate moves in a particular direction (e.g., unless the U.S. dollar appreciates or depreciates against the particular foreign currency to which the warrant is linked or indexed).
OTHER INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
Borrowing: Borrowing will result in leveraging of a Fund’s assets. This borrowing may be secured or unsecured. Borrowing, like other forms of leverage, will tend to exaggerate the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased, if any. A Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. Provisions of the 1940 Act require a Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed, with an exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes. Any borrowings for temporary administrative purposes in excess of 5% of total assets must maintain continuous asset coverage. If the 300% asset coverage should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, a Fund may be required to sell some of its portfolio holdings within three days to reduce the debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to sells holdings at that time.
From time to time, a Fund may enter into, and make borrowings for temporary purposes related to the redemption of shares under, a credit agreement with third-party lenders. Borrowings made under such credit agreements will be allocated pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board.
A Fund may engage in other transactions that may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio, including by way of example reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, and derivatives transactions. A Fund will generally not treat such transactions as borrowings of money.
Illiquid Securities: Illiquid investment means any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments.
Participation on Creditor Committees: A Fund may from time to time participate on committees formed by creditors to negotiate with the management of financially troubled issuers of securities held by a Fund. Such participation may incur additional expenses such as legal fees and may make a Fund an “insider” of the issuer for purposes of the federal securities laws, which may restrict such Fund’s ability to trade in or acquire additional positions in a particular security when it might otherwise desire to do so. Participation on such committees may also expose a Fund to potential liabilities under the federal bankruptcy laws or other laws governing the rights of creditors and debtors.
Repurchase Agreements: A repurchase agreement is a contract under which a Fund acquires a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price. Repurchase agreements may be viewed as loans which are collateralized by the securities subject to repurchase. The value of the
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underlying securities in such transactions will be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including the interest factor. If the seller defaults, a Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent that the proceeds of sale including accrued interest are less than the resale price provided in the agreement including interest. In addition, if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, a Fund may incur delay and costs in selling the underlying security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured creditor and required to return the underlying collateral to the seller’s estate. To the extent that a Fund has invested a substantial portion of its assets in repurchase agreements, the investment return on such assets, and potentially the ability to achieve the investment objectives, will depend on the counterparties’ willingness and ability to perform their obligations under the repurchase agreements.
Restricted Securities: A Fund may invest in securities that are legally restricted as to resale (such as those issued in private placements). These investments may include securities governed by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A”) and securities that are offered in reliance on Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and restricted as to their resale. A Fund may incur additional expense when disposing of restricted securities, including costs to register the sale of the securities. The Board has delegated to Fund management the responsibility for monitoring and determining the liquidity of restricted securities, subject to the Board’s oversight.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions: Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales of portfolio securities to another party and an agreement by the a Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a fixed price. During the reverse repurchase agreement period, a Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on the securities and also has the opportunity to earn a return on the collateral furnished by the counterparty to secure its obligation to redeliver the securities. A Fund will typically segregate or “earmark” assets determined to be liquid by Fund management in accordance with procedures established by the Board, equal (on a mark-to-market basis) to its obligations under any reverse repurchase or dollar roll agreement.
Dollar rolls involve selling securities (e.g. mortgage-backed securities or U.S. Treasury securities) and simultaneously entering into a commitment to purchase those or similar securities on a specified future date and price from the same party. Mortgage-dollar rolls and U.S. Treasury rolls are types of dollar rolls. During the roll period, principal and interest paid on the securities is not received but proceeds from the sale can be invested.
Reverse repurchase agreement and dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. If the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar rolls files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, such a buyer or its trustee or receiver may receive an extension of time to determine whether to enforce the obligation to repurchase the securities and use of the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement may effectively be restricted pending such decision. Additionally, reverse repurchase agreements entail many of the same risks as OTC derivatives. These include the risk that the counterparty to the reverse repurchase agreement may not be able to fulfill its obligations, that the parties may disagree as to the meaning or application of contractual terms, or that the instrument may not perform as expected.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves lending of portfolio securities to qualified broker/dealers, banks or other financial institutions who may need to borrow securities in order to complete certain transactions, such as covering short sales, avoiding failure to deliver securities, or completing arbitrage operations. Securities are loaned pursuant to a securities lending agreement approved by the Board and under the terms, structure and the aggregate amount of such loans consistent with the 1940 Act. Lending portfolio securities increases the lender’s income by receiving a fixed fee or a percentage of the collateral, in addition to receiving the interest or dividend on the securities loaned. As collateral for the loaned securities, the borrower gives the lender collateral equal to at least 100% of the value of the loaned securities. The collateral may consist of cash (including U.S. dollars and foreign currency), securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, or such other collateral as may be approved by the Board. The borrower must also agree to increase the collateral if the value of the loaned securities increases but may request some of the collateral be returned if the market value of the loaned securities goes down.
During the existence of the loan, the lender will receive from the borrower amounts equivalent to any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities, as well as interest on such amounts. Loans are subject to termination by the lender or a borrower at any time. A Fund may choose to terminate a loan in order to vote in a proxy solicitation.
During the time a security is on loan and the issuer of the security makes an interest or dividend payment, the borrower pays the lender a substitute payment equal to any interest or dividends the lender would have received directly from the issuer of the security if the lender had not loaned the security. When a lender receives dividends directly from domestic or certain foreign corporations, a portion of the dividends paid by the lender itself to its shareholders and attributable to those dividends (but not the portion attributable to substitute payments) may be eligible for (i) treatment as “qualified dividend income” in the hands of individuals or (ii) the federal dividends received deduction in the hands of corporate shareholders. The Adviser expects generally to follow the practice of causing a Fund to terminate a securities loan – and forego any income on the loan after the termination – in anticipation of a dividend payment. By doing so, a lender would receive the dividend directly from the issuer of the securities, rather than a substitute payment from the borrower of the securities, and thereby preserve the possibility of those tax benefits for certain shareholders. A lender’s shares may be held by affiliates of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s termination of securities loans under these circumstances (resulting in the lender’s foregoing income from the loans after the termination) may provide an economic benefit to those affiliates.
Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that a borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the loaned securities in a timely manner. Counterparty risk also includes a potential loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the Lending Agent defaults or fails financially. This risk is increased if loans are concentrated with a single borrower or limited number of borrowers. There are no limits on the number of borrowers that may be used and securities may be loaned to only one or a small group of borrowers. Participation in securities lending also incurs the risk of loss in connection with investments of cash collateral received from
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the borrowers. Cash collateral is invested in accordance with investment guidelines contained in the Securities Lending Agreement and approved by the Board. Some or all of the cash collateral received in connection with the securities lending program may be invested in one or more pooled investment vehicles, including, among other vehicles, money market funds managed by the Lending Agent (or its affiliates). The Lending Agent shares in any income resulting from the investment of such cash collateral, and an affiliate of the Lending Agent may receive asset-based fees for the management of such pooled investment vehicles, which may create a conflict of interest between the Lending Agent (or its affiliates) and a Fund with respect to the management of such cash collateral. To the extent that the value or return on investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. The Lending Agent will indemnify a Fund from losses resulting from a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security when due, but such indemnification does not extend to losses associated with declines in the value of cash collateral investments. The Adviser is not responsible for any loss incurred by a Fund in connection with the securities lending program.
Short Sales: Short sales can be made “against the box” or not “against the box.” A short sale that is not made “against the box” is a transaction in which a party sells a security it does not own, in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the seller must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. To borrow the security, the seller also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The seller then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. It may not be possible to liquidate or close out the short sale at any particular time or at an acceptable price. The price at such a time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the seller. The seller will incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the seller replaced the borrowed security. Such loss may be unlimited. The seller will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of a loss increased, by the amount of the premium, dividends or interest the seller may be required to pay in connection with a short sale. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet the margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.) Short sales of forward commitments and derivatives do not involve borrowing a security. These types of short sales may include futures, options, contracts for differences, forward contracts on financial instruments and options such as contracts, credit-linked instruments, and swap contracts.
The seller may also make short sales “against the box.” A short sale “against the box” is a transaction in which a security identical to one owned by the seller is borrowed and sold short. If the seller enters into a short sale against the box, it is required to hold securities equivalent in-kind and in amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) while the short sale is outstanding. The seller will incur transaction costs, including interest, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box and will forgo an opportunity for capital appreciation in the security.
Selling short “against the box” typically limits the amount of effective leverage. Short sales “against the box” may be used to hedge against market risks when the manager believes that the price of a security may decline, causing a decline in the value of a security or a security convertible into or exchangeable for such security. In such case, any future losses in the long position would be reduced by a gain in the short position. The extent to which such gains or losses in the long position are reduced will depend upon the amount of securities sold short relative to the amount of the securities owned, either directly or indirectly, and, in the case of convertible securities, changes in the investment values or conversion premiums of such securities.
To Be Announced Commitments: To be announced commitments represent an agreement to purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis through the “to-be announced” (“TBA”) market. With TBA transactions, a commitment is made to either purchase or sell securities for a fixed price, without payment, and delivery at a scheduled future dated beyond the customary settlement period for securities. In addition, with TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered or received are not identified at the trade date; however, securities delivered to a purchaser must meet specified criteria (such as yield, duration, and credit quality) and contain similar characteristics. TBA securities may be sold to hedge positions or to dispose of securities under delayed-delivery arrangements.
Although the particular TBA securities must meet industry-accepted “good delivery” standards, there can be no assurance that a security purchased on a forward commitment basis will ultimately be issued or delivered by the counterparty. During the settlement period, the purchaser will still bear the risk of any decline in the value of the security to be delivered. Because these transactions do not require the purchase and sale of identical securities, the characteristics of the security delivered to the purchaser may be less favorable than the security delivered to the dealer. The purchaser of TBA securities generally is subject to increased market risk and interest rate risk because the delivered securities may be less favorable than anticipated by the purchaser. TBA securities have the effect of creating leverage.
Recently finalized FINRA rules include mandatory margin requirements for the TBA market with limited exceptions. TBAs historically have not been required to be collateralized. The collateralization of TBA trades is intended to mitigate counterparty credit risk between trade and settlement, but could increase the cost of TBA transactions and impose added operational complexity.
When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions: When-issued securities and delayed delivery transactions involve the purchase or sale of securities at a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place in the future after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Upon the purchase of the securities, liquid assets with an amount equal to or greater than the purchase price of the security will be set aside to cover the purchase of that security. The value of these securities is reflected in the net assets value as of the purchase date; however, no income accrues from the securities prior to their delivery.
There can be no assurance that a security purchased on a when issued basis will be issued or that a security purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis will be delivered. When a Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the trade. Failure of such party to do so may result in a Fund’s incurring a loss or missing an opportunity to obtain a price considered to be advantageous.
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The purchase of securities in this type of transaction increases an overall investment exposure and involves a risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, the securities may be disposed of or the transaction renegotiated after it has been entered into, and the securities sold before those securities are delivered on the settlement date.
OTHER RISKS
Cyber Security Issues: The Voya family of funds, and their service providers, may be prone to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber-attacks affecting a Fund or its service providers may adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential business information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. A Fund may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which a Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause a Fund’s investment in such companies to lose value. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber-attacks in the future. While each Fund has established a business continuity plan in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber-attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, a Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by service providers to the Fund, and such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Adviser or a Fund, each of whom could be negatively impacted as a result. A Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES
When the Adviser or sub-adviser (if applicable) to a Fund anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, that Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While a Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
A change in securities held in a Fund’s portfolio is known as portfolio turnover and may involve the payment by a Fund of dealer mark-ups or brokerage or underwriting commissions and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of securities.
Each Fund may sell a portfolio investment soon after its acquisition if the Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes that such a disposition is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. Portfolio investments may be sold for a variety of reasons, such as a more favorable investment opportunity or other circumstances bearing on the desirability of continuing to hold such investments. Portfolio turnover rate for a fiscal year is the percentage determined by dividing (i) the lesser of the cost of purchases or sales of portfolio securities by (ii) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year. Securities with maturities at acquisition of one year or less are excluded from this calculation. A Fund cannot accurately predict its turnover rate; however, the rate will be higher when the Fund finds it necessary or desirable to significantly change its portfolio to adopt a temporary defensive position or respond to economic or market events.
A portfolio turnover rate of 100% or more is considered high, although the rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making portfolio decisions. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commission expenses and transaction costs which are ultimately borne by a Fund’s shareholders. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of substantial capital gains.
Each Fund’s historical turnover rates are included in the Financial Highlights tables in the Prospectus.
To the extent each Fund invests in affiliated Underlying Funds, the discussion above relating to investment decisions made by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser with respect to each Fund also includes investment decisions made by an Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with respect to those Underlying Funds.
Significant Portfolio Turnover During the Last Two Fiscal Years
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 196% in 2016 to 269% in 2017. The increased turnover rate was due to an increase in the Fund’s trading activity in 2017.
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 269% in 2017 to 374% in 2018. The increased turnover rate was due to the volatility of the REIT market. The Sub-Adviser deemed that it was necessary to increase the Fund’s trading activity to be more tactical given this market environment in conjunction with its investment process.
Voya Global Bond Fund’s portfolio turnover rate decreased from 256% in 2016 to 153% in 2017. The decreased turnover rate was due to a decrease in the Fund’s trading activity in 2017.
Voya  Global Equity Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 59% in 2017 to 140% in 2018. The increased turnover rate was due to a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies and portfolio managers effective May 1, 2018.
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 35% in 2017 to 129% in 2018. The increased turnover rate was due to a change to the Fund’s principal investment strategies effective May 1, 2018.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 39% in 2016 to 143% in 2017. The increased turnover rate was due to the replacement of two sub-advisers for the Fund which resulted in changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies.
Voya  Multi-Manager International Equity Fund’s portfolio turnover rate decreased from 143% in 2017 to 45% in 2018. The decreased turnover rate was due to a decrease in trading activity from 2017. As noted above, in 2017 the Fund experienced an increase in portfolio turnover stemming from two sub-adviser replacements with accompanying changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. The portfolio turnover rate in 2018 reflects the normal trading activities of the Fund.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund’s portfolio turnover rate increased from 84% in 2016 to 213% in 2017. The increased turnover rate was due to the replacement of one sub-adviser for the Fund with two sub-advisers which resulted in changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund’s portfolio turnover rate decreased from 213% in 2017 to 55% in 2018. The decreased turnover rate was due to a decrease in trading activity from 2017. As noted above, in 2017 the Fund experienced an increase in portfolio turnover stemming from one sub-adviser replacement to two sub-advisers with accompanying changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. The portfolio turnover rate in 2018 reflects the normal trading activities of the Fund.
FUNDAMENTAL AND NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a Fund’s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such percentage limitation or standard will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund’s acquisition of such security or other asset, except in the case of borrowing (or other activities that may be deemed to result in the issuance of a “senior security” under the 1940 Act). Accordingly, any subsequent change in value, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations.
Unless otherwise stated, if a Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities exceeds 15% of its net assets because of changes in the value of the Fund’s investments, the Fund will take action to reduce its holdings of illiquid securities within a time frame deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund.
Illiquid investment means any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Such securities include, but are not limited to, fixed time deposits and repurchase agreements with maturities longer than seven days. Securities that may be resold under Rule 144A, securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale under the 1933 Act (“Restricted Securities”) shall not be deemed illiquid solely by reason of being unregistered.
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Each Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies which means they cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The term “majority” is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s voting securities present at a meeting of shareholders at which the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present in person or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not:
1. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
2. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
3. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
4. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
5. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
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6. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
7. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
The Fund will:
1. Under normal market conditions, invest at least 25% of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase in the securities of issuers conducting their business activities in the infrastructure group of industries. In addition, (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and (ii) the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund.
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not:
1. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
3. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
4. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
5. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
6. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
The Fund will:
1. Under normal market conditions, invest at least 25% of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase in the securities of issuers conducting their business activities in the real estate group of industries. In addition, (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and (ii) the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund.
Voya Global Bond Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
3. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
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4. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a Fund security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
5. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
6. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
7. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts; or
8. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies.
With respect to fundamental policy number (1), for sovereign debt, each sovereign country is treated as a separate industry.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
Voya Global Equity Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. invest in securities of any one issuer if more than 5% of the market value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, except that up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested without regard to this restriction and the Fund will be
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  permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund. This restriction also does not apply to investments by the Fund in securities of the U.S. government or any of its agencies and instrumentalities;
2. purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, or of any class of securities, of any one issuer, or purchase the securities of any issuer for the purpose of exercising control or management, except that the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies, and restrictions as the Fund;
3. invest 25% or more of the market value of its total assets in the securities of issuers in any one particular industry, except that a Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund. This restriction does not apply to investments by a Fund in securities of the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities or to investments by Voya Government Money Market Fund (not included in this SAI) in obligations of domestic branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks which are subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks;
4. purchase or sell real estate. However, the Fund may invest in securities secured by, or issued by companies that invest in, real estate or interests in real estate;
5. make loans of money, except that the Fund may purchase publicly distributed debt instruments and certificates of deposit and enter into repurchase agreements. The Fund reserves the authority to make loans of its portfolio securities in an aggregate amount not exceeding 30% of the value of its total assets;
6. borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis, except for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for the clearance of transactions in amounts not exceeding 20% of the value of its total assets at the time of the borrowing, provided that, pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Fund may borrow money if the borrowing is made from a bank or banks and only to the extent that the value of the Fund’s total assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal to at least 300% of all borrowings (including proposed borrowings), and provided, further that the borrowing may be made only for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for the clearance of transactions in amounts not exceeding 20% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the time of the borrowing. If such asset coverage of 300% is not maintained, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce its borrowings as required by applicable law;
7. pledge or in any way transfer as security for indebtedness any securities owned or held by it, except to secure indebtedness permitted by restriction 6 above. This restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from engaging in options, futures, and foreign currency transactions, and shall not apply to Voya Government Money Market Fund (not included in this SAI);
8. underwrite securities of other issuers, except insofar as it may be deemed an underwriter under the 1933 Act in selling portfolio securities;
9. invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in securities that at the time of purchase are illiquid;
10. purchase securities on margin, except for initial and variation margin on options and futures contracts, and except that the Fund may obtain such short term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities;
11. invest in securities of other investment companies, except: (i) that the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund; (ii) in compliance with the 1940 Act and applicable state securities laws; or (iii) as part of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization involving the Fund;
12. issue senior securities, except that the Fund may borrow money as permitted by restrictions 5 and 6 above. This restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from engaging in short sales, options, futures, and foreign currency transactions;
13. enter into transactions for the purpose of arbitrage, or invest in commodities and commodities contracts, except that a Fund may invest in stock index, currency and financial futures contracts and related options in accordance with any rules of the CFTC; or
14. purchase or write options on securities, except for hedging purposes and then only if: (i) aggregate premiums on call options purchased by a Fund do not exceed 5% of its net assets; (ii) aggregate premiums on put options purchased by the Fund do not exceed 5% of its net assets; (iii) not more than 25% of the Fund’s net assets would be hedged; and (iv) not more than 25% of the Fund’s net assets are used as cover for options written by the Fund.
For purposes of fundamental policy number (5), the Trust considers the restriction to prohibit the Fund from entering into instruments that have the character of a loan, i.e., instruments that are negotiated on a case-by-case basis between a lender and a borrower. The Trust considers the phrase “publicly distributed debt instruments” in that investment restriction to include, among other things, registered debt securities and unregistered debt securities that are offered pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. As a result, the Fund may invest in such securities. Further, the Trust does not consider investment policy number (5) to prevent the Fund from investing in investment companies that invest in loans.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
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1. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act (which currently limits borrowing to no more than 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total assets). For purposes of this Investment Restriction, the entry into reverse repurchase agreements, options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices and options on futures contracts or indices shall not constitute borrowing;
2. issue senior securities, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security in connection with any repurchase agreement or any permitted borrowing;
3. make loans, except loans of portfolio securities and except that the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to its portfolio securities and may purchase the types of debt instruments described in its Prospectuses or SAI;
4. invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management;
5. purchase, hold or deal in real estate, or oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or development programs, but the Fund may purchase and sell securities that are secured by real estate or issued by companies that invest or deal in real estate or REITs;
6. engage in the business of underwriting securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the disposal of an investment position may technically cause it to be considered an underwriter as that term is defined under the 1933 Act;
7. purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities;
8. purchase a security if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of its total assets would be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) this limitation shall not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (ii) wholly owned finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents; (iii) utilities will be divided according to their services. For example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry;
9. purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts except for stock futures contracts, interest rate futures contracts, index futures contracts and foreign currency futures contracts and options thereon, in accordance with the applicable restrictions under the 1940 Act;
10. invest more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets in investments which are illiquid (including repurchase agreements having maturities of more than seven calendar days, variable and floating rate demand and master demand notes not requiring receipt of principal note amount within seven days’ notice and securities of foreign issuers which are not listed on a recognized domestic or foreign securities exchange); or
11. with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer (except for U.S. government securities) or purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer.
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act (which currently limits borrowing to no more than 33 13% of the value of a Fund’s total assets). For purposes of this Investment Restriction, the entry into reverse repurchase agreements, options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to indices and options on futures contracts or indices shall not constitute borrowing;
2. issue senior securities, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security in connection with any repurchase agreement or any permitted borrowing;
3. make loans, except loans of portfolio securities and except that the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to its portfolio securities and may purchase the types of debt instruments described in its Prospectuses or this SAI;
4. invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management;
5. purchase, hold or deal in real estate, or oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or development programs, but the Fund may purchase and sell securities that are secured by real estate or issued by companies that invest or deal in real estate or REITs;
6. engage in the business of underwriting securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the disposal of an investment position may technically cause it to be considered an underwriter as that term is defined under the 1933 Act;
7. purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities;
8. purchase a security if, as a result, more than 25% of the value of its total assets would be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) this limitation shall not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (ii) wholly owned finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents; (iii) utilities will be divided according to their services. For example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry; and (iv) Voya Global Real Estate Fund will concentrate its investments as described in the Prospectuses;
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9. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies; or
10. purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts except for stock futures contracts, interest rate futures contracts, index futures contracts, and foreign currency futures contracts and options thereon, in accordance with the applicable restrictions under the 1940 Act.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use, (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
Voya International Real Estate Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; and (iii) the Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the real estate industry;
2. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder, and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
3. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
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4. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a Fund security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
5. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
6. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
7. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax-exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or tax-exempt securities issued by any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
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3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, and interpretations, thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
With respect to paragraph 1 above, the obligations issued by any state or territory of the United States include tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, and interpretations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies;
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
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1. invest in securities of any one issuer if more than 5% of the market value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, except that up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested without regard to this restriction and the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund. This restriction also does not apply to investments by the Fund in securities of the U.S. government or any of its agencies and instrumentalities;
2. purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, or of any class of securities, of any one issuer, or purchase the securities of any issuer for the purpose of exercising control or management, except that the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund;
3. invest 25% or more of the market value of its total assets in the securities of issuers in any one particular industry, except that the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund. This restriction does not apply to investments by the Fund in securities of the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities or to investments by the Voya Government Money Market Fund (not included in this SAI) in obligations of domestic branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks which are subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks;
4. purchase or sell real estate. However, the Fund may invest in securities secured by, or issued by companies that invest in, real estate or interests in real estate;
5. make loans of money, except that the Fund may purchase publicly distributed debt instruments and certificates of deposit and enter into repurchase agreements. The Fund reserves the authority to make loans of its portfolio securities in an aggregate amount not exceeding 30% of the value of its total assets;
6. borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis, except for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for the clearance of transactions in amounts not exceeding 20% of the value of its total assets at the time of the borrowing, provided that, pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Fund may borrow money if the borrowing is made from a bank or banks and only to the extent that the value of the Fund’s total assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal to at least 300% of all borrowings (including proposed borrowings), and provided, further that the borrowing may be made only for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes or for the clearance of transactions in amounts not exceeding 20% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the time of the borrowing. If such asset coverage of 300% is not maintained, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce its borrowings as required by applicable law;
7. pledge or in any way transfer as security for indebtedness any securities owned or held by it, except to secure indebtedness permitted by restriction 6 above. This restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from engaging in options, futures and foreign currency transactions, and shall not apply to the Voya Government Money Market Fund (not included in this SAI);
8. underwrite securities of other issuers, except insofar as it may be deemed an underwriter under the 1933 Act in selling portfolio securities;
9. invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in securities that at the time of purchase are illiquid;
10. purchase securities on margin, except for initial and variation margin on options and futures contracts, and except that the Fund may obtain such short term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities;
11. invest in securities of other investment companies except: (i) that the Fund will be permitted to invest all or a portion of its assets in another diversified, open end management investment company with substantially the same investment objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund; (ii) in compliance with the 1940 Act and applicable state securities laws; or (iii) as part of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization involving the Fund;
12. issue senior securities, except that the Fund may borrow money as permitted by restrictions 5 and 6 above. This restriction shall not prohibit the Fund from engaging in short sales, options, futures, and foreign currency transactions;
13. enter into transactions for the purpose of arbitrage, or invest in commodities and commodities contracts, except that the Fund may invest in stock index, currency and financial futures contracts and related options in accordance with any rules of the CFTC; or
14. purchase or write options on securities, except for hedging purposes and then only if: (i) aggregate premiums on call options purchased by the Fund do not exceed 5% of its net assets; (ii) aggregate premiums on put options purchased by the Fund do not exceed 5% of its net assets; (iii) not more than 25% of the Fund’s net assets would be hedged; and (iv) not more than 25% of the Fund’s net assets are used as cover for options written by the Fund.
For purposes of fundamental policy number (5), the Trust considers the restriction to prohibit the Fund from entering into instruments that have the character of a loan, i.e., instruments that are negotiated on a case-by-case basis between a lender and a borrower. The Trust considers the phrase “publicly distributed debt instruments” in that investment restriction to include, among other things, registered debt securities and unregistered debt securities that are offered pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. As a result, the Fund may invest in such securities. Further, the Trust does not consider investment policy number (5) to prevent the Fund from investing in investment companies that invest in loans.
Voya Russia Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:
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1. issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940 Act), except that: (i) the Fund may enter into commitments to purchase securities in accordance with the Fund’s investment program, including reverse repurchase agreements, foreign exchange contracts, delayed delivery and when-issued securities, which may be considered the issuance of senior securities; (ii) the Fund may engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of a senior security to the extent permitted under applicable regulations, interpretation of the 1940 Act, or an exemptive order; (iii) the Fund may engage in short sales of securities to the extent permitted in its investment program and other restrictions; (iv) the purchase or sale of futures contracts and related options shall not be considered to involve the issuance of senior securities; and (v) subject to fundamental restrictions, the Fund may borrow money as authorized by the 1940 Act;
2. invest in a security that would cause the Fund to fail the asset diversification requirements as set forth in Section 851(b)(3) of the Code;
3. concentrate its investments by investing more than 25% of its assets in the securities of issuers in any one industry. This limit will not apply to oil and gas related securities and to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities;
4. invest in commodity contracts, except that the Fund may, to the extent appropriate under its investment program, purchase securities of companies engaged in such activities, may enter into transactions in financial and index futures contracts and related options, and may enter into forward currency contracts;
5. purchase real estate, interests in real estate or real estate limited partnership interest except that, to the extent appropriate under its investment program, the Fund may invest in securities secured by real estate or interests therein or issued by companies, including REITs, which deal in real estate or interests therein;
6. make loans, except that, to the extent appropriate under its investment program, the Fund may: (i) purchase bonds, debentures or other debt securities, including short-term obligations; (ii) enter into repurchase transactions; and (iii) lend portfolio securities provided that the value of such loaned securities does not exceed one-third of the Fund’s total assets;
7. borrow money, except that: (i) the Fund may enter into certain futures contracts and options related thereto; (ii) the Fund may enter into commitments to purchase securities in accordance with the Fund’s investment program, including delayed delivery and when-issued securities and reverse repurchase agreements; (iii) for temporary emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow money in amounts not exceeding 5% of the value of its total assets at the time when the loan is made; (iv) the Fund may pledge its portfolio securities or receivables or transfer or assign or otherwise encumber then in an amount not exceeding one-third of the value of its total assets; and (v) for purposes of leveraging, the Fund may borrow money from banks (including its custodian bank), only if, immediately after such borrowing, the value of the Fund’s assets, including the amount borrowed, less its liabilities, is equal to at least 300% of the amount borrowed, plus all outstanding borrowings. If at any time, the value of the Fund’s assets fails to meet the 300% asset coverage requirement relative only to leveraging, the Fund will, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce its borrowings to the extent necessary to meet the 300% test. The Fund will only invest in reverse repurchase agreements up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets; or
8. act as underwriter of securities except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities by the Fund, the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under the provisions of the 1933 Act.
NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Board has adopted the following non-fundamental investment restrictions, which may be changed by a vote of each Fund’s Board and without shareholder vote.
Voya Global Bond Fund
The Fund will not make short sales of securities or maintain a short position if to do so could create liabilities or require collateral deposits and segregation of assets aggregating more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets, taken at market value.
The Fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. An Underlying Fund’s investments in bonds or its investments in derivatives and synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to the above investments may be counted toward satisfaction of the 80% policy.
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
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The Fund may borrow up to 33 13% of its total assets for temporary or emergency purposes or for leverage, provided that asset coverage of 300% is maintained.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives.
Voya Global Equity Fund
The Fund may only invest in fixed-income securities (which must be of high quality and short duration) for temporary and defensive or cash management purposes.
The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit (interest bearing time deposits) issued by savings banks or savings and loan associations that have capital surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million, based on latest publishing reports, or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such obligations is fully insured by the U.S. government.
The Fund will not invest more than 15% of the total value of its assets in high-yield bond (securities rated below BBB by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s or, if unrated, considered by the Adviser of comparable quality).
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
Other than for temporary and defensive or cash management purposes, the Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities of supranational agencies. These securities are not considered government securities and are not supported directly or indirectly by the U.S. government.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in forward currency options for the purposes of hedging.
The Fund will not enter into a swap agreement with any single party if the net amount owed or to be received under existing contracts with that party would exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may borrow up to 20% of its total assets for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes, provided that asset coverage of 300% is maintained.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 30% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund may make short sales of ETFs for the purposes of hedging.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
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The Funds may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
The Fund may not invest more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets in investments which are illiquid (including repurchase agreements having maturities of more than seven calendar days, variable and floating rate demand and master demand notes not requiring receipt of principal note amount within seven days’ notice and securities of foreign issuers which are not listed on a recognized domestic or foreign securities exchange).
The Fund will only purchase fixed-income securities that are rated investment-grade, i.e., rated at least BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody’s, or have an equivalent rating from another NRSRO, or if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the sub-adviser. Money market securities, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptance, and commercial paper purchased by the Fund must be rated in one of the two top rating categories by an NRSRO or, if not rated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s sub-adviser.
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
The Fund may invest in, but will not actively trade, SMBS.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will limit its investments to U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks that are of an investment quality comparable to the obligations of U.S. banks which may be purchased by the Fund.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may purchase and sell interest rate futures contracts as a hedge against changes in the interest rate.
The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and write covered put and call options on securities. The Fund may also purchase and write spread options. The Fund will purchase and write options only if a secondary market exists on an exchange or OTC. The Fund may purchase and write put and call options on securities indices and other indices (such as foreign currency indices) for hedging purposes.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may borrow up to 33 13% of its total assets for temporary or emergency purposes or for leverage, provided that asset coverage of 300% is maintained.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives.
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Voya International Real Estate Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to any portfolio securities the Fund may acquire consistent with its investment objectives and policies, but it intends to enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, to meet anticipated redemptions or pending investments or reinvestment of Fund assets into portfolio securities.
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The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days if the aggregate of such repurchase agreements and all other illiquid securities when taken together would exceed 15% of the total assets of the Fund.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to any portfolio securities the Fund may acquire consistent with its investment objectives and policies, but it intends to enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, to meet anticipated redemptions or pending investments or reinvestment of Fund assets into portfolio securities.
The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days if the aggregate of such repurchase agreements and all other illiquid securities when taken together would exceed 15% of the total assets of the Fund.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may write covered call options and purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices for hedging purposes. Put and call index warrants are limited to 5% of net assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may borrow up to 20% of its total assets for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes, provided that asset coverage of 300% is maintained.
In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 30% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
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The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
Voya Russia Fund
The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable or cannot be disposed of promptly within seven days and in the usual course of business without taking a materially reduced price. Such securities include, but are not limited to, time deposits and repurchase agreements with maturities longer than seven days. Securities that may be resold under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act shall not be deemed illiquid solely by reason of being unregistered. The adviser shall determine whether a particular security is deemed to be liquid based on the trading markets for the specific security and other factors; or
The Fund will not purchase the securities of any other investment company, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
For the purposes of Voya Russia Fund section of the Prospectus, and this SAI, a Russian company means a legal entity: (i) that is organized under the laws of, or with a principal office and domicile in, Russia; (ii) for which the principal equity securities trading market is in Russia; or (iii) that derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in Russia or that has at least 50% of its assets situated in Russia.
Voya Russia Fund intends to invest its assets in Russian companies in a broad array of industries, including the following: oil and gas, energy generation and distribution, communications, mineral extraction, trade, financial and business services, transportation, manufacturing, real estate, textiles, food processing, and construction. The Fund is not permitted to invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in any one industry. It may, however, invest an unrestricted amount of its assets in the oil and gas industry. The Fund’s investments will include investments in Russian companies that have characteristics and business relationships common to companies outside of Russia. As a result, outside economic forces may cause fluctuations in the value of securities held by the Fund.
Under current conditions, Voya Russia Fund expects to invest at least 20% of its total assets in very liquid assets to maintain liquidity and provide stability. As the Russian equity markets develop, however, and the liquidity of Russian securities becomes less problematic, the Fund will invest a greater percentage of its assets in Russian equity securities.
As further described above, Voya Russia Fund is authorized to use various investment strategies, some or all of which may be classified as derivatives, to hedge various market risks and to enhance total return, which may be deemed a form of speculation. Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, Voya Russia Fund may hedge up to 100% of its assets when deemed appropriate by the adviser or sub-adviser. The Fund is also authorized to use investment strategies to manage the effective maturity or duration of debt securities or instruments held by the Fund, or to enhance the Fund’s income or gain. Although these strategies are regularly used by some investment companies and other institutional investors in various markets, most of these strategies are currently unavailable in Russia and may not become available in the future. Techniques and instruments may change over time, however, as new instruments and strategies are developed or regulatory changes occur.
The Fund’s investments in fixed-time deposits subject to withdrawal penalties and maturing in more than 7 days may not exceed 15% of the net assets of the Fund.
No more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be comprised, in the aggregate, of assets that are: (i) subject to material legal restrictions on repatriation; or (ii) invested in illiquid securities.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts and options on futures which are standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange, board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be hedged. The Fund may not buy or sell futures contracts or options on futures if the margin deposits and premiums exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets.
The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities, stocks indices, and currencies; may write put options on a covered basis; and may write call options on securities held by the Fund or which the Fund has the right to acquire without additional consideration. The Fund will not enter into options in excess of 25% of the Fund’s total assets.
The Fund may only invest in synthetic convertibles with respect to companies whose corporate debt securities are rated “A” or higher by Moody’s or “A” or higher by S&P and will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in such synthetic securities and other illiquid securities.
The Fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary or emergency purposes and may borrow for the purpose of leverage, provided that asset coverage of 300% is maintained.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options on futures contracts for hedging purposes. The Fund may enter into interest rate future contracts.
The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days if the aggregate of such repurchase agreements and all other illiquid securities when taken together would exceed 15% of the total assets of the Fund.
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In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 13% of total Fund assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. No lending may be made with any companies affiliated with the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser.
The Fund will not engage in when-issued, forward commitment, or delayed delivery securities transactions for speculation purposes, but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. The Fund will not purchase these securities if more than 15% of the Fund’s total assets would be segregated to cover such securities.
DISCLOSURE OF each Fund’s PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund is required to file its complete portfolio holdings schedule with the SEC on a quarterly basis. This schedule is filed with each Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports on Form N-CSR for the second and fourth fiscal quarters and on Form N-Q for the first and third fiscal quarters.
In addition, each Fund except Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund posts its portfolio holdings schedule on Voya’s website on a calendar-quarter basis and makes it available 30 calendar days following the end of the previous calendar quarter or as soon thereafter as practicable. Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund posts its portfolio holdings schedule on Voya’s website on a calendar-quarter basis and makes it available 60 days following the end of the previous calendar quarter or as soon thereafter as practicable. The portfolio holdings schedule is as of the last day of the previous calendar quarter.
Each Fund may also post its complete or partial portfolio holdings on its website as of a specified date. Each Fund may also file information on portfolio holdings with the SEC or other regulatory authority as required by applicable law.
Each Fund except Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund also compiles a list of its ten largest (“Top Ten”) holdings and/or its Top Ten largest issuers. This information is made available on Voya’s website 10 calendar days following the end of the previous calendar month, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Top Ten holdings and/or issuer information shall be as of the last day of the previous calendar month.
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund may also compile a list of its top five largest “long position” holdings (the “Top Five Long Holdings”). This information may be made available on Voya’s website 60 calendar days following the end of the previous calendar month, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Top Five Long Holdings and/or issuer information shall be as of the last day of the previous calendar month.
Investors (both individual and institutional), financial intermediaries that distribute each Fund’s shares, and most third parties may receive each Fund’s annual or semi-annual shareholder reports, or view them on Voya’s website, along with each Fund’s portfolio holdings schedule.
The Top Ten list is also provided in quarterly Fund descriptions that are included in the offering materials of variable life insurance products, variable annuity contracts and other retirement plans.
Other than in regulatory filings or on Voya’s website, each Fund may provide its complete portfolio holdings to certain unaffiliated third parties and affiliates when a Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so. Unless otherwise noted below, each Fund’s disclosure of its portfolio holdings will be on an as-needed basis, with no lag time between the date of which the information is requested and the date the information is provided. Specifically, a Fund’s disclosure of its portfolio holdings may include disclosure:
to a Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, named herein, for use in providing audit opinions, as well as to the independent registered public accounting firm of an entity affiliated with the Adviser if the Fund is consolidated into the financial results of the affiliated entity;
to financial printers for the purpose of preparing Fund regulatory filings;
for the purpose of due diligence regarding a merger or acquisition involving a Fund;
to a new adviser or sub-adviser or a transition manager prior to the commencement of its management of a Fund;
to rating and ranking agencies such as Bloomberg L.P., Morningstar, Inc., Lipper Leaders Rating System, and S&P (such agencies may receive more raw data from a Fund than is posted on a Fund’s website);
to consultants for use in providing asset allocation advice in connection with investments by affiliated funds-of-funds in a Fund;
to service providers, on a daily basis, in connection with their providing services benefiting a Fund including, but not limited to, the provision of custodial and transfer agency services, the provision of analytics for securities lending oversight and reporting, and proxy voting or class action service providers;
to a third party for purposes of effecting in-kind redemptions of securities to facilitate orderly redemption of portfolio assets and minimal impact on remaining Fund shareholders;
to certain wrap fee programs, on a weekly basis, on the first business day following the previous calendar week; or
to a third party who acts as a “consultant” and supplies the consultant’s analysis of holdings (but not actual holdings) to the consultant’s clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants) or who provides regular analysis of Fund portfolios. The types, frequency and timing of disclosure to such parties vary depending upon information requested.
In all instances of such disclosure, the receiving party is subject to a duty or obligation of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on such information.
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In addition to the situations discussed above, disclosure of a Fund's complete portfolio holdings on a more frequent basis to any unaffiliated third party or affiliates may be permitted if approved by the Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser or the Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds (each an “Authorized Party”) pursuant to the Board's procedures. In each such case, the Authorized Party would determine whether the proposed disclosure of a Fund's complete portfolio holdings is for a legitimate business interest; whether such disclosure is in the best interest of Fund shareholders; whether such disclosure will create any conflicts between the interests of a Fund's shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund's Adviser, Principal Underwriter or any affiliated person of a Fund, its Adviser, or its Principal Underwriter, on the other; and the third party must execute an agreement setting forth its duty of confidentiality with regards to the portfolio holdings, including a duty not to trade on such information. An Authorized Party would report to the Board regarding the implementation of these procedures.
The Board has authorized the senior officers of the Adviser or its affiliates to authorize the release of a Fund’s portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles and to monitor for compliance with these policies and procedures. The Adviser or its affiliates report quarterly to the Board regarding the implementation of these policies and procedures.
Each Fund has the following ongoing arrangements with certain third parties to provide the Fund’s full portfolio holdings:
Party Purpose Frequency Time Lag Between
Date of Information
and Date Information
Released
The Bank of New York Mellon (all Funds except Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund) Custodian for the Voya family
of funds

Credit Approval Process
for the Voya family
of funds line of
credit
As requested None
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund only) Custodian for the Voya family
of funds

Credit Approval Process
for the Voya family
of funds line of
credit
As requested None
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. Proxy Voting Services Daily None
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. Class Action Services Monthly 10 days
Charles River Development (all Funds except Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund) Compliance Daily None
Intermediary Analytics, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Provision of Analytics
for Oversight and
Reporting of Securities
Lending
Daily None
Ropes & Gray LLP Legal Counsel to the Voya family of funds As needed None
K&L Gates LLP Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees As needed None
DRRT Foreign Class Action Services As requested None
SS&C Technologies, Inc. (Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) Back Office Reconciliation Daily None
Pershing, LLC (Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) In Connection with the Prime Brokerage Agreement Daily None
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Party Purpose Frequency Time Lag Between
Date of Information
and Date Information
Released
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, Voya Senior Income Fund, and Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund) Loan Processing Daily None
BasisCode Compliance LLC Compliance As needed None
KPMG LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Voya family of funds As needed None
Confluence Technologies, Inc. Financial Statement Software Company As needed None
Donnelley Financial Solutions Regulatory Filings As needed None
Toppan Vite (New York) Inc. Regulatory Filings As needed None
Merrill Corporation Regulatory Filings As needed None
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MANAGEMENT OF the Trust
The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board according to the applicable laws of the State of Delaware.
The Board governs each Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who oversee each Fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Fund, and review each Fund’s performance.
Set forth in the table below is information about each Trustee of each Fund.
Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees2 Other Board Positions Held by Trustees
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 58
Trustee November 2007 – Present President, Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm (January 2009 – Present). 150 Dentaquest, Boston MA (February 2014 – Present); RSR Partners, Inc., (2016 – Present).
John V. Boyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 65
Chairperson

Trustee
January 2014 – Present
January 2005 – Present
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtler Arts Foundation, an arts and education foundation (January 2008 – Present). 150 None.
Patricia W. Chadwick
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 70
Trustee January 2006 – Present Consultant and President, Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy (January 2000 – Present). 150 Wisconsin Energy Corporation (June 2006 – Present); The Royce Fund (22 funds) (December 2009 – Present); and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (1992 – Present).
Martin J. Gavin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 68
Trustee August 2015 – Present Retired. Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (May 2006 – November 2015). 150 None.
Russell H. Jones
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 74
Trustee May 2013 – Present Retired. 150 None.
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees2 Other Board Positions Held by Trustees
Joseph E. Obermeyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 61
Trustee May 2013 – Present President, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services (November 1999 – Present). 150 None.
Sheryl K. Pressler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 68
Trustee January 2006 – Present Consultant (May 2001 – Present). 150 None.
Christopher P. Sullivan
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 65
Trustee October 2015 – Present Retired. 150 None.
Roger B. Vincent
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 73
Trustee February 2002 – Present Retired. 150 None.
Trustee who is an “Interested Person”
Dina Santoro3
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Age: 45
Trustee July 2018 – Present President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017). 150 Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present).
1 Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The tenure of each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, of each Fund (as defined below, “Independent Trustee”) is subject to the Board’s retirement policy, which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Board’s other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the Independent Trustee or otherwise complying under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees).
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2 For the purposes of this table, “Fund Complex” means the Voya family of funds, including the following investment companies: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Government Money Market Portfolio; Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust. The number of funds in the Fund Complex is as of February 28, 2019.
3 Effective July 10, 2018, Ms. Santoro was appointed to the Board of Trustees and is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of her current affiliation with any of the Voya funds, Voya Financial, Inc. or Voya Financial, Inc.’s affiliates.
Information Regarding Officers of the Trust
Set forth in the table below is information for each Officer of the Trust.
Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Michael Bell
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095
Age: 50
Chief Executive Officer March 2018 - Present Chief Executive Officer and Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (November 2015 – Present); Chief Financial Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2014 – Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2015 – March 2018); Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Hartford Investment Management (September 2003 – September 2014).
Dina Santoro
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Age: 45
President March 2018 - Present President and Director, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017).
Stanley D. Vyner
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 68
Chief Investment Risk Officer

Executive Vice President
September 2009 - Present

May 1999 - Present
Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2000 – Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (January 2003 – Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
James M. Fink
5780 Powers Ferry Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Age: 60
Executive Vice President March 2018 - Present Managing Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Chief Administrative Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Operations, Voya Investment Management (March 1999 – September 2017).
Kevin M. Gleason
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 52
Chief Compliance Officer February 2012 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investment Management and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (February 2012- Present).
Todd Modic
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 51
Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary March 2005 - Present President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present) and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (April 2005 – Present).
Kimberly A. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 54
Senior Vice President November 2003 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (September 2003 – Present).
Robert Terris
5780 Powers Ferry Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Age: 48
Senior Vice President May 2006 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006 – Present).
Fred Bedoya
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 46
Vice President and Treasurer September 2012 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2012 – Present).
Maria M. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 60
Vice President September 2004 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (September 2004 – Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Sara M. Donaldson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 59
Vice President September 2014 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2014 – October 2015). Formerly, Director, Compliance, AXA Rosenberg Global Services, LLC (September 1997 – March 2014).
Micheline S. Faver
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 41
Vice President September 2016 - Present Vice President, Head of Fund Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer for Voya Investments, LLC (June 2016 – Present). Formerly, Vice President Mutual Fund Compliance (March 2014 – June 2016); Assistant Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (May 2013 – March 2014).
Robyn L. Ichilov
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 51
Vice President May 1999 - Present Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (November 1995 – Present) and Voya Investments, LLC (August 1997 – Present).
Jason Kadavy
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 42
Vice President September 2012 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2007 – Present).
Andrew K. Schlueter
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 42
Vice President March 2018 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Vice President, Head of Mutual Fund Operations, Voya Investment Management (February 2018 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2014 – February 2018); Assistant Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2011 – March 2014).
Kimberly K. Springer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 61
Vice President March 2006 - Present Vice President – Mutual Fund Product Development, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2012 – Present); Vice President, Voya Family of Funds (March 2010 – Present) and Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006 - Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Craig Wheeler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 49
Vice President May 2013 - Present Vice President – Director of Tax, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President – Director of Tax, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2013 – October 2015).
Monia Piacenti2
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095
Age: 42
Anti-Money Laundering Officer June 2018 - Present Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC, Voya Investment Management, and Voya Investment Management Trust Co. (June 2018 – Present); Compliance Consultant, Voya Financial, Inc. (January 2019 – Present). Formerly, Senior Compliance Officer, Voya Investment Management (December 2009 – December 2018).
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 55
Secretary August 2003 - Present Senior Vice President and Secretary of Voya Investments, LLC (December 2018 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2010 – Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
Paul A. Caldarelli
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 67
Assistant Secretary June 2010 - Present Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
Theresa K. Kelety
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 56
Assistant Secretary August 2003 - Present Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
1 The Officers hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
2 Effective June 30, 2018, Monia Piacenti has been appointed to the Voya funds’ Officer list as Anti-Money Laundering Officer for the funds.
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The Board of Trustees
The Trust and each Fund are governed by the Board, which oversees the Trust’s business and affairs. The Board delegates the day-to-day management of the Trust and each Fund to the Trust’s Officers and to various service providers that have been contractually retained to provide such day-to-day services. The Voya entities that render services to the Trust and each Fund do so pursuant to contracts that have been approved by the Board. The Trustees are experienced executives who, among other duties, oversee the Trust’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Fund, and review each Fund’s investment performance.
The Board Leadership Structure and Related Matters
The Board is comprised of ten (10) members, nine (9) of whom are independent or disinterested persons, which means that they are not “interested persons” of each Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
The Trust is one of 24 registered investment companies (with a total of approximately 150 separate series) in the Voya family of funds and all of the Trustees serve as members of, as applicable, each investment company’s Board of Directors or Board of Trustees. The Board employs substantially the same leadership structure with respect to each of these investment companies.
One of the Independent Trustees, currently John V. Boyer, serves as the Chairperson of the Board of the Trust. The responsibilities of the Chairperson of the Board include: coordinating with management in the preparation of agendas for Board meetings; presiding at Board meetings; between Board meetings, serving as a primary liaison with other Trustees, officers of the Trust, management personnel, and legal counsel to the Independent Trustees; and such other duties as the Board periodically may determine. Mr. Boyer does not hold a position with any firm that is a sponsor of the Trust. The designation of an individual as the Chairperson does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations or liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally.
The Board performs many of its oversight and other activities through the committee structure described below in the “Board Committees” section. Each Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board. The Board currently conducts regular meetings eight (8) times a year. Six (6) of these regular meetings consist of sessions held over a three-day period, and two (2) of these meetings consist of a one-day session. In addition, during the course of a year, the Board and many of its Committees typically hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Independent Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.
The Board believes that its committee structure is an effective means of empowering the Trustees to perform their fiduciary and other duties. For example, the Board’s committee structure facilitates, as appropriate, the ability of individual Board members to receive detailed presentations on topics under their review and to develop increased familiarity with respect to such topics and with key personnel at relevant service providers. At least annually, with guidance from its Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board analyzes whether there are potential means to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Board’s operations.
Board Committees
Audit Committee. The Board has established an Audit Committee whose functions include, among other things: (i) meeting with the independent registered public accounting firm of the Trust to review the scope of the Trust’s audit, the Trust’s financial statements and accounting controls; (ii) meeting with management concerning these matters, internal audit activities and other matters; and (iii) overseeing the implementation of the Voya funds’ valuation procedures and the fair value determinations made with respect to securities held by the Voya funds for which market value quotations are not readily available. The Audit Committee currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees currently serve as members of the Audit Committee: Ms. Baldwin and Messrs. Gavin, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Mr. Gavin currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. All Committee members have been designated as Audit Committee Financial Experts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee typically meets five (5) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Audit Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Compliance Committee. The Board has established a Compliance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) providing oversight with respect to compliance by the funds in the Voya family of funds and their service providers with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures affecting the operations of the funds; (ii) receiving reports of evidence of possible material violations of applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duty arising under U.S. federal or state laws; (iii) coordinating activities between the Board and the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the funds; (iv) facilitating information flow among Board members and the CCO between Board meetings; (v) working with the CCO and management to identify the types of reports to be submitted by the CCO to the Compliance Committee and the Board; (vi) making recommendations regarding the role, performance and oversight of the CCO; (vii) overseeing the cybersecurity practices of the funds and their key service providers; (viii) overseeing management’s administration of proxy voting; and (ix) overseeing the effectiveness of brokerage usage by the Trust’s advisers or sub-advisers, as applicable, and compliance with regulations regarding the allocation of brokerage for services.
The Compliance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees: Mses. Chadwick and Pressler, and Messrs. Boyer, Jones, and Sullivan. Mr. Jones currently serves as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Compliance Committee held four (4) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
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Contracts Committee. The Board has established a Contracts Committee for the purpose of overseeing the annual renewal process relating to investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and, at the discretion of the Board, other agreements or plans involving the Voya funds (including each Fund). The responsibilities of the Contracts Committee include, among other things: (i) identifying the scope and format of information to be provided by service providers in connection with applicable contract approvals or renewals; (ii) providing guidance to independent legal counsel regarding specific information requests to be made by such counsel on behalf of the Trustees; (iii) evaluating regulatory and other developments that might have an impact on applicable approval and renewal processes; (iv) reporting to the Trustees its recommendations and decisions regarding the foregoing matters; (v) assisting in the preparation of a written record of the factors considered by Trustees relating to the approval and renewal of advisory and sub-advisory agreements; (vi) recommending to the Board specific steps to be taken by it regarding the contracts approval and renewal process, including, for example, proposed schedules of meetings of the Trustees; and (vii) otherwise providing assistance in connection with Board decisions to renew, reject, or modify agreements or plans.
The Contracts Committee currently consists of all nine (9) of the Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Pressler currently serves as the Chairperson of the Contracts Committee. The Contracts Committee typically meets six (6) times per year and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Contracts Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Investment Review Committees. The Board has established, for all of the funds under its direction, the following three Investment Review Committees (each an “IRC” and collectively the “IRCs”): (i) the Joint Investment Review Committee (“Joint IRC”); (ii) the Investment Review Committee E (formerly known as the Domestic Equity Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC E”); and (iii) the Investment Review Committee F (formerly known as the International/Balanced/Fixed Income Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC F”). The funds are allocated among IRCs periodically by the Board as the Board deems appropriate to balance the workloads of the IRCs and to have similar types of funds or funds with the same investment sub-adviser or the same portfolio management team assigned to the same IRC. Each IRC performs the following functions, among other things: (i) monitoring the investment performance of the funds in the Voya family of funds that are assigned to that Committee; and (ii) making recommendations to the Board with respect to investment management activities performed by the advisers and/or sub-advisers on behalf of such Voya funds, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding proposals by management to retain new or additional sub-advisers for these Voya funds. Each Fund is monitored by the IRCs, as indicated below. Each committee is described below.
Fund Joint IRC IRC E IRC F
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund   X  
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund   X  
Voya Global Bond Fund     X
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund   X  
Voya Global Equity Fund   X  
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund X    
Voya Global Real Estate Fund   X  
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund   X  
Voya International Real Estate Fund   X  
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund     X
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund     X
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund     X
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund     X
Voya Russia Fund     X
The Joint IRC currently consists of all nine (9) Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Chadwick currently serves as the Chairperson of the Joint IRC. The Joint IRC typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Joint IRC held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The IRC E currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC E: Mses. Baldwin and Pressler, and Messrs. Jones, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Ms. Baldwin currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC E. The IRC E typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC E held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The IRC F currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC F: Ms. Chadwick and Messrs. Boyer, Gavin, and Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC F. The IRC F typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC F held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has established a Nominating and Governance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) identifying and recommending to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board; (ii) reviewing workload and capabilities of Independent Trustees and recommending changes to the size or composition of the Board, as necessary; (iii) monitoring regulatory developments and recommending modifications to the Committee’s responsibilities; (iv) considering and, if appropriate, recommending the creation of additional committees or changes to Trustee policies and procedures based on rule changes and “best practices” in corporate governance; (v) conducting an annual review of the membership and chairpersons
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of all Board committees and of practices relating to such membership and chairpersons; (vi) undertaking a periodic study of compensation paid to independent board members of investment companies and making recommendations for any compensation changes for the Independent Trustees; (vii) overseeing the Board’s annual self-evaluation process; (viii) developing (with assistance from management) an annual meeting calendar for the Board and its committees; (ix) overseeing actions to facilitate attendance by Independent Trustees at relevant educational seminars and similar programs; and (x) overseeing insurance arrangements for the funds.
In evaluating potential candidates to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider a variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minimum qualifications that must be met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews nominees that it identifies as potential candidates. A shareholder nominee for Trustee should be submitted in writing to the Trust’s Secretary at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034. Any such shareholder nomination should include at least the following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as Trustee: such person’s written consent to be named in a proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to serve as a Trustee (if elected), and all information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including such information as the Board may reasonably deem necessary to satisfy its oversight and due diligence duties.
The Secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating and Governance Committee. To be timely in connection with a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, any such submission must be delivered to the Trust’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 the disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Trust with the SEC.
The Nominating and Governance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the Nominating and Governance Committee: Mses. Baldwin, Chadwick, and Pressler, and Messrs. Boyer and Obermeyer. Mr. Obermeyer currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Nominating and Governance Committee held four (4) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The Board’s Risk Oversight Role
The day-to-day management of various risks relating to the administration and operation of the Trust and each Fund is the responsibility of management and other service providers retained by the Board or by management, most of whom employ professional personnel who have risk management responsibilities. The Board oversees this risk management function consistent with and as part of its oversight duties. The Board performs this risk management oversight function directly and, with respect to various matters, through its committees. The following description provides an overview of many, but not all, aspects of the Board’s oversight of risk management for each Fund. In this connection, the Board has been advised that it is not practicable to identify all of the risks that may impact each Fund or to develop procedures or controls that are designed to eliminate all such risk exposures, and that applicable securities law regulations do not contemplate that all such risks be identified and addressed.
The Board, working with management personnel and other service providers, has endeavored to identify the primary risks that confront each Fund. In general, these risks include, among others: (i) investment risks; (ii) credit risks; (iii) liquidity risks; (iv) valuation risks; (v) operational risks; (vi) reputational risks; (vii) regulatory risks; (viii) risks related to potential legislative changes; (ix) the risk of conflicts of interest affecting Voya affiliates in managing each Fund; and (x) cybersecurity risks. The Board has adopted and periodically reviews various policies and procedures that are designed to address these and other risks confronting each Fund. In addition, many service providers to each Fund have adopted their own policies, procedures, and controls designed to address particular risks to each Fund. The Board and persons retained to render advice and service to the Board periodically review and/or monitor changes to, and developments relating to, the effectiveness of these policies and procedures.
The Board oversees risk management activities in part through receipt and review by the Board or its committees of regular and special reports, presentations and other information from Officers of the Trust, including the CCOs for the Trust and the Adviser and the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer (“CIRO”), and from other service providers. For example, management personnel and the other persons make regular reports and presentations to: (i) the Compliance Committee regarding compliance with regulatory requirements and oversight of cybersecurity practices by each Fund and key service providers; (ii) the IRCs regarding investment activities and strategies that may pose particular risks; (iii) the Audit Committee with respect to financial reporting controls and internal audit activities; (iv) the Nominating and Governance Committee regarding corporate governance and best practice developments; and (v) the Contracts Committee regarding regulatory and related developments that might impact the retention of service providers to the Trust. The CIRO oversees an Investment Risk Department (“IRD”) that provides an independent source of analysis and research for Board members in connection with their oversight of the investment process and performance of portfolio managers. Among its other duties, the IRD seeks to identify and, where practicable, measure the investment risks being taken by each Fund’s portfolio managers. Although the IRD works closely with management of the Trust in performing its duties, the CIRO is directly accountable to, and maintains an ongoing dialogue with, the Independent Trustees.
Qualifications of the Trustees
The Board believes that each of its Trustees is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust based on its review of the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each Trustee. The Board bases this conclusion on its consideration of various criteria, no one of which is controlling. Among others, the Board has considered the following factors with respect to each Trustee: strong character and high integrity; an ability
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to review, evaluate, analyze, and discuss information provided; the ability to exercise effective business judgment in protecting shareholder interests while taking into account different points of views; a background in financial, investment, accounting, business, regulatory, or other skills that would be relevant to the performance of a Trustee's duties; the ability and willingness to commit the time necessary to perform his or her duties; and the ability to work in a collegial manner with other Board members. Each Trustee's ability to perform his or her duties effectively is evidenced by his or her: experience in the investment management business; related consulting experience; other professional experience; experience serving on the boards of directors/trustees of other public companies; educational background and professional training; prior experience serving on the Board, as well as the boards of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds and/or of other investment companies; and experience as attendees or participants in conferences and seminars that are focused on investment company matters and/or duties that are specific to board members of registered investment companies.
Information indicating certain of the specific experience and qualifications of each Trustee relevant to the Board’s belief that the Trustee should serve in this capacity is provided in the table above that provides information about each Trustee. That table includes, for each Trustee, positions held with the Trust, the length of such service, principal occupations during the past five (5) years, the number of series within the Voya family of funds for which the Trustee serves as a Board member, and certain directorships held during the past five (5) years. Set forth below are certain additional specific experiences, qualifications, attributes, or skills that the Board believes support a conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Board member in light of the Trust’s business and structure.
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2007. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC E since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee since 2009. Ms. Baldwin is currently an Independent Board Director of Dentaquest and is currently the Chairperson of its Audit Committee and a member of its Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance/Investment Review Committees. Ms. Baldwin is also an Advisory Board member of RSR Partners, Inc. since 2016 and President of Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm, since 2009. Prior to that, she served in senior positions at the following financial services firms: Chief Operating Officer for Ivy Asset Management, Inc. (2002-2004), a hedge fund manager; Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Business and Product Development for AIG Global Investment Group (1995-2002), a global investment management firm; Senior Vice President at Bankers Trust Company (1994-1995); and Senior Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Company (1987-1994). Ms. Baldwin began her career in 1981 at AT&T/Bell Labs as a systems analyst. Ms. Baldwin holds a B.S. from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Pace University.
John V. Boyer has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1997. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Board of Trustees since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since 2006. Prior to that, he served as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee for other funds in the Voya family of funds. Since 2008, Mr. Boyer has been President and CEO of the Bechtler Arts Foundation for which, among his other duties, Mr. Boyer oversees all fiduciary aspects of the Foundation and assists in the oversight of the Foundation’s endowment fund. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (2006-2007) and as Executive Director of The Mark Twain House & Museum (1989-2006) where he was responsible for overseeing business operations, including endowment funds. He also served as a board member of certain predecessor mutual funds of the Voya family of funds (1997-2005). Mr. Boyer holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.F.A. from Princeton University.
Patricia W. Chadwick has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Joint IRC since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since January 23, 2014. Since 2000, Ms. Chadwick has been the Founder and President of Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy. She also is a director of The Royce Funds (since 2009), Wisconsin Energy Corp. (since 2006), and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (since 1992). Previously, she served in senior roles at several major financial services firms where her duties included the management of corporate pension funds, endowments, and foundations, as well as management responsibilities for an asset management business. Ms. Chadwick holds a B.A. from Boston University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Martin J. Gavin has been a Trustee of the Trust since August 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Audit Committee since January 1, 2018. Mr. Gavin previously served as a Trustee of the Trust from May 21, 2013 until September 12, 2013, and as a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds from 2009 until 2010 and from 2011 until September 12, 2013.Mr. Gavin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center from 2006 to 2015. Prior to his position at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Mr. Gavin worked in the insurance and investment industries for more than 27 years. Mr. Gavin served in several senior executive positions with The Phoenix Companies during a 16 year period, including as President of Phoenix Trust Operations, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix Duff & Phelps, a publicly-traded investment management company, and Senior Vice President of Investment Operations at Phoenix Home Life. Mr. Gavin holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
Russell H. Jones has been a Trustee of the Trust since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since December 2007. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Compliance Committee since January 23, 2014. From 1973 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Jones served in various positions at Kaman Corporation, an aerospace and industrial distribution manufacturer, including Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, Principal Investor Relations Officer, Principal Public Relations Officer and Corporate Parent Treasurer. Mr. Jones served as an Independent Director and Chair of the Contracts Committee for CIGNA Mutual Funds from 1995 until 2005. Mr. Jones also served as President of the Hartford Area Business Economists from 1986 until 1987. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. from the Hartford Seminary.
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Joseph E. Obermeyer has been a Trustee of the Trust since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2003. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Joint IRC since January 23, 2014. Mr. Obermeyer is the founder and President of Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services since 1999. Prior to founding Obermeyer & Associates, Mr. Obermeyer had more than 15 years of experience in accounting, including serving as a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1995 until 1999. Previously, Mr. Obermeyer served as a Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1993 until 1995, as a Manager at Price Waterhouse from 1988 until 1993, Second Vice President from 1985 until 1988 at Smith Barney, and as a consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1984 until 1985. Mr. Obermeyer holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from Indiana University, and post graduate certificates from the University of Tilburg and INSEAD.
Sheryl K. Pressler has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Contracts Committee since 2007. Ms. Pressler has served as a consultant on financial matters since 2001. Previously, she held various senior positions involving financial services, including as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2001) of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc. (real estate investment management and mortgage servicing firm), Chief Investment Officer (1994-2000) of California Public Employees’ Retirement System (state pension fund), Director of Stillwater Mining Company (May 2002 – May 2013), and Director of Retirement Funds Management (1981-1994) of McDonnell Douglas Corporation (aircraft manufacturer). Ms. Pressler holds a B.A. from Webster University and an M.B.A. from Washington University.
Christopher P. Sullivan has been a Trustee of the Trust since October 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since January 1, 2018. He retired from Fidelity Management & Research in October 2012, following three years as first the President of the Bond Group and then the Head of Institutional Fixed Income. Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2001-2009) and prior to that, Senior Vice President at PIMCO (1997-2001). He currently serves as a Director of Rimrock Funds (since 2013), a fixed income hedge fund. He is also a Senior Advisor to Asset Grade (since 2013), a private wealth management firm, and serves as a Trustee of the Overlook Foundation, a foundation that supports Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. In addition to his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, Mr. Sullivan holds an M.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Roger B. Vincent has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1994. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Board of Trustees from 2007 – January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Contracts Committee and the IRC E. Mr. Vincent retired as President of Springwell Corporation (a corporate finance firm) in 2011 where he had worked since 1989. He previously worked for 20 years at Bankers Trust Company where he was a Managing Director and a member of the bank’s senior executive partnership. He also previously served as a Director of UGI Corporation and UGI Utilities, Inc. (2006-2018), AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (1998-2006), Tatham Offshore, Inc. (1996-2000), and Petrolane, Inc. (1993-1995), and as a board member of certain predecessor funds of the Voya family of funds (1993-2002). Mr. Vincent is a member of the board of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum and a past Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Vincent holds a B.S. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Interested Trustee
Dina Santoro has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2018. She also is President and Director of Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (2018 to Present) and Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy Voya Investment Management (2017 – Present). Ms. Santoro previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Distribution for Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (2004-2017) and several other senior management positions in various aspects of the financial services business. These positions and experiences have provided Ms. Santoro with extensive investment management, distribution and oversight experience.
Trustee Ownership of Securities
In order to further align the interests of the Independent Trustees with shareholders, it is the policy of the Board for Independent Trustees to own, beneficially, shares of one or more funds in the Voya family of funds at all times (“Ownership Policy”). For this purpose, beneficial ownership of shares of a Voya fund include, in addition to direct ownership of Voya fund shares, ownership of a variable contract whose proceeds are invested in a Voya fund within the Voya family of funds, as well as deferred compensation payments under the Board’s deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to which the future value of such payments is based on the notional value of designated funds within the Voya family of funds.
The Ownership Policy requires the initial value of investments in the Voya family of funds that are directly or indirectly owned by the Trustees to equal or exceed the annual retainer fee for Board services (excluding any annual retainers for service as chairpersons of the Board or its committees or as members of committees), as such retainer shall be adjusted from time to time.
The Ownership Policy provides that existing Trustees shall have a reasonable amount of time from the date of any recent or future increase in the minimum ownership requirements in order to satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements. In addition, the Ownership Policy provides that a new Trustee shall satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements within a reasonable amount of time of becoming a Trustee. For purposes of the Ownership Policy, a reasonable period of time will be deemed to be, as applicable, no more than three years after a Trustee has assumed that position with the Voya family of funds or no more than one year after an increase in the minimum share ownership requirement due to changes in annual Board retainer fees. A decline in value of any fund investments will not cause a Trustee to have to make any additional investments under this Policy.
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Investment in mutual funds of the Voya family of funds by the Trustees pursuant to this Ownership Policy is subject to: (i) policies, applied by the mutual funds of the Voya family of funds to other similar investors, that are designed to prevent inappropriate market timing trading practices; and (ii) any provisions of the Code of Ethics for the Voya family of funds that otherwise apply to the Trustees.
Trustees' Fund Equity Ownership Positions
The following table sets forth information regarding each Trustee's beneficial ownership of equity securities of each Fund and the aggregate holdings of shares of equity securities of all the funds in the Voya family of funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018.
Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Colleen D. Baldwin John V. Boyer Patricia W. Chadwick Martin J. Gavin Russell H. Jones
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund None None None None None
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Bond Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Equity Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Real Estate Fund None None None None None
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $50,001-$100,0001 None None None None
Voya International Real Estate Fund $10,001-$50,0001 None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $50,001-$100,0001 None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund None None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund None None None None None
Voya Russia Fund None None None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Voya family of funds Over $100,0001 Over $100,000
Over $100,0001
Over $100,000 Over $100,0001 Over $100,0001
    
Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Dina Santoro Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund None None None None None
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Bond Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund None None None None Over $100,000
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund None None None   None
Voya Global Equity Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Real Estate Fund None None None None None
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund None None None None None
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Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Dina Santoro Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya International Real Estate Fund None None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Over $100,0001 $50,001- $100,0001 None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund None Over $100,0001 None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund None None None None None
Voya Russia Fund None None None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Voya family of funds Over $100,0001 Over $100,0001 None Over $100,000 Over $100,000
Over $100,0001
1 Includes the value of shares in which a Trustee has an indirect interest through a deferred compensation plan and/or a 401(K) plan.
Independent Trustee Ownership of Securities of the Adviser, Underwriter, and their Affiliates
The following table sets forth information regarding each Independent Trustee's (and his/her immediate family members) share ownership, beneficially or of record, in securities of each Fund’s Adviser or Principal Underwriter, and the ownership of securities in an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or Principal Underwriter of each Fund (not including registered investment companies) as of December 31, 2018.
Name of Trustee Name of Owners and Relationship to Trustee Company Title of Class Value of Securities Percentage of Class
Colleen D. Baldwin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
John V. Boyer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Patricia W. Chadwick N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Martin J. Gavin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Russell H. Jones N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Joseph Obermeyer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sheryl K. Pressler N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Christopher P. Sullivan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Roger B. Vincent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Trustee Compensation
Each Trustee is reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with each meeting of the Board or any of its Committee meetings attended. Each Independent Trustee is compensated for his or her services, on a quarterly basis, according to a fee schedule adopted by the Board. The Board may from time to time designate other meetings as subject to compensation.
Each Fund pays each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Fund his or her pro rata share, as described below, of: (i) an annual retainer of $250,000; (ii) Mr. Boyer, as the Chairperson of the Board, receives an additional annual retainer of $100,000; (iii) Mses. Baldwin, Chadwick, and Pressler and Messrs. Gavin, Jones, Obermeyer, and Sullivan as the Chairpersons of Committees of the Board, each receive an additional annual retainer of $30,000, $30,000, $65,000, $30,000, $30,000, $30,000, and $30,000, respectively; (iv) $10,000 per attendance at any of the regularly scheduled meetings (four (4) quarterly meetings, two (2) auxiliary meetings, and two (2) annual contract review meetings); and (v) out-of-pocket expenses. The Board at its discretion may from time to time designate other special meetings as subject to an attendance fee in the amount of $5,000 for in-person meetings and $2,500 for special telephonic meetings.
The pro rata share paid by each Fund is based on each Fund’s average net assets as a percentage of the average net assets of all the funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliate for which the Trustees serve in common as Trustees.
Future Compensation Payment
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Certain future payment arrangements apply to certain Trustees. More particularly, each non-interested Trustee, with the exception of Messrs.  Jones and Obermeyer, who was a Trustee on or before May 9, 2007, and who will have served as a non-interested Trustee for five or more years for one or more funds in the Voya family of funds is entitled to a future payment (“Future Payment”), if such Trustee:  (i) retires in accordance with the Board’s retirement policy; (ii) dies; or (iii) becomes disabled.  The Future Payment shall be made promptly to, as applicable, the Trustee or the Trustee’s estate, in an amount equal to two (2) times the annual compensation payable to such Trustee, as in effect at the time of his or her retirement, death or disability if the Trustee had served as Trustee for at least five years as of May 9, 2007, or in a lesser amount calculated based on the proportion of time served by such Trustee (as compared to five years) as of May 9, 2007.  The annual compensation determination shall be based upon the annual Board membership retainer fee in effect at the time of that Trustee’s retirement, death or disability (but not any separate annual retainer fees for chairpersons of committees and of the Board), provided that the annual compensation used for this purpose shall not exceed the annual retainer fees as of May 9, 2007.  This amount shall be paid by the Voya fund or Voya funds on whose Board the Trustee was serving at the time of his or her retirement, death, or disability.  Each applicable Trustee may elect to receive payment of his or her benefit in a lump sum or in three substantially equal payments.
Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information provided by each Fund’s Adviser regarding compensation of Trustees by each Fund and other funds managed by the Adviser and its affiliates for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust do not receive any compensation from the Trust or any other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
Fund Aggregate Compensation
Colleen D. Baldwin John V. Boyer Patricia W. Chadwick Martin J. Gavin
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $207.32 $248.20 $207.32 $204.60
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $583.81 $694.72 $583.81 $565.44
Voya Global Bond Fund $903.90 $1,080.19 $903.90 $885.32
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $13.75 $16.42 $13.75 $13.47
Voya Global Equity Fund $967.82 $1,155.88 $967.82 $947.33
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $271.11 $323.79 $271.11 $265.34
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $5,924.11 $7,067.82 $5,924.11 $5,777.42
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $33.85 $40.44 $33.85 $33.16
Voya International Real Estate Fund $642.40 $765.29 $642.40 $624.83
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $1,148.51 $1,371.74 $1,148.51 $1,125.93
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $1,830.83 $2,187.39 $1,830.83 $1,794.05
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $1,394.00 $1,665.36 $1,394.00 $1,365.73
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $744.02 $888.88 $744.02 $728.79
Voya Russia Fund $301.84 $360.48 $301.84 $295.44
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Compensation from the Fund and the Voya family of funds Paid to Trustees $360,000.001 $430,000.001 $360,000.00 $352,500.001
    
Fund Aggregate Compensation
Russell H. Jones Patrick W. Kenny2 Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $207.32 $192.51 $207.32 $227.76 $204.60 $189.80
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Fund Aggregate Compensation
Russell H. Jones Patrick W. Kenny2 Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $583.81 $554.64 $583.81 $639.26 $565.44 $536.28
Voya Global Bond Fund $903.90 $846.93 $903.90 $992.05 $885.32 $828.35
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $13.75 $12.87 $13.75 $15.08 $13.47 $12.60
Voya Global Equity Fund $967.82 $907.71 $967.82 $1,061.85 $947.33 $887.22
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $271.11 $254.29 $271.11 $297.45 $265.34 $248.53
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $5,924.11 $5,580.63 $5,924.11 $6,495.96 $5,777.42 $5,433.94
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $33.85 $31.71 $33.85 $37.14 $33.16 $31.02
Voya International Real Estate Fund $642.40 $607.31 $642.40 $703.85 $624.83 $589.74
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $1,148.51 $1,075.41 $1,148.51 $1,260.12 $1,125.93 $1,052.83
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $1,830.83 $1,714.80 $1,830.83 $2,009.11 $1,794.05 $1,678.02
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $1,394.00 $1,305.96 $1,394.00 $1,529.68 $1,365.73 $1,277.70
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $744.02 $697.17 $744.02 $816.45 $728.79 $681.94
Voya Russia Fund $301.84 $283.11 $301.84 $331.16 $295.44 $276.71
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Compensation from the Fund and the Voya family of funds Paid to Trustees $360,000.001 $337,500.001 $360,000.001 $395,000.001 $352,500.00 $330,000.00
1 During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boyer, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kenny, Mr. Obermeyer, and Ms. Pressler deferred $12,500, $20,000.00, $176,250.00, $160,000.00, $84,375.00, $36,000.00 and $72,000.00, respectively, of their compensation from the Voya family of funds.
2 Mr. Kenny retired as a Trustee effective December 31, 2018.
CODE OF ETHICS
Each Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Distributor have adopted a code of ethics (“Code of Ethics”) pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act governing personal trading activities of all Trustees, Officers of the Trust and persons who, in connection with their regular functions, play a role in the recommendation of or obtain information pertaining to any purchase or sale of a security by each Fund. The Code of Ethics is intended to prohibit fraud against a Fund that may arise from the personal trading of securities that may be purchased or held by that Fund or of the Fund’s shares. The Code of Ethics prohibits short-term trading of a Fund’s shares by persons subject to the Code of Ethics. Personal trading is permitted by such persons subject to certain restrictions; however, such persons are generally required to pre-clear all security transactions with each Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates and to report all transactions on a regular basis.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
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. A control person may have a significant impact on matters submitted to a shareholder vote.
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The following may be deemed control persons of certain Funds:
CBRE Global Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Capital Management, LLC. Pershing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Pershing Group LLC. Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc..
Trustee and Officer Holdings
As of February 4, 2019, the Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 1% of any class of each Fund’s outstanding shares, except that 6.42% of Class A shares of Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund are held by the Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group.
Principal Shareholders
As of February 4, 2019, to the best knowledge of management, no person owned beneficially or of-record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of a Fund or 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund addressed herein, except as set forth in the table below. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of shares owned of-record are also owned beneficially.
No information is shown for a Fund or class that had not commenced operations as of February 4, 2019.
Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
5.91% 12.34%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class A Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
46.45% 10.19%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class A Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
12.37% 0.51%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class A Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
8.77% 4.23%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
16.16% 1.37%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 4th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
12.62% 12.34%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
8.67% 10.19%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class I CBRE Global Investors
201 King of Prussia Rd STE 600
Radnor, PA 19807-5108
34.29% 62.36%
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Class I CBRE Global Investors
201 King of Prussia Rd STE 600
Radnor, PA 19807-5108
30.70% 62.36%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
20.47% 1.44%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class A UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
18.85% 20.09%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class A Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
FBO Marc Hanna IRA R/O Pas Flex
22443 Louise St.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
6.15% 1.25%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class A Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
FBO Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired (UMA)
16625 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48227-1419
5.38% 0.17%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class I Massachusetts Laborers Pension Fund
PO Box 3005
Burlington, MA 01803-9005
19.46% 18.83%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
20.13% 20.09%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class I JPMorgan Securities LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
4 Chase Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11245
10.86% 10.51%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class I TD Ameritrade Trust Company
Attn: House
PO Box 17748
Denver, CO 80217-0748
20.44% 19.77%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Class I Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
6.39% 6.36%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
13.91% 3.67%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
6.29% 29.19%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
6.38% 1.82%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
5.07% 2.51%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
29.41% 6.57%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
6.76% 2.27%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
6.52% 2.27%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
5.27% 1.99%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
11.94% 3.67%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
13.05% 29.19%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
15.26% 1.82%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
16.72% 2.51%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
13.66% 2.39%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
9.99% 1.04%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 4
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
5.16% 1.99%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
5.20% 3.67%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
6.14% 2.39%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I The Poetry Foundation
Attn: Caren F. Skoulas
61 W Superior St
Chicago, IL 60654-5457
21.90% 4.81%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan
FBO Voya 529 18+ Option
c/o Voya Investment Management LLC
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, STE 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
9.46% 8.92%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan
FBO Voya 529 Balanced Option
c/o Voya Investment Management LLC
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, STE 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
6.44% 8.92%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class I American Enterprise INV SVCS
707 2nd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
5.92% 1.59%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class O Mac & Co.
FBO State of Virginia Mutual Fund Operations
500 Grant Street RM 151-1010
Pittsburgh, PA 15258
26.53% 0.00%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Bond Fund Class O BNYM I S Trust Co. Cust IRA
FBO Kirstin Bratt
100 9th Avenue South
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-1844
73.44% 0.00%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class P Voya Custom Investments LLC
5780 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327-4347
100.00% 0.04%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2020 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste. 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
26.72% 0.13%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2025 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste. 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
49.82% 0.24%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class P3 Voya In- Retirement Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste. 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
23.46% 0.11%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
95.08% 6.57%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
6.07% 1.70%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Solution Income Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
15.23% 4.27%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
34.58% 9.70%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
12.90% 3.62%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
7.75% 2.17%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class R6 Voya Global Perspectives® Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
15.46% 4.34%
Voya Global Bond Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
97.60% 29.19%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Class A Voya Investment Management Co LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave 13th FL
New York, NY 10169
86.49% 92.78%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Class A Roger B. Vincent
c/o Voya Investment Management
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, STE 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
6.42% 3.43%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Class I Voya Investment Management Co LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave 13th FL
New York, NY 10169
100.00% 92.78%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
5.32% 5.81%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
7.66% 8.03%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
12.71% 14.83%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class A Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
5.52% 8.01%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
28.01% 20.11%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
8.20% 5.81%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
10.11% 7.23%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
9.21% 8.03%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
6.63% 14.83%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
19.10% 8.01%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
11.84% 6.40%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C RBC Capital Markets LLC
Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing
Attn Mutual Fund OPS Manager
60 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4400
5.61% 1.70%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
6.50% 3.91%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
5.87% 2.90%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 4th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
5.06% 5.81%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
23.93% 7.23%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class I MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
40.08% 14.83%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class I Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
6.21% 8.01%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
12.93% 6.40%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class O BNYM I S Trust Co. Cust. Rollover IRA
Connie Ridge
10595 Bluebird St. NW
Minneapolis, MN 55433-6318
6.29% 0.04%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class W National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
7.55% 5.81%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
76.49% 8.03%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
8.12% 7.59%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
5.11% 5.62%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
18.76% 13.49%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
7.14% 11.11%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
8.17% 11.04%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
5.55% 6.83%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
6.66% 7.59%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
12.13% 8.24%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
8.97% 5.62%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
14.84% 11.11%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
22.60% 11.04%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
6.62% 3.60%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class C Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
5.45% 6.83%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
23.17% 8.24%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class I Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
26.81% 11.11%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
7.91% 11.04%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class I Reliance Trust Company Cust
FBO Voya Americas Deferred Comp Savings Plan
PO Box 48529 Ste 200
Atlanta, GA 30362-1529
18.67% 2.30%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class I Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
5.64% 3.60%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class W National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 4th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
34.31% 7.59%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
22.76% 5.62%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class W Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
17.14% 6.83%
Voya Global Equity Fund Class W LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
11.13% 1.78%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
12.69% 10.04%
81

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
13.10% 12.56%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
5.22% 4.45%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
6.00% 12.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
Attn: Valuation Unit TN 41
One Orange Way B3N
Windsor, CT 06095
9.16% 1.53%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
11.08% 11.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
8.31% 11.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 5th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
6.02% 10.04%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
8.29% 4.58%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
9.41% 12.56%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
11.32% 4.45%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
13.64% 3.47%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
24.78% 12.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
6.01% 1.68%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
7.67% 2.73%
82

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 4th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
6.81% 10.04%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
5.84% 4.58%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I Goldman Sachs & CO
C/O Mutual Fund Ops
295 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
5.79% 3.39%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
16.02% 12.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I Edward D. Jones and CO
For the Benefit of Customers
12555 Manchester Rd
St. Louis, MO 63131-3710
23.96% 14.28%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class I Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
10.82% 11.21%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class O BNYM I S Trust Co. Cust IRA
FBO Rebecca Alban Hoffberger
PO Box 287
Stevenson, MS 21153-0287
8.36% 0.00%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
9.98% 4.58%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
27.29% 4.45%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R Mid Atlantic Trust Company
FBO Vormittag Associates Inc. 401(k)P
1251 Waterfront Place, Ste 525
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
13.29% 0.13%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R MG Trust Company Cust.
FBO Toms River BOE (NJ) 403(b)
717 17th St, Ste 1300
Denver, CO 80202
5.63% 0.37%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R Matrix Trust Company
FBO Ava Employment Enterprises, LLC
717 17th Street, Ste. 1300
Denver, CO 80202
6.11% 0.37%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R6 National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 4
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
21.67% 10.04%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R6 Keybank NA
EBCI Governmental Retirement Plan PRI. USD
PO Box 94871
Cleveland, OH 44101-4871
19.31% 0.98%
83

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R6 Keybank NA
TCGE Defined Benefit Plan PRI. USD
PO Box 94871
Cleveland, OH 44101-4871
13.79% 0.98%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R6 U.S. Bank NA
FBO Health Foundation of South Florida
Attn: Derek Rosenbauer
1555 N Rivercenter Dr., Ste 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
9.49% 0.27%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class R6 Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
21.01% 0.60%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class W National Financial Services LLC
FBO Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Fund Department
499 Washington Blvd 4th FL
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
19.58% 10.04%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
60.92% 12.56%
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Class W Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
5.85% 11.21%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Class A Voya Investment Management Co LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave 13th FL
New York, NY 10169
97.01% 97.71%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Class I Voya Investment Management Co LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave 13th FL
New York, NY 10169
98.41% 97.71%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
6.86% 2.92%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class A UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
6.21% 2.54%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
10.91% 6.80%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
10.21% 7.72%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
25.91% 13.83%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
6.70% 2.54%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
14.54% 6.80%
84

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
5.32% 7.72%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
24.11% 7.62%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
17.64% 11.85%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
16.11% 3.18%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
6.50% 2.46%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I JPMorgan Securities LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
4 Chase Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11245
15.32% 10.76%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
8.68% 7.72%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
14.39% 11.85%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
6.60% 7.62%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I Band & Co
C/O US Bank NA
1555 N. Rivercenter Drive, STE 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
34.11% 23.88%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class I Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
6.30% 13.83%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
39.77% 6.80%
Voya International Real Estate Fund Class W Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
55.10% 13.83%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
9.05% 0.65%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
5.78% 16.14%
85

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
15.23% 1.15%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
7.17% 16.14%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C JPMorgan Securities LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
4 Chase Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11245
29.45% 0.36%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
5.88% 0.44%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
10.74% 0.37%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C RBC Capital Markets LLC
Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing
Attn Mutual Fund OPS Manager
60 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4400
5.42% 0.11%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
6.35% 1.15%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
9.92% 0.24%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
11.20% 8.46%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
14.15% 10.69%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
14.66% 11.07%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
7.77% 5.87%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
12.52% 9.45%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2020 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
5.39% 0.07%
86

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2025 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
16.07% 0.21%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2030 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
13.64% 0.18%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2035 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
15.21% 0.20%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2040 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
11.75% 0.15%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2045 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
12.69% 0.16%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
9.60% 0.12%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2055 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
7.97% 0.10%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
84.44% 0.25%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R Ascensus Trust Company
FBO Greenberg Enterprises Retirement Pl
PO Box 10758
Fargo, ND 58106
12.96% 0.01%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
96.88% 16.14%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
7.09% 6.99%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
11.95% 11.78%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
10.61% 10.46%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
10.15% 10.01%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
8.22% 8.10%
87

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class I Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan
FBO Voya 529 Balanced Option
c/o Voya Investment Management LLC
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, STE 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
4.49% 31.36%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2025 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
12.05% 0.17%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2030 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
14.77% 0.21%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2035 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
15.20% 0.22%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2040 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
12.51% 0.18%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2045 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
15.20% 0.22%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
11.61% 0.16%
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2055 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
9.64% 0.14%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
5.28% 4.36%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Solution Income Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
5.52% 4.56%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
13.78% 11.39%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
19.00% 15.70%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
13.12% 10.84%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
21.76% 17.98%
88

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class I Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
9.34% 7.72%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2020 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
7.08% 0.14%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2025 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
14.52% 0.28%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2030 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
16.80% 0.32%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2035 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
14.99% 0.29%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2040 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
10.79% 0.21%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2045 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
11.66% 0.22%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
8.02% 0.15%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya Target Retirement 2055 Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
6.65% 0.13%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class P3 Voya In-Retirement Fund
Attn: Voya Operations
7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
6.21% 0.12%
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
98.50% 15.23%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
7.57% 16.70%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
5.66% 4.18%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
9.24% 6.63%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
20.11% 7.19%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
Attn: Valuation Unit TN 41
One Orange Way B3N
Windsor, CT 06095
11.55% 4.64%
89

Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
5.64% 15.38%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
15.52% 16.70%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
8.66% 1.91%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
15.25% 4.18%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
17.24% 3.99%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
5.80% 2.04%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
7.83% 1.84%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class C Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
5.83% 15.38%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class I MLPF & S For the Sole Benefit of the Customers
Attn: Fund Administration
4800 Deer Lake Dr East 3rd FL
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484
7.76% 6.63%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class I SEI Private Trust Company
C/O Harris Bank
Attn: Mutual Fund Administrator
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
16.84% 14.79%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class I SEI Private Trust Company
C/O Harris Bank
Attn: Mutual Fund Administrator
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
11.09% 14.79%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class I RBC Capital Markets LLC
Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing
Attn Mutual Fund OPS Manager
60 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4400
10.06% 5.42%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class I Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
22.43% 15.38%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class O BNYM I S Trust Co. CUST Roth IRA
FBO Robert Alvarenga
5321 E Falls View Drive
San Diego, CA 92115-1425
100.00% 0.00%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class W National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
79.71% 16.70%
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Class W Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Special Custody Account FBO Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
7.97% 15.38%
Voya Russia Fund Class A National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
17.54% 17.43%
Voya Russia Fund Class A TD Ameritrade
PO Box 2226
Omaha, NE 68103-2226
7.12% 6.97%
Voya Russia Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co Inc.
Reinvest Account
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4122
12.32% 16.37%
Voya Russia Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
10.01% 17.43%
Voya Russia Fund Class I UBS WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXL BEN Customers of UBSFSI
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
11.43% 0.86%
Voya Russia Fund Class I Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
14.95% 4.51%
Voya Russia Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
20.03% 1.67%
Voya Russia Fund Class I Wells Fargo Clearing SVCS LLC
2801 Market Street
Saint Louis, MO 63103
15.84% 2.34%
Voya Russia Fund Class I Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
14.11% 1.52%
Voya Russia Fund Class W National Financial Services LLC
For the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
499 Washington Blvd FL 5
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
29.82% 17.43%
Voya Russia Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
16.79% 4.51%
Voya Russia Fund Class W American Enterprise INV SVCS
707 2nd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
17.35% 0.81%
Voya Russia Fund Class W Raymond James
Omnibus for Mutual Funds House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
32.75% 1.52%
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PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
The Board has adopted proxy voting procedures and guidelines to govern the voting of proxies relating to each Fund’s portfolio securities. The proxy voting procedures and guidelines delegate to the Adviser the authority to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and provide a method for responding to potential conflicts of interest. In delegating voting authority to the Adviser, the Board has also approved the Adviser’s proxy voting procedures, which require the Adviser to vote proxies in accordance with each Fund’s proxy voting procedures and guidelines. An independent proxy voting service has been retained to assist in the voting of Fund proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. In addition, the Compliance Committee oversees the implementation of each Fund’s proxy voting procedures and guidelines. A copy of the proxy voting procedures and guidelines of each Fund, including procedures of the Adviser, is attached hereto as Appendix B. No later than August 31st of each year, information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the one-year period ending June 30th is available online without charge at www.voyainvestments.com or by accessing the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
ADVISER
The investment adviser for each Fund is Voya Investments, LLC. The Adviser, subject to the authority of the Board, has the overall responsibility for the management of each Fund’s portfolio.
The Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and serves as an investment adviser to registered investment companies (or series thereof). The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution with subsidiaries operating in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Investment Management Agreement
The Adviser serves pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust on behalf of each Fund. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for each Fund. In addition, the Adviser provides administrative services reasonably necessary as of January 1, 2015 for the ordinary operation of each Fund. The Adviser has delegated certain management responsibilities to one or more Sub-Advisers.
Investment Management Services
Among other things, the Adviser: (i) provides general investment advice and guidance with respect to each Fund and provides advice and guidance to each Fund’s Board; (ii) provides the Board with any periodic or special reviews or reporting it requests, including any reports regarding a Sub-Adviser and its investment performance; (iii) oversees management of each Fund’s investments and portfolio composition including supervising any Sub-Adviser with respect to the services that such Sub-Adviser provides; (iv) makes available its officers and employees to the Board and officers of the Trust; (v) designates and compensates from its own resources such personnel as the Adviser may consider necessary or appropriate to the performance of its services hereunder; (vi) periodically monitors and evaluates the performance of any Sub-Adviser with respect to the investment objectives and policies of each Fund and performs periodic detailed analysis and review of the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance; (vii) reviews, considers and reports on any changes in the personnel of the Sub-Adviser responsible for performing the Sub-Adviser’s obligations or any changes in the ownership or senior management of the Sub-Adviser; (viii) performs periodic in-person or telephonic diligence meetings with the Sub-Adviser; (ix) assists the Board and management of each Fund in developing and reviewing information with respect to the initial and subsequent annual approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement; (x) monitors the Sub-Adviser for compliance with the investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund, the 1940 Act, Subchapter M of the Code, and, if applicable, regulations under these provisions, and other applicable law; (xi) if appropriate, analyzes and recommends for consideration by the Board termination of a contract with a Sub-Adviser; (xii) identifies potential successors to or replacements of a Sub-Adviser or potential additional Sub-Adviser, performs appropriate due diligence, and develops and presents recommendations to the Board; and (xiii) is authorized to exercise full investment discretion and make all determinations with respect to the day-to-day investment of a Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for one or more Funds in the event that at any time no sub-adviser is engaged to manage the assets of such Fund.
In addition, the Adviser assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of each Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance, and related services. The Adviser also reviews each Fund for compliance with applicable legal requirements and monitors the Sub-Adviser for compliance with requirements under applicable law and with the investment policies and restrictions of each Fund.
Limitation of Liability
The Adviser is not subject to liability to each Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or in connection with, rendering services under the Investment Management Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Investment Management Agreement.
Continuation and Termination of the Investment Management Agreement
After an initial term of two years, the Investment Management Agreement continues in effect from year to year with respect to each Fund so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Board of Trustees; or (ii) the vote of a “majority” of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act); and provided that such continuance is also approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Independent Trustees who are not parties to the agreement by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
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The Investment Management Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund at any time without penalty by: (i) the vote of the Board; (ii) the vote of a majority of each Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act) of that Fund; or (iii) the Adviser, on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party. The notice provided for herein may be waived by either party, as a single class, or upon notice given by the Adviser. The Investment Management Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act).
Management Fees
The Adviser pays all of its expenses arising from the performance of its obligations under the Investment Management Agreement, including executive salaries and expenses of the Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, except the CCO and the CIRO.The Adviser pays the fees of the Sub-Adviser.
As compensation for its services, each Fund pays the Adviser, expressed as an annual rate, a fee equal to the following as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The following table should be read in conjunction with the section below entitled “Management Fee Waivers.”
Fund Annual Management Fee
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund 1.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets
Voya Global Bond Fund 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Equity Fund 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund 0.80% on the first $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.78% on the next $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.76% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
Voya Global Real Estate Fund 0.90% on the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.875% on the next $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $500 million.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya International Real Estate Fund 0.90% on the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.80% on the next $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $500 million.
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund 1.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund 1.10% on the first $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
1.00% on the next $500 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
Voya Russia Fund 1.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, the Predecessor Fund paid its investment adviser, CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, a fee calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.90% based on the average daily net assets of the Predecessor Fund.
With respect to Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, the Predecessor Fund paid its investment adviser, CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, a fee calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.25% based on the average daily net assets of the Predecessor Fund.
Management Fee Waivers
The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee for Class P shares of Voya Global Bond Fund through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.016% of the management fee for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
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The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.036% of the management fee for Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
Total Investment Management Fees Paid by each Fund
During the past three fiscal years, each Fund paid the following investment management fees to the Adviser or its affiliates. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund was not in operation during the relevant fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $644,206.00 $306,023.00 $174,124.00
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $1,821,177.00 $4,827,779.00 $7,926,473.00
Voya Global Bond Fund $1,283,267.00 $1,626,215.00 $2,269,188.00
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $19,969.00 $15,465.00 N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $2,001,151.00 $2,654,796.00 $2,852,750.00
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $606,531.00 $637,381.00 $649,314.00
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $12,806,089.00 $20,015,281.00 $29,437,985.00
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $48,432.00 $39,676.00 N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $1,811,510.00 $3,419,570.00 $5,537,994.00
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $3,767,792.00 $3,045,277.00 $2,528,490.00
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $4,441,265.00 $4,364,039.00 $4,419,916.00
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $2,607,476.00 $2,497,250.00 $2,849,674.00
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $2,317,114.00 $2,327,920.00 $2,628,663.00
Voya Russia Fund $1,138,466.00 $1,150,059.00 $1,036,402.00
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, amounts shown above prior to July 17, 2017 were paid to CBRE Clarion Securities LLC by their respective Predecessor Funds.
Predecessor Fund Administrator
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, prior to July 17, 2017, SEI Investments Global Funds Services served as the Predecessor Funds’ administrator (the “Predecessor Fund Administrator”). The Predecessor Trust and the Predecessor Fund Administrator entered into an administration agreement that provided the Predecessor Trust with administrative services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities. For its services under the administration agreement, the Predecessor Fund Administrator was paid a fee, which varied based on the average daily net assets of the Predecessor Fund, subject to certain minimums. During the fiscal years 2017 and 2016, the Predecessor Funds paid the following administrative fees to the Predecessor Fund Administrator.
  2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $49,479.00 $70,000.00
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $332,849.00 $657,237.00
Portfolio Management
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA 10 $455,022,811 0 $0 0 $0
Paul Zemsky, CFA 47 $15,376,320,620 1001 $2,670,040,878 0 $0
1 Two of these accounts with total assets of $1,382,269,893 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
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A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Funds. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs, and hedge funds. Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for the portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts.
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment.
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease, while a Fund maintained its position in that security.
A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee.
As part of its compliance program, Voya IM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above.
Finally, a potential conflict of interest may arise because the investment mandates for certain other accounts, such as hedge funds, may allow extensive use of short sales which, in theory, could allow them to enter into short positions in securities where other accounts hold long positions. Voya IM has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit and monitor short sales by the other accounts to avoid harm to the Funds.
Compensation
Compensation consists of: (i) a fixed base salary; (ii) a bonus, which is based on Voya IM performance, one-, three-, and five-year pre-tax performance of the accounts the portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for relative to account benchmarks, peer universe performance, and revenue growth and net cash flow growth (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) of the accounts they are responsible for; and (iii) long-term equity awards tied to the performance of our parent company, Voya Financial, Inc. and/or a notional investment in a pre-defined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds.
Portfolio managers are also eligible to receive an annual cash incentive award delivered in some combination of cash and a deferred award in the form of Voya stock. The overall design of the annual incentive plan was developed to tie pay to both performance and cash flows, structured in such a way as to drive performance and promote retention of top talent. As with base salary compensation, individual target awards are determined and set based on external market data and internal comparators. Investment performance is measured on both relative and absolute performance in all areas.
The measures for each team are outlined on a “scorecard” that is reviewed on an annual basis. These scorecards measure investment performance versus benchmark and peer groups over one-, three-, and five-year periods; and year-to-date net cash flow (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) for all accounts managed by each team. The results for overall Voya IM scorecards are typically calculated on an asset weighted performance basis of the individual team scorecards.
Investment professionals’ performance measures for bonus determinations are weighted by 25% being attributable to the overall Voya IM performance and 75% attributable to their specific team results (65% investment performance, 5% net cash flow, and 5% revenue growth).
Voya IM's long-term incentive plan is designed to provide ownership-like incentives to reward continued employment and to link long-term compensation to the financial performance of the business. Based on job function, internal comparators and external market data, employees may be granted long-term awards. All senior investment professionals participate in the long-term compensation plan. Participants receive annual awards determined by the management committee based largely on investment performance and contribution to firm performance. Plan awards are based on the current year’s performance as defined by the Voya IM component of the annual incentive plan. Awards typically include a combination of performance shares, which vest ratably over a three-year period, and Voya restricted stock and/or a notional investment in a predefined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds, each subject to a three-year cliff-vesting schedule.
If a portfolio manager’s base salary compensation exceeds a particular threshold, he or she may participate in Voya’s deferred compensation plan. The plan provides an opportunity to invest deferred amounts of compensation in mutual funds, Voya stock or at an annual fixed interest rate. Deferral elections are done on an annual basis and the amount of compensation deferred is irrevocable.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Funds beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA $100,001-$500,000
Paul Zemsky, CFA $100,001-$500,000
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA $10,001-$50,000
Paul Zemsky, CFA None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA $10,001-$50,000
Paul Zemsky, CFA None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Halvard Kvaale, CIMA $10,001-$50,000
Paul Zemsky, CFA None
EXPENSES
Each Fund’s assets may decrease or increase during its fiscal year and each Fund’s operating expense ratios may correspondingly increase or decrease.
In addition to the management fee and other fees described previously, each Fund pays other expenses, such as legal, audit, transfer agency and custodian out-of-pocket fees, proxy solicitation costs, and the compensation of Trustees who are not affiliated with the Adviser.
Certain expenses of each Fund are generally allocated to each Fund, and each class of each Fund, in proportion to its pro rata average net assets, provided that expenses that are specific to a class of a Fund may be charged directly to that class in accordance with the Trust’s Multiple Class Plan(s) pursuant to Rule 18f-3. However, any Rule 12b-1 Plan fees for each class of shares are charged proportionately only to the outstanding shares of that class.
Certain operating expenses shared by several Funds are generally allocated amongst those Funds based on average net assets.
In addition to payments made to the Adviser, Distributor, and other service providers (including the custodian, independent registered public accounting firm, legal counsel, and transfer agent and dividend paying agent), each Fund may pay service fees to intermediaries such as brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies, including affiliates of the Adviser, for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services associated with investors whose shares are held of record in omnibus accounts. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations. These additional fees paid by each Fund to intermediaries may take two forms: (i) basis point payments on net assets; and/or (ii) fixed dollar amount payments per shareholder account. These may include payments for 401(K) sub-accounting services, networking fees, and omnibus account servicing fees.
EXPENSE LIMITATIONS
As described in the Prospectus, the Adviser, Distributor, and/or Sub-Adviser may have entered into one or more expense limitation agreements with each Fund pursuant to which they have agreed to waive or limit their fees. In connection with such an agreement, the Adviser, Distributor, or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will assume expenses (excluding certain expenses as discussed below) so that the total annual ordinary operating expenses of a Fund do not exceed the amount specified in that Fund’s Prospectus.
Exclusions
Expense limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses (as defined below), extraordinary expenses such as litigation and expenses of the CCO and CIRO, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business, and expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by the Independent Trustees. Leverage expenses shall mean fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with a Fund’s use of leverage (including, without limitation, expenses incurred by a Fund in creating, establishing, and maintaining leverage through borrowings or the issuance of preferred shares). Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not covered by any expense limitation agreement.
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If an expense limitation is subject to recoupment (as indicated in the Prospectus), the Adviser, Distributor, or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, may recoup any expenses reimbursed within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement and the amount of the recoupment is limited to the lesser of the amounts that would be recoupable under: (i) the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement; or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time of recoupment. Reimbursement for fees waived or expenses assumed will only apply to amounts waived or expenses assumed after the effective date of the expense limitation.
NET FUND FEES WAIVED, REIMBURSED, OR RECOUPED
The table below shows the net fund expenses reimbursed, waived, and any recoupment, if applicable, by the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, and Distributor for the last three fiscal years.“N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund was not in operation during the relevant fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund ($197,158.00) ($138,495.00) ($110,973.00)
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund ($153,099.00) $0.00 $0.00
Voya Global Bond Fund ($228,059.00) ($174,333.00) ($141,359.00)
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund ($75,988.00) ($84,212.00) N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund ($567,441.00) ($702,499.00) ($566,807.00)
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund ($153,087.00) ($174,594.00) ($191,426.00)
Voya Global Real Estate Fund ($518,955.00) $0.00 $0.00
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund ($88,711.00) ($109,811.00) N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund ($268,640.00) ($86,263.00) $0.00
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund ($432,747.00) ($336,359.00) ($350,816.00)
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund ($26,483.00) ($101,565.00) ($93,830.00)
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund ($432,911.00) ($299,764.00) ($74,966.00)
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund ($445,160.00) ($418,735.00) ($405,638.00)
Voya Russia Fund ($115,297.00) ($58,327.00) ($60,666.00)
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, amounts shown above prior to July 17, 2017 were the net fund expenses reimbursed, waived, and any recoupment, if applicable, by the adviser, administrator, and distributor to the Predecessor Funds.
SUB-ADVISER
The Adviser has engaged the services of one or more Sub-Advisers to provide sub-advisory services to each Fund and, pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement, has delegated certain management responsibilities to a Sub-Adviser. The Adviser monitors and evaluates the performance of any Sub-Adviser.
A Sub-Adviser provides, subject to the supervision of the Board and the Adviser, a continuous investment program for each Fund and determines the composition of the assets of each Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash and other investments for the Fund, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and applicable laws and regulations.
Limitation of Liability
A Sub-Adviser is not subject to liability to a Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or in connection with, rendering services under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Continuation and Termination of the Sub-Advisory Agreement
After an initial term of two years, the Sub-Advisory Agreement continues in effect from year-to-year so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Board; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act); provided, that the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees who are not parties to the agreement by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
The Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice by: (i) the Board; (ii) the majority vote of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund; (iii) the Adviser; or (iv) the Sub-Adviser upon 60-90 days’ written notice, depending on the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Advisory Agreement terminates automatically in the event of its assignment or in the event of the termination of the Investment Management Agreement.
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Sub-Advisory Fees
The Sub-Adviser receives compensation from the Adviser at the annual rate of a specified percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, as indicated below. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Sub-Adviser pays all of its expenses arising from the performance of its obligations under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. This table should be read in conjunction with the sections below entitled “Aggregation” and “Sub-Advisory Fee Waivers.”
Fund Sub-Adviser Annual Sub-Advisory Fee
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (“CBRE Clarion”) 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund CBRE Clarion 0.625% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Bond Fund Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) 0.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Voya IM 0.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Equity Fund Voya IM 0.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund NNIP Advisors B.V. (“NNIP Advisors”) 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Voya IM 0.315% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Real Estate Fund CBRE Clarion 0.400% on the first $200 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.350% on the next $550 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.300% on the next $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.250% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Voya IM 0.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya International Real Estate Fund CBRE Clarion 0.400% on the first $200 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.350% on the next $550 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets;
0.300% on the next $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
0.250% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Delaware Investments Fund Advisers (“DIFA”) For information on the Fund’s annual sub-advisory fee rate, please see the paragraph immediately following this table.
  J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan”)  
  Van Eck Associates Corporation (“VanEck”)  
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (“BG Overseas”) For information on the Fund’s annual sub-advisory fee rate, please see the paragraph immediately following this table.
  Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard”)  
  Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris”)  
  Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”)  
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora”) For information on the Fund’s annual sub-advisory fee rate, please see the paragraph immediately following this table.
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Fund Sub-Adviser Annual Sub-Advisory Fee
  Voya IM  
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”) For information on the Fund’s annual sub-advisory fee rate, please see the paragraph immediately following this table.
  Victory Capital Management Inc. (“Victory Capital”)  
  Wellington Management  
Voya Russia Fund NNIP Advisors 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Voya IM 0.5625% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Sub-Advisory Fee Waivers
Voya IM is contractually obligated to waive its sub-advisory fee for Class P shares of Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund through March 1, 2020. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
Aggregation
With respect to the annual sub-advisory fee rate for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Adviser paid DIFA, JPMorgan and VanEck aggregate sub-advisory fees of $1,764,694.08 which represented approximately 0.52% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. The accrued sub-advisory fees paid and percentage reflect the fee schedules in effect during that period.
With respect to the annual sub-advisory fee rate for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, the Adviser paid BG Overseas, Polaris, Lazard and Wellington Management aggregate sub-advisory fees of $2,512,301.51 which represented approximately 0.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. The accrued sub-advisory fees paid and percentage reflect the fee schedules in effect during that period.
With respect to the annual sub-advisory fee rate for Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, the Adviser paid PanAgora and Voya IM aggregate sub-advisory fees of $592,120.37 which represented approximately 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. The accrued sub-advisory fees paid and percentage reflect the fee schedules in effect during that period.
With respect to the annual sub-advisory fee rate for Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, the Adviser paid Acadian, Victory Capital and Wellington Management aggregate sub-advisory fees of $1,101,729.62 which represented approximately 0.52% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. The accrued sub-advisory fees paid and percentage reflect the fee schedules in effect during that period.
For purposes of calculating fees for Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund, the assets of each Fund are aggregated with the assets of Voya Real Estate Fund, a series of Voya Equity Trust.
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund and Voya Russia Fund
Voya IM is not currently managing any assets of these Funds as of the date of this SAI.
Total Sub-Advisory Fees Paid
The following table sets forth the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser for the last three fiscal years. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund was not in operation during the relevant fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $289,892.38 $49,065.68 None
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $843,137.12 $506,429.83 None
Voya Global Bond Fund $461,977.12 $585,438.85 $816,907.83
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $9,185.75 $7,114.04 N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $843,868.54 $1,068,904.72 $1,148,606.58
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $151,632.97 $159,345.37 $162,328.61
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $5,113,221.32 $7,816,669.37 $11,350,188.32
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $22,279.03 $18,251.33 N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $823,413.41 $1,551,278.49 $2,502,820.15
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $1,764,694.08 $1,431,507.80 $1,187,295.12
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $2,512,301.51 $2,406,493.22 $2,217,231.45
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $592,120.37 $751,881.12 $1,492,244.74
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $1,101,729.62 $1,111,536.75 $1,263,414.72
Voya Russia Fund $505,984.75 $511,137.67 $460,623.80
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, each Predecessor Fund was not sub-advised and as a result prior to July 17, 2017 no sub-advisory fees were paid.
Portfolio Management
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund and Voya International Real Estate Fund
Sub-Advised by CBRE Clarion
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Jeremy Anagnos, CFA 1 $73,759,465 5 $115,388,032 1 $9,649,046
Steven D. Burton, CFA 9 $4,707,295,604 141 $1,353,085,605 252 $2,651,315,676
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA 12 $5,567,427,290 211 $1,629,913,274 393 $4,312,097,853
Joseph P. Smith, CFA 11 $5,493,667,824 161 $1,476,413,599 373 $3,907,563,306
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $77,759,866 have performance-based advisory fees.
2 Four of these accounts with total assets of $1,076,732,156 have performance-based advisory fees.
3 Five of these accounts with total assets of $1,610,032,667 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Funds. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs and hedge funds. Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for a portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts.
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment.
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by a portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease while the Funds maintained their position in that security.
A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee.
CBRE Clarion recognizes the duty of loyalty it owes to its client and has established and implemented certain policies and procedures designed to control and mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the execution of a variety of portfolio management and trading strategies across the firm’s diverse client base. Such policies and procedures include, are not limited to: (i) investment process, portfolio management, and trade allocation procedures; (ii) procedures regarding short sales in securities recommended for other clients; and (iii) procedures regarding personal trading by the firm’s employees (contained in the Code of Ethics).
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Compensation
In principal, portfolio manager compensation is not based on the performance of any particular account, including the Funds, nor is compensation based on the level of Fund assets.
Compensation for each portfolio manager other than Mr. Ferguson is structured as follows:
Base Salary – Each portfolio manager receives a base salary. Base salaries have been established at a competitive market level and are set forth in the portfolio manager’s employment agreement. Base salaries are reviewed periodically by the CBRE Clarion Compensation Committee (“Compensation Committee”) and its Board of Directors, but adjustments are expected to be relatively infrequent.
Bonus – Portfolio manager bonuses are drawn from an incentive compensation pool into which a significant percentage of the firm’s pre-tax profits is set aside. Incentive compensation allocations are determined by the Compensation Committee based on a variety of factors, including the performance of particular investment strategies. To avoid the pitfalls of relying solely on a rigid performance format, however, incentive compensation decisions also take into account other important factors, such as the portfolio manager’s contribution to the team, firm, and overall investment process. Each of the portfolio managers is a member of the Compensation Committee. Incentive compensation allocations are reported to the Board of Directors, but the Board’s approval is not required.
Deferred Compensation – CBRE Clarion requires deferral of a percentage of incentive compensation exceeding a certain threshold in respect of a single fiscal year. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, require the deferral of additional amounts. Such deferred amounts are subject to the terms of a Deferred Bonus Plan adopted by the Board of Directors. The purpose of the Deferred Bonus Plan is to foster the retention of key employees, to focus plan participants on value creation and growth and to encourage continued cooperation among key employees in providing services to CBRE Clarion’s clients. The value of deferred bonus amounts is tied to the performance of CBRE Clarion investment funds chosen by the Compensation Committee; provided, that the Compensation Committee may elect to leave a portion of the assets uninvested. Deferred compensation vests incrementally, one-third after 2 years, 3 years and 4 years. The Deferred Bonus Plan provides for forfeiture upon voluntary termination of employment, termination for cause or conduct detrimental to the firm.
Profit Participation – Each of the portfolio managers is a principal and owns shares of the firm. The firm distributes its income to its owners each year, so each portfolio manager receives income distributions corresponding to his ownership share. Ownership is structured so that the firm’s principals receive an increasing share of the firm’s profit over time. In addition, a principal may forfeit a portion of his ownership if he resigns voluntarily.
Other Compensation – Portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees, such as CBRE Group, Inc.’s 401(k) plan.
As the Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Global Investors, Mr. Ferguson’s compensation differs to some degree from the other portfolio managers, although it is comprised of similar elements:
Base Salary – Mr. Ferguson’s base salary has been established and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of CBRE Group, Inc. (the “Committee”). (CBRE Group, Inc. is the majority owner of CBRE Clarion.) CBRE Group, Inc. provides competitive base salaries that allow the company to attract and retain a high-performing leadership team at a reasonable level of fixed costs. Base pay levels generally reflect a variety of factors, such as the executive’s skill and experience, the seniority of the position, the difficulty of finding a replacement, affordability, and the positioning of the base pay against market salary levels and against base salaries of other senior executives at the company. Base salaries are generally reviewed annually during the first quarter of the year, but may also be reviewed at other times if the executive officer’s responsibilities have materially changed or other special circumstances so warrant.
Annual Performance Award (Cash) – The Committee grants annual performance awards to executives under the stockholder-approved Executive Incentive Plan (“EIP”). The EIP is an incentive plan that permits executives to earn performance awards up to an individual cap based on a percentage of CBRE Group, Inc.’s adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”) for the relevant performance period (which cap is 1.5% for Mr. Ferguson). Within the framework of the EIP, the Committee uses the Executive Bonus Plan (“EBP”) to establish target and maximum awards and determine actual payouts thereunder to the company’s executives. The EBP is designed to motivate and reward executives by aligning pay with annual performance, and the amount of an award thereunder is measured by the executive’s success against a combination of challenging financial and strategic performance measures established by the Committee. The maximum payout of annual performance awards to an executive under the EBP is less than his or her respective cap under the EIP. Notwithstanding the maximum amount, the Committee may exercise its discretion in any year to award additional amounts to an executive up to his or respective cap under the EIP or to pay additional bonus outside of the EIP. For business line executives such as Mr. Ferguson, financial performance targets are measured against adjusted EBITDA against plan at both the global (CBRE Group, Inc.) level and at the segment and business line levels (CBRE Development Services and CBRE Global Investors). Pursuant to his employment agreement, 60% of Mr. Ferguson’s EBP award is weighted based on financial performance measures and the remaining 40% is to be weighted on both financial performance measures and individual strategic measures. Target financial performance under the EBP corresponds to the Board-approved internal financial and operating plan established at the beginning of each performance year. Following year-end, our actual financial performance is compared to the targeted financial performance, and a resulting ‘adjustment factor’ is applied to the relevant portion of the executive’s target EBP award. Although company financial performance is critical to its success, the Committee also believes that a portion of the EBP award should be affected by reference to performance against important strategic measures. The payout of the strategic measure component of annual performance awards is more qualitative in nature and subjective in measurement. These measures – which the Committee approves for each executive at the beginning of each performance year - enable the Committee to influence management’s performance against strategies beyond near-term financial measures to include certain strategic measures
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such as the quality of earnings, the positioning of the business for the future and the mitigation of risk. Following the end of the performance year, the Committee reviews each executive’s performance against the various strategic measures that were established at the beginning of the year, determines the relative weighting of each strategic measure, and considers any special factors that couple have affected performance during the year. The Committee then further reviews each executive’s performance relative to his or her executive colleagues and takes into account other objectives and measures that may have become important to the company or the executive during the year that are not reflected in the formal strategic review measures approved at the beginning of the performance year. Based on this review, the Committee determines a final ‘strategic measures performance multiplier’ to be applied against the strategic measures portion of the target EBP award.
Long-Term (Equity-Based) Incentives – CBRE Group, Inc. uses equity compensation as a long-term incentive to create alignment with stockholders, to reward achievement of multi-year financial objectives, and as a retention tool for top executives that have the most direct impact on corporate results. The link to performance in long-term incentive grants is prospective in nature. For example, equity grants encourage executives to not only contribute to the creation of additional stockholder value, but also to help maintain and preserve existing stockholder value – because the executives share that value through their equity. Equity grants are subject to multi-year vesting schedules, which helps the company retain key talent. Generally, the Committee grants annual equity awards in two forms: a Time Vesting Equity Award and an Adjusted EPS Equity Award. Time Vesting Equity Awards vest 25% per year over a four-year period. Adjusted EPS Equity Awards are generally granted with a target number of restricted stock units, zero to 200% of which may be earned based on the achievement of certain adjusted EPS performance targets (over a minimum threshold) as measured on a cumulative basis over two fiscal years, with full vesting of any earned amount three years after the grant date. The CEO recommends to the Committee each year the recipients of equity awards as well as the amount of each award. In evaluating these recommendations and making its final award determinations for all executive officers, the Committee considers: (i) the executive’s position within the organization; (ii) ongoing performance and expected contributions by the executive to the company’s future success; and (iii) input from the Committee’s independent compensation consultant, taking into consideration relevant market data (when applicable), pay equity among the relevant employee group and other factors.
CBRE Clarion Profit Participation – Mr. Ferguson remains a principal and owns shares of CBRE Clarion. CBRE Clarion distributes its income to its owners each year, and Mr. Ferguson receives income distributions corresponding to his ownership share.
Ownership of Securities
The following tables show the dollar range of equity securities of the Funds beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Jeremy Anagnos, CFA $100,001-$500,000
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA Over $100,000,000
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Steven D. Burton, CFA None
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA Over $1,000,000
Joseph P. Smith, CFA Over $1,000,000
Voya Global Real Estate Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Steven D. Burton, CFA $50,001 - $100,000
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA $100,001-$500,000
Joseph P. Smith, CFA $50,001-$100,000
Voya International Real Estate Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Steven D. Burton, CFA None
T. Ritson Ferguson, CFA $100,001-$500,000
Joseph P. Smith, CFA None
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund and Voya Russia Fund
Sub-Advised by NNIP Advisors
Other Accounts Managed
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The following tables set forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Pieter Schop 2 $764,000,000 6 $2,180,000,000 0 $0
Bruno Springael 2 $764,000,000 6 $2,180,000,000 0 $0
Voya Russia Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Renat Nadyukov 1 $76,000,000 2 $70,000,000 0 $0
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
NNIP Advisors’s investment teams are responsible for managing and executing trades on behalf of multiple clients including other registered funds, legal entities, other accounts, including proprietary accounts, separate accounts, and other pooled investment vehicles. An investment team may manage a portfolio or separate account, which may have materially higher fee arrangements than the Fund and may also have a performance based fee. The management of multiple funds and/or other accounts may raise potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities and the aggregation and allocation of trades. NNIP Advisors has adopted compliance procedures which are reasonably designed to address these types of conflicts.
Compensation
Within NN Investment Partners, including NNIP Advisors, the portfolio managers’ compensation typically consists of a base salary and a bonus. Portfolio managers are evaluated on their one-year and three-year performance annually. The bonus scheme for our investment professionals in place, which is largely quantitative based and linked to the individual and team performances, is mainly targeted at consistency and stability in excess return. If a portfolio manager has good performance, the variable pay (partly in stock) will be spread over the next two or three years. There will be a consistency premium paid, if portfolio managers can continuously produce good results. If the performance deteriorates in subsequent years, a portion of the bonus will be subject to a claw back clause. In so doing, we aim to achieve a longer-term orientation of our investment managers and better align the program with the interests of our customers. In addition, the portfolio managers may be offered long-term equity awards, such as stocks and/or stock options, which are tied to the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company, NN Groep N.V. The overall design of the NN Investment Partners annual incentive plan was developed to closely tie compensation to performance, structured in such a way as to drive performance and promote retention of top talent. As with base salary compensation, individual target awards are determined and set based on external market data and internal comparators. Investment performance is measured on both relative and absolute performance in all areas. NN Investment Partners has defined indices and set performance goals to appropriately reflect requirements for each investment team. The measures for each team are outlined on a “scorecard” that is reviewed on an annual basis. These scorecards reflect a comprehensive approach to measuring investment performance versus benchmark(s) over a one-year period. The results for overall NN Investment Partners’ scorecards are calculated on an asset weighted performance basis of the individual team scorecards. Investment professionals’ performance measures for bonus determinations are typically weighted by 20% being attributable to the overall NN Investment Partners performance and 60% attributable to the funds/clients performance (objective) and 20% attributable to their contribution to the team’s results (subjective).
Ownership of Securities
The following tables show the dollar range of equity securities of the Funds beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Pieter Schop None
Bruno Springael None
Voya Russia Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Renat Nadyukov None
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Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Sub-Advised by Voya IM
Other Accounts Managed
The following tables set forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Voya Global Bond Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Sean Banai, CFA 0 $0 89 $5,949,511,581 23 $9,197,986,659
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D. 1 2 $435,889,392 0 $0 0 $0
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA 5 $1,333,943,551 0 $0 0 $0
1 Mr. Chowdhury has announced he intends to retire effective on or about August 1, 2019. Accordingly, effective on or about August 1, 2019, Mr. Chowdhury will no longer serve as a Portfolio Manager to Voya Global Bond Fund.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Vincent Costa, CFA 15 $9,786,575,384 10 $1,474,669,545 9 $529,699,346
Steve Wetter 25 $17,263,572,611 2 $1,279,006,770 8 $906,496,568
Kai Yee Wong 23 $16,215,388,973 2 $136,904,027 6 $902,779,683
Voya Global Equity Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Vincent Costa, CFA 15 $9,786,575,384 10 $1,474,669,545 9 $529,699,346
Peg DiOrio, CFA 1 $119,602,977 0 $0 0 $0
Steve Wetter 25 $17,263,572,611 2 $1,279,006,770 8 $906,496,568
Kai Yee Wong 23 $16,215,388,973 2 $136,904,027 6 $902,779,683
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Vincent Costa, CFA 15 $9,786,575,384 10 $1,474,669,545 9 $529,699,346
Peg DiOrio, CFA 1 $119,602,977 0 $0 0 $0
Steve Wetter 25 $17,263,572,611 2 $1,279,006,770 8 $906,496,568
Kai Yee Wong 23 $16,215,388,973 2 $136,904,027 6 $902,779,683
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Steve Wetter 25 $17,263,572,611 2 $1,279,006,770 8 $906,496,568
Kai Yee Wong 23 $16,215,388,973 2 $136,904,027 6 $902,779,683
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
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A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Funds. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs, and hedge funds. Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for the portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts.
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment.
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease, while a Fund maintained its position in that security.
A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee.
As part of its compliance program, Voya IM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above.
Finally, a potential conflict of interest may arise because the investment mandates for certain other accounts, such as hedge funds, may allow extensive use of short sales which, in theory, could allow them to enter into short positions in securities where other accounts hold long positions. Voya IM has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit and monitor short sales by the other accounts to avoid harm to the Funds.
Compensation
Compensation consists of: (i) a fixed base salary; (ii) a bonus, which is based on Voya IM performance, one-, three-, and five-year pre-tax performance of the accounts the portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for relative to account benchmarks, peer universe performance, and revenue growth and net cash flow growth (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) of the accounts they are responsible for; and (iii) long-term equity awards tied to the performance of our parent company, Voya Financial, Inc. and/or a notional investment in a pre-defined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds.
Portfolio managers are also eligible to receive an annual cash incentive award delivered in some combination of cash and a deferred award in the form of Voya stock. The overall design of the annual incentive plan was developed to tie pay to both performance and cash flows, structured in such a way as to drive performance and promote retention of top talent. As with base salary compensation, individual target awards are determined and set based on external market data and internal comparators. Investment performance is measured on both relative and absolute performance in all areas.
The measures for each team are outlined on a “scorecard” that is reviewed on an annual basis. These scorecards measure investment performance versus benchmark and peer groups over one-, three-, and five-year periods; and year-to-date net cash flow (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) for all accounts managed by each team. The results for overall Voya IM scorecards are typically calculated on an asset weighted performance basis of the individual team scorecards.
Investment professionals’ performance measures for bonus determinations are weighted by 25% being attributable to the overall Voya IM performance and 75% attributable to their specific team results (65% investment performance, 5% net cash flow, and 5% revenue growth).
Voya IM's long-term incentive plan is designed to provide ownership-like incentives to reward continued employment and to link long-term compensation to the financial performance of the business. Based on job function, internal comparators and external market data, employees may be granted long-term awards. All senior investment professionals participate in the long-term compensation plan. Participants receive annual awards determined by the management committee based largely on investment performance and contribution to firm performance. Plan awards are based on the current year’s performance as defined by the Voya IM component of the annual incentive plan. Awards typically include a combination of performance shares, which vest ratably over a three-year period, and Voya restricted stock and/or a notional investment in a predefined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds, each subject to a three-year cliff-vesting schedule.
If a portfolio manager’s base salary compensation exceeds a particular threshold, he or she may participate in Voya’s deferred compensation plan. The plan provides an opportunity to invest deferred amounts of compensation in mutual funds, Voya stock or at an annual fixed interest rate. Deferral elections are done on an annual basis and the amount of compensation deferred is irrevocable.
For the Funds, Voya IM has defined the following indices as the benchmark indices for the investment team:
Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Global Bond Fund Sean Banai, CFA, Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D. and Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index
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Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Vincent Costa, CFA, Steve Wetter, and Kai Yee Wong S&P Global 100 Index
Voya Global Equity Fund Vincent Costa, CFA, Peg DiOrio, CFA, Steve Wetter, and Kai Yee Wong MSCI World IndexSM
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Vincent Costa, CFA, Peg DiOrio, CFA, Steve Wetter, and Kai Yee Wong MSCI EAFE® Index
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Steve Wetter and Kai Yee Wong MSCI EAFE® Index
Ownership of Securities
The following tables show the dollar range of equity securities of the Funds beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Voya Global Bond Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Sean Banai, CFA None
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D. None
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA $10,001 - $50,000
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Vincent Costa, CFA None
Steve Wetter None
Kai Yee Wong None
Voya Global Equity Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Vincent Costa, CFA None
Peg DiOrio, CFA $1-$10,000
Steve Wetter $50,001-$100,000
Kai Yee Wong None
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Vincent Costa, CFA None
Peg DiOrio, CFA None
Steve Wetter None
Kai Yee Wong None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Steve Wetter None
Kai Yee Wong None
In addition to the investments shown in the tables above, certain portfolio managers may be required to defer a portion of their compensation into an account that tracks the performance of investment options, including certain Voya mutual funds, chosen by the portfolio managers as part of their participation in Voya’s deferred compensation plan and other targeted compensation programs. This deferral will not cause any purchase or sale of Fund shares, but the NAV of the Fund shares will be used as a measurement mechanism for determining the cash amount to be paid under any vesting provisions when the portfolio manager realizes his/her compensation.
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The information below shows how much a portfolio manager has allocated to an investment option that tracks the performance of the Fund he/she manages. The portfolio managers may have allocated a portion of their deferral to another investment option which tracks the performance of a fund that they do not manage. Only the amount that a portfolio manager has allocated to an investment option that tracks the performance of Funds that he/she manages is shown below as of October 31, 2018:
Voya Global Bond Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Allocated Under Deferred Compensation
Sean Banai, CFA $1-$10,000
Mustafa Chowdhury, Ph.D. $100,001-$500,000
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA $100,001-$500,000
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Allocated Under Deferred Compensation
Vincent Costa, CFA $50,001-$100,000
Peg DiOrio, CFA $1-$10,000
Steve Wetter $1-$10,000
Kai Yee Wong $1-$10,000
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Sub-Advised by DIFA, JPMorgan, and VanEck
DIFA
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by the portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Liu-Er Chen, CFA 7 $7,000,000,000 5 $795,300,000 31 $756,200,000
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $294,800,000 has a performance-based advisory fee.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
Individual portfolio managers may perform investment management services for other funds or accounts similar to those provided to the Fund, and the investment action for such other fund or account and the Fund may differ. For example, an account or fund may be selling a security, while another account or fund may be purchasing or holding the same security. As a result, transactions executed for one fund or account may adversely affect the value of securities held by another fund, account or the Fund. Additionally, the management of multiple other funds or accounts and the Fund may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, as a portfolio manager must allocate time and effort to multiple other funds or accounts and the Fund. A portfolio manager may discover an investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or fund. The investment opportunity may be limited, however, so that all funds or accounts for which the investment would be suitable may not be able to participate. DIFA has adopted procedures designed to allocate investments fairly across multiple funds or accounts.
When one of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager has a performance-based fee, the compensation structure presents a potential conflict of interest. The portfolio manager has an incentive to manage this account so as to enhance their performance, to the possible detriment of other accounts for which the investment manager does not receive a performance-based fee.
A portfolio manager’s management of personal accounts also may present certain conflicts of interest. While DIFA’s code of ethics is designed to address these potential conflicts, there is no guarantee that it will do so.
Compensation
The portfolio manager’s compensation consists of the following:
Base Salary - Each named portfolio manager receives a fixed base salary. Salaries are determined by a comparison to industry data prepared by third parties to ensure that portfolio manager salaries are in line with salaries paid at peer investment advisory firms.
Bonus - The portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products the portfolio manager manages. DIFA keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) creates the “bonus pool” for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The primary objective factor is the
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one-, three- and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (formerly, Lipper, Inc.) peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three- and five-year performance are weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.
Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.
Portfolio managers participate in retention programs, including the Macquarie Investment Management Notional Investment Plan and the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan, for alignment of interest purposes.
Macquarie Investment Management Notional Investment Plan – A portion of a portfolio manager’s retained profit share may be notionally exposed to the return of certain funds within the Macquarie Investment Management Funds pursuant to the terms of the Macquarie Investment Management Notional Investment Plan. The retained amount will vest in equal tranches over a period ranging from four to five years after the date of the investment (depending on the level of employee).
Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan – A portion of a portfolio manager’s retained profit share may be invested in the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan (“MEREP”), which is used to deliver remuneration in the form of Macquarie Group Limited (“Macquarie”) equity. The main type of award currently being offered under the MEREP is units comprising a beneficial interest in a Macquarie share held in a trust for the employee, subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions of the MEREP. Subject to vesting conditions, vesting and release of the shares occurs in equal tranches over a period ranging from four to five years after the date of the investment (depending on the level of employee).
Other Compensation - portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all similarly situated employees.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Liu-Er Chen, CFA None
JPMorgan
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Anuj Arora 6 $2,672,627 171 $6,493,843 212 $4,320,284
Joyce Weng 6 $2,672,627 51 $2,259,902 4 $766,273
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $1,813,150 has a performance-based advisory fee.
2 Four of these accounts with total assets of $708,003 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
The potential for conflicts of interest exists when portfolio managers manage other accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund (“Similar Accounts”). Potential conflicts may include, for example, conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities.
Responsibility for managing JPMorgan’s, and its affiliates, clients’ portfolios is organized according to investment strategies within asset classes. Generally, client portfolios with similar strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same portfolio management group using the same objectives, approach, and philosophy. Underlying sectors or strategy allocations within a larger portfolio are likewise managed by portfolio managers who use the same approach and philosophy as similarly managed portfolios. Therefore, portfolio holdings, relative position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar portfolios and strategies, which minimize the potential for conflicts of interest.
JPMorgan and/or its affiliates perform investment services, including rendering investment advice, to varied clients. JPMorgan and/or its affiliates and its or their directors, officers, agents, and/or employees may render similar or differing investment advisory services to clients and may give advice or exercise investment responsibility and take such other action with respect to any of its other clients that differs from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to another client or group of clients. It is JPMorgan’s policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate, within its reasonable discretion, investment opportunities among clients over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis. One or more of JPMorgan’s other client accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose, or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which another client account may have an interest from time-to-time.
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JPMorgan and/or its affiliates, and any of its or their directors, partners, officers, agents or employees, may also buy, sell, or trade securities for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan and/or its affiliates. JPMorgan and/or its affiliates, within their discretion, may make different investment decisions and other actions with respect to their own proprietary accounts than those made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment decisions or actions. Further, JPMorgan is not required to purchase or sell for any client account securities that JPMorgan and/or its affiliates, and any of its or their employees, principals, or agents may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan or its affiliates or its clients.
JPMorgan or its affiliates may receive more compensation with respect to certain Similar Accounts than that received with respect to the Fund or may receive compensation based in part on the performance of certain Similar Accounts. This may create a potential conflict of interest for JPMorgan and its affiliates or its portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor these Similar Accounts when, for example, placing securities transactions. In addition, JPMorgan or its affiliates could be viewed as having a conflict of interest to the extent that JPMorgan or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in Similar Accounts, the portfolio managers have personal investments in Similar Accounts, or the Similar Accounts are investment options in JPMorgan’s or its affiliates’ employee benefit plans. Potential conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of securities transactions and allocation of investment opportunities because of market factors or investment restrictions imposed upon JPMorgan and its affiliates by law, regulation, contract, or internal policies. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially completed due to limited availability and allocation of investment opportunities generally, could raise a potential conflict of interest, as JPMorgan and its affiliates may have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to favored accounts. IPOs, in particular, are frequently of very limited availability. JPMorgan and its affiliates may be perceived as causing accounts they manage to participate in an offering to increase JPMorgan’s and its affiliates’ overall allocation of securities in that offering.
A potential conflict of interest may also be perceived to arise if transactions in one account closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by another account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account. If JPMorgan or its affiliates manage accounts that engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Portfolio invests, JPMorgan and its affiliates could be seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the accounts engaging in short sales, if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall.
As an internal policy matter, JPMorgan or its affiliates may, from time to time, maintain certain overall investment limitations on the securities positions or positions in other financial instruments JPMorgan or its affiliates will take on behalf of its various clients due to, among other things, liquidity concerns and regulatory restrictions. Such policies may preclude the Fund from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if such securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives.
The goal of JPMorgan and its affiliates is to meet their fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients. JPMorgan and its affiliates have policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. JPMorgan and its affiliates monitor a variety of areas, including compliance with fund guidelines, review of allocation decisions and compliance with JPMorgan’s Codes of Ethics and Code of Conduct. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, JPMorgan and its affiliates also have certain policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. For example:
Orders for the same equity security traded through a single trading desk or system are aggregated on a continual basis throughout each trading day consistent with JPMorgan’s and its affiliates’ duty of best execution for its clients. If aggregated trades are fully executed, accounts participating in the trade will be allocated their pro rata share on an average price basis. Partially completed orders generally will be allocated among the participating accounts on a pro rata average price basis, subject to certain limited exceptions. For example, accounts that would receive a de minimis allocation relative to their size may be excluded from the order. Another exception may occur when thin markets or price volatility require that an aggregated order be completed in multiple executions over several days. If partial completion of the order would result in an uneconomic allocation to an account due to fixed transactions or custody costs, JPMorgan or its affiliates may exclude small orders until 50% of the total order is completed. Then the small orders will be executed. Following this procedure, small orders will lag in the early execution of the order, but will be completed before completion of the total order.
Purchases of money market instruments and fixed-income securities cannot always be allocated pro rata across the accounts with the same investment strategy and objective. However, JPMorgan and its affiliates attempt to mitigate any potential unfairness by basing non-pro rata allocations traded through a single trading desk or system upon objective predetermined criteria for the selection of investments and a disciplined process for allocating securities with similar duration, credit quality and liquidity in the good faith judgment of JPMorgan or its affiliates so that fair and equitable allocation will occur over time.
Compensation Structure of Portfolio Managers
JPMorgan’s compensation programs are designed to align the behavior of employees with the achievement of its short- and long-term strategic goals, which revolve around client investment objectives. This is accomplished, in part, through a balanced performance assessment process and total compensation program, as well as a clearly defined culture that rigorously and consistently promotes adherence to the highest ethical standards.
In determining portfolio manager compensation, JPMorgan uses a balanced discretionary approach to assess performance against four broad categories: (1) business results; (2) risk and control; (3) customers and clients; and (4) people and leadership.
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These performance categories consider short-, medium- and long-term goals that drive sustained value for clients, while accounting for risk and control objectives. Specifically, portfolio manager performance is evaluated against various factors including the following: (1) blended pre-tax investment performance relative to competitive indices, generally weighted more to the long-term; (2) individual contribution relative to the client’s risk/return objectives; and (3) adherence with JPMorgan’s compliance, risk and regulatory procedures.
Feedback from JPMorgan’s risk and control professionals is considered in assessing performance.
JPMorgan maintains a balanced total compensation program comprised of a mix of fixed compensation (including a competitive base salary and, for certain employees, a fixed cash allowance), variable compensation in the form of cash incentives, and long-term incentives in the form of equity based and/or fund-tracking incentives that vest over time. Long-term awards comprise of up to 60% of overall incentive compensation, depending on an employee’s pay level.
Long-term awards are generally in the form of time-vested JPMC Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). However, portfolio managers are subject to a mandatory deferral of long-term incentive compensation under JPMorgan’s Mandatory Investor Plan (“Mandatory Investment Plan”). The Mandatory Investment Plan provides for a rate of return equal to that of the Fund(s) that the portfolio managers manage, thereby aligning portfolio manager’s pay with that of their client’s experience/return. 100% of the portfolio manager’s long-term incentive compensation is eligible for Mandatory Investment Plan and, depending on the level of compensation, 50% is aligned with the specific Fund(s) they manage, as determined by their respective manager. The remaining portion of the overall amount is electable and may be treated as if invested in any of the other Funds available in the plan or can take the form of RSUs.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Anuj Arora None
Joyce Weng None
VanEck
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
David A. Semple 3 $1,986,400,000 2 $137,180,000 2 $84,700,000
Angus Shillington 3 $1,986,400,000 2 $137,180,000 2 $84,700,000
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
VanEck (and its principals, affiliates or employees) may serve as an investment adviser to other client accounts and conduct investment activities for their own accounts. Such “Other Clients” may have investment objectives or may implement investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. When VanEck implements investment strategies for Other Clients that are similar or directly contrary to the positions taken by the Fund, the prices of the Fund’s securities may be negatively affected. For example, when purchase or sales orders for the Fund are aggregated with those of other funds managed by VanEck and/or Other Clients and allocated among them, the price that the Fund pays or receives may be more in the case of a purchase or less in a sale than if VanEck served as Sub-Adviser to only the Fund. When Other Clients are selling a security that the Fund owns, the price of that security may decline as a result of the sales. The compensation that VanEck receives from Other Clients may be higher than the compensation paid by the Adviser to VanEck. VanEck does not believe that its activities materially disadvantage the Fund. VanEck has implemented procedures to monitor trading across the Fund and its Other Clients.
Compensation Structure of Portfolio Managers
VanEck’s portfolio managers are paid a fixed base salary and a bonus. The bonus is based upon the quality of investment analysis and management of the funds for which they serve as portfolio manager. Portfolio managers who oversee accounts with significantly different fee structures are generally compensated by discretionary bonus rather than a set formula to help reduce potential conflicts of interest. At times, VanEck and affiliates manage accounts with incentive fees.
VanEck’s portfolio managers may serve as portfolio managers to other clients. Such “Other Clients” may have investment objectives or may implement investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. When the portfolio managers implement investment strategies for Other Clients that are similar or directly contrary to the positions taken by the Fund, the prices of the Fund’s securities may be negatively affected. The compensation that the Fund’s portfolio manager receives for managing other client accounts may be higher than the compensation the portfolio manager receives for managing the Fund. The portfolio managers do not believe that their activities materially disadvantage the Fund. VanEck has implemented procedures to monitor trading across the Fund and its Other Clients.
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Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
David A. Semple None
Angus Shillington None
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Sub-Advised by BG Overseas, Lazard, Polaris, and Wellington Management
BG Overseas
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Gerard Callahan 5 $3,174,000,000 2 $488,000,000 431 $11,412,000,000
Iain Campbell 5 $3,174,000,000 2 $218,000,000 431 $11,008,000,000
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA 5 $3,174,000,000 2 $172,000,000 381 $10,857,000,000
Joe Faraday, CFA 5 $3,174,000,000 1 $52,000,000 381 $10,857,000,000
Moritz Sitte, CFA 5 $3,174,000,000 2 $605,000,000 381 $10,857,000,000
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $292,000,000 has a performance-based advisory fee.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
BG Overseas has a duty to act in the best interests of its clients and to treat them fairly when providing investment services to them. From time to time, there may be situations that give rise to a conflict of interest. A conflict can arise between the interests of BG Overseas, its partners and employees, and the interests of a client of BG Overseas. A conflict of interest can also arise between the interests of one client of BG Overseas and another client. In such circumstances BG Overseas has put in place effective organizational and administrative arrangements to ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent the conflict giving rise to a material risk of damage to the interests of its clients.
BG Overseas maintains a conflicts policy which forms part of its group compliance manual. Along with this policy, BG Overseas maintains a firm-wide conflicts matrix which identifies conflicts and potential conflicts of interest that exist within the firm, and the procedures and controls that have been adopted to manage these conflicts.
Once a conflict has been identified, BG Overseas must determine whether it may result in a material risk of damage to the interests of its clients and must specify procedures to be followed and measures to be adopted in order to manage the conflict.
The compliance committee is responsible for the oversight of this policy and the conflicts matrix. Any emerging conflicts of interest are considered by BG Overseas’s compliance committee on a quarterly basis and a sub-group of the committee has also been established to consider any material or emerging conflicts of interest on an ad-hoc basis as required. A conflicts of interest assessment is conducted annually and reviewed by the compliance committee. The conflicts of interest assessment includes monitoring the effectiveness of controls established to mitigate the risk of a conflicts of interest causing material damage to the interests of BG Overseas’s clients.
This process ensures that senior management within BG Overseas are engaged in the conflicts identification and management process with a view to ensuring the risks arising from conflicts are appropriately and effectively mitigated.
The day-to-day maintenance of the policy is the responsibility of BG Overseas’s compliance department. Each partner and employee has a responsibility for the identification of conflicts through adherence to the firm’s code of ethics manual.
Compensation
BG Overseas’s compensation package is oriented towards rewarding long-term contributions to both investment performance and the business overall.
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Baillie Gifford’s partners’ are the sole owners of the firm and share directly in its profits. In this respect, the compensation and incentive package of senior executives is directly related to both performance and client satisfaction. The prospect of becoming a partner is a strong incentive to BG Overseas’s younger professionals. There is no set criteria for an employee to become a partner - individuals are invited to join the partnership as a result of proven ability and their ongoing contribution to the success of the firm. Partners’ equity ownership is determined by the joint senior partners. Baillie Gifford actively looks to move its most qualified people along the partnership track.
A firm-wide bonus, which has exceeded 10% of base salary in recent years, is paid annually to all staff. Additionally, a number of non-partner senior staff have a profits related bonus scheme with awards determined by individual appraisal ratings and team performance.
The remuneration of investment managers at BG Overseas has three key elements (i) base salary, (ii) a firm-wide staff bonus and (iii) a performance related bonus referred to as the investment departments’ bonus scheme. All bonus scheme members defer either 20% or 40% of their annual variable remuneration (depending on their position within the firm and their level of remuneration). Awards deferred will be held for a period of three years and will be invested in a range of funds managed by BG Overseas.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Gerard Callahan None
Iain Campbell None
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA None
Joe Faraday, CFA None
Moritz Sitte, CFA None
Lazard
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Michael A. Bennett 141 $13,912,811,144 13 $2,785,312,726 2152 $22,633,032,636
Michael G. Fry 111 $8,140,403,524 10 $2,108,676,566 1732 $16,197,670,803
Kevin Matthews 111 $8,140,403,524 10 $2,108,676,566 1732 $16,197,670,803
Michael Powers 141 $8,286,955,494 10 $2,108,676,566 1732 $16,197,670,803
John R. Reinsberg 13 $10,313,940,516 16 $2,418,961,979 863 $13,627,078,133
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $3,526,399,831 has a performance-based advisory fee.
2 One of these accounts with total assets of $100,935,299 has a performance-based advisory fee.
3 Two of these accounts with total assets of $347,688,446 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
Material Conflicts Related to Management of Similar Accounts. Although the potential for conflicts of interest exist when an investment adviser and portfolio managers manage other accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund (“Similar Accounts”), Lazard has procedures in place that are designed to ensure that all accounts are treated fairly and that the Fund is not disadvantaged, including procedures regarding trade allocations and “conflicting trades” (e.g., long and short positions in the same security, as described below). In addition, the Fund, as a registered investment company, is subject to different regulations than certain of the Similar Accounts, and, consequently, may not be permitted to engage in all the investment techniques or transactions, or to engage in such techniques or transactions to the same degree, as the Similar Accounts.
Potential conflicts of interest may arise because of Lazard’s management of the Fund and Similar Accounts, including the following:
1. Similar Accounts may have investment objectives, strategies and risks that differ from those of the Fund. In addition, the Fund is a registered investment company, subject to different regulations than certain of the Similar Accounts and, consequently, may not be permitted to invest in the same securities, exercise rights to exchange or convert securities or engage in all the investment techniques or transactions, or to invest, exercise or engage to the same degree, as the Similar Accounts. For these or other reasons, the portfolio managers may purchase different securities for the Fund and the corresponding Similar Accounts, and the performance of securities purchased for the Fund may vary from the performance of securities purchased for Similar Accounts, perhaps materially.
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2. Conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of securities transactions and allocation of limited investment opportunities. Lazard may be perceived as causing accounts it manages to participate in an offering to increase Lazard's overall allocation of securities in that offering, or to increase Lazard's ability to participate in future offerings by the same underwriter or issuer. Allocations of bunched trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially filled due to limited availability, and allocation of investment opportunities generally, could raise a potential conflict of interest, as Lazard may have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to preferred accounts. Initial public offerings, in particular, are frequently of very limited availability. A potential conflict of interest may be perceived to arise if transactions in one account closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by the other account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account.
3. Portfolio managers may be perceived to have a conflict of interest because of the large number of Similar Accounts, in addition to the Fund, that they are managing on behalf of Lazard. Although Lazard does not track each individual portfolio manager's time dedicated to each account, Lazard periodically reviews each portfolio manager's overall responsibilities to ensure that he or she is able to allocate the necessary time and resources to effectively manage the Fund. As illustrated in the table above, most of the portfolio managers manage a significant number of Similar Accounts in addition to the Fund.
4. Generally, Lazard and/or its portfolio managers have investments in Similar Accounts. This could be viewed as creating a potential conflict of interest, since certain of the portfolio managers do not invest in the Fund.
5. The table above notes the portfolio managers who manage Similar Accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, which could give the portfolio managers and Lazard an incentive to favor such Similar Accounts over the Fund.
6. Portfolio managers may place transactions on behalf of Similar Accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made for the Fund, which could have the potential to adversely impact the Fund, depending on market conditions. In addition, if the Fund's investment in an issuer is at a different level of the issuer's capital structure than an investment in the issuer by Similar Accounts, in the event of credit deterioration of the issuer, there may be a conflict of interest between the Fund's and such Similar Accounts' investments in the issuer. If Lazard sells securities short, including on behalf of a Similar Account, it may be seen as harmful to the performance of the Fund to the extent it invests “long” in the same or similar securities whose market values fall as a result of short-selling activities.
7. Investment decisions are made independently from those of the Similar Accounts. If, however, such Similar Accounts desire to invest in, or dispose of, the same securities as the Fund, available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated equitably to each. In some cases, this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position obtained for or disposed of by the Fund or the price paid or received by the Fund.
8. Under Lazard's trade allocation procedures applicable to domestic and foreign initial and secondary public offerings and Rule 144A transactions (collectively herein a “Limited Offering”), Lazard will generally allocate Limited Offering shares among client accounts, including the Fund, pro rata based upon the aggregate asset size (excluding leverage) of the account. Lazard may also allocate Limited Offering shares on a random basis, as selected electronically, or other basis. It is often difficult for the Sub-Adviser to obtain a sufficient number of Limited Offering shares to provide a full allocation to each account. Lazard's allocation procedures are designed to allocate Limited Offering securities in a fair and equitable manner.
Compensation
Lazard compensates portfolio managers by a competitive salary and bonus structure, which is determined both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Salary and bonus are paid in cash, stock and restricted interests in funds managed by Lazard or its affiliates. Portfolio managers are compensated on the performance of the aggregate group of portfolios managed by them rather than for a specific fund or account. Various factors are considered in the determination of a portfolio manager’s compensation. All of the portfolios managed by a portfolio manager are comprehensively evaluated to determine his or her positive and consistent performance contribution over time. Further factors include the amount of assets in the portfolios as well as qualitative aspects that reinforce Lazard’s investment philosophy.
Total compensation is generally not fixed, but rather is based on the following factors: (i) leadership, teamwork and commitment; (ii) maintenance of current knowledge and opinions on companies owned in the portfolio; (iii) generation and development of new investment ideas, including the quality of security analysis and identification of appreciation catalysts; (iv) ability and willingness to develop and share ideas on a team basis; and (v) the performance results of the portfolios managed by the investment teams of which the portfolio manager is a member.
Variable bonus is based on the portfolio manager’s quantitative performance as measured by his or her ability to make investment decisions that contribute to the pre-tax absolute and relative returns of the accounts managed by the teams of which the portfolio manager is a member, by comparison of each account to a predetermined benchmark (as set forth in the prospectus or other governing document) over the current fiscal year and the longer-term performance of such account, as well as performance of the account relative to peers. In addition, the portfolio manager’s bonus also can be influenced by subjective measurement of the manager’s ability to help others make investment decisions. A portion of a portfolio manager’s variable bonus is awarded under a deferred compensation arrangement pursuant to which the portfolio manager may allocate certain amounts awarded among certain accounts in shares that vest in two to three years. Certain portfolio managers' bonus compensation may be tied to a fixed percentage of revenue or assets generated by the accounts managed by such portfolio management teams.
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The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Michael A. Bennett None
Michael G. Fry None
Kevin Matthews None
Michael Powers None
John R. Reinsberg None
Polaris
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Bernard R. Horn, Jr. 7 $6,046,348,270 6 $965,411,807 31 $5,317,905,017
Sumanta Biswas, CFA 7 $6,046,348,270 6 $965,411,807 31 $5,317,905,017
Jason Crawshaw 7 $6,046,348,270 6 $965,411,807 31 $5,317,905,017
Bin Xiao, CFA 7 $6,046,348,270 6 $965,411,807 31 $5,317,905,017
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, a portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons.
Compensation
All cash flow earned by the firm is distributed to personnel annually in the form of a salary, bonus, retirement plan contribution or equity compensation. Cash flow of the firm is a direct function of the amount of assets under management. At the senior level, bonus ranges from 0 percent to unlimited upside since base salary is kept at a minimum. The typical bonus range is more than 75 percent of base. At the junior level the bonus currently represents 0 percent to 50 percent of base. Overall compensation is based on annual firm profits which are a function of assets under management, and therefore, performance. There is no formal split between specific performance targets and subjective criteria.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Bernard R. Horn, Jr. None
Sumanta Biswas, CFA None
Jason Crawshaw None
Bin Xiao, CFA None
Wellington Management
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
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Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch 7 $6,525,897,556 121 $3,679,591,034 362 $17,071,267,308
Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA 6 $5,110,408,111 143 $3,763,035,357 344 $16,095,967,354
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $94,684,664 has a performance-based advisory fee.
2 Seven of these accounts with total assets of $8,552,437,393 have performance-based advisory fees.
3 Two of these accounts with total assets of $114,049,801 have performance-based advisory fees.
4 Six of these accounts with total assets of $8,165,512,138 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
Individual investment professionals at Wellington Management manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions such as pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, or separately managed account programs sponsored by financial intermediaries), bank common trust accounts, and hedge funds. The Fund’s portfolio manager(s) listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund generally manage accounts in several different investment styles. These accounts may have investment objectives, strategies, time horizons, tax considerations, and risk profiles that differ from those of the Fund. A portfolio manager makes investment decisions for each account, including the Fund, based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, benchmarks, cash flows, tax, and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account. Consequently, a portfolio manager may purchase or sell securities, including IPOs, for one account and not another account, and the performance of securities purchased for one account may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other accounts. Alternatively, these accounts may be managed in a similar fashion to the Fund and thus the accounts may have similar, and in some cases nearly identical, objectives, strategies and/or holdings to that of the Fund.
A portfolio manager or other investment professionals at Wellington Management may place transactions on behalf of other accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the Fund, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the Fund, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the Fund depending on market conditions. For example, an investment professional may purchase a security in one account while appropriately selling that same security in another account. Similarly, a portfolio manager may purchase the same security for the Fund and one or more other accounts at or about the same time. In those instances the other accounts will have access to their respective holdings prior to the public disclosure of the Fund’s holdings. In addition, some of these accounts have fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher, in some cases significantly higher, than the fees Wellington Management receives for managing the Fund. A portfolio manager also manages accounts which pay performance allocations to Wellington Management or its affiliates. Because incentive payments paid by Wellington Management to a portfolio manager are tied to revenues earned by Wellington Management and, where noted, to the performance achieved by the manager in each account, the incentives associated with any given account may be significantly higher or lower than those associated with other accounts managed by a given portfolio manager. Finally, a portfolio manager may hold shares or investments in the other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts identified above.
Wellington Management’s goal is to meet its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly and provide high-quality investment services to all of its clients. Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Wellington Management monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with primary account guidelines, the allocation of IPOs, and compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on investment professionals who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts. Furthermore, senior investment and business personnel at Wellington Management periodically review the performance of Wellington Management’s investment professionals. Although Wellington Management does not track the time an investment professional spends on a single account, Wellington Management does periodically assess whether an investment professional has adequate time and resources to effectively manage the investment professional’s various client mandates.
Compensation
Wellington Management receives a fee based on the assets under management of the Fund as set forth in the Investment Sub-advisory Agreement between Wellington Management and the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. Wellington Management pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues, including the advisory fees earned with respect to the Fund. The following information is as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Wellington Management’s compensation structure is designed to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals necessary to deliver high-quality investment management services to its clients. Wellington Management’s compensation of the Fund’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, (“Portfolio Manager”) includes a base salary and incentive components. The base salary for each portfolio manager who is a partner (a “Partner”) of Wellington Management Group LLP, the ultimate holding company of Wellington Management, is generally a fixed amount determined by the managing partners of Wellington Management Group LLP. Each Portfolio Manager is eligible to receive an incentive payment based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management from the Fund managed by the Portfolio Manager and generally each other account managed by such portfolio manager. Each Portfolio Manager’s incentive payment relating to the Fund is linked to the gross pre-tax performance of the portion of the Fund
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managed by the Portfolio Manager compared to the benchmark index and/or peer group identified below over one-, three-, and five-year periods, with an emphasis on five-year results. Wellington Management applies similar incentive compensation structures (although the benchmarks or peer groups, time periods and rates may differ) to other accounts managed by a Portfolio Manager, including accounts with performance fees.
Portfolio-based incentives across all accounts managed by an investment professional can, and typically do, represent a significant portion of an investment professional’s overall compensation; incentive compensation varies significantly by individual and can vary significantly from year to year. Each Portfolio Manager may also be eligible for bonus payments based on their overall contribution to Wellington Management’s business operations. Senior management at Wellington Management may reward individuals as it deems appropriate based on other factors. Each Partner is eligible to participate in a Partner-funded tax qualified retirement plan, the contributions to which are made pursuant to an actuarial formula.
Mr. Choumenkovitch and Ms. Stilwell are Partners.
For the Fund, Wellington Management has defined the following index as the benchmark index for the investment team:
Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch and Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. IndexSM
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch $100,001-$500,000
Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Sub-Advised by PanAgora and Voya IM
PanAgora
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Jaime Lee, PhD 4 $999,855,691 451 $5,006,070,447 622 $19,728,531,738
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA 3 $570,101,793 451 $5,006,070,447 543 $16,366,978,997
1 Twenty-two of these accounts with total assets of $3,125,711,587 have performance-based advisory fees.
2 Five of these accounts with total assets of $4,438,621,246 have performance-based advisory fees.
3 Four of these accounts with total assets of $4,065,922,684 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them. These conflicts may be exacerbated to the extent that PanAgora or a portfolio manager receives, or expects to receive, greater compensation from their management of accounts other than the Fund.
Other potential conflicts may arise from specific portfolio manager compensation arrangements, and conflicts relating to the selection of brokers or dealers to execute portfolio trades on behalf of the Fund and/or specific uses of commissions from Fund portfolio trades.
Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. To the extent any such conflicts are material, PanAgora believes that it has designed policies and procedures in a manner reasonably designed to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.
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The Adviser pays PanAgora a fee based on the assets under management of the Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between PanAgora and the Adviser. PanAgora pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Fund. The following information relates to the period ended October 31, 2018.
All investment professionals receive industry competitive salaries (based on an annual benchmarking study) and are rewarded with meaningful performance-based annual bonuses. All employees of the firm are evaluated by comparing their performance against tailored and specific objectives. These goals are developed and monitored through the cooperation of employees and their immediate supervisors. Portfolio managers have specific goals regarding the investment performance of the accounts they manage and not revenue associated with these accounts, which may include investment performance as measured against the performance of the relevant benchmark, and each portfolio manager’s role in raising or retaining assets.
Senior employees of the company can own up to 20% of PanAgora through restricted stocks and options under the provisions of the PanAgora Employees Ownership Plan. To ensure the retention benefit of the plan, the ownership is subject to a vesting schedule. The ownership is primarily shared by members of the senior management team as well as senior investment and research professionals.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Jaime Lee, PhD None
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA None
Voya IM
Other Accounts Managed
The following tables set forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Steve Wetter 25 $17,263,572,611 2 $1,279,006,770 8 $906,496,568
Kai Yee Wong 23 $16,215,388,973 2 $136,904,027 6 $902,779,683
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Fund. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs, and hedge funds. Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for the portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts.
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment.
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Fund. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease, while the Fund maintained its position in that security.
A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee.
As part of its compliance program, Voya IM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above.
Finally, a potential conflict of interest may arise because the investment mandates for certain other accounts, such as hedge funds, may allow extensive use of short sales which, in theory, could allow them to enter into short positions in securities where other accounts hold long positions. Voya IM has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit and monitor short sales by the other accounts to avoid harm to the Fund.
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Compensation consists of: (i) a fixed base salary; (ii) a bonus, which is based on Voya IM performance, one-, three-, and five-year pre-tax performance of the accounts the portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for relative to account benchmarks, peer universe performance, and revenue growth and net cash flow growth (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) of the accounts they are responsible for; and (iii) long-term equity awards tied to the performance of our parent company, Voya Financial, Inc. and/or a notional investment in a pre-defined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds.
Portfolio managers are also eligible to receive an annual cash incentive award delivered in some combination of cash and a deferred award in the form of Voya stock. The overall design of the annual incentive plan was developed to tie pay to both performance and cash flows, structured in such a way as to drive performance and promote retention of top talent. As with base salary compensation, individual target awards are determined and set based on external market data and internal comparators. Investment performance is measured on both relative and absolute performance in all areas.
The measures for the team are outlined on a “scorecard” that is reviewed on an annual basis. These scorecards measure investment performance versus benchmark and peer groups over one-, three-, and five-year periods; and year-to-date net cash flow (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) for all accounts managed by the team. The results for overall Voya IM scorecards are typically calculated on an asset weighted performance basis of the individual team scorecards.
Investment professionals’ performance measures for bonus determinations are weighted by 25% being attributable to the overall Voya IM performance and 75% attributable to their specific team results (65% investment performance, 5% net cash flow, and 5% revenue growth).
Voya IM's long-term incentive plan is designed to provide ownership-like incentives to reward continued employment and to link long-term compensation to the financial performance of the business. Based on job function, internal comparators and external market data, employees may be granted long-term awards. All senior investment professionals participate in the long-term compensation plan. Participants receive annual awards determined by the management committee based largely on investment performance and contribution to firm performance. Plan awards are based on the current year’s performance as defined by the Voya IM component of the annual incentive plan. Awards typically include a combination of performance shares, which vest ratably over a three-year period, and Voya restricted stock and/or a notional investment in a predefined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds, each subject to a three-year cliff-vesting schedule.
If a portfolio manager’s base salary compensation exceeds a particular threshold, he or she may participate in Voya’s deferred compensation plan. The plan provides an opportunity to invest deferred amounts of compensation in mutual funds, Voya stock or at an annual fixed interest rate. Deferral elections are done on an annual basis and the amount of compensation deferred is irrevocable.
For the Fund, Voya IM has defined the following index as the benchmark index for the investment team:
Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Steve Wetter and Kai Yee Wong MSCI EAFE® Index
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Steve Wetter None
Kai Yee Wong None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Sub-Advised by Acadian, Victory Capital, and Wellington Management
Acadian
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D. 171 $8,256,000,000 942 $26,988,000,000 1933 $55,519,000,000
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D. 171 $8,256,000,000 942 $26,988,000,000 1933 $55,519,000,000
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For all equity products offered by the firm, including the subject strategy, Acadian manages a single process that is custom-tailored to the objectives of its clients. The professionals shown above function as part of an investment team of 27 portfolio managers, all of whom are responsible for working with the dedicated research team to develop and apply quantitative techniques to evaluate securities and markets and for final quality-control review of portfolios to ensure mandate compliance. The data shown for these managers reflect firm-level numbers of accounts and assets under management, segregated by investment vehicle type. Not reflected: $933M in model advisory contracts where Acadian does not have trading authority.
Acadian has been appointed as adviser or sub-adviser to numerous public and private funds domiciled in the U.S. and abroad. Acadian is not an investment company and does not directly offer mutual funds. The asset data shown under “Registered Investment Companies” reflects Advisory and sub-advisory relationships with U.S. registered investment companies offering funds to retail investors. The asset data shown under “Other Pooled Investment Vehicles” reflects a combination of; 1) Delaware-based private funds where Acadian has been appointed adviser or sub-adviser and 2) Non-U.S.-based funds where Acadian has been appointed adviser or sub-adviser.
1 One of these accounts with total assets of $1,657,000,000 has a performance-based advisory fee.
2 Fifteen of these accounts with total assets of $2,977,000,000 have performance-based advisory fees.
3 Twenty-five of these accounts with total assets of $8,033,000,000 have performance-based advisory fees.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager being responsible for multiple accounts, including the Fund, which may have different investment guidelines and objectives. In addition to the Fund, these accounts may include other mutual funds managed on an advisory or sub-advisory basis, separate account, and collective trust accounts. An investment opportunity may be suitable for the Fund as well as for any of the other managed accounts. However, the investment may not be available in sufficient quantity for all of the accounts to participate fully. In addition, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and the other accounts. The other accounts may have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, they may track the same benchmarks or indices as the Fund tracks, and they may sell securities that are eligible to be held, sold or purchased by the Fund. A portfolio manager may be responsible for accounts that have different advisory fee schedules, which may create the incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another in terms of access to investment opportunities. A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose investment objectives and policies differ from those of the Fund, which may cause the portfolio manager to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse effect on the value of the holdings within another account, including the Fund.
To address and manage these potential conflicts of interest, Acadian has adopted compliance policies and procedures to allocate investment opportunities and to ensure that each of its clients is treated on a fair and equitable basis. Such policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, trade allocation and trade aggregation policies, portfolio manager assignment practices and oversight by investment management and the Compliance Team.
Compensation
Compensation structure varies among professionals, although the basic package involves a generous base salary, strong bonus potential, profit sharing potential, various fringe benefits, and, among the majority of senior investment professionals and certain other key employees, equity ownership in the firm as part of the Acadian Key Employee Limited Partnership.
Compensation is highly incentive-driven, with Acadian paying up to and sometimes in excess of 100% of base pay for performance bonuses. Bonuses are tied directly to the individual’s contribution and performance during the year, with members of the investment team evaluated on such factors as their contributions to the investment process, account retention, portfolio performance, asset growth, and overall firm performance. Since portfolio management is a team approach, investment team members’ compensation is not linked to the performance of specific accounts but rather to the individual’s overall contribution to the success of the team and the firm’s profitability.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Brendan O. Bradley, Ph.D. None
Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D. None
Victory Capital
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
John W. Evers, CFA 4 $1,985,190,000 2 $312,230,000 2 $309,980,000
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Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA 3 $1,977,390,000 2 $312,230,000 2 $309,980,000
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
Victory Capital’s portfolio managers are often responsible for managing one or more mutual funds as well as other accounts, such as separate accounts, and other types of pooled investment vehicles, such as collective trust funds or unregistered hedge funds. A portfolio manager may manage other accounts which have materially higher fee arrangements than the Fund and may, in the future, manage other accounts which have a performance-based fee. A portfolio manager also may make personal investments in accounts they manage or support. The side-by-side management of the Fund along with other accounts may raise potential conflicts of interest by incenting a portfolio manager to direct a disproportionate amount of: (1) their attention; (2) limited investment opportunities, such as less liquid securities or initial public offerings; and/or (3) desirable trade allocations, to such other accounts. In addition, certain trading practices, such as cross-trading between funds or between the Fund and another account, raise conflict of interest issues. Victory Capital has adopted numerous compliance policies and procedures, including a Code of Ethics and brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which seek to address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Victory Capital has a designated Chief Compliance Officer (selected in accordance with the federal securities laws) and compliance staff whose activities are focused on monitoring the activities of Victory Capital's investment teams and employees in order to detect and address potential and actual conflicts of interest. However, there can be no assurance that Victory Capital's compliance program will achieve its intended result.
Compensation
Victory Capital has designed the structure of its portfolio managers’ compensation to (1) align portfolio managers’ interests with those of Victory Capital’s clients with an emphasis on long-term, risk-adjusted investment performance, (2) help Victory Capital attract and retain high-quality investment professionals, and (3) contribute to Victory Capital’s overall financial success. Each of the portfolio managers receives a base salary plus an annual incentive bonus for managing separate accounts, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (including any accounts for which Victory Capital receives a performance fee) (together, “Accounts”). A portfolio manager’s base salary is dependent on the manager’s level of experience and expertise. Victory Capital monitors each manager’s base salary relative to salaries paid for similar positions with peer firms by reviewing data provided by various consultants that specialize in competitive salary information. Such data, however, is not considered to be a definitive benchmark.
Each of the portfolio management teams employed by Victory Capital may earn incentive compensation based on a percentage of Victory Capital’s revenue attributable to fees paid by Accounts managed by the team. The chief investment officer of each team, in coordination with Victory Capital, determines the allocation of the incentive compensation earned by the team among the team’s portfolio managers by establishing a “target” incentive for each portfolio manager based on the manager’s level of experience and expertise in the manager’s investment style. Individual performance is based on objectives established annually using performance metrics such as portfolio structure and positioning, research, stock selection, asset growth, client retention, presentation skills, marketing to prospective clients and contribution to Victory Capital’s philosophy and values, such as leadership, risk management and teamwork. The annual incentive bonus also factors in individual investment performance of each portfolio manager’s portfolio or fund relative to a selected peer group(s). The overall performance results for a manager are based on the composite performance of all Accounts managed by that manager on a combination of one, three and five year rolling performance periods as compared to the performance information of a peer group of similarly-managed competitors.
Victory Capital’s portfolio managers may participate in the equity ownership plan of Victory Capital’s parent company. There is an ongoing annual equity pool granted to certain employees based on their contribution to the firm. Eligibility for participation in these incentive programs depends on the manager’s performance and seniority.
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
John W. Evers, CFA None
Daniel B. LeVan, CFA None
Wellington Management
Other Accounts Managed
The following table sets forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
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Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Daniel Maguire, CFA 3 $397,410,181 5 $140,438,854 91 $890,691,841
Simon H. Thomas 22 $1,190,275,754 8 $818,549,111 5 $605,912,594
1 Two of these accounts with total assets of $229,915,601 have performance-based advisory fees.
2 One of these accounts with total assets of $922,348,947 has a performance-based advisory fee.
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
Individual investment professionals at Wellington Management manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions such as pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, or separately managed account programs sponsored by financial intermediaries), bank common trust accounts, and hedge funds. The Fund’s portfolio manager(s) listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund generally manage accounts in several different investment styles. These accounts may have investment objectives, strategies, time horizons, tax considerations, and risk profiles that differ from those of the Fund. A portfolio manager makes investment decisions for each account, including the Fund, based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, benchmarks, cash flows, tax, and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account. Consequently, a portfolio manager may purchase or sell securities, including IPOs, for one account and not another account, and the performance of securities purchased for one account may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other accounts. Alternatively, these accounts may be managed in a similar fashion to the Fund and thus the accounts may have similar, and in some cases nearly identical, objectives, strategies and/or holdings to that of the Fund.
A portfolio manager or other investment professionals at Wellington Management may place transactions on behalf of other accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the Fund, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the Fund, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the Fund depending on market conditions. For example, an investment professional may purchase a security in one account while appropriately selling that same security in another account. Similarly, a portfolio manager may purchase the same security for the Fund and one or more other accounts at or about the same time. In those instances the other accounts will have access to their respective holdings prior to the public disclosure of the Fund’s holdings. In addition, some of these accounts have fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher, in some cases significantly higher, than the fees Wellington Management receives for managing the Fund. A portfolio manager also manages accounts which pay performance allocations to Wellington Management or its affiliates. Because incentive payments paid by Wellington Management to a portfolio manager are tied to revenues earned by Wellington Management and, where noted, to the performance achieved by the manager in each account, the incentives associated with any given account may be significantly higher or lower than those associated with other accounts managed by a given portfolio manager. Finally, a portfolio manager may hold shares or investments in the other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts identified above.
Wellington Management’s goal is to meet its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly and provide high-quality investment services to all of its clients. Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Wellington Management monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with primary account guidelines, the allocation of IPOs, and compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on investment professionals who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts. Furthermore, senior investment and business personnel at Wellington Management periodically review the performance of Wellington Management’s investment professionals. Although Wellington Management does not track the time an investment professional spends on a single account, Wellington Management does periodically assess whether an investment professional has adequate time and resources to effectively manage the investment professional’s various client mandates.
Compensation
Wellington Management receives a fee based on the assets under management of the Fund as set forth in the Investment Sub-advisory Agreement between Wellington Management and the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. Wellington Management pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues, including the advisory fees earned with respect to the Fund. The following information is as of the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Wellington Management’s compensation structure is designed to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals necessary to deliver high-quality investment management services to its clients. Wellington Management’s compensation of the Fund’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, (“Portfolio Manager”) includes a base salary and incentive components. The base salary for each portfolio manager who is a partner (a “Partner”) of Wellington Management Group LLP, the ultimate holding company of Wellington Management, is generally a fixed amount determined by the managing partners of Wellington Management Group LLP. Each Portfolio Manager is eligible to receive an incentive payment based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management from the Fund managed by the Portfolio Manager and generally each other account managed by such portfolio manager. Each Portfolio Manager’s incentive payment relating to the Fund is linked to the gross pre-tax performance of the portion of the Fund managed by the Portfolio Manager compared to the benchmark index and/or peer group identified below over one-, three-, and five-year periods, with an emphasis on five-year results. Wellington Management applies similar incentive compensation structures (although the benchmarks or peer groups, time periods and rates may differ) to other accounts managed by a Portfolio Manager, including accounts with performance fees.
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Portfolio-based incentives across all accounts managed by an investment professional can, and typically do, represent a significant portion of an investment professional’s overall compensation; incentive compensation varies significantly by individual and can vary significantly from year to year. Each Portfolio Manager may also be eligible for bonus payments based on their overall contribution to Wellington Management’s business operations. Senior management at Wellington Management may reward individuals as it deems appropriate based on other factors. Each Partner is eligible to participate in a Partner-funded tax qualified retirement plan, the contributions to which are made pursuant to an actuarial formula.
Messrs. Maguire and Thomas are Partners.
For the Fund, Wellington Management has defined the following index as the benchmark index for the investment team:
Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Daniel Maguire, CFA and Simon H. Thomas MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index
Ownership of Securities
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Daniel Maguire, CFA None
Simon H. Thomas None
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PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement (“Distribution Agreement”), Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc., serves as principal underwriter and distributor for each Fund. The Distributor’s principal offices are located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034. Shares of each Fund are offered on a continuous basis. As principal underwriter, the Distributor has agreed to use its best efforts to distribute the shares of each Fund, although it is not obligated to sell any particular amount of shares.
The Distributor is responsible for all of its expenses in providing services pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, including the costs of printing and distributing prospectuses and SAIs for prospective shareholders and such other sales literature, reports, forms, advertising, and any other marketing efforts by the Distributor in connection with the distribution or sale of the shares. The Distributor does not receive compensation for providing services under the Distribution Agreement, but may be compensated or reimbursed for all or a portion of such expenses to the extent permitted under a Rule 12b-1 Plan.
The Distribution Agreement may be continued from year to year if approved annually by the Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund and by a vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Distributor, or the Trust or parties to the Distribution Agreement, appearing in person at a meeting called for the purpose of approving such Agreement.
The Distribution Agreement terminates automatically upon assignment, and may be terminated at any time on sixty (60) days’ written notice by the Trustees or the Distributor or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund without the payment of any penalty.
Commissions and Compensation Received by the Principal Underwriter
The following table shows all commissions and other compensation received by each Principal Underwriter, who is an affiliated person of each Fund or an affiliated person of that affiliated person, directly or indirectly, from each Fund during the most recent fiscal year. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund Name of Principal Underwriter Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions Compensation on Redemptions and Repurchases Brokerage Commissions Other Compensation
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $6,492.82 None $31.28 None
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC None None $31.44 None
Voya Global Bond Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $1,524.92 $3,077.75 $772.77 None
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $610.63 None $3,072.67 None
Voya Global Equity Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $4,281.20 $1,251.15 $4,154.48 None
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $3,210.24 $292.64 $749.01 None
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $203.81 None $754.04 None
Voya Global Real Estate Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $3,003.95 $1,800.14 $811.72 None
Voya International Real Estate Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $1,682.17 $185.26 $638.08 None
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $687.50 $158.42 $1,708.52 None
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $1,539.77 $96.54 $1,890.54 None
Voya Russia Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $1,501.62 None $2,721.34 None
Sales Commissions and Dealer Reallowances – Class A Shares
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In connection with the sale of Class A shares of each Fund, the Distributor may pay authorized dealers of record a sales commission as a percentage of the purchase price. At the discretion of the Distributor, all sales charges may at times be re-allowed to an authorized dealer. If 90% or more of the sales commission is re-allowed, such authorized dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as that term is defined under the 1933 Act. The sales charge retained by the Distributor and the commissions re-allowed to selling dealers are not a Fund expense and have no effect on a Fund’s NAV.
In connection with the sale of Class A shares, the Distributor will re-allow to authorized dealers of record from the sales charge on such sales the following amounts:
All Funds except Voya Global Bond Fund
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class A
$0 to $49,999 4.75%
$50,000 to $99,999 4.00%
$100,000 to $249,999 3.00%
$250,000 to $499,999 2.25%
$500,000 to $999,999 2.00%
$1 million and over See below
Voya Global Bond Fund
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class A
$0 to $99,999 2.00%
$100,000 to $499,999 1.50%
$500,000 and over See below
The Distributor may pay to authorized dealers out of its own assets commissions on shares sold in Class A shares, at NAV, which at the time of investment would have been subject to the imposition of a CDSC if redeemed. There is no sales charge on purchases of $1,000,000 or more ($500,000 or more for Voya Global Bond Fund) of Class A shares. However, such purchases may be subject to a CDSC, as disclosed in the Prospectus. The Distributor will pay authorized dealers of record commissions at the rate of 1.00% on purchases of $1,000,000 or more ($500,000 or more for Voya Global Bond Fund) of Class A shares that are subject to a CDSC.
In connection with qualified retirement plans that invest $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares of a Fund ($500,000 for Voya Global Bond Fund), the Distributor will pay dealer compensation of 1.00% of the purchase price of the shares to the dealer from its own resources at the time of the initial investment.
Dealer Reallowances – Class C Shares
For purchases of Class C shares subject to a CDSC, the Distributor may pay out of its own assets, a commission of 1.00% of the amount invested of each Fund.
Sales Commissions and Dealer Reallowances – Class T Shares
In connection with the sale of Class T shares of each Fund, the Distributor may pay authorized dealers of record a sales commission as a percentage of the purchase price. At the discretion of the Distributor, all sales charges may at times be re-allowed to an authorized dealer. If 90% or more of the sales commission is re-allowed, such authorized dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as that term is defined under the 1933 Act. The sales charge retained by the Distributor and the commissions re-allowed to selling dealers are not a Fund expense and have no effect on a Fund’s NAV.
In connection with the sale of Class T shares, the Distributor will re-allow to authorized dealers of record from the sales charge on such sales the following amounts:
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class T
$0 to $249,999 2.50%
$250,000 to $499,999 2.00%
$500,000 to $999,999 1.50%
$1 million and over 1.00%
Sales Charges Received by the Distributor
The following tables show the sales charges received by the Distributor in connection with the sale of shares during the last three fiscal years. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund or class was not in operation during the fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December
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6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
  Class A Class C Class T
Fund Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance Deferred Sales Charges Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance
2018
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $4,563.00 None N/A N/A N/A
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $421.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Bond Fund $1,575.00 $2,957.00 $121.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $637.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $4,664.00 $74.00 $1,177.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $3,874.00 $2,000.00 $293.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $3,052.00 $293.00 $1,507.00 N/A N/A
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $205.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $1,681.00 None $185.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $996.00 $14.00 $158.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $2,124.00 None $97.00 N/A N/A
Voya Russia Fund $1,795.00 None None N/A N/A
2017
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Bond Fund $749.00 $2.00 $1,168.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $208.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $2,631.00 $61.00 $433.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $4,576.00 None $103.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $9,082.00 $2,840.00 $3,140.00 N/A N/A
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $151.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $1,617.00 None $69.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $1,053.00 None $116.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $786.00 None $32.00 N/A N/A
Voya Russia Fund $7,055.00 None None N/A N/A
2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund None None None N/A N/A
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  Class A Class C Class T
Fund Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance Deferred Sales Charges Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Bond Fund $1,361.00 $27.00 $118.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund N/A N/A None N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $4,193.00 $178.00 $2,855.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $1,618.00 None $245.00 N/A N/A
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $15,251.00 $3,908.00 $2,920.00 N/A N/A
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund N/A N/A None N/A N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $309.00 None $1,580.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund None $667.00 $39.00 N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None N/A N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $698.00 None $94.00 N/A N/A
Voya Russia Fund $4,314.00 None None N/A N/A
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, the Predecessor Funds did not charge sales charges and as a result no information is provided regarding the sales charges received by the Predecessor Funds’ distributor prior to July 17, 2017.
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Adviser or the Distributor, out of its own resources and without additional cost to a Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to financial intermediaries selling shares of a Fund, including affiliates of the Adviser and the Distributor. These amounts are in addition to the distribution payments made by a Fund under any distribution agreements. “Financial intermediary” includes any broker, dealer, bank (including bank trust departments), insurance company, transfer agent, registered investment adviser, financial planner, retirement plan administrator and any other financial intermediary having a selling, administrative and shareholder servicing or similar agreement with the Distributor or Adviser.
The benefits to the Distributor and the Adviser include, among other things, entry into or increased visibility in the financial intermediary's sales system, participation by the financial intermediary in the Distributor's marketing efforts (such as helping facilitate or providing financial assistance for conferences, seminars or other programs at which Voya personnel may make presentations on the Voya funds to the intermediary's sales force), placement on the financial intermediary's preferred fund list, and access (in some cases, on a preferential basis over other competitors) to individual members of the financial intermediary's sales force or management. Revenue sharing payments are sometimes referred to as “shelf space” payments because the payments compensate the financial intermediary for including Voya funds in its fund sales system (on its “shelf space”). A financial intermediary typically initiates requests for additional compensation and the Distributor or Adviser negotiates these arrangements with the financial intermediary.
These additional fees paid to financial intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of the financial intermediary’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of the financial intermediary’s gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. These payments may, depending on the broker-dealer’s satisfaction of the required conditions, be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of a Fund’s shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of a Fund’s shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period.
Payments based on sales primarily create incentives for the financial intermediary to make new sales of shares of Voya funds. Payments based on customer assets primarily create incentives for the financial intermediary to retain previously sold shares of Voya funds in investor accounts. A financial intermediary may receive either or both types of payments.
The Distributor and the Adviser compensate financial intermediaries differently depending on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the financial intermediary. A financial intermediary may receive different levels of compensation with respect to sales or assets attributable to different types of clients of the same intermediary or different Voya funds. A financial intermediary may receive payment under more than one arrangement referenced here. Where services are provided, the costs of providing the services and the overall array of services provided may vary from one financial intermediary to another. The Distributor and the Adviser do not make an independent assessment
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of the cost of providing such services. While a financial intermediary may request additional compensation from Voya to offset costs incurred by the financial intermediary in servicing its clients, the financial intermediary may earn a profit on these payments, since the amount of the payment may exceed the financial intermediary's costs.
As of January 1, 2019, the Distributor and/or the Adviser had agreed to make additional payments as described above to the following broker-dealers or their affiliates:
ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc. Advisor Group, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Ascensus, Inc.
Benefits Plans Administrative Services, Inc. Benefit Trust Company
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC
Capital One Investing, LLC Cetera Advisors LLC
Cetera Advisors Networks LLC Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
Cetera Investment Services LLC Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
CUSO Financial Services Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc.
Expert Plan, Inc. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. First Allied Holding, Inc.
FSC Securities Corporation Girard Securities, Inc.
Goldman Sachs and Co. GWFS Equities, Inc.
Investors Capital Holding LTD Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
John Hancock Trust Company, LLC JPMorgan Securities LLC
Legends Equity Corporation Lincoln Retirement Services Company, LLC
LPL Financial, LLC Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Mercer HR Services, LLC
Morgan Stanley Mid Atlantic Capital Corp
National Financial Services, LLC Newport Retirement Services, Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Pershing, LLC
PNC Bank N.A. Principal Life Insurance Company
Prudential Insurance Co. of America Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Reliance Trust Company Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.
SagePoint Financial, Inc. Security Financial Resources, Inc.
Standard Insurance Company Summit Financial Service Group, Inc.
Symetra T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. TD Ameritrade Trust Company
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company TransAmerica Retirement Solutions Corporation
UBS Financial Services, Inc. US Bank N.A.
VALIC Retirement Services Company The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation VSR Financial Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.  
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Other Incentives
The Adviser or the Distributor may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers.
The Sub-Adviser of a Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The Distributor may, from time to time, pay additional cash and non-cash compensation from its own resources to its employee sales staff for sales of certain Voya funds that are made by registered representatives of broker-dealers to the extent such compensation is not prohibited by law or the rules of any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.
Conflicts of Interest
A financial intermediary's receipt of additional compensation may create conflicts of interest between the financial intermediary and its clients. Each type of payment discussed above may provide a financial intermediary with an economic incentive to actively promote Voya funds over other mutual funds or cooperate with the distributor's promotional efforts. The receipt of additional compensation from Voya and its affiliates may be an important consideration in a financial intermediary's willingness to support the sale of Voya funds through the financial intermediary's distribution system. The Distributor and the Adviser are motivated to make the payments described above since they promote the sale of Voya fund shares and the retention of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. In certain cases these payments could be significant to the financial intermediary.
Additional Cash Compensation for Sales by “Focus Firms”
The Distributor may, at its discretion, pay additional cash compensation to its employee sales staff for sales by certain broker-dealers or “focus firms.” The Distributor may pay up to an additional 0.10% to its employee sales staff for sales that are made by registered representatives of these focus firms. As of the date of this SAI, the focus firms are: Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.; Banc of America Securities LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Chase Investment Services; Cetera Advisors LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks LLC; Cetera Financial Specialists LLC; Cetera Investment Advisers LLC; Cetera Investment Services LLC; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Edward Jones; FSC Securities Corporation; Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.; Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.; LPL Financial, LLC; Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; Morgan Keegan; Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets; Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.; Sagepoint Financial, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; USAA Investment Management Co.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC; and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Payments Under the Rule 12b-1 Plans
Under the Rule 12b-1 Plans, ongoing payments will generally be made on a monthly basis to authorized dealers for both distribution and shareholder servicing at rates that are based on the average daily net assets of shares that are registered in the name of that authorized dealer as nominee or held in a shareholder account that designates that authorized dealer as the dealer of record. Rights to these ongoing payments generally begin to accrue in the 13th month following the purchase of a share class subject to a Rule 12b-1 Plan. The Distributor may, in its discretion, pay such financial intermediary Rule 12b-1 fees prior to the 13th month following the purchase of such shares.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICING PLANS
One or more of the Funds has adopted one or more Distribution and/or Distribution and Service Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1. Class O shares have also adopted a Shareholder Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (each, a “Rule 12b-1 Plan” and together, the “Rule 12b-1 Plans”). In addition, Voya Global Real Estate Fund has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan with regard to Class A and Class C shares (together with the Rule 12b-1 Plans referenced above, the “Plans”). Certain share classes may pay a combined Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee.
Under the Plan, the Distributor may be entitled to a payment each month in connection with the offering, sale, and shareholder servicing of shares as a percentage of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. Each Fund intends to operate the Rule 12b-1 Plan in accordance with its terms and FINRA rules concerning sales charges. The table below reflects the Plan for each Fund. Certain share classes do not pay distribution or shareholder service fees and are not included in the table.
Fund Type of Plan Type of Fee
    Distribution Fee Shareholder
Service Fee
Combined
Distribution and
Shareholder
Service Fee
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund        
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
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Fund Type of Plan Type of Fee
    Distribution Fee Shareholder
Service Fee
Combined
Distribution and
Shareholder
Service Fee
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund        
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Bond Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class O Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Class R Distribution and
Service Plan
0.25% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Equity Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class O Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Voya Global Real Estate Fund      
Class A Distribution Plan N/A N/A N/A
  Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Class C Distribution Plan 0.75% N/A N/A
  Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Class O Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Class R Distribution and
Service Plan
0.25% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
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Fund Type of Plan Type of Fee
    Distribution Fee Shareholder
Service Fee
Combined
Distribution and
Shareholder
Service Fee
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya International Real Estate Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class R Distribution and
Service Plan
0.25% 0.25% N/A
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class O Shareholder
Service Plan
N/A 0.25% N/A
Voya Russia Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
* Of this amount, up to 0.10% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A shares may be paid with respect to distribution services.
Services Provided for the Distribution Fee
The Distribution Fee for a specific class may be used to cover the expenses of the Distributor primarily intended to result in the sale of that class of shares, including payments to securities dealers for selling shares of the Fund (which may include the principal underwriter itself) and other financial institutions and organizations to obtain various distribution related and/or administrative services for that Fund.
Distribution fees may be paid to cover expenses incurred in promoting the sale of that class of shares including, among other things (i) promotional activities; (ii) preparation and distribution of advertising materials and sales literature; (iii) personnel costs and overhead of the Distributor; (iv) the costs of printing and distributing to prospective investors the prospectuses and statements of additional information (and supplements thereto) and reports for other than existing shareholders; (v) payments to dealers and others that provide shareholder services (including the processing of new shareholder applications and serving as a primary source of information to customers in providing information and answering questions concerning each Fund and their transactions in each Fund); and (vi) costs of administering the Rule 12b-1 Plans.
Services Provided for the Shareholder Service Fee
The shareholder service fees may be used to pay securities dealers (including the Distributor) and other financial institutions, plan administrators and organizations for services including, but not limited to: (i) acting as the shareholder of record; (ii) processing purchase and redemption orders; (iii) maintaining participant account records; (iv) answering participant questions regarding each Fund; (v) facilitation of the tabulation of shareholder votes in the event of a meeting of Fund shareholders; (vi) the conveyance of information relating to shares purchased and redeemed and share balances to each Fund and to service providers; (vii) provision of support services including providing information about each Fund; and (viii) provision of other services as may be agreed upon from time to time.
Class O Shares
The service fee may be used by the Distributor to compensate Capital One for servicing and maintaining shareholder accounts.
Initial Board Approval, Continuation, Termination and Amendments to the Rule 12b-1 Plan
In approving the Rule 12b-1 Plans the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Rule 12b-1 Plans or any agreements relating to the Rule 12b-1 Plans (“Rule 12b-1 Trustees”), concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Rule 12b-1 Plans would benefit each Fund and each respective class of shareholders.
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The Rule 12b-1 Plans continue from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by vote of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees. The Rule 12b-1 Plan for a particular class may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund.
Each Rule 12b-1 Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount spent for distribution expenses as to a Fund without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund, and all material amendments to a Rule 12b-1 Plan must be approved by a vote of the majority of the Board, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on any such amendment.
Further Information About the Rule 12b-1 Plan
The Distributor is required to report in writing to the Board at least quarterly on the amounts and purpose of any payment made under the Rule 12b-1 Plans and any related agreements, as well as to furnish the Board with such other information as may reasonably be requested in order to enable the Board to make an informed determination whether a Plan should be continued. The terms and provisions of the Rule 12b-1 Plans relating to required reports, term and approval are consistent with the requirements of Rule 12b-1.
Each Rule 12b-1 Plan is a compensation plan. This means that the Distributor will receive payment without regard to the actual distribution expenses it incurs. In the event a Plan is terminated in accordance with its terms, the obligations of a Fund to make payments to the Distributor pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan will cease and the Fund will not be required to make any payment for expenses incurred after the date the Rule 12b-1 Plan terminates.
The Rule 12b-1 Plans were adopted because of the anticipated benefits to each Fund. These anticipated benefits include increased promotion and distribution of each Fund’s shares, and enhancement in each Fund’s ability to maintain accounts and improve asset retention and increased stability of assets for each Fund.
Initial Board Approval, Termination and Amendments to the Shareholder Service Plan for Class A and Class C Shares of Voya Global Real Estate Fund
In approving the Shareholder Service Plan for Class A and Class C shares of Voya Global Real Estate Fund, a majority of the Trustees concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Shareholder Service Plan would benefit each Fund and each respective class of shareholders.
The Shareholder Service Plan for Voya Global Real Estate Fund for a particular class may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by vote of a majority of the Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund.
Any material amendment to the Shareholder Service Plan for Class A and Class C shares of Voya Global Real Estate Fund must be approved by a majority of the Trustees.
Total Distribution Expenses
The following table sets forth the total distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor for the costs of promotion and distribution with respect to each class of shares for each Fund for the most recent fiscal year. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund or class was not in operation during the fiscal year, no information is shown.
Fund Class Advertising Printing Salaries & Commissions Broker Servicing Miscellaneous Total
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund A $25.64 $487.25 $33,677.36 $13,706.45 $8,817.55 $56,714.26
  C N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $42,054.96 $8,427.92 $5,578.62 $59,298.25
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund A $8.86 $168.31 $23,407.28 $13,214.98 $10,048.40 $46,847.84
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $35,196.28 $8,427.92 $58,048.33 $104,909.29
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Voya Global Bond Fund A $500.73 $9,513.87 $186,901.18 $121,794.72 $102,741.91 $421,452.42
  C $48.90 $929.05 $14,946.92 $148,188.03 $30,967.25 $195,080.14
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $64,966.43 $8,427.92 $35,184.91 $111,816.01
  O $10.57 $200.84 $2,996.42 $6,340.01 $3,064.40 $12,612.25
  P3 $0.95 $18.12 $255.73 $95.64 $27.07 $397.52
  R $37.01 $703.17 $13,052.43 $36,790.77 $1,289.06 $51,872.44
  R6 $161.84 $3,074.91 $25,114.79 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $38,840.59
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $526.85 $10,010.10 $189,480.17 $53,962.87 $17,929.42 $271,909.40
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Fund Class Advertising Printing Salaries & Commissions Broker Servicing Miscellaneous Total
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund A $7.98 $151.61 $39,030.56 $14,142.23 $3,435.23 $56,767.61
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $23,298.08 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $37,023.89
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund A $547.88 $10,409.74 $162,672.97 $429,971.24 $212,067.72 $815,669.56
  C $155.08 $2,946.52 $44,839.88 $544,968.58 $88,062.46 $680,972.51
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $32,645.78 $8,427.92 $52,546.57 $96,857.02
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $8.77 $166.59 $2,584.73 $915.79 $2,174.84 $5,850.72
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund A $113.19 $2,150.61 $23,443.56 $91,204.31 $39,368.28 $156,279.95
  C $41.35 $785.72 $6,323.99 $147,184.40 $24,617.91 $178,953.37
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $26,809.63 $8,427.92 $12,715.22 $51,189.53
  O $45.40 $862.55 $9,936.90 $33,307.70 $14,476.50 $58,629.05
  W $6.10 $115.98 $1,876.23 $543.49 $1,838.07 $4,379.88
Voya Global Real Estate Fund A $713.48 $13,556.17 $237,677.10 $495,180.27 $243,913.01 $991,040.03
  C $228.04 $4,332.76 $67,681.86 $712,970.96 $149,288.75 $934,502.38
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $328,503.04 $8,427.92 $437,394.92 $777,562.63
  O $37.61 $714.57 $10,559.80 $27,951.19 $11,892.99 $51,156.17
  P3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  R $10.96 $208.33 $3,848.96 $10,024.16 $2,210.42 $16,302.83
  R6 $161.84 $3,074.91 $48,427.18 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $62,152.98
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $1,011.21 $19,212.94 $365,796.17 $104,706.02 $140,505.31 $631,231.65
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund A $14.17 $269.31 $38,874.46 $14,157.93 $3,456.29 $56,772.17
  C N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $23,256.75 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $36,982.55
  P3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund A $71.80 $1,364.18 $24,663.15 $56,784.41 $20,711.48 $103,595.02
  C $28.22 $536.27 $9,457.23 $68,639.92 $22,040.06 $100,701.71
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $69,658.36 $8,427.92 $30,762.23 $112,085.27
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $141.95 $2,697.04 $54,057.64 $13,713.14 $9,785.72 $80,395.49
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund A $101.22 $1,923.14 $31,505.25 $53,948.61 $24,176.30 $111,654.53
  C $22.78 $432.84 $8,079.30 $41,868.10 $7,039.99 $57,443.00
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $38,442.11 $8,427.92 $14,557.04 $64,663.83
  P N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  P3 $3.72 $70.60 $993.22 $372.22 $104.67 $1,544.43
  R $0.74 $14.13 $260.86 $578.07 $174.79 $1,028.59
  W $336.14 $6,386.73 $119,445.38 $35,530.33 $10,581.02 $172,279.61
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund I $161.84 $3,074.91 $64,003.45 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $77,729.25
  P N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  P3 $5.46 $103.70 $1,463.58 $547.33 $154.93 $2,275.00
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund I $161.84 $3,074.91 $23,291.69 $8,427.92 $2,061.13 $37,017.49
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Fund Class Advertising Printing Salaries & Commissions Broker Servicing Miscellaneous Total
  P N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  P3 $5.63 $106.93 $549.93 $205.86 $58.09 $926.44
  W $313.29 $5,952.58 $56,936.93 $13,840.67 $4,010.44 $81,053.92
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund A $253.61 $4,818.63 $82,429.64 $169,824.24 $45,415.33 $302,741.46
  C $39.86 $757.36 $12,228.76 $117,773.16 $19,582.46 $150,381.61
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $50,476.25 $8,427.92 $29,392.47 $91,533.38
  O $11.41 $216.86 $3,350.87 $8,013.03 $3,893.31 $15,485.48
  P3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $188.77 $3,586.65 $63,027.48 $19,445.45 $11,815.76 $98,064.11
Voya Russia Fund A $247.11 $4,695.16 $42,132.86 $135,676.74 $46,589.48 $229,341.36
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $24,962.06 $8,427.92 $4,581.33 $41,208.06
  W $2.06 $39.22 $748.20 $258.34 $677.59 $1,725.42
Total Distribution and Shareholder Services Fees Paid:
The following table sets forth the total Distribution and Shareholder Services fees paid by each Fund to the Distributor under the Plans for the last three fiscal years. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund was not in operation during the relevant fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $3,313.00 $3,755.00 $673.00
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $5,663.00 $228,184.00 $23,284.00
Voya Global Bond Fund $288,718.00 $316,170.00 $410,628.00
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $5,315.00 $3,994.00 N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $1,008,716.00 $1,109,515.00 $1,278,374.00
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $272,375.00 $318,161.00 $352,662.00
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $1,337,481.00 $2,171,380.00 $3,507,638.00
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $12,125.00 $9,937.00 N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $129,459.00 $270,787.00 $480,967.00
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $113,394.00 $103,706.00 $99,007.00
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund None None None
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $305,659.00 $350,189.00 $399,943.00
Voya Russia Fund $198,009.00 $199,325.00 $182,919.00
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, amounts shown above prior to July 17, 2017 reflect 12b-1 Fees paid to and retained by the distributor of the Predecessor Funds. The Predecessor Trust adopted a distribution plan with respect to the Investor Class Shares (the “Predecessor Investor Class Plan”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. The Predecessor Funds’ distributor was permitted under the Predecessor Investor Class Plan, at its discretion, to retain a portion of payments to compensate itself for distribution services and distribution related expenses such as the costs of preparation, printing, mailing or otherwise disseminating sales literature, advertising, and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders of the Predecessor Funds), promotional and incentive programs, and such other marketing expenses that such distributor may incur. Under the Predecessor Investor Class Plan, the distributor or financial intermediary could receive up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class Shares as compensation for distribution and shareholder services. The Predecessor Investor Class Plan was characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee is paid to the distributor without regard to the distribution or shareholder service expenses incurred by the distributor or the amount of payments made to financial intermediaries.
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OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon, 225 West Liberty Street, New York, NY 10286, serves as custodian for each Fund.
The custodian’s responsibilities include safekeeping and controlling each Fund’s cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on each Fund’s investments. The custodian does not participate in determining the investment policies of a Fund, in deciding which securities are purchased or sold by a Fund or in the declaration of dividends and distributions. A Fund may, however, invest in obligations of the custodian and may purchase or sell securities from or to the custodian.
For portfolio securities that are purchased and held outside the United States, the Custodian has entered into sub-custodian arrangements with certain foreign banks and clearing agencies which are designed to comply with Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP serves as an independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund. KPMG LLP provides audit services and tax return preparation services. KPMG LLP is located at Two Financial Center, 60 South Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
Legal Counsel
Legal matters for the Trust are passed upon by Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600.
Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for each Fund. Its principal office is located at 301 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. As transfer agent and dividend-paying agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. is responsible for maintaining account records, detailing the ownership of Fund shares and for crediting income, capital gains and other changes in share ownership to shareholder accounts.
Securities Lending Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the securities lending agent. The services provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, as the securities lending agent, for the most recent fiscal year primarily included the following:
(1) selecting borrowers from an approved list of borrowers and executing a securities lending agreement as agent on behalf of a Fund with each such borrower;
(2) negotiating the terms of securities loans, including the amount of fees;
(3) directing the delivery of loaned securities;
(4) monitoring the daily value of the loaned securities and directing the payment of additional collateral or the return of excess collateral, as necessary;
(5) investing cash collateral received in connection with any loaned securities;
(6) monitoring distributions on loaned securities (for example, interest and dividend activity);
(7) in the event of default by a borrower with respect to any securities loan, using the collateral or the proceeds of the liquidation of collateral to purchase replacement securities of the same issue, type, class and series as that of the loaned securities; and
(8) terminating securities loans and arranging for the return of loaned securities to a Fund at loan termination.
The following table provides the dollar amounts of income and fees/compensation related to the securities lending activities of each Fund for its most recent fiscal year. There are no fees paid to the securities lending agent for cash collateral management services, administrative fees, indemnification fees, or other fees.
Fund Gross
securities
lending
income
Fees paid
to securities
lending agent
from revenue split
Positive
Rebate
Negative
Rebate
Net Rebate Total Aggregate
fees/compensation
paid to
securities lending
agent or broker
Net Securities
Income
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund None None None None None None None
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund None None None None None None None
Voya Global Bond Fund $47,720.68 $2,089.34 $25,817.37 $(1,324.53) $24,492.84 $27,906.71 $21,139
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $106.73 $31.66 $1.52 $(247.47) $(245.95) $33.18 $321
Voya Global Equity Fund $26,884.41 $3,510.89 $10,447.66 $(22,577.74) $(12,130.08) $13,958.55 $35,504
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Fund Gross
securities
lending
income
Fees paid
to securities
lending agent
from revenue split
Positive
Rebate
Negative
Rebate
Net Rebate Total Aggregate
fees/compensation
paid to
securities lending
agent or broker
Net Securities
Income
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $15,787.30 $623.28 $9,408.36 $(553.92) $8,854.44 $10,031.64 $6,310
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $30,700.49 $973.28 $20,573.41 $(695.88) $19,877.53 $21,546.69 $9,850
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $106.35 $3.79 $65.86 $(2.32) $63.54 $69.65 $39
Voya International Real Estate Fund None None None None None None None
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $42,042.01 $2,252.06 $14,218.28 $(13,996.88) $221.40 $16,470.34 $39,569
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $36,321.82 $2,252.06 $17,099.34 $(5,808.14) $11,291.20 $19,351.40 $22,779
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $9,534.37 $891.52 $5,415.30 $(5,790.29) $(374.99) $6,306.82 $9,018
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $72,973.76 $10,917.33 $24,296.06 $(72,662.40) $(48,366.34) $35,213.39 $110,423
Voya Russia Fund $22.00 $9.74 $- $(86.01) $(86.01) $9.74 $98
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
To the extent each Fund invests in affiliated Underlying Funds, the discussion relating to investment decisions made by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser with respect to each Fund also includes investment decisions made by an Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with respect to affiliated Underlying Funds. For convenience, only the terms Adviser, Sub-Adviser, and Fund are used.
The Adviser or the Sub-Adviser for each Fund places orders for the purchase and sale of investment securities for each Fund, pursuant to authority granted in the relevant Investment Management Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Subject to policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser have discretion to make decisions relating to placing these orders including, where applicable, selecting the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchase and sale of investment securities, negotiating the commission or other compensation paid to the broker or dealer executing the trade, or using an electronic communications network (“ECN”) or alternative trading system (“ATS”).
In situations where a Sub-Adviser resigns or the Adviser otherwise assumes day to day management of a Fund pursuant to its Investment Management Agreement with each Fund, the Adviser will perform the services described herein as being performed by the Sub-Adviser.
How Securities Transactions are Effected
Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange (which include most equity securities) are effected through brokers who charge a commission for their services. In transactions on securities exchanges in the United States, these commissions are negotiated, while on many foreign securities exchanges commissions are fixed. Securities traded in the OTC markets (such as fixed-income securities and some equity securities) are generally traded on a “net” basis with market makers acting as dealers; in these transactions, the dealers act as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer. Transactions in certain OTC securities also may be effected on an agency basis when, in the Adviser’s or a Sub-Adviser’s opinion, the total price paid (including commission) is equal to or better than the best total price available from a market maker. In underwritten offerings, securities are usually purchased at a fixed price, which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter’s concession or discount. On occasion, certain money market instruments may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid. The Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may also place trades using an ECN or ATS.
How the Adviser or Sub-Advisers Select Broker-Dealers
The Adviser or a Sub-Adviser has a duty to seek to obtain best execution of each Fund’s orders, taking into consideration a full range of factors designed to produce the most favorable overall terms reasonably available under the circumstances. In selecting brokers and dealers to execute trades, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may consider both the characteristics of the trade and the full range and quality of the brokerage services available from eligible broker-dealers. This consideration often involves qualitative as well as quantitative judgments. Factors relevant to the nature of the trade may include, among others, price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dollar spread), the size of the order, the nature and characteristics (including liquidity) of the market for the security, the difficulty of execution, the timing of the order, potential market impact, and the need for confidentiality, speed, and certainty of execution. Factors relevant to
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the range and quality of brokerage services available from eligible brokers and dealers may include, among others, each firm’s execution, clearance, settlement, and other operational facilities; willingness and ability to commit capital or take risk in positioning a block of securities, where necessary; special expertise in particular securities or markets; ability to provide liquidity, speed and anonymity; the nature and quality of other brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser (consistent with the “safe harbor” described below and subject to the restrictions of the European Union’s updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”)); and each firm’s general reputation, financial condition and responsiveness to the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as demonstrated in the particular transaction or other transactions. Subject to its duty to seek best execution of each Fund’s orders, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may select broker-dealers that participate in commission recapture programs that have been established for the benefit of each Fund. Under these programs, the participating broker-dealers will return to each Fund (in the form of a credit to the Fund) a portion of the brokerage commissions paid to the broker-dealers by the Fund. These credits are used to pay certain expenses of the Fund. These commission recapture payments benefit the Fund, and not the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser.
The Safe Harbor for Soft Dollar Practices
In selecting broker-dealers to execute a trade for each Fund, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may consider the nature and quality of brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser as a factor in evaluating the most favorable overall terms reasonably available under the circumstances. As permitted by Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may cause a Fund to pay a broker-dealer a commission for effecting a securities transaction for a Fund that is in excess of the commission which another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction, as long as the services provided to the Adviser or Sub-Adviser by the broker-dealer: (i) are limited to “research” or “brokerage” services; (ii) constitute lawful and appropriate assistance to the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities; and (iii) the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser makes a good faith determination that the broker’s commission paid by the Fund is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the Adviser’s or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the Fund and its other investment advisory clients. In making such a determination, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser might consider, in addition to the commission rate, the range and quality of a broker’s services, including the value of the research provided, execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness. The practice of using a portion of a Fund’s commission dollars to pay for brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser is sometimes referred to as “soft dollars.” Section 28(e) is sometimes referred to as a “safe harbor,” because it permits this practice, subject to a number of restrictions, including the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser’s compliance with certain procedural requirements and limitations on the type of brokerage and research services that qualify for the safe harbor. The provisions of MiFID II may limit the ability of certain Sub-Advisers to pay for research services using soft dollars in various circumstances.
Brokerage and Research Products and Services Under the Safe Harbor – Research products and services may include, but are not limited to, general economic, political, business and market information and reviews, industry and company information and reviews, evaluations of securities and recommendations as to the purchase and sale of securities, financial data on a company or companies, performance and risk measuring services and analysis, stock price quotation services, computerized historical financial databases and related software, credit rating services, analysis of corporate responsibility issues, brokerage analysts’ earnings estimates, computerized links to current market data, software dedicated to research, and portfolio modeling. Research services may be provided in the form of reports, computer-generated data feeds and other services, telephone contacts, and personal meetings with securities analysts, as well as in the form of meetings arranged with corporate officers and industry spokespersons, economists, academics, and governmental representatives. Brokerage products and services assist in the execution, clearance and settlement of securities transactions, as well as functions incidental thereto including, but not limited to, related communication and connectivity services and equipment, software related to order routing, market access, algorithmic trading, and other trading activities. On occasion, a broker-dealer may furnish the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with a service that has a mixed use (that is, the service is used both for brokerage and research activities that are within the safe harbor and for other activities). In this case, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser is required to reasonably allocate the cost of the service, so that any portion of the service that does not qualify for the safe harbor is paid for by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser from its own funds, and not by portfolio commissions paid by a Fund.
Benefits to the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers – Research products and services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser by broker-dealers that effect securities transactions for a Fund may be used by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser in servicing all of its accounts. Accordingly, not all of these services may be used by the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser in connection with each Fund. Some of these products and services are also available to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser for cash, and some do not have an explicit cost or determinable value. The research received does not reduce the management fees payable to the Adviser or the sub-advisory fees payable to a Sub-Adviser for services provided to each Fund. The Adviser’s or a Sub-Adviser’s expenses would likely increase if the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser had to generate these research products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. It is possible that a Sub-Adviser subject to MiFID II will cause a Fund to pay for research services with soft dollars in circumstances where it is prohibited from doing so with respect to other client accounts, although those other client accounts might nonetheless benefit from those research services.
Broker-Dealers that are Affiliated with the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers
Portfolio transactions may be executed by brokers affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc., the Adviser, or a Sub-Adviser, so long as the commission paid to the affiliated broker is reasonable and fair compared to the commission that would be charged by an unaffiliated broker in a comparable transaction.
Prohibition on Use of Brokerage Commissions for Sales or Promotional Activities
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The placement of portfolio brokerage with broker-dealers who have sold shares of a Fund is subject to rules adopted by the SEC and FINRA. Under these rules, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may not consider a broker’s promotional or sales efforts on behalf of any Fund when selecting a broker-dealer for portfolio transactions, and neither a Fund nor the Adviser or Sub-Adviser may enter into an agreement under which the Fund directs brokerage transactions (or revenue generated from such transactions) to a broker-dealer to pay for distribution of Fund shares. Each Fund has adopted policies and procedures, approved by the Board, that are designed to attain compliance with these prohibitions.
Principal Trades and Research
Purchases of securities for each Fund also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Purchase and sale transactions may be effected through dealers which specialize in the types of securities which a Fund will be holding. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principals for their own account. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price. If the execution and price offered by more than one dealer or underwriter are comparable, the order may be allocated to a dealer or underwriter which has provided such research or other services as mentioned above.
More Information about Trading in Fixed-Income Securities
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities will usually be principal transactions. Such securities often will be purchased from or sold to dealers serving as market makers for the securities at a net price. Each Fund may also purchase such securities in underwritten offerings and will, on occasion, purchase securities directly from the issuer. Generally, fixed-income securities are traded on a net basis and do not involve brokerage commissions. The cost of executing fixed-income securities transactions consists primarily of dealer spreads and underwriting commissions.
In purchasing and selling fixed-income securities, it is the policy of each Fund to obtain the best results, while taking into account the dealer’s general execution and operational facilities, the type of transaction involved and other factors, such as the dealer’s risk in positioning the securities involved. While the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, each Fund will not necessarily pay the lowest spread or commission available.
Transition Management
Changes in sub-advisers, investment personnel and reorganizations of a Fund may result in the sale of a significant portion or even all of a Fund’s portfolio securities. This type of change generally will increase trading costs and the portfolio turnover for the affected Fund. Each Fund, the Adviser, or a Sub-Adviser may engage a broker-dealer to provide transition management services in connection with a change in the sub-adviser, reorganization, or other changes.
Allocation of Trades
Some securities considered for investment by a Fund may also be appropriate for other clients served by that Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser. If the purchase or sale of securities consistent with the investment policies of a Fund and one or more of these other clients is considered at, or about the same time, transactions in such securities will be placed on an aggregate basis and allocated among the other funds and such other clients in a manner deemed fair and equitable, over time, by the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser and consistent with the Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s written policies and procedures. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser may use different methods of trade allocation. The Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s relevant policies and procedures and the results of aggregated trades in which a Fund participated are subject to periodic review by the Board. To the extent a Fund seeks to acquire (or dispose of) the same security at the same time as other funds, such Fund may not be able to acquire (or dispose of) as large a position in such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher (or receive a lower) price for such security. It is recognized that in some cases, this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Fund is concerned. However, over time, a Fund’s ability to participate in aggregate trades is expected to provide better execution for the Fund.
Cross-Transactions
The Board has adopted a policy allowing trades to be made between affiliated registered investment companies or series thereof, provided they meet the conditions of Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and conditions of the policy.
Brokerage Commissions Paid
Brokerage commissions paid by each Fund for the last three fiscal years are as follows. An increase or decrease in commissions is due to a corresponding increase or decrease in the Fund’s trading activity. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund was not in operation during the relevant fiscal year, no information is shown.
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund commenced operations on December 6, 2016. The amounts shown for 2017 reflect the period from the commencement of operations through the end of the relevant fiscal period.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund $58,108.91 $9,463.11 $29,137.00
Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund $800,162.42 $429,412.22 $1,641,721.00
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Fund October 31,
Voya Global Bond Fund $17,988.95 $27,839.87 $55,050.81
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund $1,154.37 $1,881.22 N/A
Voya Global Equity Fund $269,740.44 $291,511.42 $543,497.70
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund $24,780.55 $46,466.48 $31,636.32
Voya Global Real Estate Fund $3,346,459.27 $4,395,142.57 $3,013,473.40
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund $12,116.50 $8,224.49 N/A
Voya International Real Estate Fund $479,889.38 $846,664.38 $1,159,145.04
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund $408,429.04 $355,317.00 $377,379.15
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund $350,111.18 $484,459.54 $276,433.10
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund $159,627.13 $405,488.40 $585,093.47
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund $133,355.69 $186,791.68 $228,815.32
Voya Russia Fund $57,255.08 $62,405.10 $79,385.24
With respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, prior to July 17, 2017, each Predecessor Fund paid the brokerage commissions presented above.
Affiliated Brokerage Commissions
For the last three fiscal years, each Fund did not use affiliated brokers to execute portfolio transactions.
Securities of Regular Broker-Dealers
During the most recent fiscal year, each Fund acquired securities of its regular broker-dealers (as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act) or their parent companies as follows:
Fund Security Description Market Value
Voya Global Bond Fund Banco Santander $987,759.35
  Bank of America $1,612,348.91
  Bank of New York $486,961.22
  BNP Paribas $686,803.93
  Citigroup $2,083,470.89
  Credit Suisse $1,138,314.78
  Goldman Sachs $1,219,788.19
  JP Morgan Chase $1,215,503.12
  Mizuho Financial Group $242,519.53
  Morgan Stanley $1,203,024.09
  Royal Bank of Scotland $2,720,904.32
  UBS $662,890.00
  Wells Fargo $419,342.79
     
Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund Citigroup $60,419.58
  Credit Suisse $19,989.63
  Deutsche Bank $19,518.04
  Goldman Sachs $65,808.04
  JP Morgan Chase $63,340.62
  Morgan Stanley $64,015.32
     
Voya Global Equity Fund Bank of America $2,950,172.50
  Wells Fargo $2,286,920.49
     
Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund Citigroup $1,310,836.50
  UBS $921,092.64
     
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund Banco Santander $2,827,839.97
     
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund Societe Generale $1,142,725.97
  UBS $2,519,279.22
     
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund JP Morgan Chase $1,020,968.88
  Nomura Group $576,400.71
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT Voya Mutual Funds
Description of the Shares of Beneficial Interest
Voya  Mutual Funds (“VMF”) may issue unlimited shares of beneficial interest in VMF without par value. The shares may be issued in one or more series and each series may consist of one or more classes. VMF has sixteen series, which are authorized to issue multiple classes of shares. Such classes are designated Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W. All series and/or classes of VMF may not be discussed in this SAI.
All shares of each series represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets belonging to that series (subject to the liabilities belonging to the series or a class). Each series may have different assets and liabilities from any other series of VMF. Furthermore, different share classes of a series may have different liabilities from other classes of that same series. The assets belonging to a series shall be charged with the liabilities of that series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that series, except that liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves allocated solely to a particular class, if any, shall be borne by that class. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of VMF which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular series or class, shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the series or classes, in such manner as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable.
Redemption and Transfer of Shares
Shareholders of any series or class have the right to redeem all or part of their shares as described in the prospectus and Declaration of Trust. Under certain circumstances, VMF may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the right to redeem shares of shareholders: (i) who do not satisfy minimum investment thresholds set forth in the prospectus from time to time; or (ii) if the Trustees determine that failure to redeem may have materially adverse consequences to VMF, any series or to the shareholders of VMF or any series thereof. There are no restrictions on the transfer of shares in the Declaration of Trust.
Material Obligations and Liabilities of Owning Shares
VMF is organized as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. Under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, shareholders have the same limitation on personal liability extended to shareholders of private corporations under Delaware law. All shares issued by VMF are fully paid and nonassessable.
Dividend Rights
The shareholders of a series are entitled to receive dividends or other distributions declared for the series. Distributions will be paid pro rata to all shareholders of a series or class according to the number of shares held by shareholders on the record date.
Voting Rights and Shareholder Meetings
Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, shareholders have the power to vote, under certain circumstances, on: (1) the election or removal of trustees; (2) the approval of certain advisory contracts; (3) the termination and incorporation of VMF, (4) any merger, consolidation or sale of all, or substantially all, of VMF’s assets; and (5) such additional matters as may be required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Declaration of Trust or by-laws, or any registration of VMF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any state, or as and when the Trustees may consider necessary or desirable. For example, under the 1940 Act, shareholders have the right to vote on any change in a fundamental investment policy, to approve a change in subclassification of a fund, to approve the distribution plan under Rule 12b-1, and to terminate the independent public accountant.
VMF is not required to hold shareholder meetings annually, but a meeting of shareholders may be called by the Board, at the request in writing of the holders of not less than 10% of the outstanding voting shares of VMF, or as required by the 1940 Act.
On matters submitted to a vote, each holder of a share is entitled to one vote for each full share, and a fractional vote for each fractional share outstanding on the books of VMF. All shares of classes and series vote together as one class, except with respect to any matter that affects only the interests of a particular series or class, or as required by Delaware law or the 1940 Act.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of liquidation, the shareholders of a series or class are entitled to receive, as a liquidating distribution, the excess of the assets belonging to the liquidating series or class over the liabilities belonging to such series or class of shares.
Inspection of Records
The records of VMF shall be open to inspection by shareholders during normal business hours and for any purpose not harmful to VMF.
Preemptive Rights
There are no preemptive rights associated with the series’ shares.
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Conversion Rights
The conversion features and exchange privileges are described in the Prospectus and in the section of the SAI entitled “Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares.”
Sinking Fund Provisions
VMF has no sinking fund provision.
PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
An investor may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares in each Fund utilizing the methods, and subject to the restrictions, described in the Prospectus.
Class O Shareholders
Class O shareholders should contact Capital One at 1-866-590-7629 for information regarding purchasing, exchanging and redeeming Class O shares.
Purchases
Shares of each Fund are offered at the NAV (plus any applicable sales charge) next computed after receipt of a purchase order in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor.
Orders Placed with Intermediaries
If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, you may be charged a commission or transaction fee by the financial intermediary for the purchase and sale of Fund shares.
Certain brokers or other designated intermediaries such as third-party administrators or plan trustees may accept purchase and redemption orders on behalf of a Fund. The Transfer Agent, the Distributor or a Fund will be deemed to have received such an order when the broker or the designee has accepted the order. Customer orders are priced at the NAV next computed after such acceptance. Such orders may be transmitted to a Fund or its agents several hours after the time of the acceptance and pricing.
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
As discussed in the Prospectus, the Voya family of funds provides a Pre-Authorized Investment Plan for certain share classes for the convenience of investors who wish to purchase shares of a Fund on a regular basis. The Pre-Authorized Investment Plan may be terminated without penalty at any time by the investor or a Fund. The minimum investment requirements may be waived by a Fund for purchases made pursuant to: (i) employer-administered payroll deduction plans; (ii) profit-sharing, pension, or individual or any employee retirement plans; or (iii) purchases made in connection with plans providing for periodic investments in Fund shares.
Subscriptions-in-Kind
Certain investors may purchase shares of a Fund with liquid assets with a value which is readily ascertainable by reference to a domestic exchange price and which would be eligible for purchase by a Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. These transactions only will be effected if the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser intends to retain the security in the Fund as an investment. Assets so purchased by a Fund will be valued in generally the same manner as they would be valued for purposes of pricing the Fund’s shares, if these assets were included in the Fund’s assets at the time of purchase. Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time.
Born to Save™ Program
Under the Voya Born-to-Save™ promotion, an affiliate of Voya Investments Distributor, LLC will pay $500 to fund a mutual fund account for each baby born in the United States on a specified date whose parents or legal guardian seek to participate in the program within 60 days’ after the newborn’s birth and meet the conditions of the program, such as: agreeing to act as UTMA Custodian; providing documentation to establish the date of birth, social security number of the newborn and parent/legal guardian; and completing a mutual fund application. The $500, which is taxable to participants in the Voya Born-to-Save™ program, will be invested in the Class W shares of Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund at NAV. Participants in the Voya Born-to-Save™ program will be permitted to exchange these Class W shares of Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund into Class W shares of other Voya funds and/or redeem all or a portion of their shares from Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund. Please visit www.voya.com/BornToSave for additional information.
Self-Employed and Corporate Retirement Plans
For self-employed individuals and corporate investors that wish to purchase shares of a Fund, there is available through each Fund, a Prototype Plan and Custody Agreement. The Custody Agreement provides that BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company, Wilmington, DE, will act as Custodian under the Prototype Plan, and will furnish custodial services for an annual maintenance fee of $12.00 for each participant, with no other charges. (This fee is in addition to the normal custodial charges paid by each Fund.) The annual contract maintenance fee may be waived from time to time. For further details, including the right to appoint a successor Custodian, see the Plan and Custody Agreement. Employers who wish to use shares of a Fund under a custodianship with another bank or trust company must make individual arrangements with that institution.
Individual Retirement Accounts
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Investors having earned income are eligible to purchase shares of a Fund under an IRA pursuant to Section 408 of the Code. An individual who creates an IRA may contribute annually certain dollar amounts of earned income and an additional amount if there is a non-working spouse. Simple IRA plans that employers may establish on behalf of their employees are also available. Also available are Roth IRA plans that enable employed and self-employed individuals to make non-deductible contributions and, under certain circumstances, effect tax-free withdrawals. Copies of a model Custodial Account Agreement are available from the Distributor. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company, Wilmington, DE, will act as the Custodian under this model Agreement, for which it will charge the investor an annual fee of $12.00 for maintaining the Account (this fee is in addition to the normal custodial charges paid by each Fund). Full details on the IRA are contained in an IRS required disclosure statement, and the Custodian will not open an IRA until seven (7) days after the investor has received this statement from the Fund. An IRA using shares of a Fund may also be used by employers who have adopted a Simplified Employee Pension Plan.
Purchases of Fund shares by Section 403(b) of the Code plans and other retirement plans are also available. Section 403(b) plans are generally arrangements by a public school organization or a charitable, educational, or scientific organization which employees are permitted to take advantage of the federal income tax deferral benefits provided for in Section 403(b) of the Code. It is advisable for an investor considering the funding of any retirement plan to consult with an attorney or to obtain advice from a competent retirement plan consultant.
Special Purchases at NAV – Class A Shares
Class A shares of each Fund may be purchased at NAV, without a sales charge, by certain investors. The financial intermediary or the investor must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such waiver. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for any sales charge waiver, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the waiver is applied to the investor’s account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor’s eligibility for front-end sales charge waivers.
It is possible that a broker-dealer may not be able to offer one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest directly through Voya in order to take advantage of the waiver. Each Fund may terminate or amend the terms of these sales charge waivers at any time. The following will be permitted to purchase Class A shares of each Fund at NAV. In addition to the following, investors investing in a Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to the Fund’s Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries.
1) Current, retired or former officers, trustees, directors or employees (including members of their immediate families) of Voya Financial, Inc., registered investment companies in the Voya family of funds and their affiliates purchasing shares for their own accounts. Immediate family members include: Parents; Spouse (as recognized under local law); Siblings; Children; Grandparents; Aunts/Uncles; Nieces/Nephews; Cousins; Dependents; Parents-in-law; Brothers-in-law; and Sisters-in-law.
2) affiliated and non-affiliated Insurance companies (including separate accounts) that have entered into a selling agreement with Voya Financial, Inc. and purchase shares directly from the Distributor.
3) Registered investment advisors, trust companies and bank trust departments investing on their own behalf or on behalf of their clients.
4) The current employees (including registered representatives), and their immediate family members, of broker-dealers and financial institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor (or otherwise having an arrangement with a broker-dealer or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares).
5) Investments made by accounts that are part of certain qualified fee-based programs (“wrap accounts”).
6) The movement of shares from qualified employee benefit plans provided that the movement of shares involves an in-kind transfer of Class A shares.
“Qualified employee benefit plans” are those created under section 401(a), 401(k), 457 and 403(b), and qualified deferred compensation plans that have a plan level or omnibus account maintained with a Voya fund and transacts directly with that Voya fund or through a 3rd party administrator or record keeper that has an agreement in place with the Voya family of funds.
7) For investors purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the following sources: Redemptions from any fund from the Voya family of funds if you: (a) originally paid a front-end sales charge on the shares; and (b) reinvest the money within 90 days of the redemption date. This waiver is subject to the following conditions:
This privilege may only be used once per year; and
The amount that may be reinvested is limited to an amount up to the redemption proceeds; and
Written or electronic order for the purchase of shares may be received by the Transfer Agent from the financial intermediary or the shareholder (or be postmarked) within 90 days after the date of redemption; and
Purchases may be handled by a securities dealer who may charge a fee; and
Payment may accompany the request and the purchase will be made at the then current NAV of a Fund.
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If investors realize a gain on the transaction, it is taxable and any reinvestment will not alter any applicable federal capital gains tax (except that some or all of the sales charge may be disallowed as an addition to the basis of the shares sold and added to the basis of the subsequent purchased shares). If investors realize a loss on the transaction, some or all of the loss may not be allowed as a tax deduction depending on the amount reinvested. However, this disallowance is added to the tax basis of the shares acquired upon the reinvestment.
8) Shareholders of Adviser Class at the time these shares were re-designated as Class A shares if purchased directly with a Fund.
9) Former Class M shareholders if purchased directly with a Fund.
10) Any charitable organization that has determined that a Fund is a legally permissible investment and is prohibited by applicable investment law from paying a sales charge or commission and purchases shares directly from the Distributor.
11) Any state, county, or city or any instrumentality, department authority or agency thereof that has determined that a Fund is a legally permissible investment and is prohibited by applicable investment law from paying a sales charge or commission and purchases shares directly from the Distributor.
12) Additional purchases of a Fund by former Class O shareholders that exchanged their shares for Class A shares of that Fund.
Letters of Intent and Rights of Accumulation – Class A Shares
An investor may immediately qualify for a reduced sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares by completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application (the “Letter of Intent”). By completing the Letter of Intent, the investor expresses an intention to invest, during the next 13 months, a specified amount which, if made at one time, would qualify for the reduced sales charge. At any time within ninety (90) days after the first investment which the investor wants to qualify for the reduced sales charge, a signed Shareholder Application, with the Letter of Intent section completed, may be filed with the applicable Fund(s). After the Letter of Intent is filed, each additional investment made will be entitled to the sales charge applicable to the level of investment indicated on the Letter of Intent as described above. Sales charge reductions based upon purchases in more than one investment will be effective only after notification to the Distributor that the investment qualifies for a discount. The shareholder’s holdings in the Voya family of funds acquired within ninety (90) days before the Letter of Intent is filed will be counted towards completion of the Letter of Intent, but will not be entitled to a retroactive downward adjustment of sales charge until the Letter of Intent is fulfilled. Any redemptions made by the shareholder during the 13-month period will be subtracted from the amount of the purchases for purposes of determining whether the terms of the Letter of Intent have been completed. If the Letter of Intent is not completed within the 13-month period, there will be an upward adjustment of the sales charge as specified below, depending upon the amount actually purchased (less redemption) during the period.
An investor acknowledges and agrees to the following provisions by completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application. A minimum initial investment equal to 25% of the intended total investment is required. An amount equal to the maximum sales charge, as stated in the Prospectus, will be held in escrow at Voya funds, in the form of shares in the investor’s name to assure that the full applicable sales charge will be paid if the intended purchase is not completed. The shares in escrow will be included in the total shares owned as reflected on the purchaser’s monthly statement; income and capital gain distributions on the escrowed shares will be paid directly by the investor. The escrow shares will not be available for redemption by the investor until the Letter of Intent has been completed or the higher sales charge paid. When the total purchases, less redemptions, equal the amount specified under the Letter of Intent, the shares in escrow will be released. If the total purchases, less redemptions, exceed the amount specified under the Letter of Intent and is an amount which would qualify for a further quantity discount, a retroactive price adjustment will be made by the Distributor and the dealer with whom purchases were made pursuant to the Letter of Intent (to reflect such further quantity discount) on purchases made within ninety (90) days before, and on those made after filing the Letter of Intent. The resulting difference in offering price will be applied to the purchase of additional shares at the applicable offering price. If the total purchases, less redemptions, are less than the amount specified under the Letter of Intent, the investor will remit to the Distributor an amount equal to the difference in dollar amount of sales charge actually paid and the amount of sales charge which would have applied to the aggregate purchases if the total of such purchases had been made at a single account in the name of the investor or to the investor’s order. If within ten (10) days after written request such difference in sales charge is not paid, the redemption of an appropriate number of shares in escrow to realize such difference will be made. If the proceeds from a total redemption are inadequate, the investor will be liable to the Distributor for the difference. In the event of a total redemption of the account prior to fulfillment of the Letter of Intent, the additional sales charge due will be deducted from the proceeds of the redemption and the balance will be forwarded to the investor. By completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application, an investor grants to the Distributor a security interest in the shares in escrow and agrees to irrevocably appoint the Distributor as his or her attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to surrender for redemption, any or all escrowed shares for the purpose of paying any additional sales charge due and authorizes the Transfer Agent or sub-transfer agent to receive and redeem shares and pay the proceeds as directed by the Distributor. The investor or the securities dealer must inform the Transfer Agent or the Distributor that the Letter of Intent is in effect each time a purchase is made.
If, at any time prior to or after completion of the Letter of Intent, the investor wishes to cancel the Letter of Intent, the investor must notify the Distributor in writing. If, prior to the completion of the Letter of Intent, the investor requests the Distributor to liquidate all shares held by the investor, the Letter of Intent will be terminated automatically. Under either of these situations, the total purchased may be less than the amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If so, the Distributor will redeem shares, at NAV, to remit to the Distributor and the appropriate authorized dealer an amount equal to the difference between the dollar amount of the sales charge actually paid and the amount of the sales charge that would have been paid on the total purchases if made at one time.
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The value of shares of a Fund plus shares of the other open-end funds distributed by the Distributor can be combined with a current purchase to determine the reduced sales charge and applicable offering price of the current purchase. The reduced sales charge applies to quantity purchases made at one time or on a cumulative basis over any period of time by: (i) an investor; (ii) the investor’s spouse and children under the age of majority; (iii) the investor’s custodian accounts for the benefit of a child under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act; (iv) a trustee or other fiduciary of a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account (including a pension, profit-sharing, and/or other employee benefit plan qualified under Section 401 of the Code) by trust companies’ registered investment advisers, banks, and bank trust departments for accounts over which they exercise exclusive investment discretionary authority and which are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial, or similar capacity.
The reduced sales charge also applies on a non-cumulative basis, to purchases made at one time by the customers of a single dealer, in excess of $1 million. The Letter of Intent option may be modified or discontinued at any time.
Shares of each Fund purchased and owned of record or beneficially by a corporation, including employees of a single employer (or affiliates thereof), including shares held by its employees under one or more retirement plans, can be combined with a current purchase to determine the reduced sales charge and applicable offering price of the current purchase, provided these transactions are not prohibited by one or more provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the Code. Individuals and employees should consult with their tax advisors concerning the tax rules applicable to retirement plans before investing.
For the purposes of Rights of Accumulation and the Letter of Intent Privilege, shares held by investors in the Voya family of funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge but will not affect any CDSC which may be imposed upon the redemption of shares of a Fund which imposes a CDSC.
CDSCs
Purchases of certain share classes may be subject to a CDSC, as described in the Prospectus. Shareholders will be charged a CDSC if certain of those shares are redeemed within the applicable time period as stated in the Prospectus.
No CDSC is imposed on the following:
Shares that are no longer subject to the applicable holding period;
Redemption of shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions; or
Shares that were exchanged for shares of another fund managed by the Adviser provided that the shares acquired in such exchange and subsequent exchanges will continue to remain subject to the CDSC, if applicable, until the applicable holding period expires.
The CDSC will be waived for:
Redemptions following the death or disability of the shareholder or beneficial owner if the redemption is made within one year of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
Total or partial redemptions of shares owned by an individual or an individual in joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship) but only for redemptions of shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
Redemptions pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan provided that such redemptions:
o are limited annually to no more than 12% of the original account value and
o annually thereafter, provided all dividends and distributions are reinvested and the total redemptions do not exceed 12% annually; and
Total or partial redemption of shares in connection with any mandatory distribution from a tax-advantaged retirement plan or an IRA. This waiver does not apply in the case of a tax-free rollover or transfer of assets, other than the one following a separation from services, except that a CDSC or redemption fee may be waived in certain circumstances involving redemptions in connection with a distribution from a qualified employer retirement plan in connection with termination of employment or termination of the employer’s plan and the transfer to another employer’s plan or to an IRA.
Redemption Fee for Voya Russia Fund
As discussed in the Prospectus, a 2.00% redemption fee will be charged on the redemption of shares held less than 365 days. The fee is not a sales charge (load); it will be paid directly to the Fund. The redemption fee is designed to offset brokerage commissions, market impact, and other costs associated with short-term trading. The redemption fee is not assessed on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends or distributions paid by the Fund.
The redemption fee will be waived for:
Redemptions following the death or disability of the shareholder or beneficial owner if the redemption is made within one year of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
Total or partial redemptions of shares owned by an individual or an individual in joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship) but only for redemptions of shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
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Total or partial redemption of shares in connection with any mandatory distribution from a tax-deferred retirement plan or an IRA. This waiver does not apply in the case of a tax-free rollover or transfer of assets, other than the one following a separation from services, except that a CDSC or redemption fee may be waived in certain circumstances involving redemptions in connection with a distribution from a qualified employer retirement plan in connection with termination of employment or termination of the employer’s plan and the transfer to another employer’s plan or to an IRA.
A shareholder must notify a Fund either directly or through the Distributor at the time of redemption that the shareholder is entitled to a waiver of the CDSC or redemption fee. The waiver will then be granted subject to confirmation of the shareholder’s entitlement. The CDSC or redemption fee, which may be imposed on a Class A shares purchase of $1 million or more, will also be waived for registered investment advisers, trust companies and bank trust departments investing on their own behalf or on behalf of their clients. These waivers may be changed at any time.
Reinstatement Privilege
If you sell Class A or Class C shares of a Fund, you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within ninety (90) days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. To exercise this privilege, the order for the purchase of shares must be received or be postmarked within ninety (90) days after the date of redemption. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If a loss is incurred on the redemption and the reinstatement privilege is used, some or all of the loss may not be allowed as a tax deduction.
Redemptions
Redemption proceeds normally will be paid within seven days following receipt of instructions in proper form, except that each Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment during any period when: (i) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; (ii) an emergency exists as determined by the SEC, as a result of which: (a) disposal by a Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable; or (b) it is not reasonably practical for a Fund to determine fairly the value of its net assets; or (iii) for such other period as the SEC may permit by rule or by order for the protection of a Fund’s shareholders.
The value of shares on redemption or repurchase may be more or less than the investor’s cost, depending upon the market value of the portfolio securities at the time of redemption or repurchase.
Payment-in Kind
Each Fund intends to pay in cash for all shares redeemed, but under abnormal conditions that make payment in cash unwise, a Fund may make payment wholly or partly in securities at their then current market value equal to the redemption price. In such case, an investor may incur brokerage costs in converting such securities to cash. However, the Trust has elected to be governed by the provisions of Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, which obligates a Fund to redeem shares with respect to any one shareholder during any 90-days period solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1.00% of the NAV of the Fund at the beginning of the period. To the extent possible, each Fund will distribute readily marketable securities, in conformity with applicable rules of the SEC. In the event a Fund must liquidate portfolio securities to meet redemptions, it reserves the right to reduce the redemption price by an amount equivalent to the pro-rated cost of such liquidation not to exceed one percent of the NAV of such shares.
Signature Guarantee
A signature guarantee is verification of the authenticity of the signature given by certain authorized institutions. A medallion signature guarantee may be obtained from a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association, or other financial institution which is participating in a medallion program recognized by the Securities Transfer Association. The three recognized medallion programs are Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (“SEMP”), and New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (“NYSE MSP”). Signature guarantees from financial institutions which are not participating in one of these programs will not be accepted. Please note that signature guarantees are not provided by a notary public. Each Fund reserves the right to amend, waive or discontinue this policy at any time and establish other criteria for verifying the authenticity of any redemption request.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
Each Fund has established a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (“Plan”) for certain share classes to allow you to make periodic withdrawals from your account. To establish a systematic cash withdrawal, complete the Systematic Withdrawal Plan section of the Account Application. To have funds deposited to your bank account, follow the instructions on the Account Application. You may elect to have monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual payments. You may change the amount, frequency, and payee or terminate the plan by giving written notice to the Transfer Agent. A Plan may be modified at any time by a Fund or terminated upon written notice by a relevant Fund.
Additional Information Regarding Redemptions
At various times, a Fund may be requested to redeem shares for which it has not yet received good payment. Accordingly, the Fund may delay the mailing of a redemption check until such time as it has assured itself that good payment has been collected for the purchase of such shares, which may take up to 15 days or longer.
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Exchanges
The following conditions must be met for all exchanges of each Fund and Voya Government Money Market Fund:(i) the shares that will be acquired in the exchange (the “Acquired Shares”) are available for sale in the shareholder’s state of residence; (ii) the Acquired Shares will be registered to the same shareholder account as the shares to be surrendered (“Exchanged Shares”); (iii) the Exchanged Shares must have been held in the shareholder’s account for at least thirty (30) days prior to the exchange; (iv) except for exchanges into Voya Government Money Market Fund, the account value of the shares to be acquired must equal or exceed the minimum initial investment amount required by that fund after the exchange is implemented; and (v) a properly executed exchange request has been received by the Transfer Agent.
Each Fund reserves the right to delay the actual purchase of the Acquired Shares for up to five (5) business days if it determines that it would be disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of proceeds from the redemption of Exchanged Shares. Normally, however, the redemption of Exchanged Shares and the purchase of Acquired Shares will take place on the day that the exchange request is received in proper form. Each Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify its exchange privileges at any time upon prominent notice to shareholders. This notice will be given at least sixty (60) days in advance. It is the policy of the Adviser to discourage and prevent frequent trading by shareholders of each Fund in response to market fluctuations. Accordingly, in order to maintain a stable asset base in each Fund and to reduce administrative expenses borne by each Fund, the Adviser reserves the right to reject any exchange request.
In the event a Fund rejects an exchange request, neither the redemption nor the purchase side of the exchange will be processed until the Fund receives further redemption instructions.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis, and it is not expected that a secondary market for the Fund’s shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, the Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers of not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares.
If more than 5% of the Fund’s common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege should carefully review the prospectus of that Fund. Investors may obtain a copy of Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya Fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180.
Telephone Redemption and Exchange Privileges
These privileges are subject to the conditions and provisions set forth below and in the Prospectus. The telephone privileges may be modified or terminated at any time.
Telephone redemption requests must meet the following conditions to be accepted by Voya Investment Management:
(a) Proceeds of the redemption may be directly deposited into a predetermined bank account, or mailed to the current address on record. This address cannot reflect any change within the previous 30 days.
(b) Certain account information will need to be provided for verification purposes before the redemption will be executed.
(c) Only one telephone redemption (where proceeds are being mailed to the address of record) can be processed within a 30 day period.
(d) The maximum amount which can be liquidated and sent to the address of record at any one time is $100,000.
(e) The minimum amount which can be liquidated and sent to a predetermined bank account is $5,000.
(f) If the exchange involves the establishment of a new account, the dollar amount being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya fund being acquired.
(g) Any new account established through the exchange privilege will have the same account information and options except as stated in the Prospectus.
(h) Certificated shares cannot be redeemed or exchanged by telephone but must be forwarded to Voya Investment Management at Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772 and deposited into your account before any transaction may be processed.
(i) If a portion of the shares to be exchanged are held in escrow in connection with a Letter of Intent, the smallest number of full shares of the Voya fund to be purchased on the exchange having the same aggregate NAV as the shares being exchanged shall be substituted in the escrow account. Shares held in escrow may not be redeemed until the Letter of Intent has expired and/or the appropriate adjustments have been made to the account.
(j) Shares may not be exchanged and/or redeemed unless an exchange and/or redemption privilege is offered pursuant to the Fund’s then-current Prospectus.
(k) Proceeds of a redemption may be delayed up to 15 days or longer until the check used to purchase the shares being redeemed has been paid by the bank upon which it was drawn.
Systematic Exchange
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You may establish an automatic exchange of shares from one Fund to another. The exchange will occur on or about the day of your choosing and must be for a minimum of $100 per month. Because this transaction is treated as an exchange, the policies related to the exchange privilege apply. There may be tax consequences associated with these exchanges. Please consult your tax adviser.
Shareholder Information
Each Fund offers one or more of the shareholder services described below. You can obtain further information about these services by contacting each Fund at the telephone number or address listed on the cover of this SAI or from the Distributor, your financial adviser, your securities dealer or other financial intermediary.
Class O Shareholders should contact Capital One at 1-866-590-7629.
Investment Account and Account Statements
The Transfer Agent maintains an account for each shareholder under which the registration and transfer of shares are recorded and any transfers shall be reflected by bookkeeping entry, without physical delivery.
The Transfer Agent will require that a shareholder provide requests in writing, accompanied by a valid signature guarantee form, when changing certain information in an account (i.e., wiring instructions, telephone privileges, etc.). The Transfer Agent may charge you a fee for special requests such as historical transcripts of your account and copies of cancelled checks.
Consolidated statements reflecting current values, share balances and year-to-date transactions generally will be sent to you each quarter. All accounts identified by the same social security number and address will be consolidated. For example, you could receive a consolidated statement showing your individual and IRA accounts. An IRS Form 1099 generally will also be sent each year by January 31.
However, Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, and Voya International Real Estate Fund will send you an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the distributions you received in a particular calendar year at the end of February of the following year, which is one month later than most such forms are sent.
With the prior permission of the other shareholders involved, you have the option of requesting that accounts controlled by other shareholders be shown on one consolidated statement. For example, information on your individual account, your IRA, your spouse’s individual account and your spouse’s IRA may be shown on one consolidated statement.
For investors purchasing shares of a Fund under a tax-qualified individual retirement account or pension plan or under a group plan through a person designated for the collection and remittance of monies to be invested in shares of a Fund on a periodic basis, the Fund may, in lieu of furnishing confirmations following each purchase of Fund shares, send statements no less frequently than quarterly pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, and the rules thereunder. These quarterly statements, which would be sent to the investor or to the person designated by the group for distribution to its members, will be made within five business days after the end of each quarterly period and shall reflect all transactions in the investor’s account during the preceding quarter.
Reinvestment of Distributions
As noted in the Prospectus, shareholders have the privilege of reinvesting both income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, in additional shares of a respective class of a Fund at the then current NAV, with no sales charge. Each Fund’s management believes that most investors desire to take advantage of this privilege. For all share classes except Class O shares, it has therefore made arrangements with its Transfer Agent to have all income dividends and capital gains distributions that are declared by each Fund automatically reinvested for the account of each shareholder. A shareholder may elect at any time by writing to a Fund or the Transfer Agent to have subsequent dividends and/or distributions paid in cash. In the absence of such an election, each purchase of shares of a class of a Fund is made upon the condition and understanding that the Transfer Agent is automatically appointed the shareholder’s agent to receive his dividends and distributions upon all shares registered in his or her name and to reinvest them in full and fractional shares of the respective class of the Fund at the applicable NAV in effect at the close of business on the reinvestment date. For Class O shareholders, this option will be selected automatically unless one of the other options is selected when completing your application. A shareholder may still, at any time after a purchase of Fund shares, request that dividends and/or capital gains distributions be paid to him or her in cash.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following tax information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the tax information contained in each Fund’s Prospectus. The Prospectus generally describes the U.S. federal income tax treatment of each Fund and its shareholders. This section of the SAI provides additional information concerning U.S. federal income taxes. It is based on the Code, applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, judicial authority, and administrative rulings and practice, all as in effect as of the date of this SAI and all of which are subject to change, including with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax considerations generally applicable to investments in each Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers regarding their particular situation and the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.
Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans or tax-advantaged arrangements. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the suitability of Fund shares as an investment through such plans and arrangements and the precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situation.
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company
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Each Fund has elected or will elect to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and intends each year to qualify and to be eligible to be treated as such. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs and their shareholders, each Fund must, among other things: (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from: (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies; and (ii) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined below); (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year: (i) at least 50% of the fair market value of its total assets consists of: (A) cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities and securities of other RICs; and (B) other securities (other than those described in clause (A)) limited in respect of any one issuer to a value that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities of any one issuer (other than those described in clause (i)(A)), the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships; and (c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses), taking into account any capital loss carryforwards and its net tax-exempt income, for such year.
In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (a) above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be qualifying income if realized directly by the RIC. However, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (generally defined as a partnership (x) the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in paragraph (a)(i) above) will be treated as qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. Certain of a Fund’s investments in MLPs and ETFs, if any, may qualify as interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships.
For purposes of the diversification test in (b) above, the term “outstanding voting securities of such issuer” will include the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership and in the case of a Fund’s investments in loan participations, the Fund shall treat both the financial intermediary and the issuer of the underlying loan as an issuer. Also, for purposes of the diversification test in (b) above, the identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a particular Fund investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers) is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to issuer identification for a particular type of investment may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to meet the diversification test in (b) above. The qualifying income and diversification requirements described above may limit the extent to which a Fund can engage in certain derivative transactions, as well as the extent to which it can invest in MLPs and certain commodity-linked ETFs.
If a Fund qualifies as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), determined with reference to any capital loss carryforwards distributed in a timely manner to its shareholders in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below).
If a Fund were to fail to meet the income, diversification or distribution test described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a Fund-level tax, paying interest, making additional distributions, or disposing of certain assets. If the Fund were ineligible to or otherwise did not cure such failure for any year, or if the Fund were otherwise to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment for such year, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to be treated as “qualified dividend income” in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals, provided, in both cases, the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements in respect of the Fund's shares (as described below). In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before re-qualifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.
Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction), its net tax-exempt income (if any), and its net capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards). However, no assurance can be given that a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation. Any taxable income, including any net capital gain retained by a Fund, will be subject to tax at the Fund level at regular corporate rates.
In the case of net capital gain, each Fund is permitted to designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a timely notice to its shareholders who would then, in turn, be: (i) required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their shares of such undistributed amount; and (ii) entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds on a properly-filed U.S. tax return to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If a Fund makes this designation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares
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owned by a shareholder of the Fund would be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder’s gross income under clause (i) of the preceding sentence and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. A Fund is not required to, and there can be no assurance a Fund will, make this designation if it retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a taxable year.
In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend (as defined below), its taxable income, and its earnings and profits, a RIC generally may elect to treat part or all of any post-October capital loss (defined as any net capital loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31 or, if there is no such loss, the net long-term capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to any such portion of the taxable year) or late-year ordinary loss (generally, the sum of its: (i) net ordinary loss from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property, attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, and (ii) other net ordinary loss attributable to the portion, if any, of the taxable year after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.
In order to comply with the distribution requirements described above applicable to RICs, a Fund generally must make the distributions in the same taxable year that it realizes the income and gain, although in certain circumstances, a Fund may make the distributions in the following taxable year in respect of income and gains from the prior taxable year.
If a Fund declares a distribution to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of one calendar year and pays the distribution in January of the following calendar year, the Fund and its shareholders will be treated as if the Fund paid the distribution on December 31 of the earlier year.
Excise Tax
If a Fund were to fail to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 of such year (or December 31 of that year if the Fund is permitted to elect and so elects), plus any such amounts retained from the prior year, the Fund would be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts.
Each Fund intends generally to make distributions sufficient to avoid the imposition of the 4% excise tax. However, no assurance can be given that a Fund will not be subject to the excise tax.
For purposes of the required excise tax distribution, a RIC’s ordinary gains and losses from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property that would otherwise be taken into account after October 31 of a calendar year generally are treated as arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Also, for these purposes, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it is subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year.
Use of Tax Equalization
Each Fund distributes its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders at least annually to the extent required to qualify as a RIC under the Code and generally to avoid U.S. federal income or excise tax. Under current law, a Fund is permitted to treat the portion of redemption proceeds paid to redeeming shareholders that represents the redeeming shareholders’ pro-rata share of the Fund's accumulated earnings and profits as a dividend on the Fund’s tax return. This practice, which involves the use of tax equalization, will reduce the amount of income and gains that a Fund is required to distribute as dividends to shareholders in order for the Fund to avoid U.S. federal income tax and excise tax, which may include reducing the amount of distributions that otherwise would be required to be paid to non-redeeming shareholders. A Fund’s NAV generally will not be reduced by the amount of any undistributed income or gains allocated to redeeming shareholders under this practice and thus the total return on a shareholder’s investment generally will not be reduced as a result of this practice.
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Capital losses in excess of capital gains (“net capital losses”) are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund’s net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, each Fund is able to carry forward a net capital loss from any taxable year to offset its capital gains, if any, realized during a subsequent taxable year. Distributions from capital gains are generally made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether the Fund retains or distributes such gains.
If a Fund incurs or has incurred net capital losses in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-2010 losses”), those losses will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration; any such carryover losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term. If a Fund incurred net capital losses in a taxable year beginning on or before December 22, 2010 (“pre-2011 losses”), the Fund is permitted to carry such losses forward for eight taxable years; in the year to which they are carried over, such losses are treated as short-term capital losses that first offset short-term capital gains, and then offset any long-term capital gains. A Fund must use any post-2010 losses, which will not expire, before it uses any pre-2011 losses. This increases the likelihood that pre-2011 losses will expire unused at the conclusion of the eight-year carryover period.
See each Fund’s most recent annual shareholder report for each Fund’s available capital loss carryforwards, if any, as of the end of its most recently ended fiscal year.
Fund Distributions
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For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. In general, a Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on investments it has owned for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss on investments it has owned for one year or less. Tax rules can alter a Fund’s holding period in investments and thereby affect the tax treatment of gain or loss on such investments. Distributions of net capital gain that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates relative to ordinary income. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (as reduced by any net long-term capital loss for the taxable year) will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to net capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund level.
The Code generally imposes a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. For these purposes, “net investment income” generally includes, among other things: (i) distributions paid by a Fund of net investment income and capital gains as described above; and (ii) any net gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this additional tax on their investment in a Fund.
As required by federal law, detailed federal tax information with respect to each calendar year will be furnished to each shareholder early in the succeeding year.
If, in and with respect to any taxable year, a Fund makes a distribution to a shareholder in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of such shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of its shares. To the extent a Fund makes distributions of capital gains in excess of the Fund’s net capital gain for the taxable year (as reduced by any available capital loss carryforwards from prior taxable years), there is a possibility that the distributions will be taxable as ordinary dividend distributions, even though distributed excess amounts would not have been subject to tax if retained by the Fund.
Distributions are taxable as described herein whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
A dividend paid to shareholders in January generally is deemed to have been paid by a Fund on December 31 of the preceding year, if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record on a date in October, November or December of that preceding year.
Distributions on a Fund’s shares generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax as described herein to the extent they do not exceed the Fund’s realized income and gains, even though such distributions may economically represent a return of a particular shareholder’s investment. Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund’s NAV reflects either unrealized gains, or realized but undistributed income or gains, that were therefore included in the price the shareholder paid. Such distributions may reduce the fair market value of the Fund’s shares below the shareholder’s cost basis in those shares. As described above, a Fund is required to distribute realized income and gains regardless of whether the Fund’s NAV also reflects unrealized losses.
If a Fund holds, directly or indirectly, one or more “tax credit bonds” on one or more applicable dates during a taxable year, it is possible that the Fund will elect to permit its shareholders to claim a tax credit on their income tax returns equal to each shareholder's proportionate share of tax credits from the applicable bonds that otherwise would be allowed to the Fund. In such a case, a shareholder will be deemed to receive a distribution of money with respect to its Fund shares equal to the shareholder’s proportionate share of the amount of such credits and be allowed a credit against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability equal to the amount of such deemed distribution, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code on the credits involved. Even if a Fund is eligible to pass through tax credits to shareholders, the Fund may choose not to do so.
In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be “qualified dividend income” that is eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares. In general, a dividend is not treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or shareholder level): (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date); (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property; (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest; or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is: (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States); or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company.
In general, distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income are treated as qualified dividend income in the hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual, provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to the Fund’s shares.
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If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during a taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income (excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), then 100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than dividends properly reported as Capital Gain Dividends) are eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.
In general, dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund qualify for the dividends-received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of eligible dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. A dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as a dividend eligible for the dividends-received deduction: (1) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock); or (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received deduction may otherwise be disallowed or reduced: (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of the Fund; or (2) by application of various provisions of the Code (for instance, the dividends-received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend received on debt-financed portfolio stock (generally, stock acquired with borrowed funds)).
Any distribution of income that is attributable to: (i) income received by a Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction; or (ii) dividend income received by the Fund on securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a loan by the Fund, will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Pursuant to proposed regulations on which a Fund may rely, distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that the Fund properly reports as “section 199A dividends,” as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, are treated as qualified REIT dividends in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. Non-corporate shareholders are permitted a federal income tax deduction equal to 20% of qualified REIT dividends received by them, subject to certain limitations. Very generally, a “section 199A dividend” is any dividend or portion thereof that is attributable to certain dividends received by the Fund from REITs, to the extent such dividends are properly reported as such by the RIC in a written notice to its shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.
Subject to future regulatory guidance to the contrary, distributions attributable to qualified publicly traded partnership income from a Fund’s investments in MLPs will ostensibly not qualify for the deduction available to non-corporate taxpayers in respect of such amounts received directly from an MLP.
Tax Implications of Certain Fund Investments
References to investments by a Fund also include investments by an Underlying Fund.
Special Rules for Debt Obligations. Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance (and zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the original issue discount (“OID”) is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund’s income and required to be distributed by the Fund over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income which is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.
Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having “market discount.” Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligation issued with OID, its “revised issue price”) over the purchase price of such obligation. Subject to the discussion below regarding Section 451 of the Code: (i) generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt security; (ii) alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund's income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security; and (iii) the rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in a Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, Section 451 of the Code generally requires any accrual method taxpayer to take into account items of gross income no later than the time at which such items are taken into account as revenue in the taxpayer's financial statements. Although the application of Section 451 to the accrual of market discount is currently unclear, the Treasury and IRS have announced that they intend to issue proposed regulations providing that Section 451 does not apply to market discount. If Section 451 were to apply to the accrual of market discount, a Fund would be required to include in income any market discount as it takes the same into account on its financial statements.
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Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance may be treated as having OID or, in certain cases, “acquisition discount” (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price). Each Fund will be required to include the OID or acquisition discount in income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which OID or acquisition discount accrues, and thus is included in a Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.
If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of obligations, or other obligations subject to special rules under the Code, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount which is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or, if necessary, by disposition of portfolio securities including at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. These dispositions may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates) and, in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than if the Fund had not held such obligations.
Securities Purchased at a Premium. Very generally, where a Fund purchases a bond at a price that exceeds the redemption price at maturity – that is, at a premium – the premium is amortizable over the remaining term of the bond. In the case of a taxable bond, if the Fund makes an election applicable to all such bonds it purchases, which election is irrevocable without consent of the IRS, the Fund reduces the current taxable income from the bond by the amortized premium and reduces its tax basis in the bond by the amount of such offset; upon the disposition or maturity of such bonds acquired on or after January 4, 2013, the Fund is permitted to deduct any remaining premium allocable to a prior period. In the case of a tax-exempt bond, tax rules require the Fund to reduce its tax basis by the amount of amortized premium.
A portion of the OID accrued on certain high yield discount obligations may not be deductible to the issuer and will instead be treated as a dividend paid by the issuer for purposes of the dividends received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high-yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by a Fund may be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the extent attributable to the deemed dividend portion of such OID.
At-risk or Defaulted Securities. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of or in default present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether or to what extent a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation, when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent the Fund may take deductions for bad debts or worthless securities and how the Fund should allocate payments received on obligations in default between principal and income. These and other related issues will be addressed by a Fund when, as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.
Certain Investments in REITs. Any investment by a Fund in equity securities of REITs qualifying as such under Subchapter M of the Code may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction and generally will not constitute qualified dividend income.
Certain distributions made by the Fund attributable to dividends received by the Funds from REITs may qualify as “qualified REIT dividends” in the hands of non-corporate shareholders, as discussed above.
Mortgage-Related Securities. A Fund may invest directly or indirectly in REMICs (including by investing in residual interests in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) with respect to which an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools (“TMPs”). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of each Fund’s income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC will be allocated to shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, a Fund investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts, as noted below.
In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders: (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions); (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income; and (iii) in the case of a non-U.S. shareholder, will not qualify for any reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax. A shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such inclusions notwithstanding any exemption from such income tax otherwise available under the Code.
Foreign Currency Transactions. Any transaction by a Fund in foreign currencies, foreign currency-denominated debt obligations or certain foreign currency options, futures contracts or forward contracts (or similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. Any such net gains could require a larger dividend toward the end of the calendar year. Any such net losses generally will reduce and potentially require the recharacterization of prior ordinary income distributions. Such ordinary income treatment may accelerate Fund distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. Any net ordinary losses so created cannot be carried forward by a Fund to offset income or gains earned in subsequent taxable years.
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Foreign currency gains generally are treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% gross income test described above. There is a remote possibility that the Secretary of the Treasury will issue contrary tax regulations with respect to foreign currency gains that are not directly related to a RIC’s principal business of investing in stocks or securities (or options or futures with respect to stocks or securities), and such regulations could apply retroactively.
Passive Foreign Investment Companies. Equity investments by a Fund in certain “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”) could potentially subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, a Fund may elect to avoid the imposition of that tax. For example, a Fund may elect to treat a PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (i.e., make a “QEF election”), in which case the Fund will be required to include its share of the PFIC’s income and net capital gains annually, regardless of whether it receives any distribution from the PFIC. A Fund also may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in such holdings “to the market” as though it had sold (and, solely for purposes of this mark-to-market election, repurchased) its holdings in those PFICs on the last day of the Fund’s taxable year. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by the Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require the Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirement, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund’s total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as “qualified dividend income.” A foreign issuer in which a Fund invests will not be treated as a PFIC with respect to the Fund if such issuer is a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Fund holds (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 10% or more of the voting interests in or total value of such issuer. In such a case, a Fund generally would be required to include in gross income each year, as ordinary income, its share of certain amounts of a CFC's income, whether or not the CFC distributes such amounts to the Fund.
Because it is not always possible to identify a foreign corporation as a PFIC, a Fund may incur the tax and interest charges described above in some instances.
Options and Futures
In general, option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund. Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (e.g., through a closing transaction). If a call option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) sum of the strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Fund’s basis in the stock. Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it, the Fund generally will subtract the premium received for purposes of computing its cost basis in the securities purchased. Gain or loss arising in respect of a termination of the Fund’s obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by the Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, the Fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.
A Fund’s options activities may include transactions constituting straddles for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that is, that trigger the U.S. federal income tax straddle rules contained primarily in Section 1092 of the Code. Such straddles include, for example, positions in a particular security, or an index of securities, and one or more options that offset the former position, including options that are “covered” by a Fund’s long position in the subject security. Very generally, where applicable, Section 1092 requires: (i) that losses be deferred on positions deemed to be offsetting positions with respect to “substantially similar or related property,” to the extent of unrealized gain in the latter; and (ii) that the holding period of such a straddle position that has not already been held for the long-term holding period be terminated and begin anew once the position is no longer part of a straddle. Options on single stocks that are not “deep in the money” may constitute qualified covered calls, which generally are not subject to the straddle rules; the holding period on stock underlying qualified covered calls that are “in the money” although not “deep in the money” will be suspended during the period that such calls are outstanding. These straddle rules and the rules governing qualified covered calls could cause gains that would otherwise constitute long-term capital gains to be treated as short-term capital gains, and distributions that would otherwise constitute “qualified dividend income” or qualify for the dividends-received deduction to fail to satisfy the holding period requirements and therefore to be taxed as ordinary income or to fail to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, as the case may be.
The tax treatment of certain positions entered into by a Fund (including regulated futures contracts, certain foreign currency positions and certain listed non-equity options) will be governed by section 1256 of the Code (“section 1256 contracts”). Gains or losses on section 1256 contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses (“60/40”), although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character. Also, section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are “marked to market” with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as ordinary or 60/40 gain or loss, as applicable.
Other Derivatives, Hedging, and Related Transactions. In addition to the special rules described above in respect of futures and options transactions, each Fund’s transactions in other derivative instruments (e.g., forward contracts and swap agreements), as well as any of its hedging, short sale, securities loan or similar transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules (e.g., notional principal contract, straddle, constructive sale, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a
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Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, thereby affecting, among other things, whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders.
Because these and other tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.
Commodity-Linked Instruments. A Fund’s investments in commodity-linked instruments can be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a RIC, and can bear on the Fund’s ability to so qualify. Income and gains from certain commodity-linked instruments do not constitute qualifying income to a RIC for purposes of the 90% gross income test described above. The tax treatment of some other commodity-linked instruments in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund’s nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.
Exchange-Traded Notes, Structured Notes. The tax rules are uncertain with respect to the treatment of income or gains arising in respect of commodity-linked ETNs and certain commodity-linked structured notes; also, the timing and character of income or gains arising from ETNs can be uncertain. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect a Fund’s ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC and to avoid a fund-level tax.
Book-Tax Differences. Certain of a Fund’s investments in derivative instruments and foreign currency-denominated instruments, and any of the Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, are likely to produce a difference between its book income and the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any). If such a difference arises, and the Fund’s book income is less than the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income, the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment and to avoid an entity-level tax. In the alternative, if the Fund’s book income exceeds the sum of its taxable income (including realized capital gains) and net tax-exempt income, the distribution (if any) of such excess generally will be treated as: (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund’s remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income); (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient’s basis in its shares; and (iii) thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.
Investments in Other RICs. A Fund’s investments in shares of another mutual fund, an ETF or another company that qualifies as a RIC (each, an “investment company”) can cause the Fund to be required to distribute greater amounts of net investment income or net capital gain than the Fund would have distributed had it invested directly in the securities held by the investment company, rather than in shares of the investment company. Further, the amount or timing of distributions from a Fund qualifying for treatment as a particular character (e.g., long-term capital gain, exempt interest, eligibility for dividends-received deduction, etc.) will not necessarily be the same as it would have been had the Fund invested directly in the securities held by the investment company. If a Fund receives dividends from an investment company and the investment company reports such dividends as qualified dividend income, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report a portion of its distributions as qualified dividend income, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.
If a Fund receives dividends from an investment company and the investment company reports such dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, then the Fund is permitted in turn to report its distributions derived from those dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction as well, provided the Fund meets holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the investment company.
Investments in Master Limited Partnerships and Certain Non-U.S. Entities. A Fund’s ability to make direct and indirect investments in MLPs and certain non-U.S. entities is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a RIC, and if the Fund does not appropriately limit such investments or if such investments are recharacterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s status as a RIC may be jeopardized. Among other limitations, the Fund is permitted to have no more than 25% of the value of its total assets invested in qualified publicly traded partnerships, including MLPs.
Subject to any future regulatory guidance to the contrary, any distribution of income attributable to qualified publicly traded partnership income from a Fund’s investment in a MLP will ostensibly not qualify for the deduction that would be available to a non-corporate shareholder were the shareholder to own such MLP directly.
Tax-Exempt Shareholders
Income of a RIC that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this “blocking” effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b).
A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs as described above, if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).
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In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, a CRT (as defined in section 664 of the Code) that realizes any UBTI for a taxable year must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund.
CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.
Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Shares
The sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares may give rise to a gain or loss.
In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares.
Further, all or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code’s “wash-sale” rule if other substantially identical shares are purchased, including by means of dividend reinvestment, within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations
Under U.S. Treasury Regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
Foreign Taxation
Income, proceeds and gains received by a Fund (or RICs in which the Fund has invested) from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. This will decrease the Fund’s yield on securities subject to such taxes. If more than 50% of a Fund’s assets at taxable year end consists of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities that the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes paid by the Fund. A shareholder’s ability to claim an offsetting foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by a Fund is subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in the shareholder’s not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. Shareholders who do not itemize on their U.S. federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but not a deduction) for such foreign taxes.
Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so. Shareholders that are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and those who invest in a Fund through tax-advantaged accounts (including those who invest through individual retirement accounts or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by the Fund.
Foreign Shareholders
Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not “U.S. persons” within the meaning of the Code (“foreign shareholders”) properly reported by the Fund as: (1) Capital Gain Dividends; (2) short-term capital gain dividends; and (3) interest-related dividends, each as defined below and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.
In general, the Code defines (1) “short-term capital gain dividends” as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) “interest-related dividends” as distributions from U.S. source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign shareholder, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual foreign shareholder who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States under special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends
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does not apply to distributions to a foreign shareholder (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the foreign shareholder is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the foreign shareholder and the foreign shareholder is a controlled foreign corporation. If a Fund invests in a RIC that pays such distributions to the Fund, such distributions retain their character as not subject to withholding if properly reported when paid by the Fund to foreign shareholders. The Fund may report such part of its dividends as interest-related and/or short-term capital gain dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so. In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports all or a portion of a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend to shareholders.
Foreign shareholders should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.
Distributions by a Fund to foreign shareholders other than Capital Gain Dividends, short-term capital gain dividends and interest-related dividends (e.g., dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).
A foreign shareholder is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of shares of a Fund unless: (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States; (ii) in the case of a foreign shareholder that is an individual, the shareholder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale and certain other conditions are met; or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of “U.S. real property interests” (“USRPIs”) apply to the foreign shareholder's sale of shares of the Fund (as described below).
Subject to certain exceptions (e.g., for a Fund that is a “United States real property holding corporation” as described below), a Fund is generally not required (and does not expect) to withhold on the amount of a non-dividend distribution (i.e., a distribution that is not paid out of the Fund’s current earnings and profits for the applicable taxable year or accumulated earnings and profits) when paid to its foreign shareholders.
Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity (“QIE”) because it is either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.
If an interest in a Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder, in which case such foreign shareholder generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.
Moreover, if a Fund were a USRPHC or, very generally, had been one in the last five years, it would be required to withhold on amounts distributed to a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder to the extent such amounts would not be treated as a dividend, i.e., are in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated “earnings and profits” for the applicable taxable year. Such withholding generally is not required if the Fund is a domestically controlled QIE.
If a Fund were a QIE, under a special “look-through” rule, any distributions by the Fund to a foreign shareholder (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to: (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands; and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund’s foreign shareholders and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the foreign shareholder being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a foreign shareholder, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the foreign shareholder’s current and past ownership of the Fund.
Foreign shareholders of each Fund also may be subject to “wash sale” rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.
Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers and, if holding shares through intermediaries, their intermediaries, concerning the application of these rules to their investment in a Fund.
Foreign shareholders with respect to whom income from a Fund is effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by the foreign shareholder within the United States will in general be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income derived from the Fund at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents or domestic corporations, whether such income is received in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a foreign shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
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net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States. More generally, foreign shareholders who are residents in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and are urged to consult their tax advisors.
In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, a foreign shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers in this regard.
Special rules (including withholding and reporting requirements) apply to foreign partnerships and those holding Fund shares through foreign partnerships. Additional considerations may apply to foreign trusts and estates. Investors holding Fund shares through foreign entities should consult their tax advisers about their particular situation.
A foreign shareholder may be subject to state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal income tax referred to above.
Backup Withholding
Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.
Shareholder Reporting Obligations With Respect to Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Shareholders that are U.S. persons and own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of a Fund could be required to report annually their “financial interest” in the Fund’s “foreign financial accounts,” if any, on FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”). Shareholders should consult a tax advisor, and persons investing in the Fund through an intermediary should contact their intermediary, regarding the applicability to them of this reporting requirement.
Other Reporting and Withholding Requirements
Sections 1471-1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “FATCA”) generally require each Fund to obtain information sufficient to identify the status of each of its shareholders under FATCA or under an applicable intergovernmental agreement (an “IGA”) between the United States and a foreign government. If a shareholder fails to provide the requested information or otherwise fails to comply with FATCA or an IGA, a Fund may be required to withhold under FATCA at a rate of 30% with respect to that shareholder on ordinary dividends it pays. The IRS and the Department of Treasury have issued proposed regulations providing that these withholding rules will not apply to the gross proceeds of share redemptions or Capital Gain Dividends a Fund pays. If a payment by a Fund is subject to FATCA withholding, the Fund is required to withhold even if such payment would otherwise be exempt from withholding under the rules applicable to foreign shareholders described above (e.g., interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends).
Each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax adviser regarding the applicability of FATCA and any other reporting requirements with respect to the prospective investor’s own situation, including investments through an intermediary.
General Considerations
The U.S. federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding the specific federal tax consequences of purchasing, holding, and disposing of shares of a Fund, as well as the effects of state, local, foreign, and other tax law and any proposed tax law changes.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial statements, and the independent registered accounting firm’s report thereon, are included in each Fund’s annual shareholder report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 and are incorporated herein by reference.
An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and an unaudited semi-annual report will be sent to shareholders each year.
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APPENDIX A – DESCRIPTION OF CREDIT RATINGS
A Description of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.’s (“Moody’s”) Global Rating Scales
Ratings assigned on Moody’s global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.
Description of Moody’s Long-Term Obligation Ratings
Aaa — Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.
Aa — Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
A — Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
Baa — Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Ba — Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.
B — Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
Caa — Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
Ca — Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
C — Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Hybrid Indicator (hyb)
The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.
Description of Short-Term Obligation Ratings
Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:
P-1 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-2 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-3 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
NP — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
Description of Moody’s US Municipal Short-Term Obligation Ratings
The Municipal Investment Grade (“MIG”) scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer’s long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levels — MIG 1 through MIG 3 — while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.
MIG 1 — This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2 — This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.
MIG 3 — This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
SG — This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
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Description of Moody’s Demand Obligation Ratings
In the case of variable rate demand obligations (“VRDOs”), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade (“VMIG”) scale.
VMIG 1 — This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 2 — This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 3 — This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
SG — This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
Description of S&P Global Ratings’ (“S&P’s”) Issue Credit Ratings
A S&P’s issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P’s view of the obligor’s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.
Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days — including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P’s analysis of the following considerations:
Likelihood of payment — capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
Nature of and provisions of the obligation and the promise we impute;
Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.
Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)
Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings*
AAA — An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.
AA — An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.
A — An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.
BBB — An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
BB, B, CCC, CC, C — Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.
BB — An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
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B — An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CCC — An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CC — An obligation rated ‘CC’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The ’CC’ rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but S&P’s expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.
C — An obligation rated ‘C’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher.
D — An obligation rated ’D’ is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the ’D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P’s believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The ’D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ’D’ if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.
NR — This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P’s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.
* The ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by S&P’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
A-2 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
B — A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.
C — A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
D — A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P’s believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ‘D’ if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.
Description of S&P’s Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings
A S&P’s U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P’s opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P’s analysis will review the following considerations:
Amortization schedule — the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and
Source of payment — the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.
S&P’s municipal short-term note rating symbols are as follows:
SP-1 — Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.
SP-2 — Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
SP-3 — Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
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Description of Fitch Ratings’ (“Fitch’s”) Credit Ratings Scales
Fitch’s credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested.
The terms “investment grade” and “speculative grade” have established themselves over time as shorthand to describe the categories ‘AAA’ to ‘BBB’ (investment grade) and ‘BB’ to ‘D’ (speculative grade). The terms “investment grade” and “speculative grade” are market conventions, and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. “Investment grade” categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the “speculative” categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred.
Fitch’s credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds).
In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency typically rates to the likelihood of non-payment or default in accordance with the terms of that instrument’s documentation. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation’s documentation). In such cases, the agency will make clear the assumptions underlying the agency’s opinion in the accompanying rating commentary.
Description of Fitch’s Long-Term Corporate Finance Obligations Rating Scales
Fitch long-term obligations rating scales are as follows:
AAA — Highest credit quality. ‘AAA’ ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA — Very high credit quality. ‘AA’ ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
A — High credit quality. ‘A’ ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.
BBB — Good credit quality. ‘BBB’ ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.
BB — Speculative. ‘BB’ ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.
B — Highly speculative. ‘B’ ratings indicate that material credit risk is present.
CCC — ‘CCC’ ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present.
CC —’CC’ ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk.
C — ‘C’ ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk.
Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned ‘RD’ or ‘D’ ratings, but are instead rated in the ‘B’ to ‘C’ rating categories, depending upon their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. This approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.
Note: The modifiers “+” or “–” may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the ‘AAA’ obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below ‘CCC’.
The subscript ‘emr’ is appended to a rating to denote embedded market risk which is beyond the scope of the rating. The designation is intended to make clear that the rating solely addresses the counterparty risk of the issuing bank. It is not meant to indicate any limitation in the analysis of the counterparty risk, which in all other respects follows published Fitch criteria for analyzing the issuing financial institution. Fitch does not rate these instruments where the principal is to any degree subject to market risk.
Description of Fitch’s Short-Term Ratings
A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as “short term” based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.
Fitch short-term ratings are as follows:
F1 — Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.
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F2 — Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.
F3 — Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.
B — Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
C — High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.
RD — Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.
D — Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.
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APPENDIX B – PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
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PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

 

VOYA FUNDS

VOYA INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

Date Last Revised:  September 14, 2018

 



 

Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines for the Voya Funds and Advisor

 

Introduction

 

The purpose of these Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines (the “Procedures”, the “Guidelines”) is to set forth the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Voya funds’ (the “Board”) instructions to Voya Investments, LLC (referred to as the “Advisor”) for the voting of proxies for each fund the Board serves as Director/Trustee (the “Funds”).

 

The Board may elect to delegate proxy voting to a sub-advisor of the Funds and also approve the sub-advisor’s proxy policies and procedures for implementation on behalf of such Voya fund (a “Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund”).  A Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund is not covered under these Procedures and Guidelines, except as described in the Reporting and Record Retention section below with respect to vote reporting requirements.  However, they are covered by those sub-advisor’s proxy policies, provided that the Board has approved them.

 

These Procedures and Guidelines incorporate principles and guidance set forth in relevant pronouncements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its staff on the fiduciary duty of the Board to ensure that proxies are voted in a timely manner and that voting decisions are in the Funds’ beneficial owners’ best interest.

 

The Board, through these instructions, delegates to the Advisor’s Proxy Coordinator the responsibility to vote the Funds’ proxies in accordance with these Procedures and Guidelines on behalf of the Board.  The Board further delegates to the Compliance Committee of the Board certain oversight duties regarding the Advisor’s functions as it pertains to the voting of the Funds’ proxies.

 

The Board directs the engagement of a Proxy Advisory Firm to be initially appointed and annually reviewed and approved by the Board.  The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Proxy Advisory Firm and shall direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote proxies in accordance with the Guidelines.

 

These Procedures and Guidelines will be reviewed by the Board’s Compliance Committee annually, and will be updated when appropriate.  No change to these Procedures and Guidelines will be made except pursuant to Board direction.  Non-material amendments, however, may be approved for immediate implementation by the Board’s Compliance Committee, subject to ratification by the full board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

Advisor’s Roles and Responsibilities

 

Proxy Coordinator

 

The Voya Proxy Coordinator shall direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote proxies on behalf of the Funds and the Advisor in connection with annual and special meetings of shareholders (except those regarding bankruptcy matters and/or related plans of reorganization).

 

The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Proxy Advisory Firm (as defined in the Proxy Advisory Firm section below) and voting the Funds’ proxies in accordance with the Procedures and Guidelines on behalf of the Funds and the Advisor.  The Proxy Coordinator is authorized to direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote a Fund’s proxy in accordance with the Procedures and Guidelines.  Responsibilities assigned to the Proxy Coordinator, or activities that support it, may be performed by such members of the Proxy Group (as defined in the Proxy Group section below) or employees of the Advisor’s affiliates as the Proxy Group deems appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator is also responsible for identifying and informing Counsel (as defined in the Counsel section below) of potential conflicts between the proxy issuer and the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, the Funds’ principal underwriters, or an affiliated person of the Funds.  The Proxy Coordinator will identify such potential conflicts of interest based on information the Proxy Advisory Firm periodically provides; client analyses, distributor, broker-dealer, and vendor lists; and information derived from other sources, including public filings.

 

Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm is responsible for coordinating with the Funds’ custodians to ensure that all proxy materials received by the custodians relating to the portfolio securities are processed in a timely manner.  To the extent applicable, the Proxy Advisory Firm is required to provide research, analysis, and vote

 

Revision Date:  September 14, 2018

 

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recommendations under its Proxy Voting guidelines.  Additionally, the Proxy Advisory Firm is required to produce custom vote recommendations in accordance with the Guidelines and their vote recommendations.

 

Proxy Group

 

The members of the Proxy Group, which may include employees of the Advisor’s affiliates, are identified in Exhibit 1, and may be amended from time to time at the Advisor’s discretion except that the Funds’ Chief Investment Risk Officer, the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, and the Funds’ Proxy Coordinator shall be members unless the Board determines otherwise.

 

Investment Professionals

 

The Funds’ sub-advisors and/or portfolio managers are each referred to herein as an “Investment Professional” and collectively, “Investment Professionals”.  The Board encourages the Funds’ Investment Professionals to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding any proxy-voting-related proposal pertaining to the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.  Additionally, when requested, Investment Professionals are responsible for submitting a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding proxy voting related proxy contests, proposals related to companies with dual class shares with superior voting rights, or mergers and acquisitions involving the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.

 

Counsel

 

A member of the mutual funds legal practice group of the Advisor (“Counsel”) is responsible for determining if a potential conflict of interest involving a proxy issuer is in fact a conflict of interest.  If Counsel deems a proxy issuer to be a conflict of interest, the Counsel must notify the Proxy Coordinator, who will in turn notify the Chair of the Compliance Committee of such conflict of interest.

 

Proxy Voting Procedures

 

Proxy Group Oversight

 

A minimum of four (4) members of the Proxy Group (or three (3) if one member of the quorum is either the Funds’ Chief Investment Risk Officer or the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer) will constitute a quorum for purposes of taking action at any meeting of the Group.

 

The Proxy Group may meet in person or by telephone.  The Proxy Group also may take action via email in lieu of a meeting, provided that the Proxy Coordinator follows the directions of a majority of a quorum responding via e-mail.

 

A Proxy Group meeting will be held whenever:

 

·                The Proxy Coordinator receives a recommendation from an Investment Professional to vote a Fund’s proxy contrary to the Guidelines.

·                The Proxy Advisory Firm has made no recommendation on a matter and the Procedures do not provide instruction.

·                A matter requires case-by-case consideration, including those in which the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation is deemed to be materially conflicted.

·                The Proxy Coordinator requests the Proxy Group’s input and vote recommendation on a matter.

 

At its discretion, the Proxy Group may provide the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions to perform responsibilities and related activities assigned to the Proxy Group, on its behalf, provided that such instructions do not violate any requirements of these Procedures or the Guidelines.

 

If the Proxy Group has previously provided the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation, these recommendations do not violate any requirements of these Procedures or the Guidelines, and no conflict of interest exists, the Proxy Coordinator may implement the instructions without calling a Proxy Group meeting.

 

For each proposal referred to the Proxy Group, it will review:

 

·                  The relevant Procedures and Guidelines,

·                  The recommendation of the Proxy Advisory Firm, if any,

·                  The recommendation of the Investment Professional(s), if any,

·                  Other resources that any Proxy Group member deems appropriate to aid in a determination of a recommendation.

 

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Vote Instruction

 

While the vote of a simple majority of the voting members present will determine any matter submitted to a vote, tie votes will be resolved by securing the vote of members not present at the meeting.  The Proxy Coordinator will ensure compliance with all applicable voting and conflict of interest procedures, and will use best efforts to secure votes from as many absent members as may reasonably be accomplished, providing such members with a substantially similar level of relevant information as that provided at the in-person meeting.

 

In the event a tie vote cannot be resolved, or in the event that the vote remains a tie, the Proxy Coordinator will refer the vote to the Compliance Committee Chair for vote determination.

 

In the event a tie vote cannot be timely resolved in connection with a voting deadline, the Proxy Coordinator will vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

A member of the Proxy Group may abstain from voting on any given matter, provided that the member does not participate in the Proxy Group discussion(s) in connection with the vote determination.  If abstention results in the loss of quorum, the process for resolving tie votes will be observed.

 

If the Proxy Group recommends that a Fund vote contrary to the Guidelines, as might be the case upon review of a recommendation from an Investment Professional, the Proxy Coordinator will follow the procedures in the Out-of-Guidelines section below.

 

Vote Classification

 

These Procedures and Guidelines specify how the Funds generally will vote with respect to the proposals indicated.  Unless otherwise noted, the Proxy Group instructs the Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Advisor, to vote in accordance with these Procedures and Guidelines.

 

Within-Guidelines Votes:  Votes in Accordance with the Guidelines

 

In the event the Proxy Group and, where applicable, an Investment Professional participating in the voting process, recommend a vote Within Guidelines, the Proxy Group will instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm, through the Proxy Coordinator, to vote in this manner.

 

Out-of-Guidelines Votes:  Votes Contrary to the Guidelines

 

A vote would be considered Out-of-Guidelines if the:

 

·                Vote is contrary to the Guidelines based on the Compliance Committee or Proxy Group determination that the application of the Guidelines is inapplicable or inappropriate under the circumstances.  Such votes include, but are not limited to votes cast based on the recommendation of an Investment Professional.

·                Vote is contrary to the Guidelines unless the Guidelines stipulate Case-by-Case consideration or that primary consideration will be given to input from an Investment Professional, notwithstanding that the vote appears contrary to these Procedures and Guidelines and/or the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

Routine Matters

 

Upon instruction from the Proxy Coordinator, the Proxy Advisory Firm will submit a vote as described in these Procedures and Guidelines where there is a clear policy (e.g., “For,” “Against,” “Withhold,” or “Abstain”) on a proposal.

 

Matters Requiring Case-by-Case Consideration

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm will refer proxy proposals to the Proxy Coordinator when these Procedures and Guidelines indicate “Case-by-Case.”  Additionally, the Proxy Advisory Firm will refer any proxy proposal under circumstances where the application of these Procedures and Guidelines is unclear, appears to involve unusual or controversial issues, or is silent regarding the proposal.

 

Upon receipt of a referral from the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Proxy Coordinator may solicit additional research or clarification from the Proxy Advisory Firm, Investment Professional(s), or other sources.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will review matters requiring Case-by-Case consideration to determine if the Proxy Group had previously provided the Proxy Coordinator with standing vote instructions, or a provision within

 

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the Guidelines is applicable based on prior voting history.

 

If a matter requires input and a vote determination from the Proxy Group, the Proxy Coordinator will forward the Proxy Advisory Firm’s analysis and recommendation, the Proxy Coordinator’s recommendation and/or any research obtained from the Investment Professional(s), the Proxy Advisory Firm, or any other source to the Proxy Group.  The Proxy Group may consult with the Proxy Advisory Firm and/or Investment Professional(s) as appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will use best efforts to convene a Proxy Group meeting with respect to all matters requiring its consideration.  In the event quorum requirements cannot be timely met in connection with a voting deadline, it is the policy of the Funds and Advisor to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

Non-Votes:  Votes in which No Action is Taken

 

The Proxy Coordinator will make reasonable efforts to secure and vote all proxies for the Funds, including markets where shareholders’ rights are limited.  Nevertheless, the Proxy Group may recommend that a Fund refrain from voting under certain circumstances including:

 

·                The economic effect on shareholders’ interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant, e.g., proxies in connection with fractional shares, securities no longer held in the portfolio of a Voya fund or proxies being considered on behalf of a Fund that is no longer in existence.

·                The cost of voting a proxy outweighs the benefits, e.g., certain international proxies, particularly in cases when share blocking practices may impose trading restrictions on the relevant portfolio security.

 

In such cases, the Proxy Group may instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm, through the Proxy Coordinator, not to vote such proxy.  The Proxy Group may provide the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions on parameters that would dictate a Non-Vote without the Proxy Group’s review of a specific proxy.

 

Further, Counsel may require the Proxy Coordinator to abstain from voting any proposal that is subject to a material conflict of interest provided that abstaining has no effect on the vote outcome.

 

Matters Requiring Further Consideration

 

Referrals to the Compliance Committee

 

If a vote is deemed Out-of-Guidelines and Counsel has determined that a material conflict of interest appears to exist with respect to the party or parties (i.e. Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, underwriters, affiliates, any participating Proxy Group member, or any Investment Professional(s)) participating in the voting process, the Proxy Coordinator will refer the vote to the Compliance Committee Chair.

 

Further, if an Investment Professional discloses a potential conflict of interest, and Counsel determines that the conflict of interest appears to exist, the proposal will also be referred to the Compliance Committee for review, regardless of whether the vote is Within- or Out-of-Guidelines.

 

The Compliance Committee will be provided all recommendations (including Investment Professional(s)), analyses, research, and Conflicts Reports and any other written materials used to establish whether a conflict of interest exists, and will instruct the Proxy Coordinator how such referred proposals should be voted.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will use best efforts to refer matters to the Compliance Committee for its consideration in a timely manner. In the event any such matter cannot be referred to or considered by the Compliance Committee in a timely manner, the Compliance Committee’s standing instruction is to vote Within Guidelines.

 

The Compliance Committee will receive a report detailing proposals that were voted Out-of-Guidelines, if the Investment Professional’s recommendation was not acted on, or was referred to the Compliance Committee.

 

Consultation with Compliance Committee

 

The Proxy Coordinator may consult the Compliance Committee Chair for guidance on behalf of the Committee if application of these Procedures and Guidelines is unclear, or a recommendation is received from an Investment Professional in connection with any unusual or controversial issue.

 

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Conflicts of Interest

 

The Advisor shall act in the Funds’ beneficial owners’ best interests and strive to avoid conflicts of interest.

 

Conflicts of interest can arise, for example, in situations where:

 

·                The issuer is a vendor whose products or services are material to the Voya Funds, the Advisor or their affiliates;

·                The issuer is an entity participating to a material extent in the distribution of the Voya Funds;

·                The issuer is a significant executing broker dealer;

·                Any individual that participates in the voting process for the Funds including an Investment Professional, a member of the Proxy Group, an employee of the Advisor, or Director/Trustee of the Board serves as a director or officer of the issuer; or

·                The issuer is Voya Financial.

 

Potential Conflicts with a Proxy Issuer

 

The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for identifying and informing Counsel of potential conflicts with the proxy issuer.  In addition to obtaining potential conflict of interest information described in the Roles and Responsibilities section above, members of the Proxy Group are required to disclose to the Proxy Coordinator any potential conflicts of interests prior to discussing the Proxy Advisory Firms’ recommendation.

 

The Proxy Group member will advise the Proxy Coordinator in the event he/she believes that a potential or perceived conflict of interest exists that may preclude him/her from making a vote determination in the best interests of the Funds’ beneficial owners.  The Proxy Group member may elect to recuse himself/herself from consideration of the relevant proxy or have Counsel consider the matter, recusing him/herself only in the event Counsel determines that a material conflict of interest exists.  If recusal, whether voluntary or pursuant to Counsel’s findings, does not occur prior to the member’s participation in any Proxy Group discussion of the relevant proxy, any Out-of-Guidelines Vote determination is subject to the Compliance Committee referral process.  Should members of the Proxy Group verbally disclose a potential conflict of interest, they are required to complete a Conflict of Interest Report, which will be reviewed by Counsel.

 

Investment Professionals are also required to complete a Conflict of Interest Report or confirm that they do not have any potential conflicts of interests when submitting a vote recommendation to the Proxy Coordinator.

 

The Proxy Coordinator gathers and analyzes the information provided by the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, the Funds’ principal underwriters, affiliates of the Funds, Proxy Group members, Investment Professionals, and the Directors and Officers of the Funds.  Counsel will document such potential material conflicts of interest on a consolidated basis as appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote the proxy as recommended by the Proxy Group if Counsel determines that a material conflict of interest does not appear to exist with respect to a proxy issuer, any participating Proxy Group member, or any participating Investment Professional(s).

 

Compliance Committee Oversight

 

The Proxy Coordinator will refer a proposal to the Funds’ Compliance Committee if the Proxy Group recommends an Out-of-Guidelines Vote, and Counsel has determined that a material conflict of interest appears to exist in order that the conflicted party(ies) have no opportunity to exercise voting discretion over a Fund’s proxy.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will refer the proposal to the Compliance Committee Chair, forwarding all information relevant to the Compliance Committee’s review, including the following or a summary of its contents:

 

·                The applicable Procedures and Guidelines

·                The Proxy Advisory Firm recommendation

·                The Investment Professional(s)’s recommendation, if available

·                Any resources used by the Proxy Group in arriving at its recommendation

·                Counsel’s findings

·                Conflicts Report(s) and/or any other written materials establishing whether a conflict of interest exists.

 

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In the event a member of the Funds’ Compliance Committee believes he/she has a conflict of interest that would preclude him/her from making a vote determination in the best interests of the applicable Fund’s beneficial owners, the Compliance Committee member will advise the Compliance Committee Chair and recuse himself/herself with respect to the relevant proxy determinations.

 

Conflicts Reports

 

Investment Professionals, the Proxy Advisory Firm, and members of the Compliance Committee, the Proxy Group, and the Proxy Coordinator are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and/or confirm they do not have a conflict of interest in connection with their participation in the voting process for portfolio securities.  The Conflicts Report should describe any known relationships of either a business or personal nature that Counsel has not previously assessed, which may include communications with respect to the referral item, but excluding routine communications with or submitted to the Proxy Coordinator or Investment Professional(s) on behalf of the subject company or a proponent of a shareholder proposal.

 

The Conflicts Report should also include written confirmation that the Investment Professional based the recommendation in connection with an Out-of-Guidelines Vote or under circumstances where a conflict of interest exists solely on the investment merits of the proposal and without regard to any other consideration.

 

Completed Conflicts Reports should be provided to the Proxy Coordinator as soon as possible and may be submitted to the Proxy Coordinator verbally, provided the Proxy Coordinator completes the Conflicts Report, and the submitter reviews and approves the Conflict Report in writing.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will forward all Conflicts Reports to Counsel for review.  Upon review, Counsel will provide the Proxy Coordinator with a brief statement indicating if a material conflict of interest is present.

 

Counsel will document such potential conflicts of interest on a consolidated basis as appropriate rather than maintain individual Conflicts Reports.

 

Assessment of the Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Board and the Advisor, will assess if the Proxy Advisory Firm:

 

·                  Is independent from the Advisor

·                  Has resources that indicate it can competently provide analysis of proxy issues

·                  Can make recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best interests of the Funds and their beneficial owners

·                  Has adequate compliance policies and procedures to:

·                  Ensure that its proxy voting recommendations are based on current and accurate information

·                  Identify and address conflicts of interest.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will utilize, and the Proxy Advisory Firm will comply with, such methods for completing the assessment as the Proxy Coordinator may deem reasonably appropriate.  The Proxy Advisory Firm will also promptly notify the Proxy Coordinator in writing of any material change to information previously provided to the Proxy Coordinator in connection with establishing the Proxy Advisory Firm’s independence, competence, or impartiality.

 

Information provided in connection with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s potential conflict of interest will be forwarded to Counsel for review.  Counsel will review such information and advise the Proxy Coordinator as to whether a material concern exists and if so, determine the most appropriate course of action to eliminate such concern.

 

Voting Funds of Funds, Investing Funds and Feeder Funds

 

Funds that are “Funds-of-Funds” will “echo” vote their interests in underlying mutual funds, which may include mutual funds other than the Voya funds indicated on Voya’s website (www.voyainvestments.com).  Meaning that, if the Fund-of-Funds must vote on a proposal with respect to an underlying investment company, the Fund-of-Funds will vote its interest in that underlying fund in the same proportion all other shareholders in the underlying investment company voted their interests.

 

However, if the underlying fund has no other shareholders, the Fund-of-Funds will vote as follows:

 

·                  If the Fund-of-Funds and the underlying fund are being solicited to vote on the same proposal (e.g., the election of fund directors/trustees), the Fund-of-Funds will vote the shares it holds in the underlying

 

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fund in the same proportion as all votes received from the holders of the Fund-of-Funds’ shares with respect to that proposal.

·                If the Fund-of-Funds is being solicited to vote on a proposal for an underlying fund (e.g., a new Sub-Advisor to the underlying fund), and there is no corresponding proposal at the Fund-of-Funds level, the Board will determine the most appropriate method of voting with respect to the underlying fund proposal.

 

An Investing Fund (e.g., any Voya fund), while not a Fund-of-Funds will have the foregoing Fund-of-Funds procedure applied to any Investing Fund that invests in one or more underlying funds.  Accordingly:

 

·                  Each Investing Fund will “echo” vote its interests in an underlying fund, if the underlying fund has shareholders other than the Investing Fund.

·                  In the event an underlying fund has no other shareholders, and the Investing Fund and the underlying fund are being solicited to vote on the same proposal, the Investing Fund will vote its interests in the underlying fund in the same proportion as all votes received from the holders of its own shares on that proposal.

·                  In the event an underlying fund has no other shareholders, and there is no corresponding proposal at the Investing Fund level, the Board will determine the most appropriate method of voting with respect to the underlying fund proposal.

 

A fund that is a “Feeder Fund” in a master-feeder structure passes votes requested by the underlying master fund to its shareholders.  Meaning that, if the master fund solicits the Feeder Fund, the Feeder Fund will request instructions from its own shareholders, either directly or, in the case of an insurance-dedicated Fund, through an insurance product or retirement plan, as to how it should vote its interest in an underlying master fund.

 

When a Voya fund is a feeder in a master-feeder structure, proxies for the portfolio securities owned by the master fund will be voted pursuant to the master fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures.  As such, except as described in the Reporting and Record Retention section below, Feeder Funds will not be subject to these Procedures and Guidelines.

 

Securities Lending

 

Many of the Funds participate in securities lending arrangements to generate additional revenue for the Fund.  Accordingly, the Fund will not be able to vote securities that are on loan under these arrangements.  However, under certain circumstances, for voting issues that may have a significant impact on the investment, the Proxy Group or Proxy Coordinator may request to recall securities that are on loan if they determine that the benefit of voting outweighs the costs and lost revenue to the Fund and the administrative burden of retrieving the securities.

 

Investment Professionals may also deem a vote is “material” in the context of the portfolio(s) they manage.  Therefore, they may request that lending activity on behalf of their portfolio(s) with respect to the relevant security be reviewed by the Proxy Group and considered for recall and/or restriction.  The Proxy Group will give primary consideration to relevant Investment Professional input in its determination of whether a given proxy vote is material and the associated security accordingly restricted from lending.  The determination that a vote is material in the context of a Fund’s portfolio will not mean that such vote is considered material across all Funds voting at that meeting.  In order to recall or restrict shares on a timely basis for material voting purposes, the Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Proxy Group, will use best efforts to consider, and when appropriate, to act upon, such requests on a timely basis.  Requests to review lending activity in connection with a potentially material vote may be initiated by any relevant Investment Professional and submitted for the Proxy Group’s consideration at any time.

 

Reporting and Record Retention

 

Reporting by the Funds

 

Annually, as required, each Fund and each Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund will post its proxy voting record, or a link to the prior one-year period ending on June 30th on the Voya Funds’ website.  The proxy voting record for each Fund and each Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund will also be available on Form N-PX in the EDGAR database on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  For any Voya fund that is a feeder in a master/feeder structure, no proxy voting record related to the portfolio securities owned by the

 

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master fund will be posted on the Voya funds’ website or included in the Fund’s Form N-PX; however, a cross-reference to the master fund’s proxy voting record as filed in the SEC’s EDGAR database will be included in the Fund’s Form N-PX and posted on the Voya funds’ website.  If an underlying master fund solicited any Feeder Fund for a vote during the reporting period, a record of the votes cast by means of the pass-through process described above will be included on the Voya funds’ website and in the Feeder Fund’s Form N-PX.

 

Reporting to the Compliance Committee

 

At each regularly scheduled quarterly Compliance Committee meeting, the Compliance Committee will receive a report from the Proxy Coordinator indicating each proxy proposal, or a summary of such proposals, that was:

 

1.              Voted Out-of-Guidelines, including any proposals voted Out-of-Guidelines as a result of special circumstances raised by an Investment Professional;

2.              Voted Within-Guidelines in cases when the Proxy Group did not agree with an Investment Professional’s recommendation;

3.              Referred to the Compliance Committee for determination.

 

The report will indicate the name of the company, the substance of the proposal, a summary of the Investment Professional’s recommendation, where applicable, and the reasons for voting, or recommending, an Out-of-Guidelines Vote or, in the case of (2) above, a Within-Guidelines Vote.

 

Reporting by the Proxy Coordinator on behalf of the Advisor

 

The Advisor will maintain the records required by Rule 204-2(c)(2), as may be amended from time to time, including the following:

 

·                A copy of each proxy statement received regarding a Fund’s portfolio securities.  Such proxy statements the issuers send are available either in the SEC’s EDGAR database or upon request from the Proxy Advisory Firm.

·                A record of each vote cast on behalf of a Fund.

·                A copy of any Advisor-created document that was material to making a proxy vote decision, or that memorializes the basis for that decision.

·                A copy of written requests for Fund proxy voting information and any written response thereto or to any oral request for information on how the Advisor voted proxies on behalf of a Fund.

·                A record of all recommendations from Investment Professionals to vote contrary to the Guidelines.

·                All proxy questions/recommendations that have been referred to the Compliance Committee, and all applicable recommendations, analyses, research, Conflict Reports, and vote determinations.

 

All proxy voting materials and supporting documentation will be retained for a minimum of six years, the first two years in the Advisor’s office.

 

Records Maintained by the Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm will retain a record of all proxy votes handled by the Proxy Advisory Firm.  Such record must reflect all the information required to be disclosed in a Fund’s Form N-PX pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act.  In addition, the Proxy Advisory Firm is responsible for maintaining copies of all proxy statements received by issuers and to promptly provide such materials to the Advisor upon request.

 

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PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

 

Introduction

 

Proxies must be voted in the best interest of the Funds’ beneficial owners.  The Guidelines summarize the Funds’ positions on various issues of concern to investors, and give an indication of how Fund securities will be voted on proposals dealing with particular issues.  Nevertheless, the Guidelines are not exhaustive, do not include all potential voting issues, and proposals may be addressed, as necessary, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis rather than according to the Guidelines, factoring in the merits of the rationale and disclosure provided.

 

These Guidelines apply to securities of publicly traded companies and to those of privately held companies if publicly available disclosure permits such application.  All matters for which such disclosure is not available will be considered CASE-BY-CASE.

 

The Board encourages Investment Professionals to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding proxy voting related to the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.  Recommendations from the Investment Professionals may be submitted or requested in connection with any proposal and are likely to be requested with respect to proxies for private equity or fixed income securities and/or proposals related to merger transactions/corporate restructurings, proxy contests, or unusual or controversial issues.

 

These policies may be overridden in any case as provided for in the Procedures.  Similarly, the Procedures provide that proposals whose Guidelines prescribe a firm voting position may instead be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when unusual or controversial circumstances so dictate.

 

Interpretation and application of these Guidelines is not intended to supersede any law, regulation, binding agreement, or other legal requirement to which an issuer may be or become subject.  No proposal will be supported whose implementation would contravene such requirements.

 

General Policies

 

The Funds’ policy is generally to support the recommendation of the relevant company’s management when the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation also aligns with such recommendation and to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation when management has made no recommendation.  However, this policy will not apply to CASE-BY-CASE proposals for which a contrary recommendation from the relevant Investment Professional(s) is being utilized.

 

Input from Investment Professionals will be given primary consideration with respect to CASE-BY-CASE proposals being considered on behalf of the relevant Fund if they involve merger transactions/corporate restructurings, proxy contests, fixed income or private equity securities, or unusual or controversial issues.

 

The Fund’s policy is to not support proposals that would impose a negative impact on existing rights of the Funds’ beneficial owners to the extent that any positive impact would not be determined sufficient to outweigh removal or diminution of such rights.  Depending on the relevant market, appropriate opposition may be expressed as an ABSTAIN, AGAINST, or WITHHOLD vote.

 

International Policies

 

Companies incorporated outside the U.S. are subject to the foregoing U.S. Guidelines if they are listed on a U.S. exchange and treated as a U.S. domestic issuer by the SEC.  Where applicable, certain U.S. Guidelines may also be applied to companies incorporated outside the U.S., e.g., companies with a significant base of U.S. operations and employees.  However, the following provide for differing regulatory and legal requirements, market practices, and political and economic systems existing in various international markets.

 

Funds will vote AGAINST international proxy proposals when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends voting AGAINST such proposal because relevant disclosure by the company, or the time provided for consideration of such disclosure, is inadequate.

 

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The Funds will consider proposals that are associated with a firm AGAINST vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends their support when:

 

·                  The company or market transitions to better practices (e.g., having committed to new regulations or governance codes);

·                  The market standard is stricter than the Fund’s guidelines; or

·                  It is the more favorable choice when shareholders must choose between alternate proposals.

 

Proposal Specific Policies

 

As mentioned above, these policies may be overridden in any case as provided for in the Procedures.  Similarly, the Procedures provide that proposals whose Guidelines prescribe a firm voting position may instead be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when unusual or controversial circumstances so dictate.

 

Proxy Contests:

 

Consider votes in contested elections on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, with primary consideration given to input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Uncontested Proxies:

 

1-             The Board of Directors

 

Overview

 

The Funds will lodge disagreement with a company’s policies or practices by withholding support from the relevant proposal rather than from the director nominee(s) to which the Proxy Advisory Firm assigns a correlation.  Support will be withheld from directors deemed responsible for governance shortfalls.  If the director(s) are not standing for election (e.g., the board is classified), support will not be withheld from others in their stead.  When a determination is made to withhold support due to concerns other than those related to an individual director’s independence or actions, responsibility may be attributed to the entire board, a committee, or an individual, taking into consideration whether the desired effect is to send a message or to remove the director from service.  The Funds’ approach is to apply the following vote accountability guideline (“Vote Accountability Guideline”):

 

·                  Board chair or relevant committee chair

·                  Lead director or committee member(s)

·                  All incumbent board members.

 

The Funds will vote FOR directors in connection with issues raised by the Proxy Advisory Firm if the director did not serve on the board or relevant committee during the majority of the time period relevant to the concerns cited by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Vote with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation when more candidates are presented than available seats and no other provisions under these Guidelines apply.

 

In cases where a director holds more than one board seat and corresponding votes, manifested as one seat as a physical person plus an additional seat as a representative of a legal entity, generally vote with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation to withhold support from the legal entity and vote on the physical person.

 

Bundled Director Slates

 

WITHHOLD support from directors or slates of directors when they are presented in a manner not aligned with market best practice and/or regulation, irrespective of complying with independence requirements, such as:

 

·                  Bundled slates of directors (e.g., Canada, France, Hong Kong, or Spain);

·                  In markets with term lengths capped by regulation or market practice, directors whose terms exceed the caps or are not disclosed; or

·                  Directors whose names are not disclosed in advance of the meeting or far enough in advance relative to voting deadlines to make an informed voting decision.

 

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For companies with multiple slates in Italy, follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards for assessing which slate is best suited to represent shareholder interests.

 

Independence

 

Director and Board/Committee Independence

 

The Fund will consider the relevant country or market listing exchange and the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards with respect to determining director independence and Board/Committee independence levels.  Note:  Non-voting directors (e.g., director emeritus or advisory director) shall be excluded from calculations with respect to majority board independence.

 

The Fund’s will consider non-independent directors standing for election on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the full board or committee does not meet the market independence requirements.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from the fewest non-independent directors including the Founder, Chairman or CEO if their removal would achieve the independence requirements across the remaining board, except that support may be withheld from additional directors whose relative level of independence cannot be differentiated, or the number required to achieve the independence requirements is equal to or greater than the number of non-independent directors standing for election.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from slates of directors if the board’s independence cannot be ascertained due to inadequate disclosure or when the board’s independence does not meet the applicable independence requirements of the relevant exchange.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from key committee slates if they contain non-independent directors in the election.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from non-independent directors if the full board serves or the board has not established such a committee, and relevant country or market listing exchange requires the establishment of such committee.

 

Self-Nominated/Shareholder-Nominated Director Candidates

 

Consider self-nominated or shareholder-nominated director candidates on a CASE-BY-CASE basis. WITHHOLD support from the candidate when:

 

·                  Adequate disclosure has not been provided (e.g., rationale for candidacy and candidate’s qualifications relative to the company);

·                  A candidate will not be supported if the candidate’s agenda is not in line with the long-term best interests of the company; or

·                  Cases of multiple self-nominated candidates may be considered as a proxy contest if similar issues are raised (e.g., potential change in control).

 

Management Proposals Seeking Non-Board Member Service on Key Committees

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that permit non-board members to serve on the audit, remuneration (compensation), nominating and/or governance committee, provided that bundled slates may be supported if no slate nominee serves on the relevant committee(s) except where best market practice otherwise dictates.

 

Consider other concerns regarding committee members on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Shareholder Proposals Regarding Board/Key Committee Independence

 

·                  Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals asking that the independence be greater than that required by the country or market listing exchange, or asking to redefine director independence.

 

Board Member Roles and Responsibilities

 

The Funds generally will review issues of the corresponding proposal (e.g., advisory vote on executive compensation or auditor ratification) rather than on the board or relevant committee members.

 

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Attendance

 

WITHHOLD support from a director who, during both of the most recent two years, has served on the board during the two-year period but attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings without a valid reason for the absences or if the two-year attendance record cannot be ascertained from available disclosure (e.g., the company did not disclose which director(s) attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings during the director’s period of service without a valid reason for the absences).

 

The two-year attendance policy shall be applied to attendance of statutory auditors at Japanese companies.

 

Over-boarding

 

Vote FOR directors without regard to “over-boarding” issues, unless when in conjunction with attendance issues during the most recent year.  Consider such circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals limiting the number of public company boards on which a director may serve.

 

Combined Chairman / CEO Role

 

Vote FOR directors without regard to recommendations that the position of chairman should be separate from that of CEO, or should otherwise require to be independent, unless other concerns requiring CASE-BY-CASE consideration are raised (e.g., former CEOs proposed as board chairmen in markets, such as the United Kingdom, for which best practice recommends against such practice).

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requiring that the positions of chairman and CEO be held separately, unless significant corporate governance concerns have been cited.  Consider such circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Cumulative/Net Voting Markets (e.g., Russia)

 

When cumulative or net voting applies, generally follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to vote FOR nominees, such as when asserted by the issuer to be independent, irrespective of key committee membership, even if independence disclosure or criteria fall short of the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards.

 

Board Accountability

 

Diversity

 

Consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if there is an absence of diversity on the board and the company fails to disclose a diversity policy or practice.

 

Consider shareholder proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis that request the company to improve / promote diversity if there is an absence of diversity on the board and the company fails to disclose a diversity policy or practice.

 

Return On Equity

 

Vote FOR the top executive at companies in Japan if the only reason the Proxy Advisory Firm’s Withhold recommendation is due to the company underperforming in terms of capital efficiency or company performance; e.g. net losses or low return on equity (ROE).

 

Compensation Practices (U.S. and Canada)

 

It is the Funds’ policy that matters of compensation are best determined by an independent board and compensation committee.  Therefore, support may be withheld from compensation committee members whose actions or disclosure do not appear to support compensation practices aligned with the best interests of the company and its shareholders.

 

Where applicable, votes on compensation committee members in connection with compensation practices should be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis:

 

·                  Say on pay responsiveness.  Compensation committee members opposed by the Proxy Advisory Firm for failure to sufficiently address compensation concerns prompting significant opposition to the most recent say on pay vote or continuing to maintain problematic pay practices will be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, factoring in considerations such as level of shareholder opposition, subsequent actions taken by the compensation committee, and level of responsiveness disclosure.

·                  Say on pay frequencyWITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the Proxy Advisory Firm opposes directors because the company has failed to include a Say on Pay proposal

 

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and/or a Frequency of Say on Pay proposal when required under SEC or market regulatory provisions; or implemented a say on pay schedule that is less frequent than the frequency most recently preferred by at least a plurality of shareholders.

·                  Commitments.  Vote FOR compensation committee members receiving an adverse recommendation due to problematic pay practices or thresholds (e.g. burn rate) if the company makes a public commitment (e.g., via a Form 8-K filing) to rectify the practice on a going-forward basis.  However, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the company does not rectify the practice by the following year’s annual general meeting.

 

For all other markets in which the issuer has not followed market practice by submitting a resolution on executive compensation, consider remuneration committee members on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Accounting Practices

 

Consider audit committee members and the company’s CEO and CFO, if nominated as directors, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if poor accounting practice concerns are raised, factoring in considerations such as:

 

·                  If the audit committee failed to remediate known on-going material weaknesses in the company’s internal controls for more than a year.

·                  If the company has not yet had a full year to remediate the concerns since the time they were identified.

·                  If the company has taken adequate steps to remediate the concerns cited, which would typically include removing or replacing the responsible executives, and if the concerns are not re-occurring.

 

Vote FOR audit committee members, or the company’s CEO or CFO if nominated as directors, who did not serve on the committee or did not have responsibility over the relevant financial function, during the majority of the time period relevant to the concerns cited.

 

WITHHOLD support on audit committee members according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the company has failed to disclose auditors’ fees and has not provided an auditor ratification or remuneration proposal for shareholder vote.

 

Problematic Actions

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support due to assessment that a director acted in bad faith or against shareholder interests in connection with a major transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, or due to other material failures or problematic actions, factoring in the merits of the director’s performance, rationale, and disclosure provided.

 

WITHHOLD support from all members of the nominating / governance committee if the company is controlled by means of dual class stock with superior voting rights and does not have a reasonable sunset provision; i.e., fewer than five years.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis all directors if no nominating / governance committee directors are under consideration, if the company does not have nominating or governance committees, or if all the non-executive directors are members of the nominating / governance committee.  Investment Professionals that have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for such companies will be requested to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Coordinator.

 

WITHHOLD support from directors when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support due to the board unilaterally adopting by-law amendments that have a negative impact on existing shareholder rights or functions as a diminution of shareholder rights.  Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if all directors are under consideration.

 

Consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis for concerns related to scandals, malfeasance, or negligent internal controls at the company, or that of an affiliate, when:

 

·                  Culpability can be attributed to the director (e.g., director manages or is responsible for the relevant function); or

·                  The director has been directly implicated, resulting in arrest, criminal charge, or regulatory sanction.

 

Vote FOR directors when the above factors have not been triggered.

 

Vote FOR a director if the Proxy Advisory Firm cites concerns regarding actions in connection with a director’s service on an unaffiliated board and the company has provided adequate rationale regarding the

 

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appropriateness of the director to serve on the board under consideration.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support from any director due to share pledging concerns, factoring in the pledged amount, unwind time, and any historical concerns being raised.  Responsibility will be assigned to the pledgor, where the pledged amount and unwind time are deemed significant and, therefore, an unnecessary risk to the company.

 

Anti-Takeover Measures

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the company implements excessive anti-takeover measures, including failure to remove restrictive poison pill features or to ensure a pill’s expiration or timely submission to shareholders for vote, unless a company has implemented a policy that should reasonably prevent abusive use of its poison pill.

 

Board Responsiveness

 

Vote FOR if the majority-supported shareholder proposal has been reasonably addressed or the Funds’ Guidelines or voting record did not support the relevant proposal or issue.

 

·                  In the U.S., proposals seeking shareholder ratification of a poison pill may be deemed reasonably addressed if the company has implemented a policy that should reasonably prevent abusive use of the pill.

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the majority-supported shareholder proposal at issue is supported under these Guidelines and the board has not disclosed a credible rationale for not implementing the proposal.

 

If the board has not acted upon a director who did not receive shareholder support representing a majority of the votes cast at the previous annual meeting, consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote FOR when:

 

·                  The issue relevant to the majority negative vote has been adequately addressed or cured, which may include disclosure of the board’s rationale; or

·                  The Funds’ Guidelines or voting record do not support the relevant proposal or issue causing the majority negative vote.

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the above provisions have not been satisfied.

 

Board—Related Proposals

 

Classified/Declassified Board Structure

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to classify the board unless the proposal represents an increased frequency of a director’s election in the staggered cycle (e.g., seeking to move from a three-year cycle to a two-year cycle).

 

Vote FOR proposals to repeal classified boards and to elect all directors annually.

 

Board Structure

 

Vote FOR management proposals to adopt or amend board structures or policies, except consider such proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the board is not majority independent, corporate governance concerns have been identified, or the proposal may result in a material reduction in shareholders’ rights.

 

For companies in Japan, generally follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to proposals seeking a board structure that would provide greater independence oversight of management and the board.

 

Board Size

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking a board range if the range is reasonable in the context of market practice and anti-takeover considerations; however, vote AGAINST if seeking to remove shareholder approval rights.

 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, proposals on director and officer indemnification and liability protection, using Delaware law as the standard.

 

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Vote AGAINST proposals to limit or eliminate entirely directors’ and officers’ liability in connection with monetary damages for violating the duty of care.

 

Vote AGAINST indemnification proposals that would expand coverage beyond legal expenses to acts that are more serious violations of fiduciary obligation, such as negligence.

 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection (International)

 

Vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards (e.g. overly broad provisions).

 

Discharge of Management/Supervisory Board Members (International)

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking the discharge of management and supervisory board members (including when the proposal is bundled), unless concerns are raised about the past actions of the company’s auditors or directors, or legal or regulatory action is being taken against the board by other shareholders.

 

Vote FOR such proposals in connection with remuneration practices otherwise supported under these Guidelines or as a means of expressing disapproval of broader practices of the company or its board.

 

Establish Board Committee

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that seek creation of a key committee of the board, unless the company claims an exemption of the listing exchange or the committee is not required under the listing exchange.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requesting creation of additional board committees or offices, except as otherwise provided for herein.

 

Filling Board Vacancies / Removal of Directors

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that allow directors to be removed only for cause.

 

Vote FOR proposals to restore shareholder ability to remove directors with or without cause.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that allow only continuing directors to elect replacements to fill board vacancies.

 

Vote FOR proposals that permit shareholders to elect directors to fill board vacancies.

 

Stock Ownership Requirements

 

Vote AGAINST such shareholder proposals.

 

Term Limits / Retirement Age

 

Vote FOR management proposals and AGAINST shareholder proposals limiting the tenure of outside directors or imposing a mandatory retirement age for outside directors, unless the proposal seeks to relax existing standards.

 

2-             Compensation

 

Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking an annual say on pay, and AGAINST those seeking less frequent.

 

Proposals to Provide an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Canada)

 

Vote FOR if it is an ANNUAL vote.

 

Executive Pay Evaluation

 

Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) and Remuneration Reports or Committee Members in Absence of Such Proposals

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking ratification of the company’s executive compensation structure unless the program includes practices or features not supported under these Guidelines, and the proposal receives a negative recommendation from the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Listed below are examples of compensation practices and provisions, and respective consideration treatment under the Guidelines, factoring in whether the company has provided reasonable rationale/disclosure for such factors or the proposal as a whole.

 

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Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis:

 

·                  Single Trigger Equity Provisions

·                  Short-Term Investment Plans where the board has exercised discretion to exclude extraordinary items.

·                  Retesting in connection with achievement of performance hurdles

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans where executives already hold significant equity positions.

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans where the vesting or performance period is too short or stringency of the performance criteria is called into question.

·                  Pay Practices (or combination of practices) that appear to have created a misalignment between CEO pay and performance with regard to shareholder value.

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans that lack an appropriate equity component (e.g., “cash-based only”).

·                  Excessive levels of discretionary bonuses, recruitment awards, retention awards, non-compete payments, severance/termination payments, perquisites (unreasonable levels in context of total compensation or purpose of the incentive awards or payouts).

 

Vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Provisions that permit or give the Board sole discretion for repricing, replacement, buy back, exchange, or any other form of alternative options.  (Note: cancellation of options would not be considered an exchange unless the cancelled options were re-granted or expressly returned to the plan reserve for reissuance.)

·                  Single Trigger Cash Severance Provisions in new or materially amended plans, contracts, or payments that do not require an actual change in control in order to be triggered, or such provisions that are maintained in agreements previously opposed by a Fund.

·                  Plans that allow named executives officers to have material input into setting their pay.

·                  Short-Term Incentive Plans where treatment of payout factors has been inconsistent (e.g., exclusion of losses but not gains).

·                  Company in international markets that plans provide for contract or notice periods or severance/termination payments that exceed market practices, e.g., relative to multiple of annual compensation.

·                  Compensation structures at externally-managed issuers (EMI) or externally-managed REITs (EMR) that lack adequate disclosure, based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s assessment.

 

Golden Parachutes

 

Vote to ABSTAIN on golden parachutes if it is determined that the Funds would not have an economic interest, such as the case in an all-cash transaction, regardless of payout terms, amounts, thresholds, etc.

 

However, if an economic interest exists, vote AGAINST due to single or modified-single trigger cash severance provisions; otherwise consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis taking into account if any of the following factors exist:

 

·                  Total NEO payout as a percentage of the total equity value.

·                  Aggregate of all single-triggered components (cash and equity) as a percentage of the total NEO payout.

·                  Excessive payout.

·                  Recent material amendments or new agreements that incorporate problematic features.

·                  CEO/NEO remains employed by merged/acquired company.

 

Equity-Based and Other Incentive Plans Including OBRA

 

Equity Compensation

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis compensation and employee benefit plans, including those in connection with OBRA, or the issuance of shares in connection with such plans.  Vote the plan or issuance based on factors and related vote treatment under the Executive Pay Evaluation section above or based on circumstances specific to such equity plans as follows:

 

Vote FOR the plan, if:

 

·                  Board independence is the only concern

·                  Amendment places a cap on annual grants

 

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·                  Amendment adopts or changes administrative features to comply with Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Amendment adds performance-based goals to comply with Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Cash or cash-and-stock bonus components are being approved for exemption from taxes under Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Give primary consideration to management’s assessment that such plan meets the requirements for exemption of performance-based compensation.

 

Vote AGAINST if the plan:

 

·                  Exceeds recommended costs (U.S. or Canada).

·                  Incorporates share allocation disclosure methods that prevent a cost or dilution assessment.

·                  Exceeds recommended burn rates and/or dilution limits, including cases in which dilution cannot be fully assessed (e.g., due to inadequate disclosure).

·                  Allows deep or near-term discounts (or the equivalent, such as dividend equivalents on unexercised options) to executives or directors.

·                  Provides for retirement benefits or equity incentive awards to outside directors if not in line with market practice.

·                  Allows financial assistance to executives, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, or related parties that is not in line with market practice.

·                  Allows plan administrators to benefit from the plan as potential recipients.

·                  Allows for an overly liberal change in control definition.  (This refers to plans that would reward recipients even if the event does not result in an actual change in control or results in a change in control but does not terminate the employment relationship.)

·                  Allows for post-employment vesting or exercise of options if deemed inappropriate.

·                  Allows plan administrators to make material amendments without shareholder approval.

·                  Allows procedure amendments that do not preserve shareholder approval rights.

 

Amendment Procedures for Equity Compensation Plans and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) (Toronto Stock Exchange Issuers)

 

Vote AGAINST if the amendment procedures do not preserve shareholder approval rights.

 

Stock Option Plans for Independent Internal Statutory Auditors (Japan)

 

Vote AGAINST.

 

Matching Share Plans

 

Vote AGAINST if the matching share plan does not meet recommended standards, considering holding period, discounts, dilution, participation, purchase price, or performance criteria.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plans or Capital Issuance in Support Thereof

 

Voting decisions are generally based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

Director Compensation

 

Non-Executive Director Compensation

 

Vote FOR cash-based proposals.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis equity-based proposals and patterns of excessive pay.

 

Bonus Payments (Japan)

 

Vote FOR if all payments are for directors or auditors who have served as executives of the company, and AGAINST if any payments are for outsiders.

 

Bonus Payments — Scandals

 

Vote AGAINST bonus proposals for a retiring director or continuing director or auditor when culpability can be attributed to the nominee.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis bundled bonus proposals for retiring directors or continuing directors or auditors when culpability cannot be attributed to all nominees.

 

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Severance Agreements

 

Vesting of Equity Awards upon Change in Control

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking a specific treatment (e.g., double trigger or pro-rata) of equity that vests upon change in control, unless evidence exists of abuse in historical compensation practices.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals regarding the treatment of equity if:

 

·                  The change in control cash severance provisions are double-triggered; and

·                  The company has provided a reasonable rationale regarding the treatment of equity.

 

Executive Severance or Termination Arrangements, including those Related to Executive Recruitment or Retention

 

Vote FOR such compensation arrangements if:

 

·                  The primary concerns raised would not result in a negative vote, under these Guidelines, on a management say on pay proposal, the relevant board or committee member(s);

·                  The company has provided adequate rationale and/or disclosure; or

·                  Support is recommended as a condition to a major transaction such as a merger.

 

Treatment of Cash Severance Provisions

 

Vote AGAINST new or materially amended plans, contracts, or payments that include single trigger change in control cash severance provisions or do not require an actual change in control in order to be triggered.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals seeking double triggers on change in control cash severance provisions.

 

Compensation-Related Shareholder Proposals

 

Executive and Director Compensation

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals that seek to impose new compensation structures or policies; however, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if evidence exists of abuse in historical compensation practices.

 

Holding Periods

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requiring mandatory periods for officers and directors to hold company stock.

 

Submit Severance and Termination Payments for Shareholder Ratification

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals to submit executive severance agreements for shareholder ratification, if such proposals specify change in control events, supplemental executive retirement plans, or deferred executive compensation plans, or if ratification is required by the listing exchange.

 

3-             Audit-Related

 

Auditor Ratification and/or Remuneration

 

Vote FOR management proposals except in such cases as indicated below.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if:

 

·                  The Proxy Advisory Firm raises questions of disclosure or auditor independence; or

·                  Total fees for non-audit services exceed 50 percent of the total auditor fees (including audit-related fees, and tax compliance and preparation fees if applicable) and the company has not provided adequate rationale regarding the non-audit fees.  (For purposes of this review, fees deemed to be reasonable, non-recurring exceptions to the non-audit fee category (e.g., significant, one-time events such as those related to an IPO) will be excluded).

·                  There is evidence of excessive compensation relative to the size and nature of the company.

 

Vote AGAINST if the company has failed to disclose auditors’ fees.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals asking the company to present its auditor annually for ratification.

 

Auditor Independence

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals asking companies to prohibit their auditors from engaging in non-audit services (or capping the level of non-audit services).

 

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Audit Firm Rotation

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals asking for mandatory audit firm rotation.

 

Indemnification of Auditors

 

Vote AGAINST the indemnification of auditors.

 

Independent Statutory Auditors (Japan)

 

Vote AGAINST if the candidate is or was affiliated with the company, its main bank, or one of its top shareholders.

 

Vote AGAINST incumbent directors at companies implicated in scandals or exhibiting poor internal controls.

 

Vote FOR remuneration as long as the amount is not excessive (e.g., significant increases should be supported by adequate rationale and disclosure), there is no evidence of abuse, the recipient’s overall compensation appears reasonable, and the board and/or responsible committee meet exchange or market standards for independence.

 

4-             Shareholder Rights and Defenses

 

Advance Notice for Shareholder Proposals

 

Vote FOR management proposals related to advance notice period requirements, provided that the period requested is in accordance with applicable law and no material governance concerns have been identified in connection with the company.

 

Corporate Documents / Article and Bylaw Amendments or Related Director Actions

 

Vote FOR if the change or policy is editorial in nature or if shareholder rights are protected.

 

Vote AGAINST if it seeks to impose a negative impact on shareholder rights or diminishes accountability to shareholders, including where the company failed to opt out of a law that effects shareholder rights (e.g. staggered board).

 

With respect to article amendments for Japanese companies:

 

·                  Vote FOR management proposals to amend a company’s articles to expand its business lines in line with its current industry.

·                  Vote FOR management proposals to amend a company’s articles to provide for an expansion or reduction in the size of the board, unless the expansion/reduction is clearly disproportionate to the growth/decrease in the scale of the business or raises anti-takeover concerns.

·                  If anti-takeover concerns exist, vote AGAINST management proposals, including bundled proposals, to amend a company’s articles to authorize the Board to vary the annual meeting record date or to otherwise align them with provisions of a takeover defense.

·                  Follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s guidelines with respect to management proposals regarding amendments to authorize share repurchases at the board’s discretion, voting AGAINST proposals unless there is little to no likelihood of a creeping takeover or constraints on liquidity (free float of shares is low), and where the company is trading at below book value or is facing a real likelihood of substantial share sales; or where this amendment is bundled with other amendments which are clearly in shareholders’ interest.

 

Majority Voting Standard

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking election of directors by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast in connection with a meeting of shareholders, provided they contain a plurality carve-out for contested elections, and provided such standard does not conflict with applicable law in the country in which the company is incorporated.

 

Vote FOR amendments to corporate documents or other actions promoting a majority standard.

 

Cumulative Voting

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals to restore or permit cumulative voting.

 

Vote AGAINST management proposals to eliminate cumulative voting if the company:

 

·                  Is controlled;

·                  Maintains a classified board of directors; or

 

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·                  Maintains a dual class voting structure.

 

Proposals may be supported irrespective of classified board status if a company plans to declassify its board or adopt a majority voting standard.

 

Confidential Voting

 

Vote FOR management proposals to adopt confidential voting.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that request companies to adopt confidential voting, use independent tabulators, and use independent inspectors of election as long as the proposals include clauses for proxy contests as follows:

 

·                  In the case of a contested election, management should be permitted to request that the dissident group honor its confidential voting policy.

·                  If the dissidents agree, the policy remains in place.

·                  If the dissidents do not agree, the confidential voting policy is waived.

 

Fair Price Provisions

 

Consider proposals to adopt fair price provisions on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote AGAINST fair price provisions with shareholder vote requirements greater than a majority of disinterested shares.

 

Poison Pills

 

Votes will be cast in a manner that seeks to preserve shareholder value and the right to consider a valid offer, voting AGAINST management proposals in connection with poison pills or anti-takeover activities (e.g., disclosure requirements or issuances, transfers, or repurchases) that can reasonably be construed as an anti-takeover measure, based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

DO NOT VOTE AGAINST director remuneration in connection with poison pill considerations.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that ask a company to submit its poison pill for shareholder ratification, or to redeem its pill in lieu thereof, unless:

 

·                  Shareholders have approved adoption of the plan;

·                  A policy has already been implemented by the company that should reasonably prevent abusive use of the pill; or

·                  The board had determined that it was in the best interest of shareholders to adopt a pill without delay, provided that such plan would be put to shareholder vote within twelve months of adoption or expire, and if not approved by a majority of the votes cast, would immediately terminate.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals to redeem a company’s poison pill.

 

Proxy Access

 

Vote FOR proposals to allow shareholders to nominate directors and have those nominees listed in the company’s proxy statement and on the company’s proxy card, provided that the criteria meet the Funds’ internal thresholds, provided such standard does not conflict with applicable law in the country in which the company is incorporated.  However, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder and management proposals that appear on the same agenda.

 

Vote FOR management proposals also supported by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Quorum Requirements

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to lower quorum requirements for shareholder meetings below a majority of the shares outstanding.

 

Exclusive Forum

 

Vote FOR management proposals to designate Delaware or New York as the exclusive forum for certain legal actions as defined by the company (“Exclusive Forum”) if the company’s state of incorporation is the same as its proposed Exclusive Forum, otherwise consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Reincorporation Proposals

 

Consider proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

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Vote FOR management proposals not assessed as:

 

·                  A potential takeover defense; or

·                  A significant reduction of minority shareholder rights that outweigh the aggregate positive impact, but if so assessed, weighing management’s rationale for the change.

 

Vote FOR management reincorporation proposals upon which another key proposal, such as a merger transaction, is contingent if the other key proposal is also supported.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder reincorporation proposals not also supported by the company.

 

Shareholder Advisory Committees

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to establish a shareholder advisory committee.

 

Right to Call Special Meetings

 

Consider management proposals to permit shareholders to call special meetings on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that provide shareholders with the ability to call special meetings when either of the following applies:

 

·                  Company does not currently permit shareholders to do so;

·                  Existing ownership threshold is greater than 25 percent; or

·                  Sole concern relates to a net-long position requirement.

 

Written Consent

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking the right to act by written consent if the company:

 

·                        Permits shareholders to call special meetings;

·                        Does not impose supermajority vote requirements on business combinations/actions (e.g., a merger or acquisition) and on bylaw or charter amendments; and

·                        Has otherwise demonstrated its accountability to shareholders (e.g., the company has reasonably addressed majority-supported shareholder proposals).

 

Consider management proposals to eliminate the right to act by written consent on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting FOR if the above conditions are present.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals seeking the right to act by written consent if the above conditions are not present.

 

State Takeover Statutes

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to opt-in or out of state takeover statutes (including control share acquisition statutes, control share cash-out statutes, freeze-out provisions, fair price provisions, stakeholder laws, poison pill endorsements, severance pay and labor contract provisions, anti-greenmail provisions, and disgorgement provisions).

 

Supermajority Shareholder Vote Requirement

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote and FOR proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote requirements; except,

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the company has shareholder(s) with significant ownership levels and the retention of existing supermajority requirements would protect minority shareholder interests.

 

Time-Phased Voting

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to implement, and FOR proposals to eliminate, time-phased or other forms of voting that do not promote a one share, one vote standard.

 

5-             Capital and Restructuring

 

Consider management proposals to make changes to the capital structure not otherwise addressed under these Guidelines on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation unless a contrary recommendation from the relevant Investment Professional(s) is utilized.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing excessive discretion to a board.

 

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Capital

 

Common Stock Authorization

 

Consider proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.  The Proxy Advisory Firm’s proprietary approach of determining appropriate thresholds will be utilized in evaluating such proposals.  In cases where the requests are above the allowable threshold, a company-specific qualitative review (e.g., considering rationale and prudent historical usage) will be utilized.

 

Vote FOR proposals within the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable thresholds, or those in excess but meeting Proxy Advisory Firm’s qualitative standards, to authorize capital increases, unless the company states that the stock may be used as a takeover defense.

 

Vote FOR proposals to authorize capital increases exceeding the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds when a company’s shares are in danger of being delisted.

 

Notwithstanding the above, vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of a class of stock if the issuance which the increase is intended to service is not supported under these Guidelines (e.g., merger or acquisition proposals).

 

Dual Class Capital Structures

 

Vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Proposals to create or perpetuate dual class capital structures (e.g., exchange offers, conversions, and recapitalizations) unless supported by the Proxy Advisory Firm (e.g., utilize a one share, one vote standard, contains a sunset provision of five years or fewer, to avert bankruptcy or generate non-dilutive financing, or not designed to increase the voting power of an insider or significant shareholder).

·                  Proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of the class of stock that has superior voting rights in companies that have dual class capital structures.

 

Vote FOR proposals to eliminate dual class capital structures.

 

General Share Issuances / Increases in Authorized Capital (International)

 

Consider specific issuance requests on a CASE-BY-CASE basis based on the proposed use and the company’s rationale.

 

Voting decisions to determine support for requests for general issuances (with or without preemptive rights), authorized capital increases, convertible bonds issuances, warrants issuances, or related requests to repurchase and reissue shares, will be based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s assessment.

 

Preemptive Rights

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals that seek preemptive rights or management proposals that seek to eliminate them.  In evaluating proposals on preemptive rights, consider the size of a company and the characteristics of its shareholder base.

 

Adjustments to Par Value of Common Stock

 

Vote FOR management proposals to reduce the par value of common stock, unless doing so raises other concerns not otherwise supported under these Guidelines.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Utilize the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach for evaluating issuances or authorizations of preferred stock, taking into account the Proxy Advisory Firm’s support of special circumstances, such as mergers or acquisitions, as well as the following criteria:

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to increase the number of shares of blank check preferred shares or preferred stock authorized for issuance.  This approach incorporates both qualitative and quantitative measures, including a review of:

 

·                  Past performance (e.g., board governance, shareholder returns and historical share usage); and

·                  The current request (e.g., rationale, whether shares are blank check and declawed, and dilutive impact as determined through the Proxy Advisory Firm’s model for assessing appropriate thresholds).

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing the issuance of preferred stock or creation of new classes of

 

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preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights (“blank check” preferred stock).

 

Vote FOR proposals to issue or create blank check preferred stock in cases when the company expressly states that the stock will not be used as a takeover defense or not utilize a disparate voting rights structure.

 

Vote AGAINST where the company expressly states that, or fails to disclose whether, the stock may be used as a takeover defense.

 

Vote FOR proposals to authorize or issue preferred stock in cases where the company specifies the voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights of such stock and the terms of the preferred stock appear reasonable.

 

Preferred Stock (International)

 

Voting decisions should generally be based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach, including:

 

·                  Vote FOR the creation of a new class of preferred stock or issuances of preferred stock up to 50 percent of issued capital unless the terms of the preferred stock would adversely affect the rights of existing shareholders.

·                  Vote FOR the creation/issuance of convertible preferred stock as long as the maximum number of common shares that could be issued upon conversion meets the Proxy Advisory Firm’s guidelines on equity issuance requests.

·                  Vote AGAINST the creation of:

(1) a new class of preference shares that would carry superior voting rights to the common shares, or

(2) blank check preferred stock, unless the board states that the authorization will not be used to thwart a takeover bid.

 

Shareholder Proposals Regarding Blank Check Preferred Stock

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals requesting to have shareholder ratification of blank check preferred stock placements, other than those shares issued for the purpose of raising capital or making acquisitions in the normal course of business.

 

Share Repurchase Programs

 

Vote FOR management proposals to institute open-market share repurchase plans in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms, but vote AGAINST plans with terms favoring selected parties.

 

Vote FOR management proposals to cancel repurchased shares.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals for share repurchase methods lacking adequate risk mitigation or exceeding appropriate volume or duration parameters for the market.

 

Consider shareholder proposals seeking share repurchase programs on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, giving primary consideration to input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Stock Distributions: Splits and Dividends

 

Vote FOR management proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares falls within the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable thresholds.

 

Reverse Stock Splits

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis management proposals to implement a reverse stock split.

 

Vote FOR such proposals based on management’s rationale and/or disclosure if the split constitutes a capital increase effectively exceeding the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable threshold due to the lack of a proportionate reduction in the number of shares authorized.

 

Allocation of Income and Dividends (International)

 

With respect to Japanese and South Korean companies, consider management proposals concerning allocation of income and the distribution of dividends, including adjustments to reserves to make capital available for such purposes, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendations to oppose such proposals when:

 

·                  The dividend payout ratio has been consistently below 30 percent without adequate explanation; or

·                  The payout is excessive given the company’s financial position.

 

Vote FOR such management proposals by companies in other markets.

 

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Vote AGAINST proposals where companies are seeking to establish or maintain disparate dividend distributions between stockholders of the same share class (e.g., long-term stockholders receiving a higher dividend ratio (“Loyalty Dividends”)).

 

In any market, in the event multiple proposals regarding dividends are on the same agenda, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Stock (Scrip) Dividend Alternatives (International)

 

Vote FOR most stock (scrip) dividend proposals, but vote AGAINST proposals that do not allow for a cash option unless management demonstrates that the cash option is harmful to shareholder value.

 

Tracking Stock

 

Consider the creation of tracking stock on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, giving primary consideration to the input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Capitalization of Reserves (International)

 

Vote FOR proposals to capitalize the company’s reserves for bonus issues of shares or to increase the par value of shares, unless concerns not otherwise supported under these Guidelines are raised by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Debt Instruments and Issuance Requests (International)

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing excessive discretion to a board to issue or set terms for debt instruments (e.g., commercial paper).

 

Vote FOR debt issuances for companies when the gearing level (current debt-to-equity ratio) is not excessive as defined by the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals where the issuance of debt will result in an excessive gearing level as defined by the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds, or for which inadequate disclosure precludes calculation of the gearing level, unless the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such requests results in support of the proposal.

 

Acceptance of Deposits (India)

 

Voting decisions generally are based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

Debt Restructurings

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan.

 

Financing Plans (International)

 

Vote FOR the adoption of financing plans if they are in the best economic interests of shareholders.

 

Investment of Company Reserves (International)

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Restructuring

 

Mergers and Acquisitions, Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs) and Corporate Restructurings

 

Vote FOR a proposal not typically supported under these Guidelines if a key proposal, such as a merger transaction, is contingent upon its support and a vote FOR is recommended by the Proxy Advisory Firm or relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Votes will be reviewed on a CASE-BY-CASE basis with voting decisions based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals if no input is provided by the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement (International)

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if seeking a waiver for a major shareholder or concert party from the requirement to make a buyout offer to minority shareholders, voting FOR when little concern of a creeping takeover exists and the company has provided a reasonable rationale for the request.

 

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Related Party Transactions (International)

 

Vote FOR approval of such transactions unless the agreement requests a strategic move outside the company’s charter, contains unfavorable or high-risk terms (e.g., deposits without security interest or guaranty), or is deemed likely to have a negative impact on director or related party independence.

 

6-             Environmental and Social Issues

 

Environmental and Social Proposals

 

Boards of directors and company management are responsible for guiding the corporation in connection with matters that are most often the subject of shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues.  Such matters may include:

 

·                  Ensuring that the companies they oversee comply with applicable legal, regulatory and ethical standards;

·                  Managing risk effectively, and

·                  Assessing and addressing matters that may have a financial impact on shareholder value.

 

The Funds will vote AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking to:

 

·                  Dictate corporate conduct;

·                  Impose excessive costs or restrictions; or

·                  Duplicate policies already substantially in place.

 

Shareholder proposals will be considered CASE-BY-CASE if it appears that the

 

·                  Information requested would be helpful to shareholders, and is not duplicative to existing disclosed policies or practices;

·                  Stewardship has fallen short as evidenced by the company’s failure to align its actions and disclosure with market practice and that of its peers; or

·                  Company has been subject to significant controversies, litigation, fines, or penalties in connection with the relevant issue; or

·                  Issue is material to the company.

 

Approval of Donations (International)

 

Vote FOR proposals if they are for single- or multi-year authorities and prior disclosure of amounts is provided.  Otherwise, vote AGAINST such proposals.

 

7-             Routine/Miscellaneous

 

Routine Management Proposals

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends voting AGAINST.

 

Authority to Call Shareholder Meetings on Less than 21 Days’ Notice

 

For companies in the United Kingdom, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, factoring in whether the company has provided clear disclosure of its compliance with any hurdle conditions for the authority imposed by applicable law and has historically limited its use of such authority to time-sensitive matters.

 

Approval of Financial Statements and Director and Auditor Reports (International)

 

Vote AGAINST if there are concerns regarding inadequate disclosure, remuneration arrangements (including severance/termination payments exceeding local standards for multiples of annual compensation), or consulting agreements with non-executive directors.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if there are other concerns regarding severance/termination payments.

 

Vote AGAINST if there is concern about the company’s financial accounts and reporting, including related party transactions.

 

Vote AGAINST board-issued reports receiving a negative recommendation from the Proxy Advisory Firm due to concerns regarding independence of the board or the presence of non-independent directors on the audit committee.

 

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Vote FOR if the only reason for a negative recommendation by the Proxy Advisory Firm is to express disapproval of broader practices of the company or its board.

 

Other Business

 

Vote AGAINST proposals for Other Business.

 

Adjournment

 

·                  Vote FOR when presented with a primary proposal such as a merger or corporate restructuring that is also supported.

·                  Consider other circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Changing Corporate Name

 

Vote FOR management proposals requesting a change in corporate name.

 

Multiple Proposals

 

Multiple proposals of a similar nature presented as options to the course of action favored by management may all be voted FOR, provided that:

 

·                  Support for a single proposal is not operationally required;

·                  No one proposal is deemed superior in the interest of the Fund(s); and

·                  Each proposal would otherwise be supported under these Guidelines.

 

Vote AGAINST any proposals that would otherwise be opposed under these Guidelines.

 

Bundled Proposals

 

Vote FOR if all of the bundled items are supported by these Guidelines.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, if one or more items are not supported by these Guidelines and/or the Proxy Advisory Firm deems the negative impact, on balance, to outweigh any positive impact.

 

Moot Proposals

 

This instruction is in regard to items for which support has become moot (e.g., a director for whom support has become moot since the time the individual was nominated (e.g., due to death, disqualification, or determination not to accept appointment)); WITHHOLD support if recommended by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

8-             Mutual Fund Proxies

 

Approving New Classes or Series of Shares

 

Vote FOR the establishment of new classes or series of shares.

 

Hire and Terminate Sub-Advisors

 

Vote FOR management proposals that authorize the board to hire and terminate sub-advisors.

 

Master-Feeder Structure

 

Vote FOR the establishment of a master-feeder structure.

 

Establish Director Ownership Requirement

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals for the establishment of a director ownership requirement. All other matters should be examined on a CASE-BY-CASE basis

 

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Exhibit 1 — Voting Members of the Proxy Group

 

Name

 

Title or Affiliation

 

 

 

Stanley D. Vyner

 

Chief Investment Risk Officer and Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC

 

 

 

Kevin M. Gleason

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Jason Kadavy

 

Vice President, Reporting, Fund Accounting, Voya Investments, LLC

 

 

 

Todd Modic

 

Senior Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC and Voya Investments, LLC; and Chief Financial Officer of the Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Maria Anderson

 

Vice President, Fund Compliance, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Sara Donaldson

 

Proxy Coordinator for the Voya Family of Funds and Vice President, Proxy Voting, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Harley Eisner

 

Vice President, Financial Analysis, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Evan Posner, Esq.

 

Vice President and Counsel, Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Andrew Schlueter

 

Vice President, Mutual Funds Operations, Voya Funds Services LLC

 

Effective as of August 09, 2016

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
February 28, 2019
Voya Mutual Funds
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IADEX; C/ICDEX; I/IIDEX; T/VDETX; W/IWDEX
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IAPVX; C/ICPVX; I/IIPVX; R/IRPVX; T/VGPTX; W/IWPVX
1 Class T Shares are not currently offered.
  
This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) contains additional information about each Fund listed above. This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus dated February 28, 2019, as supplemented or revised from time to time. Each Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, including the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon found in each Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders, are incorporated into this SAI by reference. Each Fund’s Prospectus and annual or unaudited semi-annual shareholder reports may be obtained free of charge by contacting the Fund at the address and phone number written above or by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com.

Information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but J.P. Morgan does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. The J.P. Morgan GBI EM Global Diversified, J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified and the J.P. Morgan Corporate EMBI Broad Diversified are used with permission. The Indexes may not be copied, used, or distributed without J.P. Morgan's prior written approval. Copyright 2016, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved.

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INTRODUCTION AND GLOSSARY
This SAI is designed to elaborate upon information contained in each Fund’s Prospectus, including the discussion of certain securities and investment techniques. The more detailed information contained in this SAI is intended for investors who have read the Prospectus and are interested in a more detailed explanation of certain aspects of some of each Fund’s securities and investment techniques. Some investment techniques are described only in the Prospectus and are not repeated here.
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this SAI have the same meaning as in the Prospectus and some additional terms are defined particularly for this SAI.
Following are definitions of general terms that may be used throughout this SAI:
1933 Act: Securities Act of 1933, as amended
1934 Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
1940 Act: Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
Adviser: Voya Investments, LLC or Voya Investments (formerly, ING Investments, LLC)
Affiliated Fund: A fund within the Voya family of funds
Board: The Board of Trustees for the Trust
Business Day: Each day the NYSE opens for regular trading
Capital One: Capital One Investing, LLC
CDSC: Contingent deferred sales charge
CFTC: United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Distributor: Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (formerly, ING Investments Distributor, LLC)
Distribution Agreement: The Distribution Agreement for each Fund, as described herein
ETF: Exchange Traded Fund
EU: European Union
Expense Limitation Agreement: The Expense Limitation Agreement(s) for each Fund, as described herein
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Fiscal Year End of each Fund: October 31
Fitch: Fitch Ratings
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association
Fund: One or more of the investment management companies listed on the front cover of this SAI
GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association
Independent Trustees: The Trustees of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund
Interested Trustees: The Trustees of the Board who are currently treated as “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund
Investment Management Agreement: The Investment Management Agreement for each Fund, as described herein
IPO: Initial Public Offering
IRA: Individual Retirement Account
IRS: United States Internal Revenue Service
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
MLPs: Master Limited Partnerships
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
NAV: Net Asset Value
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NRSRO: Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
OTC: Over-the-counter
Principal Underwriter: Voya Investments Distributor, LLC or the “Distributor”
Prospectus: One or more prospectuses for each Fund
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs: Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RIC: A “Regulated Investment Company,” pursuant to the Code
Rule 12b-1: Rule 12b-1 (under the 1940 Act)
Rule 12b-1 Plan: A distribution and/or Shareholder Service Plan adopted under Rule 12b-1
S&L: Savings & Loan Association
S&P: S&P Global Ratings
SEC: United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Sub-Adviser: One or more sub-advisers for a Fund, as described herein
Sub-Advisory Agreement: The Sub-Advisory Agreement(s) for each Fund, as described herein
Trust: Voya Mutual Funds
Underlying Funds: Unless otherwise stated, other mutual funds or ETFs in which each Fund may invest
Voya family of funds or the “funds”: All of the RICs managed by Voya Investments
Voya IM: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (formerly, ING Investment Management Co. LLC)
HISTORY OF the Trust
Voya Mutual Funds, an open-end management investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act, was organized as a Delaware statutory trust in 1992. On May 1, 2014, the name of the Trust changed from “ING Mutual Funds” to “Voya Mutual Funds.”
Fund Name Changes During the Past Ten Years
Fund Former Name Date of Change
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund ING Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund May 1, 2014
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund ING Global Perspectives Fund May 1, 2014
SUPPLEMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF Fund INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
Diversification and Concentration
Diversified Investment Companies. The 1940 Act generally requires that a diversified fund may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or investments in securities of other investment companies).
Non-Diversified Investment Companies. A non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act means that a fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the proportion of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer. The investment of a large percentage of a fund’s assets in the securities of a small number of issuers may cause the fund’s share price to fluctuate more than that of a diversified investment company. When compared to a diversified fund, a non-diversified fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in a particular issuer and, therefore, has greater exposure to the risk of poor earnings or losses by an issuer.
Concentration. For purposes of the 1940 Act, concentration occurs when at least 25% of a fund’s assets are invested in any one industry or group of industries.
Each Fund is classified as a “diversified” fund as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. In addition, each Fund has a fundamental policy against concentration.
Investments, Investment Strategies, and Risks
The table on the following pages identifies various securities and investment techniques used by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in managing a Fund and provides a more detailed description of those securities and techniques along with the risks associated with them. A Fund is exposed to these investments, investment strategies, and risks, either directly, or through investments in one or more Underlying Funds.
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A Fund may use any or all of these techniques at any one time, and the fact that a Fund may use a technique does not mean that the technique will be used. A Fund’s transactions in a particular type of security or use of a particular technique is subject to limitations imposed by the Fund’s investment objective, policies, and restrictions described in that Fund’s Prospectus and/or in this SAI, as well as federal securities laws. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective. Each Fund’s investment objective, policies, investment strategies, and practices are non-fundamental unless otherwise indicated. A more detailed description of the securities and investment techniques, as well as the risks associated with those securities and investment techniques a Fund utilizes is set forth below. The descriptions of the securities and investment techniques in this section supplement the discussion of principal investment strategies contained in each Fund’s Prospectus. Where a particular type of security or investment technique is not discussed in a Fund’s Prospectus, that security or investment technique is not a principal investment strategy and the Fund will not invest more than 5% of its assets in such security or investment technique.
Please refer to the fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions following the description of securities and investment techniques for more information on any applicable limitations.
Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Equity Securities    
Commodities    
Common Stocks X X
Convertible Securities X X
Initial Public Offerings X X
Master Limited Partnerships    
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles X X
Preferred Stocks X X
Private Investments in Public Companies    
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts X X
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers X X
Special Situation Issuers    
Trust Preferred Securities X X
Debt Instruments    
Asset-Backed Securities X X
Bank Instruments X X
Commercial Paper X X
Corporate Debt Instruments X X
Credit-Linked Notes X X
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates    
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities    
Event-Linked Bonds X  
Floating or Variable Rate Instruments X X
Guaranteed Investment Contracts X X
High Yield Securities X X
Inflation-Indexed Bonds X  
Inverse Floating Rate Securities X  
Mortgage-Related Securities X X
Municipal Securities X X
Senior and Other Bank Loans X X
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations X X
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds X X
Foreign Investments    
Depositary Receipts X X
Emerging Market Investments X X
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments X X
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Asset Class/Investment Technique Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Foreign Currencies X X
Sovereign Debt X X
Supranational Entities X X
Derivative Instruments    
Forward Commitments X X
Futures Contracts X X
Hybrid Instruments X X
Options X X
Participatory Notes    
Rights and Warrants X X
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions X X
Other Investment Techniques    
Borrowing X X
Illiquid Securities X X
Participation on Creditors Committees    
Repurchase Agreements X X
Restricted Securities X X
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions X X
Securities Lending X X
Short Sales X X
To Be Announced Commitments X X
When-Issued Securities and Delayed-Delivery Transactions X X
EQUITY SECURITIES
Commodities: Commodities include equity securities of “hard assets companies” and derivative securities and instruments whose value is linked to the price of a commodity or a commodity index. The term “hard assets companies” includes companies that directly or indirectly (whether through supplier relationship, servicing agreements or otherwise) primarily derive their revenue or profit from exploration, development, production, distribution or facilitation of processes relating to precious metals (including gold), base and industrial metals, energy, natural resources and other commodities. Commodities values may be highly volatile, and may decline rapidly and without warning. The values of commodity issuers will typically be substantially affected by changes in the values of their underlying commodities. Securities of commodity issuers may experience greater price fluctuations than the relevant hard asset. In periods of rising hard asset prices, such securities may rise at a faster rate and, conversely, in times of falling commodity prices, such securities may suffer a greater price decline. Some hard asset issuers may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as fire, drought, increased regulatory and environmental costs, and others. Because many commodity issuers have significant operations in many countries worldwide (including emerging markets), their securities may be more exposed than those of other issuers to unstable political, social and economic conditions, including expropriation and disruption of licenses or operations.
Common Stocks: Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. A common stock may decline in value due to an actual or perceived deterioration in the prospects of the issuer, an actual or anticipated reduction in the rate at which dividends are paid, or other factors affecting the value of an investment, or due to a decline in the values of stocks generally or of stocks of issuers in a particular industry or market sector. The values of common stocks may be highly volatile. If an issuer of common stock is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of debt instruments and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock, and as a result the common stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of debt instruments and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt instruments or preferred stock that may be converted (on a voluntary or mandatory basis) within a specified period of time (normally for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. Convertible securities also include debt instruments with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt instruments and equity securities. Other convertible securities with additional or different features and risks may become available in the future. Convertible securities involve risks similar to those of both debt instruments and equity securities. In a corporation’s capital structure, convertible securities are senior to common stock but are usually subordinated to senior debt instruments of the issuer.
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The market value of a convertible security is a function of its “investment value” and its “conversion value.” A security’s “investment value” represents the value of the security without its conversion feature (i.e., a nonconvertible fixed-income security). The investment value may be determined by reference to its credit quality and the current value of its yield to maturity or probable call date. At any given time, investment value is dependent upon such factors as the general level of interest rates, the yield of similar nonconvertible securities, the financial strength of the issuer, and the seniority of the security in the issuer’s capital structure. A security’s “conversion value” is determined by multiplying the number of shares the holder is entitled to receive upon conversion or exchange by the current price of the underlying security. If the conversion value of a convertible security is significantly below its investment value, the convertible security will trade like a nonconvertible debt instruments or preferred stock and its market value will not be influenced greatly by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that circumstance, the convertible security takes on the characteristics of a debt instrument, and the price moves in the opposite direction from interest rates. Conversely, if the conversion value of a convertible security is near or above its investment value, the market value of the convertible security will be more heavily influenced by fluctuations in the market price of the underlying security. In that case, the convertible security’s price may be as volatile as that of common stock. Because both interest rates and market movements can influence its value, a convertible security generally is not as sensitive to interest rates as a similar debt security, nor is it as sensitive to changes in share price as its underlying equity security. Convertible securities are often rated below investment grade or are not rated, and they are generally subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk.
Initial Public Offerings: The value of an issuer’s securities may be highly unstable at the time of its IPO and for a period thereafter due to factors such as market psychology prevailing at the time of the IPO, the absence of a prior public market, the small number of shares available, and limited availability of investor information. Securities purchased in an IPO may be held for a very short period of time. As a result, investments in IPOs may increase portfolio turnover, which increases brokerage and administrative costs and may result in taxable distributions to shareholders. Investors in IPOs can be adversely affected by substantial dilution of the value of their shares due to sales of additional shares, and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders.
Investments in IPOs may have a substantial beneficial effect on investment performance. Investment returns earned during a period of substantial investment in IPOs may not be sustained during other periods of more-limited, or no, investments in IPOs. In addition, as an investment portfolio increases in size, the impact of IPOs on performance will generally decrease. Investment in securities offered in an IPO may lose money. There can be no assurance that investments in IPOs will be available or improve performance. Investments in secondary public offerings may be subject to certain of the foreign risks. A Fund will not necessarily participate in an IPO in which other mutual funds or accounts managed by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser participate.
Master Limited Partnerships: Master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) typically are characterized as “publicly traded partnerships” that qualify to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and are typically engaged in one or more aspects of the exploration, production, processing, transmission, marketing, storage or delivery of energy-related commodities, such as natural gas, natural gas liquids, coal, crude oil or refined petroleum products. Generally, an MLP is operated under the supervision of one or more managing general partners. Limited partners are not involved in the day-to-day management of the partnership.
Investments in MLPs are generally subject to many of the risks that apply to partnerships. For example, holders of the units of MLPs may have limited control and limited voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. There may be fewer corporate protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Conflicts of interest may exist among unit holders, subordinated unit holders, and the general partner of an MLP, including those arising from incentive distribution payments. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. Investments held by MLPs may be illiquid. MLP units may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based issuers.
The manner and extent of direct and indirect investments in MLPs and limited liability companies may be limited by an intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code, and any such investments may adversely affect the ability of an investment company to so qualify.
Other Investment Companies and Pooled Investment Vehicles: Securities of other investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, ETFs, open-end investment companies, and private investment funds represent interests in managed portfolios that may invest in various types of instruments. Investing in another investment company or pooled investment vehicle exposes a Fund to all the risks of that other investment company or pooled investment vehicle as well as additional expenses at the other investment company or pooled investment vehicle-level, such as a proportionate share of portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Such expenses are in addition to the expenses a Fund pays in connection with its own operations. Investing in a pooled investment vehicle involves the risk that the vehicle will not perform as anticipated. The amount of assets that may be invested in another investment company or pooled investment vehicle or in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles generally may be limited by applicable law.
The securities of other investment companies, particularly closed-end funds, may be leveraged and, therefore, will be subject to the risks of leverage. The securities of closed-end investment companies and ETFs carry the risk that the price paid or received may be higher or lower than their NAV. Closed-end investment companies and ETFs are also subject to certain additional risks, including the risks of illiquidity and of possible trading halts due to market conditions or other factors.
In making decisions on the allocation of the assets in other investment companies, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser are subject to several conflicts of interest when they serve as the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to one or more of the other investment companies. These conflicts could arise because the Adviser or Sub-Adviser or their affiliates earn higher net advisory fees (the advisory fee received less any sub-advisory
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fee paid and fee waivers or expense subsidies) on some of the other investment companies than others. For example, where the other investment companies have a sub-adviser that is affiliated with the Adviser, the entire advisory fee is retained by a Voya company. Even where the net advisory fee is not higher for other investment companies sub-advised by an affiliate of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may have an incentive to prefer affiliated sub-advisers for other reasons, such as increasing assets under management or supporting new investment strategies, which in turn would lead to increased income to Voya. Further, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may believe that redemption from another investment company will be harmful to that investment company, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser or an affiliate. Therefore, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser may have incentives to allocate and reallocate in a fashion that would advance its own economic interests, the economic interests of an affiliate, or the interests of another investment company.
The Adviser has informed the Board that its investment process may be influenced by an affiliated insurance company that issues financial products in which a Fund may be offered as an investment option. In certain of those products an affiliated insurance company may offer guaranteed lifetime income or death benefits. The Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s investment decisions, including their allocation decisions with respect to the other investment companies, may benefit the affiliated insurance company issuing such benefits. For example, selecting and allocating assets to other investment companies which invest primarily in debt instruments or in a more conservative or less volatile investment style, may reduce the regulatory capital requirements which the affiliated insurance company must satisfy to support its guarantees under its products, may help reduce the affiliated insurance company’s risk from the lifetime income or death benefits, or may make it easier for the insurance company to manage its risk through the use of various hedging techniques.
The Adviser and Sub-Adviser have adopted various policies and procedures that are intended to identify, monitor, and address actual or potential conflicts of interest. Nonetheless, investors bear the risk that the Adviser's and Sub-Adviser’s allocation decisions may be affected by their conflicts of interest.
Exchange-Traded Funds: ETFs are investment companies whose shares trade like a stock throughout the day. Certain ETFs use a “passive” investment strategy and will not attempt to take defensive positions in volatile or declining markets. Other ETFs are actively managed (i.e., they do not seek to replicate the performance of a particular index). The value of an ETF’s shares will change based on changes in the values of the investments it holds. The value of an ETF’s shares will also likely be affected by factors affecting trading in the market for those shares, such as illiquidity, exchange or market rules, and overall market volatility. The market price for ETF shares may be higher or lower than the ETF’s NAV. The timing and magnitude of cash flows in and out of an ETF could create cash balances that act as a drag on the ETF’s performance. An active secondary market in an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained and may be halted or interrupted due to actions by its listing exchange, unusual market conditions or other reasons. Substantial market or other disruptions affecting ETFs could adversely affect the liquidity and value of the shares of a Fund to the extent it invests in ETFs. There can be no assurance an ETF’s shares will continue to be listed on an active exchange.
Holding Company Depositary Receipts: Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”) are securities that represent beneficial ownership in a group of common stocks of specified issuers in a particular industry. HOLDRs are typically organized as grantor trusts, and are generally not required to register as investment companies under the 1940 Act. Each HOLDR initially owns a set number of stocks, and the composition of a HOLDR does not change after issue, except in special cases like corporate mergers, acquisitions or other specified events. As a result, stocks selected for those HOLDRs with a sector focus may not remain the largest and most liquid in their industry, and may even leave the industry altogether. If this happens, HOLDRs invested may not provide the same targeted exposure to the industry that was initially expected. Because HOLDRs are not subject to concentration limits, the relative weight of an individual stock may increase substantially, causing the HOLDRs to be less diversified and creating more risk.
Private Funds: Private funds are private investment funds, pools, vehicles, or other structures, including hedge funds and private equity funds. They may be organized as corporations, partnerships, trusts, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or any other form of business organization (collectively, “Private Funds”). Investments in Private Funds may be highly speculative and highly volatile and may produce gains or losses at rates that exceed those of a Fund’s other holdings and of publicly offered investment pools. Private Funds may engage actively in short selling. Private Funds may utilize leverage without limit and, to the extent a Fund invests in Private Funds that utilize leverage, a Fund will indirectly be exposed to the risks associated with that leverage and the values of its shares may be more volatile as a result.
Many Private Funds invest significantly in issuers in the early stages of development, including issuers with little or no operating history, issuers operating at a loss or with substantial variation in operation results from period to period, issuers with the need for substantial additional capital to support expansion or to maintain a competitive position, or issuers with significant financial leverage. Such issuers may also face intense competition from others including those with greater financial resources or more extensive development, manufacturing, distribution or other attributes, over which a Fund will have no control.
Interests in a Private Fund will be subject to substantial restrictions on transfer and, in some instances, may be non-transferable for a period of years. Private Funds may participate in only a limited number of investments and, as a consequence, the return of a particular Private Fund may be substantially adversely affected by the unfavorable performance of even a single investment. Certain Private Funds may pay their investment managers a fee based on the performance of the Private Fund, which may create an incentive for the manager to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case if the manager was paid a fixed fee. Private Funds are not registered under the 1940 Act and, consequently, are not subject to the restrictions on affiliated transactions and other protections applicable to registered investment companies. The valuations of securities held by Private Funds, which are generally unlisted and illiquid, may be very difficult and will often depend on the subjective valuation of the managers of the Private Funds, which may prove to be inaccurate. Inaccurate valuations of a Private Fund’s portfolio holdings will affect the ability of a Fund to calculate its net asset value accurately.
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Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock represents an equity interest in an issuer that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stocks, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the issuer.
Preferred stocks may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or noncumulative, fixed, participating, auction rate or other. If interest rates rise, a fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the value of preferred stocks to decline either absolutely or relative to alternative investments. Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions that allow the issuer to redeem or call the stock.
Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, because a substantial portion of the return on a preferred stock may be the dividend, its value may react similarly to that of a debt instrument to changes in interest rates. An issuer’s preferred stock generally pays dividends only after the issuer makes required payments to holders of its debt instruments and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than debt instruments to actual or perceived changes in the issuer’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stocks of smaller issuers may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred stock of larger issuers.
Private Investments in Public Companies: In a typical private placement by a publicly-held company (“PIPEs”) transaction, a buyer will acquire, directly from an issuer seeking to raise capital in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the 1933 Act, common stock or a security convertible into common stock, such as convertible notes or convertible preferred stock. The issuer’s common stock is usually publicly traded on a U.S. securities exchange or in the OTC market, but the securities acquired will be subject to restrictions on resale imposed by U.S. securities laws absent an effective registration statement. In recognition of the illiquid nature of the securities being acquired, the purchase price paid in a PIPE transaction (or the conversion price of the convertible securities being acquired) will typically be fixed at a discount to the prevailing market price of the issuer’s common stock at the time of the transaction. As part of a PIPE transaction, the issuer usually will be contractually obligated to seek to register within an agreed upon period of time for public resale under the U.S. securities laws the common stock or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible securities. If the issuer fails to so register the shares within that period, the buyer may be entitled to additional consideration from the issuer (e.g. warrants to acquire additional shares of common stock), but the buyer may not be able to sell its shares unless and until the registration process is successfully completed. Thus PIPE transactions present certain risks not associated with open market purchases of equities.
Among the risks associated with PIPE transactions is the risk that the issuer may be unable to register for public resale the shares in a timely manner or at all, in which case the shares may be saleable only in a privately negotiated transaction at a price less than that paid, assuming a suitable buyer can be found. Disposing of the securities may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and selling them promptly at an acceptable price may be difficult or impossible. Even if the shares are registered for public resale, the market for the issuer’s securities may nevertheless be “thin” or illiquid, making the sale of securities at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult or impossible.
While private placements may offer attractive opportunities not otherwise available in the open market, the securities purchased are usually “restricted securities” or are “not readily marketable.” Restricted securities cannot be sold without being registered under the 1933 Act, unless they are sold pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rules 144 or 144A under the 1933 Act). Securities that are not readily marketable are subject to other legal or contractual restrictions on resale.
Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts: Investments in equity securities of issuers that are principally engaged in the real estate industry are subject to certain risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general. These risks include, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage funds or other limitations on access to capital; overbuilding; risks associated with leverage; market illiquidity; extended vacancies of properties; increase in competition, property taxes, capital expenditures and operating expenses; changes in zoning laws or other governmental regulation; costs resulting from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from, environmental problems; tenant bankruptcies or other credit problems; casualty or condemnation losses; uninsured damages from floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters; limitations on and variations in rents, including decreases in market rates for rents; investment in developments that are not completed or that are subject to delays in completion; and changes in interest rates. To the extent that assets underlying a Fund’s investments are concentrated geographically, by property type or in certain other respects, the Fund may be subject to certain of the foregoing risks to a greater extent. Investments by a Fund in securities of issuers providing mortgage servicing will be subject to the risks associated with refinancing and their impact on servicing rights.
In addition, if a Fund receives rental income or income from the disposition of real property acquired as result of a default on securities the Fund owns, the receipt of such income may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to qualify as a RIC because of certain income source requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The affairs of REITs are managed by the REIT's sponsor and, as such, the performance of the REIT is dependent on the management skills of the REIT's sponsor. REITs are not diversified, and are subject to the risks of financing projects. REITs possess certain risks which differ from an investment in common stocks. REITs are financial vehicles that pool investor’s capital to purchase or finance real estate. REITs may concentrate their investments in specific geographic areas or in specific property types, i.e., hotels, shopping malls, residential complexes and office buildings. REITs are subject to management fees and other expenses, and so a Fund that invests in REITs will bear its proportionate share of the costs of the REITs’ operations. There are three general categories of REITs: Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid REITs. Equity REITs invest primarily in direct fee ownership or leasehold ownership of real property; they derive most of their income from rents. Mortgage REITs invest mostly in mortgages on real estate, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans; the main source of their income is mortgage interest payments. Hybrid REITs hold both ownership and mortgage interests in real estate.
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Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in real estate industry in general. The market value of REIT shares and the ability of the REITs to distribute income may be adversely affected by several factors, including rising interest rates, changes in the national, state and local economic climate and real estate conditions, perceptions of prospective tenants of the safety, convenience and attractiveness of the properties, the ability of the owners to provide adequate management, maintenance and insurance, the cost of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act, increased competition from new properties, the impact of present or future environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws, failing to maintain their eligibility for favorable tax-treatment under the Code and for exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act, changes in real estate taxes and other operating expenses, adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies, adverse changes in zoning laws and other factors beyond the control of the issuers of the REITs.
REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risk. Rising interest rates may cause REIT investors to demand a higher annual yield, which may, in turn, cause a decline in the market price of the equity securities issued by a REIT. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of investments in REITs to decline. During periods when interest rates are declining, mortgages are often refinanced. Refinancing may reduce the yield on investments in mortgage REITs. In addition, since REITs depend on payment under their mortgage loans and leases to generate cash to make distributions to their shareholders, investments in REITs may be adversely affected by defaults on such mortgage loans or leases.
Investing in certain REITs, which often have small market capitalizations, may also involve the same risks as investing in other small-capitalization issuers. REITs may have limited financial resources and their securities may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger issuer securities. Historically, small capitalization stocks, such as REITs, have been more volatile in price than the larger capitalization stocks such as those included in the S&P 500® Index. The management of a REIT may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to the operation of the business of the REIT and may be involved in real estate activities competitive with the REIT. REITs may own properties through joint ventures or in other circumstances in which the REIT may not have control over its investments. REITs may involve significant amounts of leverage.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Issuers: Issuers with smaller market capitalizations, including small- and mid-capitalization issuers, may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources, may lack the competitive strength of larger issuers, may have inexperienced managers or depend on a few key employees. In addition, their securities often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices are often more volatile, than the securities of issuers with larger market capitalizations. Issuers with smaller market capitalizations may include issuers with a limited operating history (unseasoned issuers). Investment decisions for these securities may place a greater emphasis on current or planned product lines and the reputation and experience of the issuer’s management and less emphasis on fundamental valuation factors than would be the case for more mature issuers. In addition, investments in unseasoned issuers are more speculative and entail greater risk than do investments in issuers with an established operating record. The liquidation of significant positions in small- and mid-capitalization issuers with limited trading volume, particularly in a distressed market, could be prolonged and result in investment losses.
Special Situation Issuers: A special situation arises when, in the opinion of the manager, the securities of a particular issuer can be purchased at prices below the anticipated future value of the cash, securities or other consideration to be paid or exchanged for such securities solely by reason of a development applicable to that issuer and regardless of general business conditions or movements of the market as a whole. Developments creating special situations might include, among others: liquidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations, mergers, material litigation, technical breakthroughs, and new management or management policies. Investments in special situations often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investment securities, because of the high degree of uncertainty that can be associated with such events.
If a security is purchased in anticipation of a proposed transaction and the transaction later appears unlikely to be consummated or in fact is not consummated or is delayed, the market price of the security may decline sharply. There is typically asymmetry in the risk/reward payout of special situations strategies – the losses that can occur in the event of deal break-ups can far exceed the gains to be had if deals close successfully. The consummation of a proposed transaction can be prevented or delayed by a variety of factors, including regulatory and antitrust restrictions, political developments, industry weakness, stock specific events, failed financings, and general market declines. Certain special situation investments prevent ownership interest therein from being withdrawn until the special situation investment, or a portion thereof, is realized or deemed realized, which may negatively impact Fund performance.
Trust Preferred Securities: Trust preferred securities have the characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Generally, trust preferred securities are issued by a trust that is wholly owned by a financial institution or other corporate entity, typically a bank holding company. The financial institution creates the trust and owns the trust’s common stocks, which may typically represent a small percentage of the trust’s capital structure. The remainder of the trust’s capital structure typically consists of trust preferred securities, which are sold to investors. The trust uses the sale proceeds of its common stocks to purchase subordinated debt instruments issued by the financial institution. The financial institution uses the proceeds from the sale of the subordinated debt instruments to increase its capital while the trust receives periodic interest payments from the financial institution for holding the subordinated debt instruments. The interests of the holders of the trust preferred securities are senior to those of common stockholders in the event that the financial institution is liquidated, although their interests are typically subordinated to those of other holders of other debt instruments issued by the financial institution. The primary advantage of this structure to the financial institution is that the trust preferred securities issued by the trust are treated by the financial institution as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the interest on which is generally a deductible expense for U.S. federal income tax purposes and as equity for the calculation of capital requirements.
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The trust uses interest payments it receives from the financial institution to make dividend payments to the holders of the trust preferred securities. Trust preferred securities typically bear a market rate coupon comparable to interest rates available on debt of a similarly rated issuer. Typical characteristics of trust preferred securities include long-term maturities, early redemption option by the issuer, and maturities at face value. Holders of trust preferred securities have limited voting rights to control the activities of the trust and no voting rights with respect to the financial institution. The market value of trust preferred securities may be more volatile than those of conventional debt instruments. Trust preferred securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and subject to restrictions on resale. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of trust preferred securities and the ability of holders to sell their holdings. The condition of the financial institution can be considered when seeking to identify the risks of trust preferred securities as the trust typically has no business operations other than to issue the trust preferred securities. If the financial institution defaults on interest payments to the trust, the trust will not be able to make dividend payments to holders of its securities.
DEBT INSTRUMENTS
Asset-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are securities backed by home equity loans, installment sale contracts, credit card receivables or other assets. Asset-backed securities are “pass-through” securities, meaning that principal and interest payments – net of expenses – made by the borrower on the underlying assets (such as credit card receivables) are passed through to the investor. The value of asset-backed securities based on fixed-income debt instruments, like that of traditional fixed-income debt instruments, typically increases when interest rates fall and decreases when interest rates rise. However, these asset-backed securities differ from traditional fixed-income debt instruments because of their potential for prepayment. The price paid for asset-backed securities, the yield expected from such securities and the average life of the securities are based on a number of factors, including the anticipated rate of prepayment of the underlying assets. In a period of declining interest rates, borrowers may prepay the underlying assets more quickly than anticipated, thereby reducing the yield to maturity and the average life of the asset-backed security. Moreover, when the proceeds of a prepayment are reinvested in these circumstances, a rate of interest will likely be received that is lower than the rate on the security that was prepaid. To the extent that asset-backed securities are purchased at a premium, prepayments may result in a loss to the extent of the premium paid. If such securities are bought at a discount, both scheduled payments and unscheduled prepayments generally will also result in the recognition of income. In a period of rising interest rates, prepayments of the underlying assets may occur at a slower than expected rate, creating maturity extension risk. This particular risk may effectively change a security that was considered short- or intermediate-term at the time of purchase into a longer term security. Since the value of longer-term asset-backed securities generally fluctuates more widely in response to changes in interest rates than does the value of shorter term asset-backed securities maturity extension risk could increase volatility. When interest rates decline, the value of an asset-backed security with prepayment features may not increase as much as that of other fixed-income debt instruments, and as noted above, changes in market rates of interest may accelerate or retard prepayments and thus affect maturities.
The credit quality of asset-backed securities depends primarily on the quality of the underlying assets, the rights of recourse available against the underlying assets and/or the issuer, the level of credit enhancement, if any, provided for the securities, and the credit quality of the credit-support provider, if any. The values of asset-backed securities may be affected by other factors, such as the availability of information concerning the pool of assets and its structure, the market’s perception of the asset backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool of assets, the originator of the underlying assets, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. The market values of asset-backed securities also can depend on the ability of their servicers to service the underlying assets and are, therefore, subject to risks associated with servicers’ performance. In some circumstances, a servicer’s or originator’s mishandling of documentation related to the underlying assets (e.g., failure to document a security interest in the underlying assets properly) may affect the rights of the security holders in and to the underlying assets. In addition, the insolvency of an entity that generated the assets underlying an asset-backed security is likely to result in a decline in the market price of that security as well as costs and delays. Asset-backed securities that do not have the benefit of a security interest in the underlying assets present certain additional risks that are not present with asset-backed securities that do have a security interest in the underlying assets. For example, many securities backed by credit card receivables are unsecured.
Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) are a type of asset-backed security and include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), and other similarly structured securities. A CBO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle backed by a pool of bonds. A CLO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include senior secured and unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment-grade, or equivalent unrated loans. CDOs may incur management fees and administrative expenses.
For both CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, which vary in risk and yield. The riskier portions are the residual, equity, and subordinate tranches, which bear some or all of the risk of default by the debt instruments or loans in the trust, and therefore protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches of a CBO trust or CLO trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than junior tranches. Despite the protection from the riskier tranches, senior CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults (including collateral default), the total loss of the riskier tranches due to losses in the collateral, market anticipation of defaults, fraud by the trust, and the illiquidity of CBO or CLO securities.
The risks of an investment in a CDO largely depend on the type of underlying collateral securities and the tranche in which there are investments. Typically, CBOs, CLOs, and other CDOs are privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CDOs may be characterized as illiquid. CDOs are subject to the typical risks associated with debt instruments discussed elsewhere in this SAI and the Prospectus, including interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Additional risks of CDOs include: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will be insufficient to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default, due to factors such as the
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availability of any credit enhancement, the level and timing of payments and recoveries on and the characteristics of the underlying collateral, remoteness of those collateral assets from the originator or transferor, the adequacy of and ability to realize upon any related collateral, and the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets; and (iii) market and liquidity risks affecting the price of a structured finance investment, if required to be sold, at the time of sale. In addition, due to the complex nature of a CDO, an investment in a CDO may not perform as expected. An investment in a CDO also is subject to the risk that the issuer and the investors may interpret the terms of the instrument differently, giving rise to disputes.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit (“CDs”), fixed-time deposits, and other debt and deposit-type obligations (including promissory notes that earn a specified rate of return) issued by: (i) a U.S. branch of a U.S. bank; (ii) a non-U.S. branch of a U.S. bank; (iii) a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank; or (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank. Bank instruments may be structured as fixed-, variable- or floating-rate obligations.
CDs typically are interest-bearing debt instruments issued by banks and have maturities ranging from a few weeks to several years. Yankee dollar certificates of deposit are negotiable CDs issued in the United States by branches and agencies of non-U.S. banks. Eurodollar certificates of deposit are CDs issued by non-U.S. banks with interest and principal paid in U.S. dollars. Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar CDs typically have maturities of less than two years and have interest rates that typically are pegged to the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally drawn by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are “accepted” by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity. Bankers’ acceptances are a customary means of effecting payment for merchandise sold in import-export transactions and are a general source of financing. A fixed-time deposit is a bank obligation payable at a stated maturity date and bearing interest at a fixed rate. There are generally no contractual restrictions on the right to transfer a beneficial interest in a fixed-time deposit to a third party, although there is generally no market for such deposits. Typically, there are penalties for early withdrawals of time deposits. Promissory notes are written commitments of the maker to pay the payee a specified sum of money either on demand or at a fixed or determinable future date, with or without interest.
Certain bank instruments, such as some CDs, are insured by the FDIC up to certain specified limits. Many other bank instruments, however, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the FDIC or the U.S. government. These bank instruments are “backed” only by the creditworthiness of the issuing bank or parent financial institution. U.S. and non-U.S. banks are subject to different governmental regulation. They are subject to the risks of investing in the particular issuing bank and of investing in the banking and financial services sector generally. Certain obligations of non-U.S. banks, including Eurodollar and Yankee dollar obligations, involve different and/or heightened investment risks than those affecting obligations of U.S. banks, including, among others, the possibilities that: (i) their liquidity could be impaired because of political or economic developments; (ii) the obligations may be less marketable than comparable obligations of U.S. banks; (iii) a non-U.S. jurisdiction might impose withholding and other taxes at high levels on interest income; (iv) non-U.S. deposits may be seized or nationalized; (v) non-U.S. governmental restrictions such as exchange controls may be imposed, which could adversely affect the payment of principal and/or interest on those obligations; (vi) there may be less publicly available information concerning non-U.S. banks issuing the obligations; and (vii) the reserve requirements and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements applicable to non-U.S. banks may differ (including those that are less stringent) from those applicable to U.S. banks. Non-U.S. banks generally are not subject to examination by any U.S. government agency or instrumentality.
Commercial Paper: Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by banks or bank holding companies, corporations and finance companies. Commercial paper may consist of U.S. dollar- or foreign currency-denominated obligations of U.S. or non-U.S. issuers, and may be rated or unrated. The rate of return on commercial paper may be linked or indexed to the level of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency or currencies.
Section 4(2) commercial paper is commercial paper issued in reliance on the so-called “private placement” exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, as amended (“Section 4(2) paper”). Section 4(2) paper is restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, and generally is sold to investors who agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction. Section 4(2) paper is normally resold to other investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) paper, thus providing liquidity.
Corporate Debt Instruments: Corporate debt instruments are long and short term debt instruments typically issued by businesses to finance their operations. Corporate debt instruments are issued by public or private issuers, as distinct from debt instruments issued by a government or its agencies. The issuer of a corporate debt instrument typically has a contractual obligation to pay interest at a stated rate on specific dates and to repay principal periodically or on a specified maturity date. The broad category of corporate debt instruments includes debt issued by U.S. or non-U.S. issuers of all kinds, including those with small-, mid- and large-capitalizations. The category also includes bank loans, as well as assignments, participations and other interests in bank loans. Corporate debt instruments may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may be structured as fixed-, variable or floating-rate obligations or as zero-coupon, pay-in-kind and step-coupon securities and may be privately placed or publicly offered. They may also be senior or subordinated obligations. Because of the wide range of types and maturities of corporate debt instruments, as well as the range of creditworthiness of issuers, corporate debt instruments can have widely varying risk/return profiles.
Corporate debt instruments carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that an investor could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt instrument is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Some corporate debt instruments that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher rated debt instruments. The credit risk of a particular issuer’s debt instrument may vary based on its priority for repayment. For example, higher-ranking (senior) debt instruments have a higher priority than lower ranking (subordinated) debt instruments. This means that the issuer might not make payments on subordinated debt instruments while continuing
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to make payments on senior debt instruments. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of higher-ranking senior debt instruments may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of more junior securities. The market value of corporate debt instruments may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates generally. In general, corporate debt instruments with longer terms tend to fall more in value when interest rates rise than corporate debt instruments with shorter terms. The value of a corporate debt instrument may also be affected by supply and demand for similar or comparable securities in the marketplace. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities subsequent to their acquisition will not affect cash income from such securities but will be reflected in net asset value. Corporate debt instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market and can be less liquid that other types of investments, particularly during adverse market and economic conditions.
Credit-Linked Notes: Credit-linked notes are privately negotiated obligations whose returns are linked to the returns of one or more designated securities or other instruments that are referred to as “reference securities,” such as an emerging market bond. A credit-linked note typically is issued by a special purpose trust or similar entity and is a direct obligation of the issuing entity. The entity, in turn, invests in debt instruments or derivative contracts in order to provide the exposure set forth in the credit-linked note. The periodic interest payments and principal obligations payable under the terms of the note typically are conditioned upon the entity’s receipt of payments on its underlying investment. Purchasing a credit-linked note assumes the risk of the default or, in some cases, other declines in credit quality of the reference securities. There is also exposure to the issuer of the credit-linked note in the full amount of the purchase price of the note and the note is often not secured by the reference securities or other collateral.
The market for credit-linked notes may be or become illiquid. The number of investors with sufficient understanding to support transacting in the notes may be quite limited, and may include only the parties to the original purchase/sale transaction. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the value for credit linked notes. In certain cases, a market price for a credit linked note may not be available and it may be difficult to determine a fair value of the note.
Custodial Receipts and Trust Certificates: Custodial receipts and trust certificates, which may be underwritten by securities dealers or banks, represent interests in instruments held by a custodian or trustee. The instruments so held may include U.S. government securities or other types of instruments. The custodial receipts or trust certificates may evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on the underlying instruments, or, in some cases, the payment obligation of a third party that has entered into an interest rate swap or other arrangement with the custodian or trustee. The holder of custodial receipts and trust certificates will bear its proportionate share of the fees and expenses charged to the custodial account or trust. There may also be investments in separately issued interests in custodial receipts and trust certificates. Custodial receipts may be issued in multiple tranches, representing different interests in the payment streams in the underlying instruments (including as to priority of payment).
In the event an underlying issuer fails to pay principal and/or interest when due, a holder could be required to assert its rights through the custodian bank, and assertion of those rights may be subject to delays, expenses, and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the holder had purchased a direct obligation of the issuer. In addition, in the event that the trust or custodial account in which the underlying instruments have been deposited is determined to be an association taxable as a corporation instead of a non-taxable entity, the yield on the underlying instruments would be reduced by the amount of any taxes paid.
Certain custodial receipts and trust certificates may be synthetic or derivative instruments that pay interest at rates that reset inversely to changing short-term rates and/or have embedded interest rate floors and caps that require the issuer to pay an adjusted interest rate if market rates fall below, or rise above, a specified rate. These instruments include inverse and range floaters. Because some of these instruments represent relatively recent innovations and the trading market for these instruments is less developed than the markets for traditional types of instruments, it is uncertain how these instruments will perform under different economic and interest-rate scenarios. Also, because these instruments may be leveraged, their market values may be more volatile than other types of instruments and may present greater potential for capital gain or loss, including potentially loss of the entire principal investment. The possibility of default by an issuer or the issuer’s credit provider may be greater for these derivative instruments than for other types of instruments. In some cases, it may be difficult to determine the fair value of a derivative instrument because of a lack of reliable objective information, and an established secondary market for some instruments may not exist. In many cases, the IRS has not ruled on the tax treatment of the interest or payments received on such derivative instruments.
Delayed Funding Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities: Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities are borrowing arrangements in which the lender agrees to make loans, up to a maximum amount, upon demand by the borrower during a specified term. A revolving credit facility differs from a delayed funding loan in that, as the borrower repays the loan, an amount equal to the repayment may be borrowed again during the term of the revolving credit facility (whereas, in the case of a delayed funding loan, such amounts may not be “re-borrowed”). Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities usually provide for floating or variable rates of interest. Agreeing to participate in a delayed fund loan or a revolving credit facility may have the effect of requiring an increased investment in an issuer at a time when such investment might not otherwise have been made (including at a time when the issuer’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that there is such a commitment to advancing additional funds, assets that are determined to be liquid by the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser in accordance with procedures established by the Board will at times be segregated, in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments.
Delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities may be subject to restrictions on transfer and only limited opportunities may exist to resell such instruments. As a result, such investments may not be sold at an opportune time or may have to be resold at less than fair market value.
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Event-Linked Bonds: Event-linked exposure typically results in gains or losses depending on the occurrence of a specific “trigger” event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other physical or weather-related phenomenon. Some event-linked bonds are commonly referred to as “catastrophe bonds.” They may be issued by government agencies, insurance companies, reinsurers, special purpose corporations or other on-shore or off-shore entities. If a trigger event causes losses exceeding a specific amount in the geographic region and time period specified in a bond, there may be a loss of a portion, or all, of the principal invested in the bond. If no trigger event occurs, the principal plus interest will be recovered. For some event-linked bonds, the trigger event or losses may be based on issuer-wide losses, index-portfolio losses, industry indices, or readings of scientific instruments rather than specified actual losses. Event-linked bonds often provide for extensions of maturity that are mandatory, or optional, at the discretion of the issuer, in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases where a trigger event has, or possibly has, occurred.
Floating or Variable Rate Instruments: Variable and floating rate instruments are a type of debt instrument that provides for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the instrument. Variable rate instruments provide for the automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set dates, while floating rate instruments provide for an automatic adjustment in the interest rate whenever a specified interest rate changes. Variable rate instruments will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate.
There is a risk that the current interest rate on variable and floating rate instruments may not accurately reflect current market interest rates or adequately compensate the holder for the current creditworthiness of the issuer. Some variable or floating rate instruments are structured with liquidity features such as: (1) put options or tender options that permit holders (sometimes subject to conditions) to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries; or (2) auction rate features, remarketing provisions, or other maturity-shortening devices designed to enable the issuer to refinance or redeem outstanding debt instruments (market-dependent liquidity features). The market-dependent liquidity features may not operate as intended as a result of the issuer’s declining creditworthiness, adverse market conditions, or other factors or the inability or unwillingness of a participating broker-dealer to make a secondary market for such instruments. As a result, variable or floating rate instruments that include market-dependent liquidity features may lose value and the holders of such instruments may be required to retain them for an extended period of time or indefinitely.
Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and floating rate instruments than on the market value of comparable fixed-income instruments. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate instruments generally allows less potential for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing in comparable fixed-income instruments.
Guaranteed Investment Contracts: Guaranteed Investment Contracts (“GICs”) are issued by insurance companies. An insurance company issuing a GIC typically agrees, in return for the purchase price of the contract, to pay interest at an agreed upon rate (which may be a fixed or variable rate) and to repay principal. GICs typically guarantee that the interest rate will not be less than a certain minimum rate. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against a GIC for expense and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit fund. A GIC is a general obligation of the issuing insurance company and not a separate account. The purchase price paid for a GIC becomes part of the general assets of the insurance company, and the contract is paid from the insurance company’s general assets. Generally, a GIC is not assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance company, and an active secondary market in GICs does not currently exist. GICs are not backed by the U.S. government nor are they insured by the FDIC. GICs are generally guaranteed only by the insurance companies that issue them.
High-Yield Securities: High-yield securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) are debt instruments that are rated below investment-grade. Investing in high-yield securities involves special risks in addition to the risks associated with investments in higher rated debt instruments. While investments in high-yield securities generally provide greater income and increased opportunity for capital appreciation than investments in higher quality securities, investments in high-yield securities typically entail greater price volatility as well as principal and income risk. High-yield securities are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high-yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher quality debt instruments.
High-yield securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities. The prices of high-yield securities are likely to be sensitive to adverse economic downturns or individual corporate developments. A projection of an economic downturn or of a period of rising interest rates, for example, could cause a decline in high-yield security prices because the advent of a recession could lessen the ability of a highly leveraged issuer to make principal and interest payments on its debt instruments. If an issuer of high-yield securities defaults, in addition to risking payment of all or a portion of interest and principal, additional expenses to seek recovery may be incurred.
The secondary market on which high-yield securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher grade securities. Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely affect the price at which a high-yield security could be sold, and could adversely affect daily NAV. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of high-yield securities, especially in a thinly traded market. When secondary markets for high-yield securities are less liquid than the market for higher grade securities, it may be more difficult to value lower rated securities because such valuation may require more research, and elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation because there is less reliable, objective data available.
Credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies are designed to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments of rated securities. They do not, however, evaluate the market value risk of lower-quality securities and, therefore, may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment. In addition, credit rating agencies may or may not make timely changes in a rating to reflect changes in the economy or in the condition of the issuer that affect the market value of the securities. Consequently, credit ratings are used only as a preliminary
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indicator of investment quality. Each credit rating agency applies its own methodology in measuring creditworthiness and uses a specific rating scale to publish its ratings. For more information on credit agency ratings, please see Appendix A. Furthermore, high-yield debt securities may not be registered under the 1933 Act, and, unless so registered, a Fund will not be able to sell such high-yield debt securities except pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. This may further limit a Fund's ability to sell high-yield debt securities or to obtain the desired price for such securities.
Special tax considerations are associated with investing in high-yield securities structured as zero-coupon or pay-in-kind instruments. Income accrues on these instruments prior to the receipt of cash payments, which income must be distributed to shareholders when it accrues, potentially requiring the liquidation of other investments, including at times when such liquidation may not be advantageous, in order to comply with the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are debt instruments whose principal and/or interest value are adjusted periodically according to a rate of inflation (usually a consumer price index). Two structures are most common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that accrues inflation into the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out the inflation accruals as part of a semi-annual coupon.
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) currently are issued with maturities of five, ten, or thirty years, although it is possible that bonds with other maturities will be issued in the future. The principal amount of TIPS adjusts for inflation, although the inflation-adjusted principal is not paid until maturity. Semi-annual coupon payments are determined as a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the payment is made.
If the rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these bonds (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. At maturity, TIPS are redeemed at the greater of their inflation-adjusted principal or at the par amount at original issue. If an inflation-indexed bond does not provide a guarantee of principal at maturity, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. For example, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates would likely decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates would likely rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds.
While these bonds, if held to maturity, are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If nominal interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to an expansion of non-inflationary economic activity), investors in these bonds may not be protected to the extent that the increase in rates is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.
The inflation adjustment of TIPS is tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”), which is calculated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI-U is a measurement of price changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food, transportation, and energy.
Other issuers of inflation-protected bonds include other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, corporations, and foreign governments. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will be correlated to the rate of inflation in the United States. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these bonds may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.
Any increase in principal for an inflation-protected bonds resulting from inflation adjustments is considered to be taxable income in the year it occurs. For direct holders of inflation-protected bonds, this means that taxes must be paid on principal adjustments even though these amounts are not received until the bond matures. Similarly, with respect to inflation-protected instruments held by each Fund, both interest income and the income attributable to principal adjustments must currently be distributed to shareholders in the form of cash or reinvested shares.
Inverse Floating Rate Instruments: Inverse floaters have variable interest rates that typically move in the opposite direction from movements in prevailing interest rates, most often short-term rates. Accordingly, the values of inverse floaters, or other instruments or certificates structured to have similar features, generally move in the opposite direction from interest rates. The value of an inverse floater can be considerably more volatile than the value of other debt instruments of comparable maturity and quality. Inverse floaters incorporate varying degrees of leverage. Generally, greater leverage results in greater price volatility for any given change in interest rates. Inverse floaters may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and therefore may be less liquid than other types of instruments.
Mortgage-Related Securities: Mortgage-related securities are interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations. There may also be investments in debt instruments which are secured with collateral consisting of mortgage-related securities (see “Collateralized Mortgage Obligations”).
Financial downturns (particularly an increase in delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgages, falling home prices, and unemployment) may adversely affect the market for mortgage-related securities. In addition, various market and governmental actions may impair the ability to foreclose on or exercise other remedies against underlying mortgage holders, or may reduce the amount received upon foreclosure.
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These factors may cause certain mortgage-related securities to experience lower valuations and reduced liquidity. There is also no assurance that the U.S. government will take further action to support the mortgage-related securities industry, as it has in the past, should the economy experience another downturn. Further, recent legislative action and any future government actions may significantly alter the manner in which the mortgage-related securities market functions. Each of these factors could ultimately increase the risk of losses on mortgage-related securities.
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities: Interests in pools of mortgage-related securities differ from other forms of debt instruments, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. Instead, these securities provide a monthly payment which consists of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a “pass-through” of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their residential or commercial mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting from the sale of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, net of fees or costs which may be incurred. Some mortgage-related securities (such as securities issued by GNMA) are described as “modified pass-through.” These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, at the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether or not the mortgagor actually makes the payment.
The rate of pre-payments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security, and may have the effect of shortening or extending the effective duration of the security relative to what was anticipated at the time of purchase. To the extent that unanticipated rates of pre-payment on underlying mortgages increase the effective duration of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of such security can be expected to increase. The residential mortgage market in the United States has in the past experienced difficulties that may adversely affect the performance and market value of certain mortgage-related investments. Delinquencies and losses on residential mortgage loans (especially subprime and second-lien mortgage loans) generally have increased in the past and may continue to increase, and a decline in or flattening of housing values (as has in the past been experienced and may continue to be experienced in many housing markets) may exacerbate such delinquencies and losses. Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, which affect their monthly mortgage payments, and may be unable to secure replacement mortgages at comparably low interest rates. Also, a number of residential mortgage loan originators have experienced serious financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Due largely to the foregoing, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities and increased investor yield requirements have caused limited liquidity in the secondary market for certain mortgage-related securities, which can adversely affect the market value of mortgage-related securities. It is possible that such limited liquidity in such secondary markets could continue or worsen.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities: Adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities (“ARM MBSs”) have interest rates that reset at periodic intervals. Acquiring ARM MBSs permits participation in increases in prevailing current interest rates through periodic adjustments in the coupons of mortgages underlying the pool on which ARM MBSs are based. Such ARM MBSs generally have higher current yield and lower price fluctuations than is the case with more traditional fixed-income debt securities of comparable rating and maturity. In addition, when prepayments of principal are made on the underlying mortgages during periods of rising interest rates, there can be reinvestment in the proceeds of such prepayments at rates higher than those at which they were previously invested. Mortgages underlying most ARM MBSs, however, have limits on the allowable annual or lifetime increases that can be made in the interest rate that the mortgagor pays. Therefore, if current interest rates rise above such limits over the period of the limitation, there is no benefit from further increases in interest rates. Moreover, when interest rates are in excess of coupon rates (i.e., the rates being paid by mortgagors) of the mortgages, ARM MBSs behave more like fixed-income debt instruments and less like adjustable rate debt instruments and are subject to the risks associated with fixed-income debt instruments. In addition, during periods of rising interest rates, increases in the coupon rate of adjustable rate mortgages generally lag current market interest rates slightly, thereby creating the potential for capital depreciation on such securities.
Agency Mortgage-Related Securities: The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related securities is GNMA. GNMA is a wholly owned U.S. government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (the “FHA”), or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”). Government-related guarantors (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved sellers/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and mortgage credit for residential housing. It is a government-sponsored corporation that issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and the assets of FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA selected a new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for each of FNMA and FHLMC.
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FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remain liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities. The Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is intended to enhance each of FNMA’s and FHLMC’s ability to meet its obligations. The FHFA has indicated that the conservatorship of each enterprise will end when the director of FHFA determines that FHFA’s plan to restore the enterprise to a safe and solvent condition has been completed.
Under the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (the “Reform Act”), which was included as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, FHFA, as conservator or receiver, has the power to repudiate any contract entered into by FNMA or FHLMC prior to FHFA’s appointment as conservator or receiver, as applicable, if FHFA determines, in its sole discretion, that performance of the contract is burdensome and that repudiation of the contract promotes the orderly administration of FNMA’s or FHLMC’s affairs. The Reform Act requires FHFA to exercise its right to repudiate any contract within a reasonable period of time after its appointment as conservator or receiver.
FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has indicated that it has no intention to repudiate the guaranty obligations of FNMA or FHLMC because FHFA views repudiation as incompatible with the goals of the conservatorship. However, in the event that FHFA, as conservator or if it is later appointed as receiver for FNMA or FHLMC, were to repudiate any such guaranty obligation, the conservatorship or receivership estate, as applicable, would be liable for actual direct compensatory damages in accordance with the provisions of the Reform Act. Any such liability could be satisfied only to the extent of FNMA’s or FHLMC’s assets available therefor.
In the event of repudiation, the payments of interest to holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities would be reduced if payments on the mortgage loans represented in the mortgage loan groups related to such mortgage-backed securities are not made by the borrowers or advanced by the servicer. Any actual direct compensatory damages for repudiating these guaranty obligations may not be sufficient to offset any shortfalls experienced by such mortgage-backed security holders.
Further, in its capacity as conservator or receiver, FHFA has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of FNMA or FHLMC without any approval, assignment or consent. Although FHFA has stated that it has no present intention to do so, if FHFA, as conservator or receiver, were to transfer any such guaranty obligation to another party, holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities would have to rely on that party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligation and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party.
In addition, certain rights provided to holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC under the operative documents related to such securities may not be enforced against FHFA, or enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship or any future receivership. The operative documents for FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities may provide (or with respect to securities issued prior to the date of the appointment of the conservator may have provided) that upon the occurrence of an event of default on the part of FNMA or FHLMC, in its capacity as guarantor, which includes the appointment of a conservator or receiver, holders of such mortgage-backed securities have the right to replace FNMA or FHLMC as trustee if the requisite percentage of mortgage-backed securities holders consent. The Reform Act prevents mortgage-backed security holders from enforcing such rights if the event of default arises solely because a conservator or receiver has been appointed. The Reform Act also provides that no person may exercise any right or power to terminate, accelerate or declare an event of default under certain contracts to which FNMA or FHLMC is a party, or obtain possession of or exercise control over any property of FNMA or FHLMC, or affect any contractual rights of FNMA or FHLMC, without the approval of FHFA, as conservator or receiver, for a period of 45 or 90 days following the appointment of FHFA as conservator or receiver, respectively.
To the extent third party entities involved with mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers are involved in litigation relating to the securities, actions may be taken that are adverse to the interests of holders of the mortgage-backed securities, including each Fund. For example, third parties may seek to withhold proceeds due to holders of the mortgage-related securities, including each Fund, to cover legal or related costs. Any such action could result in losses to each Fund.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by mortgages and divided into classes. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, on a monthly basis. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.
CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including pre-payments. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the pre-payment experience of the collateral. In the case of certain CMOs (known as “sequential pay” CMOs), payments of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including pre-payments, are applied to the classes of CMOs in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made to any class of sequential pay CMOs until all other classes having an earlier final distribution date have been paid in full.
As CMOs have evolved, some classes of CMO bonds have become more common. For example, there may be investments in parallel-pay and planned amortization class (“PAC”) CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates. Parallel-pay CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which, as with other CMO and multi-class pass-through structures, must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date but may be retired earlier. PACs generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PACs are parallel-pay CMOs with the required principal amount on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes. Any CMO or multi-class pass through structure that includes PAC securities must also have support tranches—known as support bonds, companion bonds or non-PAC bonds—which lend or absorb principal cash flows to allow the PAC securities to maintain their stated maturities and final distribution dates within a
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range of actual prepayment experience. These support tranches are subject to a higher level of maturity risk compared to other mortgage-related securities, and usually provide a higher yield to compensate investors. If principal cash flows are received in amounts outside a pre-determined range such that the support bonds cannot lend or absorb sufficient cash flows to the PAC securities as intended, the PAC securities are subject to heightened maturity risk. A manager may invest in various tranches of CMO bonds, including support bonds.
CMO Residuals: CMO residuals are mortgage securities issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
The cash flow generated by the mortgage assets underlying a series of CMOs is applied first to make required payments of principal and interest on the CMOs and second to pay the related administrative expenses and any management fee of the issuer. The residual in a CMO structure generally represents the interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing payments. Each payment of such excess cash flow to a holder of the related CMO residual represents income and/or a return of capital. The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a CMO will depend on, among other things, the characteristics of the mortgage assets, the coupon rate of each class of CMO, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the pre-payment experience on the mortgage assets. In particular, the yield to maturity on CMO residuals is extremely sensitive to pre-payments on the related underlying mortgage assets, in the same manner as an interest-only (“IO”) class of stripped mortgage-backed securities. See “Other Mortgage- Related Securities-Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities.” In addition, if a series of a CMO includes a class that bears interest at an adjustable rate, the yield to maturity on the related CMO residual will also be extremely sensitive to changes in the level of the index upon which interest rate adjustments are based. As described below with respect to stripped mortgage-backed securities, in certain circumstances, the initial investment in a CMO residual may never be fully recouped.
CMO residuals are generally purchased and sold by institutional investors through several investment banking firms acting as brokers or dealers. Transactions in CMO residuals are generally completed only after careful review of the characteristics of the securities in question. In addition, CMO residuals may, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom, may not have been registered under the 1933 Act. CMO residuals, whether or not registered under the 1933 Act, may be subject to certain restrictions on transferability.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial mortgage-backed securities include securities that reflect an interest in, and are secured by, mortgage loans on commercial real property. Many of the risks of investing in commercial mortgage-backed securities reflect the risks of investing in the real estate securing the underlying mortgage loans. These risks reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. Commercial mortgage-backed securities may be less liquid and exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage- or asset-backed securities.
Reverse Mortgage-Related Securities and Other Mortgage-Related Securities: Reverse mortgage-related securities and other mortgage-related securities include securities other than those described above that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property, including mortgage dollar rolls, or stripped mortgage-backed securities (“SMBS”). Other mortgage-related securities may be equity or debt instruments issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks, partnerships, trusts and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
Mortgage-related securities include, among other things, securities that reflect an interest in reverse mortgages. In a reverse mortgage, a lender makes a loan to a homeowner based on the homeowner’s equity in his or her home. While a homeowner must be age 62 or older to qualify for a reverse mortgage, reverse mortgages may have no income restrictions. Repayment of the interest or principal for the loan is generally not required until the homeowner dies, sells the home, or ceases to use the home as his or her primary residence.
There are three general types of reverse mortgages: (1) single-purpose reverse mortgages, which are offered by certain state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations; (2) federally-insured reverse mortgages, which are backed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (3) proprietary reverse mortgages, which are privately offered loans. A mortgage-related security may be backed by a single type of reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgage-related securities include agency and privately issued mortgage-related securities. The principal government guarantor of reverse mortgage-related securities is GNMA.
Reverse mortgage-related securities may be subject to risks different than other types of mortgage-related securities due to the unique nature of the underlying loans. The date of repayment for such loans is uncertain and may occur sooner or later than anticipated. The timing of payments for the corresponding mortgage-related security may be uncertain. Because reverse mortgages are offered only to persons 62 and older and there may be no income restrictions, the loans may react differently than traditional home loans to market events.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: SMBS are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive all of the interest (the “IO class”), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO class”). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including pre-payments) on the related underlying
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mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated pre-payments of principal, there may be failure to recoup some or all of the initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one of the highest rating categories.
Privately Issued Mortgage-Related Securities: Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by such non-governmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in the former pools. However, timely payment of interest and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit, which may be issued by governmental entities or private insurers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets certain investment quality standards. There can be no assurance that insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements. Mortgage-related securities without insurance or guarantees may be bought if, through an examination of the loan experience and practices of the originators/servicers and poolers, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines that the securities meet certain quality standards. Securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Mortgage pools underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value ratio mortgages and manufactured housing loans, in addition to commercial mortgages and other types of mortgages where a government or government sponsored entity guarantee is not available. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a privately-issued mortgage-related securities pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements.
The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans that were originated under weak underwriting standards, including loans made to borrowers with limited means to make repayment. A level of risk exists for all loans, although, historically, the poorest performing loans have been those classified as subprime. Other types of privately issued mortgage-related securities, such as those classified as pay-option adjustable rate or Alt-A have also performed poorly. Even loans classified as prime have experienced higher levels of delinquencies and defaults. Market factors that may adversely affect mortgage loan repayment include adverse economic conditions, unemployment, a decline in the value of real property, or an increase in interest rates.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, mortgage-related securities may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.
Privately issued mortgage-related securities may be purchased that are originated, packaged and serviced by third party entities. It is possible these third parties could have interests that are in conflict with the holders of mortgage-related securities, and such holders could have rights against the third parties or their affiliates. For example, if a loan originator, servicer or its affiliates engaged in negligence or willful misconduct in carrying out its duties, then a holder of the mortgage-related security could seek recourse against the originator/servicer or its affiliates, as applicable. Also, as a loan originator/servicer, the originator/servicer or its affiliates may make certain representations and warranties regarding the quality of the mortgages and properties underlying a mortgage-related security. If one or more of those representations or warranties is false, then the holders of the mortgage-related securities could trigger an obligation of the originator/servicer or its affiliates, as applicable, to repurchase the mortgages from the issuing trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, many of the third parties that are legally bound by trust and other documents have failed to perform their respective duties, as stipulated in such trust and other documents, and investors have had limited success in enforcing terms.
Mortgage-related securities that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are not subject to the investment restrictions related to industry concentration by virtue of the exclusion from that test available to all U.S. government securities. The assets underlying such securities may be represented by a portfolio of residential or commercial mortgages (including both whole mortgage loans and mortgage participation interests that may be senior or junior in terms of priority of repayment) or portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC. Mortgage loans underlying a mortgage-related security may in turn be insured or guaranteed by the FHA or the VA. In the case of privately issued mortgage-related securities whose underlying assets are neither U.S. government securities nor U.S. government-insured mortgages, to the extent that real properties securing such assets may be located in the same geographical region, the security may be subject to a greater risk of default than other comparable securities in the event of adverse economic, political or business developments that may affect such region and, ultimately, the ability of residential homeowners to make payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages.
Tiered Index Bonds: Tiered index bonds are relatively new forms of mortgage-related securities. The interest rate on a tiered index bond is tied to a specified index or market rate. So long as this index or market rate is below a predetermined “strike” rate, the interest rate on the tiered index bond remains fixed. If, however, the specified index or market rate rises above the “strike” rate, the interest rate of
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the tiered index bond will decrease. Thus, under these circumstances, the interest rate on a tiered index bond, like an inverse floater, will move in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates, with the result that the price of the tiered index bond may be considerably more volatile than that of a fixed-rate bond.
Municipal Securities: Municipal securities are debt instruments issued by state and local governments, municipalities, territories and possessions of the United States, regional government authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities of states, and multi-state agencies or authorities, the interest of which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer at the time of issuance, is exempt from federal income tax. Municipal securities include both notes (which have maturities of less than one (1) year) and bonds (which have maturities of one (1) year or more) that bear fixed or variable rates of interest.
In general, municipal securities are issued to obtain funds for a variety of public purposes such as the construction, repair, or improvement of public facilities including airports, bridges, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets, water and sewer works. Municipal securities may be issued to refinance outstanding obligations as well as to raise funds for general operating expenses and lending to other public institutions and facilities.
The two principal classifications of municipal securities are “general obligation” securities and “revenue” securities. General obligation securities are obligations secured by the issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Characteristics and methods of enforcement of general obligation bonds vary according to the law applicable to a particular issuer, and the taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt instruments may be limited or unlimited as to rates or amounts of special assessments. Revenue securities are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility, a class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise tax. Revenue bonds are issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects including, among others: electric, gas, water, and sewer systems; highways, bridges, and tunnels; port and airport facilities; colleges and universities; and hospitals. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities markets.
Some longer-term municipal bonds give the investor the right to “put” or sell the security at par (face value) to the issuer within a specified number of days following the investor’s request. This demand feature enhances a security’s liquidity by shortening its effective maturity and enables it to trade at a price equal to or very close to par. If a demand feature terminates prior to being exercised, the longer-term securities still held could experience substantially more volatility.
Insured municipal debt involves scheduled payments of interest and principal guaranteed by a private, non-governmental or governmental insurance company. The insurance does not guarantee the market value of the municipal debt or the value of the shares.
Municipal securities are subject to credit and market risk. Generally, prices of higher quality issues tend to fluctuate less with changes in market interest rates than prices of lower quality issues and prices of longer maturity issues tend to fluctuate more than prices of shorter maturity issues. The secondary market for municipal bonds typically has been less liquid than that for taxable debt/fixed-income securities, and this may affect a Fund’s ability to sell particular municipal bonds at then-current market prices, especially in periods when other investors are attempting to sell the same securities.
Prices and yields on municipal bonds are dependent on a variety of factors, including general money-market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. A number of these factors, including the ratings of particular issues, are subject to change from time to time. Information about the financial condition of an issuer of municipal bonds may not be as extensive as that which is made available by corporations whose securities are publicly traded.
Securities, including municipal securities, are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the federal Bankruptcy Code (including special provisions related to municipalities and other public entities), and laws, if any, that may be enacted by Congress or state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that, as a result of litigation or other conditions, the power, ability or willingness of issuers to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their municipal securities may be materially affected or their obligations may be found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such litigation or conditions may from time to time have the effect of introducing uncertainties in the market for municipal securities or certain segments thereof, or of materially affecting the credit risk with respect to particular securities. Adverse economic, business, legal or political developments might affect all or a substantial portion of a Fund’s municipal securities in the same manner.
From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress that, if enacted, would have the effect of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax exemption for interest on debt instruments issued by states and their political subdivisions. Federal tax laws limit the types and amounts of tax-exempt bonds issuable for certain purposes, especially industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Such limits may affect the future supply and yields of these types of municipal securities. Further proposals limiting the issuance of municipal securities may well be introduced in the future.
Industrial Development and Pollution Control Bonds: Industrial development bonds and pollution control bonds, which in most cases are revenue bonds and generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of an issuer, are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance privately operated facilities for business, manufacturing, housing, sport complexes, and pollution control. The principal security for these bonds is generally the net revenues derived from a particular facility, group of facilities, or in some cases, the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue sources. Consequently, the credit quality of these securities is dependent upon the ability of the user of the facilities financed by the bonds and any guarantor to meet its financial obligations.
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Moral Obligation Securities: Moral obligation securities are usually issued by special purpose public authorities. A moral obligation security is a type of state issued municipal bond which is backed by a moral, not a legal, obligation. If the issuer of a moral obligation security cannot fulfill its financial responsibilities from current revenues, it may draw upon a reserve fund, the restoration of which is a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality that created the issuer.
Municipal Lease Obligations and Certificates of Participation: Municipal lease obligations and participations in municipal leases are undivided interests in an obligation in the form of a lease or installment purchase or conditional sales contract which is issued by a state, local government, or a municipal financing corporation to acquire land, equipment, and/or facilities (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Lease Obligations”). Generally Lease Obligations do not constitute general obligations of the municipality for which the municipality’s taxing power is pledged. Instead, a Lease Obligation is ordinarily backed by the municipality’s covenant to budget for, appropriate, and make the payments due under the Lease Obligation. As a result of this structure, Lease Obligations are generally not subject to state constitutional debt limitations or other statutory requirements that may apply to other municipal securities.
Lease Obligations may contain “non-appropriation” clauses, which provide that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for that purpose on a yearly basis. If the municipality does not appropriate in its budget enough to cover the payments on the Lease Obligation, the lessor may have the right to repossess and relet the property to another party. Depending on the property subject to the lease, the value of the property may not be sufficient to cover the debt.
In addition to the risk of “non-appropriation,” municipal lease securities may not have as highly liquid a market as conventional municipal bonds.
Short-Term Municipal Obligations: Short-term municipal securities include tax anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, construction loan notes and short-term discount notes. Tax anticipation notes are used to finance working capital needs of municipalities and are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenues, to be payable from these specific future taxes. They are usually general obligations of the issuer, secured by the taxing power of the municipality for the payment of principal and interest when due. Revenue anticipation notes are generally issued in expectation of receipt of other kinds of revenue, such as the revenues expected to be generated from a particular project. Bond anticipation notes normally are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. The long-term bonds then provide the money for the repayment of the notes. Construction loan notes are sold to provide construction financing for specific projects. After successful completion and acceptance, many such projects may receive permanent financing through another source. Short-term Discount notes (tax-exempt commercial paper) are short-term (365 days or less) promissory notes issued by municipalities to supplement their cash flow. Revenue anticipation notes, construction loan notes, and short-term discount notes may, but will not necessarily, be general obligations of the issuer.
Senior and Other Bank Loans: Investments in variable or floating rate loans or notes (“Senior Loans”) are typically made by purchasing an assignment of a portion of a Senior Loan from a third party, either in connection with the original loan transaction (i.e., the primary market) or after the initial loan transaction (i.e., in the secondary market). A Fund may also make its investments in Senior Loans through the use of derivative instruments as long as the reference obligation for such instrument is a Senior Loan. In addition, a Fund has the ability to act as an agent in originating and administering a loan on behalf of all lenders or as one of a group of co-agents in originating loans.
Investment Quality and Credit Analysis
The Senior Loans in which a Fund may invest generally are rated below investment-grade credit quality or are unrated. In acquiring a loan, the manager will consider some or all of the following factors concerning the borrower: ability to service debt from internally generated funds; adequacy of liquidity and working capital; appropriateness of capital structure; leverage consistent with industry norms; historical experience of achieving business and financial projections; the quality and experience of management; and adequacy of collateral coverage. The manager performs its own independent credit analysis of each borrower. In so doing, the manager may utilize information and credit analyses from agents that originate or administer loans, other lenders investing in a loan, and other sources. The manager also may communicate directly with management of the borrowers. These analyses continue on a periodic basis for any Senior Loan held by a Fund.
Senior Loan Characteristics
Senior Loans are loans that are typically made to business borrowers to finance leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, mergers, stock repurchases, and internal growth. Senior Loans generally hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a borrower and are usually secured by liens on the assets of the borrowers; including tangible assets such as cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, common and/or preferred stocks of subsidiaries; and intangible assets including trademarks, copyrights, patent rights, and franchise value. They may also provide guarantees as a form of collateral. Senior Loans are typically structured to include two or more types of loans within a single credit agreement. The most common structure is to have a revolving loan and a term loan. A revolving loan is a loan that can be drawn upon, repaid fully or partially, and then the repaid portions can be drawn upon again. A term loan is a loan that is fully drawn upon immediately and once repaid it cannot be drawn upon again.
Sometimes there may be two or more term loans and they may be secured by different collateral, have different repayment schedules and maturity dates. In addition to revolving loans and term loans, Senior Loan structures can also contain facilities for the issuance of letters of credit and may contain mechanisms for lenders to pre-fund letters of credit through credit-linked deposits.
By virtue of their senior position and collateral, Senior Loans typically provide lenders with the first right to cash flows or proceeds from the sale of a borrower’s collateral if the borrower becomes insolvent (subject to the limitations of bankruptcy law, which may provide higher priority to certain claims such as employee salaries, employee pensions, and taxes). This means Senior Loans are generally repaid before unsecured bank loans, corporate bonds, subordinated debt, trade creditors, and preferred or common stockholders.
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Senior Loans typically pay interest at least quarterly at rates, which equal a fixed percentage spread over a base rate such as the LIBOR. For example, if LIBOR were 3% and the borrower was paying a fixed spread of 2.50%, the total interest rate paid by the borrower would be 5.50%. Base rates, and therefore the total rates paid on Senior Loans, float, i.e., they change as market rates of interest change.
Although a base rate such as LIBOR can change every day, loan agreements for Senior Loans typically allow the borrower the ability to choose how often the base rate for its loan will change. A single loan may have multiple reset periods at the same time, with each reset period applicable to a designated portion of the loan. Such periods can range from one day to one year, with most borrowers choosing monthly or quarterly reset periods. During periods of rising interest rates, borrowers will tend to choose longer reset periods, and during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers will tend to choose shorter reset periods. The fixed spread over the base rate on a Senior Loan typically does not change.
Agents
Senior Loans generally are arranged through private negotiations between a borrower and several financial institutions represented by an agent who is usually one of the originating lenders. In larger transactions, it is common to have several agents; however, generally only one such agent has primary responsibility for ongoing administration of a Senior Loan. Agents are typically paid fees by the borrower for their services.
The agent is primarily responsible for negotiating the loan agreement which establishes the terms and conditions of the Senior Loan and the rights of the borrower and the lenders. An agent for a loan is required to administer and manage the loan and to service or monitor the collateral. The agent is also responsible for the collection of principal, interest, and fee payments from the borrower and the apportionment of these payments to the credit of all lenders which are parties to the loan agreement. The agent is charged with the responsibility of monitoring compliance by the borrower with the restrictive covenants in the loan agreement and of notifying the lenders of any adverse change in the borrower’s financial condition. In addition, the agent generally is responsible for determining that the lenders have obtained a perfected security interest in the collateral securing the loan.
Loan agreements may provide for the termination of the agent’s agency status in the event that it fails to act as required under the relevant loan agreement, becomes insolvent, enters FDIC receivership or, if not FDIC insured, enters into bankruptcy. Should such an agent, lender or assignor with respect to an assignment inter-positioned between a Fund and the borrower become insolvent or enter FDIC receivership or bankruptcy, any interest in the Senior Loan of such person and any loan payment held by such person for the benefit of the fund should not be included in such person’s or entity’s bankruptcy estate. If, however, any such amount were included in such person’s or entity’s bankruptcy estate, a Fund would incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or could suffer a loss of principal or interest. In this event, a Fund could experience a decrease in the NAV.
Typically, under loan agreements, the agent is given broad discretion in enforcing the loan agreement and is obligated to use the same care it would use in the management of its own property. The borrower compensates the agent for these services. Such compensation may include special fees paid on structuring and funding the loan and other fees on a continuing basis. The precise duties and rights of an agent are defined in the loan agreement.
When a Fund is an agent it has, as a party to the loan agreement, a direct contractual relationship with the borrower and, prior to allocating portions of the loan to the lenders if any, assumes all risks associated with the loan. The agent may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. Agents also have voting and consent rights under the applicable loan agreement. Action subject to agent vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the loan, which percentage varies depending on the relative loan agreement. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount or increasing the time for payment of interest on or repayment of principal of a loan, or relating collateral therefor, frequently require the unanimous vote or consent of all lenders affected.
Pursuant to the terms of a loan agreement, the agent typically has sole responsibility for servicing and administering a loan on behalf of the other lenders. Each lender in a loan is generally responsible for performing its own credit analysis and its own investigation of the financial condition of the borrower. Generally, loan agreements will hold the agent liable for any action taken or omitted that amounts to gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event of a borrower’s default on a loan, the loan agreements provide that the lenders do not have recourse against a Fund for its activities as agent. Instead, lenders will be required to look to the borrower for recourse.
At times a Fund may also negotiate with the agent regarding the agent’s exercise of credit remedies under a Senior Loan.
Additional Costs
When a Fund purchases a Senior Loan in the primary market, it may share in a fee paid to the original lender. When a Fund purchases a Senior Loan in the secondary market, it may pay a fee to, or forego a portion of the interest payments from, the lending making the assignment.
A Fund may be required to pay and receive various fees and commissions in the process of purchasing, selling, and holding loans. The fee component may include any, or a combination of, the following elements: arrangement fees, non-use fees, facility fees, letter of credit fees, and ticking fees. Arrangement fees are paid at the commencement of a loan as compensation for the initiation of the transaction. A non-use fee is paid based upon the amount committed but not used under the loan. Facility fees are on-going annual fees paid in connection with a loan. Letter of credit fees are paid if a loan involves a letter of credit. Ticking fees are paid from the initial commitment indication until loan closing if for an extended period. The amount of fees is negotiated at the time of closing.
Loan Participation and Assignments
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A Fund’s investment in loan participations typically will result in the fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender and not with the borrower. A Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing participation, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any right of set-off against the borrower, and a Fund may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.
When a Fund is a purchaser of an assignment, it succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement of the assigning lender and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning lender. These rights include the ability to vote along with the other lenders on such matters as enforcing the terms of the loan agreement (e.g., declaring defaults, initiating collection action, etc.). Taking such actions typically requires at least a vote of the lenders holding a majority of the investment in the loan and may require a vote by lenders holding two-thirds or more of the investment in the loan. Because a Fund usually does not hold a majority of the investment in any loan, it will not be able by itself to control decisions that require a vote by the lenders.
Because assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by a Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Because there is no liquid market for such assets, a Fund anticipates that such assets could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such assets and a Fund’s ability to dispose of particular assignments or participations when necessary to meet redemption of fund shares, to meet a Fund’s liquidity needs or, in response to a specific economic event such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower. The lack of a liquid secondary market for assignments and participations also may make it more difficult for a Fund to value these assets for purposes of calculating its NAV.
Additional Information on Loans
The loans in which a Fund may invest usually include restrictive covenants which must be maintained by the borrower. Such covenants, in addition to the timely payment of interest and principal, may include mandatory prepayment provisions arising from free cash flow and restrictions on dividend payments, and usually state that a borrower must maintain specific minimum financial ratios as well as establishing limits on total debt. A breach of covenant, that is not waived by the agent, is normally an event of acceleration, i.e., the agent has the right to call the loan. In addition, loan covenants may include mandatory prepayment provisions stemming from free cash flow. Free cash flow is cash that is in excess of capital expenditures plus debt service requirements of principal and interest. The free cash flow shall be applied to prepay the loan in an order of maturity described in the loan documents. Under certain interests in loans, a Fund may have an obligation to make additional loans upon demand by the borrower. A Fund generally ensures its ability to satisfy such demands by segregating sufficient assets in high quality short term liquid investments or borrowing to cover such obligations.
A principal risk associated with acquiring loans from another lender is the credit risk associated with the borrower of the underlying loan. Additional credit risk may occur when a Fund acquires a participation in a loan from another lender because the fund must assume the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the other lender from which the loan was acquired.
Loans, unlike certain bonds, usually do not have call protection. This means that investments, while having a stated one to ten year term, may be prepaid, often without penalty. A Fund generally holds loans to maturity unless it becomes necessary to sell them to satisfy any shareholder repurchase offers or to adjust the fund’s portfolio in accordance with the manager’s view of current or expected economics or specific industry or borrower conditions.
Loans frequently require full or partial prepayment of a loan when there are asset sales or a securities issuance. Prepayments on loans may also be made by the borrower at its election. The rate of such prepayments may be affected by, among other things, general business and economic conditions, as well as the financial status of the borrower. Prepayment would cause the actual duration of a loan to be shorter than its stated maturity. Prepayment may be deferred by a Fund. Prepayment should, however, allow a Fund to reinvest in a new loan and would require a Fund to recognize as income any unamortized loan fees. In many cases reinvestment in a new loan will result in a new facility fee payable to a Fund.
Because interest rates paid on these loans fluctuate periodically with the market, it is expected that the prepayment and a subsequent purchase of a new loan by a Fund will not have a material adverse impact on the yield of the portfolio.
Bridge Loans
A Fund may acquire interests in loans that are designed to provide temporary or “bridge” financing to a borrower pending the sale of identified assets or the arrangement of longer-term loans or the issuance and sale of debt obligations. Bridge loans often are unrated. A Fund may also invest in loans of borrowers that have obtained bridge loans from other parties. A borrower’s use of bridge loans involves a risk that the borrower may be unable to locate permanent financing to replace the bridge loan, which may impair the borrower’s perceived creditworthiness.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: Some U.S. government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by GNMA, are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency’s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality, or enterprise. Although U.S. government-sponsored enterprises may be chartered or sponsored by Congress, they are not funded by Congressional appropriations,
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and their securities are not issued by the U.S. Treasury, their obligations are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and so investments in their securities or obligations issued by them involve greater risk than investments in other types of U.S. government securities. In addition, certain governmental entities have been subject to regulatory scrutiny regarding their accounting policies and practices and other concerns that may result in legislation, changes in regulatory oversight and/or other consequences that could adversely affect the credit quality, availability or investment character of securities issued or guaranteed by these entities.
The events surrounding the U.S. federal government debt ceiling and any resulting agreement could adversely affect a Fund. On August 5, 2011, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States. The downgrade by S&P and other future downgrades could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and lower Treasury prices and increase the costs of all kinds of debt. These events and similar events in other areas of the world could have significant adverse effects on the economy generally and could result in significant adverse impacts on a Fund or issuers of securities held by a Fund. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser cannot predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities markets or on a Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser may not timely anticipate or manage existing, new or additional risks, contingencies or developments.
Government Trust Certificates: Government trust certificates represent an interest in a government trust, the property of which consists of: (i) a promissory note of a foreign government, no less than 90% of which is backed by the full faith and credit guarantee issued by the federal government of the United States pursuant to Title III of the Foreign Operations, Export, Financing and Related Borrowers Programs Appropriations Act of 1998; and (ii) a security interest in obligations of the U.S. Treasury backed by the full faith and credit of the United States sufficient to support the remaining balance (no more than 10%) of all payments of principal and interest on such promissory note; provided that such obligations shall not be rated less than AAA by S&P or less than Aaa by Moody’s or have received a comparable rating by another NRSRO.
Zero-Coupon, Deferred Interest and Pay-in-Kind Bonds: Zero-coupon and deferred interest bonds are debt instruments that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payment of interest prior to maturity or a specified date when the securities begin paying current interest and therefore are issued and traded at a discount from their face amounts or par values. The values of zero-coupon and pay-in-kind bonds are more volatile in response to interest rate changes than debt instruments of comparable maturities that make regular distributions of interest. Pay-in-kind bonds allow the issuer, at its option, to make current interest payments on the bonds either in cash or in additional bonds.
Zero-coupon bonds either may be issued at a discount by a corporation or government entity or may be created by a brokerage firm when it strips the coupons from a bond or note and then sells the bond or note and the coupon separately. This technique is used frequently with U.S. Treasury bonds. Zero-coupon bonds also are issued by municipalities.
Interest income from these types of securities accrues prior to the receipt of cash payments and must be distributed to shareholders when it accrues, potentially requiring the liquidation of other investments, including at times when such liquidation may not be advantageous, in order to comply with the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under the Code.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Investments in non-U.S. issuers (including depositary receipts) entail risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. Similar risks may apply to instruments traded on a U.S. exchange that are issued by issuers with significant exposure to non-U.S. countries. The less developed a country’s securities market is, the greater the level of risk. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with regard to U.S. investments. Because non-U.S. instruments are normally denominated and traded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the value of the assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, and restrictions or prohibitions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currencies. Income and gains with respect to investments in certain countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes. There may be less information publicly available about a non-U.S. issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and many non-U.S. issuers are not subject to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards, regulatory framework and practices comparable to those in the United States. The securities of some non-U.S. issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement, and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where the assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less well developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased risk of substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or in insolvency of, or breach of obligation by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign sub-custodian. Non-U.S. transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and custody costs, may be higher than in the United States. In addition, there may be a possibility of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls, imposition of tariffs or other economic and trade sanctions, entering or exiting trade or other intergovernmental agreements, confiscatory taxation, political of financial instability, and diplomatic developments that could adversely affect the values of the investments in certain non-U.S. countries. In certain foreign markets an issuer’s securities are blocked from trading at the custodian or sub-custodian level for a specified number of days before and, in certain instances, after a shareholder meeting where such shares are voted. This is referred to as “share blocking.” The blocking period can last up to several weeks. Share blocking may prevent buying or selling securities during this period, because during the time shares are blocked, trades in such securities will not settle. It may be difficult or impossible to lift blocking restrictions, with the particular requirements varying widely by country.
Depositary Receipts: Depositary receipts are typically trust receipts issued by a U.S. bank or trust company that evince an indirect interest in underlying securities issued by a foreign entity, and are in the form of sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”).
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Generally, ADRs are publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange or in the over the-counter market, and are denominated in U.S. dollars, and the depositaries are usually a U.S. financial institution, such as a bank or trust company, but the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer.
GDRs may be traded in any public or private securities markets in U.S dollars or other currencies and generally represent securities held by institutions located anywhere in the world. For GDRs, the depositary may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying securities may have a foreign or a U.S issuer.
EDRs are generally issued by a European bank and traded on local exchanges.
Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities are similar, there are differences regarding a holder’s rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depositary), although most sponsored depositary receipt holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositaries of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and financial information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer’s request. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depositary usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights with respect to the underlying securities to depositary receipt holders.
ADRs, GDRs and EDRs are subject to many of the same risks associated with investing directly in foreign issuers. Investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid and more volatile than the underlying securities in their primary trading market. If a depositary receipt is denominated in a different currency than its underlying securities it will be subject to the currency risk of both the investment in the depositary receipt and the underlying securities. The value of depositary receipts may have limited or no rights to take action with respect to the underlying securities or to compel the issuer of the receipts to take action.
Emerging Markets Investments: Investments in emerging markets are generally subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets. This may be due to, among other things, the possibility of greater market volatility, lower trading volume and liquidity, greater risk of expropriation, nationalization, and social, political and economic instability, greater reliance on a few industries, international trade or revenue from particular commodities, less developed accounting, legal and regulatory systems, higher levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation, greater risk of market shut down, and more significant governmental limitations on investment activity as compared to those typically found in a developed market. In addition, issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may have less financial stability than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility in investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to a base currency. Settlement and asset custody practices for transactions in emerging markets may differ from those in developed markets. Such differences may include possible delays in settlement and certain settlement practices, such as delivery of securities prior to receipt of payment, which increases the likelihood of a failed settlement.” Failed settlements can result in losses. For these and other reasons, investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.
Investing through Stock Connect: A Fund may, directly or indirectly (through, for example, participation notes or other types of equity-linked notes), purchase shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Fund may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. PRC regulations require that a Fund that wishes to sell its China A-Shares pre-deliver the China A-Shares to a broker. If the China A-Shares are not in the broker’s possession before the market opens on the day of sale, the sell order will be rejected. This requirement could also limit a Fund’s ability to dispose of its China A-Shares purchased through Stock Connect in a timely manner. Additionally, Stock Connect is subject to daily quota limitations on purchases of China A Shares. Once the daily quota is reached, orders to purchase additional China A-Shares through Stock Connect will be rejected. A Fund’s investment in China A-Shares may only be traded through Stock Connect and is not otherwise transferable. Stock Connect utilizes an omnibus clearing structure, and the Fund’s shares will be registered in its custodian’s name on the Central Clearing and Settlement System. This may limit the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser to effectively manage a Fund, and may expose the Fund to the credit risk of its custodian or to greater risk of expropriation. Investment in China A-Shares through Stock Connect may be available only through a single broker that is an affiliate of the Fund’s custodian, which may affect the quality of execution provided by such broker. Stock Connect restrictions could also limit the ability of a Fund to sell its China A-Shares in a timely manner, or to sell them at all. Further, different fees, costs and taxes are imposed on foreign investors acquiring China A-Shares acquired through Stock Connect, and these fees, costs and taxes may be higher than comparable fees, costs and taxes imposed on owners of other securities providing similar investment exposure. Stock Connect trades are settled in Renminbi (“RMB”), the official currency of PRC, and investors must have timely access to a reliable supply of RMB in Hong Kong, which cannot be guaranteed.
Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar Instruments: Eurodollar instruments are bonds that pay interest and principal in U.S. dollars held in banks outside the United States, primarily in Europe. Eurodollar instruments are usually issued on behalf of multinational companies and foreign governments by large underwriting groups composed of banks and issuing houses from many countries. The Eurodollar market is relatively
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free of regulations resulting in deposits that may pay somewhat higher interest than onshore markets. Their offshore locations make them subject to political and economic risk in the country of their domicile. Yankee dollar instruments are U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued in the United States by foreign banks and corporations. These investments involve risks that are different from investments in securities issued by U.S. issuers and may carry the same risks as investing in foreign securities.
Foreign Currencies: Investments in issuers in different countries are often denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in the values of those currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may have a positive or negative effect on the values of investments denominated in those currencies. Investments may be made in currency exchange contracts or other currency-related transactions (including derivatives transactions) to manage exposure to different currencies. Also, these contracts may reduce or eliminate some or all of the benefits of favorable currency fluctuations. The values of foreign currencies may fluctuate in response to, among other factors, interest rate changes, intervention (or failure to intervene) by national governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the imposition of currency controls, and other political or regulatory developments. Currency values can decrease significantly both in the short term and over the long term in response to these and other developments. Continuing uncertainty as to the status of the Euro and the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”) has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. In addition, voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, creating economic and political uncertainty with respect to, among other things, the timing of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the Euro, European economies, and the global markets. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU, or any continued uncertainty as to its status, could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of portfolio investments. Some foreign countries have managed currencies, which do not float freely against the U.S. dollar.
Sovereign Debt: Investments in debt instruments issued by governments or by government agencies and instrumentalities (so called sovereign debt) involve the risk that the governmental entities responsible for repayment may be unable or unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due. A governmental entity’s willingness or ability to pay interest and repay principal in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow, the size of its reserves, its access to foreign exchange, the relative size of its debt service burden to its economy as a whole, and political constraints. A governmental entity may default on its obligations or may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payment. Any restructuring of a sovereign debt obligation will likely have a significant adverse effect on the value of the obligation. In the event of default of sovereign debt, legal action against the sovereign issuer, or realization on collateral securing the debt, may not be possible. The sovereign debt of many non-U.S. governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, is rated below investment grade. Sovereign debt risk may be greater for debt instruments issued or guaranteed by emerging and/or frontier countries.
Sovereign debt includes brady bonds, a U.S. dollar-denominated bond issued by an emerging market and collateralized by the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds. Brady bonds arose from an effort in the 1980s to reduce the debt held by less-developed countries that frequently defaulted on loans. The bonds are named for Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, who helped international monetary organizations institute the program of debt-restructuring. Defaulted loans were converted into bonds with U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds as collateral. Because the brady bonds were backed by zero-coupon bonds, repayment of principal was insured. The brady bonds themselves are coupon-bearing bonds with a variety of rate options (fixed, variable, step, etc.) with maturities of between 10 and 30 years. Issued at par or at a discount, brady bonds often include warrants for raw material available in the country of origin or other options.
Supranational Entities: Obligations of supranational entities include securities designated or supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or development of international banking institutions and related government agencies. Examples include the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”), the European Coal and Steel Community, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. There is no assurance that participating governments will be able or willing to honor any commitments they may have made to make capital contributions to a supranational entity, or that a supranational entity will otherwise have resources sufficient to meet its commitments.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivatives are financial contracts whose values change based on changes in the values of one or more underlying assets or the difference between underlying assets. Underlying assets may include a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, credit rating, commodity, volatility measure, or index. Derivatives may be traded on contract markets or exchanges, or may take the form of contractual arrangements between private counterparties. If a private counterparty is a party to a derivative contract, the value of that contract to the other party will depend on the ability and willingness of the counterparty to perform its obligations. Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of the underlying asset(s). Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. Derivatives typically involve leverage. Derivatives can be complex instruments and can involve analysis and processing that differs from that required for other investment types. If the value of a derivative does not correlate well with the particular market or other asset class the derivative is intended to provide exposure to, the derivative may not have the effect intended. Derivatives can also reduce the opportunity for gains or result in losses by offsetting positive returns in other investments. Derivatives can be less liquid than other types of investments. Legislation and regulation of derivatives in the United States and other countries, including margin, clearing, trading, reporting, and position limits, may make derivatives more costly and/or less liquid, limit the availability of certain types of derivatives, cause changes in the use of derivatives, or otherwise adversely affect the use of derivatives.
Certain transactions require margin or collateral to be posted to a broker, prime broker, futures commission merchant, exchange, clearing house, or other third party. If an entity holding the margin or collateral becomes bankrupt or insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, there could be delays and/or losses in liquidating open positions purchased or sold through such entity and/or incur a loss of all or part of its collateral or margin deposits with such entity.
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Some derivatives may be used for “hedging,” meaning that they may be used when the manager seeks to protect investments from a decline in value, which could result from changes in interest rates, market prices, currency fluctuations, and other market factors. Derivatives may also be used when the manager seeks to increase liquidity; implement a cash management strategy; invest in a particular stock, bond, or segment of the market in a more efficient or less expensive way; modify the characteristics of portfolio investments; and/or to enhance return. However, when derivatives are used, their successful use is not assured and will depend upon the manager’s ability to predict and understand relevant market movements.
Derivatives Regulation. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union (“EU”) and some other countries are implementing similar requirements, which will affect derivatives transactions with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Clearing rules and other new rules and regulations could, among other things, restrict a registered investment company's ability to engage in, or increase the cost of, derivatives transactions, for example, by making some types of derivatives no longer available, increasing margin or capital requirements, or otherwise limiting liquidity or increasing transaction costs. While the new rules and regulations and central clearing of some derivatives transactions are designed to reduce systemic risk (i.e., the risk that the interdependence of large derivatives dealers could cause them to suffer liquidity, solvency or other challenges simultaneously), there is no assurance that they will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements may expose investors to new kinds of costs and risks. For example, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the EU, the liabilities of such counterparties could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).
Additionally, U.S. regulators, the EU and certain other jurisdictions have adopted minimum margin and capital requirements for uncleared derivatives transactions. It is expected that these regulations will have a material impact on the use of uncleared derivatives. These rules impose minimum margin requirements on derivatives transactions between a registered investment company and its counterparties and may increase the amount of margin required. They impose regulatory requirements on the timing of transferring margin and the types of collateral that parties are permitted to exchange.
Exclusions of investment adviser from commodity pool operator definition. With respect to each Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and the rules of the CFTC and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In addition, with respect to each Fund, the Adviser is relying upon a related exclusion from the definition of “commodity trading advisor” under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC.
The terms of the CPO exclusion require each Fund, among other things, to adhere to certain limits on its investments in “commodity interests.” Commodity interests include commodity futures, commodity options and swaps, which in turn include non-deliverable currency forward contracts, as further described below. Compliance with the terms of the CPO exclusion may limit the ability of the Adviser to manage the investment program of each Fund in the same manner as it would in the absence of CPO exclusion requirements. Each Fund is not intended as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Adviser’s reliance on these exclusions, or each Fund, its investment strategies or this SAI.
Forward Commitments: Forward commitments are contracts to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. A forward commitment may be disposed of prior to settlement. Such a disposition would result in the realization of short-term profits or losses.
Payment for the securities pursuant to one of these transactions is not required until the delivery date. However, the purchaser assumes the risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued or delivered as anticipated. If a Fund makes additional investments while a delayed delivery purchase is outstanding, this may result in a form of leverage. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, or if the other party fails to complete the transaction.
Forward Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specified currency against another currency at a future date and price as agreed upon by the parties. Forward contracts usually are entered into with banks and broker-dealers and usually are for less than one year, but may be renewed. Futures contracts may be held to maturity and make the contemplated payment and delivery, or, prior to maturity, enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Secondary markets generally do not exist for forward currency contracts, with the result that closing transactions generally can be made for forward currency contracts only by negotiating directly with the counterparty. Thus, there can be no assurance that a Fund would be able to close out a forward currency contract at a favorable price or time prior to maturity.
Forward currency transactions may be used for hedging purposes. For example, a Fund might sell a particular currency forward, for example, if it holds bonds denominated in that currency but the Portfolio Manager anticipates, and seek to protect the Fund against, a decline in the currency against the U.S. dollar. Similarly, a Fund might purchase a currency forward to “lock in” the dollar price of securities denominated in that currency which a Portfolio Manager anticipate purchasing for the Fund.
Hedging against a decline in the value of a currency does not limit fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent losses to the extent they arise from factors other than changes in currency exchange rates. In addition, hedging transactions may limit opportunities for gain if the value of the hedged currency should rise. Moreover, it may not be possible to hedge against a devaluation that is so generally
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anticipated that no contracts are available to sell the currency at a price above the devaluation level it anticipates. The cost of engaging in currency exchange transactions varies with such factors as the currency involved, the length of the contract period, and prevailing market conditions. Because currency exchange transactions are usually conducted on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved.
Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell in the future a specific quantity of an underlying asset at a specific price and time agreed upon when the contract is made. Futures contracts are traded in the United States only on commodity exchanges or boards of trade - known as “contract markets” - approved for such trading by the CFTC, and must be executed through a futures commission merchant or brokerage firm which is a member of the relevant contract market. Futures are subject to the creditworthiness of the futures commission merchant(s) and clearing organizations involved in the transaction.
Certain futures contracts are physically settled (i.e., involve the making and taking of delivery of a specified amount of an underlying asset). For instance, the sale of futures contracts on foreign currencies or financial instruments creates an obligation of the seller to deliver a specified quantity of an underlying foreign currency or financial instrument called for in the contract for a stated price at a specified time. Conversely, the purchase of such futures contracts creates an obligation of the purchaser to pay for and take delivery of the underlying asset called for in the contract for a stated price at a specified time. In some cases, the specific instruments delivered or taken, respectively, on the settlement date are not determined until on or near that date. That determination is made in accordance with the rules of the exchange on which the sale or purchase was made.
Some futures contracts are cash settled (rather than physically settled), which means that the purchase price is subtracted from the current market value of the instrument and the net amount, if positive, is paid to the purchaser by the seller of the futures contract and, if negative, is paid by the purchaser to the seller of the futures contract. See, for example, “Index Futures Contracts” below.
The value of a futures contract typically fluctuates in correlation with the increase or decrease in the value of the underlying indicator. The buyer of a futures contract enters into an agreement to purchase the underlying indicator on the settlement date and is said to be “long” the contract. The seller of a futures contract enters into an agreement to sell the underlying indicator on the settlement date and is said to be “short” the contract.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying indicator unless the contract is held until the settlement date. The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is required to deposit “initial margin” with a futures commission merchant when the futures contract is entered into. Initial margin is typically calculated as a percentage of the contract's notional amount. A futures contract is valued daily at the official settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded. Each day cash is paid or received, called “variation margin,” equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. The minimum margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the contract.
The risk of loss in trading futures contracts can be substantial, because of the low margin required, the extremely high degree of leverage involved in futures pricing, and the potential high volatility of the futures markets. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures position may result in immediate and substantial loss (or gain) to the investor. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in unlimited losses. In the event of adverse price movements, an investor would continue to be required to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin. In addition, on the settlement date, an investor may be required to make delivery of the indicators underlying the futures positions it holds.
Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. It may not be possible to liquidate or close out a futures contract at any particular time or at an acceptable price and an investor would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. Moreover, most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day's settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of future positions and potentially resulting in substantial losses. The inability to close futures positions could require maintaining a futures positions under circumstances where the manager would not otherwise have done so, resulting in losses.
If a Fund buys or sells a futures contract as a hedge to protect against a decline in the value of a portfolio investment, changes in the value of the futures position may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of the portfolio investment. As a result, it is possible that the futures position will not provide the desired hedging protection, or that money will be lost on both the futures position and the portfolio investment.
Margin Payments: If a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, it is required to deposit with its custodian or with a futures commission merchant an amount of cash, U.S. Treasury bills, or other permissible collateral equal to a small percentage of the amount of the futures contract. This amount is known as “initial margin.” The nature of initial margin is different from that of margin in security transactions in that it does not involve borrowing money to finance transactions. Rather, initial margin is similar to a performance bond or good faith deposit that is returned to a Fund upon termination of the contract, assuming the Fund satisfies its contractual obligations.
Subsequent payments to and from the broker occur on a daily basis in a process known as “marking to market.” These payments are called “variation margin” and are made as the value of the underlying futures contract fluctuates. For example, when a Fund sells a futures contract and the price of the underlying asset rises above the delivery price, the Fund’s position declines in value. A Fund then
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pays the broker a variation margin payment generally equal to the difference between the delivery price of the futures contract and the market price of the underlying asset. Conversely, if the price of the underlying asset falls below the delivery price of the contract, a Fund’s futures position increases in value. The broker then must make a variation margin payment generally equal to the difference between the delivery price of the futures contract and the market price of the underlying asset. If an exchange raises margin rates, a Fund would have to provide additional capital to cover the higher margin rates which could require closing out other positions earlier than anticipated.
If a Fund terminates a position in a futures contract, a final determination of variation margin would be made, additional cash would be paid by or to the Fund, and the Fund would realize a loss or a gain. Such closing transactions involve additional commission costs.
Index Futures Contracts: An index futures contract is a contract to buy or sell specified units of an index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made. The value of a unit is based on the current value of the index. Under such contracts no delivery of the actual securities or other assets making up the index takes place. Rather, upon expiration of the contract, settlement is made by exchanging cash in an amount equal to the difference between the contract price and the closing price of the index at expiration, net of variation margin previously paid.
Interest Rate Futures Contracts: An interest rate futures contract is an agreement to take or make delivery of either: (i) an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of a particular index of debt instruments at the beginning and at the end of the contract period; or (ii) a specified amount of a particular debt instrument at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. Interest rate futures contracts may be bought or sold in an attempt to protect against the effects of interest rate changes on current or intended investments in fixed income instruments or generally to adjust the duration and interest rate sensitivity of an investment portfolio. For example, if a Fund owned long-term bonds and interest rates were expected to increase, the Fund might enter into interest rate futures contracts for the sale of debt instruments. Such a sale would have much the same effect as selling some of the long-term bonds in a Fund’s portfolio. If interest rates did increase, the value of the debt instruments in the portfolio would decline, but the value of the interest rate futures contracts would be expected to increase, subject to the correlation risks described below, thereby keeping the NAV of a Fund from declining as much as it otherwise would have.
Similarly, if interest rates were expected to decline, interest rate futures contracts may be purchased to hedge in anticipation of subsequent purchases of long-term bonds at higher prices. Since the fluctuations in the value of the interest rate futures contracts should be similar to that of long-term bonds, an interest rate futures contract may protect against the effects of the anticipated rise in the value of long-term bonds until the necessary cash becomes available or the market stabilizes. At that time, the interest rate futures contracts could be liquidated and cash could then be used to buy long-term bonds on the cash market. Similar results could be achieved by selling bonds with long maturities and investing in bonds with short maturities when interest rates are expected to increase. However, the futures market may be more liquid than the cash market in certain cases or at certain times.
Gold Futures Contracts: A gold futures contract is a standardized contract which is traded on a regulated commodity futures exchange, and which provides for the future delivery of a specified amount of gold at a specified date, time, and price. If a Fund purchases a gold futures contract, it becomes obligated to take delivery and pay for the gold from the seller in accordance with the terms of the contract. If a Fund sells a gold futures contract, it becomes obligated to make delivery of the gold to the purchaser in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Foreign Currency Futures: Currency futures contracts are similar to currency forward contracts (described below), except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures call for payment of delivery in U.S. dollars. A foreign currency futures contract is a standardized exchange-traded contract for the future delivery of a specified amount of a foreign currency at a price set at the time of the contract. Foreign currency futures contracts traded in the United States are designed by and traded on exchanges regulated by the CFTC, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange, and have margin requirements.
At the maturity of a futures contract, a Fund either may accept or make delivery of the currency specified in the contract, or at or prior to maturity enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Closing transactions with respect to futures contracts may be effected only on a commodities exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market in such contracts. There is no assurance that a secondary market on an exchange or board of trade will exist for any particular contract or at any particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures position and, in the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue to be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.
Options on Futures Contracts: Options on futures contracts generally operate in the same manner as options purchased or written directly on the underlying assets. A futures option gives the holder, in return for the premium paid, the right, but not the obligation, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures. If an option is exercised on the last trading day prior to its expiration date, the settlement will be made entirely in cash. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.
Like the buyer or seller of a futures contract, the holder or writer of an option has the right to terminate its position prior to the scheduled expiration of the option by selling or purchasing an option of the same series, at which time the person entering into the closing purchase transaction will realize a gain or loss. There is no guarantee that such closing purchase transactions can be effected.
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A Fund would be required to deposit initial margin and maintenance margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts written by it pursuant to brokers’ requirements similar to those described above in connection with the discussion on futures contracts. See “Margin Payments” above.
Risks of transactions in futures contracts and related options: Successful use of futures contracts is subject to the Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict movements in various factors affecting financial markets. Compared to the purchase or sale of futures contracts, the purchase of call or put options on futures contracts involves less potential risk to a Fund because the maximum amount at risk is the premium paid for the options (plus transaction costs). However, there may be circumstances when the purchase of a call or put option on a futures contract would result in a loss when the purchase or sale of a futures contract would not, such as when there is no movement in the prices of the underlying futures contracts. The writing of an option on a futures contract involves risks similar to those risks relating to the sale of futures contracts.
The use of futures and related options involves the risk of imperfect correlation among movements in the prices of the securities underlying the futures and options, of the options and futures contracts themselves, and, in the case of hedging transactions, of the underlying assets which are the subject of a hedge. The successful use of these strategies further depends on the ability of the Portfolio Managers to forecast interest rates and market movements correctly. It is possible that, where a Fund has purchased puts on futures contracts to hedge its portfolio against a decline in the market, the securities or index on which the puts are purchased may increase in value and the value of securities held in the portfolio may decline. If this occurred, a Fund would lose money on the puts and also experience a decline in value in its portfolio securities. In addition, the prices of futures, for a number of reasons, may not correlate perfectly with movements in the underlying asset due to certain market distortions. For example, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit requirements. Such requirements may cause investors to close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the underlying asset and futures markets. The margin requirements in the futures markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets in general, and as a result the futures markets may attract more speculators than the securities markets do. Increased participation by speculators in the futures markets may also cause temporary price distortions.
There is no assurance that higher than anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen events might not, at times, render certain market clearing facilities inadequate, and thereby result in the institution by exchanges of special procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of customer orders.
The ability to establish and close out positions will be subject to the development and maintenance of a liquid secondary market. It is not certain that this market will develop or continue to exist for a particular futures contract or option.
The CFTC and certain futures exchanges have established limits, referred to as “position limits,” on the maximum net long or net short positions which any person may hold or control in particular options and futures contracts; those position limits may in the future also apply to certain other derivatives positions. All positions owned or controlled by the same person or entity, even if in different accounts, may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the applicable position limits have been exceeded. Thus, even if a Fund’s holding does not exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that some or all of the client accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers and its affiliates may be aggregated for this purpose. It is possible that the trading decisions of the Portfolio Managers for a Fund may be affected by the sizes of such aggregate positions. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the performance of a Fund.
Hybrid Instruments: A hybrid instrument may be a debt instrument, preferred stock, depositary share, trust certificate, warrant, convertible security, certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable at maturity, redemption or retirement, is determined by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, commodities, indexes, economic factors or other measures, including interest rates, currency exchange rates, or commodities or securities indices, or other indicators. Thus, hybrid instruments may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or commodity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred stocks with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms related to a particular commodity.
Hybrid instruments can be an efficient means of creating exposure to a particular market, or segment of a market, with the objective of enhancing total return. For example, a Fund may wish to take advantage of expected declines in interest rates in several European countries, but avoid the transaction costs associated with buying and currency-hedging the foreign bond positions. One solution would be to purchase a U.S. dollar-denominated hybrid instrument whose redemption price is linked to the average three-year interest rate in a designated group of countries. The redemption price formula would provide for payoffs of greater than par if the average interest rate was lower than a specified level and payoffs of less than par if rates were above the specified level. Furthermore, a Fund could limit the downside risk of the security by establishing a minimum redemption price so that the principal paid at maturity could not be below a predetermined minimum level if interest rates were to rise significantly. The purpose of this arrangement, known as a structured security with an embedded put option, would be to give a Fund the desired European bond exposure while avoiding currency risk, limiting downside market risk, and lowering transactions costs. Of course, there is no guarantee that the strategy would be successful, and a Fund could lose money if, for example, interest rates do not move as anticipated or credit problems develop with the issuer of the hybrid instrument.
Risks of Investing in Hybrid Instruments: The risks of investing in hybrid instruments reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, swaps, options, futures and currencies. An investment in a hybrid instrument may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt instrument. The risks of a particular hybrid instrument will depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include the possibility of significant changes in the benchmark(s) or the prices of the underlying assets to which the
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instrument is linked. Such risks generally depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid instrument, which may not be foreseen by the purchaser, such as economic and political events, the supply and demand profiles of the underlying assets and interest rate movements. Hybrid instruments may be highly volatile.
The return on a hybrid instrument will be reduced by the costs of the swaps, options, or other instruments embedded in the instrument.
Hybrid instruments are potentially more volatile and carry greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depending on the structure of the particular hybrid instrument, changes in an underlying asset may be magnified by the terms of the hybrid instrument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect upon the value of the hybrid instrument. Also, the prices of the hybrid instrument and the underlying asset may not move in the same direction or at the same time.
Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market (or even nominal) rates. Alternatively, hybrid instruments may bear interest at above market rates but bear an increased risk of principal loss (or gain). Leverage risk occurs when the hybrid instrument is structured so that a given change in an underlying asset is multiplied to produce a greater value change in the hybrid instrument, thereby magnifying the risk of loss as well as the potential for gain.
If a hybrid instrument is used as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, the hybrid instrument may not correlate as expected with the portfolio investment, resulting in losses. While hedging strategies involving hybrid instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other investments.
Hybrid instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the instruments are often “customized” to meet the portfolio needs of a particular investor. A Fund may be prohibited from transferring a hybrid instrument, or the number of possible purchasers may be limited by applicable law or because few investors have an interest in purchasing such a customized product. Because hybrid instruments are typically privately negotiated contracts between two parties, the value of a hybrid instrument will depend on the willingness and ability of the issuer of the instrument to meet its obligations. Hybrid instruments also may not be subject to regulation by the CFTC, which generally regulates the trading of commodity futures, options, and swaps.
Synthetic Convertible Securities: Synthetic convertible securities are derivative positions composed of two or more different securities whose investment characteristics, taken together, resemble those of convertible securities. For example, a Fund may purchase a non-convertible debt security and a warrant or option, which enables the Fund to have a convertible-like position with respect to a company, group of companies, or stock index. Synthetic convertible securities are typically offered by financial institutions and investment banks in private placement transactions. Upon conversion, a Fund generally receives an amount in cash equal to the difference between the conversion price and the then-current value of the underlying security. Unlike a true convertible security, a synthetic convertible security comprises two or more separate securities, each with its own market value. Therefore, the market value of a synthetic convertible security is the sum of the values of its fixed-income component and its convertible component. For this reason, the value of a synthetic convertible security and a true convertible security may respond differently to market fluctuations.
Options: An option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase (in the case of a call option) or sell (in the case of a put option) a specific amount or value of a particular underlying asset at a specific price (called the “exercise” or “strike” price) at one or more specific times before the option expires. The underlying asset of an option contract can be a security, currency, index, future, swap, commodity, or other type of financial instrument. The seller of an option is called an option writer. The purchase price of an option is called the premium. The potential loss to an option purchaser is limited to the amount of the premium plus transaction costs. This will be the case, for example, if the option is held and not exercised prior to its expiration date.
Options can be traded either through established exchanges (“exchange-traded options”) or privately negotiated transactions OTC options. Exchange traded options are standardized with respect to, among other things, the underlying asset, expiration date, contract size and strike price. The terms of OTC options are generally negotiated by the parties to the option contract which allows the parties greater flexibility in customizing the agreement, but OTC options are generally less liquid than exchange-traded options.
All option contracts involve credit risk if the counterparty to the option contract (e.g., the clearing house or OTC counterparty) or the third party effecting the transaction in the case of cleared options (e.g., futures commission merchant or broker/dealer) fails to perform. The value of an OTC option that is not cleared is dependent on the credit worthiness of the individual counterparty to the contract and may be greater than the credit risk associated with cleared options.
The purchaser of a put option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell a specific amount or value of a particular asset to the option writer at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the option premium. The purchaser of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the price of the underlying asset falls. However, if the underlying asset’s price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, the purchaser of a put option can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase a specified amount or value of an underlying asset from the option writer at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the option premium. The purchaser of a typical call option can expect to realize a gain if the price of the underlying asset rises. However, if the underlying asset’s price does not rise enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, the buyer of a call option can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
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The purchaser of a call or put option may terminate its position by allowing the option to expire, exercising the option or closing out its position by entering into an offsetting option transaction if a liquid market is available. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser would complete the purchase or sale, as applicable, of the underlying asset to the option writer at the strike price.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option’s purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to buy or sell (depending on whether the option is a put or a call) a specified amount or value of a particular asset at the strike price if the purchaser of the option chooses to exercise it. A call option written on a security or other instrument held by the Fund (commonly known as “writing a covered call option”) limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the underlying asset above the exercise price of the option. A call option written on securities that are not currently held by the Fund is commonly known as “writing a naked call option”. During periods of declining securities prices or when prices are stable, writing these types of call options can be a profitable strategy to increase income with minimal capital risk. However, when securities prices increase, a Fund would be exposed to an increased risk of loss, because if the price of the underlying asset or instrument exceeds the option’s exercise price, the Fund would suffer a loss equal to the amount by which the market price exceeds the exercise price at the time the call option is exercised, minus the premium received. Calls written on securities that a Fund does not own are riskier than calls written on securities owned by the Fund because there is no underlying asset held by the Fund that can act as a partial hedge. When such a call is exercised, a Fund must purchase the underlying asset to meet its call obligation or make a payment equal to the value of its obligation in order to close out the option. Calls written on securities that a Fund does not own have speculative characteristics and the potential for loss is theoretically unlimited. There is also a risk, especially with less liquid preferred and debt instruments, that the asset may not be available for purchase.
Generally, an option writer sells options with the goal of obtaining the premium paid by the option purchaser. If an option sold by an option writer expires without being exercised, the writer retains the full amount of the premium. The option writer’s potential loss is equal to the amount the option is “in-the-money” when the option is exercised offset by the premium received when the option was written. A call option is in-the-money if the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price of the option, and so the call option writer’s loss is theoretically unlimited. A put option is in-the-money if the strike price of the option exceeds the value of the underlying asset, and so the put option writer’s loss is limited to the strike price. Generally, any profit realized by an option purchaser represents a loss for the option writer. The writer of an option may seek to terminate a position in the option before exercise by closing out its position by entering into an offsetting option transaction if a liquid market is available. If the market is not liquid for an offsetting option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to sell or purchase the underlying asset at the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes.
If a Fund is the writer of a cleared option, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin. Additional margin may also be required. If a Fund is the writer of an uncleared option, the Fund may be required to deposit initial margin and additional margin.
A physical delivery option gives its owner the right to receive physical delivery (if it is a call), or to make physical delivery (if it is a put) of the underlying asset when the option is exercised. A cash-settled option gives its owner the right to receive a cash payment based on the difference between a determined value of the underlying asset at the time the option is exercised and the fixed exercise price of the option. In the case of physically settled options, it may not be possible to terminate the position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. A cash-settled call conveys the right to receive a cash payment if the determined value of the underlying asset at exercise exceeds the exercise price of the option, and a cash-settled put conveys the right to receive a cash payment if the determined value of the underlying asset at exercise is less than the exercise price of the option.
Combination option positions are positions in more than one option at the same time. A spread involves being both the buyer and writer of the same type of option on the same underlying asset but different exercise prices and/or expiration dates. A straddle consists of purchasing or writing both a put and a call on the same underlying asset with the same exercise price and expiration date.
The principal factors affecting the market value of a put or call option include supply and demand, interest rates, the current market price of the underlying asset in relation to the exercise price of the option, the volatility of the underlying asset and the remaining period to the expiration date.
If a trading market in particular options were illiquid, investors in those options would be unable to close out their positions until trading resumes, and option writers may be faced with substantial losses if the value of the underlying asset moves adversely during that time. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist for any particular options product at any specific time. Lack of investor interest, changes in volatility, or other factors or conditions might adversely affect the liquidity, efficiency, continuity, or even the orderliness of the market for particular options. Exchanges or other facilities on which options are traded may establish limitations on options trading, may order the liquidation of positions in excess of these limitations, or may impose other sanctions that could adversely affect parties to an options transaction.
Many options, in particular OTC options, are complex and often valued based on subjective factors. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to a Fund.
Foreign Currency Options: Put and call options on foreign currencies may be bought or sold either on exchanges or in the OTC market. A put option on a foreign currency gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell a foreign currency at the exercise price until the option expires. A call option on a foreign currency gives the purchaser of the option the right to purchase the currency at the exercise price until the option expires. Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of a Fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options.
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Index Options: An index option is a put or call option on a securities index or other (typically securities-related) index. In contrast to an option on a security, the holder of an index option has the right to receive a cash settlement amount upon exercise of the option. This settlement amount is equal to: (i) the amount, if any, by which the fixed exercise price of the option exceeds (in the case of a call) or is below (in the case of a put) the closing value of the underlying index on the date of exercise, multiplied; by (ii) a fixed “index multiplier.” The index underlying an index option may be a “broad-based” index, such as the S&P 500® Index or the NYSE Composite Index, the changes in value of which ordinarily will reflect movements in the stock market in general. In contrast, certain options may be based on narrower market indices, such as the S&P 100 Index, or on indices of securities of particular industry groups, such as those of oil and gas or technology issuers. A stock index assigns relative values to the stocks included in the index, and the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks so included. The composition of the index is changed periodically. The risks of purchasing and selling index options are generally similar to the risks of purchasing and selling options on securities.
Participatory Notes: Participatory notes are a type of derivative instrument used by foreign investors to access local markets and to gain exposure to, primarily, equity securities of issuers listed on a local exchange. Rather than purchasing securities directly, a Fund may purchase a participatory note from a broker-dealer, which holds the securities on behalf of the noteholders.
Participatory notes are similar to depositary receipts except that: (1) brokers, not U.S. banks, are depositories for the securities; and (2) noteholders may remain anonymous to market regulators.
The value of the participatory notes will be directly related to the value of the underlying securities. Any dividends or capital gains collected from the underlying securities are remitted to the noteholder.
The risks of investing in participatory notes include derivatives risk and foreign investments risk. The foreign investments risk associated with participatory notes is similar to those of investing in depositary receipts. However, unlike depositary receipts, participatory notes are subject to counterparty risk based on the uncertainty of the counterparty’s (i.e., the broker’s) ability to meet its obligations.
Rights and Warrants: Warrants and rights are types of securities that give a holder a right to purchase shares of common stock. Warrants usually are issued in conjunction with a bond or preferred stock and entitle a holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price typically for a period of years. Rights are instruments, frequently distributed to an issuer’s shareholders as a dividend, that usually entitle the holder to purchase a specified amount of common stock at a specified price on a specific date or during a specific period of time (typically for a period of only weeks). The exercise price on a right is normally at a discount from the market value of the common stock at the time of distribution.
Warrants may be used to enhance the marketability of a bond or preferred stock. Rights are frequently used outside of the United States as a means of raising additional capital from an issuer’s current shareholders.
Warrants and rights do not carry with them the right to dividends or to vote, do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer and may or may not be transferable. Investments in warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a warrant or right does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and expires worthless if it is not exercised on or prior to its expiration date, if any.
Bonds issued with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible bonds and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Bonds also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional fixed income securities.
Equity-linked warrants are purchased from a broker, who in turn is expected to purchase shares in the local market. If a Fund exercises its warrant, the shares are expected to be sold and the warrant redeemed with the proceeds. Typically, each warrant represents one share of the underlying stock. Therefore, the price and performance of the warrant are directly linked to the underlying stock, less transaction costs. In addition to the market risk related to the underlying holdings, a Fund bears counterparty risk with respect to the issuing broker. There is currently no active trading market for equity-linked warrants, and they may be highly illiquid.
Index-linked warrants are put and call warrants where the value varies depending on the change in the value of one or more specified securities indices. Index-linked warrants are generally issued by banks or other financial institutions and give the holder the right, at any time during the term of the warrant, to receive upon exercise of the warrant a cash payment from the issuer based on the value of the underlying index at the time of exercise. In general, if the value of the underlying index rises above the exercise price of the index-linked warrant, the holder of a call warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the value of the index and the exercise price of the warrant; if the value of the underlying index falls, the holder of a put warrant will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the issuer upon exercise based on the difference between the exercise price of the warrant and the value of the index. The holder of a warrant would not be entitled to any payments from the issuer at any time when, in the case of a call warrant, the exercise price is greater than the value of the underlying index, or, in the case of a put warrant, the exercise price is less than the value of the underlying index. If a Fund were not to exercise an index-linked warrant prior to its expiration, then the Fund would lose the amount of the purchase price paid by it for the warrant.
Index-linked warrants are normally used in a manner similar to its use of options on securities indices. The risks of index-linked warrants are generally similar to those relating to its use of index options. Unlike most index options, however, index-linked warrants are issued in limited amounts and are not obligations of a regulated clearing agency, but are backed only by the credit of the bank or other institution that issues the warrant. Also, index-linked warrants may have longer terms than index options. Index-linked warrants are not likely to be as liquid as certain index options backed by a recognized clearing agency. In addition, the terms of index-linked warrants may limit a Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants at such time, or in such quantities, as the Fund would otherwise wish to do.
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Indirect investment in foreign equity securities may be made through international warrants, local access products, participation notes, or low exercise price warrants. International warrants are financial instruments issued by banks or other financial institutions, which may or may not be traded on a foreign exchange. International warrants are a form of derivative security that may give holders the right to buy or sell an underlying security or a basket of securities from or to the issuer for a particular price or may entitle holders to receive a cash payment relating to the value of the underlying security or basket of securities. International warrants are similar to options in that they are exercisable by the holder for an underlying security or the value of that security, but are generally exercisable over a longer term than typical options. These types of instruments may be American style exercise, which means that they can be exercised at any time on or before the expiration date of the international warrant, or European style exercise, which means that they may be exercised only on the expiration date. International warrants have an exercise price, which is typically fixed when the warrants are issued.
Low exercise price warrants are warrants with an exercise price that is very low relative to the market price of the underlying instrument at the time of issue (e.g., one cent or less). The buyer of a low exercise price warrant effectively pays the full value of the underlying common stock at the outset. In the case of any exercise of warrants, there may be a time delay between the time a holder of warrants gives instructions to exercise and the time the price of the common stock relating to exercise or the settlement date is determined, during which time the price of the underlying security could change significantly. These warrants entail substantial credit risk, since the issuer of the warrant holds the purchase price of the warrant (approximately equal to the value of the underlying investment at the time of the warrant’s issue) for the life of the warrant.
The exercise or settlement date of the warrants and other instruments described above may be affected by certain market disruption events, such as difficulties relating to the exchange of a local currency into U.S. dollars, the imposition of capital controls by a local jurisdiction or changes in the laws relating to foreign investments. These events could lead to a change in the exercise date or settlement currency of the instruments, or postponement of the settlement date. In some cases, if the market disruption events continue for a certain period of time, the warrants may become worthless, resulting in a total loss of the purchase price of the warrants.
Investments in these instruments involve the risk that the issuer of the instrument may default on its obligation to deliver the underlying security or cash in lieu thereof. These instruments may also be subject to liquidity risk because there may be a limited secondary market for trading the warrants. They are also subject, like other investments in foreign securities, to foreign risk and currency risk.
Swap Transactions and Options on Swap Transactions: Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined underlying assets, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt instruments.
In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying asset; if the underlying asset declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A swap may create a long or short position in the underlying asset. A total return swap may be used to hedge against an exposure in an investment portfolio (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a bond portfolio) or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A total return swap may also be used to gain exposure to securities or markets which may not be accessed directly (in so-called market access transactions).
In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt instruments (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the protection “buyer” in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Rather than exchange the bonds for the par value, a single cash payment may be due from the seller representing the difference between the par value of the bonds and the current market value of the bonds (which may be determined through an auction). Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If a Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment or stream of continuing payments under the swap. If a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s
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portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. If a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position. Credit default swaps involve general market risks, illiquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk.
A cross-currency swap is a contract between two counterparties to exchange interest and principal payments in different currencies. A cross-currency swap normally has an exchange of principal at maturity (the final exchange); an exchange of principal at the start of the swap (the initial exchange) is optional. An initial exchange of notional principal amounts at the spot exchange rate serves the same function as a spot transaction in the foreign exchange market (for an immediate exchange of foreign exchange risk). An exchange at maturity of notional principal amounts at the spot exchange rate serves the same function as a forward transaction in the foreign exchange market (for a future transfer of foreign exchange risk). The currency swap market convention is to use the spot rate rather than the forward rate for the exchange at maturity. The economic difference is realized through the coupon exchanges over the life of the swap. In contrast to single currency interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps involve both interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.
To the extent a portfolio may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities, it may also invest in currency exchange rate swap agreements. A portfolio may enter into swap transactions for any legal purpose consistent with its investment objective and policies, such as for the purpose of attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date, or to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.
An interest rate cap is a right to receive periodic cash payments over the life of the cap equal to the difference between any higher actual level of interest rates in the future and a specified strike (or “cap”) level. The cap buyer purchases protection for a floating rate move above the strike. An interest rate floor is the right to receive periodic cash payments over the life of the floor equal to the difference between any lower actual level of interest rates in the future and a specified strike (or “floor”) level. The floor buyer purchases protection for a floating rate move below the strike. The strikes are typically based on the three-month LIBOR (although other indices are available) and are measured quarterly. Rights arising pursuant to both caps and floors are exercised automatically if the strike is in the money. Caps and floors eliminate the risk that the buyer fails to exercise an in-the-money option.
A portfolio will not enter into any of these derivative transactions unless the unsecured senior debt or the claims paying ability of the other party to the transaction is rated at least “high quality” at the time of purchase by at least one of the established rating agencies. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and agents utilizing standard swap documentation. The swap market has become relatively liquid under normal market conditions. Swap transactions do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal, and the risk of loss with respect to such transactions is limited to the net amount of payments that a portfolio is contractually obligated to make or receive.
An option on swap agreement (“swaption”) is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, generally a greater degree of risk is incurred when writing a swaption than when purchasing a swaption. If a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, if a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.
The successful use of swap agreements or swaptions depends on the manager’s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Moreover, a Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty.
Swaps are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with traditional investments. The use of a swap requires an understanding not only of the referenced asset, reference rate, or index but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all possible market conditions. Because they are two-party contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and termination and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. To the extent that a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
Like most other investments, swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a Fund’s interest. A Fund bears the risk that its manager will not accurately forecast future market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indices, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for the Fund. If the manager attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a Fund would be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment. This could cause substantial losses for a Fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other Fund investments. Many swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.
Counterparty risk with respect to derivatives has been and may continue to be affected by new rules and regulations concerning the derivatives market. Some interest rate swaps and credit default index swaps are required to be centrally cleared, and a party to a cleared derivatives transaction is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the clearing member through which it holds the position, rather than the credit risk of its original counterparty to the derivatives transaction. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and clearing members, and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house or clearing member would be conducted, what effect the insolvency proceeding would have on any recovery by a Fund, and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house or clearing member would have on the financial system more generally. In
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some ways, cleared derivative arrangements are less favorable to a Fund than bilateral arrangements, for example, by requiring that a Fund provide more margin for its cleared derivatives positions. Also, as a general matter, in contrast to a bilateral derivatives position, following a period of notice to a Fund, the clearing house or the clearing member through which it holds its position at any time can require termination of an existing cleared derivatives position or an increase in the margin required at the outset of a transaction. Any increase in margin requirements or termination of existing cleared derivatives positions by the clearing member or the clearing house could interfere with the ability of a Fund to pursue its investment strategy.
Also, in the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, the possibility exists that a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the EU and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, the regulatory authorities could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity the liabilities to a Fund of a counterparty who is subject to such proceedings in the EU (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).
The U.S. government and the EU have also adopted mandatory minimum margin requirements for bilateral derivatives. Such requirements could increase the amount of margin required to be provided by a Fund in connection with its derivatives transactions and, therefore, make derivatives transactions more expensive.
The U.S. Congress, various exchanges and regulatory and self-regulatory authorities have undertaken reviews of derivatives trading in recent periods. Among the actions that have been taken or proposed to be taken are new position limits and reporting requirements, and new or more stringent daily price fluctuation limits for futures and options transactions. Additional measures are under active consideration and as a result there may be further actions that adversely affect the regulation of instruments in which a Fund may invest. It is possible that these or similar measures could potentially limit or completely restrict the ability of a Fund to use these instruments as a part of its investment strategy. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which a Fund may engage in derivative transactions could also prevent the Fund from using these instruments.
Foreign Currency Warrants: Foreign currency warrants such as Currency Exchange WarrantsSM (“CEWsSM”) are warrants that entitle the holder to receive from their issuer an amount of cash (generally, for warrants issued in the United States, in U.S. dollars) which is calculated pursuant to a predetermined formula and based on the exchange rate between a specified foreign currency and the U.S. dollar as of the exercise date of the warrant. Foreign currency warrants generally are exercisable upon their issuance and expire as of a specified date and time. The formula used to determine the amount payable upon exercise of a foreign currency warrant may make the warrant worthless unless the applicable foreign currency exchange rate moves in a particular direction (e.g., unless the U.S. dollar appreciates or depreciates against the particular foreign currency to which the warrant is linked or indexed).
OTHER INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
Borrowing: Borrowing will result in leveraging of a Fund’s assets. This borrowing may be secured or unsecured. Borrowing, like other forms of leverage, will tend to exaggerate the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of a Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased, if any. A Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. Provisions of the 1940 Act require a Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed, with an exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes. Any borrowings for temporary administrative purposes in excess of 5% of total assets must maintain continuous asset coverage. If the 300% asset coverage should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, a Fund may be required to sell some of its portfolio holdings within three days to reduce the debt and restore the 300% asset coverage, even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to sells holdings at that time.
From time to time, a Fund may enter into, and make borrowings for temporary purposes related to the redemption of shares under, a credit agreement with third-party lenders. Borrowings made under such credit agreements will be allocated pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board.
A Fund may engage in other transactions that may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio, including by way of example reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, and derivatives transactions. A Fund will generally not treat such transactions as borrowings of money.
Illiquid Securities: Illiquid investment means any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments.
Participation on Creditor Committees: A Fund may from time to time participate on committees formed by creditors to negotiate with the management of financially troubled issuers of securities held by a Fund. Such participation may incur additional expenses such as legal fees and may make a Fund an “insider” of the issuer for purposes of the federal securities laws, which may restrict such Fund’s ability to trade in or acquire additional positions in a particular security when it might otherwise desire to do so. Participation on such committees may also expose a Fund to potential liabilities under the federal bankruptcy laws or other laws governing the rights of creditors and debtors.
Repurchase Agreements: A repurchase agreement is a contract under which a Fund acquires a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price. Repurchase agreements may be viewed as loans which are collateralized by the securities subject to repurchase. The value of the
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underlying securities in such transactions will be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including the interest factor. If the seller defaults, a Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent that the proceeds of sale including accrued interest are less than the resale price provided in the agreement including interest. In addition, if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, a Fund may incur delay and costs in selling the underlying security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured creditor and required to return the underlying collateral to the seller’s estate. To the extent that a Fund has invested a substantial portion of its assets in repurchase agreements, the investment return on such assets, and potentially the ability to achieve the investment objectives, will depend on the counterparties’ willingness and ability to perform their obligations under the repurchase agreements.
Restricted Securities: A Fund may invest in securities that are legally restricted as to resale (such as those issued in private placements). These investments may include securities governed by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A”) and securities that are offered in reliance on Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and restricted as to their resale. A Fund may incur additional expense when disposing of restricted securities, including costs to register the sale of the securities. The Board has delegated to Fund management the responsibility for monitoring and determining the liquidity of restricted securities, subject to the Board’s oversight.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Roll Transactions: Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales of portfolio securities to another party and an agreement by the a Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a fixed price. During the reverse repurchase agreement period, a Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on the securities and also has the opportunity to earn a return on the collateral furnished by the counterparty to secure its obligation to redeliver the securities. A Fund will typically segregate or “earmark” assets determined to be liquid by Fund management in accordance with procedures established by the Board, equal (on a mark-to-market basis) to its obligations under any reverse repurchase or dollar roll agreement.
Dollar rolls involve selling securities (e.g. mortgage-backed securities or U.S. Treasury securities) and simultaneously entering into a commitment to purchase those or similar securities on a specified future date and price from the same party. Mortgage-dollar rolls and U.S. Treasury rolls are types of dollar rolls. During the roll period, principal and interest paid on the securities is not received but proceeds from the sale can be invested.
Reverse repurchase agreement and dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities to be repurchased under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. If the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar rolls files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, such a buyer or its trustee or receiver may receive an extension of time to determine whether to enforce the obligation to repurchase the securities and use of the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement may effectively be restricted pending such decision. Additionally, reverse repurchase agreements entail many of the same risks as OTC derivatives. These include the risk that the counterparty to the reverse repurchase agreement may not be able to fulfill its obligations, that the parties may disagree as to the meaning or application of contractual terms, or that the instrument may not perform as expected.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves lending of portfolio securities to qualified broker/dealers, banks or other financial institutions who may need to borrow securities in order to complete certain transactions, such as covering short sales, avoiding failure to deliver securities, or completing arbitrage operations. Securities are loaned pursuant to a securities lending agreement approved by the Board and under the terms, structure and the aggregate amount of such loans consistent with the 1940 Act. Lending portfolio securities increases the lender’s income by receiving a fixed fee or a percentage of the collateral, in addition to receiving the interest or dividend on the securities loaned. As collateral for the loaned securities, the borrower gives the lender collateral equal to at least 100% of the value of the loaned securities. The collateral may consist of cash (including U.S. dollars and foreign currency), securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, or such other collateral as may be approved by the Board. The borrower must also agree to increase the collateral if the value of the loaned securities increases but may request some of the collateral be returned if the market value of the loaned securities goes down.
During the existence of the loan, the lender will receive from the borrower amounts equivalent to any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities, as well as interest on such amounts. Loans are subject to termination by the lender or a borrower at any time. A Fund may choose to terminate a loan in order to vote in a proxy solicitation.
During the time a security is on loan and the issuer of the security makes an interest or dividend payment, the borrower pays the lender a substitute payment equal to any interest or dividends the lender would have received directly from the issuer of the security if the lender had not loaned the security. When a lender receives dividends directly from domestic or certain foreign corporations, a portion of the dividends paid by the lender itself to its shareholders and attributable to those dividends (but not the portion attributable to substitute payments) may be eligible for (i) treatment as “qualified dividend income” in the hands of individuals or (ii) the federal dividends received deduction in the hands of corporate shareholders. The Adviser expects generally to follow the practice of causing a Fund to terminate a securities loan – and forego any income on the loan after the termination – in anticipation of a dividend payment. By doing so, a lender would receive the dividend directly from the issuer of the securities, rather than a substitute payment from the borrower of the securities, and thereby preserve the possibility of those tax benefits for certain shareholders. A lender’s shares may be held by affiliates of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s termination of securities loans under these circumstances (resulting in the lender’s foregoing income from the loans after the termination) may provide an economic benefit to those affiliates.
Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that a borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the loaned securities in a timely manner. Counterparty risk also includes a potential loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the Lending Agent defaults or fails financially. This risk is increased if loans are concentrated with a single borrower or limited number of borrowers. There are no limits on the number of borrowers that may be used and securities may be loaned to only one or a small group of borrowers. Participation in securities lending also incurs the risk of loss in connection with investments of cash collateral received from
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the borrowers. Cash collateral is invested in accordance with investment guidelines contained in the Securities Lending Agreement and approved by the Board. Some or all of the cash collateral received in connection with the securities lending program may be invested in one or more pooled investment vehicles, including, among other vehicles, money market funds managed by the Lending Agent (or its affiliates). The Lending Agent shares in any income resulting from the investment of such cash collateral, and an affiliate of the Lending Agent may receive asset-based fees for the management of such pooled investment vehicles, which may create a conflict of interest between the Lending Agent (or its affiliates) and a Fund with respect to the management of such cash collateral. To the extent that the value or return on investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. The Lending Agent will indemnify a Fund from losses resulting from a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security when due, but such indemnification does not extend to losses associated with declines in the value of cash collateral investments. The Adviser is not responsible for any loss incurred by a Fund in connection with the securities lending program.
Short Sales: Short sales can be made “against the box” or not “against the box.” A short sale that is not made “against the box” is a transaction in which a party sells a security it does not own, in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the seller must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. To borrow the security, the seller also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The seller then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. It may not be possible to liquidate or close out the short sale at any particular time or at an acceptable price. The price at such a time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the seller. The seller will incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the seller replaced the borrowed security. Such loss may be unlimited. The seller will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of a loss increased, by the amount of the premium, dividends or interest the seller may be required to pay in connection with a short sale. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet the margin requirements, until the short position is closed out.) Short sales of forward commitments and derivatives do not involve borrowing a security. These types of short sales may include futures, options, contracts for differences, forward contracts on financial instruments and options such as contracts, credit-linked instruments, and swap contracts.
The seller may also make short sales “against the box.” A short sale “against the box” is a transaction in which a security identical to one owned by the seller is borrowed and sold short. If the seller enters into a short sale against the box, it is required to hold securities equivalent in-kind and in amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) while the short sale is outstanding. The seller will incur transaction costs, including interest, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box and will forgo an opportunity for capital appreciation in the security.
Selling short “against the box” typically limits the amount of effective leverage. Short sales “against the box” may be used to hedge against market risks when the manager believes that the price of a security may decline, causing a decline in the value of a security or a security convertible into or exchangeable for such security. In such case, any future losses in the long position would be reduced by a gain in the short position. The extent to which such gains or losses in the long position are reduced will depend upon the amount of securities sold short relative to the amount of the securities owned, either directly or indirectly, and, in the case of convertible securities, changes in the investment values or conversion premiums of such securities.
To Be Announced Commitments: To be announced commitments represent an agreement to purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis through the “to-be announced” (“TBA”) market. With TBA transactions, a commitment is made to either purchase or sell securities for a fixed price, without payment, and delivery at a scheduled future dated beyond the customary settlement period for securities. In addition, with TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered or received are not identified at the trade date; however, securities delivered to a purchaser must meet specified criteria (such as yield, duration, and credit quality) and contain similar characteristics. TBA securities may be sold to hedge positions or to dispose of securities under delayed-delivery arrangements.
Although the particular TBA securities must meet industry-accepted “good delivery” standards, there can be no assurance that a security purchased on a forward commitment basis will ultimately be issued or delivered by the counterparty. During the settlement period, the purchaser will still bear the risk of any decline in the value of the security to be delivered. Because these transactions do not require the purchase and sale of identical securities, the characteristics of the security delivered to the purchaser may be less favorable than the security delivered to the dealer. The purchaser of TBA securities generally is subject to increased market risk and interest rate risk because the delivered securities may be less favorable than anticipated by the purchaser. TBA securities have the effect of creating leverage.
Recently finalized FINRA rules include mandatory margin requirements for the TBA market with limited exceptions. TBAs historically have not been required to be collateralized. The collateralization of TBA trades is intended to mitigate counterparty credit risk between trade and settlement, but could increase the cost of TBA transactions and impose added operational complexity.
When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions: When-issued securities and delayed delivery transactions involve the purchase or sale of securities at a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place in the future after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Upon the purchase of the securities, liquid assets with an amount equal to or greater than the purchase price of the security will be set aside to cover the purchase of that security. The value of these securities is reflected in the net assets value as of the purchase date; however, no income accrues from the securities prior to their delivery.
There can be no assurance that a security purchased on a when issued basis will be issued or that a security purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis will be delivered. When a Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the trade. Failure of such party to do so may result in a Fund’s incurring a loss or missing an opportunity to obtain a price considered to be advantageous.
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The purchase of securities in this type of transaction increases an overall investment exposure and involves a risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, the securities may be disposed of or the transaction renegotiated after it has been entered into, and the securities sold before those securities are delivered on the settlement date.
OTHER RISKS
Cyber Security Issues: The Voya family of funds, and their service providers, may be prone to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber-attacks affecting a Fund or its service providers may adversely impact the Fund. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential business information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. A Fund may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which a Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause a Fund’s investment in such companies to lose value. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber-attacks in the future. While each Fund has established a business continuity plan in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber-attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, a Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by service providers to the Fund, and such third party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Adviser or a Fund, each of whom could be negatively impacted as a result. A Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES
When the adviser or sub-adviser (if applicable) to a Fund or an Underlying Fund anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Fund or Underlying Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, a Fund or Underlying Fund may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While a Fund or Underlying Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Fund's or Underlying Fund's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
A change in securities held in a Fund’s portfolio is known as portfolio turnover and may involve the payment by a Fund of dealer mark-ups or brokerage or underwriting commissions and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of securities.
Each Fund may sell a portfolio investment soon after its acquisition if the Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes that such a disposition is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. Portfolio investments may be sold for a variety of reasons, such as a more favorable investment opportunity or other circumstances bearing on the desirability of continuing to hold such investments. Portfolio turnover rate for a fiscal year is the percentage determined by dividing (i) the lesser of the cost of purchases or sales of portfolio securities by (ii) the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year. Securities with maturities at acquisition of one year or less are excluded from this calculation. A Fund cannot accurately predict its turnover rate; however, the rate will be higher when the Fund finds it necessary or desirable to significantly change its portfolio to adopt a temporary defensive position or respond to economic or market events.
A portfolio turnover rate of 100% or more is considered high, although the rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making portfolio decisions. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commission expenses and transaction costs which are ultimately borne by a Fund’s shareholders. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of substantial capital gains.
Each Fund’s historical turnover rates are included in the Financial Highlights tables in the Prospectus.
Each Fund invests in Underlying Funds which in turn invest directly in securities. However, each Fund may invest directly in securities.
To the extent each Fund invests in affiliated Underlying Funds, the discussion above relating to investment decisions made by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser with respect to each Fund also includes investment decisions made by an Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with respect to those Underlying Funds.
FUNDAMENTAL AND NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a Fund’s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such percentage limitation or standard will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund’s acquisition of such security or other asset, except in the case of borrowing (or other activities that may be deemed to result in the issuance of a “senior security” under the 1940 Act). Accordingly, any subsequent change in value, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations.
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Unless otherwise stated, if a Fund’s holdings of illiquid securities exceeds 15% of its net assets because of changes in the value of the Fund’s investments, the Fund will take action to reduce its holdings of illiquid securities within a time frame deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund.
Illiquid investment means any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Such securities include, but are not limited to, fixed time deposits and repurchase agreements with maturities longer than seven days. Securities that may be resold under Rule 144A, securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale under the 1933 Act (“Restricted Securities”) shall not be deemed illiquid solely by reason of being unregistered.
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Each Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies which means they cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a “majority” of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The term “majority” is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s voting securities present at a meeting of shareholders at which the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present in person or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
As a matter of fundamental policy, each Fund may not:
1. purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or tax exempt securities issued by any state or territory of the United States, or any of their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
2. purchase securities of any issuer if as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, more than 5% of the value of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer or the Fund’s ownership would be more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund’s investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or investments in securities of other investment companies;
3. borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations thereunder, and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund;
4. make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations, interpretations, and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities, and acquiring debt securities are not deemed to be making of loans;
5. underwrite any issue of securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might technically be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with its investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered management investment companies.
6. purchase or sell real estate, except that the Fund may: (i) acquire or lease office space for its own use; (ii) invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein; (iii) invest in mortgage-related securities and other securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein; or (iv) hold and sell real estate acquired by the Fund as a result of the ownership of securities;
7. issue senior securities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive relief obtained by the Fund; or
8. purchase or sell physical commodities, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities). This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions, including, without limitation, forward currency contracts.
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NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Board has adopted the following non-fundamental investment restrictions, which may be changed by a vote of each Fund’s Board and without shareholder vote.
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
The Fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) debt instruments of, or derivatives having economic characteristics similar to the debt instruments of, issuers in emerging market countries; or (ii) debt instruments that have principal denominated in emerging market currencies. An Underlying Fund’s investment in debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries or its investment in derivatives and synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to the above investments, and the Fund’s investment in derivatives and synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to the above investments may be counted toward satisfaction of the 80% policy.
DISCLOSURE OF each Fund’s PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund is required to file its complete portfolio holdings schedule with the SEC on a quarterly basis. This schedule is filed with each Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports on Form N-CSR for the second and fourth fiscal quarters and on Form N-Q for the first and third fiscal quarters.
In addition, each Fund posts its portfolio holdings schedule on Voya’s website on a month-end basis and makes it available 10 calendar days following the end of the previous calendar month or as soon thereafter as practicable. The portfolio holdings schedule is as of the last day of the previous calendar month-end.
Each Fund may also post its complete or partial portfolio holdings on its website as of a specified date. Each Fund may also file information on portfolio holdings with the SEC or other regulatory authority as required by applicable law.
Each Fund also compiles a list of its ten largest (“Top Ten”) holdings and/or its Top Ten largest issuers. This information is made available on Voya’s website 10 calendar days following the end of the previous calendar month, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Top Ten holdings and/or issuer information shall be as of the last day of the previous calendar month.
Investors (both individual and institutional), financial intermediaries that distribute each Fund’s shares, and most third parties may receive each Fund’s annual or semi-annual shareholder reports, or view them on Voya’s website, along with each Fund’s portfolio holdings schedule.
The Top Ten list is also provided in quarterly Fund descriptions that are included in the offering materials of variable life insurance products, variable annuity contracts and other retirement plans.
Other than in regulatory filings or on Voya’s website, each Fund may provide its complete portfolio holdings to certain unaffiliated third parties and affiliates when a Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so. Unless otherwise noted below, each Fund’s disclosure of its portfolio holdings will be on an as-needed basis, with no lag time between the date of which the information is requested and the date the information is provided. Specifically, a Fund’s disclosure of its portfolio holdings may include disclosure:
to a Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, named herein, for use in providing audit opinions, as well as to the independent registered public accounting firm of an entity affiliated with the Adviser if the Fund is consolidated into the financial results of the affiliated entity;
to financial printers for the purpose of preparing Fund regulatory filings;
for the purpose of due diligence regarding a merger or acquisition involving a Fund;
to a new adviser or sub-adviser or a transition manager prior to the commencement of its management of a Fund;
to rating and ranking agencies such as Bloomberg L.P., Morningstar, Inc., Lipper Leaders Rating System, and S&P (such agencies may receive more raw data from a Fund than is posted on a Fund’s website);
to consultants for use in providing asset allocation advice in connection with investments by affiliated funds-of-funds in a Fund;
to service providers, on a daily basis, in connection with their providing services benefiting a Fund including, but not limited to, the provision of custodial and transfer agency services, the provision of analytics for securities lending oversight and reporting, and proxy voting or class action service providers;
to a third party for purposes of effecting in-kind redemptions of securities to facilitate orderly redemption of portfolio assets and minimal impact on remaining Fund shareholders;
to certain wrap fee programs, on a weekly basis, on the first business day following the previous calendar week; or
to a third party who acts as a “consultant” and supplies the consultant’s analysis of holdings (but not actual holdings) to the consultant’s clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants) or who provides regular analysis of Fund portfolios. The types, frequency and timing of disclosure to such parties vary depending upon information requested.
In all instances of such disclosure, the receiving party is subject to a duty or obligation of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on such information.
In addition to the situations discussed above, disclosure of a Fund's complete portfolio holdings on a more frequent basis to any unaffiliated third party or affiliates may be permitted if approved by the Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser or the Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds (each an “Authorized Party”) pursuant to the Board's procedures. In each such case, the Authorized Party would determine whether the
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proposed disclosure of a Fund's complete portfolio holdings is for a legitimate business interest; whether such disclosure is in the best interest of Fund shareholders; whether such disclosure will create any conflicts between the interests of a Fund's shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund's Adviser, Principal Underwriter or any affiliated person of a Fund, its Adviser, or its Principal Underwriter, on the other; and the third party must execute an agreement setting forth its duty of confidentiality with regards to the portfolio holdings, including a duty not to trade on such information. An Authorized Party would report to the Board regarding the implementation of these procedures.
The Board has authorized the senior officers of the Adviser or its affiliates to authorize the release of a Fund’s portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles and to monitor for compliance with these policies and procedures. The Adviser or its affiliates report quarterly to the Board regarding the implementation of these policies and procedures.
Each Fund has the following ongoing arrangements with certain third parties to provide the Fund’s full portfolio holdings:
Party Purpose Frequency Time Lag Between
Date of Information
and Date Information
Released
The Bank of New York Mellon (all Funds except Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund) Custodian for the Voya family
of funds

Credit Approval Process
for the Voya family
of funds line of
credit
As requested None
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund only) Custodian for the Voya family
of funds

Credit Approval Process
for the Voya family
of funds line of
credit
As requested None
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. Proxy Voting Services Daily None
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. Class Action Services Monthly 10 days
Charles River Development (all Funds except Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, and Voya Senior Income Fund) Compliance Daily None
Intermediary Analytics, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Provision of Analytics
for Oversight and
Reporting of Securities
Lending
Daily None
Ropes & Gray LLP Legal Counsel to the Voya family of funds As needed None
K&L Gates LLP Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees As needed None
DRRT Foreign Class Action Services As requested None
SS&C Technologies, Inc. (Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) Back Office Reconciliation Daily None
Pershing, LLC (Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) In Connection with the Prime Brokerage Agreement Daily None
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya Prime Rate Trust, Voya Senior Income Fund, and Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund) Loan Processing Daily None
BasisCode Compliance LLC Compliance As needed None
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Party Purpose Frequency Time Lag Between
Date of Information
and Date Information
Released
KPMG LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Voya family of funds As needed None
Confluence Technologies, Inc. Financial Statement Software Company As needed None
Donnelley Financial Solutions Regulatory Filings As needed None
Toppan Vite (New York) Inc. Regulatory Filings As needed None
Merrill Corporation Regulatory Filings As needed None
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MANAGEMENT OF the Trust
The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board according to the applicable laws of the State of Delaware.
The Board governs each Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who oversee each Fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Fund, and review each Fund’s performance.
Set forth in the table below is information about each Trustee of each Fund.
Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees2 Other Board Positions Held by Trustees
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 58
Trustee November 2007 – Present President, Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm (January 2009 – Present). 150 Dentaquest, Boston MA (February 2014 – Present); RSR Partners, Inc., (2016 – Present).
John V. Boyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 65
Chairperson

Trustee
January 2014 – Present
January 2005 – Present
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtler Arts Foundation, an arts and education foundation (January 2008 – Present). 150 None.
Patricia W. Chadwick
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 70
Trustee January 2006 – Present Consultant and President, Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy (January 2000 – Present). 150 Wisconsin Energy Corporation (June 2006 – Present); The Royce Fund (22 funds) (December 2009 – Present); and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (1992 – Present).
Martin J. Gavin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 68
Trustee August 2015 – Present Retired. Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (May 2006 – November 2015). 150 None.
Russell H. Jones
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 74
Trustee May 2013 – Present Retired. 150 None.
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen by Trustees2 Other Board Positions Held by Trustees
Joseph E. Obermeyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 61
Trustee May 2013 – Present President, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services (November 1999 – Present). 150 None.
Sheryl K. Pressler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 68
Trustee January 2006 – Present Consultant (May 2001 – Present). 150 None.
Christopher P. Sullivan
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 65
Trustee October 2015 – Present Retired. 150 None.
Roger B. Vincent
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 73
Trustee February 2002 – Present Retired. 150 None.
Trustee who is an “Interested Person”
Dina Santoro3
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Age: 45
Trustee July 2018 – Present President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017). 150 Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present).
1 Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The tenure of each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, of each Fund (as defined below, “Independent Trustee”) is subject to the Board’s retirement policy, which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Board’s other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the Independent Trustee or otherwise complying under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees).
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2 For the purposes of this table, “Fund Complex” means the Voya family of funds, including the following investment companies: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Government Money Market Portfolio; Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust. The number of funds in the Fund Complex is as of February 28, 2019.
3 Effective July 10, 2018, Ms. Santoro was appointed to the Board of Trustees and is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of her current affiliation with any of the Voya funds, Voya Financial, Inc. or Voya Financial, Inc.’s affiliates.
Information Regarding Officers of the Trust
Set forth in the table below is information for each Officer of the Trust.
Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Michael Bell
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095
Age: 50
Chief Executive Officer March 2018 - Present Chief Executive Officer and Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (November 2015 – Present); Chief Financial Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2014 – Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2015 – March 2018); Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Hartford Investment Management (September 2003 – September 2014).
Dina Santoro
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Age: 45
President March 2018 - Present President and Director, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017).
Stanley D. Vyner
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 68
Chief Investment Risk Officer

Executive Vice President
September 2009 - Present

May 1999 - Present
Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2000 – Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (January 2003 – Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
James M. Fink
5780 Powers Ferry Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Age: 60
Executive Vice President March 2018 - Present Managing Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Chief Administrative Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Operations, Voya Investment Management (March 1999 – September 2017).
Kevin M. Gleason
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 52
Chief Compliance Officer February 2012 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investment Management and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (February 2012- Present).
Todd Modic
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 51
Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary March 2005 - Present President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present) and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (April 2005 – Present).
Kimberly A. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 54
Senior Vice President November 2003 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (September 2003 – Present).
Robert Terris
5780 Powers Ferry Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Age: 48
Senior Vice President May 2006 - Present Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006 – Present).
Fred Bedoya
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 46
Vice President and Treasurer September 2012 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2012 – Present).
Maria M. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 60
Vice President September 2004 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (September 2004 – Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Sara M. Donaldson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 59
Vice President September 2014 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2014 – October 2015). Formerly, Director, Compliance, AXA Rosenberg Global Services, LLC (September 1997 – March 2014).
Micheline S. Faver
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 41
Vice President September 2016 - Present Vice President, Head of Fund Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer for Voya Investments, LLC (June 2016 – Present). Formerly, Vice President Mutual Fund Compliance (March 2014 – June 2016); Assistant Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (May 2013 – March 2014).
Robyn L. Ichilov
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 51
Vice President May 1999 - Present Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (November 1995 – Present) and Voya Investments, LLC (August 1997 – Present).
Jason Kadavy
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 42
Vice President September 2012 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2007 – Present).
Andrew K. Schlueter
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 42
Vice President March 2018 - Present Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Vice President, Head of Mutual Fund Operations, Voya Investment Management (February 2018 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2014 – February 2018); Assistant Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2011 – March 2014).
Kimberly K. Springer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 61
Vice President March 2006 - Present Vice President – Mutual Fund Product Development, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2012 – Present); Vice President, Voya Family of Funds (March 2010 – Present) and Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006 - Present).
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Name, Address and Age Position(s) Held with the Trust Term of Office and Length of Time Served1 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Craig Wheeler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 49
Vice President May 2013 - Present Vice President – Director of Tax, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President – Director of Tax, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2013 – October 2015).
Monia Piacenti2
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095
Age: 42
Anti-Money Laundering Officer June 2018 - Present Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC, Voya Investment Management, and Voya Investment Management Trust Co. (June 2018 – Present); Compliance Consultant, Voya Financial, Inc. (January 2019 – Present). Formerly, Senior Compliance Officer, Voya Investment Management (December 2009 – December 2018).
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 55
Secretary August 2003 - Present Senior Vice President and Secretary of Voya Investments, LLC (December 2018 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2010 – Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
Paul A. Caldarelli
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 67
Assistant Secretary June 2010 - Present Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
Theresa K. Kelety
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
Age: 56
Assistant Secretary August 2003 - Present Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
1 The Officers hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
2 Effective June 30, 2018, Monia Piacenti has been appointed to the Voya funds’ Officer list as Anti-Money Laundering Officer for the funds.
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The Board of Trustees
The Trust and each Fund are governed by the Board, which oversees the Trust’s business and affairs. The Board delegates the day-to-day management of the Trust and each Fund to the Trust’s Officers and to various service providers that have been contractually retained to provide such day-to-day services. The Voya entities that render services to the Trust and each Fund do so pursuant to contracts that have been approved by the Board. The Trustees are experienced executives who, among other duties, oversee the Trust’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Fund, and review each Fund’s investment performance.
The Board Leadership Structure and Related Matters
The Board is comprised of ten (10) members, nine (9) of whom are independent or disinterested persons, which means that they are not “interested persons” of each Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
The Trust is one of 24 registered investment companies (with a total of approximately 150 separate series) in the Voya family of funds and all of the Trustees serve as members of, as applicable, each investment company’s Board of Directors or Board of Trustees. The Board employs substantially the same leadership structure with respect to each of these investment companies.
One of the Independent Trustees, currently John V. Boyer, serves as the Chairperson of the Board of the Trust. The responsibilities of the Chairperson of the Board include: coordinating with management in the preparation of agendas for Board meetings; presiding at Board meetings; between Board meetings, serving as a primary liaison with other Trustees, officers of the Trust, management personnel, and legal counsel to the Independent Trustees; and such other duties as the Board periodically may determine. Mr. Boyer does not hold a position with any firm that is a sponsor of the Trust. The designation of an individual as the Chairperson does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations or liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally.
The Board performs many of its oversight and other activities through the committee structure described below in the “Board Committees” section. Each Committee operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board. The Board currently conducts regular meetings eight (8) times a year. Six (6) of these regular meetings consist of sessions held over a three-day period, and two (2) of these meetings consist of a one-day session. In addition, during the course of a year, the Board and many of its Committees typically hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Independent Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.
The Board believes that its committee structure is an effective means of empowering the Trustees to perform their fiduciary and other duties. For example, the Board’s committee structure facilitates, as appropriate, the ability of individual Board members to receive detailed presentations on topics under their review and to develop increased familiarity with respect to such topics and with key personnel at relevant service providers. At least annually, with guidance from its Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board analyzes whether there are potential means to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Board’s operations.
Board Committees
Audit Committee. The Board has established an Audit Committee whose functions include, among other things: (i) meeting with the independent registered public accounting firm of the Trust to review the scope of the Trust’s audit, the Trust’s financial statements and accounting controls; (ii) meeting with management concerning these matters, internal audit activities and other matters; and (iii) overseeing the implementation of the Voya funds’ valuation procedures and the fair value determinations made with respect to securities held by the Voya funds for which market value quotations are not readily available. The Audit Committee currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees currently serve as members of the Audit Committee: Ms. Baldwin and Messrs. Gavin, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Mr. Gavin currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. All Committee members have been designated as Audit Committee Financial Experts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee typically meets five (5) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Audit Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Compliance Committee. The Board has established a Compliance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) providing oversight with respect to compliance by the funds in the Voya family of funds and their service providers with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures affecting the operations of the funds; (ii) receiving reports of evidence of possible material violations of applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duty arising under U.S. federal or state laws; (iii) coordinating activities between the Board and the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the funds; (iv) facilitating information flow among Board members and the CCO between Board meetings; (v) working with the CCO and management to identify the types of reports to be submitted by the CCO to the Compliance Committee and the Board; (vi) making recommendations regarding the role, performance and oversight of the CCO; (vii) overseeing the cybersecurity practices of the funds and their key service providers; (viii) overseeing management’s administration of proxy voting; and (ix) overseeing the effectiveness of brokerage usage by the Trust’s advisers or sub-advisers, as applicable, and compliance with regulations regarding the allocation of brokerage for services.
The Compliance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees: Mses. Chadwick and Pressler, and Messrs. Boyer, Jones, and Sullivan. Mr. Jones currently serves as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Compliance Committee held four (4) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
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Contracts Committee. The Board has established a Contracts Committee for the purpose of overseeing the annual renewal process relating to investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and, at the discretion of the Board, other agreements or plans involving the Voya funds (including each Fund). The responsibilities of the Contracts Committee include, among other things: (i) identifying the scope and format of information to be provided by service providers in connection with applicable contract approvals or renewals; (ii) providing guidance to independent legal counsel regarding specific information requests to be made by such counsel on behalf of the Trustees; (iii) evaluating regulatory and other developments that might have an impact on applicable approval and renewal processes; (iv) reporting to the Trustees its recommendations and decisions regarding the foregoing matters; (v) assisting in the preparation of a written record of the factors considered by Trustees relating to the approval and renewal of advisory and sub-advisory agreements; (vi) recommending to the Board specific steps to be taken by it regarding the contracts approval and renewal process, including, for example, proposed schedules of meetings of the Trustees; and (vii) otherwise providing assistance in connection with Board decisions to renew, reject, or modify agreements or plans.
The Contracts Committee currently consists of all nine (9) of the Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Pressler currently serves as the Chairperson of the Contracts Committee. The Contracts Committee typically meets six (6) times per year and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Contracts Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Investment Review Committees. The Board has established, for all of the funds under its direction, the following three Investment Review Committees (each an “IRC” and collectively the “IRCs”): (i) the Joint Investment Review Committee (“Joint IRC”); (ii) the Investment Review Committee E (formerly known as the Domestic Equity Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC E”); and (iii) the Investment Review Committee F (formerly known as the International/Balanced/Fixed Income Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC F”). The funds are allocated among IRCs periodically by the Board as the Board deems appropriate to balance the workloads of the IRCs and to have similar types of funds or funds with the same investment sub-adviser or the same portfolio management team assigned to the same IRC. Each IRC performs the following functions, among other things: (i) monitoring the investment performance of the funds in the Voya family of funds that are assigned to that Committee; and (ii) making recommendations to the Board with respect to investment management activities performed by the advisers and/or sub-advisers on behalf of such Voya funds, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding proposals by management to retain new or additional sub-advisers for these Voya funds. Each Fund is monitored by the IRCs, as indicated below. Each committee is described below.
Fund Joint IRC IRC E IRC F
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund     X
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund X    
The Joint IRC currently consists of all nine (9) Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Chadwick currently serves as the Chairperson of the Joint IRC. The Joint IRC typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Joint IRC held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The IRC E currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC E: Mses. Baldwin and Pressler, and Messrs. Jones, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Ms. Baldwin currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC E. The IRC E typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC E held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The IRC F currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC F: Ms. Chadwick and Messrs. Boyer, Gavin, and Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC F. The IRC F typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC F held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has established a Nominating and Governance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) identifying and recommending to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board; (ii) reviewing workload and capabilities of Independent Trustees and recommending changes to the size or composition of the Board, as necessary; (iii) monitoring regulatory developments and recommending modifications to the Committee’s responsibilities; (iv) considering and, if appropriate, recommending the creation of additional committees or changes to Trustee policies and procedures based on rule changes and “best practices” in corporate governance; (v) conducting an annual review of the membership and chairpersons of all Board committees and of practices relating to such membership and chairpersons; (vi) undertaking a periodic study of compensation paid to independent board members of investment companies and making recommendations for any compensation changes for the Independent Trustees; (vii) overseeing the Board’s annual self-evaluation process; (viii) developing (with assistance from management) an annual meeting calendar for the Board and its committees; (ix) overseeing actions to facilitate attendance by Independent Trustees at relevant educational seminars and similar programs; and (x) overseeing insurance arrangements for the funds.
In evaluating potential candidates to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider a variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minimum qualifications that must be met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews nominees that it identifies as potential candidates. A shareholder nominee for Trustee should be submitted in writing to the Trust’s Secretary at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034. Any such shareholder nomination should include at least the following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as Trustee: such person’s written consent to be named in
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a proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to serve as a Trustee (if elected), and all information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including such information as the Board may reasonably deem necessary to satisfy its oversight and due diligence duties.
The Secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating and Governance Committee. To be timely in connection with a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, any such submission must be delivered to the Trust’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 the disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Trust with the SEC.
The Nominating and Governance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the Nominating and Governance Committee: Mses. Baldwin, Chadwick, and Pressler, and Messrs. Boyer and Obermeyer. Mr. Obermeyer currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Nominating and Governance Committee held four (4) meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
The Board’s Risk Oversight Role
The day-to-day management of various risks relating to the administration and operation of the Trust and each Fund is the responsibility of management and other service providers retained by the Board or by management, most of whom employ professional personnel who have risk management responsibilities. The Board oversees this risk management function consistent with and as part of its oversight duties. The Board performs this risk management oversight function directly and, with respect to various matters, through its committees. The following description provides an overview of many, but not all, aspects of the Board’s oversight of risk management for each Fund. In this connection, the Board has been advised that it is not practicable to identify all of the risks that may impact each Fund or to develop procedures or controls that are designed to eliminate all such risk exposures, and that applicable securities law regulations do not contemplate that all such risks be identified and addressed.
The Board, working with management personnel and other service providers, has endeavored to identify the primary risks that confront each Fund. In general, these risks include, among others: (i) investment risks; (ii) credit risks; (iii) liquidity risks; (iv) valuation risks; (v) operational risks; (vi) reputational risks; (vii) regulatory risks; (viii) risks related to potential legislative changes; (ix) the risk of conflicts of interest affecting Voya affiliates in managing each Fund; and (x) cybersecurity risks. The Board has adopted and periodically reviews various policies and procedures that are designed to address these and other risks confronting each Fund. In addition, many service providers to each Fund have adopted their own policies, procedures, and controls designed to address particular risks to each Fund. The Board and persons retained to render advice and service to the Board periodically review and/or monitor changes to, and developments relating to, the effectiveness of these policies and procedures.
The Board oversees risk management activities in part through receipt and review by the Board or its committees of regular and special reports, presentations and other information from Officers of the Trust, including the CCOs for the Trust and the Adviser and the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer (“CIRO”), and from other service providers. For example, management personnel and the other persons make regular reports and presentations to: (i) the Compliance Committee regarding compliance with regulatory requirements and oversight of cybersecurity practices by each Fund and key service providers; (ii) the IRCs regarding investment activities and strategies that may pose particular risks; (iii) the Audit Committee with respect to financial reporting controls and internal audit activities; (iv) the Nominating and Governance Committee regarding corporate governance and best practice developments; and (v) the Contracts Committee regarding regulatory and related developments that might impact the retention of service providers to the Trust. The CIRO oversees an Investment Risk Department (“IRD”) that provides an independent source of analysis and research for Board members in connection with their oversight of the investment process and performance of portfolio managers. Among its other duties, the IRD seeks to identify and, where practicable, measure the investment risks being taken by each Fund’s portfolio managers. Although the IRD works closely with management of the Trust in performing its duties, the CIRO is directly accountable to, and maintains an ongoing dialogue with, the Independent Trustees.
Qualifications of the Trustees
The Board believes that each of its Trustees is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust based on its review of the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each Trustee. The Board bases this conclusion on its consideration of various criteria, no one of which is controlling. Among others, the Board has considered the following factors with respect to each Trustee: strong character and high integrity; an ability to review, evaluate, analyze, and discuss information provided; the ability to exercise effective business judgment in protecting shareholder interests while taking into account different points of views; a background in financial, investment, accounting, business, regulatory, or other skills that would be relevant to the performance of a Trustee's duties; the ability and willingness to commit the time necessary to perform his or her duties; and the ability to work in a collegial manner with other Board members. Each Trustee's ability to perform his or her duties effectively is evidenced by his or her: experience in the investment management business; related consulting experience; other professional experience; experience serving on the boards of directors/trustees of other public companies; educational background and professional training; prior experience serving on the Board, as well as the boards of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds and/or of other investment companies; and experience as attendees or participants in conferences and seminars that are focused on investment company matters and/or duties that are specific to board members of registered investment companies.
Information indicating certain of the specific experience and qualifications of each Trustee relevant to the Board’s belief that the Trustee should serve in this capacity is provided in the table above that provides information about each Trustee. That table includes, for each Trustee, positions held with the Trust, the length of such service, principal occupations during the past five (5) years, the number of
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series within the Voya family of funds for which the Trustee serves as a Board member, and certain directorships held during the past five (5) years. Set forth below are certain additional specific experiences, qualifications, attributes, or skills that the Board believes support a conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Board member in light of the Trust’s business and structure.
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2007. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC E since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee since 2009. Ms. Baldwin is currently an Independent Board Director of Dentaquest and is currently the Chairperson of its Audit Committee and a member of its Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance/Investment Review Committees. Ms. Baldwin is also an Advisory Board member of RSR Partners, Inc. since 2016 and President of Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm, since 2009. Prior to that, she served in senior positions at the following financial services firms: Chief Operating Officer for Ivy Asset Management, Inc. (2002-2004), a hedge fund manager; Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Business and Product Development for AIG Global Investment Group (1995-2002), a global investment management firm; Senior Vice President at Bankers Trust Company (1994-1995); and Senior Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Company (1987-1994). Ms. Baldwin began her career in 1981 at AT&T/Bell Labs as a systems analyst. Ms. Baldwin holds a B.S. from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Pace University.
John V. Boyer has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1997. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Board of Trustees since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since 2006. Prior to that, he served as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee for other funds in the Voya family of funds. Since 2008, Mr. Boyer has been President and CEO of the Bechtler Arts Foundation for which, among his other duties, Mr. Boyer oversees all fiduciary aspects of the Foundation and assists in the oversight of the Foundation’s endowment fund. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (2006-2007) and as Executive Director of The Mark Twain House & Museum (1989-2006) where he was responsible for overseeing business operations, including endowment funds. He also served as a board member of certain predecessor mutual funds of the Voya family of funds (1997-2005). Mr. Boyer holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.F.A. from Princeton University.
Patricia W. Chadwick has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Joint IRC since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since January 23, 2014. Since 2000, Ms. Chadwick has been the Founder and President of Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy. She also is a director of The Royce Funds (since 2009), Wisconsin Energy Corp. (since 2006), and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (since 1992). Previously, she served in senior roles at several major financial services firms where her duties included the management of corporate pension funds, endowments, and foundations, as well as management responsibilities for an asset management business. Ms. Chadwick holds a B.A. from Boston University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Martin J. Gavin has been a Trustee of the Trust since August 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Audit Committee since January 1, 2018. Mr. Gavin previously served as a Trustee of the Trust from May 21, 2013 until September 12, 2013, and as a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds from 2009 until 2010 and from 2011 until September 12, 2013.Mr. Gavin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center from 2006 to 2015. Prior to his position at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Mr. Gavin worked in the insurance and investment industries for more than 27 years. Mr. Gavin served in several senior executive positions with The Phoenix Companies during a 16 year period, including as President of Phoenix Trust Operations, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix Duff & Phelps, a publicly-traded investment management company, and Senior Vice President of Investment Operations at Phoenix Home Life. Mr. Gavin holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
Russell H. Jones has been a Trustee of the Trust since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since December 2007. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Compliance Committee since January 23, 2014. From 1973 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Jones served in various positions at Kaman Corporation, an aerospace and industrial distribution manufacturer, including Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, Principal Investor Relations Officer, Principal Public Relations Officer and Corporate Parent Treasurer. Mr. Jones served as an Independent Director and Chair of the Contracts Committee for CIGNA Mutual Funds from 1995 until 2005. Mr. Jones also served as President of the Hartford Area Business Economists from 1986 until 1987. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. from the Hartford Seminary.
Joseph E. Obermeyer has been a Trustee of the Trust since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2003. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Joint IRC since January 23, 2014. Mr. Obermeyer is the founder and President of Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services since 1999. Prior to founding Obermeyer & Associates, Mr. Obermeyer had more than 15 years of experience in accounting, including serving as a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1995 until 1999. Previously, Mr. Obermeyer served as a Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1993 until 1995, as a Manager at Price Waterhouse from 1988 until 1993, Second Vice President from 1985 until 1988 at Smith Barney, and as a consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1984 until 1985. Mr. Obermeyer holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from Indiana University, and post graduate certificates from the University of Tilburg and INSEAD.
Sheryl K. Pressler has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Contracts Committee since 2007. Ms. Pressler has served as a consultant on financial matters since 2001. Previously, she held various senior positions involving financial services, including as Chief Executive
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Officer (2000-2001) of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc. (real estate investment management and mortgage servicing firm), Chief Investment Officer (1994-2000) of California Public Employees’ Retirement System (state pension fund), Director of Stillwater Mining Company (May 2002 – May 2013), and Director of Retirement Funds Management (1981-1994) of McDonnell Douglas Corporation (aircraft manufacturer). Ms. Pressler holds a B.A. from Webster University and an M.B.A. from Washington University.
Christopher P. Sullivan has been a Trustee of the Trust since October 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s IRC F since January 1, 2018. He retired from Fidelity Management & Research in October 2012, following three years as first the President of the Bond Group and then the Head of Institutional Fixed Income. Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2001-2009) and prior to that, Senior Vice President at PIMCO (1997-2001). He currently serves as a Director of Rimrock Funds (since 2013), a fixed income hedge fund. He is also a Senior Advisor to Asset Grade (since 2013), a private wealth management firm, and serves as a Trustee of the Overlook Foundation, a foundation that supports Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. In addition to his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, Mr. Sullivan holds an M.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Roger B. Vincent has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1994. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Board of Trustees from 2007 – January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Trust’s Contracts Committee and the IRC E. Mr. Vincent retired as President of Springwell Corporation (a corporate finance firm) in 2011 where he had worked since 1989. He previously worked for 20 years at Bankers Trust Company where he was a Managing Director and a member of the bank’s senior executive partnership. He also previously served as a Director of UGI Corporation and UGI Utilities, Inc. (2006-2018), AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (1998-2006), Tatham Offshore, Inc. (1996-2000), and Petrolane, Inc. (1993-1995), and as a board member of certain predecessor funds of the Voya family of funds (1993-2002). Mr. Vincent is a member of the board of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum and a past Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Vincent holds a B.S. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Interested Trustee
Dina Santoro has been a Trustee of the Trust and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2018. She also is President and Director of Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (2018 to Present) and Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy Voya Investment Management (2017 – Present). Ms. Santoro previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Distribution for Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (2004-2017) and several other senior management positions in various aspects of the financial services business. These positions and experiences have provided Ms. Santoro with extensive investment management, distribution and oversight experience.
Trustee Ownership of Securities
In order to further align the interests of the Independent Trustees with shareholders, it is the policy of the Board for Independent Trustees to own, beneficially, shares of one or more funds in the Voya family of funds at all times (“Ownership Policy”). For this purpose, beneficial ownership of shares of a Voya fund include, in addition to direct ownership of Voya fund shares, ownership of a variable contract whose proceeds are invested in a Voya fund within the Voya family of funds, as well as deferred compensation payments under the Board’s deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to which the future value of such payments is based on the notional value of designated funds within the Voya family of funds.
The Ownership Policy requires the initial value of investments in the Voya family of funds that are directly or indirectly owned by the Trustees to equal or exceed the annual retainer fee for Board services (excluding any annual retainers for service as chairpersons of the Board or its committees or as members of committees), as such retainer shall be adjusted from time to time.
The Ownership Policy provides that existing Trustees shall have a reasonable amount of time from the date of any recent or future increase in the minimum ownership requirements in order to satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements. In addition, the Ownership Policy provides that a new Trustee shall satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements within a reasonable amount of time of becoming a Trustee. For purposes of the Ownership Policy, a reasonable period of time will be deemed to be, as applicable, no more than three years after a Trustee has assumed that position with the Voya family of funds or no more than one year after an increase in the minimum share ownership requirement due to changes in annual Board retainer fees. A decline in value of any fund investments will not cause a Trustee to have to make any additional investments under this Policy.
Investment in mutual funds of the Voya family of funds by the Trustees pursuant to this Ownership Policy is subject to: (i) policies, applied by the mutual funds of the Voya family of funds to other similar investors, that are designed to prevent inappropriate market timing trading practices; and (ii) any provisions of the Code of Ethics for the Voya family of funds that otherwise apply to the Trustees.
Trustees' Fund Equity Ownership Positions
The following table sets forth information regarding each Trustee's beneficial ownership of equity securities of each Fund and the aggregate holdings of shares of equity securities of all the funds in the Voya family of funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018.
Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Colleen D. Baldwin John V. Boyer Patricia W. Chadwick Martin J. Gavin Russell H. Jones
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund None None None None None
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Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Colleen D. Baldwin John V. Boyer Patricia W. Chadwick Martin J. Gavin Russell H. Jones
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund None None None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Voya family of funds Over $100,0001 Over $100,000
Over $100,0001
Over $100,000 Over $100,0001 Over $100,0001
    
Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund as of December 31, 2018
Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Dina Santoro Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund None None None None None
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund None None None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Voya family of funds Over $100,0001 Over $100,0001 None Over $100,000 Over $100,000
Over $100,0001
1 Includes the value of shares in which a Trustee has an indirect interest through a deferred compensation plan and/or a 401(K) plan.
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Independent Trustee Ownership of Securities of the Adviser, Underwriter, and their Affiliates
The following table sets forth information regarding each Independent Trustee's (and his/her immediate family members) share ownership, beneficially or of record, in securities of each Fund’s Adviser or Principal Underwriter, and the ownership of securities in an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser or Principal Underwriter of each Fund (not including registered investment companies) as of December 31, 2018.
Name of Trustee Name of Owners and Relationship to Trustee Company Title of Class Value of Securities Percentage of Class
Colleen D. Baldwin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
John V. Boyer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Patricia W. Chadwick N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Martin J. Gavin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Russell H. Jones N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Joseph Obermeyer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sheryl K. Pressler N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Christopher P. Sullivan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Roger B. Vincent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Trustee Compensation
Each Trustee is reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with each meeting of the Board or any of its Committee meetings attended. Each Independent Trustee is compensated for his or her services, on a quarterly basis, according to a fee schedule adopted by the Board. The Board may from time to time designate other meetings as subject to compensation.
Each Fund pays each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Fund his or her pro rata share, as described below, of: (i) an annual retainer of $250,000; (ii) Mr. Boyer, as the Chairperson of the Board, receives an additional annual retainer of $100,000; (iii) Mses. Baldwin, Chadwick, and Pressler and Messrs. Gavin, Jones, Obermeyer, and Sullivan as the Chairpersons of Committees of the Board, each receive an additional annual retainer of $30,000, $30,000, $65,000, $30,000, $30,000, $30,000, and $30,000, respectively; (iv) $10,000 per attendance at any of the regularly scheduled meetings (four (4) quarterly meetings, two (2) auxiliary meetings, and two (2) annual contract review meetings); and (v) out-of-pocket expenses. The Board at its discretion may from time to time designate other special meetings as subject to an attendance fee in the amount of $5,000 for in-person meetings and $2,500 for special telephonic meetings.
The pro rata share paid by each Fund is based on each Fund’s average net assets as a percentage of the average net assets of all the funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliate for which the Trustees serve in common as Trustees.
Future Compensation Payment
Certain future payment arrangements apply to certain Trustees. More particularly, each non-interested Trustee, with the exception of Messrs.  Jones and Obermeyer, who was a Trustee on or before May 9, 2007, and who will have served as a non-interested Trustee for five or more years for one or more funds in the Voya family of funds is entitled to a future payment (“Future Payment”), if such Trustee:  (i) retires in accordance with the Board’s retirement policy; (ii) dies; or (iii) becomes disabled.  The Future Payment shall be made promptly to, as applicable, the Trustee or the Trustee’s estate, in an amount equal to two (2) times the annual compensation payable to such Trustee, as in effect at the time of his or her retirement, death or disability if the Trustee had served as Trustee for at least five years as of May 9, 2007, or in a lesser amount calculated based on the proportion of time served by such Trustee (as compared to five years) as of May 9, 2007.  The annual compensation determination shall be based upon the annual Board membership retainer fee in effect at the time of that Trustee’s retirement, death or disability (but not any separate annual retainer fees for chairpersons of committees and of the Board), provided that the annual compensation used for this purpose shall not exceed the annual retainer fees as of May 9, 2007.  This amount shall be paid by the Voya fund or Voya funds on whose Board the Trustee was serving at the time of his or her retirement, death, or disability.  Each applicable Trustee may elect to receive payment of his or her benefit in a lump sum or in three substantially equal payments.
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Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information provided by each Fund’s Adviser regarding compensation of Trustees by each Fund and other funds managed by the Adviser and its affiliates for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust do not receive any compensation from the Trust or any other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
Fund Aggregate Compensation
Colleen D. Baldwin John V. Boyer Patricia W. Chadwick Martin J. Gavin
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $73.93 $88.27 $73.93 $72.29
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $174.88 $209.09 $174.88 $171.67
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Compensation from the Fund and the Voya family of funds Paid to Trustees $360,000.001 $430,000.001 $360,000.00 $352,500.001
    
Fund Aggregate Compensation
Russell H. Jones Patrick W. Kenny2 Joseph E. Obermeyer Sheryl K. Pressler Christopher P. Sullivan Roger B. Vincent
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $73.93 $69.43 $73.93 $81.10 $72.29 $67.79
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $174.88 $163.42 $174.88 $191.98 $171.67 $160.21
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Compensation from the Fund and the Voya family of funds Paid to Trustees $360,000.001 $337,500.001 $360,000.001 $395,000.001 $352,500.00 $330,000.00
1 During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boyer, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kenny, Mr. Obermeyer, and Ms. Pressler deferred $12,500.00, $20,000.00, $176,250.00, $160,000.00, $84,375.00, $36,000.00, and $72,000.00, respectively, of their compensation from the Voya family of funds.
2 Mr. Kenny retired as a Trustee effective December 31, 2018.
CODE OF ETHICS
Each Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Distributor have adopted a code of ethics (“Code of Ethics”) pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act governing personal trading activities of all Trustees, Officers of the Trust and persons who, in connection with their regular functions, play a role in the recommendation of or obtain information pertaining to any purchase or sale of a security by each Fund. The Code of Ethics is intended to prohibit fraud against a Fund that may arise from the personal trading of securities that may be purchased or held by that Fund or of the Fund’s shares. The Code of Ethics prohibits short-term trading of a Fund’s shares by persons subject to the Code of Ethics. Personal trading is permitted by such persons subject to certain restrictions; however, such persons are generally required to pre-clear all security transactions with each Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates and to report all transactions on a regular basis.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
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. A control person may have a significant impact on matters submitted to a shareholder vote.
The following may be deemed control persons of certain Funds:
National Financial Services LLC, a Delaware corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity Global Brokerage Group, Inc. Pershing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Pershing Group LLC. Voya Institutional Trust Company, a Connecticut corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc.. Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc.
Trustee and Officer Holdings
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As of February 4, 2019, the Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 1% of any class of each Fund’s outstanding shares.
Principal Shareholders
As of February 4, 2019, to the best knowledge of management, no person owned beneficially or of-record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of a Fund or 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund addressed herein, except as set forth in the table below. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of shares owned of-record are also owned beneficially.
Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A BNYM I S Trust Co. Cust IRA
FBO Peter Tropaitis
21417 15th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11360-1207
28.78% 0.34%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
8.05% 0.15%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A BNYM I S Trust Co. Cust SEP IRA
FBO James R. Tenhundfeld
9224 Geromes Way
Loveland, OH 45140-8205
9.63% 0.11%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A Charles Schwab & Co.
Special Custody Acct for Benefit of Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94104-4151
15.17% 1.81%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
16.96% 0.29%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class C BNYM I S Trust Co. Custommer IRA
FBO Mark Cook
65 Park Terrace West Apt 1C
New York, NY 10034-1383
5.31% 0.01%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class C Enderle Painting Inc.
Attn: Steven R. Enderle
7804 N.W. Pampas LN.
Kansas City, MO 64152-1388
16.57% 0.03%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class C BNYM I S Trust CO. CUST Rollover IRA
Edwin D. Vanegas
4152 Denker Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-1707
38.45% 0.07%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
32.89% 0.29%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class I National Financial Services LLC
FBO of Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
499 Washington Blvd. FL.4
Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010
41.69% 41.07%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class I Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave. 13th FL.
New York, NJ 10169
56.55% 55.72%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class W Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Attn: Robby Presser
230 Park Ave. 13th FL.
New York, NJ 10169
15.11% 55.72%
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
40.60% 0.15%
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Name of Fund Class Name and Address Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Fund
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class W Halvard Kvaale
c/o Voya Investment Management
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., STE. 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
44.29% 0.06%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
40.23% 35.09%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL
Jersey City, NJ 07311
11.60% 5.59%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class A American Enterprise Investment SVC
707 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405
9.31% 3.63%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class C Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
43.01% 35.09%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class C Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL.
Jersey City, NJ 07311
24.54% 5.59%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class C American Enterprise Investment SVC
707 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405
8.49% 3.63%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class C LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
8.74% 1.98%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class I Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
17.19% 35.09%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class I Morgan Stanley
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 2 3rd FL.
Jersey City, NJ 07311
32.39% 5.59%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class I American Enterprise Investment SVC
707 2nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405
29.46% 3.63%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class I Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
6.31% 46.98%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class I LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O'Toole
4707 Executive Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
13.39% 1.98%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class R Voya Institutional Trust Company
1 Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095-4773
99.96% 46.98%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Class W Pershing LLC
1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399-00001
95.87% 35.09%
PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
The Board has adopted proxy voting procedures and guidelines to govern the voting of proxies relating to each Fund’s portfolio securities. The procedures and guidelines provide that, under most circumstances, each Fund will “echo” vote its interest in Underlying Funds. This means that, if a Fund must vote on a proposal with respect to an Underlying Fund, the Fund will vote its interest in that Underlying Fund in the same proportion that all other shareholders in the Underlying Fund voted their interests. The effect of echo voting may be that a small number of shareholders may determine the outcome of a vote. The proxy voting procedures and guidelines delegate to the Adviser the authority to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, and provide a method for responding to potential conflicts of interest. In
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delegating voting authority to the Adviser, the Board has also approved the Adviser’s proxy voting procedures, which require the Adviser to vote proxies in accordance with each Fund’s proxy voting procedures and guidelines. An independent proxy voting service has been retained to assist in the voting of Fund proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. In addition, the Compliance Committee oversees the implementation of each Fund’s proxy voting procedures and guidelines. A copy of the proxy voting procedures and guidelines of each Fund, including procedures of the Adviser, is attached hereto as Appendix B. No later than August 31st of each year, information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the one-year period ending June 30th is available online without charge at www.voyainvestments.com or by accessing the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
ADVISER
The investment adviser for each Fund is Voya Investments, LLC. The Adviser, subject to the authority of the Board, has the overall responsibility for the management of each Fund’s portfolio.
The Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and serves as an investment adviser to registered investment companies (or series thereof). The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution with subsidiaries operating in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Investment Management Agreement
The Adviser serves pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust on behalf of each Fund. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for each Fund. In addition, the Adviser provides administrative services reasonably necessary as of January 1, 2015 for the ordinary operation of each Fund. The Adviser has delegated certain management responsibilities to one or more Sub-Advisers.
Investment Management Services
Among other things, the Adviser: (i) provides general investment advice and guidance with respect to each Fund and provides advice and guidance to each Fund’s Board; (ii) provides the Board with any periodic or special reviews or reporting it requests, including any reports regarding a Sub-Adviser and its investment performance; (iii) oversees management of each Fund’s investments and portfolio composition including supervising any Sub-Adviser with respect to the services that such Sub-Adviser provides; (iv) makes available its officers and employees to the Board and officers of the Trust; (v) designates and compensates from its own resources such personnel as the Adviser may consider necessary or appropriate to the performance of its services hereunder; (vi) periodically monitors and evaluates the performance of any Sub-Adviser with respect to the investment objectives and policies of each Fund and performs periodic detailed analysis and review of the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance; (vii) reviews, considers and reports on any changes in the personnel of the Sub-Adviser responsible for performing the Sub-Adviser’s obligations or any changes in the ownership or senior management of the Sub-Adviser; (viii) performs periodic in-person or telephonic diligence meetings with the Sub-Adviser; (ix) assists the Board and management of each Fund in developing and reviewing information with respect to the initial and subsequent annual approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement; (x) monitors the Sub-Adviser for compliance with the investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund, the 1940 Act, Subchapter M of the Code, and, if applicable, regulations under these provisions, and other applicable law; (xi) if appropriate, analyzes and recommends for consideration by the Board termination of a contract with a Sub-Adviser; (xii) identifies potential successors to or replacements of a Sub-Adviser or potential additional Sub-Adviser, performs appropriate due diligence, and develops and presents recommendations to the Board; and (xiii) is authorized to exercise full investment discretion and make all determinations with respect to the day-to-day investment of a Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for one or more Funds in the event that at any time no sub-adviser is engaged to manage the assets of such Fund.
In addition, the Adviser assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of each Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance, and related services. The Adviser also reviews each Fund for compliance with applicable legal requirements and monitors the Sub-Adviser for compliance with requirements under applicable law and with the investment policies and restrictions of each Fund.
Limitation of Liability
The Adviser is not subject to liability to each Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or in connection with, rendering services under the Investment Management Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Investment Management Agreement.
Continuation and Termination of the Investment Management Agreement
After an initial term of two years, the Investment Management Agreement continues in effect from year to year with respect to each Fund so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Board of Trustees; or (ii) the vote of a “majority” of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act); and provided that such continuance is also approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Independent Trustees who are not parties to the agreement by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
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The Investment Management Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund at any time without penalty by: (i) the vote of the Board; (ii) the vote of a majority of each Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act) of that Fund; or (iii) the Adviser, on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party. The notice provided for herein may be waived by either party, as a single class, or upon notice given by the Adviser. The Investment Management Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act).
Management Fees
The Adviser pays all of its expenses arising from the performance of its obligations under the Investment Management Agreement, including executive salaries and expenses of the Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, except the CCO and the CIRO.The Adviser pays the fees of the Sub-Adviser.
As compensation for its services, each Fund pays the Adviser, expressed as an annual rate, a fee equal to the following as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
Fund Annual Management Fee Effective
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund If the Fund invests in Underlying Funds: 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
If the Fund invests in Direct Investments: 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
“Underlying Funds” shall mean open-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act within the Voya family of funds. The term “family of funds” shall have the same meaning as “fund complex” as defined in Item 17 of Form N-1A, as it was in effect on the date of the Investment Management Agreement.
“Direct Investments” shall mean assets which are not Underlying Funds.
Total Investment Management Fees Paid by each Fund
During the past three fiscal years, each Fund paid the following investment management fees to the Adviser or its affiliates.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $160,521.00 $157,968.00 $57,506.00
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $104,801.00 $83,058.00 $75,825.00
EXPENSES
Each Fund’s assets may decrease or increase during its fiscal year and each Fund’s operating expense ratios may correspondingly increase or decrease.
In addition to the management fee and other fees described previously, each Fund pays other expenses, such as legal, audit, transfer agency and custodian out-of-pocket fees, proxy solicitation costs, and the compensation of Trustees who are not affiliated with the Adviser.
Certain expenses of each Fund are generally allocated to each Fund, and each class of each Fund, in proportion to its pro rata average net assets, provided that expenses that are specific to a class of a Fund may be charged directly to that class in accordance with the Trust’s Multiple Class Plan(s) pursuant to Rule 18f-3. However, any Rule 12b-1 Plan fees for each class of shares are charged proportionately only to the outstanding shares of that class.
Certain operating expenses shared by several Funds are generally allocated amongst those Funds based on average net assets.
In addition to payments made to the Adviser, Distributor, and other service providers (including the custodian, independent registered public accounting firm, legal counsel, and transfer agent and dividend paying agent), each Fund may pay service fees to intermediaries such as brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies, including affiliates of the Adviser, for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services associated with investors whose shares are held of record in omnibus accounts. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations. These additional fees paid by each Fund to intermediaries may take two forms: (i) basis point payments on net assets; and/or (ii) fixed dollar amount payments per shareholder account. These may include payments for 401(K) sub-accounting services, networking fees, and omnibus account servicing fees.
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EXPENSE LIMITATIONS
As described in the Prospectus, the Adviser, Distributor, and/or Sub-Adviser may have entered into one or more expense limitation agreements with each Fund pursuant to which they have agreed to waive or limit their fees. In connection with such an agreement, the Adviser, Distributor, or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will assume expenses (excluding certain expenses as discussed below) so that the total annual ordinary operating expenses of a Fund do not exceed the amount specified in that Fund’s Prospectus.
Exclusions
Expense limitations do not extend to interest, taxes, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses (as defined below), extraordinary expenses such as litigation and expenses of the CCO and CIRO, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business, and expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by the Independent Trustees. Leverage expenses shall mean fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with a Fund’s use of leverage (including, without limitation, expenses incurred by a Fund in creating, establishing, and maintaining leverage through borrowings or the issuance of preferred shares).
If an expense limitation is subject to recoupment (as indicated in the Prospectus), the Adviser, Distributor, or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, may recoup any expenses reimbursed within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement and the amount of the recoupment is limited to the lesser of the amounts that would be recoupable under: (i) the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement; or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time of recoupment. Reimbursement for fees waived or expenses assumed will only apply to amounts waived or expenses assumed after the effective date of the expense limitation.
NET FUND FEES WAIVED, REIMBURSED, OR RECOUPED
The table below shows the net fund expenses reimbursed, waived, and any recoupment, if applicable, by the Adviser and Distributor for the last three fiscal years.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund ($124,130.00) ($114,138.00) ($100,995.00)
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund ($127,940.00) ($111,524.00) ($68,065.00)
SUB-ADVISER
The Adviser has engaged the services of one or more Sub-Advisers to provide sub-advisory services to each Fund and, pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement, has delegated certain management responsibilities to a Sub-Adviser. The Adviser monitors and evaluates the performance of any Sub-Adviser.
A Sub-Adviser provides, subject to the supervision of the Board and the Adviser, a continuous investment program for each Fund and determines the composition of the assets of each Fund, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash and other investments for the Fund, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and applicable laws and regulations.
Limitation of Liability
A Sub-Adviser is not subject to liability to a Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or in connection with, rendering services under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Continuation and Termination of the Sub-Advisory Agreement
After an initial term of two years, the Sub-Advisory Agreement continues in effect from year-to-year so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Board; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act); provided, that the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees who are not parties to the agreement by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
The Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice by: (i) the Board; (ii) the majority vote of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant Fund; (iii) the Adviser; or (iv) the Sub-Adviser upon 60-90 days’ written notice, depending on the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Advisory Agreement terminates automatically in the event of its assignment or in the event of the termination of the Investment Management Agreement.
Sub-Advisory Fees
The Sub-Adviser receives compensation from the Adviser at the annual rate of a specified percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, as indicated below. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Sub-Adviser pays all of its expenses arising from the performance of its obligations under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Fund Sub-Adviser Annual Sub-Advisory Fee
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) 0.315% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Fund Sub-Adviser Annual Sub-Advisory Fee
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Voya IM If the Fund invests in Underlying Funds: 0.045% of the Fund’s average daily net assets; and
If the Fund invests in Direct Investments: 0.135% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
“Underlying Funds” shall mean open-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act within the Voya family of funds. The term “family of funds” shall have the same meaning as “fund complex” as defined in Item 17 of Form N-1A, as it was in effect on the date of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
“Direct Investments” shall mean assets which are not Underlying Funds.
Total Sub-Advisory Fees Paid
The following table sets forth the sub-advisory fees paid by the Adviser for the last three fiscal years.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $63,206.71 $62,199.82 $22,642.99
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $23,583.48 $18,688.01 $17,060.48
Portfolio Management
Other Accounts Managed
The following tables set forth the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018:
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA 4 $358,477,207 0 $0 1 $40,901,177
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA 5 $1,333,943,551 0 $0 0 $0
Matthew Toms, CFA 11 $15,405,817,556 91 $6,283,749,870 72 $15,943,902,304
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Portfolio Manager Registered Investment Companies Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets Number of Accounts Total Assets
Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA 3 $812,353,514 0 $0 10 $387,342,366
Douglas Coté, CFA 3 $812,353,514 0 $0 10 $387,342,366
Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Funds. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs, and hedge funds. Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for the portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts.
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment.
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease, while a Fund maintained its position in that security.
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A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee.
As part of its compliance program, Voya IM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above.
Finally, a potential conflict of interest may arise because the investment mandates for certain other accounts, such as hedge funds, may allow extensive use of short sales which, in theory, could allow them to enter into short positions in securities where other accounts hold long positions. Voya IM has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit and monitor short sales by the other accounts to avoid harm to the Funds.
Compensation
Compensation consists of: (i) a fixed base salary; (ii) a bonus, which is based on Voya IM performance, one-, three-, and five-year pre-tax performance of the accounts the portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for relative to account benchmarks, peer universe performance, and revenue growth and net cash flow growth (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) of the accounts they are responsible for; and (iii) long-term equity awards tied to the performance of our parent company, Voya Financial, Inc. and/or a notional investment in a pre-defined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds.
Portfolio managers are also eligible to receive an annual cash incentive award delivered in some combination of cash and a deferred award in the form of Voya stock. The overall design of the annual incentive plan was developed to tie pay to both performance and cash flows, structured in such a way as to drive performance and promote retention of top talent. As with base salary compensation, individual target awards are determined and set based on external market data and internal comparators. Investment performance is measured on both relative and absolute performance in all areas.
The measures for each team are outlined on a “scorecard” that is reviewed on an annual basis. These scorecards measure investment performance versus benchmark and peer groups over one-, three-, and five-year periods; and year-to-date net cash flow (changes in the accounts’ net assets not attributable to changes in the value of the accounts’ investments) for all accounts managed by each team. The results for overall Voya IM scorecards are typically calculated on an asset weighted performance basis of the individual team scorecards.
Investment professionals’ performance measures for bonus determinations are weighted by 25% being attributable to the overall Voya IM performance and 75% attributable to their specific team results (65% investment performance, 5% net cash flow, and 5% revenue growth).
Voya IM's long-term incentive plan is designed to provide ownership-like incentives to reward continued employment and to link long-term compensation to the financial performance of the business. Based on job function, internal comparators and external market data, employees may be granted long-term awards. All senior investment professionals participate in the long-term compensation plan. Participants receive annual awards determined by the management committee based largely on investment performance and contribution to firm performance. Plan awards are based on the current year’s performance as defined by the Voya IM component of the annual incentive plan. Awards typically include a combination of performance shares, which vest ratably over a three-year period, and Voya restricted stock and/or a notional investment in a predefined set of Voya IM sub-advised funds, each subject to a three-year cliff-vesting schedule.
If a portfolio manager’s base salary compensation exceeds a particular threshold, he or she may participate in Voya’s deferred compensation plan. The plan provides an opportunity to invest deferred amounts of compensation in mutual funds, Voya stock or at an annual fixed interest rate. Deferral elections are done on an annual basis and the amount of compensation deferred is irrevocable.
For the Funds, Voya IM has defined the following indices as the benchmark indices for the investment team:
Fund Portfolio Manager Benchmark
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA, Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA and Matthew Toms, CFA 1/3 J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified, 1/3 J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index, and 1/3 J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA and Douglas Coté, CFA S&P Target Risk® Growth Index
Ownership of Securities
The following tables show the dollar range of equity securities of the Funds beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of October 31, 2018, including investments by his/her immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans:
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA None
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Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA $10,001 - $50,000
Matthew Toms, CFA $10,001 - $50,000
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned
Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA None
Douglas Coté, CFA $50,001-$100,000
In addition to the investments shown in the table above, certain portfolio managers may be required to defer a portion of their compensation into an account that tracks the performance of investment options, including certain Voya mutual funds, chosen by the portfolio managers as part of their participation in Voya’s deferred compensation plan and other targeted compensation programs. This deferral will not cause any purchase or sale of Fund shares, but the NAV of the Fund shares will be used as a measurement mechanism for determining the cash amount to be paid under any vesting provisions when the portfolio manager realizes his/her compensation.
The information below shows how much a portfolio manager has allocated to an investment option that tracks the performance of the Fund he/she manages. The portfolio managers may have allocated a portion of their deferral to another investment option which tracks the performance of a fund that they do not manage. Only the amount that a portfolio manager has allocated to an investment option that tracks the performance of Funds that he/she manages is shown below as of October 31, 2018:
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Allocated Under Deferred Compensation
Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, CFA $50,001-$100,000
Matthew Toms, CFA $10,001-$50,000
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Fund Shares Allocated Under Deferred Compensation
Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA $10,001-$50,000
Douglas Coté, CFA $100,001-$500,000
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement (“Distribution Agreement”), Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc., serves as principal underwriter and distributor for each Fund. The Distributor’s principal offices are located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034. Shares of each Fund are offered on a continuous basis. As principal underwriter, the Distributor has agreed to use its best efforts to distribute the shares of each Fund, although it is not obligated to sell any particular amount of shares.
The Distributor is responsible for all of its expenses in providing services pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, including the costs of printing and distributing prospectuses and SAIs for prospective shareholders and such other sales literature, reports, forms, advertising, and any other marketing efforts by the Distributor in connection with the distribution or sale of the shares. The Distributor does not receive compensation for providing services under the Distribution Agreement, but may be compensated or reimbursed for all or a portion of such expenses to the extent permitted under a Rule 12b-1 Plan.
The Distribution Agreement may be continued from year to year if approved annually by the Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund and by a vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Distributor, or the Trust or parties to the Distribution Agreement, appearing in person at a meeting called for the purpose of approving such Agreement.
The Distribution Agreement terminates automatically upon assignment, and may be terminated at any time on sixty (60) days’ written notice by the Trustees or the Distributor or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund without the payment of any penalty.
Commissions and Compensation Received by the Principal Underwriter
The following table shows all commissions and other compensation received by each Principal Underwriter, who is an affiliated person of each Fund or an affiliated person of that affiliated person, directly or indirectly, from each Fund during the most recent fiscal year.
Fund Name of Principal Underwriter Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions Compensation on Redemptions and Repurchases Brokerage Commissions Other Compensation
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $94.55 None $134.22 None
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Fund Name of Principal Underwriter Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions Compensation on Redemptions and Repurchases Brokerage Commissions Other Compensation
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund Voya Investments Distributor, LLC $2,346.71 $562.42 $2,017.54 None
Sales Commissions and Dealer Reallowances – Class A Shares
In connection with the sale of Class A shares of each Fund, the Distributor may pay authorized dealers of record a sales commission as a percentage of the purchase price. At the discretion of the Distributor, all sales charges may at times be re-allowed to an authorized dealer. If 90% or more of the sales commission is re-allowed, such authorized dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as that term is defined under the 1933 Act. The sales charge retained by the Distributor and the commissions re-allowed to selling dealers are not a Fund expense and have no effect on a Fund’s NAV.
In connection with the sale of Class A shares, the Distributor will re-allow to authorized dealers of record from the sales charge on such sales the following amounts:
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Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class A
$0 to $99,999 2.00%
$100,000 to $499,999 1.50%
$500,000 to $999,999 1.00%
$1 million and over See below
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class A
$0 to $49,000 4.75%
$50,000 to $99,999 4.00%
$100,000 to $249,999 3.00%
$250,000 to $499,999 2.25%
$500,000 to $999,999 2.00%
$1 million and over See below
The Distributor may pay to authorized dealers out of its own assets commissions on shares sold in Class A shares, at NAV, which at the time of investment would have been subject to the imposition of a CDSC if redeemed. There is no sales charge on purchases of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares. However, such purchases may be subject to a CDSC, as disclosed in the Prospectus. The Distributor will pay authorized dealers of record commissions at the rate of 1.00% on purchases of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares that are subject to a CDSC.
In connection with qualified retirement plans that invest $1 million or more in Class A shares of a Fund, the Distributor will pay dealer compensation of 1.00% of the purchase price of the shares to the dealer from its own resources at the time of the initial investment.
Dealer Reallowances – Class C Shares
For purchases of Class C shares subject to a CDSC, the Distributor may pay out of its own assets, a commission of 1.00% of the amount invested of each Fund.
Sales Commissions and Dealer Reallowances – Class T Shares
In connection with the sale of Class T shares of each Fund, the Distributor may pay authorized dealers of record a sales commission as a percentage of the purchase price. At the discretion of the Distributor, all sales charges may at times be re-allowed to an authorized dealer. If 90% or more of the sales commission is re-allowed, such authorized dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as that term is defined under the 1933 Act. The sales charge retained by the Distributor and the commissions re-allowed to selling dealers are not a Fund expense and have no effect on a Fund’s NAV.
In connection with the sale of Class T shares, the Distributor will re-allow to authorized dealers of record from the sales charge on such sales the following amounts:
  Dealers’ Reallowance as a Percentage of Offering Price
Amount of Transaction Class T
$0 to $249,999 2.50%
$250,000 to $499,999 2.00%
$500,000 to $999,999 1.50%
$1 million and over 1.00%
Sales Charges Received by the Distributor
The following tables show the sales charges received by the Distributor in connection with the sale of shares during the last three fiscal years. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund or class was not in operation during the fiscal year, no information is shown.
  Class A Class C Class T
Fund Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance Deferred Sales Charges Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance
2018
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $117.00 None None N/A N/A
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  Class A Class C Class T
Fund Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance Deferred Sales Charges Sales Charges before Dealer Reallowance Sales Charges after Dealer Reallowance
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $2,382.00 None $562.00 N/A N/A
2017
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $13.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $5,639.00 None $732.00 N/A N/A
2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $36.00 None None N/A N/A
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $3,995.00 None $279.00 N/A N/A
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Adviser or the Distributor, out of its own resources and without additional cost to a Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to financial intermediaries selling shares of a Fund, including affiliates of the Adviser and the Distributor. These amounts are in addition to the distribution payments made by a Fund under any distribution agreements. “Financial intermediary” includes any broker, dealer, bank (including bank trust departments), insurance company, transfer agent, registered investment adviser, financial planner, retirement plan administrator and any other financial intermediary having a selling, administrative and shareholder servicing or similar agreement with the Distributor or Adviser.
The benefits to the Distributor and the Adviser include, among other things, entry into or increased visibility in the financial intermediary's sales system, participation by the financial intermediary in the Distributor's marketing efforts (such as helping facilitate or providing financial assistance for conferences, seminars or other programs at which Voya personnel may make presentations on the Voya funds to the intermediary's sales force), placement on the financial intermediary's preferred fund list, and access (in some cases, on a preferential basis over other competitors) to individual members of the financial intermediary's sales force or management. Revenue sharing payments are sometimes referred to as “shelf space” payments because the payments compensate the financial intermediary for including Voya funds in its fund sales system (on its “shelf space”). A financial intermediary typically initiates requests for additional compensation and the Distributor or Adviser negotiates these arrangements with the financial intermediary.
These additional fees paid to financial intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of the financial intermediary’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of the financial intermediary’s gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. These payments may, depending on the broker-dealer’s satisfaction of the required conditions, be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of a Fund’s shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of a Fund’s shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period.
Payments based on sales primarily create incentives for the financial intermediary to make new sales of shares of Voya funds. Payments based on customer assets primarily create incentives for the financial intermediary to retain previously sold shares of Voya funds in investor accounts. A financial intermediary may receive either or both types of payments.
The Distributor and the Adviser compensate financial intermediaries differently depending on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the financial intermediary. A financial intermediary may receive different levels of compensation with respect to sales or assets attributable to different types of clients of the same intermediary or different Voya funds. A financial intermediary may receive payment under more than one arrangement referenced here. Where services are provided, the costs of providing the services and the overall array of services provided may vary from one financial intermediary to another. The Distributor and the Adviser do not make an independent assessment of the cost of providing such services. While a financial intermediary may request additional compensation from Voya to offset costs incurred by the financial intermediary in servicing its clients, the financial intermediary may earn a profit on these payments, since the amount of the payment may exceed the financial intermediary's costs.
As of January 1, 2019, the Distributor and/or the Adviser had agreed to make additional payments as described above to the following broker-dealers or their affiliates:
ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc. Advisor Group, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Ascensus, Inc.
Benefits Plans Administrative Services, Inc. Benefit Trust Company
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC
Capital One Investing, LLC Cetera Advisors LLC
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Cetera Advisors Networks LLC Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
Cetera Investment Services LLC Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
CUSO Financial Services Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc.
Expert Plan, Inc. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. First Allied Holding, Inc.
FSC Securities Corporation Girard Securities, Inc.
Goldman Sachs and Co. GWFS Equities, Inc.
Investors Capital Holding LTD Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
John Hancock Trust Company, LLC JPMorgan Securities LLC
Legends Equity Corporation Lincoln Retirement Services Company, LLC
LPL Financial, LLC Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Mercer HR Services, LLC
Morgan Stanley Mid Atlantic Capital Corp
National Financial Services, LLC Newport Retirement Services, Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Pershing, LLC
PNC Bank N.A. Principal Life Insurance Company
Prudential Insurance Co. of America Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Reliance Trust Company Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.
SagePoint Financial, Inc. Security Financial Resources, Inc.
Standard Insurance Company Summit Financial Service Group, Inc.
Symetra T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. TD Ameritrade Trust Company
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company TransAmerica Retirement Solutions Corporation
UBS Financial Services, Inc. US Bank N.A.
VALIC Retirement Services Company The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation VSR Financial Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.  
Other Incentives
The Adviser or the Distributor may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers.
The Sub-Adviser of a Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The Distributor may, from time to time, pay additional cash and non-cash compensation from its own resources to its employee sales staff for sales of certain Voya funds that are made by registered representatives of broker-dealers to the extent such compensation is not prohibited by law or the rules of any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA.
Conflicts of Interest
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A financial intermediary's receipt of additional compensation may create conflicts of interest between the financial intermediary and its clients. Each type of payment discussed above may provide a financial intermediary with an economic incentive to actively promote Voya funds over other mutual funds or cooperate with the distributor's promotional efforts. The receipt of additional compensation from Voya and its affiliates may be an important consideration in a financial intermediary's willingness to support the sale of Voya funds through the financial intermediary's distribution system. The Distributor and the Adviser are motivated to make the payments described above since they promote the sale of Voya fund shares and the retention of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. In certain cases these payments could be significant to the financial intermediary.
Additional Cash Compensation for Sales by “Focus Firms”
The Distributor may, at its discretion, pay additional cash compensation to its employee sales staff for sales by certain broker-dealers or “focus firms.” The Distributor may pay up to an additional 0.10% to its employee sales staff for sales that are made by registered representatives of these focus firms. As of the date of this SAI, the focus firms are: Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.; Banc of America Securities LLC; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Chase Investment Services; Cetera Advisors LLC; Cetera Advisor Networks LLC; Cetera Financial Specialists LLC; Cetera Investment Advisers LLC; Cetera Investment Services LLC; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Edward Jones; FSC Securities Corporation; Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.; Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.; LPL Financial, LLC; Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; Morgan Keegan; Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets; Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.; Sagepoint Financial, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; USAA Investment Management Co.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC; and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Payments Under the Rule 12b-1 Plans
Under the Rule 12b-1 Plans, ongoing payments will generally be made on a monthly basis to authorized dealers for both distribution and shareholder servicing at rates that are based on the average daily net assets of shares that are registered in the name of that authorized dealer as nominee or held in a shareholder account that designates that authorized dealer as the dealer of record. Rights to these ongoing payments generally begin to accrue in the 13th month following the purchase of a share class subject to a Rule 12b-1 Plan. The Distributor may, in its discretion, pay such financial intermediary Rule 12b-1 fees prior to the 13th month following the purchase of such shares.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICING PLANS
Each Fund has adopted one or more Distribution and/or Distribution and Service Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1. In addition, certain share classes may have adopted Shareholder Service Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (each, a “Rule 12b-1 Plan” and together, the “Rule 12b-1 Plans” or the “Plans”). Certain share classes may pay a combined Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee.
Under the Plan, the Distributor may be entitled to a payment each month in connection with the offering, sale, and shareholder servicing of shares as a percentage of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares. Each Fund intends to operate the Rule 12b-1 Plan in accordance with its terms and FINRA rules concerning sales charges. The table below reflects the Plan for each Fund. Certain share classes do not pay distribution or shareholder service fees and are not included in the table.
Fund Type of Plan Type of Fee
    Distribution Fee Shareholder
Service Fee
Combined
Distribution and
Shareholder
Service Fee
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund      
Class A Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%*
Class C Distribution and
Service Plan
0.75% 0.25% N/A
Class R Distribution and
Service Plan
0.25% 0.25% N/A
Class T Distribution and
Service Plan
N/A N/A 0.25%
* Of this amount, up to 0.10% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A shares may be paid with respect to distribution services.
Services Provided for the Distribution Fee
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The Distribution Fee for a specific class may be used to cover the expenses of the Distributor primarily intended to result in the sale of that class of shares, including payments to securities dealers for selling shares of the Fund (which may include the principal underwriter itself) and other financial institutions and organizations to obtain various distribution related and/or administrative services for that Fund.
Distribution fees may be paid to cover expenses incurred in promoting the sale of that class of shares including, among other things (i) promotional activities; (ii) preparation and distribution of advertising materials and sales literature; (iii) personnel costs and overhead of the Distributor; (iv) the costs of printing and distributing to prospective investors the prospectuses and statements of additional information (and supplements thereto) and reports for other than existing shareholders; (v) payments to dealers and others that provide shareholder services (including the processing of new shareholder applications and serving as a primary source of information to customers in providing information and answering questions concerning each Fund and their transactions in each Fund); and (vi) costs of administering the Rule 12b-1 Plans.
Services Provided for the Shareholder Service Fee
The shareholder service fees may be used to pay securities dealers (including the Distributor) and other financial institutions, plan administrators and organizations for services including, but not limited to: (i) acting as the shareholder of record; (ii) processing purchase and redemption orders; (iii) maintaining participant account records; (iv) answering participant questions regarding each Fund; (v) facilitation of the tabulation of shareholder votes in the event of a meeting of Fund shareholders; (vi) the conveyance of information relating to shares purchased and redeemed and share balances to each Fund and to service providers; (vii) provision of support services including providing information about each Fund; and (viii) provision of other services as may be agreed upon from time to time.
Initial Board Approval, Continuation, Termination and Amendments to the Rule 12b-1 Plan
In approving the Rule 12b-1 Plans the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Rule 12b-1 Plans or any agreements relating to the Rule 12b-1 Plans (“Rule 12b-1 Trustees”), concluded that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Rule 12b-1 Plans would benefit each Fund and each respective class of shareholders.
The Rule 12b-1 Plans continue from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by vote of a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees. The Rule 12b-1 Plan for a particular class may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund.
Each Rule 12b-1 Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount spent for distribution expenses as to a Fund without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund, and all material amendments to a Rule 12b-1 Plan must be approved by a vote of the majority of the Board, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on any such amendment.
Further Information About the Rule 12b-1 Plan
The Distributor is required to report in writing to the Board at least quarterly on the amounts and purpose of any payment made under the Rule 12b-1 Plans and any related agreements, as well as to furnish the Board with such other information as may reasonably be requested in order to enable the Board to make an informed determination whether a Plan should be continued. The terms and provisions of the Rule 12b-1 Plans relating to required reports, term and approval are consistent with the requirements of Rule 12b-1.
Each Rule 12b-1 Plan is a compensation plan. This means that the Distributor will receive payment without regard to the actual distribution expenses it incurs. In the event a Plan is terminated in accordance with its terms, the obligations of a Fund to make payments to the Distributor pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan will cease and the Fund will not be required to make any payment for expenses incurred after the date the Rule 12b-1 Plan terminates.
The Rule 12b-1 Plans were adopted because of the anticipated benefits to each Fund. These anticipated benefits include increased promotion and distribution of each Fund’s shares, and enhancement in each Fund’s ability to maintain accounts and improve asset retention and increased stability of assets for each Fund.
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Total Distribution Expenses
The following table sets forth the total distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor for the costs of promotion and distribution with respect to each class of shares for each Fund for the most recent fiscal year. “N/A” in the table indicates that, as the Fund or class was not in operation during the fiscal year, no information is shown.
Fund Class Advertising Printing Salaries & Commissions Broker Servicing Miscellaneous Total
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund A $27.35 $519.60 $38,439.78 $13,961.99 $10,217.28 $63,166.00
  C $0.10 $1.94 $1,475.37 $670.29 $148.58 $2,296.29
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $27,553.41 $8,427.92 $2,065.69 $41,283.77
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $0.06 $1.10 $1,268.36 $435.84 $115.37 $1,820.73
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund A $28.27 $537.06 $6,560.62 $18,461.46 $5,072.25 $30,659.66
  C $23.78 $451.77 $5,691.92 $50,099.70 $10,456.00 $66,723.18
  I $161.84 $3,074.91 $25,351.05 $8,427.92 $4,437.25 $41,452.97
  R $141.85 $2,695.06 $36,810.86 $136,923.27 $2,782.23 $179,353.27
  T N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  W $178.87 $3,398.60 $61,804.47 $13,928.22 $24,490.54 $103,800.71
Total Distribution and Shareholder Services Fees Paid:
The following table sets forth the total Distribution and Shareholder Services fees paid by each Fund to the Distributor under the Plans for the last three fiscal years.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $1,477.00 $389.00 $184.00
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $204,424.00 $189,550.00 $172,694.00
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon, 225 West Liberty Street, New York, NY 10286, serves as custodian for each Fund.
The custodian’s responsibilities include safekeeping and controlling each Fund’s cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on each Fund’s investments. The custodian does not participate in determining the investment policies of a Fund, in deciding which securities are purchased or sold by a Fund or in the declaration of dividends and distributions. A Fund may, however, invest in obligations of the custodian and may purchase or sell securities from or to the custodian.
For portfolio securities that are purchased and held outside the United States, the Custodian has entered into sub-custodian arrangements with certain foreign banks and clearing agencies which are designed to comply with Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP serves as an independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund. KPMG LLP provides audit services and tax return preparation services. KPMG LLP is located at Two Financial Center, 60 South Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
Legal Counsel
Legal matters for the Trust are passed upon by Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600.
Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”) serves as the transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for each Fund. Its principal office is located at 301 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. As transfer agent and dividend-paying agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. is responsible for maintaining account records, detailing the ownership of Fund shares and for crediting income, capital gains and other changes in share ownership to shareholder accounts.
Securities Lending Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the securities lending agent. The services provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, as the securities lending agent, for the most recent fiscal year primarily included the following:
(1) selecting borrowers from an approved list of borrowers and executing a securities lending agreement as agent on behalf of a Fund with each such borrower;
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(2) negotiating the terms of securities loans, including the amount of fees;
(3) directing the delivery of loaned securities;
(4) monitoring the daily value of the loaned securities and directing the payment of additional collateral or the return of excess collateral, as necessary;
(5) investing cash collateral received in connection with any loaned securities;
(6) monitoring distributions on loaned securities (for example, interest and dividend activity);
(7) in the event of default by a borrower with respect to any securities loan, using the collateral or the proceeds of the liquidation of collateral to purchase replacement securities of the same issue, type, class and series as that of the loaned securities; and
(8) terminating securities loans and arranging for the return of loaned securities to a Fund at loan termination.
The following table provides the dollar amounts of income and fees/compensation related to the securities lending activities of each Fund for its most recent fiscal year. There are no fees paid to the securities lending agent for cash collateral management services, administrative fees, indemnification fees, or other fees.
Fund Gross
securities
lending
income
Fees paid
to securities
lending agent
from revenue split
Positive
Rebate
Negative
Rebate
Net Rebate Total Aggregate
fees/compensation
paid to
securities lending
agent or broker
Net Securities
Income
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund None None None None None None None
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund None None None None None None None
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Each Fund invests in Underlying Funds which in turn invest directly in securities. However, each Fund may invest directly in securities.
To the extent each Fund invests in affiliated Underlying Funds, the discussion relating to investment decisions made by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser with respect to each Fund also includes investment decisions made by an Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with respect to affiliated Underlying Funds. For convenience, only the terms Adviser, Sub-Adviser, and Fund are used.
The Adviser or the Sub-Adviser for each Fund places orders for the purchase and sale of investment securities for each Fund, pursuant to authority granted in the relevant Investment Management Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Subject to policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser have discretion to make decisions relating to placing these orders including, where applicable, selecting the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchase and sale of investment securities, negotiating the commission or other compensation paid to the broker or dealer executing the trade, or using an electronic communications network (“ECN”) or alternative trading system (“ATS”).
In situations where a Sub-Adviser resigns or the Adviser otherwise assumes day to day management of a Fund pursuant to its Investment Management Agreement with each Fund, the Adviser will perform the services described herein as being performed by the Sub-Adviser.
How Securities Transactions are Effected
Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange (which include most equity securities) are effected through brokers who charge a commission for their services. In transactions on securities exchanges in the United States, these commissions are negotiated, while on many foreign securities exchanges commissions are fixed. Securities traded in the OTC markets (such as fixed-income securities and some equity securities) are generally traded on a “net” basis with market makers acting as dealers; in these transactions, the dealers act as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer. Transactions in certain OTC securities also may be effected on an agency basis when, in the Adviser’s or a Sub-Adviser’s opinion, the total price paid (including commission) is equal to or better than the best total price available from a market maker. In underwritten offerings, securities are usually purchased at a fixed price, which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter’s concession or discount. On occasion, certain money market instruments may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid. The Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may also place trades using an ECN or ATS.
How the Adviser or Sub-Advisers Select Broker-Dealers
The Adviser or a Sub-Adviser has a duty to seek to obtain best execution of each Fund’s orders, taking into consideration a full range of factors designed to produce the most favorable overall terms reasonably available under the circumstances. In selecting brokers and dealers to execute trades, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may consider both the characteristics of the trade and the full range and quality of the brokerage services available from eligible broker-dealers. This consideration often involves qualitative as well as quantitative judgments. Factors relevant to the nature of the trade may include, among others, price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dollar spread), the size of the order, the nature and characteristics (including liquidity) of the market for the security, the difficulty of execution, the timing of the order, potential market impact, and the need for confidentiality, speed, and certainty of execution. Factors relevant to the range and quality of brokerage services available from eligible brokers and dealers may include, among others, each firm’s execution,
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clearance, settlement, and other operational facilities; willingness and ability to commit capital or take risk in positioning a block of securities, where necessary; special expertise in particular securities or markets; ability to provide liquidity, speed and anonymity; the nature and quality of other brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser (consistent with the “safe harbor” described below and subject to the restrictions of the European Union’s updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”)); and each firm’s general reputation, financial condition and responsiveness to the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, as demonstrated in the particular transaction or other transactions. Subject to its duty to seek best execution of each Fund’s orders, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may select broker-dealers that participate in commission recapture programs that have been established for the benefit of each Fund. Under these programs, the participating broker-dealers will return to each Fund (in the form of a credit to the Fund) a portion of the brokerage commissions paid to the broker-dealers by the Fund. These credits are used to pay certain expenses of the Fund. These commission recapture payments benefit the Fund, and not the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser.
The Safe Harbor for Soft Dollar Practices
In selecting broker-dealers to execute a trade for each Fund, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may consider the nature and quality of brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser as a factor in evaluating the most favorable overall terms reasonably available under the circumstances. As permitted by Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may cause a Fund to pay a broker-dealer a commission for effecting a securities transaction for a Fund that is in excess of the commission which another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction, as long as the services provided to the Adviser or Sub-Adviser by the broker-dealer: (i) are limited to “research” or “brokerage” services; (ii) constitute lawful and appropriate assistance to the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities; and (iii) the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser makes a good faith determination that the broker’s commission paid by the Fund is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the Adviser’s or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the Fund and its other investment advisory clients. In making such a determination, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser might consider, in addition to the commission rate, the range and quality of a broker’s services, including the value of the research provided, execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness. The practice of using a portion of a Fund’s commission dollars to pay for brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser is sometimes referred to as “soft dollars.” Section 28(e) is sometimes referred to as a “safe harbor,” because it permits this practice, subject to a number of restrictions, including the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser’s compliance with certain procedural requirements and limitations on the type of brokerage and research services that qualify for the safe harbor. The provisions of MiFID II may limit the ability of certain Sub-Advisers to pay for research services using soft dollars in various circumstances.
Brokerage and Research Products and Services Under the Safe Harbor – Research products and services may include, but are not limited to, general economic, political, business and market information and reviews, industry and company information and reviews, evaluations of securities and recommendations as to the purchase and sale of securities, financial data on a company or companies, performance and risk measuring services and analysis, stock price quotation services, computerized historical financial databases and related software, credit rating services, analysis of corporate responsibility issues, brokerage analysts’ earnings estimates, computerized links to current market data, software dedicated to research, and portfolio modeling. Research services may be provided in the form of reports, computer-generated data feeds and other services, telephone contacts, and personal meetings with securities analysts, as well as in the form of meetings arranged with corporate officers and industry spokespersons, economists, academics, and governmental representatives. Brokerage products and services assist in the execution, clearance and settlement of securities transactions, as well as functions incidental thereto including, but not limited to, related communication and connectivity services and equipment, software related to order routing, market access, algorithmic trading, and other trading activities. On occasion, a broker-dealer may furnish the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser with a service that has a mixed use (that is, the service is used both for brokerage and research activities that are within the safe harbor and for other activities). In this case, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser is required to reasonably allocate the cost of the service, so that any portion of the service that does not qualify for the safe harbor is paid for by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser from its own funds, and not by portfolio commissions paid by a Fund.
Benefits to the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers – Research products and services provided to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser by broker-dealers that effect securities transactions for a Fund may be used by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser in servicing all of its accounts. Accordingly, not all of these services may be used by the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser in connection with each Fund. Some of these products and services are also available to the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser for cash, and some do not have an explicit cost or determinable value. The research received does not reduce the management fees payable to the Adviser or the sub-advisory fees payable to a Sub-Adviser for services provided to each Fund. The Adviser’s or a Sub-Adviser’s expenses would likely increase if the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser had to generate these research products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. It is possible that a Sub-Adviser subject to MiFID II will cause a Fund to pay for research services with soft dollars in circumstances where it is prohibited from doing so with respect to other client accounts, although those other client accounts might nonetheless benefit from those research services.
Broker-Dealers that are Affiliated with the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers
Portfolio transactions may be executed by brokers affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc., the Adviser, or a Sub-Adviser, so long as the commission paid to the affiliated broker is reasonable and fair compared to the commission that would be charged by an unaffiliated broker in a comparable transaction.
Prohibition on Use of Brokerage Commissions for Sales or Promotional Activities
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The placement of portfolio brokerage with broker-dealers who have sold shares of a Fund is subject to rules adopted by the SEC and FINRA. Under these rules, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may not consider a broker’s promotional or sales efforts on behalf of any Fund when selecting a broker-dealer for portfolio transactions, and neither a Fund nor the Adviser or Sub-Adviser may enter into an agreement under which the Fund directs brokerage transactions (or revenue generated from such transactions) to a broker-dealer to pay for distribution of Fund shares. Each Fund has adopted policies and procedures, approved by the Board, that are designed to attain compliance with these prohibitions.
Principal Trades and Research
Purchases of securities for each Fund also may be made directly from issuers or from underwriters. Purchase and sale transactions may be effected through dealers which specialize in the types of securities which a Fund will be holding. Dealers and underwriters usually act as principals for their own account. Purchases from underwriters will include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter and purchases from dealers will include the spread between the bid and the asked price. If the execution and price offered by more than one dealer or underwriter are comparable, the order may be allocated to a dealer or underwriter which has provided such research or other services as mentioned above.
More Information about Trading in Fixed-Income Securities
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities will usually be principal transactions. Such securities often will be purchased from or sold to dealers serving as market makers for the securities at a net price. Each Fund may also purchase such securities in underwritten offerings and will, on occasion, purchase securities directly from the issuer. Generally, fixed-income securities are traded on a net basis and do not involve brokerage commissions. The cost of executing fixed-income securities transactions consists primarily of dealer spreads and underwriting commissions.
In purchasing and selling fixed-income securities, it is the policy of each Fund to obtain the best results, while taking into account the dealer’s general execution and operational facilities, the type of transaction involved and other factors, such as the dealer’s risk in positioning the securities involved. While the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, each Fund will not necessarily pay the lowest spread or commission available.
Transition Management
Changes in sub-advisers, investment personnel and reorganizations of a Fund may result in the sale of a significant portion or even all of a Fund’s portfolio securities. This type of change generally will increase trading costs and the portfolio turnover for the affected Fund. Each Fund, the Adviser, or a Sub-Adviser may engage a broker-dealer to provide transition management services in connection with a change in the sub-adviser, reorganization, or other changes.
Allocation of Trades
Some securities considered for investment by a Fund may also be appropriate for other clients served by that Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser. If the purchase or sale of securities consistent with the investment policies of a Fund and one or more of these other clients is considered at, or about the same time, transactions in such securities will be placed on an aggregate basis and allocated among the other funds and such other clients in a manner deemed fair and equitable, over time, by the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser and consistent with the Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s written policies and procedures. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser may use different methods of trade allocation. The Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s relevant policies and procedures and the results of aggregated trades in which a Fund participated are subject to periodic review by the Board. To the extent a Fund seeks to acquire (or dispose of) the same security at the same time as other funds, such Fund may not be able to acquire (or dispose of) as large a position in such security as it desires, or it may have to pay a higher (or receive a lower) price for such security. It is recognized that in some cases, this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security insofar as the Fund is concerned. However, over time, a Fund’s ability to participate in aggregate trades is expected to provide better execution for the Fund.
Cross-Transactions
The Board has adopted a policy allowing trades to be made between affiliated registered investment companies or series thereof, provided they meet the conditions of Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and conditions of the policy.
Brokerage Commissions Paid
Brokerage commissions paid by each Fund for the last three fiscal years are as follows. An increase or decrease in commissions is due to a corresponding increase or decrease in the Fund’s trading activity.
Fund October 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Affiliated Brokerage Commissions
For the last three fiscal years, each Fund did not use affiliated brokers to execute portfolio transactions.
Securities of Regular Broker-Dealers
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During the most recent fiscal year, each Fund acquired securities of its regular broker-dealers (as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act) or their parent companies as follows:
Fund Security Description Market Value
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund None  
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund None  
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT Voya Mutual Funds
Description of the Shares of Beneficial Interest
Voya  Mutual Funds (“VMF”) may issue unlimited shares of beneficial interest in VMF without par value. The shares may be issued in one or more series and each series may consist of one or more classes. VMF has sixteen series, which are authorized to issue multiple classes of shares. Such classes are designated Class A, Class C, Class I, Class O, Class P, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W. All series and/or classes of VMF may not be discussed in this SAI.
All shares of each series represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets belonging to that series (subject to the liabilities belonging to the series or a class). Each series may have different assets and liabilities from any other series of VMF. Furthermore, different share classes of a series may have different liabilities from other classes of that same series. The assets belonging to a series shall be charged with the liabilities of that series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that series, except that liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves allocated solely to a particular class, if any, shall be borne by that class. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of VMF which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular series or class, shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the series or classes, in such manner as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable.
Redemption and Transfer of Shares
Shareholders of any series or class have the right to redeem all or part of their shares as described in the prospectus and Declaration of Trust. Under certain circumstances, VMF may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the right to redeem shares of shareholders: (i) who do not satisfy minimum investment thresholds set forth in the prospectus from time to time; or (ii) if the Trustees determine that failure to redeem may have materially adverse consequences to VMF, any series or to the shareholders of VMF or any series thereof. There are no restrictions on the transfer of shares in the Declaration of Trust.
Material Obligations and Liabilities of Owning Shares
VMF is organized as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. Under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, shareholders have the same limitation on personal liability extended to shareholders of private corporations under Delaware law. All shares issued by VMF are fully paid and nonassessable.
Dividend Rights
The shareholders of a series are entitled to receive dividends or other distributions declared for the series. Distributions will be paid pro rata to all shareholders of a series or class according to the number of shares held by shareholders on the record date.
Voting Rights and Shareholder Meetings
Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, shareholders have the power to vote, under certain circumstances, on: (1) the election or removal of trustees; (2) the approval of certain advisory contracts; (3) the termination and incorporation of VMF, (4) any merger, consolidation or sale of all, or substantially all, of VMF’s assets; and (5) such additional matters as may be required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Declaration of Trust or by-laws, or any registration of VMF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any state, or as and when the Trustees may consider necessary or desirable. For example, under the 1940 Act, shareholders have the right to vote on any change in a fundamental investment policy, to approve a change in subclassification of a fund, to approve the distribution plan under Rule 12b-1, and to terminate the independent public accountant.
VMF is not required to hold shareholder meetings annually, but a meeting of shareholders may be called by the Board, at the request in writing of the holders of not less than 10% of the outstanding voting shares of VMF, or as required by the 1940 Act.
On matters submitted to a vote, each holder of a share is entitled to one vote for each full share, and a fractional vote for each fractional share outstanding on the books of VMF. All shares of classes and series vote together as one class, except with respect to any matter that affects only the interests of a particular series or class, or as required by Delaware law or the 1940 Act.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of liquidation, the shareholders of a series or class are entitled to receive, as a liquidating distribution, the excess of the assets belonging to the liquidating series or class over the liabilities belonging to such series or class of shares.
Inspection of Records
The records of VMF shall be open to inspection by shareholders during normal business hours and for any purpose not harmful to VMF.
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Preemptive Rights
There are no preemptive rights associated with the series’ shares.
Conversion Rights
The conversion features and exchange privileges are described in the Prospectus and in the section of the SAI entitled “Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares.”
Sinking Fund Provisions
VMF has no sinking fund provision.
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PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
An investor may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares in each Fund utilizing the methods, and subject to the restrictions, described in the Prospectus.
Purchases
Shares of each Fund are offered at the NAV (plus any applicable sales charge) next computed after receipt of a purchase order in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor.
Orders Placed with Intermediaries
If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, you may be charged a commission or transaction fee by the financial intermediary for the purchase and sale of Fund shares.
Certain brokers or other designated intermediaries such as third-party administrators or plan trustees may accept purchase and redemption orders on behalf of a Fund. The Transfer Agent, the Distributor or a Fund will be deemed to have received such an order when the broker or the designee has accepted the order. Customer orders are priced at the NAV next computed after such acceptance. Such orders may be transmitted to a Fund or its agents several hours after the time of the acceptance and pricing.
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
As discussed in the Prospectus, the Voya family of funds provides a Pre-Authorized Investment Plan for certain share classes for the convenience of investors who wish to purchase shares of a Fund on a regular basis. The Pre-Authorized Investment Plan may be terminated without penalty at any time by the investor or a Fund. The minimum investment requirements may be waived by a Fund for purchases made pursuant to: (i) employer-administered payroll deduction plans; (ii) profit-sharing, pension, or individual or any employee retirement plans; or (iii) purchases made in connection with plans providing for periodic investments in Fund shares.
Subscriptions-in-Kind
Certain investors may purchase shares of a Fund with liquid assets with a value which is readily ascertainable by reference to a domestic exchange price and which would be eligible for purchase by a Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. These transactions only will be effected if the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser intends to retain the security in the Fund as an investment. Assets so purchased by a Fund will be valued in generally the same manner as they would be valued for purposes of pricing the Fund’s shares, if these assets were included in the Fund’s assets at the time of purchase. Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time.
Born to Save™ Program
Under the Voya Born-to-Save™ promotion, an affiliate of Voya Investments Distributor, LLC will pay $500 to fund a mutual fund account for each baby born in the United States on a specified date whose parents or legal guardian seek to participate in the program within 60 days’ after the newborn’s birth and meet the conditions of the program, such as: agreeing to act as UTMA Custodian; providing documentation to establish the date of birth, social security number of the newborn and parent/legal guardian; and completing a mutual fund application. The $500, which is taxable to participants in the Voya Born-to-Save™ program, will be invested in the Class W shares of Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund at NAV. Participants in the Voya Born-to-Save™ program will be permitted to exchange these Class W shares of Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund into Class W shares of other Voya funds and/or redeem all or a portion of their shares from Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund. Please visit www.voya.com/BornToSave for additional information.
Self-Employed and Corporate Retirement Plans
For self-employed individuals and corporate investors that wish to purchase shares of a Fund, there is available through each Fund, a Prototype Plan and Custody Agreement. The Custody Agreement provides that BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company, Wilmington, DE, will act as Custodian under the Prototype Plan, and will furnish custodial services for an annual maintenance fee of $12.00 for each participant, with no other charges. (This fee is in addition to the normal custodial charges paid by each Fund.) The annual contract maintenance fee may be waived from time to time. For further details, including the right to appoint a successor Custodian, see the Plan and Custody Agreement. Employers who wish to use shares of a Fund under a custodianship with another bank or trust company must make individual arrangements with that institution.
Individual Retirement Accounts
Investors having earned income are eligible to purchase shares of a Fund under an IRA pursuant to Section 408 of the Code. An individual who creates an IRA may contribute annually certain dollar amounts of earned income and an additional amount if there is a non-working spouse. Simple IRA plans that employers may establish on behalf of their employees are also available. Also available are Roth IRA plans that enable employed and self-employed individuals to make non-deductible contributions and, under certain circumstances, effect tax-free withdrawals. Copies of a model Custodial Account Agreement are available from the Distributor. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company, Wilmington, DE, will act as the Custodian under this model Agreement, for which it will charge the investor an annual fee of $12.00 for maintaining the Account (this fee is in addition to the normal custodial charges paid by each Fund). Full details on the IRA are contained in an IRS required disclosure statement, and the Custodian will not open an IRA until seven (7) days after the investor has received this statement from the Fund. An IRA using shares of a Fund may also be used by employers who have adopted a Simplified Employee Pension Plan.
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Purchases of Fund shares by Section 403(b) of the Code plans and other retirement plans are also available. Section 403(b) plans are generally arrangements by a public school organization or a charitable, educational, or scientific organization which employees are permitted to take advantage of the federal income tax deferral benefits provided for in Section 403(b) of the Code. It is advisable for an investor considering the funding of any retirement plan to consult with an attorney or to obtain advice from a competent retirement plan consultant.
Special Purchases at NAV – Class A Shares
Class A shares of each Fund may be purchased at NAV, without a sales charge, by certain investors. The financial intermediary or the investor must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such waiver. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for any sales charge waiver, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the waiver is applied to the investor’s account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor’s eligibility for front-end sales charge waivers.
It is possible that a broker-dealer may not be able to offer one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest directly through Voya in order to take advantage of the waiver. Each Fund may terminate or amend the terms of these sales charge waivers at any time. The following will be permitted to purchase Class A shares of each Fund at NAV. In addition to the following, investors investing in a Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to the Fund’s Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries.
1) Current, retired or former officers, trustees, directors or employees (including members of their immediate families) of Voya Financial, Inc., registered investment companies in the Voya family of funds and their affiliates purchasing shares for their own accounts. Immediate family members include: Parents; Spouse (as recognized under local law); Siblings; Children; Grandparents; Aunts/Uncles; Nieces/Nephews; Cousins; Dependents; Parents-in-law; Brothers-in-law; and Sisters-in-law.
2) affiliated and non-affiliated Insurance companies (including separate accounts) that have entered into a selling agreement with Voya Financial, Inc. and purchase shares directly from the Distributor.
3) Registered investment advisors, trust companies and bank trust departments investing on their own behalf or on behalf of their clients.
4) The current employees (including registered representatives), and their immediate family members, of broker-dealers and financial institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor (or otherwise having an arrangement with a broker-dealer or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares).
5) Investments made by accounts that are part of certain qualified fee-based programs (“wrap accounts”).
6) The movement of shares from qualified employee benefit plans provided that the movement of shares involves an in-kind transfer of Class A shares.
“Qualified employee benefit plans” are those created under section 401(a), 401(k), 457 and 403(b), and qualified deferred compensation plans that have a plan level or omnibus account maintained with a Voya fund and transacts directly with that Voya fund or through a 3rd party administrator or record keeper that has an agreement in place with the Voya family of funds.
7) For investors purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the following sources: Redemptions from any fund from the Voya family of funds if you: (a) originally paid a front-end sales charge on the shares; and (b) reinvest the money within 90 days of the redemption date. This waiver is subject to the following conditions:
This privilege may only be used once per year; and
The amount that may be reinvested is limited to an amount up to the redemption proceeds; and
Written or electronic order for the purchase of shares may be received by the Transfer Agent from the financial intermediary or the shareholder (or be postmarked) within 90 days after the date of redemption; and
Purchases may be handled by a securities dealer who may charge a fee; and
Payment may accompany the request and the purchase will be made at the then current NAV of a Fund.
If investors realize a gain on the transaction, it is taxable and any reinvestment will not alter any applicable federal capital gains tax (except that some or all of the sales charge may be disallowed as an addition to the basis of the shares sold and added to the basis of the subsequent purchased shares). If investors realize a loss on the transaction, some or all of the loss may not be allowed as a tax deduction depending on the amount reinvested. However, this disallowance is added to the tax basis of the shares acquired upon the reinvestment.
8) Shareholders of Adviser Class at the time these shares were re-designated as Class A shares if purchased directly with a Fund.
9) Former Class M shareholders if purchased directly with a Fund.
10) Any charitable organization that has determined that a Fund is a legally permissible investment and is prohibited by applicable investment law from paying a sales charge or commission and purchases shares directly from the Distributor.
11) Any state, county, or city or any instrumentality, department authority or agency thereof that has determined that a Fund is a legally permissible investment and is prohibited by applicable investment law from paying a sales charge or commission and purchases shares directly from the Distributor.
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12) Additional purchases of a Fund by former Class O shareholders that exchanged their shares for Class A shares of that Fund.
Letters of Intent and Rights of Accumulation – Class A Shares
An investor may immediately qualify for a reduced sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares by completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application (the “Letter of Intent”). By completing the Letter of Intent, the investor expresses an intention to invest, during the next 13 months, a specified amount which, if made at one time, would qualify for the reduced sales charge. At any time within ninety (90) days after the first investment which the investor wants to qualify for the reduced sales charge, a signed Shareholder Application, with the Letter of Intent section completed, may be filed with the applicable Fund(s). After the Letter of Intent is filed, each additional investment made will be entitled to the sales charge applicable to the level of investment indicated on the Letter of Intent as described above. Sales charge reductions based upon purchases in more than one investment will be effective only after notification to the Distributor that the investment qualifies for a discount. The shareholder’s holdings in the Voya family of funds acquired within ninety (90) days before the Letter of Intent is filed will be counted towards completion of the Letter of Intent, but will not be entitled to a retroactive downward adjustment of sales charge until the Letter of Intent is fulfilled. Any redemptions made by the shareholder during the 13-month period will be subtracted from the amount of the purchases for purposes of determining whether the terms of the Letter of Intent have been completed. If the Letter of Intent is not completed within the 13-month period, there will be an upward adjustment of the sales charge as specified below, depending upon the amount actually purchased (less redemption) during the period.
An investor acknowledges and agrees to the following provisions by completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application. A minimum initial investment equal to 25% of the intended total investment is required. An amount equal to the maximum sales charge, as stated in the Prospectus, will be held in escrow at Voya funds, in the form of shares in the investor’s name to assure that the full applicable sales charge will be paid if the intended purchase is not completed. The shares in escrow will be included in the total shares owned as reflected on the purchaser’s monthly statement; income and capital gain distributions on the escrowed shares will be paid directly by the investor. The escrow shares will not be available for redemption by the investor until the Letter of Intent has been completed or the higher sales charge paid. When the total purchases, less redemptions, equal the amount specified under the Letter of Intent, the shares in escrow will be released. If the total purchases, less redemptions, exceed the amount specified under the Letter of Intent and is an amount which would qualify for a further quantity discount, a retroactive price adjustment will be made by the Distributor and the dealer with whom purchases were made pursuant to the Letter of Intent (to reflect such further quantity discount) on purchases made within ninety (90) days before, and on those made after filing the Letter of Intent. The resulting difference in offering price will be applied to the purchase of additional shares at the applicable offering price. If the total purchases, less redemptions, are less than the amount specified under the Letter of Intent, the investor will remit to the Distributor an amount equal to the difference in dollar amount of sales charge actually paid and the amount of sales charge which would have applied to the aggregate purchases if the total of such purchases had been made at a single account in the name of the investor or to the investor’s order. If within ten (10) days after written request such difference in sales charge is not paid, the redemption of an appropriate number of shares in escrow to realize such difference will be made. If the proceeds from a total redemption are inadequate, the investor will be liable to the Distributor for the difference. In the event of a total redemption of the account prior to fulfillment of the Letter of Intent, the additional sales charge due will be deducted from the proceeds of the redemption and the balance will be forwarded to the investor. By completing the Letter of Intent section of the Shareholder Application, an investor grants to the Distributor a security interest in the shares in escrow and agrees to irrevocably appoint the Distributor as his or her attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to surrender for redemption, any or all escrowed shares for the purpose of paying any additional sales charge due and authorizes the Transfer Agent or sub-transfer agent to receive and redeem shares and pay the proceeds as directed by the Distributor. The investor or the securities dealer must inform the Transfer Agent or the Distributor that the Letter of Intent is in effect each time a purchase is made.
If, at any time prior to or after completion of the Letter of Intent, the investor wishes to cancel the Letter of Intent, the investor must notify the Distributor in writing. If, prior to the completion of the Letter of Intent, the investor requests the Distributor to liquidate all shares held by the investor, the Letter of Intent will be terminated automatically. Under either of these situations, the total purchased may be less than the amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If so, the Distributor will redeem shares, at NAV, to remit to the Distributor and the appropriate authorized dealer an amount equal to the difference between the dollar amount of the sales charge actually paid and the amount of the sales charge that would have been paid on the total purchases if made at one time.
The value of shares of a Fund plus shares of the other open-end funds distributed by the Distributor can be combined with a current purchase to determine the reduced sales charge and applicable offering price of the current purchase. The reduced sales charge applies to quantity purchases made at one time or on a cumulative basis over any period of time by: (i) an investor; (ii) the investor’s spouse and children under the age of majority; (iii) the investor’s custodian accounts for the benefit of a child under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act; (iv) a trustee or other fiduciary of a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account (including a pension, profit-sharing, and/or other employee benefit plan qualified under Section 401 of the Code) by trust companies’ registered investment advisers, banks, and bank trust departments for accounts over which they exercise exclusive investment discretionary authority and which are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial, or similar capacity.
The reduced sales charge also applies on a non-cumulative basis, to purchases made at one time by the customers of a single dealer, in excess of $1 million. The Letter of Intent option may be modified or discontinued at any time.
Shares of each Fund purchased and owned of record or beneficially by a corporation, including employees of a single employer (or affiliates thereof), including shares held by its employees under one or more retirement plans, can be combined with a current purchase to determine the reduced sales charge and applicable offering price of the current purchase, provided these transactions are not prohibited by one or more provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the Code. Individuals and employees should consult with their tax advisors concerning the tax rules applicable to retirement plans before investing.
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For the purposes of Rights of Accumulation and the Letter of Intent Privilege, shares held by investors in the Voya family of funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge but will not affect any CDSC which may be imposed upon the redemption of shares of a Fund which imposes a CDSC.
CDSCs
Purchases of certain share classes may be subject to a CDSC, as described in the Prospectus. Shareholders will be charged a CDSC if certain of those shares are redeemed within the applicable time period as stated in the Prospectus.
No CDSC is imposed on the following:
Shares that are no longer subject to the applicable holding period;
Redemption of shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions; or
Shares that were exchanged for shares of another fund managed by the Adviser provided that the shares acquired in such exchange and subsequent exchanges will continue to remain subject to the CDSC, if applicable, until the applicable holding period expires.
The CDSC will be waived for:
Redemptions following the death or disability of the shareholder or beneficial owner if the redemption is made within one year of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
Total or partial redemptions of shares owned by an individual or an individual in joint tenancy (with rights of survivorship) but only for redemptions of shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability;
Redemptions pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan provided that such redemptions:
o are limited annually to no more than 12% of the original account value and
o annually thereafter, provided all dividends and distributions are reinvested and the total redemptions do not exceed 12% annually; and
Total or partial redemption of shares in connection with any mandatory distribution from a tax-advantaged retirement plan or an IRA. This waiver does not apply in the case of a tax-free rollover or transfer of assets, other than the one following a separation from services, except that a CDSC may be waived in certain circumstances involving redemptions in connection with a distribution from a qualified employer retirement plan in connection with termination of employment or termination of the employer’s plan and the transfer to another employer’s plan or to an IRA.
A shareholder must notify a Fund either directly or through the Distributor at the time of redemption that the shareholder is entitled to a waiver of the CDSC. The waiver will then be granted subject to confirmation of the shareholder’s entitlement. The CDSC, which may be imposed on a Class A shares purchase of $1 million or more, will also be waived for registered investment advisers, trust companies, and bank trust departments investing on their own behalf or on behalf of their clients. These waivers may be changed at any time.
Reinstatement Privilege
If you sell Class A or Class C shares of a Fund, you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within ninety (90) days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. To exercise this privilege, the order for the purchase of shares must be received or be postmarked within ninety (90) days after the date of redemption. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If a loss is incurred on the redemption and the reinstatement privilege is used, some or all of the loss may not be allowed as a tax deduction.
Redemptions
Redemption proceeds normally will be paid within seven days following receipt of instructions in proper form, except that each Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment during any period when: (i) trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; (ii) an emergency exists as determined by the SEC, as a result of which: (a) disposal by a Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable; or (b) it is not reasonably practical for a Fund to determine fairly the value of its net assets; or (iii) for such other period as the SEC may permit by rule or by order for the protection of a Fund’s shareholders.
The value of shares on redemption or repurchase may be more or less than the investor’s cost, depending upon the market value of the portfolio securities at the time of redemption or repurchase.
Payment-in Kind
Each Fund intends to pay in cash for all shares redeemed, but under abnormal conditions that make payment in cash unwise, a Fund may make payment wholly or partly in securities at their then current market value equal to the redemption price. In such case, an investor may incur brokerage costs in converting such securities to cash. However, the Trust has elected to be governed by the provisions of Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, which obligates a Fund to redeem shares with respect to any one shareholder during any 90-days period solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1.00% of the NAV of the Fund at the beginning of the period. To the extent possible, each Fund
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will distribute readily marketable securities, in conformity with applicable rules of the SEC. In the event a Fund must liquidate portfolio securities to meet redemptions, it reserves the right to reduce the redemption price by an amount equivalent to the pro-rated cost of such liquidation not to exceed one percent of the NAV of such shares.
Signature Guarantee
A signature guarantee is verification of the authenticity of the signature given by certain authorized institutions. A medallion signature guarantee may be obtained from a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association, or other financial institution which is participating in a medallion program recognized by the Securities Transfer Association. The three recognized medallion programs are Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (“SEMP”), and New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (“NYSE MSP”). Signature guarantees from financial institutions which are not participating in one of these programs will not be accepted. Please note that signature guarantees are not provided by a notary public. Each Fund reserves the right to amend, waive or discontinue this policy at any time and establish other criteria for verifying the authenticity of any redemption request.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
Each Fund has established a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (“Plan”) for certain share classes to allow you to make periodic withdrawals from your account. To establish a systematic cash withdrawal, complete the Systematic Withdrawal Plan section of the Account Application. To have funds deposited to your bank account, follow the instructions on the Account Application. You may elect to have monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual payments. You may change the amount, frequency, and payee or terminate the plan by giving written notice to the Transfer Agent. A Plan may be modified at any time by a Fund or terminated upon written notice by a relevant Fund.
Additional Information Regarding Redemptions
At various times, a Fund may be requested to redeem shares for which it has not yet received good payment. Accordingly, the Fund may delay the mailing of a redemption check until such time as it has assured itself that good payment has been collected for the purchase of such shares, which may take up to 15 days or longer.
Exchanges
The following conditions must be met for all exchanges of each Fund and Voya Government Money Market Fund:(i) the shares that will be acquired in the exchange (the “Acquired Shares”) are available for sale in the shareholder’s state of residence; (ii) the Acquired Shares will be registered to the same shareholder account as the shares to be surrendered (“Exchanged Shares”); (iii) the Exchanged Shares must have been held in the shareholder’s account for at least thirty (30) days prior to the exchange; (iv) except for exchanges into Voya Government Money Market Fund, the account value of the shares to be acquired must equal or exceed the minimum initial investment amount required by that fund after the exchange is implemented; and (v) a properly executed exchange request has been received by the Transfer Agent.
Each Fund reserves the right to delay the actual purchase of the Acquired Shares for up to five (5) business days if it determines that it would be disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of proceeds from the redemption of Exchanged Shares. Normally, however, the redemption of Exchanged Shares and the purchase of Acquired Shares will take place on the day that the exchange request is received in proper form. Each Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify its exchange privileges at any time upon prominent notice to shareholders. This notice will be given at least sixty (60) days in advance. It is the policy of the Adviser to discourage and prevent frequent trading by shareholders of each Fund in response to market fluctuations. Accordingly, in order to maintain a stable asset base in each Fund and to reduce administrative expenses borne by each Fund, the Adviser reserves the right to reject any exchange request.
In the event a Fund rejects an exchange request, neither the redemption nor the purchase side of the exchange will be processed until the Fund receives further redemption instructions.
If you exchange into Voya Senior Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Senior Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis, and it is not expected that a secondary market for the Fund’s shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, the Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers of not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares.
If more than 5% of the Fund’s common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege should carefully review the prospectus of that Fund. Investors may obtain a copy of Voya Senior Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya Fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180.
Telephone Redemption and Exchange Privileges
These privileges are subject to the conditions and provisions set forth below and in the Prospectus. The telephone privileges may be modified or terminated at any time.
Telephone redemption requests must meet the following conditions to be accepted by Voya Investment Management:
(a) Proceeds of the redemption may be directly deposited into a predetermined bank account, or mailed to the current address on record. This address cannot reflect any change within the previous 30 days.
(b) Certain account information will need to be provided for verification purposes before the redemption will be executed.
(c) Only one telephone redemption (where proceeds are being mailed to the address of record) can be processed within a 30 day period.
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(d) The maximum amount which can be liquidated and sent to the address of record at any one time is $100,000.
(e) The minimum amount which can be liquidated and sent to a predetermined bank account is $5,000.
(f) If the exchange involves the establishment of a new account, the dollar amount being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya fund being acquired.
(g) Any new account established through the exchange privilege will have the same account information and options except as stated in the Prospectus.
(h) Certificated shares cannot be redeemed or exchanged by telephone but must be forwarded to Voya Investment Management at Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772 and deposited into your account before any transaction may be processed.
(i) If a portion of the shares to be exchanged are held in escrow in connection with a Letter of Intent, the smallest number of full shares of the Voya fund to be purchased on the exchange having the same aggregate NAV as the shares being exchanged shall be substituted in the escrow account. Shares held in escrow may not be redeemed until the Letter of Intent has expired and/or the appropriate adjustments have been made to the account.
(j) Shares may not be exchanged and/or redeemed unless an exchange and/or redemption privilege is offered pursuant to the Fund’s then-current Prospectus.
(k) Proceeds of a redemption may be delayed up to 15 days or longer until the check used to purchase the shares being redeemed has been paid by the bank upon which it was drawn.
Systematic Exchange
You may establish an automatic exchange of shares from one Fund to another. The exchange will occur on or about the day of your choosing and must be for a minimum of $100 per month. Because this transaction is treated as an exchange, the policies related to the exchange privilege apply. There may be tax consequences associated with these exchanges. Please consult your tax adviser.
Shareholder Information
Each Fund offers one or more of the shareholder services described below. You can obtain further information about these services by contacting each Fund at the telephone number or address listed on the cover of this SAI or from the Distributor, your financial adviser, your securities dealer or other financial intermediary.
Investment Account and Account Statements
The Transfer Agent maintains an account for each shareholder under which the registration and transfer of shares are recorded and any transfers shall be reflected by bookkeeping entry, without physical delivery.
The Transfer Agent will require that a shareholder provide requests in writing, accompanied by a valid signature guarantee form, when changing certain information in an account (i.e., wiring instructions, telephone privileges, etc.). The Transfer Agent may charge you a fee for special requests such as historical transcripts of your account and copies of cancelled checks.
Consolidated statements reflecting current values, share balances and year-to-date transactions generally will be sent to you each quarter. All accounts identified by the same social security number and address will be consolidated. For example, you could receive a consolidated statement showing your individual and IRA accounts. An IRS Form 1099 generally will also be sent each year by January 31.
With the prior permission of the other shareholders involved, you have the option of requesting that accounts controlled by other shareholders be shown on one consolidated statement. For example, information on your individual account, your IRA, your spouse’s individual account and your spouse’s IRA may be shown on one consolidated statement.
For investors purchasing shares of a Fund under a tax-qualified individual retirement account or pension plan or under a group plan through a person designated for the collection and remittance of monies to be invested in shares of a Fund on a periodic basis, the Fund may, in lieu of furnishing confirmations following each purchase of Fund shares, send statements no less frequently than quarterly pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, and the rules thereunder. These quarterly statements, which would be sent to the investor or to the person designated by the group for distribution to its members, will be made within five business days after the end of each quarterly period and shall reflect all transactions in the investor’s account during the preceding quarter.
Reinvestment of Distributions
As noted in the Prospectus, shareholders have the privilege of reinvesting both income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, in additional shares of a respective class of a Fund at the then current NAV, with no sales charge. Each Fund’s management believes that most investors desire to take advantage of this privilege. A shareholder may elect at any time by writing to a Fund or the Transfer Agent to have subsequent dividends and/or distributions paid in cash. In the absence of such an election, each purchase of shares of a class of a Fund is made upon the condition and understanding that the Transfer Agent is automatically appointed the shareholder’s agent to receive his dividends and distributions upon all shares registered in his or her name and to reinvest them in full and fractional shares of the respective class of the Fund at the applicable NAV in effect at the close of business on the reinvestment date. A shareholder may still, at any time after a purchase of Fund shares, request that dividends and/or capital gains distributions be paid to him or her in cash.
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following tax information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the tax information contained in each Fund’s Prospectus. The Prospectus generally describes the U.S. federal income tax treatment of each Fund and its shareholders. This section of the SAI provides additional information concerning U.S. federal income taxes. It is based on the Code, applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, judicial authority, and administrative rulings and practice, all as in effect as of the date of this SAI and all of which are subject to change, including with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax considerations generally applicable to investments in each Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers regarding their particular situation and the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.
Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans or tax-advantaged arrangements. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the suitability of Fund shares as an investment through such plans and arrangements and the precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situation.
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company
Each Fund has elected or will elect to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and intends each year to qualify and to be eligible to be treated as such. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs and their shareholders, each Fund must, among other things: (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from: (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies; and (ii) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined below); (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year: (i) at least 50% of the fair market value of its total assets consists of: (A) cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities and securities of other RICs; and (B) other securities (other than those described in clause (A)) limited in respect of any one issuer to a value that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities of any one issuer (other than those described in clause (i)(A)), the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships; and (c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses), taking into account any capital loss carryforwards and its net tax-exempt income, for such year.
In general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (a) above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be qualifying income if realized directly by the RIC. However, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (generally defined as a partnership (x) the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in paragraph (a)(i) above) will be treated as qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes because they meet the passive income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2). In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. Certain of a Fund’s investments in MLPs and ETFs, if any, may qualify as interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships.
For purposes of the diversification test in (b) above, the term “outstanding voting securities of such issuer” will include the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership and in the case of a Fund’s investments in loan participations, the Fund shall treat both the financial intermediary and the issuer of the underlying loan as an issuer. Also, for purposes of the diversification test in (b) above, the identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a particular Fund investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers) is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to issuer identification for a particular type of investment may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to meet the diversification test in (b) above. The qualifying income and diversification requirements described above may limit the extent to which a Fund can engage in certain derivative transactions, as well as the extent to which it can invest in MLPs and certain commodity-linked ETFs.
If a Fund qualifies as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), determined with reference to any capital loss carryforwards distributed in a timely manner to its shareholders in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below).
If a Fund were to fail to meet the income, diversification or distribution test described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a Fund-level tax, paying interest, making additional distributions, or disposing of certain assets. If the Fund were ineligible to or otherwise did not cure such failure for any year, or if the Fund were otherwise to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special tax treatment for such year, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to be treated as “qualified dividend income” in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals, provided,
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in both cases, the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements in respect of the Fund's shares (as described below). In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before re-qualifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.
Each Fund intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction), its net tax-exempt income (if any), and its net capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards). However, no assurance can be given that a Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation. Any taxable income, including any net capital gain retained by a Fund, will be subject to tax at the Fund level at regular corporate rates.
In the case of net capital gain, each Fund is permitted to designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a timely notice to its shareholders who would then, in turn, be: (i) required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their shares of such undistributed amount; and (ii) entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to claim refunds on a properly-filed U.S. tax return to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. If a Fund makes this designation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of the Fund would be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder’s gross income under clause (i) of the preceding sentence and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. A Fund is not required to, and there can be no assurance a Fund will, make this designation if it retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a taxable year.
In determining its net capital gain, including in connection with determining the amount available to support a Capital Gain Dividend (as defined below), its taxable income, and its earnings and profits, a RIC generally may elect to treat part or all of any post-October capital loss (defined as any net capital loss attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31 or, if there is no such loss, the net long-term capital loss or net short-term capital loss attributable to any such portion of the taxable year) or late-year ordinary loss (generally, the sum of its: (i) net ordinary loss from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property, attributable to the portion of the taxable year after October 31, and (ii) other net ordinary loss attributable to the portion, if any, of the taxable year after December 31) as if incurred in the succeeding taxable year.
In order to comply with the distribution requirements described above applicable to RICs, a Fund generally must make the distributions in the same taxable year that it realizes the income and gain, although in certain circumstances, a Fund may make the distributions in the following taxable year in respect of income and gains from the prior taxable year.
If a Fund declares a distribution to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of one calendar year and pays the distribution in January of the following calendar year, the Fund and its shareholders will be treated as if the Fund paid the distribution on December 31 of the earlier year.
Excise Tax
If a Fund were to fail to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 of such year (or December 31 of that year if the Fund is permitted to elect and so elects), plus any such amounts retained from the prior year, the Fund would be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amounts.
Each Fund intends generally to make distributions sufficient to avoid the imposition of the 4% excise tax. However, no assurance can be given that a Fund will not be subject to the excise tax.
For purposes of the required excise tax distribution, a RIC’s ordinary gains and losses from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of property that would otherwise be taken into account after October 31 of a calendar year generally are treated as arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Also, for these purposes, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it is subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year.
Use of Tax Equalization
Each Fund distributes its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders at least annually to the extent required to qualify as a RIC under the Code and generally to avoid U.S. federal income or excise tax. Under current law, a Fund is permitted to treat the portion of redemption proceeds paid to redeeming shareholders that represents the redeeming shareholders’ pro-rata share of the Fund's accumulated earnings and profits as a dividend on the Fund’s tax return. This practice, which involves the use of tax equalization, will reduce the amount of income and gains that a Fund is required to distribute as dividends to shareholders in order for the Fund to avoid U.S. federal income tax and excise tax, which may include reducing the amount of distributions that otherwise would be required to be paid to non-redeeming shareholders. A Fund’s NAV generally will not be reduced by the amount of any undistributed income or gains allocated to redeeming shareholders under this practice and thus the total return on a shareholder’s investment generally will not be reduced as a result of this practice.
Capital Loss Carryforwards
Capital losses in excess of capital gains (“net capital losses”) are not permitted to be deducted against a Fund’s net investment income. Instead, potentially subject to certain limitations, each Fund is able to carry forward a net capital loss from any taxable year to offset its capital gains, if any, realized during a subsequent taxable year. Distributions from capital gains are generally made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards are reduced to the extent they offset current-year net realized capital gains, whether the Fund retains or distributes such gains.
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If a Fund incurs or has incurred net capital losses in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-2010 losses”), those losses will be carried forward to one or more subsequent taxable years without expiration; any such carryover losses will retain their character as short-term or long-term. If a Fund incurred net capital losses in a taxable year beginning on or before December 22, 2010 (“pre-2011 losses”), the Fund is permitted to carry such losses forward for eight taxable years; in the year to which they are carried over, such losses are treated as short-term capital losses that first offset short-term capital gains, and then offset any long-term capital gains. A Fund must use any post-2010 losses, which will not expire, before it uses any pre-2011 losses. This increases the likelihood that pre-2011 losses will expire unused at the conclusion of the eight-year carryover period.
See each Fund’s most recent annual shareholder report for each Fund’s available capital loss carryforwards, if any, as of the end of its most recently ended fiscal year.
Fund Distributions
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income generally are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. In general, a Fund will recognize long-term capital gain or loss on investments it has owned for more than one year, and short-term capital gain or loss on investments it has owned for one year or less. Tax rules can alter a Fund’s holding period in investments and thereby affect the tax treatment of gain or loss on such investments. Distributions of net capital gain that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates relative to ordinary income. Distributions from capital gains generally are made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (as reduced by any net long-term capital loss for the taxable year) will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the rates applicable to net capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund level.
The Code generally imposes a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. For these purposes, “net investment income” generally includes, among other things: (i) distributions paid by a Fund of net investment income and capital gains as described above; and (ii) any net gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this additional tax on their investment in a Fund.
As required by federal law, detailed federal tax information with respect to each calendar year will be furnished to each shareholder early in the succeeding year.
If, in and with respect to any taxable year, a Fund makes a distribution to a shareholder in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of such shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of its shares. To the extent a Fund makes distributions of capital gains in excess of the Fund’s net capital gain for the taxable year (as reduced by any available capital loss carryforwards from prior taxable years), there is a possibility that the distributions will be taxable as ordinary dividend distributions, even though distributed excess amounts would not have been subject to tax if retained by the Fund.
Distributions are taxable as described herein whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
A dividend paid to shareholders in January generally is deemed to have been paid by a Fund on December 31 of the preceding year, if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record on a date in October, November or December of that preceding year.
Distributions on a Fund’s shares generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax as described herein to the extent they do not exceed the Fund’s realized income and gains, even though such distributions may economically represent a return of a particular shareholder’s investment. Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund’s NAV reflects either unrealized gains, or realized but undistributed income or gains, that were therefore included in the price the shareholder paid. Such distributions may reduce the fair market value of the Fund’s shares below the shareholder’s cost basis in those shares. As described above, a Fund is required to distribute realized income and gains regardless of whether the Fund’s NAV also reflects unrealized losses.
If a Fund holds, directly or indirectly, one or more “tax credit bonds” on one or more applicable dates during a taxable year, it is possible that the Fund will elect to permit its shareholders to claim a tax credit on their income tax returns equal to each shareholder's proportionate share of tax credits from the applicable bonds that otherwise would be allowed to the Fund. In such a case, a shareholder will be deemed to receive a distribution of money with respect to its Fund shares equal to the shareholder’s proportionate share of the amount of such credits and be allowed a credit against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability equal to the amount of such deemed distribution, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code on the credits involved. Even if a Fund is eligible to pass through tax credits to shareholders, the Fund may choose not to do so.
In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be “qualified dividend income” that is eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s shares. In general, a dividend is not treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or shareholder level): (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day
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period beginning 90 days before such date); (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property; (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest; or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is: (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States); or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company.
In general, distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income are treated as qualified dividend income in the hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual, provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to the Fund’s shares.
If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during a taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income (excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), then 100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than dividends properly reported as Capital Gain Dividends) are eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income.
In general, dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund qualify for the dividends-received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of eligible dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. A dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as a dividend eligible for the dividends-received deduction: (1) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred stock); or (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received deduction may otherwise be disallowed or reduced: (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its shares of the Fund; or (2) by application of various provisions of the Code (for instance, the dividends-received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend received on debt-financed portfolio stock (generally, stock acquired with borrowed funds)).
Any distribution of income that is attributable to: (i) income received by a Fund in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction; or (ii) dividend income received by the Fund on securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a loan by the Fund, will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Pursuant to proposed regulations on which a Fund may rely, distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that the Fund properly reports as “section 199A dividends,” as defined and subject to certain conditions described below, are treated as qualified REIT dividends in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. Non-corporate shareholders are permitted a federal income tax deduction equal to 20% of qualified REIT dividends received by them, subject to certain limitations. Very generally, a “section 199A dividend” is any dividend or portion thereof that is attributable to certain dividends received by the Fund from REITs, to the extent such dividends are properly reported as such by the RIC in a written notice to its shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund is permitted to report such part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so.
Subject to future regulatory guidance to the contrary, distributions attributable to qualified publicly traded partnership income from a Fund’s investments in MLPs will ostensibly not qualify for the deduction available to non-corporate taxpayers in respect of such amounts received directly from an MLP.
For information regarding qualified dividend income received from underlying funds and eligibility for the dividends-received deduction of dividends received from underlying funds, see “Funds of funds,” below.
Tax Implications of Certain Fund Investments
References to investments by a Fund also include investments by an Underlying Fund.
Special Rules for Debt Obligations. Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance (and zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the original issue discount (“OID”) is treated as interest income and is included in a Fund’s income and required to be distributed by the Fund over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. In addition, payment-in-kind securities will give rise to income which is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.
Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance that are acquired by a Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having “market discount.” Very generally, market discount is the excess of the stated redemption price of a debt obligation (or in the case of an obligation issued with OID, its “revised issue price”) over the purchase price of such obligation. Subject to the discussion below regarding Section 451 of the Code: (i) generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on such debt security; (ii) alternatively, a Fund may elect to accrue
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market discount currently, in which case the Fund will be required to include the accrued market discount in the Fund's income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security; and (iii) the rate at which the market discount accrues, and thus is included in a Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, Section 451 of the Code generally requires any accrual method taxpayer to take into account items of gross income no later than the time at which such items are taken into account as revenue in the taxpayer's financial statements. Although the application of Section 451 to the accrual of market discount is currently unclear, the Treasury and IRS have announced that they intend to issue proposed regulations providing that Section 451 does not apply to market discount. If Section 451 were to apply to the accrual of market discount, a Fund would be required to include in income any market discount as it takes the same into account on its financial statements.
Some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance may be treated as having OID or, in certain cases, “acquisition discount” (very generally, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price). Each Fund will be required to include the OID or acquisition discount in income (as ordinary income) and thus distribute it over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, upon partial or full repayment or disposition of the debt security. The rate at which OID or acquisition discount accrues, and thus is included in a Fund's income, will depend upon which of the permitted accrual methods the Fund elects.
If a Fund holds the foregoing kinds of obligations, or other obligations subject to special rules under the Code, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount which is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or, if necessary, by disposition of portfolio securities including at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so. These dispositions may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains (generally taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates) and, in the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than if the Fund had not held such obligations.
Securities Purchased at a Premium. Very generally, where a Fund purchases a bond at a price that exceeds the redemption price at maturity – that is, at a premium – the premium is amortizable over the remaining term of the bond. In the case of a taxable bond, if the Fund makes an election applicable to all such bonds it purchases, which election is irrevocable without consent of the IRS, the Fund reduces the current taxable income from the bond by the amortized premium and reduces its tax basis in the bond by the amount of such offset; upon the disposition or maturity of such bonds acquired on or after January 4, 2013, the Fund is permitted to deduct any remaining premium allocable to a prior period. In the case of a tax-exempt bond, tax rules require the Fund to reduce its tax basis by the amount of amortized premium.
A portion of the OID accrued on certain high yield discount obligations may not be deductible to the issuer and will instead be treated as a dividend paid by the issuer for purposes of the dividends received deduction. In such cases, if the issuer of the high-yield discount obligations is a domestic corporation, dividend payments by a Fund may be eligible for the dividends received deduction to the extent attributable to the deemed dividend portion of such OID.
At-risk or Defaulted Securities. Investments in debt obligations that are at risk of or in default present special tax issues for a Fund. Tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as whether or to what extent a Fund should recognize market discount on a debt obligation, when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, OID or market discount, when and to what extent the Fund may take deductions for bad debts or worthless securities and how the Fund should allocate payments received on obligations in default between principal and income. These and other related issues will be addressed by a Fund when, as and if it invests in such securities, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes sufficient income to preserve its status as a RIC and does not become subject to U.S. federal income or excise tax.
Certain Investments in REITs. Any investment by a Fund in equity securities of REITs qualifying as such under Subchapter M of the Code may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT will not qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction and generally will not constitute qualified dividend income.
Certain distributions made by the Fund attributable to dividends received by the Funds from REITs may qualify as “qualified REIT dividends” in the hands of non-corporate shareholders, as discussed above.
Mortgage-Related Securities. A Fund may invest directly or indirectly in REMICs (including by investing in residual interests in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) with respect to which an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in taxable mortgage pools (“TMPs”). Under a notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of each Fund’s income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC will be allocated to shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, a Fund investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts, as noted below.
In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders: (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions); (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring
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such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income; and (iii) in the case of a non-U.S. shareholder, will not qualify for any reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax. A shareholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such inclusions notwithstanding any exemption from such income tax otherwise available under the Code.
Foreign Currency Transactions. Any transaction by a Fund in foreign currencies, foreign currency-denominated debt obligations or certain foreign currency options, futures contracts or forward contracts (or similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. Any such net gains could require a larger dividend toward the end of the calendar year. Any such net losses generally will reduce and potentially require the recharacterization of prior ordinary income distributions. Such ordinary income treatment may accelerate Fund distributions to shareholders and increase the distributions taxed to shareholders as ordinary income. Any net ordinary losses so created cannot be carried forward by a Fund to offset income or gains earned in subsequent taxable years.
Foreign currency gains generally are treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% gross income test described above. There is a remote possibility that the Secretary of the Treasury will issue contrary tax regulations with respect to foreign currency gains that are not directly related to a RIC’s principal business of investing in stocks or securities (or options or futures with respect to stocks or securities), and such regulations could apply retroactively.
Passive Foreign Investment Companies. Equity investments by a Fund in certain “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”) could potentially subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company. This tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, a Fund may elect to avoid the imposition of that tax. For example, a Fund may elect to treat a PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (i.e., make a “QEF election”), in which case the Fund will be required to include its share of the PFIC’s income and net capital gains annually, regardless of whether it receives any distribution from the PFIC. A Fund also may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in such holdings “to the market” as though it had sold (and, solely for purposes of this mark-to-market election, repurchased) its holdings in those PFICs on the last day of the Fund’s taxable year. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by the Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require the Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirement, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund’s total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as “qualified dividend income.” A foreign issuer in which a Fund invests will not be treated as a PFIC with respect to the Fund if such issuer is a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Fund holds (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 10% or more of the voting interests in or total value of such issuer. In such a case, a Fund generally would be required to include in gross income each year, as ordinary income, its share of certain amounts of a CFC's income, whether or not the CFC distributes such amounts to the Fund.
Because it is not always possible to identify a foreign corporation as a PFIC, a Fund may incur the tax and interest charges described above in some instances.
If a Fund indirectly invests in PFICs by virtue of the Fund’s investment in other funds, it may not make such PFIC elections; rather, the underlying funds directly investing in the PFICs would decide whether to make such elections.
Options and Futures
In general, option premiums received by a Fund are not immediately included in the income of the Fund. Instead, the premiums are recognized when the option contract expires, the option is exercised by the holder, or the Fund transfers or otherwise terminates the option (e.g., through a closing transaction). If a call option written by a Fund is exercised and the Fund sells or delivers the underlying stock, the Fund generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to (a) sum of the strike price and the option premium received by the Fund minus (b) the Fund’s basis in the stock. Such gain or loss generally will be short-term or long-term depending upon the holding period of the underlying stock. If securities are purchased by a Fund pursuant to the exercise of a put option written by it, the Fund generally will subtract the premium received for purposes of computing its cost basis in the securities purchased. Gain or loss arising in respect of a termination of the Fund’s obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by the Fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the Fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, the Fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.
A Fund’s options activities may include transactions constituting straddles for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that is, that trigger the U.S. federal income tax straddle rules contained primarily in Section 1092 of the Code. Such straddles include, for example, positions in a particular security, or an index of securities, and one or more options that offset the former position, including options that are “covered” by a Fund’s long position in the subject security. Very generally, where applicable, Section 1092 requires: (i) that losses be deferred on positions deemed to be offsetting positions with respect to “substantially similar or related property,” to the extent of unrealized gain in the latter; and (ii) that the holding period of such a straddle position that has not already been held for the long-term holding period be terminated and begin anew once the position is no longer part of a straddle. Options on single stocks that are not “deep in the money” may constitute qualified covered calls, which generally are not subject to the straddle rules; the holding period on stock underlying qualified covered calls that are “in the money” although not “deep in the money” will be suspended during the period that such calls are outstanding. These straddle rules and the rules governing qualified covered calls could cause gains that would otherwise constitute long-term capital
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gains to be treated as short-term capital gains, and distributions that would otherwise constitute “qualified dividend income” or qualify for the dividends-received deduction to fail to satisfy the holding period requirements and therefore to be taxed as ordinary income or to fail to qualify for the dividends-received deduction, as the case may be.
The tax treatment of certain positions entered into by a Fund (including regulated futures contracts, certain foreign currency positions and certain listed non-equity options) will be governed by section 1256 of the Code (“section 1256 contracts”). Gains or losses on section 1256 contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses (“60/40”), although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character. Also, section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are “marked to market” with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as ordinary or 60/40 gain or loss, as applicable.
Other Derivatives, Hedging, and Related Transactions. In addition to the special rules described above in respect of futures and options transactions, each Fund’s transactions in other derivative instruments (e.g., forward contracts and swap agreements), as well as any of its hedging, short sale, securities loan or similar transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules (e.g., notional principal contract, straddle, constructive sale, wash sale and short sale rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, thereby affecting, among other things, whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders.
Because these and other tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.
Commodity-Linked Instruments. A Fund’s investments in commodity-linked instruments can be limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a RIC, and can bear on the Fund’s ability to so qualify. Income and gains from certain commodity-linked instruments do not constitute qualifying income to a RIC for purposes of the 90% gross income test described above. The tax treatment of some other commodity-linked instruments in which a Fund might invest is not certain, in particular with respect to whether income or gains from such instruments constitute qualifying income to a RIC. If a Fund were to treat income or gain from a particular instrument as qualifying income and the income or gain were later determined not to constitute qualifying income and, together with any other nonqualifying income, caused the Fund’s nonqualifying income to exceed 10% of its gross income in any taxable year, the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC unless it is eligible to and does pay a tax at the Fund level.
Exchange-Traded Notes, Structured Notes. The tax rules are uncertain with respect to the treatment of income or gains arising in respect of commodity-linked ETNs and certain commodity-linked structured notes; also, the timing and character of income or gains arising from ETNs can be uncertain. An adverse determination or future guidance by the IRS (which determination or guidance could be retroactive) may affect a Fund’s ability to qualify for treatment as a RIC and to avoid a fund-level tax.
Book-Tax Differences. Certain of a Fund’s investments in derivative instruments and foreign currency-denominated instruments, and any of the Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and hedging activities, are likely to produce a difference between its book income and the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any). If such a difference arises, and the Fund’s book income is less than the sum of its taxable income and net tax-exempt income, the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment and to avoid an entity-level tax. In the alternative, if the Fund’s book income exceeds the sum of its taxable income (including realized capital gains) and net tax-exempt income, the distribution (if any) of such excess generally will be treated as: (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund’s remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income); (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient’s basis in its shares; and (iii) thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.
Funds of Funds. Because each Fund will invest all or substantially all of its assets in shares of other mutual funds, ETFs or other companies that are RICs (collectively, “underlying funds”), its distributable income and gains will normally consist substantially or entirely of distributions from underlying funds and gains and losses on the disposition of shares of underlying funds. To the extent that an underlying fund realizes net losses on its investments for a given taxable year, a Fund will not be able to benefit from those losses until and only to the extent that: (i) the underlying fund realizes gains that it can reduce by those losses; or (ii) the Fund recognizes its share of those losses (so as to offset distributions of net income or capital gains from other underlying funds) when it disposes of shares of the underlying fund in a transaction qualifying for sale or exchange treatment. Moreover, even when a Fund does make such a disposition, a portion of its loss may be recognized as a long-term capital loss, which will not be treated as favorably for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a short-term capital loss or an ordinary deduction. In particular, a Fund will not be able to offset any capital losses from its dispositions of underlying fund shares against its ordinary income (including distributions of any net short-term capital gains realized by an underlying fund).
In addition, in certain circumstances, the “wash sale” rules under Section 1091 of the Code may apply to a Fund’s sales of underlying fund shares that have generated losses. A wash sale occurs if shares of an underlying fund are sold by a Fund at a loss and the Fund acquires additional shares of that same underlying fund 30 days before or after the date of the sale. The wash-sale rules could defer losses in the Fund’s hands on sales of underlying fund shares (to the extent such sales are wash sales) for extended (and, in certain cases, potentially indefinite) periods of time.
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As a result of the foregoing rules, and certain other special rules, it is possible that the amounts of net investment income and net capital gain that a Fund will be required to distribute to shareholders will be greater than such amounts would have been had the Fund invested directly in the securities held by the underlying funds, rather than investing in shares of the underlying funds. For similar reasons, the amount or timing of distributions from a Fund qualifying for treatment as a particular character (e.g., long-term capital gain, eligibility for dividends-received deduction, etc.) will not necessarily be the same as it would have been had the Fund invested directly in the securities held by the underlying funds.
If a Fund were to own 20% or more of the voting interests of an underlying fund, subject to a safe harbor in respect of certain fund of funds arrangements, the Fund would be required to “look through” the underlying fund to its holdings and combine the appropriate percentage (as determined pursuant to the applicable Treasury Regulations) of the investment company’s assets with the Fund’s assets for purposes of satisfying the 25% diversification test described above.
Depending on a Fund’s percentage ownership in an underlying fund before and after a redemption of underlying fund shares, the Fund’s redemption of shares of such underlying fund may cause the Fund to be treated as receiving a dividend on the full amount of the distribution instead of being treated as realizing a capital gain or loss on the shares of the underlying fund. This could be the case where a Fund holds a significant interest in an underlying fund that is not a “publicly offered” RIC within the meaning of the Code – where true, most likely because the underlying fund is offered only to upper-tier funds and redeems only a small portion of such interest. Dividend treatment of a redemption by a Fund would affect the amount and character of income required to be distributed by both the Fund and the underlying fund for the year in which the redemption occurred. It is possible that such a dividend would qualify as “qualified dividend income”; otherwise, it would be taxable as ordinary income and could cause shareholders of the Fund to recognize higher amounts of ordinary income than if the shareholders had held shares of the underlying funds directly.
If a Fund receives dividends from an underlying fund, and the underlying fund reports such dividends as qualified dividend income, then the Fund is permitted, in turn, to report a portion of its distributions as “qualified dividend income,” provided the Fund meets the holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the underlying fund.
If a Fund receives dividends from an underlying fund, and the underlying fund reports such dividends as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, then the fund is permitted, in turn, to report a portion of its distributions as eligible for the dividends-received deduction, provided the Fund meets the holding period and other requirements with respect to shares of the underlying fund.
If an underlying fund in which a Fund invests elects to pass through tax credit bond credits to its shareholders, then the Fund is permitted in turn to elect to pass through its proportionate share of those tax credits to its shareholders, provided that the Fund meets the shareholder notice and other requirements.
If at the close of each quarter of a Fund’s taxable year, at least 50% of its total assets consist of interests in other RICs, the Fund will be a “qualified fund of funds.” In that case, the Fund is permitted to elect to pass through to its shareholders foreign income and other similar taxes paid by the Fund in respect of foreign securities held directly by the Fund or by an underlying fund in which it invests that itself elected to pass such taxes through to shareholders, so that shareholders of the Fund will be eligible to claim a tax credit or deduction for such taxes. However, even if the Fund qualifies to make such election for any year, it may determine not to do so. See “Foreign Taxation” below for more information.
Additionally, if a Fund is a qualified fund of funds, the Fund is permitted to distribute exempt-interest dividends and thereby pass through to its shareholders the tax-exempt character of any exempt-interest dividends it receives from underlying funds in which it invests, or interest on any tax-exempt obligations in which it directly invests, if any.
Investments in Master Limited Partnerships and Certain Non-U.S. Entities. A Fund’s ability to make direct and indirect investments in MLPs and certain non-U.S. entities is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a RIC, and if the Fund does not appropriately limit such investments or if such investments are recharacterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s status as a RIC may be jeopardized. Among other limitations, the Fund is permitted to have no more than 25% of the value of its total assets invested in qualified publicly traded partnerships, including MLPs.
Subject to any future regulatory guidance to the contrary, any distribution of income attributable to qualified publicly traded partnership income from a Fund’s investment in a MLP will ostensibly not qualify for the deduction that would be available to a non-corporate shareholder were the shareholder to own such MLP directly.
Tax-Exempt Shareholders
Income of a RIC that would be UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not constitute UBTI when distributed to a tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this “blocking” effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b).
A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs as described above, if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).
In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, a CRT (as defined in section 664 of the Code) that realizes any UBTI for a taxable year must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income.”
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Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund.
CRTs and other tax-exempt investors are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.
Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Shares
The sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares may give rise to a gain or loss.
In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares.
Further, all or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code’s “wash-sale” rule if other substantially identical shares are purchased, including by means of dividend reinvestment, within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations
Under U.S. Treasury Regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
Foreign Taxation
Income, proceeds and gains received by a Fund (or RICs in which the Fund has invested) from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. This will decrease the Fund’s yield on securities subject to such taxes. If more than 50% of a Fund’s assets at taxable year end consists of the securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may elect to permit shareholders to claim a credit or deduction on their income tax returns for their pro rata portions of qualified taxes paid by the Fund to foreign countries in respect of foreign securities that the Fund has held for at least the minimum period specified in the Code. In such a case, shareholders will include in gross income from foreign sources their pro rata shares of such taxes paid by the Fund. A shareholder’s ability to claim an offsetting foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by a Fund is subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in the shareholder’s not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. Shareholders who do not itemize on their U.S. federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but not a deduction) for such foreign taxes.
Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so. Shareholders that are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and those who invest in a Fund through tax-advantaged accounts (including those who invest through individual retirement accounts or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by the Fund.
If a Fund is a qualified fund of funds, it also may elect to pass through to its shareholders foreign taxes it has paid or foreign taxes passed through to it by any underlying fund that itself elected to pass through such taxes to shareholders.
Foreign Shareholders
Distributions by a Fund to shareholders that are not “U.S. persons” within the meaning of the Code (“foreign shareholders”) properly reported by the Fund as: (1) Capital Gain Dividends; (2) short-term capital gain dividends; and (3) interest-related dividends, each as defined below and subject to certain conditions described below, generally are not subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax.
In general, the Code defines (1) “short-term capital gain dividends” as distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses and (2) “interest-related dividends” as distributions from U.S. source interest income of types similar to those not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign shareholder, in each case to the extent such distributions are properly reported as such by the Fund in a written notice to shareholders The exceptions to withholding for Capital Gain Dividends and short-term capital gain dividends do not apply to (A) distributions to an individual foreign shareholder who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (B) distributions attributable to gain that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States under special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests as described below. The exception to withholding for interest-related dividends does not apply to distributions to a foreign shareholder (A) that has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not
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a U.S. person, (B) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the foreign shareholder is the issuer or is a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (C) that is within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (D) to the extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a related person of the foreign shareholder and the foreign shareholder is a controlled foreign corporation. If a Fund invests in a RIC that pays such distributions to the Fund, such distributions retain their character as not subject to withholding if properly reported when paid by the Fund to foreign shareholders. The Fund may report such part of its dividends as interest-related and/or short-term capital gain dividends as are eligible, but is not required to do so. In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if the Fund reports all or a portion of a payment as an interest-related or short-term capital gain dividend to shareholders.
Foreign shareholders should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these rules to their accounts.
Distributions by a Fund to foreign shareholders other than Capital Gain Dividends, short-term capital gain dividends and interest-related dividends (e.g., dividends attributable to dividend and foreign-source interest income or to short-term capital gains or U.S. source interest income to which the exception from withholding described above does not apply) are generally subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate).
A foreign shareholder is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of shares of a Fund unless: (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the foreign shareholder of a trade or business within the United States; (ii) in the case of a foreign shareholder that is an individual, the shareholder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale and certain other conditions are met; or (iii) the special rules relating to gain attributable to the sale or exchange of “U.S. real property interests” (“USRPIs”) apply to the foreign shareholder's sale of shares of the Fund (as described below).
Subject to certain exceptions (e.g., for a Fund that is a “United States real property holding corporation” as described below), a Fund is generally not required (and does not expect) to withhold on the amount of a non-dividend distribution (i.e., a distribution that is not paid out of the Fund’s current earnings and profits for the applicable taxable year or accumulated earnings and profits) when paid to its foreign shareholders.
Special rules would apply if a Fund were a qualified investment entity (“QIE”) because it is either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition of USRPIs described below. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other trade or business assets. USRPIs generally are defined as any interest in U.S. real property and any interest (other than solely as a creditor) in a USRPHC or, very generally, an entity that has been a USRPHC in the last five years. A Fund that holds, directly or indirectly, significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Interests in domestically controlled QIEs, including REITs and RICs that are QIEs, not-greater-than-10% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in REITs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded classes of stock in RICs generally are not USRPIs, but these exceptions do not apply for purposes of determining whether a Fund is a QIE.
If an interest in a Fund were a USRPI, the Fund would be required to withhold U.S. tax on the proceeds of a share redemption by a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder, in which case such foreign shareholder generally would also be required to file U.S. tax returns and pay any additional taxes due in connection with the redemption.
Moreover, if a Fund were a USRPHC or, very generally, had been one in the last five years, it would be required to withhold on amounts distributed to a greater-than-5% foreign shareholder to the extent such amounts would not be treated as a dividend, i.e., are in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated “earnings and profits” for the applicable taxable year. Such withholding generally is not required if the Fund is a domestically controlled QIE.
If a Fund were a QIE, under a special “look-through” rule, any distributions by the Fund to a foreign shareholder (including, in certain cases, distributions made by the Fund in redemption of its shares) attributable directly or indirectly to: (i) distributions received by the Fund from a lower-tier RIC or REIT that the Fund is required to treat as USRPI gain in its hands; and (ii) gains realized on the disposition of USRPIs by the Fund would retain their character as gains realized from USRPIs in the hands of the Fund’s foreign shareholders and would be subject to U.S. tax withholding. In addition, such distributions could result in the foreign shareholder being required to file a U.S. tax return and pay tax on the distributions at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. The consequences to a foreign shareholder, including the rate of such withholding and character of such distributions (e.g., as ordinary income or USRPI gain), would vary depending upon the extent of the foreign shareholder’s current and past ownership of the Fund.
Foreign shareholders of each Fund also may be subject to “wash sale” rules to prevent the avoidance of the tax-filing and -payment obligations discussed above through the sale and repurchase of Fund shares.
Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers and, if holding shares through intermediaries, their intermediaries, concerning the application of these rules to their investment in a Fund.
Foreign shareholders with respect to whom income from a Fund is effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by the foreign shareholder within the United States will in general be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income derived from the Fund at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents or domestic corporations, whether such income is received in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund and, in the case of a foreign corporation, may also be subject to a branch profits tax. If a foreign shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
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net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States. More generally, foreign shareholders who are residents in a country with an income tax treaty with the United States may obtain different tax results than those described herein, and are urged to consult their tax advisors.
In order to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described above or for lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, a foreign shareholder must comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or substitute form). Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisers in this regard.
Special rules (including withholding and reporting requirements) apply to foreign partnerships and those holding Fund shares through foreign partnerships. Additional considerations may apply to foreign trusts and estates. Investors holding Fund shares through foreign entities should consult their tax advisers about their particular situation.
A foreign shareholder may be subject to state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal income tax referred to above.
Backup Withholding
Each Fund generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to such withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.
Shareholder Reporting Obligations With Respect to Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Shareholders that are U.S. persons and own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of a Fund could be required to report annually their “financial interest” in the Fund’s “foreign financial accounts,” if any, on FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”). Shareholders should consult a tax advisor, and persons investing in the Fund through an intermediary should contact their intermediary, regarding the applicability to them of this reporting requirement.
Other Reporting and Withholding Requirements
Sections 1471-1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “FATCA”) generally require each Fund to obtain information sufficient to identify the status of each of its shareholders under FATCA or under an applicable intergovernmental agreement (an “IGA”) between the United States and a foreign government. If a shareholder fails to provide the requested information or otherwise fails to comply with FATCA or an IGA, a Fund may be required to withhold under FATCA at a rate of 30% with respect to that shareholder on ordinary dividends it pays. The IRS and the Department of Treasury have issued proposed regulations providing that these withholding rules will not apply to the gross proceeds of share redemptions or Capital Gain Dividends a Fund pays. If a payment by a Fund is subject to FATCA withholding, the Fund is required to withhold even if such payment would otherwise be exempt from withholding under the rules applicable to foreign shareholders described above (e.g., interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends).
Each prospective investor is urged to consult its tax adviser regarding the applicability of FATCA and any other reporting requirements with respect to the prospective investor’s own situation, including investments through an intermediary.
General Considerations
The U.S. federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding the specific federal tax consequences of purchasing, holding, and disposing of shares of a Fund, as well as the effects of state, local, foreign, and other tax law and any proposed tax law changes.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial statements, and the independent registered accounting firm’s report thereon, are included in each Fund’s annual shareholder report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 and are incorporated herein by reference.
An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and an unaudited semi-annual report will be sent to shareholders each year.
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APPENDIX A – DESCRIPTION OF CREDIT RATINGS
A Description of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.’s (“Moody’s”) Global Rating Scales
Ratings assigned on Moody’s global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.
Description of Moody’s Long-Term Obligation Ratings
Aaa — Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.
Aa — Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
A — Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
Baa — Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Ba — Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.
B — Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
Caa — Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
Ca — Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
C — Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Hybrid Indicator (hyb)
The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.
Description of Short-Term Obligation Ratings
Moody’s employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:
P-1 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-2 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-3 — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
NP — Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
Description of Moody’s US Municipal Short-Term Obligation Ratings
The Municipal Investment Grade (“MIG”) scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer’s long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levels — MIG 1 through MIG 3 — while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.
MIG 1 — This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2 — This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.
MIG 3 — This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
SG — This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
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Description of Moody’s Demand Obligation Ratings
In the case of variable rate demand obligations (“VRDOs”), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody’s evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody’s evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (“demand feature”). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade (“VMIG”) scale.
VMIG 1 — This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 2 — This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 3 — This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
SG — This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
Description of S&P Global Ratings’ (“S&P’s”) Issue Credit Ratings
A S&P’s issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P’s view of the obligor’s capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.
Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days — including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P’s analysis of the following considerations:
Likelihood of payment — capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
Nature of and provisions of the obligation and the promise we impute;
Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.
Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)
Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings*
AAA — An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.
AA — An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.
A — An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.
BBB — An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
BB, B, CCC, CC, C — Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.
BB — An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
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B — An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CCC — An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CC — An obligation rated ‘CC’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The ’CC’ rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but S&P’s expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.
C — An obligation rated ‘C’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher.
D — An obligation rated ’D’ is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the ’D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P’s believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The ’D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ’D’ if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.
NR — This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P’s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.
* The ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by S&P’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
A-2 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3 — A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
B — A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.
C — A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
D — A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P’s believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation’s rating is lowered to ‘D’ if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.
Description of S&P’s Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings
A S&P’s U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P’s opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P’s analysis will review the following considerations:
Amortization schedule — the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and
Source of payment — the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.
S&P’s municipal short-term note rating symbols are as follows:
SP-1 — Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.
SP-2 — Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
SP-3 — Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
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Description of Fitch Ratings’ (“Fitch’s”) Credit Ratings Scales
Fitch’s credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested.
The terms “investment grade” and “speculative grade” have established themselves over time as shorthand to describe the categories ‘AAA’ to ‘BBB’ (investment grade) and ‘BB’ to ‘D’ (speculative grade). The terms “investment grade” and “speculative grade” are market conventions, and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. “Investment grade” categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the “speculative” categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred.
Fitch’s credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds).
In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency typically rates to the likelihood of non-payment or default in accordance with the terms of that instrument’s documentation. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation’s documentation). In such cases, the agency will make clear the assumptions underlying the agency’s opinion in the accompanying rating commentary.
Description of Fitch’s Long-Term Corporate Finance Obligations Rating Scales
Fitch long-term obligations rating scales are as follows:
AAA — Highest credit quality. ‘AAA’ ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA — Very high credit quality. ‘AA’ ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
A — High credit quality. ‘A’ ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.
BBB — Good credit quality. ‘BBB’ ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.
BB — Speculative. ‘BB’ ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.
B — Highly speculative. ‘B’ ratings indicate that material credit risk is present.
CCC — ‘CCC’ ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present.
CC —’CC’ ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk.
C — ‘C’ ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk.
Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned ‘RD’ or ‘D’ ratings, but are instead rated in the ‘B’ to ‘C’ rating categories, depending upon their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. This approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.
Note: The modifiers “+” or “–” may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the ‘AAA’ obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below ‘CCC’.
The subscript ‘emr’ is appended to a rating to denote embedded market risk which is beyond the scope of the rating. The designation is intended to make clear that the rating solely addresses the counterparty risk of the issuing bank. It is not meant to indicate any limitation in the analysis of the counterparty risk, which in all other respects follows published Fitch criteria for analyzing the issuing financial institution. Fitch does not rate these instruments where the principal is to any degree subject to market risk.
Description of Fitch’s Short-Term Ratings
A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as “short term” based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.
Fitch short-term ratings are as follows:
F1 — Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.
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F2 — Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.
F3 — Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.
B — Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
C — High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.
RD — Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.
D — Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.
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APPENDIX B – PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
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PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

 

VOYA FUNDS

VOYA INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

Date Last Revised:  September 14, 2018

 



 

Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines for the Voya Funds and Advisor

 

Introduction

 

The purpose of these Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines (the “Procedures”, the “Guidelines”) is to set forth the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Voya funds’ (the “Board”) instructions to Voya Investments, LLC (referred to as the “Advisor”) for the voting of proxies for each fund the Board serves as Director/Trustee (the “Funds”).

 

The Board may elect to delegate proxy voting to a sub-advisor of the Funds and also approve the sub-advisor’s proxy policies and procedures for implementation on behalf of such Voya fund (a “Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund”).  A Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund is not covered under these Procedures and Guidelines, except as described in the Reporting and Record Retention section below with respect to vote reporting requirements.  However, they are covered by those sub-advisor’s proxy policies, provided that the Board has approved them.

 

These Procedures and Guidelines incorporate principles and guidance set forth in relevant pronouncements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its staff on the fiduciary duty of the Board to ensure that proxies are voted in a timely manner and that voting decisions are in the Funds’ beneficial owners’ best interest.

 

The Board, through these instructions, delegates to the Advisor’s Proxy Coordinator the responsibility to vote the Funds’ proxies in accordance with these Procedures and Guidelines on behalf of the Board.  The Board further delegates to the Compliance Committee of the Board certain oversight duties regarding the Advisor’s functions as it pertains to the voting of the Funds’ proxies.

 

The Board directs the engagement of a Proxy Advisory Firm to be initially appointed and annually reviewed and approved by the Board.  The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Proxy Advisory Firm and shall direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote proxies in accordance with the Guidelines.

 

These Procedures and Guidelines will be reviewed by the Board’s Compliance Committee annually, and will be updated when appropriate.  No change to these Procedures and Guidelines will be made except pursuant to Board direction.  Non-material amendments, however, may be approved for immediate implementation by the Board’s Compliance Committee, subject to ratification by the full board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

Advisor’s Roles and Responsibilities

 

Proxy Coordinator

 

The Voya Proxy Coordinator shall direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote proxies on behalf of the Funds and the Advisor in connection with annual and special meetings of shareholders (except those regarding bankruptcy matters and/or related plans of reorganization).

 

The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Proxy Advisory Firm (as defined in the Proxy Advisory Firm section below) and voting the Funds’ proxies in accordance with the Procedures and Guidelines on behalf of the Funds and the Advisor.  The Proxy Coordinator is authorized to direct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote a Fund’s proxy in accordance with the Procedures and Guidelines.  Responsibilities assigned to the Proxy Coordinator, or activities that support it, may be performed by such members of the Proxy Group (as defined in the Proxy Group section below) or employees of the Advisor’s affiliates as the Proxy Group deems appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator is also responsible for identifying and informing Counsel (as defined in the Counsel section below) of potential conflicts between the proxy issuer and the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, the Funds’ principal underwriters, or an affiliated person of the Funds.  The Proxy Coordinator will identify such potential conflicts of interest based on information the Proxy Advisory Firm periodically provides; client analyses, distributor, broker-dealer, and vendor lists; and information derived from other sources, including public filings.

 

Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm is responsible for coordinating with the Funds’ custodians to ensure that all proxy materials received by the custodians relating to the portfolio securities are processed in a timely manner.  To the extent applicable, the Proxy Advisory Firm is required to provide research, analysis, and vote

 

Revision Date:  September 14, 2018

 

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recommendations under its Proxy Voting guidelines.  Additionally, the Proxy Advisory Firm is required to produce custom vote recommendations in accordance with the Guidelines and their vote recommendations.

 

Proxy Group

 

The members of the Proxy Group, which may include employees of the Advisor’s affiliates, are identified in Exhibit 1, and may be amended from time to time at the Advisor’s discretion except that the Funds’ Chief Investment Risk Officer, the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, and the Funds’ Proxy Coordinator shall be members unless the Board determines otherwise.

 

Investment Professionals

 

The Funds’ sub-advisors and/or portfolio managers are each referred to herein as an “Investment Professional” and collectively, “Investment Professionals”.  The Board encourages the Funds’ Investment Professionals to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding any proxy-voting-related proposal pertaining to the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.  Additionally, when requested, Investment Professionals are responsible for submitting a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding proxy voting related proxy contests, proposals related to companies with dual class shares with superior voting rights, or mergers and acquisitions involving the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.

 

Counsel

 

A member of the mutual funds legal practice group of the Advisor (“Counsel”) is responsible for determining if a potential conflict of interest involving a proxy issuer is in fact a conflict of interest.  If Counsel deems a proxy issuer to be a conflict of interest, the Counsel must notify the Proxy Coordinator, who will in turn notify the Chair of the Compliance Committee of such conflict of interest.

 

Proxy Voting Procedures

 

Proxy Group Oversight

 

A minimum of four (4) members of the Proxy Group (or three (3) if one member of the quorum is either the Funds’ Chief Investment Risk Officer or the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer) will constitute a quorum for purposes of taking action at any meeting of the Group.

 

The Proxy Group may meet in person or by telephone.  The Proxy Group also may take action via email in lieu of a meeting, provided that the Proxy Coordinator follows the directions of a majority of a quorum responding via e-mail.

 

A Proxy Group meeting will be held whenever:

 

·                The Proxy Coordinator receives a recommendation from an Investment Professional to vote a Fund’s proxy contrary to the Guidelines.

·                The Proxy Advisory Firm has made no recommendation on a matter and the Procedures do not provide instruction.

·                A matter requires case-by-case consideration, including those in which the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation is deemed to be materially conflicted.

·                The Proxy Coordinator requests the Proxy Group’s input and vote recommendation on a matter.

 

At its discretion, the Proxy Group may provide the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions to perform responsibilities and related activities assigned to the Proxy Group, on its behalf, provided that such instructions do not violate any requirements of these Procedures or the Guidelines.

 

If the Proxy Group has previously provided the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation, these recommendations do not violate any requirements of these Procedures or the Guidelines, and no conflict of interest exists, the Proxy Coordinator may implement the instructions without calling a Proxy Group meeting.

 

For each proposal referred to the Proxy Group, it will review:

 

·                  The relevant Procedures and Guidelines,

·                  The recommendation of the Proxy Advisory Firm, if any,

·                  The recommendation of the Investment Professional(s), if any,

·                  Other resources that any Proxy Group member deems appropriate to aid in a determination of a recommendation.

 

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Vote Instruction

 

While the vote of a simple majority of the voting members present will determine any matter submitted to a vote, tie votes will be resolved by securing the vote of members not present at the meeting.  The Proxy Coordinator will ensure compliance with all applicable voting and conflict of interest procedures, and will use best efforts to secure votes from as many absent members as may reasonably be accomplished, providing such members with a substantially similar level of relevant information as that provided at the in-person meeting.

 

In the event a tie vote cannot be resolved, or in the event that the vote remains a tie, the Proxy Coordinator will refer the vote to the Compliance Committee Chair for vote determination.

 

In the event a tie vote cannot be timely resolved in connection with a voting deadline, the Proxy Coordinator will vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

A member of the Proxy Group may abstain from voting on any given matter, provided that the member does not participate in the Proxy Group discussion(s) in connection with the vote determination.  If abstention results in the loss of quorum, the process for resolving tie votes will be observed.

 

If the Proxy Group recommends that a Fund vote contrary to the Guidelines, as might be the case upon review of a recommendation from an Investment Professional, the Proxy Coordinator will follow the procedures in the Out-of-Guidelines section below.

 

Vote Classification

 

These Procedures and Guidelines specify how the Funds generally will vote with respect to the proposals indicated.  Unless otherwise noted, the Proxy Group instructs the Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Advisor, to vote in accordance with these Procedures and Guidelines.

 

Within-Guidelines Votes:  Votes in Accordance with the Guidelines

 

In the event the Proxy Group and, where applicable, an Investment Professional participating in the voting process, recommend a vote Within Guidelines, the Proxy Group will instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm, through the Proxy Coordinator, to vote in this manner.

 

Out-of-Guidelines Votes:  Votes Contrary to the Guidelines

 

A vote would be considered Out-of-Guidelines if the:

 

·                Vote is contrary to the Guidelines based on the Compliance Committee or Proxy Group determination that the application of the Guidelines is inapplicable or inappropriate under the circumstances.  Such votes include, but are not limited to votes cast based on the recommendation of an Investment Professional.

·                Vote is contrary to the Guidelines unless the Guidelines stipulate Case-by-Case consideration or that primary consideration will be given to input from an Investment Professional, notwithstanding that the vote appears contrary to these Procedures and Guidelines and/or the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

Routine Matters

 

Upon instruction from the Proxy Coordinator, the Proxy Advisory Firm will submit a vote as described in these Procedures and Guidelines where there is a clear policy (e.g., “For,” “Against,” “Withhold,” or “Abstain”) on a proposal.

 

Matters Requiring Case-by-Case Consideration

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm will refer proxy proposals to the Proxy Coordinator when these Procedures and Guidelines indicate “Case-by-Case.”  Additionally, the Proxy Advisory Firm will refer any proxy proposal under circumstances where the application of these Procedures and Guidelines is unclear, appears to involve unusual or controversial issues, or is silent regarding the proposal.

 

Upon receipt of a referral from the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Proxy Coordinator may solicit additional research or clarification from the Proxy Advisory Firm, Investment Professional(s), or other sources.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will review matters requiring Case-by-Case consideration to determine if the Proxy Group had previously provided the Proxy Coordinator with standing vote instructions, or a provision within

 

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the Guidelines is applicable based on prior voting history.

 

If a matter requires input and a vote determination from the Proxy Group, the Proxy Coordinator will forward the Proxy Advisory Firm’s analysis and recommendation, the Proxy Coordinator’s recommendation and/or any research obtained from the Investment Professional(s), the Proxy Advisory Firm, or any other source to the Proxy Group.  The Proxy Group may consult with the Proxy Advisory Firm and/or Investment Professional(s) as appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will use best efforts to convene a Proxy Group meeting with respect to all matters requiring its consideration.  In the event quorum requirements cannot be timely met in connection with a voting deadline, it is the policy of the Funds and Advisor to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation.

 

Non-Votes:  Votes in which No Action is Taken

 

The Proxy Coordinator will make reasonable efforts to secure and vote all proxies for the Funds, including markets where shareholders’ rights are limited.  Nevertheless, the Proxy Group may recommend that a Fund refrain from voting under certain circumstances including:

 

·                The economic effect on shareholders’ interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant, e.g., proxies in connection with fractional shares, securities no longer held in the portfolio of a Voya fund or proxies being considered on behalf of a Fund that is no longer in existence.

·                The cost of voting a proxy outweighs the benefits, e.g., certain international proxies, particularly in cases when share blocking practices may impose trading restrictions on the relevant portfolio security.

 

In such cases, the Proxy Group may instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm, through the Proxy Coordinator, not to vote such proxy.  The Proxy Group may provide the Proxy Coordinator with standing instructions on parameters that would dictate a Non-Vote without the Proxy Group’s review of a specific proxy.

 

Further, Counsel may require the Proxy Coordinator to abstain from voting any proposal that is subject to a material conflict of interest provided that abstaining has no effect on the vote outcome.

 

Matters Requiring Further Consideration

 

Referrals to the Compliance Committee

 

If a vote is deemed Out-of-Guidelines and Counsel has determined that a material conflict of interest appears to exist with respect to the party or parties (i.e. Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, underwriters, affiliates, any participating Proxy Group member, or any Investment Professional(s)) participating in the voting process, the Proxy Coordinator will refer the vote to the Compliance Committee Chair.

 

Further, if an Investment Professional discloses a potential conflict of interest, and Counsel determines that the conflict of interest appears to exist, the proposal will also be referred to the Compliance Committee for review, regardless of whether the vote is Within- or Out-of-Guidelines.

 

The Compliance Committee will be provided all recommendations (including Investment Professional(s)), analyses, research, and Conflicts Reports and any other written materials used to establish whether a conflict of interest exists, and will instruct the Proxy Coordinator how such referred proposals should be voted.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will use best efforts to refer matters to the Compliance Committee for its consideration in a timely manner. In the event any such matter cannot be referred to or considered by the Compliance Committee in a timely manner, the Compliance Committee’s standing instruction is to vote Within Guidelines.

 

The Compliance Committee will receive a report detailing proposals that were voted Out-of-Guidelines, if the Investment Professional’s recommendation was not acted on, or was referred to the Compliance Committee.

 

Consultation with Compliance Committee

 

The Proxy Coordinator may consult the Compliance Committee Chair for guidance on behalf of the Committee if application of these Procedures and Guidelines is unclear, or a recommendation is received from an Investment Professional in connection with any unusual or controversial issue.

 

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Conflicts of Interest

 

The Advisor shall act in the Funds’ beneficial owners’ best interests and strive to avoid conflicts of interest.

 

Conflicts of interest can arise, for example, in situations where:

 

·                The issuer is a vendor whose products or services are material to the Voya Funds, the Advisor or their affiliates;

·                The issuer is an entity participating to a material extent in the distribution of the Voya Funds;

·                The issuer is a significant executing broker dealer;

·                Any individual that participates in the voting process for the Funds including an Investment Professional, a member of the Proxy Group, an employee of the Advisor, or Director/Trustee of the Board serves as a director or officer of the issuer; or

·                The issuer is Voya Financial.

 

Potential Conflicts with a Proxy Issuer

 

The Proxy Coordinator is responsible for identifying and informing Counsel of potential conflicts with the proxy issuer.  In addition to obtaining potential conflict of interest information described in the Roles and Responsibilities section above, members of the Proxy Group are required to disclose to the Proxy Coordinator any potential conflicts of interests prior to discussing the Proxy Advisory Firms’ recommendation.

 

The Proxy Group member will advise the Proxy Coordinator in the event he/she believes that a potential or perceived conflict of interest exists that may preclude him/her from making a vote determination in the best interests of the Funds’ beneficial owners.  The Proxy Group member may elect to recuse himself/herself from consideration of the relevant proxy or have Counsel consider the matter, recusing him/herself only in the event Counsel determines that a material conflict of interest exists.  If recusal, whether voluntary or pursuant to Counsel’s findings, does not occur prior to the member’s participation in any Proxy Group discussion of the relevant proxy, any Out-of-Guidelines Vote determination is subject to the Compliance Committee referral process.  Should members of the Proxy Group verbally disclose a potential conflict of interest, they are required to complete a Conflict of Interest Report, which will be reviewed by Counsel.

 

Investment Professionals are also required to complete a Conflict of Interest Report or confirm that they do not have any potential conflicts of interests when submitting a vote recommendation to the Proxy Coordinator.

 

The Proxy Coordinator gathers and analyzes the information provided by the Proxy Advisory Firm, the Advisor, the Funds’ principal underwriters, affiliates of the Funds, Proxy Group members, Investment Professionals, and the Directors and Officers of the Funds.  Counsel will document such potential material conflicts of interest on a consolidated basis as appropriate.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will instruct the Proxy Advisory Firm to vote the proxy as recommended by the Proxy Group if Counsel determines that a material conflict of interest does not appear to exist with respect to a proxy issuer, any participating Proxy Group member, or any participating Investment Professional(s).

 

Compliance Committee Oversight

 

The Proxy Coordinator will refer a proposal to the Funds’ Compliance Committee if the Proxy Group recommends an Out-of-Guidelines Vote, and Counsel has determined that a material conflict of interest appears to exist in order that the conflicted party(ies) have no opportunity to exercise voting discretion over a Fund’s proxy.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will refer the proposal to the Compliance Committee Chair, forwarding all information relevant to the Compliance Committee’s review, including the following or a summary of its contents:

 

·                The applicable Procedures and Guidelines

·                The Proxy Advisory Firm recommendation

·                The Investment Professional(s)’s recommendation, if available

·                Any resources used by the Proxy Group in arriving at its recommendation

·                Counsel’s findings

·                Conflicts Report(s) and/or any other written materials establishing whether a conflict of interest exists.

 

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In the event a member of the Funds’ Compliance Committee believes he/she has a conflict of interest that would preclude him/her from making a vote determination in the best interests of the applicable Fund’s beneficial owners, the Compliance Committee member will advise the Compliance Committee Chair and recuse himself/herself with respect to the relevant proxy determinations.

 

Conflicts Reports

 

Investment Professionals, the Proxy Advisory Firm, and members of the Compliance Committee, the Proxy Group, and the Proxy Coordinator are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and/or confirm they do not have a conflict of interest in connection with their participation in the voting process for portfolio securities.  The Conflicts Report should describe any known relationships of either a business or personal nature that Counsel has not previously assessed, which may include communications with respect to the referral item, but excluding routine communications with or submitted to the Proxy Coordinator or Investment Professional(s) on behalf of the subject company or a proponent of a shareholder proposal.

 

The Conflicts Report should also include written confirmation that the Investment Professional based the recommendation in connection with an Out-of-Guidelines Vote or under circumstances where a conflict of interest exists solely on the investment merits of the proposal and without regard to any other consideration.

 

Completed Conflicts Reports should be provided to the Proxy Coordinator as soon as possible and may be submitted to the Proxy Coordinator verbally, provided the Proxy Coordinator completes the Conflicts Report, and the submitter reviews and approves the Conflict Report in writing.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will forward all Conflicts Reports to Counsel for review.  Upon review, Counsel will provide the Proxy Coordinator with a brief statement indicating if a material conflict of interest is present.

 

Counsel will document such potential conflicts of interest on a consolidated basis as appropriate rather than maintain individual Conflicts Reports.

 

Assessment of the Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Board and the Advisor, will assess if the Proxy Advisory Firm:

 

·                  Is independent from the Advisor

·                  Has resources that indicate it can competently provide analysis of proxy issues

·                  Can make recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best interests of the Funds and their beneficial owners

·                  Has adequate compliance policies and procedures to:

·                  Ensure that its proxy voting recommendations are based on current and accurate information

·                  Identify and address conflicts of interest.

 

The Proxy Coordinator will utilize, and the Proxy Advisory Firm will comply with, such methods for completing the assessment as the Proxy Coordinator may deem reasonably appropriate.  The Proxy Advisory Firm will also promptly notify the Proxy Coordinator in writing of any material change to information previously provided to the Proxy Coordinator in connection with establishing the Proxy Advisory Firm’s independence, competence, or impartiality.

 

Information provided in connection with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s potential conflict of interest will be forwarded to Counsel for review.  Counsel will review such information and advise the Proxy Coordinator as to whether a material concern exists and if so, determine the most appropriate course of action to eliminate such concern.

 

Voting Funds of Funds, Investing Funds and Feeder Funds

 

Funds that are “Funds-of-Funds” will “echo” vote their interests in underlying mutual funds, which may include mutual funds other than the Voya funds indicated on Voya’s website (www.voyainvestments.com).  Meaning that, if the Fund-of-Funds must vote on a proposal with respect to an underlying investment company, the Fund-of-Funds will vote its interest in that underlying fund in the same proportion all other shareholders in the underlying investment company voted their interests.

 

However, if the underlying fund has no other shareholders, the Fund-of-Funds will vote as follows:

 

·                  If the Fund-of-Funds and the underlying fund are being solicited to vote on the same proposal (e.g., the election of fund directors/trustees), the Fund-of-Funds will vote the shares it holds in the underlying

 

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fund in the same proportion as all votes received from the holders of the Fund-of-Funds’ shares with respect to that proposal.

·                If the Fund-of-Funds is being solicited to vote on a proposal for an underlying fund (e.g., a new Sub-Advisor to the underlying fund), and there is no corresponding proposal at the Fund-of-Funds level, the Board will determine the most appropriate method of voting with respect to the underlying fund proposal.

 

An Investing Fund (e.g., any Voya fund), while not a Fund-of-Funds will have the foregoing Fund-of-Funds procedure applied to any Investing Fund that invests in one or more underlying funds.  Accordingly:

 

·                  Each Investing Fund will “echo” vote its interests in an underlying fund, if the underlying fund has shareholders other than the Investing Fund.

·                  In the event an underlying fund has no other shareholders, and the Investing Fund and the underlying fund are being solicited to vote on the same proposal, the Investing Fund will vote its interests in the underlying fund in the same proportion as all votes received from the holders of its own shares on that proposal.

·                  In the event an underlying fund has no other shareholders, and there is no corresponding proposal at the Investing Fund level, the Board will determine the most appropriate method of voting with respect to the underlying fund proposal.

 

A fund that is a “Feeder Fund” in a master-feeder structure passes votes requested by the underlying master fund to its shareholders.  Meaning that, if the master fund solicits the Feeder Fund, the Feeder Fund will request instructions from its own shareholders, either directly or, in the case of an insurance-dedicated Fund, through an insurance product or retirement plan, as to how it should vote its interest in an underlying master fund.

 

When a Voya fund is a feeder in a master-feeder structure, proxies for the portfolio securities owned by the master fund will be voted pursuant to the master fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures.  As such, except as described in the Reporting and Record Retention section below, Feeder Funds will not be subject to these Procedures and Guidelines.

 

Securities Lending

 

Many of the Funds participate in securities lending arrangements to generate additional revenue for the Fund.  Accordingly, the Fund will not be able to vote securities that are on loan under these arrangements.  However, under certain circumstances, for voting issues that may have a significant impact on the investment, the Proxy Group or Proxy Coordinator may request to recall securities that are on loan if they determine that the benefit of voting outweighs the costs and lost revenue to the Fund and the administrative burden of retrieving the securities.

 

Investment Professionals may also deem a vote is “material” in the context of the portfolio(s) they manage.  Therefore, they may request that lending activity on behalf of their portfolio(s) with respect to the relevant security be reviewed by the Proxy Group and considered for recall and/or restriction.  The Proxy Group will give primary consideration to relevant Investment Professional input in its determination of whether a given proxy vote is material and the associated security accordingly restricted from lending.  The determination that a vote is material in the context of a Fund’s portfolio will not mean that such vote is considered material across all Funds voting at that meeting.  In order to recall or restrict shares on a timely basis for material voting purposes, the Proxy Coordinator, on behalf of the Proxy Group, will use best efforts to consider, and when appropriate, to act upon, such requests on a timely basis.  Requests to review lending activity in connection with a potentially material vote may be initiated by any relevant Investment Professional and submitted for the Proxy Group’s consideration at any time.

 

Reporting and Record Retention

 

Reporting by the Funds

 

Annually, as required, each Fund and each Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund will post its proxy voting record, or a link to the prior one-year period ending on June 30th on the Voya Funds’ website.  The proxy voting record for each Fund and each Sub-Advisor-Voted Fund will also be available on Form N-PX in the EDGAR database on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  For any Voya fund that is a feeder in a master/feeder structure, no proxy voting record related to the portfolio securities owned by the

 

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master fund will be posted on the Voya funds’ website or included in the Fund’s Form N-PX; however, a cross-reference to the master fund’s proxy voting record as filed in the SEC’s EDGAR database will be included in the Fund’s Form N-PX and posted on the Voya funds’ website.  If an underlying master fund solicited any Feeder Fund for a vote during the reporting period, a record of the votes cast by means of the pass-through process described above will be included on the Voya funds’ website and in the Feeder Fund’s Form N-PX.

 

Reporting to the Compliance Committee

 

At each regularly scheduled quarterly Compliance Committee meeting, the Compliance Committee will receive a report from the Proxy Coordinator indicating each proxy proposal, or a summary of such proposals, that was:

 

1.              Voted Out-of-Guidelines, including any proposals voted Out-of-Guidelines as a result of special circumstances raised by an Investment Professional;

2.              Voted Within-Guidelines in cases when the Proxy Group did not agree with an Investment Professional’s recommendation;

3.              Referred to the Compliance Committee for determination.

 

The report will indicate the name of the company, the substance of the proposal, a summary of the Investment Professional’s recommendation, where applicable, and the reasons for voting, or recommending, an Out-of-Guidelines Vote or, in the case of (2) above, a Within-Guidelines Vote.

 

Reporting by the Proxy Coordinator on behalf of the Advisor

 

The Advisor will maintain the records required by Rule 204-2(c)(2), as may be amended from time to time, including the following:

 

·                A copy of each proxy statement received regarding a Fund’s portfolio securities.  Such proxy statements the issuers send are available either in the SEC’s EDGAR database or upon request from the Proxy Advisory Firm.

·                A record of each vote cast on behalf of a Fund.

·                A copy of any Advisor-created document that was material to making a proxy vote decision, or that memorializes the basis for that decision.

·                A copy of written requests for Fund proxy voting information and any written response thereto or to any oral request for information on how the Advisor voted proxies on behalf of a Fund.

·                A record of all recommendations from Investment Professionals to vote contrary to the Guidelines.

·                All proxy questions/recommendations that have been referred to the Compliance Committee, and all applicable recommendations, analyses, research, Conflict Reports, and vote determinations.

 

All proxy voting materials and supporting documentation will be retained for a minimum of six years, the first two years in the Advisor’s office.

 

Records Maintained by the Proxy Advisory Firm

 

The Proxy Advisory Firm will retain a record of all proxy votes handled by the Proxy Advisory Firm.  Such record must reflect all the information required to be disclosed in a Fund’s Form N-PX pursuant to Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act.  In addition, the Proxy Advisory Firm is responsible for maintaining copies of all proxy statements received by issuers and to promptly provide such materials to the Advisor upon request.

 

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PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

 

Introduction

 

Proxies must be voted in the best interest of the Funds’ beneficial owners.  The Guidelines summarize the Funds’ positions on various issues of concern to investors, and give an indication of how Fund securities will be voted on proposals dealing with particular issues.  Nevertheless, the Guidelines are not exhaustive, do not include all potential voting issues, and proposals may be addressed, as necessary, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis rather than according to the Guidelines, factoring in the merits of the rationale and disclosure provided.

 

These Guidelines apply to securities of publicly traded companies and to those of privately held companies if publicly available disclosure permits such application.  All matters for which such disclosure is not available will be considered CASE-BY-CASE.

 

The Board encourages Investment Professionals to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Group regarding proxy voting related to the portfolio securities over which they have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility.  Recommendations from the Investment Professionals may be submitted or requested in connection with any proposal and are likely to be requested with respect to proxies for private equity or fixed income securities and/or proposals related to merger transactions/corporate restructurings, proxy contests, or unusual or controversial issues.

 

These policies may be overridden in any case as provided for in the Procedures.  Similarly, the Procedures provide that proposals whose Guidelines prescribe a firm voting position may instead be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when unusual or controversial circumstances so dictate.

 

Interpretation and application of these Guidelines is not intended to supersede any law, regulation, binding agreement, or other legal requirement to which an issuer may be or become subject.  No proposal will be supported whose implementation would contravene such requirements.

 

General Policies

 

The Funds’ policy is generally to support the recommendation of the relevant company’s management when the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation also aligns with such recommendation and to vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation when management has made no recommendation.  However, this policy will not apply to CASE-BY-CASE proposals for which a contrary recommendation from the relevant Investment Professional(s) is being utilized.

 

Input from Investment Professionals will be given primary consideration with respect to CASE-BY-CASE proposals being considered on behalf of the relevant Fund if they involve merger transactions/corporate restructurings, proxy contests, fixed income or private equity securities, or unusual or controversial issues.

 

The Fund’s policy is to not support proposals that would impose a negative impact on existing rights of the Funds’ beneficial owners to the extent that any positive impact would not be determined sufficient to outweigh removal or diminution of such rights.  Depending on the relevant market, appropriate opposition may be expressed as an ABSTAIN, AGAINST, or WITHHOLD vote.

 

International Policies

 

Companies incorporated outside the U.S. are subject to the foregoing U.S. Guidelines if they are listed on a U.S. exchange and treated as a U.S. domestic issuer by the SEC.  Where applicable, certain U.S. Guidelines may also be applied to companies incorporated outside the U.S., e.g., companies with a significant base of U.S. operations and employees.  However, the following provide for differing regulatory and legal requirements, market practices, and political and economic systems existing in various international markets.

 

Funds will vote AGAINST international proxy proposals when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends voting AGAINST such proposal because relevant disclosure by the company, or the time provided for consideration of such disclosure, is inadequate.

 

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The Funds will consider proposals that are associated with a firm AGAINST vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends their support when:

 

·                  The company or market transitions to better practices (e.g., having committed to new regulations or governance codes);

·                  The market standard is stricter than the Fund’s guidelines; or

·                  It is the more favorable choice when shareholders must choose between alternate proposals.

 

Proposal Specific Policies

 

As mentioned above, these policies may be overridden in any case as provided for in the Procedures.  Similarly, the Procedures provide that proposals whose Guidelines prescribe a firm voting position may instead be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when unusual or controversial circumstances so dictate.

 

Proxy Contests:

 

Consider votes in contested elections on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, with primary consideration given to input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Uncontested Proxies:

 

1-             The Board of Directors

 

Overview

 

The Funds will lodge disagreement with a company’s policies or practices by withholding support from the relevant proposal rather than from the director nominee(s) to which the Proxy Advisory Firm assigns a correlation.  Support will be withheld from directors deemed responsible for governance shortfalls.  If the director(s) are not standing for election (e.g., the board is classified), support will not be withheld from others in their stead.  When a determination is made to withhold support due to concerns other than those related to an individual director’s independence or actions, responsibility may be attributed to the entire board, a committee, or an individual, taking into consideration whether the desired effect is to send a message or to remove the director from service.  The Funds’ approach is to apply the following vote accountability guideline (“Vote Accountability Guideline”):

 

·                  Board chair or relevant committee chair

·                  Lead director or committee member(s)

·                  All incumbent board members.

 

The Funds will vote FOR directors in connection with issues raised by the Proxy Advisory Firm if the director did not serve on the board or relevant committee during the majority of the time period relevant to the concerns cited by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Vote with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation when more candidates are presented than available seats and no other provisions under these Guidelines apply.

 

In cases where a director holds more than one board seat and corresponding votes, manifested as one seat as a physical person plus an additional seat as a representative of a legal entity, generally vote with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation to withhold support from the legal entity and vote on the physical person.

 

Bundled Director Slates

 

WITHHOLD support from directors or slates of directors when they are presented in a manner not aligned with market best practice and/or regulation, irrespective of complying with independence requirements, such as:

 

·                  Bundled slates of directors (e.g., Canada, France, Hong Kong, or Spain);

·                  In markets with term lengths capped by regulation or market practice, directors whose terms exceed the caps or are not disclosed; or

·                  Directors whose names are not disclosed in advance of the meeting or far enough in advance relative to voting deadlines to make an informed voting decision.

 

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For companies with multiple slates in Italy, follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards for assessing which slate is best suited to represent shareholder interests.

 

Independence

 

Director and Board/Committee Independence

 

The Fund will consider the relevant country or market listing exchange and the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards with respect to determining director independence and Board/Committee independence levels.  Note:  Non-voting directors (e.g., director emeritus or advisory director) shall be excluded from calculations with respect to majority board independence.

 

The Fund’s will consider non-independent directors standing for election on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the full board or committee does not meet the market independence requirements.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from the fewest non-independent directors including the Founder, Chairman or CEO if their removal would achieve the independence requirements across the remaining board, except that support may be withheld from additional directors whose relative level of independence cannot be differentiated, or the number required to achieve the independence requirements is equal to or greater than the number of non-independent directors standing for election.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from slates of directors if the board’s independence cannot be ascertained due to inadequate disclosure or when the board’s independence does not meet the applicable independence requirements of the relevant exchange.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from key committee slates if they contain non-independent directors in the election.

 

·                  WITHHOLD support from non-independent directors if the full board serves or the board has not established such a committee, and relevant country or market listing exchange requires the establishment of such committee.

 

Self-Nominated/Shareholder-Nominated Director Candidates

 

Consider self-nominated or shareholder-nominated director candidates on a CASE-BY-CASE basis. WITHHOLD support from the candidate when:

 

·                  Adequate disclosure has not been provided (e.g., rationale for candidacy and candidate’s qualifications relative to the company);

·                  A candidate will not be supported if the candidate’s agenda is not in line with the long-term best interests of the company; or

·                  Cases of multiple self-nominated candidates may be considered as a proxy contest if similar issues are raised (e.g., potential change in control).

 

Management Proposals Seeking Non-Board Member Service on Key Committees

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that permit non-board members to serve on the audit, remuneration (compensation), nominating and/or governance committee, provided that bundled slates may be supported if no slate nominee serves on the relevant committee(s) except where best market practice otherwise dictates.

 

Consider other concerns regarding committee members on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Shareholder Proposals Regarding Board/Key Committee Independence

 

·                  Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals asking that the independence be greater than that required by the country or market listing exchange, or asking to redefine director independence.

 

Board Member Roles and Responsibilities

 

The Funds generally will review issues of the corresponding proposal (e.g., advisory vote on executive compensation or auditor ratification) rather than on the board or relevant committee members.

 

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Attendance

 

WITHHOLD support from a director who, during both of the most recent two years, has served on the board during the two-year period but attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings without a valid reason for the absences or if the two-year attendance record cannot be ascertained from available disclosure (e.g., the company did not disclose which director(s) attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings during the director’s period of service without a valid reason for the absences).

 

The two-year attendance policy shall be applied to attendance of statutory auditors at Japanese companies.

 

Over-boarding

 

Vote FOR directors without regard to “over-boarding” issues, unless when in conjunction with attendance issues during the most recent year.  Consider such circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals limiting the number of public company boards on which a director may serve.

 

Combined Chairman / CEO Role

 

Vote FOR directors without regard to recommendations that the position of chairman should be separate from that of CEO, or should otherwise require to be independent, unless other concerns requiring CASE-BY-CASE consideration are raised (e.g., former CEOs proposed as board chairmen in markets, such as the United Kingdom, for which best practice recommends against such practice).

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requiring that the positions of chairman and CEO be held separately, unless significant corporate governance concerns have been cited.  Consider such circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Cumulative/Net Voting Markets (e.g., Russia)

 

When cumulative or net voting applies, generally follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to vote FOR nominees, such as when asserted by the issuer to be independent, irrespective of key committee membership, even if independence disclosure or criteria fall short of the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards.

 

Board Accountability

 

Diversity

 

Consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if there is an absence of diversity on the board and the company fails to disclose a diversity policy or practice.

 

Consider shareholder proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis that request the company to improve / promote diversity if there is an absence of diversity on the board and the company fails to disclose a diversity policy or practice.

 

Return On Equity

 

Vote FOR the top executive at companies in Japan if the only reason the Proxy Advisory Firm’s Withhold recommendation is due to the company underperforming in terms of capital efficiency or company performance; e.g. net losses or low return on equity (ROE).

 

Compensation Practices (U.S. and Canada)

 

It is the Funds’ policy that matters of compensation are best determined by an independent board and compensation committee.  Therefore, support may be withheld from compensation committee members whose actions or disclosure do not appear to support compensation practices aligned with the best interests of the company and its shareholders.

 

Where applicable, votes on compensation committee members in connection with compensation practices should be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis:

 

·                  Say on pay responsiveness.  Compensation committee members opposed by the Proxy Advisory Firm for failure to sufficiently address compensation concerns prompting significant opposition to the most recent say on pay vote or continuing to maintain problematic pay practices will be considered on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, factoring in considerations such as level of shareholder opposition, subsequent actions taken by the compensation committee, and level of responsiveness disclosure.

·                  Say on pay frequencyWITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the Proxy Advisory Firm opposes directors because the company has failed to include a Say on Pay proposal

 

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and/or a Frequency of Say on Pay proposal when required under SEC or market regulatory provisions; or implemented a say on pay schedule that is less frequent than the frequency most recently preferred by at least a plurality of shareholders.

·                  Commitments.  Vote FOR compensation committee members receiving an adverse recommendation due to problematic pay practices or thresholds (e.g. burn rate) if the company makes a public commitment (e.g., via a Form 8-K filing) to rectify the practice on a going-forward basis.  However, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the company does not rectify the practice by the following year’s annual general meeting.

 

For all other markets in which the issuer has not followed market practice by submitting a resolution on executive compensation, consider remuneration committee members on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Accounting Practices

 

Consider audit committee members and the company’s CEO and CFO, if nominated as directors, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if poor accounting practice concerns are raised, factoring in considerations such as:

 

·                  If the audit committee failed to remediate known on-going material weaknesses in the company’s internal controls for more than a year.

·                  If the company has not yet had a full year to remediate the concerns since the time they were identified.

·                  If the company has taken adequate steps to remediate the concerns cited, which would typically include removing or replacing the responsible executives, and if the concerns are not re-occurring.

 

Vote FOR audit committee members, or the company’s CEO or CFO if nominated as directors, who did not serve on the committee or did not have responsibility over the relevant financial function, during the majority of the time period relevant to the concerns cited.

 

WITHHOLD support on audit committee members according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the company has failed to disclose auditors’ fees and has not provided an auditor ratification or remuneration proposal for shareholder vote.

 

Problematic Actions

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support due to assessment that a director acted in bad faith or against shareholder interests in connection with a major transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, or due to other material failures or problematic actions, factoring in the merits of the director’s performance, rationale, and disclosure provided.

 

WITHHOLD support from all members of the nominating / governance committee if the company is controlled by means of dual class stock with superior voting rights and does not have a reasonable sunset provision; i.e., fewer than five years.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis all directors if no nominating / governance committee directors are under consideration, if the company does not have nominating or governance committees, or if all the non-executive directors are members of the nominating / governance committee.  Investment Professionals that have day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for such companies will be requested to submit a recommendation to the Proxy Coordinator.

 

WITHHOLD support from directors when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support due to the board unilaterally adopting by-law amendments that have a negative impact on existing shareholder rights or functions as a diminution of shareholder rights.  Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if all directors are under consideration.

 

Consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis for concerns related to scandals, malfeasance, or negligent internal controls at the company, or that of an affiliate, when:

 

·                  Culpability can be attributed to the director (e.g., director manages or is responsible for the relevant function); or

·                  The director has been directly implicated, resulting in arrest, criminal charge, or regulatory sanction.

 

Vote FOR directors when the above factors have not been triggered.

 

Vote FOR a director if the Proxy Advisory Firm cites concerns regarding actions in connection with a director’s service on an unaffiliated board and the company has provided adequate rationale regarding the

 

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appropriateness of the director to serve on the board under consideration.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends withholding support from any director due to share pledging concerns, factoring in the pledged amount, unwind time, and any historical concerns being raised.  Responsibility will be assigned to the pledgor, where the pledged amount and unwind time are deemed significant and, therefore, an unnecessary risk to the company.

 

Anti-Takeover Measures

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the company implements excessive anti-takeover measures, including failure to remove restrictive poison pill features or to ensure a pill’s expiration or timely submission to shareholders for vote, unless a company has implemented a policy that should reasonably prevent abusive use of its poison pill.

 

Board Responsiveness

 

Vote FOR if the majority-supported shareholder proposal has been reasonably addressed or the Funds’ Guidelines or voting record did not support the relevant proposal or issue.

 

·                  In the U.S., proposals seeking shareholder ratification of a poison pill may be deemed reasonably addressed if the company has implemented a policy that should reasonably prevent abusive use of the pill.

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the majority-supported shareholder proposal at issue is supported under these Guidelines and the board has not disclosed a credible rationale for not implementing the proposal.

 

If the board has not acted upon a director who did not receive shareholder support representing a majority of the votes cast at the previous annual meeting, consider directors on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote FOR when:

 

·                  The issue relevant to the majority negative vote has been adequately addressed or cured, which may include disclosure of the board’s rationale; or

·                  The Funds’ Guidelines or voting record do not support the relevant proposal or issue causing the majority negative vote.

 

WITHHOLD support according to the Vote Accountability Guideline if the above provisions have not been satisfied.

 

Board—Related Proposals

 

Classified/Declassified Board Structure

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to classify the board unless the proposal represents an increased frequency of a director’s election in the staggered cycle (e.g., seeking to move from a three-year cycle to a two-year cycle).

 

Vote FOR proposals to repeal classified boards and to elect all directors annually.

 

Board Structure

 

Vote FOR management proposals to adopt or amend board structures or policies, except consider such proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the board is not majority independent, corporate governance concerns have been identified, or the proposal may result in a material reduction in shareholders’ rights.

 

For companies in Japan, generally follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to proposals seeking a board structure that would provide greater independence oversight of management and the board.

 

Board Size

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking a board range if the range is reasonable in the context of market practice and anti-takeover considerations; however, vote AGAINST if seeking to remove shareholder approval rights.

 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, proposals on director and officer indemnification and liability protection, using Delaware law as the standard.

 

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Vote AGAINST proposals to limit or eliminate entirely directors’ and officers’ liability in connection with monetary damages for violating the duty of care.

 

Vote AGAINST indemnification proposals that would expand coverage beyond legal expenses to acts that are more serious violations of fiduciary obligation, such as negligence.

 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection (International)

 

Vote in accordance with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s standards (e.g. overly broad provisions).

 

Discharge of Management/Supervisory Board Members (International)

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking the discharge of management and supervisory board members (including when the proposal is bundled), unless concerns are raised about the past actions of the company’s auditors or directors, or legal or regulatory action is being taken against the board by other shareholders.

 

Vote FOR such proposals in connection with remuneration practices otherwise supported under these Guidelines or as a means of expressing disapproval of broader practices of the company or its board.

 

Establish Board Committee

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that seek creation of a key committee of the board, unless the company claims an exemption of the listing exchange or the committee is not required under the listing exchange.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requesting creation of additional board committees or offices, except as otherwise provided for herein.

 

Filling Board Vacancies / Removal of Directors

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that allow directors to be removed only for cause.

 

Vote FOR proposals to restore shareholder ability to remove directors with or without cause.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals that allow only continuing directors to elect replacements to fill board vacancies.

 

Vote FOR proposals that permit shareholders to elect directors to fill board vacancies.

 

Stock Ownership Requirements

 

Vote AGAINST such shareholder proposals.

 

Term Limits / Retirement Age

 

Vote FOR management proposals and AGAINST shareholder proposals limiting the tenure of outside directors or imposing a mandatory retirement age for outside directors, unless the proposal seeks to relax existing standards.

 

2-             Compensation

 

Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking an annual say on pay, and AGAINST those seeking less frequent.

 

Proposals to Provide an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Canada)

 

Vote FOR if it is an ANNUAL vote.

 

Executive Pay Evaluation

 

Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) and Remuneration Reports or Committee Members in Absence of Such Proposals

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking ratification of the company’s executive compensation structure unless the program includes practices or features not supported under these Guidelines, and the proposal receives a negative recommendation from the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Listed below are examples of compensation practices and provisions, and respective consideration treatment under the Guidelines, factoring in whether the company has provided reasonable rationale/disclosure for such factors or the proposal as a whole.

 

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Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis:

 

·                  Single Trigger Equity Provisions

·                  Short-Term Investment Plans where the board has exercised discretion to exclude extraordinary items.

·                  Retesting in connection with achievement of performance hurdles

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans where executives already hold significant equity positions.

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans where the vesting or performance period is too short or stringency of the performance criteria is called into question.

·                  Pay Practices (or combination of practices) that appear to have created a misalignment between CEO pay and performance with regard to shareholder value.

·                  Long-Term Incentive Plans that lack an appropriate equity component (e.g., “cash-based only”).

·                  Excessive levels of discretionary bonuses, recruitment awards, retention awards, non-compete payments, severance/termination payments, perquisites (unreasonable levels in context of total compensation or purpose of the incentive awards or payouts).

 

Vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Provisions that permit or give the Board sole discretion for repricing, replacement, buy back, exchange, or any other form of alternative options.  (Note: cancellation of options would not be considered an exchange unless the cancelled options were re-granted or expressly returned to the plan reserve for reissuance.)

·                  Single Trigger Cash Severance Provisions in new or materially amended plans, contracts, or payments that do not require an actual change in control in order to be triggered, or such provisions that are maintained in agreements previously opposed by a Fund.

·                  Plans that allow named executives officers to have material input into setting their pay.

·                  Short-Term Incentive Plans where treatment of payout factors has been inconsistent (e.g., exclusion of losses but not gains).

·                  Company in international markets that plans provide for contract or notice periods or severance/termination payments that exceed market practices, e.g., relative to multiple of annual compensation.

·                  Compensation structures at externally-managed issuers (EMI) or externally-managed REITs (EMR) that lack adequate disclosure, based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s assessment.

 

Golden Parachutes

 

Vote to ABSTAIN on golden parachutes if it is determined that the Funds would not have an economic interest, such as the case in an all-cash transaction, regardless of payout terms, amounts, thresholds, etc.

 

However, if an economic interest exists, vote AGAINST due to single or modified-single trigger cash severance provisions; otherwise consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis taking into account if any of the following factors exist:

 

·                  Total NEO payout as a percentage of the total equity value.

·                  Aggregate of all single-triggered components (cash and equity) as a percentage of the total NEO payout.

·                  Excessive payout.

·                  Recent material amendments or new agreements that incorporate problematic features.

·                  CEO/NEO remains employed by merged/acquired company.

 

Equity-Based and Other Incentive Plans Including OBRA

 

Equity Compensation

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis compensation and employee benefit plans, including those in connection with OBRA, or the issuance of shares in connection with such plans.  Vote the plan or issuance based on factors and related vote treatment under the Executive Pay Evaluation section above or based on circumstances specific to such equity plans as follows:

 

Vote FOR the plan, if:

 

·                  Board independence is the only concern

·                  Amendment places a cap on annual grants

 

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·                  Amendment adopts or changes administrative features to comply with Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Amendment adds performance-based goals to comply with Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Cash or cash-and-stock bonus components are being approved for exemption from taxes under Section 162(m) of OBRA

·                  Give primary consideration to management’s assessment that such plan meets the requirements for exemption of performance-based compensation.

 

Vote AGAINST if the plan:

 

·                  Exceeds recommended costs (U.S. or Canada).

·                  Incorporates share allocation disclosure methods that prevent a cost or dilution assessment.

·                  Exceeds recommended burn rates and/or dilution limits, including cases in which dilution cannot be fully assessed (e.g., due to inadequate disclosure).

·                  Allows deep or near-term discounts (or the equivalent, such as dividend equivalents on unexercised options) to executives or directors.

·                  Provides for retirement benefits or equity incentive awards to outside directors if not in line with market practice.

·                  Allows financial assistance to executives, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, or related parties that is not in line with market practice.

·                  Allows plan administrators to benefit from the plan as potential recipients.

·                  Allows for an overly liberal change in control definition.  (This refers to plans that would reward recipients even if the event does not result in an actual change in control or results in a change in control but does not terminate the employment relationship.)

·                  Allows for post-employment vesting or exercise of options if deemed inappropriate.

·                  Allows plan administrators to make material amendments without shareholder approval.

·                  Allows procedure amendments that do not preserve shareholder approval rights.

 

Amendment Procedures for Equity Compensation Plans and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) (Toronto Stock Exchange Issuers)

 

Vote AGAINST if the amendment procedures do not preserve shareholder approval rights.

 

Stock Option Plans for Independent Internal Statutory Auditors (Japan)

 

Vote AGAINST.

 

Matching Share Plans

 

Vote AGAINST if the matching share plan does not meet recommended standards, considering holding period, discounts, dilution, participation, purchase price, or performance criteria.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plans or Capital Issuance in Support Thereof

 

Voting decisions are generally based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

Director Compensation

 

Non-Executive Director Compensation

 

Vote FOR cash-based proposals.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis equity-based proposals and patterns of excessive pay.

 

Bonus Payments (Japan)

 

Vote FOR if all payments are for directors or auditors who have served as executives of the company, and AGAINST if any payments are for outsiders.

 

Bonus Payments — Scandals

 

Vote AGAINST bonus proposals for a retiring director or continuing director or auditor when culpability can be attributed to the nominee.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis bundled bonus proposals for retiring directors or continuing directors or auditors when culpability cannot be attributed to all nominees.

 

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Severance Agreements

 

Vesting of Equity Awards upon Change in Control

 

Vote FOR management proposals seeking a specific treatment (e.g., double trigger or pro-rata) of equity that vests upon change in control, unless evidence exists of abuse in historical compensation practices.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals regarding the treatment of equity if:

 

·                  The change in control cash severance provisions are double-triggered; and

·                  The company has provided a reasonable rationale regarding the treatment of equity.

 

Executive Severance or Termination Arrangements, including those Related to Executive Recruitment or Retention

 

Vote FOR such compensation arrangements if:

 

·                  The primary concerns raised would not result in a negative vote, under these Guidelines, on a management say on pay proposal, the relevant board or committee member(s);

·                  The company has provided adequate rationale and/or disclosure; or

·                  Support is recommended as a condition to a major transaction such as a merger.

 

Treatment of Cash Severance Provisions

 

Vote AGAINST new or materially amended plans, contracts, or payments that include single trigger change in control cash severance provisions or do not require an actual change in control in order to be triggered.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals seeking double triggers on change in control cash severance provisions.

 

Compensation-Related Shareholder Proposals

 

Executive and Director Compensation

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals that seek to impose new compensation structures or policies; however, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if evidence exists of abuse in historical compensation practices.

 

Holding Periods

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals requiring mandatory periods for officers and directors to hold company stock.

 

Submit Severance and Termination Payments for Shareholder Ratification

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals to submit executive severance agreements for shareholder ratification, if such proposals specify change in control events, supplemental executive retirement plans, or deferred executive compensation plans, or if ratification is required by the listing exchange.

 

3-             Audit-Related

 

Auditor Ratification and/or Remuneration

 

Vote FOR management proposals except in such cases as indicated below.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if:

 

·                  The Proxy Advisory Firm raises questions of disclosure or auditor independence; or

·                  Total fees for non-audit services exceed 50 percent of the total auditor fees (including audit-related fees, and tax compliance and preparation fees if applicable) and the company has not provided adequate rationale regarding the non-audit fees.  (For purposes of this review, fees deemed to be reasonable, non-recurring exceptions to the non-audit fee category (e.g., significant, one-time events such as those related to an IPO) will be excluded).

·                  There is evidence of excessive compensation relative to the size and nature of the company.

 

Vote AGAINST if the company has failed to disclose auditors’ fees.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals asking the company to present its auditor annually for ratification.

 

Auditor Independence

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals asking companies to prohibit their auditors from engaging in non-audit services (or capping the level of non-audit services).

 

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Audit Firm Rotation

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals asking for mandatory audit firm rotation.

 

Indemnification of Auditors

 

Vote AGAINST the indemnification of auditors.

 

Independent Statutory Auditors (Japan)

 

Vote AGAINST if the candidate is or was affiliated with the company, its main bank, or one of its top shareholders.

 

Vote AGAINST incumbent directors at companies implicated in scandals or exhibiting poor internal controls.

 

Vote FOR remuneration as long as the amount is not excessive (e.g., significant increases should be supported by adequate rationale and disclosure), there is no evidence of abuse, the recipient’s overall compensation appears reasonable, and the board and/or responsible committee meet exchange or market standards for independence.

 

4-             Shareholder Rights and Defenses

 

Advance Notice for Shareholder Proposals

 

Vote FOR management proposals related to advance notice period requirements, provided that the period requested is in accordance with applicable law and no material governance concerns have been identified in connection with the company.

 

Corporate Documents / Article and Bylaw Amendments or Related Director Actions

 

Vote FOR if the change or policy is editorial in nature or if shareholder rights are protected.

 

Vote AGAINST if it seeks to impose a negative impact on shareholder rights or diminishes accountability to shareholders, including where the company failed to opt out of a law that effects shareholder rights (e.g. staggered board).

 

With respect to article amendments for Japanese companies:

 

·                  Vote FOR management proposals to amend a company’s articles to expand its business lines in line with its current industry.

·                  Vote FOR management proposals to amend a company’s articles to provide for an expansion or reduction in the size of the board, unless the expansion/reduction is clearly disproportionate to the growth/decrease in the scale of the business or raises anti-takeover concerns.

·                  If anti-takeover concerns exist, vote AGAINST management proposals, including bundled proposals, to amend a company’s articles to authorize the Board to vary the annual meeting record date or to otherwise align them with provisions of a takeover defense.

·                  Follow the Proxy Advisory Firm’s guidelines with respect to management proposals regarding amendments to authorize share repurchases at the board’s discretion, voting AGAINST proposals unless there is little to no likelihood of a creeping takeover or constraints on liquidity (free float of shares is low), and where the company is trading at below book value or is facing a real likelihood of substantial share sales; or where this amendment is bundled with other amendments which are clearly in shareholders’ interest.

 

Majority Voting Standard

 

Vote FOR proposals seeking election of directors by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast in connection with a meeting of shareholders, provided they contain a plurality carve-out for contested elections, and provided such standard does not conflict with applicable law in the country in which the company is incorporated.

 

Vote FOR amendments to corporate documents or other actions promoting a majority standard.

 

Cumulative Voting

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals to restore or permit cumulative voting.

 

Vote AGAINST management proposals to eliminate cumulative voting if the company:

 

·                  Is controlled;

·                  Maintains a classified board of directors; or

 

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·                  Maintains a dual class voting structure.

 

Proposals may be supported irrespective of classified board status if a company plans to declassify its board or adopt a majority voting standard.

 

Confidential Voting

 

Vote FOR management proposals to adopt confidential voting.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that request companies to adopt confidential voting, use independent tabulators, and use independent inspectors of election as long as the proposals include clauses for proxy contests as follows:

 

·                  In the case of a contested election, management should be permitted to request that the dissident group honor its confidential voting policy.

·                  If the dissidents agree, the policy remains in place.

·                  If the dissidents do not agree, the confidential voting policy is waived.

 

Fair Price Provisions

 

Consider proposals to adopt fair price provisions on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote AGAINST fair price provisions with shareholder vote requirements greater than a majority of disinterested shares.

 

Poison Pills

 

Votes will be cast in a manner that seeks to preserve shareholder value and the right to consider a valid offer, voting AGAINST management proposals in connection with poison pills or anti-takeover activities (e.g., disclosure requirements or issuances, transfers, or repurchases) that can reasonably be construed as an anti-takeover measure, based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

DO NOT VOTE AGAINST director remuneration in connection with poison pill considerations.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that ask a company to submit its poison pill for shareholder ratification, or to redeem its pill in lieu thereof, unless:

 

·                  Shareholders have approved adoption of the plan;

·                  A policy has already been implemented by the company that should reasonably prevent abusive use of the pill; or

·                  The board had determined that it was in the best interest of shareholders to adopt a pill without delay, provided that such plan would be put to shareholder vote within twelve months of adoption or expire, and if not approved by a majority of the votes cast, would immediately terminate.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals to redeem a company’s poison pill.

 

Proxy Access

 

Vote FOR proposals to allow shareholders to nominate directors and have those nominees listed in the company’s proxy statement and on the company’s proxy card, provided that the criteria meet the Funds’ internal thresholds, provided such standard does not conflict with applicable law in the country in which the company is incorporated.  However, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder and management proposals that appear on the same agenda.

 

Vote FOR management proposals also supported by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Quorum Requirements

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to lower quorum requirements for shareholder meetings below a majority of the shares outstanding.

 

Exclusive Forum

 

Vote FOR management proposals to designate Delaware or New York as the exclusive forum for certain legal actions as defined by the company (“Exclusive Forum”) if the company’s state of incorporation is the same as its proposed Exclusive Forum, otherwise consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Reincorporation Proposals

 

Consider proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

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Vote FOR management proposals not assessed as:

 

·                  A potential takeover defense; or

·                  A significant reduction of minority shareholder rights that outweigh the aggregate positive impact, but if so assessed, weighing management’s rationale for the change.

 

Vote FOR management reincorporation proposals upon which another key proposal, such as a merger transaction, is contingent if the other key proposal is also supported.

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder reincorporation proposals not also supported by the company.

 

Shareholder Advisory Committees

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to establish a shareholder advisory committee.

 

Right to Call Special Meetings

 

Consider management proposals to permit shareholders to call special meetings on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that provide shareholders with the ability to call special meetings when either of the following applies:

 

·                  Company does not currently permit shareholders to do so;

·                  Existing ownership threshold is greater than 25 percent; or

·                  Sole concern relates to a net-long position requirement.

 

Written Consent

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking the right to act by written consent if the company:

 

·                        Permits shareholders to call special meetings;

·                        Does not impose supermajority vote requirements on business combinations/actions (e.g., a merger or acquisition) and on bylaw or charter amendments; and

·                        Has otherwise demonstrated its accountability to shareholders (e.g., the company has reasonably addressed majority-supported shareholder proposals).

 

Consider management proposals to eliminate the right to act by written consent on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting FOR if the above conditions are present.

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals seeking the right to act by written consent if the above conditions are not present.

 

State Takeover Statutes

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to opt-in or out of state takeover statutes (including control share acquisition statutes, control share cash-out statutes, freeze-out provisions, fair price provisions, stakeholder laws, poison pill endorsements, severance pay and labor contract provisions, anti-greenmail provisions, and disgorgement provisions).

 

Supermajority Shareholder Vote Requirement

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote and FOR proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote requirements; except,

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if the company has shareholder(s) with significant ownership levels and the retention of existing supermajority requirements would protect minority shareholder interests.

 

Time-Phased Voting

 

Vote AGAINST proposals to implement, and FOR proposals to eliminate, time-phased or other forms of voting that do not promote a one share, one vote standard.

 

5-             Capital and Restructuring

 

Consider management proposals to make changes to the capital structure not otherwise addressed under these Guidelines on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendation unless a contrary recommendation from the relevant Investment Professional(s) is utilized.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing excessive discretion to a board.

 

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Capital

 

Common Stock Authorization

 

Consider proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.  The Proxy Advisory Firm’s proprietary approach of determining appropriate thresholds will be utilized in evaluating such proposals.  In cases where the requests are above the allowable threshold, a company-specific qualitative review (e.g., considering rationale and prudent historical usage) will be utilized.

 

Vote FOR proposals within the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable thresholds, or those in excess but meeting Proxy Advisory Firm’s qualitative standards, to authorize capital increases, unless the company states that the stock may be used as a takeover defense.

 

Vote FOR proposals to authorize capital increases exceeding the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds when a company’s shares are in danger of being delisted.

 

Notwithstanding the above, vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of a class of stock if the issuance which the increase is intended to service is not supported under these Guidelines (e.g., merger or acquisition proposals).

 

Dual Class Capital Structures

 

Vote AGAINST:

 

·                  Proposals to create or perpetuate dual class capital structures (e.g., exchange offers, conversions, and recapitalizations) unless supported by the Proxy Advisory Firm (e.g., utilize a one share, one vote standard, contains a sunset provision of five years or fewer, to avert bankruptcy or generate non-dilutive financing, or not designed to increase the voting power of an insider or significant shareholder).

·                  Proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of the class of stock that has superior voting rights in companies that have dual class capital structures.

 

Vote FOR proposals to eliminate dual class capital structures.

 

General Share Issuances / Increases in Authorized Capital (International)

 

Consider specific issuance requests on a CASE-BY-CASE basis based on the proposed use and the company’s rationale.

 

Voting decisions to determine support for requests for general issuances (with or without preemptive rights), authorized capital increases, convertible bonds issuances, warrants issuances, or related requests to repurchase and reissue shares, will be based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s assessment.

 

Preemptive Rights

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals that seek preemptive rights or management proposals that seek to eliminate them.  In evaluating proposals on preemptive rights, consider the size of a company and the characteristics of its shareholder base.

 

Adjustments to Par Value of Common Stock

 

Vote FOR management proposals to reduce the par value of common stock, unless doing so raises other concerns not otherwise supported under these Guidelines.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Utilize the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach for evaluating issuances or authorizations of preferred stock, taking into account the Proxy Advisory Firm’s support of special circumstances, such as mergers or acquisitions, as well as the following criteria:

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to increase the number of shares of blank check preferred shares or preferred stock authorized for issuance.  This approach incorporates both qualitative and quantitative measures, including a review of:

 

·                  Past performance (e.g., board governance, shareholder returns and historical share usage); and

·                  The current request (e.g., rationale, whether shares are blank check and declawed, and dilutive impact as determined through the Proxy Advisory Firm’s model for assessing appropriate thresholds).

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing the issuance of preferred stock or creation of new classes of

 

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preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights (“blank check” preferred stock).

 

Vote FOR proposals to issue or create blank check preferred stock in cases when the company expressly states that the stock will not be used as a takeover defense or not utilize a disparate voting rights structure.

 

Vote AGAINST where the company expressly states that, or fails to disclose whether, the stock may be used as a takeover defense.

 

Vote FOR proposals to authorize or issue preferred stock in cases where the company specifies the voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights of such stock and the terms of the preferred stock appear reasonable.

 

Preferred Stock (International)

 

Voting decisions should generally be based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach, including:

 

·                  Vote FOR the creation of a new class of preferred stock or issuances of preferred stock up to 50 percent of issued capital unless the terms of the preferred stock would adversely affect the rights of existing shareholders.

·                  Vote FOR the creation/issuance of convertible preferred stock as long as the maximum number of common shares that could be issued upon conversion meets the Proxy Advisory Firm’s guidelines on equity issuance requests.

·                  Vote AGAINST the creation of:

(1) a new class of preference shares that would carry superior voting rights to the common shares, or

(2) blank check preferred stock, unless the board states that the authorization will not be used to thwart a takeover bid.

 

Shareholder Proposals Regarding Blank Check Preferred Stock

 

Vote FOR shareholder proposals requesting to have shareholder ratification of blank check preferred stock placements, other than those shares issued for the purpose of raising capital or making acquisitions in the normal course of business.

 

Share Repurchase Programs

 

Vote FOR management proposals to institute open-market share repurchase plans in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms, but vote AGAINST plans with terms favoring selected parties.

 

Vote FOR management proposals to cancel repurchased shares.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals for share repurchase methods lacking adequate risk mitigation or exceeding appropriate volume or duration parameters for the market.

 

Consider shareholder proposals seeking share repurchase programs on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, giving primary consideration to input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Stock Distributions: Splits and Dividends

 

Vote FOR management proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares falls within the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable thresholds.

 

Reverse Stock Splits

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis management proposals to implement a reverse stock split.

 

Vote FOR such proposals based on management’s rationale and/or disclosure if the split constitutes a capital increase effectively exceeding the Proxy Advisory Firm’s allowable threshold due to the lack of a proportionate reduction in the number of shares authorized.

 

Allocation of Income and Dividends (International)

 

With respect to Japanese and South Korean companies, consider management proposals concerning allocation of income and the distribution of dividends, including adjustments to reserves to make capital available for such purposes, on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, voting with the Proxy Advisory Firm’s recommendations to oppose such proposals when:

 

·                  The dividend payout ratio has been consistently below 30 percent without adequate explanation; or

·                  The payout is excessive given the company’s financial position.

 

Vote FOR such management proposals by companies in other markets.

 

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Vote AGAINST proposals where companies are seeking to establish or maintain disparate dividend distributions between stockholders of the same share class (e.g., long-term stockholders receiving a higher dividend ratio (“Loyalty Dividends”)).

 

In any market, in the event multiple proposals regarding dividends are on the same agenda, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Stock (Scrip) Dividend Alternatives (International)

 

Vote FOR most stock (scrip) dividend proposals, but vote AGAINST proposals that do not allow for a cash option unless management demonstrates that the cash option is harmful to shareholder value.

 

Tracking Stock

 

Consider the creation of tracking stock on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, giving primary consideration to the input from the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Capitalization of Reserves (International)

 

Vote FOR proposals to capitalize the company’s reserves for bonus issues of shares or to increase the par value of shares, unless concerns not otherwise supported under these Guidelines are raised by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

Debt Instruments and Issuance Requests (International)

 

Vote AGAINST proposals authorizing excessive discretion to a board to issue or set terms for debt instruments (e.g., commercial paper).

 

Vote FOR debt issuances for companies when the gearing level (current debt-to-equity ratio) is not excessive as defined by the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds.

 

Vote AGAINST proposals where the issuance of debt will result in an excessive gearing level as defined by the Proxy Advisory Firm’s thresholds, or for which inadequate disclosure precludes calculation of the gearing level, unless the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such requests results in support of the proposal.

 

Acceptance of Deposits (India)

 

Voting decisions generally are based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals.

 

Debt Restructurings

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan.

 

Financing Plans (International)

 

Vote FOR the adoption of financing plans if they are in the best economic interests of shareholders.

 

Investment of Company Reserves (International)

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Restructuring

 

Mergers and Acquisitions, Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs) and Corporate Restructurings

 

Vote FOR a proposal not typically supported under these Guidelines if a key proposal, such as a merger transaction, is contingent upon its support and a vote FOR is recommended by the Proxy Advisory Firm or relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Votes will be reviewed on a CASE-BY-CASE basis with voting decisions based on the Proxy Advisory Firm’s approach to evaluating such proposals if no input is provided by the relevant Investment Professional(s).

 

Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement (International)

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if seeking a waiver for a major shareholder or concert party from the requirement to make a buyout offer to minority shareholders, voting FOR when little concern of a creeping takeover exists and the company has provided a reasonable rationale for the request.

 

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Related Party Transactions (International)

 

Vote FOR approval of such transactions unless the agreement requests a strategic move outside the company’s charter, contains unfavorable or high-risk terms (e.g., deposits without security interest or guaranty), or is deemed likely to have a negative impact on director or related party independence.

 

6-             Environmental and Social Issues

 

Environmental and Social Proposals

 

Boards of directors and company management are responsible for guiding the corporation in connection with matters that are most often the subject of shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues.  Such matters may include:

 

·                  Ensuring that the companies they oversee comply with applicable legal, regulatory and ethical standards;

·                  Managing risk effectively, and

·                  Assessing and addressing matters that may have a financial impact on shareholder value.

 

The Funds will vote AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking to:

 

·                  Dictate corporate conduct;

·                  Impose excessive costs or restrictions; or

·                  Duplicate policies already substantially in place.

 

Shareholder proposals will be considered CASE-BY-CASE if it appears that the

 

·                  Information requested would be helpful to shareholders, and is not duplicative to existing disclosed policies or practices;

·                  Stewardship has fallen short as evidenced by the company’s failure to align its actions and disclosure with market practice and that of its peers; or

·                  Company has been subject to significant controversies, litigation, fines, or penalties in connection with the relevant issue; or

·                  Issue is material to the company.

 

Approval of Donations (International)

 

Vote FOR proposals if they are for single- or multi-year authorities and prior disclosure of amounts is provided.  Otherwise, vote AGAINST such proposals.

 

7-             Routine/Miscellaneous

 

Routine Management Proposals

 

Consider proposals on a CASE-BY-CASE basis when the Proxy Advisory Firm recommends voting AGAINST.

 

Authority to Call Shareholder Meetings on Less than 21 Days’ Notice

 

For companies in the United Kingdom, consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, factoring in whether the company has provided clear disclosure of its compliance with any hurdle conditions for the authority imposed by applicable law and has historically limited its use of such authority to time-sensitive matters.

 

Approval of Financial Statements and Director and Auditor Reports (International)

 

Vote AGAINST if there are concerns regarding inadequate disclosure, remuneration arrangements (including severance/termination payments exceeding local standards for multiples of annual compensation), or consulting agreements with non-executive directors.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis if there are other concerns regarding severance/termination payments.

 

Vote AGAINST if there is concern about the company’s financial accounts and reporting, including related party transactions.

 

Vote AGAINST board-issued reports receiving a negative recommendation from the Proxy Advisory Firm due to concerns regarding independence of the board or the presence of non-independent directors on the audit committee.

 

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Vote FOR if the only reason for a negative recommendation by the Proxy Advisory Firm is to express disapproval of broader practices of the company or its board.

 

Other Business

 

Vote AGAINST proposals for Other Business.

 

Adjournment

 

·                  Vote FOR when presented with a primary proposal such as a merger or corporate restructuring that is also supported.

·                  Consider other circumstances on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

 

Changing Corporate Name

 

Vote FOR management proposals requesting a change in corporate name.

 

Multiple Proposals

 

Multiple proposals of a similar nature presented as options to the course of action favored by management may all be voted FOR, provided that:

 

·                  Support for a single proposal is not operationally required;

·                  No one proposal is deemed superior in the interest of the Fund(s); and

·                  Each proposal would otherwise be supported under these Guidelines.

 

Vote AGAINST any proposals that would otherwise be opposed under these Guidelines.

 

Bundled Proposals

 

Vote FOR if all of the bundled items are supported by these Guidelines.

 

Consider on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, if one or more items are not supported by these Guidelines and/or the Proxy Advisory Firm deems the negative impact, on balance, to outweigh any positive impact.

 

Moot Proposals

 

This instruction is in regard to items for which support has become moot (e.g., a director for whom support has become moot since the time the individual was nominated (e.g., due to death, disqualification, or determination not to accept appointment)); WITHHOLD support if recommended by the Proxy Advisory Firm.

 

8-             Mutual Fund Proxies

 

Approving New Classes or Series of Shares

 

Vote FOR the establishment of new classes or series of shares.

 

Hire and Terminate Sub-Advisors

 

Vote FOR management proposals that authorize the board to hire and terminate sub-advisors.

 

Master-Feeder Structure

 

Vote FOR the establishment of a master-feeder structure.

 

Establish Director Ownership Requirement

 

Vote AGAINST shareholder proposals for the establishment of a director ownership requirement. All other matters should be examined on a CASE-BY-CASE basis

 

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Exhibit 1 — Voting Members of the Proxy Group

 

Name

 

Title or Affiliation

 

 

 

Stanley D. Vyner

 

Chief Investment Risk Officer and Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC

 

 

 

Kevin M. Gleason

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Jason Kadavy

 

Vice President, Reporting, Fund Accounting, Voya Investments, LLC

 

 

 

Todd Modic

 

Senior Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC and Voya Investments, LLC; and Chief Financial Officer of the Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Maria Anderson

 

Vice President, Fund Compliance, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Sara Donaldson

 

Proxy Coordinator for the Voya Family of Funds and Vice President, Proxy Voting, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Harley Eisner

 

Vice President, Financial Analysis, Voya Funds Services, LLC

 

 

 

Evan Posner, Esq.

 

Vice President and Counsel, Voya Family of Funds

 

 

 

Andrew Schlueter

 

Vice President, Mutual Funds Operations, Voya Funds Services LLC

 

Effective as of August 09, 2016

 

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VOYA Mutual Funds

 

PART C:  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 28. EXHIBITS

 

(a)

(1)

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Voya Mutual Funds dated June 3, 2004 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Amendment No. 1 dated September 2, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class I shares for ING Global Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(3)

Amendment No. 2 dated January 31, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING International Value Choice Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on January 25, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(4)

Amendment No. 3 dated February 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING Global Value Choice Fund, formerly ING Worldwide Growth Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on January 25, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(5)

Amendment No. 4 dated March 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING International SmallCap Fund, formerly ING International SmallCap Growth Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(6)

Amendment No. 5 dated April 29, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class I shares for ING Global Value Choice Fund and ING International Value Choice Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement September 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(7)

Amendment No. 6 dated September 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Emerging Markets Debt Fund and ING Greater China Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(8)

Amendment No. 7 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class O shares for ING Global Equity Dividend Fund and ING Global Real Estate Fund) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(9)

Amendment No. 8 dated November 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Diversified International Fund, ING Index Plus International Equity Fund, and ING International Capital Appreciation Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(10)

Amendment No. 9 dated November 10, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING International Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the

 

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Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(11)

Amendment No. 10 dated March 16, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Global Bond Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(12)

Amendment No. 11 dated May 25, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(13)

Amendment No. 12 dated July 13, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class R shares for ING Diversified International Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(14)

Amendment No. 13 dated October 9, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change - ING Global Natural Resources Fund, formerly ING Precious Metals Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 7, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(15)

Amendment No. 14 dated November 9, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING International Value Opportunities Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 7, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(16)

Amendment No. 15 dated November 9, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (authority to reclassify, reorganize, recapitalize, or convert issued or unissued interests of any class into interests of one or more other classes) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(17)

Amendment No. 16 dated November 9, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (abolishing Class M shares for ING Emerging Countries Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(18)

Amendment No. 17 dated February 28, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change - ING International Growth Opportunities Fund, formerly ING International Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(19)

Amendment No. 18 dated March 2, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING International Equity Dividend Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(20)

Amendment No. 19 dated July 12, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund, ING European Real Estate Fund, and Class I shares for ING Global Equity Dividend Fund; and ING Global Natural Resources Fund; and Class O shares for ING Index Plus International Equity Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(21)

Amendment No. 20 dated September 12, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class W shares for ING Diversified International Fund, ING Emerging Countries Fund, ING Foreign Fund, ING Global Equity Dividend Fund, ING Global Natural Resources Fund, ING Global Real Estate Fund, ING International Equity Dividend Fund, ING International Real Estate Fund, and ING International SmallCap Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on November 9, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(22)

Amendment No. 21 dated December 17, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund, formerly ING International SmallCap Fund) — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 131 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(23)

Amendment No. 22 dated May 30, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class O shares for ING Diversified International Fund, ING Global Bond Fund, ING Greater China Fund, and ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 4, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(24)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING International Value Opportunities Fund effective August 1, 2008 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(25)

Amendment No. 23 effective September 27, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of ING International Value Opportunities Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 26, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(26)

Amendment No. 24 dated March 27, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class Q shares for ING International Capital Appreciation Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(27)

Amendment No. 25 dated May 14, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class W shares for ING Global Bond Fund, ING Global Value Choice Fund, and ING International Value Choice Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(28)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING Disciplined International SmallCap Fund effective July 13, 2009 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(29)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund effective July 13, 2009 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(30)

Amendment No. 26 effective August 10, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of ING International Growth Opportunities Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective

 

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Amendment No. 137 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(31)

Amendment No. 27 effective August 21, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of ING Disciplined International SmallCap Fund and ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(32)

Amendment No. 28 dated September 10, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class I shares for ING Russia Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(33)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING International Equity Dividend Fund effective September 14, 2009 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(34)

Amendment No. 29 effective October 13, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class W shares for ING International Capital Appreciation Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(35)

Amendment No. 30 dated November 20, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (converting Class Q shares into Class W shares and abolishing Class Q shares for ING Foreign Fund, ING Global Natural Resources Fund, ING Global Value Choice Fund, ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund, and ING Russia Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(36)

Amendment No. 31, effective March 5, 2010, to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (converting Class Q shares into Class W shares and abolishing Class Q shares for ING Emerging Countries Fund and ING International Capital Appreciation Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 140 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(37)

Amendment No. 32 dated June 30, 2010 to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING Global Opportunities Fund, formerly ING Foreign Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 140 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(38)

Amendment No. 33 dated September 30, 2010 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class I shares for ING International Growth Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 6, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(39)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund effective November 26, 2010 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(40)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING European Real Estate Fund effective November 26, 2010 — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(41)

Amendment No. 34 dated November 18, 2010 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class I shares for ING International Core Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on January 24, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(42)

Amendment No. 35 dated May 19, 2011 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class R shares and Class W shares for certain ING Funds) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 28, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(43)

Amendment No. 36 dated July 15, 2011 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement filed on July 28, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(44)

Amendment No. 37 dated January 12, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class B shares for ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(45)

Amendment No. 38 dated February 29, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING International Small Cap Fund, formerly ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(46)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING International Capital Appreciation Fund, effective January 17, 2012 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(47)

Amendment No. 39 dated July 12, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(48)

Amendment No. 40 effective July 23, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolving ING Emerging Countries Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(49)

Amendment No. 41 dated August 1, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class W shares for ING International Core Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 160 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 7, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(50)

Amendment No. 42 dated September 6, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class R6 shares for ING Global Bond Fund and ING Global Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-

 

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Effective Amendment No. 170 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 21, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(51)

Amendment No. 43 dated November 14, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING International Value Equity Fund, formerly ING Global Value Choice Fund) —Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 21, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(52)

Amendment No. 44 dated November 15, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING Emerging Markets Equity Dividend Fund, formerly ING Greater China Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 170 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 21, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(53)

Amendment No. 45 dated November 29, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class P shares for ING Global Bond Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 167 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on November 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(54)

Amendment No. 46 dated January 10, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (ING Global Perspectives Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 174 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(55)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to ING Index Plus International Equity Fund, effective December 7, 2012 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 174 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(56)

Amendment No. 47 dated July 1, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — ING Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, formerly ING International Growth Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(57)

Amendment No. 48 effective July 15, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of ING International Value Choice Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(58)

Amendment No. 49 dated November 21, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class A, Class B, Class C, Class O, Class R, and Class W shares for ING Multi-Manager International Equity Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 26, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(59)

Amendment No. 50 dated May 1, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change of each existing series of the Trust) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 186 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(60)

Amendment No. 51 dated May 22, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class R6 shares for Voya Global Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 186 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(61)

Amendment No. 52 effective October 1, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (abolition of Class B, Class C, and Class R shares of Voya Global Natural Resources Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 188 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(62)

Amendment No. 53 effective November 24, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of Voya Global Opportunities Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 188 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(63)

Amendment No. 54 dated December 1, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — Voya Global Value Advantage Fund, formerly Voya International Value Equity Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 188 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(64)

Amendment No. 55 effective May 26, 2015 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of Voya Global Natural Resources Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(65)

Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Series with respect to Voya Emerging Markets Equity Dividend Fund, effective January 15, 2016 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(66)

Amendment No. 56 dated May 1, 2016 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — Voya Global Equity Fund, formerly Voya Global Value Advantage Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(67)

Amendment No. 57 dated September 15, 2016 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(68)

Amendment No. 58 dated November 17, 2016 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(69)

Amendment No. 59 dated January 12, 2017 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (Class T shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund, Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, Voya Global Perspectives® Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, and Voya International Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(70)

Amendment No. 60 dated January 20, 2017 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (name change — Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Funds, formerly International Core Fund) — Filed

 

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as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(71)

Amendment No. 61 effective May 2, 2017 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (abolishment of Class B shares for Voya Diversified International Fund, Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya International Real Estate Fund, Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, and Voya Russia Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(72)

Amendment No. 62 effective January 11, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class P3 shares for Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(73)

Amendment No. 63 effective May 1, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (change of name for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, formerly, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

(74)

Amendment No. 64. effective May 18, 2017 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of Voya Diversified International Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

(75)

Amendment No. 65 effective September 14, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class P3 shares for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

(76)

Amendment No. 66 effective November 16, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class C shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

(77)

Amendment No. 67 effective January 25, 2019 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class W shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Class P shares for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

(1)

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant dated March 18, 2018 - Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

(1)

Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(i)

Waiver letter dated February 28, 2019 with respect to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from February 28, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Class P shares of Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Waiver Letter dated March 1, 2019 with respect to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Class P shares of Voya Global Bond Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Waiver letter dated March 1, 2019 with respect to the Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

Amended Schedule A, effective January 1, 2019, to the Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 (Voya International Real Estate Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 189 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

First Amendment effective May 22, 2015 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amended Schedule A (with reduction), effective January 20, 2017, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Second Amendment, dated May 1, 2018 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investment, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

Waiver Letter, dated February 28, 2019 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co LLC dated November 18, 2014, as amended (Class P shares Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and NNIP Advisors B.V. (Voya Emerging Markets Equity Dividend Fund and Voya Russia Fund) effective January 8, 2016 — Filed as an Exhibit 

 

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to Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(4)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and NNIP Advisors B.V. effective January 8, 2016 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement effective November 18, 2014, as Amended and Restated July 14, 2017, between Voya Investments, LLC and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (Voya International Real Estate Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund, and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A, effective January 1, 2019, to the Sub-Advisory agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated as of July 14, 2017 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Acadian Asset Management LLC effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Side Letter dated February 2015 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Wellington Management Company, LLP effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A (with reduction) effective January 20, 2017 ith respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP dated November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Delaware Investments Fund Advisers effective November 18, 2014, amended and restated effective March 1, 2019 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective

 

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Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Lazard Asset Management LLC effective November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Frm N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Polaris Capital Management, LLC effective January 20, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Van Eck Associates Corporation dated August 24, 2015 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Victory Capital Management Inc. dated March 2, 2015 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 191 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 23, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15)

Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. effective January 20, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 199 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16)

Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019, between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amended Schedule A effective May 2, 2017, with respect to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17)

Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A, effective March 1, 2019, to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund) — Filed herein.

 

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(iii)

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Russia Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(v)

Recoupment Letter, dated March 1, 2019 to the to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds (Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18)

Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC effective January 1, 2016 (Voya International Real Estate Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Side Letter Agreement dated January 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (Voya International Real Estate Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amended Schedule A effective January 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC effective January 1, 2016 (Voya International Real Estate Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19)

Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Investment Distributor, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds, effective January 1, 2016, as amended as restated May 31, 2017 (Voya Global Equity Fund, formerly Voya Global Value Advantage Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A, effective May 1, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Investment Distributor, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds, effective January 1, 2016, as amended as restated May 31, 2017 (Voya Global Equity Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

(1)

Underwriting Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 188 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A, effective October 11, 2018, to the Underwriting Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC dated November 18, 2014 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

(1)

Custody Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 13, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(i)

Amended Exhibit A, effective July 14, 2017, to the Custody Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019 to the Custody Agreement, dated January 6, 2003, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Foreign Custody Manager Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 29, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Exhibit A, effective July 14, 2017, to the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amended Schedule 2 dated June 4, 2008 to the Foreign Custody Manager Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty with The Bank of New York Mellon dated August 7, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 13, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Exhibit A, effective July 14, 2017, to the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty with The Bank of New York Mellon dated August 7, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amendment, effective October 1, 2011 to the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty dated August 7, 2003, between Voya Mutual Funds and The Bank of New York Mellon — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

(1)

Transfer Agency Services Agreement between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (formerly, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.) and Voya Mutual Funds dated February 25, 2009 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Exhibit A, effective July 14, 2017, to the Transfer Agency Services Agreement between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and Voya Mutual Funds dated February 25, 2009 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019, to the Transfer Agency Services Agreement between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and Voya Mutual Funds dated February 25, 2009 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Melon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 13, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(i)

Amended Exhibit A, effective July 14, 2017, to the Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Investment Company Reporting Modernization Services Amendment to Fund Accounting Agreement dated February 1, 2018 to the Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019 to the Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Indemnification Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Indemnification Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund) — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

(1)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective No. 46 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement filed in 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Foreign Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 27, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Global Equity Dividend Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 29, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of securities being registered with respect to Class I shares for ING Global Real Estate — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING International Value Choice Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on January 25, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to Class O shares for ING Global Equity Dividend Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund, ING Capital Appreciation Fund, ING Greater China Fund, 

 

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ING Index Plus International Equity Fund, and ING Diversified International Fund - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 7, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(8)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING International Real Estate Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Global Bond Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to Class R shares for ING Diversified International Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Disciplined International SmallCap Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 118 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 19, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING International Value Opportunities Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 121 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING International Equity Dividend Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 123 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 14, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Global Equity Dividend Fund and ING Global Natural Resources Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel to the legality of the securities being registered with respect to ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund and ING European Real Estate Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 12, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class W shares for ING Diversified International Fund, ING Emerging Countries Fund, ING Foreign Fund, ING Global Equity Dividend Fund, ING Global Real Estate Fund, ING Global Natural Resources Fund, ING International Equity Dividend Fund, ING International Real Estate Fund, and ING International Small Cap Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 14, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(17)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class O shares for ING Index Plus International Equity Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 128 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on November 9, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class O shares for ING Diversified International Fund, ING Greater China Fund, ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund, and ING Global Bond Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 4, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class W shares for ING Global Value Choice Fund, ING International Value Choice Fund, and ING Global Bond Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 135 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class Q shares for ING International Capital Appreciation Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 136 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class I shares for ING Russia Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 137 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class W shares for ING International Capital Appreciation Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 139 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 25, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to ING International Growth Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 6, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to ING International Core Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on January 24, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class R shares for ING Global Real Estate Fund and ING Global Bond Fund; and Class W shares for ING Greater China Fund, ING Index Plus International Equity Fund, and ING Russia Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 28, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class I shares for ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Filed has an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 151 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 28, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(27)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class W shares, for ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 152 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 30, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class B shares for ING Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 27, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class W shares for ING International Core Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 160 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 7, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to ING Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class R6 shares for ING Global Bond Fund— Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 181 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class P shares for ING Global Bond Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 167 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on November 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to ING Global Perspectives Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 177 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class O, Class R, and Class W shares for ING Multi-Manager International Equity Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 26, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class R6 shares for Voya Global Real Estate Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 186 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class A and Class I shares for Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 195 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 2, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class T shares for Voya Global Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund, Voya Global Equity Fund, Voya Global High

 

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Dividend Low Volatility Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya International Real Estate Fund, Voya Global Perspectives® Fund and Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 203 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on May 26, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(38)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 206 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class P3 shares for Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global Real Estate Fund, Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(40)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class C and Class W shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund; Class P shares for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund; and Class P3 shares for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(j)

(1)

Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Consent of KPMG LLP — (for all series of Voya Mutual Funds except Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Global Perspectives® Fund) - Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

(3)

Consent of KPMG LLP — (for Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund) — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(k)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(l)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(m)

(1)

Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class A shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A dated October 11, 2018 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class A shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class C shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A dated March 1, 2019 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class C shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Third Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class A shares for Voya Russia Fund) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Fourth Amended and Restated Shareholder Servicing Plan (Class A and Class C shares for Voya Global Real Estate Fund) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment

 

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No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

(5)

Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan (Class C shares for Voya Global Real Estate Fund) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

Third Amended and Restated Shareholder Services Plan (Class O shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

Third Amended and Restated Shareholder Service and Distribution Plan (Class R shares) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class T shares) effective November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A dated October 11, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class T shares) effective November 16, 2017 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

Third Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class C shares for Voya Russia Fund) dated November 16, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(n)

(1)

Fifteenth Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated January 11, 2018 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Amended Schedule A and Schedule B dated January 25, 2019 to the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated January 11, 2018 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(o)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(p)

(1)

Voya Funds and Advisers Code of Ethics, amended July 1, 2018 — Filed herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

CBRE Clarion Securities Code of Ethics, effective January 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

NNIP Advisors B.V. Code of Ethics, dated October 1, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Acadian Asset Management, Inc. Code of Ethics, updated as of January 2018 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(5)

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited Code of Ethics dated October 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

Delaware Investments Code of Ethics, effective June 30, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. Code of Ethics, effective February 1, 2005 and Revised October 10, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

Lazard Asset Management LLC Code of Ethics dated, September 1, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. Code of Ethics dated December 31, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

Polaris Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics revised January 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11)

Van Eck Associates Corporation Code of Ethics effective December 5, 2017 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

Victory Capital Management Inc. Code of Ethics effective July 30, 2016 — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 209 to the Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 23, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13)

Wellington Management Company, LLP Code of Ethics, dated April 30, 2017 — Filed herein.

 

ITEM 29.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE FUND

 

None.

 

ITEM 30.  INDEMNIFICATION

 

Article 5, Section 5.02 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust provides for the indemnification of Registrant’s Trustees, officers, employees, and agents against liabilities incurred by them in connection with the defense or disposition of any action or proceeding in which they may be involved or with which they may be threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been in such office, except with respect to matters as to which it has been determined that they acted with willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of their office (“disabling conduct”).

 

Section 9 of Registrant’s Amended and Restate Investment Management Agreement provides for the indemnification of Registrant’s Investment Manager and any Sub-Adviser against all liabilities incurred by it in performing its obligations under the agreement, except with respect to matters involving its disabling

 

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conduct.

 

Section 9 of Registrant’s Distribution Agreement provides for the indemnification of Registrant’s Distributor against all liabilities incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Agreement, except with respect to matters involving its disabling conduct.

 

Section 4 of the Shareholder Service Agreement provides for the indemnification of Registrant’s Distributor against all liabilities incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Agreement, except with respect to matters involving its disabling conduct.

 

Section 1 of the Indemnification Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC provides for the indemnification of Registrant’s officers and trustees against all liabilities arising out of or relation to actions or omissions by CBRE Clarion Securities LLC or any of its affiliates prior to the closing of the Reorganization.

 

Registrant has obtained from a major insurance carrier a trustees’ and officers’ liability policy covering certain types of errors and omissions.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it, is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE ADVISER

 

Information as to the trustees and officers of the adviser, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of the adviser in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV for Voya Investments, LLC (File No. 801-48282) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”), and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Information as to the directors and officers of the sub-advisers, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of the sub-advisers in the last two years, are included in their application for registration as investment advisers on Forms ADV for NNIP Advisors B.V. (File No. 801-40494); CBRE Clarion  Securities LCC (File No. 801-49083); Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (File No. 801-9046); Acadian Asset Management LLC (File No. 801-28078); Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (File No. 801-21051); Wellington Management Company, LLP (File No. 801-15908); Delaware Management Company (File No. 812-13521); J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (File No. 812-13919-09); Lazard Asset Management LLC (File No. 801-61701); Van Eck Associates Corporation (File No. 801-21340); PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (File No. 801-35497); Polaris Capital Management, LLC (File No. 801-43216); and Victory Capital Management Inc. (File No. 801-46878).

 

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ITEM 32. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

 

(a)                                 Voya Investments Distributor, LLC is the principal underwriter for Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Money Market Portfolio; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust.

 

(b)                                 Information as to the directors and officers of the Distributor, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of the Distributor in the last two years, is included in the table below.

 

Name and Principal Business
Address

 

Positions and Offices with
Voya Investments Distributor,
LLC

 

Positions and Offices with the
Registrant

Raj Badhwar
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095

 

Chief Information Security Officer

 

None

Michael Bell
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

None

Stephen Easton
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

None

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

Secretary

 

Secretary

James M. Fink
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

 

Senior Vice President

 

Executive Vice President

David Pendergrass
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

 

Senior Vice President

 

None

Monia Piacenti
One Orange Way
Windsor, CT 06095

 

Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Chetlur S. Ragavan
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

 

None

 

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Name and Principal Business
Address

 

Positions and Offices with
Voya Investments Distributor,
LLC

 

Positions and Offices with the
Registrant

Dina Santoro
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169

 

Director and Senior Vice President

 

President

Andrew K. Schlueter
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

Vice President

 

Vice President

Charles Shaffer
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169

 

Director and Executive Vice President

 

None

Robert P. Terris
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

 

Senior Vice President

 

Senior Vice President

Jacob J. Tuzza
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

Director and Executive Vice President — Head of Intermediary Distribution

 

None

 

(c)                                  Not applicable.

 

ITEM 33.  LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

 

All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained at the offices of:  (a) the Registrant; (b) the Adviser; (c) the Distributor; (d) the sub-advisers; (e) the Custodian; (f) the Transfer Agent; and (g) the Administrator. The address of each is as follows:

 

(a)

Voya Mutual Funds
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

 

 

 

(b)

Voya Investments, LLC
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

 

 

 

(c)

Voya Investments Distributor, LLC
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

 

 

 

 

(d)

(1)

Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169

 

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(2)

NNIP Advisors B.V.
Schenkkade 65, 2595 AS
The Hague, The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Acadian Asset Management, LLC
One Post Office Square, 20
th Floor
Boston, MA 02109

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row
Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3AN

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

CBRE Clarion Securities LLC
201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600
Radnor, PA 19087

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

Delaware Management Company
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NT 10112

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
470 Atlantic Avenue, 8
th Floor
Boston, MA 02210

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

Polaris Capital Management, LLC
121 High Street
Boston, MA 02110

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

Van Eck Associates Corporation
666 Third Avenue, 9
th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11)

Victory Capital Management Inc.
4900 Tiedeman Road, 4
th Floor
Brooklyn, OH 44144

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

Wellington Management Company, LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210

 

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(e)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

ITEM 34.  MANAGEMENT SERVICES

 

None

 

ITEM 35.  UNDERTAKINGS

 

Registrant hereby undertakes that if it is requested by the holders of at least 10% of its outstanding shares to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a trustee, it will do so and will assist in communications with other shareholders as required by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 212 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Scottsdale and the State of Arizona on the 26th day of February, 2019.

 

 

Voya Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Huey P. Falgout, Jr.

 

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.

 

 

Secretary

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

February 26, 2019

Michael Bell*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

February 26, 2019

Todd Modic*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Trustee and President

 

February 26, 2019

Dina Santoro*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Colleen D. Baldwin*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

John V. Boyer*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Patricia W. Chadwick*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Martin J. Gavin*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Russell H. Jones*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Joseph E. Obermeyer*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Sheryl K. Pressler*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Christopher P. Sullivan*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

February 26, 2019

Roger B. Vincent*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* By:

/s/ Huey P. Falgout, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

Attorney-in-Fact**

 

 

 

 

 

** Powers of Attorney for Michael Bell, Todd Modic, and each Trustee were filed as an attachment to Post-Effective Amendment No. 211 on December 21, 2018 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Voya Mutual Funds
Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

(a)(73)

 

Amendment No. 63 effective May 1, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (change of name for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, formerly, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund)

 

 

 

(a)(74)

 

Amendment No. 64. Effective May 18, 2017 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (dissolution of Voya Diversified International Fund)

 

 

 

(a)(75)

 

Amendment No. 65 effective September 14, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class P3 shares for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund)

 

 

 

(a)(76)

 

Amendment No. 66 effective November 16, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class C shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund)

 

 

 

(a)(77)

 

Amendment No. 67 effective January 25, 2019 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (establishment of Class W shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund and Class P shares for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund)

 

 

 

(b)(1)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant dated March 18, 2018

 

 

 

(d)(1)(i)

 

Waiver letter dated February 28, 2019 with respect to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from February 28, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Class P shares of Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(1)(ii)

 

Waiver Letter dated March 1, 2019 with respect to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Class P shares of Voya Global Bond Fund)

 

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Voya Mutual Funds
Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

(d)(1)(iii)

 

Waiver letter dated March 1, 2019 with respect to the Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(1)(iv)

 

Amended Schedule A, effective January 1, 2019, to the Investment Management Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments, LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015 (Voya International Real Estate Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(2)(iii)

 

Second Amendment, dated May 1, 2018 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investment, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC dated November 18, 2014

 

 

 

(d)(2)(iv)

 

Waiver Letter, dated February 28, 2019 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co LLC dated November 18, 2014, as amended (Class P shares Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(5)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A, effective January 1, 2019, to the Sub-Advisory agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC effective November 18, 2014, as amended and restated as of July 14, 2017

 

 

 

(d)(9)

 

Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement (with redaction) between Voya Investments, LLC and Delaware Investments Fund Advisers effective November 18, 2014, amended and restated effective March 1, 2019

 

 

 

(d)(16)(i)

 

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019, between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(16)(ii)

 

Amended Schedule A effective May 2, 2017, with respect to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016 (Voya Global Equity Dividend Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(17)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A, effective March 1, 2019, to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2016

 

 

 

(d)(17)(ii)

 

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(17)(iii)

 

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(17)(iv)

 

Side Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020 (Voya Russia Fund)

 

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Voya Mutual Funds
Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

(d)(17)(v)

 

Recoupment Letter, dated March 1, 2019 to the to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds (Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(18)(i)

 

Side Letter Agreement dated January 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (Voya International Real Estate Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(18)(ii)

 

Amended Schedule A effective January 1, 2019 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Mutual Funds and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC effective January 1, 2016 (Voya International Real Estate Fund)

 

 

 

(d)(19)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A, effective May 1, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Investment Distributor, LLC and Voya Mutual Funds, effective January 1, 2016, as amended as restated May 31, 2017 (Voya Global Equity Fund)

 

 

 

(e)(1)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A, effective October 11, 2018, to the Underwriting Agreement between Voya Mutual Funds and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC dated November 18, 2014

 

 

 

(g)(1)(ii)

 

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019 to the Custody Agreement, dated January 6, 2003, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon

 

 

 

(g)(3)(ii)

 

Amendment, effective October 1, 2011 to the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty dated August 7, 2003, between Voya Mutual Funds and The Bank of New York Mellon

 

 

 

(h)(1)(ii)

 

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019, to the Transfer Agency Services Agreement between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and Voya Mutual Funds dated February 25, 2009

 

 

 

(h)(2)(iii)

 

Amendment, effective January 1, 2019 to the Fund Accounting Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon dated January 6, 2003

 

 

 

(i)(40)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of shares being registered with respect to Class C and Class W shares for Voya CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund; Class P shares for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund; and Class P3 shares for Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund

 

 

 

(j)(1)

 

Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP

 

 

 

(j)(2)

 

Consent of KPMG LLP — (for all series of Voya Mutual Funds except Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund)

 

 

 

(j)(3)

 

Consent of KPMG LLP — (for Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Voya Global Perspectives® Fund)

 

 

 

(m)(1)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A dated October 11, 2018 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class A shares) dated November 16, 2017

 

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Voya Mutual Funds
Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

(m)(2)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A dated March 1, 2019 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class C shares) dated November 16, 2017

 

 

 

(m)(8)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A dated October 11, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Service and Distribution Plan (Class T shares) effective November 16, 2017

 

 

 

(n)(1)(i)

 

Amended Schedule A and Schedule B dated January 25, 2019 to the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated January 11, 2018

 

 

 

(p)(1)

 

Voya Funds and Advisers Code of Ethics, amended July 1, 2018

 

 

 

(p)(13)

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP Code of Ethics, dated April 30, 2017

 

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