N-CSRS 1 tm2418342d1_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07428

 

Voya Mutual Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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

 

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

April 30, 2024

 

Classes A, C, I, R, R6 and W

 

Global and International Funds

 

Voya Global Bond Fund

 

Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund

 

Voya Global Perspectives® Fund

 

Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective January 24, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for investors to assess and monitor their fund investments. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024.

 

This report is submitted for general information to shareholders of the Voya mutual funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus which includes details regarding the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. This information should be read carefully.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples 3
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 5
Statements of Operations 10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 13
Financial Highlights 15
Notes to Financial Statements 19
Portfolios of Investments 37
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract Approval Discussion 98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

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

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Funds’ Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.

 

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. Each Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

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

 

   Actual Fund Return  Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  

Beginning

Account

Value

November 1,

2023

 

Ending

Account

Value

April 30,

2024

 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio*

 

Expenses Paid

During the

Period Ended

April 30,

2024**

  Beginning
Account
Value
November 1,
2023
  Ending
Account
Value
April 30,
2024
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
April 30,
2024**
                         
Voya Global Bond Fund                        
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,056.60   0.90%  $4.60   $1,000.00   $1,020.39   0.90%  $4.52 
Class C   1,000.00    1,052.90   1.65    8.42    1,000.00    1,016.66   1.65    8.27 
Class I   1,000.00    1,058.10   0.65    3.33    1,000.00    1,021.63   0.65    3.27 
Class R   1,000.00    1,056.70   1.15    5.88    1,000.00    1,019.14   1.15    5.77 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,058.20   0.64    3.28    1,000.00    1,021.68   0.64    3.22 
Class W   1,000.00    1,058.50   0.65    3.33    1,000.00    1,021.63   0.65    3.27 
                                       
Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Class A  $1,000.00    $1,136.60   0.87%  $4.62   $1,000.00   $1,020.54   0.87%  $4.37 
Class C   1,000.00    1,132.50   1.62    8.59    1,000.00    1,016.81   1.62    8.12 
Class I   1,000.00    1,138.10   0.62    3.30    1,000.00    1,021.78   0.62    3.12 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,138.30   0.59    3.14    1,000.00    1,021.93   0.59    2.97 
Class W   1,000.00    1,138.00   0.62    3.30    1,000.00    1,021.78   0.62    3.12 
                                       
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund*
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,108.60   0.63%  $3.30   $1,000.00   $1,021.73   0.63%  $3.17 
Class C   1,000.00    1,105.20   1.38    7.22    1,000.00    1,018.00   1.38    6.92 
Class I   1,000.00    1,110.70   0.38    1.99    1,000.00    1,022.97   0.38    1.91 
Class R   1,000.00    1,106.80   0.88    4.61    1,000.00    1,020.49   0.88    4.42 
Class W   1,000.00    1,110.40   0.38    1.99    1,000.00    1,022.97   0.38    1.91 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

   Actual Fund Return  Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  

Beginning

Account

Value

November 1,

2023

 

Ending

Account

Value

April 30,

2024

 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio*

 

Expenses Paid

During the

Period Ended

April 30,

2024**

  Beginning
Account
Value
November 1,
2023
  Ending
Account
Value
April 30,
2024
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
April 30,
2024**
                         
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund                       
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,170.80   1.54%  $8.31   $1,000.00   $1,017.21   1.54%  $7.72 
Class C   1,000.00    1,166.20   2.29    12.33    1,000.00    1,013.48   2.29    11.46 
Class I   1,000.00    1,172.60   1.21    6.54    1,000.00    1,018.85   1.21    6.07 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,172.70   1.21    6.54    1,000.00    1,018.85   1.21    6.07 
Class W   1,000.00    1,172.10   1.29    6.97    1,000.00    1,018.45   1.29    6.47 

 

 

*The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.

**Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

  

Voya Global

Bond Fund

  

Voya Global

High Dividend

Low Volatility

Fund

  

Voya Global

Perspectives®

Fund

 
ASSETS:            
Investments in securities at fair value+*  $255,351,473   $232,701,195   $ 
Investments in affiliated underlying funds at fair value**           100,854,625 
Investments in unaffiliated underlying funds at fair value***           11,004,700 
Short-term investments at fair value†   8,393,364    1,327,199     
Cash       70,593    72,525 
Cash collateral for futures contracts   3,600,000         
Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps (Note 2)   1,986,000         
Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2)   1,251,200         
Cash pledged as collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued securities (Note 2)   280,000         
Foreign currencies at value‡   2,344,328    78,243     
Receivables:               
Investment securities sold   1,069,689         
Investment securities sold on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis   7,009,500         
Investments in affiliated underlying funds sold           69,026 
Fund shares sold   979,790    21,050     
Dividends   2,649    531,637     
Interest   2,443,369    33    153 
Foreign tax reclaims   13,357    628,666     
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps   51,163         
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   90,144         
Unrealized appreciation on forward premium swaptions   110,841         
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements   17,199         
Prepaid expenses   40,960    45,783    49,729 
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser   27,135    18,954     
Other assets   14,504    43,424    2,001 
Total assets   285,076,665    235,466,777    112,052,759 
                
LIABILITIES:               
Income distribution payable   930,084         
Payable for investment securities purchased   2,163,997         
Payable for investment securities purchased on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis   20,027,810         
Payable for fund shares redeemed   290,550    168,988    69,044 
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned   2,688,342    976,199     
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   1,587,384         
Unrealized depreciation on forward premium swaptions   48,988         
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements   24,360         
Variation margin payable on futures contracts   1,678,523         
Payable for investment management fees   107,971    101,515    29,300 
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees   6,513    44,570    24,047 
Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft   2,607         
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)    14,504    43,424    2,001 
Payable for trustee fees   687    512    289 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   120,050    157,487    85,827 
Written options, at fair value^   295,669         
Total liabilities   29,988,039    1,492,695    210,508 
NET ASSETS  $255,088,626   $233,974,082   $111,842,251 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)(continued)

 

 

  

Voya Global 

Bond Fund 

  

Voya Global 

High Dividend 

Low Volatility 

Fund 

  

Voya Global 

Perspectives® 

Fund

 
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:            
Paid-in capital  $304,604,727   $233,547,960   $132,630,807 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (49,516,101)   426,122    (20,788,556)
NET ASSETS  $255,088,626   $233,974,082   $111,842,251 
                
+    Including securities loaned at value  $2,592,741   $926,336   $ 
* Cost of investments in securities  $272,752,304   $208,521,558   $ 
**    Cost of investments in affiliated underlying funds  $   $   $97,748,998 
***   Cost of investments in unaffiliated underlying funds  $   $   $11,732,765 
†    Cost of short-term investments  $8,394,110   $1,327,199   $ 
‡    Cost of foreign currencies  $1,953,975   $78,423   $ 
^ Premiums received on written options  $238,800   $   $ 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)(continued)

 

 

  

Voya Global

Bond Fund

  

Voya Global

High Dividend

Low Volatility

Fund

  

Voya Global

Perspectives®

Fund

 
Class A            
Net assets  $20,889,541   $205,186,616   $79,562,084 
Shares authorized   unlimited     unlimited     unlimited  
Par value            
Shares outstanding   2,961,026    4,838,397    8,063,274 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $7.05   $42.41   $9.87 
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)   $7.23(2)   $45.00   $10.47 
Class C
Net assets  $608,244   $2,304,787   $1,282,119 
Shares authorized   unlimited     unlimited     unlimited  
Par value            
Shares outstanding   86,602    58,825    130,486 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $7.02   $39.18   $9.83 
Class I
Net assets  $115,078,481   $23,081,914   $2,856,427 
Shares authorized   unlimited     unlimited     unlimited  
Par value            
Shares outstanding   16,382,941    538,822    287,956 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $7.02   $42.84   $9.92 
Class R
Net assets  $4,053,528    n/a    $15,473,375 
Shares authorized   unlimited     n/a     unlimited  
Par value       n/a      
Shares outstanding   572,773    n/a     1,568,830 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $7.08    n/a    $9.86 
Class R6
Net assets  $76,763,867   $124,189    n/a  
Shares authorized   unlimited     unlimited     n/a  
Par value           n/a  
Shares outstanding   10,900,616    2,901    n/a  
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $7.04   $42.81    n/a  
Class W
Net assets  $37,694,965   $3,276,576   $12,668,246 
Shares authorized   unlimited     unlimited     unlimited  
Par value            
Shares outstanding   5,435,316    76,555    1,273,058 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $6.94   $42.80   $9.95 

 

 

(1) Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

(2) Maximum offering price is 2.50% and is computed at 100/97.50 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

  

Voya Multi-Manager

International

Small Cap Fund 

 
ASSETS:    
Investments in securities at fair value+*  $271,764,950 
Short-term investments at fair value†   3,781,625 
Foreign currencies at value‡   371,995 
Receivables:     
Investment securities and currencies sold   579,390 
Fund shares sold   118,404 
Dividends   1,195,318 
Interest   13 
Foreign tax reclaims   353,877 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   73 
Prepaid expenses   47,391 
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser   36,890 
Other assets   11,773 
Total assets   278,261,699 
      
LIABILITIES:     
Payable for investment securities and currencies purchased   444,267 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   119,703 
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned   2,555,286 
Payable for investment management fees   224,772 
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees   11,931 
Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft   54,728 
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)   11,773 
Payable for trustee fees   673 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   145,825 
Total liabilities   3,568,958 
NET ASSETS  $274,692,741 
      
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:     
Paid-in capital  $265,167,331 
Total distributable earnings   9,525,410 
NET ASSETS  $274,692,741 
      
+     Including securities loaned at value  $2,417,243 
*     Cost of investments in securities  $252,387,871 
†     Cost of short-term investments  $3,781,625 
‡     Cost of foreign currencies  $516,531 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)(continued)

 

 

  

Voya Multi-Manager 

International 

Small Cap Fund 

 
Class A    
Net assets  $49,733,041 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   865,278 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $57.48 
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)   $60.99 
Class C     
Net assets  $2,395,029 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   46,385 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $51.63 
Class I     
Net assets  $197,079,681 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   3,438,296 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $57.32 
Class R6     
Net assets  $3,235 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   56 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $57.34 
Class W     
Net assets  $25,481,755 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   345,622 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $73.73 

 

 

Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
(1) Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

  

Voya Global 

Bond Fund 

  

Voya Global 

High Dividend 

Low Volatility

Fund

  

Voya Global

Perspectives®

Fund

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:               
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*  $24,108   $3,904,552   $ 
Dividends from affiliated underlying funds           1,914,939 
Dividends from unaffiliated underlying funds           128,988 
Interest, net of foreign taxes withheld*   6,675,800    873    3,371 
Securities lending income, net   10,168    135     
Other   647    568    267 
Total investment income   6,710,723    3,906,128    2,047,565 
                
EXPENSES:               
Investment management fees   683,174    608,202    124,416 
Distribution and shareholder service fees:               
Class A   26,913    254,513    100,589 
Class C   3,144    12,759    6,793 
Class R   10,846        39,124 
Transfer agent fees:               
Class A   21,961    140,782    45,064 
Class C   642    1,764    761 
Class I   58,937    6,773    1,373 
Class R   4,425        8,764 
Class R6   387    23     
Class W   48,150    2,226    7,373 
Shareholder reporting expense   32,130    12,654    4,004 
Registration fees   49,822    36,180    43,081 
Professional fees   33,880    27,820    14,014 
Custody and accounting expense   51,070    18,996    7,280 
Trustee fees   3,435    2,559    1,447 
Miscellaneous expense   13,305    20,336    11,118 
Interest expense       6,723     
Total expenses   1,042,221    1,152,310    415,201 
Waived and reimbursed fees   (116,092)   (135,479)   (48,289)
Net expenses   926,129    1,016,831    366,912 
Net investment income   5,784,594    2,889,297    1,680,653 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):               
Net realized gain (loss) on:               
Investments   (668,166)   7,861,003     
Sale of affiliated underlying funds           1,641,831 
Sale of unaffiliated underlying funds           11,108 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (2,616,023)        
Foreign currency related transactions   1,611,450    (2,307)    
Futures   1,855,446         
Swaps   432,844         
Written options   845,338         
Net realized gain   1,460,889    7,858,696    1,652,939 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:               
Investments   10,939,508    20,845,976     
Affiliated underlying funds           8,424,698 
Unaffiliated underlying funds           90,649 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (526,567)        
Foreign currency related transactions   (16,154)   (2,802)    
Futures   (274,852)        

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)(continued)

 

 

 

Voya Global 

Bond Fund 

   

Voya Global 

High Dividend 

Low Volatility 

Fund 

   

Voya Global 

Perspectives® 

Fund

 
Swaps   (60,031 )            
Written options   149,704              
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   10,211,608       20,843,174       8,515,347  
Net realized and unrealized gain   11,672,497       28,701,870       10,168,286  
Increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 17,457,091     $ 31,591,167     $ 11,848,939  
*   Foreign taxes withheld $ 7,164     $ 136,048     $  

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

  

Voya Multi-Manager

International

Small Cap Fund

 
INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*  $3,532,449 
Interest   304 
Securities lending income, net   14,688 
Other   600 
Total investment income   3,548,041 
      
EXPENSES:     
Investment management fees   1,338,750 
Distribution and shareholder service fees:     
Class A   61,220 
Class C   11,827 
Transfer agent fees:     
Class A   32,729 
Class C   1,580 
Class I   158,375 
Class R6   18 
Class W   17,354 
Shareholder reporting expense   18,190 
Registration fees   50,728 
Professional fees   36,574 
Custody and accounting expense   92,450 
Trustee fees   3,367 
Miscellaneous expense   18,823 
Interest expense   6,633 
Total expenses   1,848,618 
Waived and reimbursed fees   (125,173)
Brokerage commission recapture   (284)
Net expenses   1,723,161 
Net investment income   1,824,880 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):     
Net realized gain (loss) on:     
Investments   5,911,565 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (8,168)
Foreign currency related transactions   (44,403)
Net realized gain   5,858,994 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
Investments   32,845,817 
Forward foreign currency contracts   73 
Foreign currency related transactions   (7,289)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   32,838,601 
Net realized and unrealized gain   38,697,595 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations  $40,522,475 
*  Foreign taxes withheld  $479,534 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   Voya Global Bond Fund 

Voya Global High Dividend 

Low Volatility Fund 

 
  

Six Months 

Ended 

April 30, 2024 

(Unaudited) 

  

Year Ended 

October 31, 

2023 

  

Six Months 

Ended 

April 30, 2024 

(Unaudited) 

  

Year Ended 

October 31, 

2023 

 
FROM OPERATIONS:                    
Net investment income  $5,784,594   $10,458,794   $2,889,297   $7,232,073 
Net realized gain (loss)   1,460,889    (14,962,631)   7,858,696    382,352 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   10,211,608    8,952,175    20,843,174    (1,839,743)
Increase in net assets resulting from operations   17,457,091    4,448,338    31,591,167    5,774,682 
                     
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                    
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):                    
Class A   (444,869)   (671,197)   (2,348,242)   (6,856,674)
Class C   (10,627)   (14,462)   (19,372)   (117,309)
Class I   (2,675,355)   (3,605,829)   (377,702)   (1,648,074)
Class P3(1)        (32,016)        
Class R   (84,251)   (120,330)        
Class R6   (1,709,268)   (2,487,494)   (1,567)   (3,940)
Class W   (1,033,680)   (1,685,779)   (40,501)   (113,162)
Return of capital:                    
Class A       (241,604)        
Class C       (6,997)        
Class I       (1,271,722)        
Class R       (49,521)        
Class R6       (852,688)        
Class W       (604,814)        
Total distributions   (5,958,050)   (11,644,453)   (2,787,384)   (8,739,159)
                     
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                    
Net proceeds from sale of shares   29,482,230    120,111,818    12,151,619    15,022,296 
Reinvestment of distributions   5,906,937    11,581,035    2,372,484    7,600,904 
    35,389,167    131,692,853    14,524,103    22,623,200 
Cost of shares redeemed   (73,966,801)   (111,761,425)   (48,131,346)   (39,090,306)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (38,577,634)   19,931,428    (33,607,243)   (16,467,106)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   (27,078,593)   12,735,313    (4,803,460)   (19,431,583)
                     
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of year or period   282,167,219    269,431,906    238,777,542    258,209,125 
End of year or period  $255,088,626   $282,167,219   $233,974,082   $238,777,542 

 

 

(1) Class P3 was fully redeemed on close of business January 10, 2023.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

  

Voya Global 

Perspectives® Fund

  

Voya Multi-Manager 

International Small Cap Fund

 
  

Six Months 

Ended

April 30, 2024 

(Unaudited)

  

Year Ended

October 31,

2023

  

Six Months

Ended

April 30, 2024

(Unaudited)

  

Year Ended

October 31,

2023

 
FROM OPERATIONS:                    
Net investment income  $1,680,653   $3,121,542   $1,824,880   $4,351,978 
Net realized gain (loss)   1,652,939    (22,280,053)   5,858,994    (8,646,263)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   8,515,347    22,631,578    32,838,601    20,476,703 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations   11,848,939    3,473,067    40,522,475    16,182,418 
                     
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                    
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):                    
Class A   (1,981,584)   (1,560,880)   (823,531)   (1,086,329)
Class C   (20,597)   (17,545)   (29,371)   (57,732)
Class I   (137,442)   (90,895)   (3,750,363)   (3,207,907)
Class R   (337,608)   (295,241)        
Class R6           (63)    
Class W   (355,822)   (311,232)   (398,223)   (478,762)
Total distributions   (2,833,053)   (2,275,793)   (5,001,551)   (4,830,730)
                     
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                    
Net proceeds from sale of shares   2,488,527    10,442,363    45,520,935    102,221,420 
Reinvestment of distributions   2,832,512    2,275,218    4,792,898    4,563,321 
    5,321,039    12,717,581    50,313,833    106,784,741 
Cost of shares redeemed   (12,325,516)   (18,229,338)   (47,699,170)   (79,512,540)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (7,004,477)   (5,511,757)   2,614,663    27,272,201 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   2,011,409    (4,314,483)   38,135,587    38,623,889 
                     
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of year or period   109,830,842    114,145,325    236,557,154    197,933,265 
End of year or period  $111,842,251   $109,830,842   $274,692,741   $236,557,154 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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

 

      

Income (loss)

from investment

operations

         Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets

Supplemental

Data

 
                                                                      
Year or
period ended
   ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     (%)    (%)     (%)    (%)     (%)    ($000’s)   (%)  
                                                                              
Voya Global Bond Fund                                                          
Class A                                                          
04-30-24+    6.81   0.14   0.25   0.39    0.15          0.15       7.05    5.66   1.09    0.90   0.90    4.01   20,890    108 
10-31-23   6.98   0.25   (0.13)  0.12    0.21       0.08   0.29       6.81    1.51   1.09    0.90   0.90    3.47   20,493    292 
10-31-22   9.34   0.17   (2.21)  (2.04)   0.00*      0.32   0.32       6.98    (22.22)  1.05    0.90   0.90    2.04   23,251    218 
10-31-21   9.77   0.18   (0.19)  (0.01)   0.04       0.38   0.42       9.34    (0.18)  1.02    0.90   0.90    1.90   34,657    191 
10-31-20   9.74   0.26    0.20   0.46    0.32   0.06    0.05   0.43       9.77    4.88   1.02    0.90   0.90    2.67   34,928    208 
10-31-19   9.40   0.25    0.51   0.76    0.37       0.05   0.42       9.74    8.27   1.05    0.90   0.90    2.69   33,186    247 
Class C                                                          
04-30-24+    6.78   0.12   0.24   0.36    0.12          0.12       7.02    5.29   1.84    1.65   1.65    3.26   608    108 
10-31-23   6.95   0.19   (0.13)  0.06    0.15       0.08   0.23       6.78    0.68   1.84    1.65   1.65    2.69   615    292 
10-31-22   9.29   0.10   (2.18)  (2.08)   0.00*      0.26   0.26       6.95    (22.73)  1.80    1.65   1.65    1.27   1,139    218 
10-31-21   9.71   0.11   (0.18)  (0.07)   0.03       0.32   0.35       9.29    (0.85)  1.77    1.65   1.65    1.18   3,262    191 
10-31-20   9.69   0.19   0.18   0.37    0.24   0.06    0.05   0.35       9.71    4.00   1.77    1.65   1.65    1.94   4,709    208 
10-31-19   9.35   0.19   0.50   0.69    0.30       0.05   0.35       9.69    7.49   1.80    1.65   1.65    1.96   9,172    247 
Class I                                                          
04-30-24+    6.78   0.15   0.25   0.40    0.16          0.16       7.02    5.81   0.73    0.65   0.65    4.26   115,078    108 
10-31-23   6.95   0.27   (0.14)  0.13    0.22       0.08   0.30       6.78    1.68   0.73    0.65   0.65    3.75   117,805    292 
10-31-22   9.29   0.19   (2.19)  (2.00)   0.00*      0.34   0.34       6.95    (21.94)  0.71    0.65   0.65    2.29   107,231    218 
10-31-21   9.72   0.20   (0.19)  0.01    0.04       0.40   0.44       9.29    0.05   0.67    0.65   0.65    2.05   160,932    191 
10-31-20   9.69   0.28   0.20   0.48    0.34   0.06    0.05   0.45       9.72    5.15   0.67    0.65   0.65    2.90   36,988    208 
10-31-19   9.35   0.29    0.49   0.78    0.39       0.05   0.44       9.69    8.57   0.71    0.65   0.65    2.92   55,250    247 
Class R                                                          
04-30-24+    6.83   0.14   0.25   0.39    0.14          0.14       7.08    5.67   1.34    1.15   1.15    3.76   4,054    108 
10-31-23   7.00   0.24   (0.14)  0.10    0.19       0.08   0.27       6.83    1.18   1.34    1.15   1.15    3.23   4,303    292 
10-31-22   9.35   0.15   (2.21)  (2.06)   0.00*      0.29   0.29       7.00    (22.39)  1.30    1.15   1.15    1.79   4,449    218 
10-31-21   9.77   0.16   (0.20)  (0.04)   0.03       0.35   0.38       9.35    (0.44)  1.27    1.15   1.15    1.65   6,170    191 
10-31-20   9.73   0.23    0.20   0.43    0.28   0.06    0.05   0.39       9.77    4.60   1.27    1.15   1.15    2.43   6,249    208 
10-31-19   9.38   0.23    0.51   0.74    0.34       0.05   0.39       9.73    8.01   1.30    1.15   1.15    2.44   6,313    247 
Class R6                                                          
04-30-24+    6.80   0.15   0.25   0.40    0.16          0.16       7.04    5.82   0.64    0.64   0.64    4.28   76,764    108 
10-31-23   6.97   0.27   (0.13)  0.14    0.23       0.08   0.31       6.80    1.72   0.65    0.65   0.65    3.73   80,638    292 
10-31-22   9.32   0.19   (2.19)  (2.00)   0.00*      0.35   0.35       6.97    (21.94)  0.62    0.62   0.62    2.32   76,691    218 
10-31-21   9.75   0.21   (0.20)  0.01    0.04       0.40   0.44       9.32    0.08   0.61    0.61   0.61    2.19   103,575    191 
10-31-20   9.72   0.28    0.20   0.48    0.34   0.06    0.05   0.45       9.75    5.17   0.62    0.62   0.62    2.93   116,095    208 
10-31-19   9.38   0.28   0.51   0.79    0.40       0.05   0.45       9.72    8.58   0.66    0.65   0.65    2.89   114,682    247 
Class W                                                          
04-30-24+    6.70   0.15   0.25   0.40    0.16          0.16       6.94    5.85   0.84    0.65   0.65    4.26   37,695    108 
10-31-23   6.86   0.27   (0.13)  0.14    0.22       0.08   0.30       6.70    1.78   0.84    0.65   0.65    3.73   58,313    292 
10-31-22   9.17   0.19   (2.17)  (1.98)   0.00*      0.33   0.33       6.86    (22.04)  0.80    0.65   0.65    2.30   53,389    218 
10-31-21   9.57   0.21   (0.18)  0.03    0.04       0.39   0.43       9.17    0.18   0.77    0.65   0.65    2.19   90,343    191 
10-31-20   9.53   0.27   0.20   0.47    0.32   0.06    0.05   0.43       9.57    5.14   0.77    0.65   0.65    2.85   133,137    208 
10-31-19   9.18   0.28    0.50   0.78    0.38       0.05   0.43       9.53    8.63   0.80    0.65   0.65    2.93   78,002    247 
Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund                                                          
Class A                                                          
04-30-24+    37.74   0.48   4.67   5.15    0.48          0.48       42.41    13.66   0.99    0.87   0.87    2.34   205,187    39 
10-31-23   38.32   1.08   (0.34)  0.74    1.32          1.32       37.74    1.84   0.97    0.85   0.85    2.74   190,280    69 
10-31-22   41.58   1.23   (3.53)  (2.30)   0.96          0.96       38.32    (5.56)  1.00    0.85   0.85    3.06   205,989    67 
10-31-21   32.14   0.82   9.46   10.28    0.84          0.84       41.58    32.16   1.01    0.85   0.85    2.10   230,663    75 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

 

      

Income (loss)

from investment

operations

         Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets

Supplemental

Data

 
                                                                      
Year or
period ended
   ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     (%)    (%)     (%)    (%)     (%)    ($000’s)   (%)  
                                                                              
Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (continued)             
Class A (continued)                                                          
10-31-20   36.30   0.75   (4.16)  (3.41)   0.73       0.02   0.75       32.14    (9.35)  1.03    0.85   0.85    2.20   191,019    61 
10-31-19   33.99   0.96    2.41   3.37    1.06          1.06       36.30    10.12   1.03    0.85   0.85    2.72   170,817    77 
Class C                                                          
04-30-24+    34.87   0.31   4.31   4.62    0.31          0.31       39.18    13.25   1.74    1.62   1.62    1.62   2,305    39 
10-31-23   35.51   0.73   (0.32)  0.41    1.05          1.05       34.87    1.06   1.72    1.60   1.60    1.99   3,099    69 
10-31-22   38.61   0.84   (3.25)  (2.41)   0.69          0.69       35.51    (6.28)  1.75    1.60   1.60    2.25   4,208    67 
10-31-21   29.90   0.48   8.81   9.29    0.58          0.58       38.61    31.17   1.76    1.60   1.60    1.33   6,174    75 
10-31-20   33.77   0.46   (3.84)  (3.38)   0.47       0.02   0.49       29.90    (9.99)  1.78    1.60   1.60    1.41   5,795    61 
10-31-19   31.64   0.64   2.25   2.89    0.76          0.76       33.77    9.30   1.78    1.60   1.60    1.99   33,041    77 
Class I                                                          
04-30-24+    38.11   0.54   4.72   5.26    0.53          0.53       42.84    13.81   0.64    0.62   0.62    2.62   23,082    39 
10-31-23   38.68   1.20   (0.35)  0.85    1.42          1.42       38.11    2.10   0.62    0.60   0.60    2.99   42,281    69 
10-31-22   41.96   1.37   (3.59)  (2.22)   1.06          1.06       38.68    (5.33)  0.65    0.60   0.60    3.36   44,628    67 
10-31-21   32.43   0.93   9.54   10.47    0.94          0.94       41.96    32.47   0.67    0.60   0.60    2.36   58,145    75 
10-31-20   36.63   0.85    (4.21)  (3.36)   0.82       0.02   0.84       32.43    (9.13)  0.69    0.60   0.60    2.45   45,136    61 
10-31-19   34.30   1.05    2.44   3.49    1.16          1.16       36.63    10.41   0.70    0.60   0.60    2.96   32,357    77 
Class R6                                                          
04-30-24+    38.09   0.55   4.71   5.26    0.54          0.54       42.81    13.83   0.64    0.59   0.59    2.62   124    39 
10-31-23   38.66   1.20   (0.34)  0.86    1.43          1.43       38.09    2.12   0.68    0.57   0.57    3.00   102    69 
10-31-22   41.94   1.35   (3.56)  (2.21)   1.07          1.07       38.66    (5.30)  0.63    0.57   0.57    3.33   118    67 
10-31-21   32.41   1.01   9.48   10.49    0.96          0.96       41.94    32.57   1.27    0.57   0.57    2.49   126    75 
02-28-20(5)-
10-31-20
   34.25   0.59   (1.75)  (1.16)   0.67       0.01   0.68       32.41    (3.26)  2.03    0.57   0.57    2.68   3    61 
Class W                                                          
04-30-24+    38.08   0.54   4.71   5.25    0.53          0.53       42.80    13.80   0.74    0.62   0.62    2.59   3,277    39 
10-31-23   38.65   1.19   (0.34)  0.85    1.42          1.42       38.08    2.10   0.72    0.60   0.60    2.99   3,017    69 
10-31-22   41.93   1.35   (3.57)  (2.22)   1.06          1.06       38.65    (5.33)  0.75    0.60   0.60    3.33   3,266    67 
10-31-21   32.40   0.92   9.55   10.47    0.94          0.94       41.93    32.51   0.76    0.60   0.60    2.35   3,745    75 
10-31-20   36.60   0.83   (4.19)  (3.36)   0.82       0.02   0.84       32.40    (9.14)  0.78    0.60   0.60    2.42   3,117    61 
10-31-19   34.27   1.04   2.45   3.49    1.16          1.16       36.60    10.42   0.78    0.60   0.60    2.97   2,523    77 
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund(4)                                                          
Class A                                                          
04-30-24+    9.12   0.14   0.85   0.99    0.24          0.24       9.87    10.86   0.72    0.63   0.63    2.91   79,562    46 
10-31-23   9.05   0.25   0.01   0.26    0.19          0.19       9.12    2.85   0.72    0.58   0.58    2.66   75,480    113 
10-31-22   13.12   0.16   (2.73)  (2.57)   0.68   0.82       1.50       9.05    (22.13)  0.67    0.58   0.58    1.52   75,154    46 
10-31-21   11.99   0.11   1.47   1.58    0.34   0.11       0.45       13.12    13.34   0.64    0.61   0.61    0.89   88,148    56 
10-31-20   11.44   0.28    0.81   1.09    0.28   0.26       0.54       11.99    9.84   0.73    0.58   0.58    2.53   37,945    112 
10-31-19   11.04   0.21   0.94   1.15    0.32   0.43       0.75       11.44    11.37   0.75    0.53   0.53    1.93   12,657    36 
Class C                                                          
04-30-24+    9.02   0.11   0.84   0.95    0.14          0.14       9.83    10.52   1.47    1.38   1.38    2.24   1,282    46 
10-31-23   8.91   0.19   (0.01)  0.18    0.07          0.07       9.02    2.04   1.47    1.33   1.33    2.01   1,329    113 
10-31-22   12.93   0.09   (2.71)  (2.62)   0.58   0.82       1.40       8.91    (22.72)  1.42    1.33   1.33    0.83   2,549    46 
10-31-21   11.82   0.04   1.42   1.46    0.24   0.11       0.35       12.93    12.44   1.39    1.36   1.36    0.29   4,738    56 
10-31-20   11.25   0.25    0.75   1.00    0.17   0.26       0.43       11.82    9.14   1.48    1.33   1.33    2.10   4,189    112 
10-31-19   10.87   0.14   0.90   1.04    0.23   0.43       0.66       11.25    10.40   1.50    1.28   1.28    1.31   4,564    36 
Class I                                                          
04-30-24+    9.17   0.17   0.85   1.02    0.27          0.27       9.92    11.07   0.42    0.38   0.38    3.38   2,856    46 
10-31-23   9.11   0.30   (0.03)  0.27    0.21          0.21       9.17    3.00   0.40    0.33   0.33    3.16   4,788    113 
10-31-22   13.19   0.20   (2.75)  (2.55)   0.71   0.82       1.53       9.11    (21.91)  0.40    0.33   0.33    1.87   5,657    46 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

 

      

Income (loss)

from investment

operations

         Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets

Supplemental

Data

 
                                                                      
Year or
period ended
   ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     (%)    (%)     (%)    (%)     (%)    ($000’s)   (%)  
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund(4) (continued)                                                   
Class I (continued)                                                   
10-31-21   12.04   0.15   1.47   1.62    0.36   0.11       0.47       13.19    13.62   0.37    0.36   0.36    1.13   10,265    56 
10-31-20   11.47   0.35   0.77   1.12    0.29   0.26       0.55       12.04    10.15   0.46    0.33   0.33    3.07   4,536    112 
10-31-19   11.08   0.27    0.90   1.17    0.35   0.43       0.78       11.47    11.58   0.51    0.28   0.28    2.29   3,628    36 
Class R                                                                             
04-30-24+    9.10   0.13   0.84   0.97    0.21          0.21       9.86    10.68   0.97    0.88   0.88    2.66   15,473    46 
10-31-23   9.03   0.23      0.23    0.16          0.16       9.10    2.54   0.97    0.83   0.83    2.43   15,249    113 
10-31-22   13.08   0.14   (2.73)  (2.59)   0.64   0.82       1.46       9.03    (22.32)  0.92    0.83   0.83    1.32   16,864    46 
10-31-21   11.94   0.10   1.44   1.54    0.29   0.11       0.40       13.08    13.06   0.89    0.86   0.86    0.80   25,350    56 
10-31-20   11.37   0.31    0.75   1.06    0.23   0.26       0.49       11.94    9.67   0.98    0.83   0.83    2.59   24,073    112 
10-31-19   10.99   0.20    0.90   1.10    0.29   0.43       0.72       11.37    10.94   1.00    0.78   0.78    1.78   24,978    36 
Class W                                                                             
04-30-24+    9.20   0.16   0.86   1.02    0.27          0.27       9.95    11.04   0.47    0.38   0.38    3.19   12,668    46 
10-31-23   9.13   0.28      0.28    0.21          0.21       9.20    3.10   0.47    0.33   0.33    2.94   12,986    113 
10-31-22   13.21   0.19   (2.76)  (2.57)   0.69   0.82       1.51       9.13    (21.96)  0.42    0.33   0.33    1.81   13,922    46 
10-31-21   12.06   0.17   1.45   1.62    0.36   0.11       0.47       13.21    13.58   0.39    0.36   0.36    1.29   19,264    56 
10-31-20   11.49   0.33   0.79   1.12    0.29   0.26       0.55       12.06    10.13   0.48    0.33   0.33    2.85   32,837    112 
10-31-19   11.10   0.24   0.93   1.17    0.35   0.43       0.78       11.49    11.55   0.50    0.28   0.28    2.17   18,878    36 
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund                                                   
Class A                                                   
04-30-24+    49.96   0.30   8.16   8.46    0.94          0.94       57.48    17.08   1.55    1.54   1.54    1.09   49,733    51 
10-31-23   46.91   0.80   3.40   4.20    1.15          1.15       49.96    8.93   1.57    1.53   1.53    1.51   44,397    90 
10-31-22   72.04   1.02   (18.33)  (17.31)   0.97   6.85       7.82       46.91    (26.58)  1.57    1.53   1.53    1.82   44,707    72 
10-31-21   52.86   0.55   19.43   19.98    0.80          0.80       72.04    38.09   1.60    1.53   1.53    0.81   65,656    79 
10-31-20   51.61   0.31   2.06   2.37    1.12          1.12       52.86    4.56   1.67    1.53   1.53    0.62   46,220    91 
10-31-19   55.06   0.55    1.38   1.93    0.69   4.69       5.38       51.61    4.77   1.76    1.54   1.54    1.01   46,448    57 
Class C                                                                             
04-30-24+    44.84   0.08   7.33   7.41    0.62          0.62       51.63    16.62   2.30    2.29   2.29    0.33   2,395    51 
10-31-23   42.49   0.36   3.12   3.48    1.13          1.13       44.84    8.15   2.32    2.28   2.28    0.74   2,139    90 
10-31-22   66.20   0.57   (16.72)  (16.15)   0.71   6.85       7.56       42.49    (27.12)  2.32    2.28   2.28    1.13   2,217    72 
10-31-21   48.57   0.02   17.93   17.95    0.32          0.32       66.20    37.07   2.35    2.28   2.28    0.03   2,864    79 
10-31-20   47.47   (0.35)•   2.20   1.85    0.75          0.75       48.57    3.86   2.42    2.28   2.28    (0.73)  978    91 
10-31-19   50.97   0.14   1.29   1.43    0.24   4.69       4.93       47.47    3.99   2.51    2.29   2.29    0.30   7,575    57 
Class I                                                                             
04-30-24+    49.92   0.40   8.13   8.53    1.13          1.13       57.32    17.26   1.34    1.21   1.21    1.45   197,080    51 
10-31-23   46.73   1.00   3.35   4.35    1.16          1.16       49.92    9.30   1.33    1.20   1.20    1.89   165,079    90 
10-31-22   71.82   1.23   (18.27)  (17.04)   1.20   6.85       8.05       46.73    (26.33)  1.29    1.20   1.20    2.25   126,178    72 
10-31-21   52.68   0.78   19.34   20.12    0.98          0.98       71.82    38.54   1.30    1.20   1.20    1.14   121,433    79 
10-31-20   51.44   0.44   2.10   2.54    1.30          1.30       52.68    4.91   1.35    1.20   1.20    0.88   54,488    91 
10-31-19   54.99   0.75   1.30   2.05    0.91   4.69       5.60       51.44    5.10   1.46    1.21   1.21    1.45   72,771    57 
Class R6                                                                             
04-30-24+    49.94   0.40   8.14   8.54    1.14          1.14       57.34    17.27   2.29    1.21   1.21    1.44   3    51 
02-28-23(5)-
10-31-23
   53.20   0.70   (3.96)  (3.26)                    49.94    (6.13)  2.41    1.20   1.20    1.93   3    90 
Class W                                                                             
04-30-24+    63.88   0.46   10.46   10.92    1.07          1.07       73.73    17.21   1.30    1.29   1.29    1.30   25,482    51 
10-31-23   59.54   1.19   4.30   5.49    1.15          1.15       63.88    9.22   1.32    1.28   1.28    1.75   24,940    90 
10-31-22   89.20   1.47   (23.16)  (21.69)   1.12   6.85       7.97       59.54    (26.40)  1.32    1.28   1.28    2.07   24,831    72 
10-31-21   65.22   0.89   24.00   24.89    0.91          0.91       89.20    38.44   1.35    1.28   1.28    1.06   34,019    79 
10-31-20   63.40   0.50   2.57   3.07    1.25          1.25       65.22    4.82   1.42    1.28   1.28    0.80   25,810    91 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

 

      

Income (loss)

from investment

operations

         Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets

Supplemental

Data

 
                                                                      
Year or
period ended
   ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     ($)    ($)     (%)    (%)     (%)    (%)     (%)    ($000’s)   (%)  
                                                                              
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund (continued)                                                   
Class W (continued)                                                   
10-31-19   66.30   0.87    1.75   2.62    0.83   4.69       5.52       63.40    5.07   1.51    1.29   1.29    1.35   31,724    57 

 

 

(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) Ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds.

(5) Commencement of operations.

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

+ Unaudited.

 Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 18, 1992 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. There are nine separate active investment series, four of which are included in this report (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Voya Global Bond Fund (“Global Bond”), Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (“Global High Dividend Low Volatility”), Voya Global Perspectives® Fund (“Global Perspectives®”), and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund (“Multi-Manager International Small Cap”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

 

Each Fund offers at least one or more of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6 and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees and transfer agent fees, as well as differences in the amount of waiver fees and reimbursement of expenses, if any. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.

 

Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares 8 years after purchase.

 

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the sub-adviser to all Funds except Multi-Manager International Small Cap. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Funds.

The investment companies in which certain Funds invest are collectively referred to as the “Underlying Funds.”

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

A. Security Valuation. Each 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 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 the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.

 

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which a Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Foreign securities’ prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close.

 

When a market quotation for a portfolio security is not readily available or is deemed unreliable (for example when trading has been halted or there are unexpected market closures or other material events that would suggest that the market quotation is unreliable) and for purposes of determining the value of other Fund assets, the asset is priced at its fair value. The Board has designated the Investment Adviser, as the valuation designee, to make fair value determinations in good faith. In determining the fair value of each Fund’s assets, the Investment Adviser, pursuant to its fair valuation policy, may consider inputs

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from pricing service providers, broker-dealers, or each Fund’s sub-adviser(s). 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 an asset’s fair value. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. The prices of foreign securities will generally be adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service that are intended to reflect valuation changes through the NYSE close. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine a 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.

 

The Funds’ financial instruments are valued at the close of the NYSE and are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date.

 

Level 2 — inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads).

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value).

 

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the

fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.

 

A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Each investment asset or liability of the Funds is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including each sub-adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

 

B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded, net of any applicable withholding tax, on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method. Capital gain dividends from Underlying Funds are recorded as capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars.

 

Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

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(1)Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.

 

(2)Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Funds and Underlying Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities that are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

 

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

 

D. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Funds’ investment strategies permit them to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, purchased options, written options, and swaps. In doing so, the Funds will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Funds

to pursue their objectives more quickly and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Interest Rate Risk. A rise in market interest rates generally results in a fall in the value of bonds and other debt instruments; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. Interest rate risk is generally greater for debt instruments than floating-rate instruments. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in market interest rates. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. The U.S. has recently experienced a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Funds’ exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose debt and related

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markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a mutual fund invests in debt instruments, 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 debt markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in debt markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity, and reduced liquidity, which may impact operations and return potential.

 

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

 

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 NAV. 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, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”), with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a 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.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. The Funds’ derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Funds intend to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that they believe to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Funds generally enter into master netting arrangements, established within the Funds’ International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Funds and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the maximum amount of loss that Global Bond would incur if its counterparties failed to perform

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would be $412,533 which represents the gross payments to be received on open OTC purchased options, forward premium swaptions, volatility swaps, and forward foreign currency contracts were they to be unwound as of April 30, 2024. The fund did not receive any cash collateral for open OTC derivatives at April 30, 2024.

 

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

 

Global Bond had a liability position of $1,921,284 on forward foreign currency contracts, forward premium swaptions, OTC Interest rate swaps, volatility swaps and written OTC options with credit related contingent features. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of April 30, 2024, Global Bond could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. At April 30, 2024, Global Bond pledged $1,251,200 in cash collateral to certain counterparties for its open OTC derivative transactions.

 

E. Forward Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. Each Fund and Underlying Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar, generally in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds and Underlying Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or may use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Multi-Manager International Small Cap used forward foreign currency contracts primarily to protect their non-U.S. dollar denominated holdings from adverse currency movements. Global Bond used forward foreign currency contracts primarily to gain currency exposure and to protect its non-

U.S. dollar denominated holdings from adverse currency movements. The Funds had an average contract amount on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell as follows:

 

   Buy   Sell 
Global Bond  $290,750,060   $188,451,953 
Multi-Manager International Small Cap       10,559 

 

Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for Global Bond and Multi-Manager International Small Cap for open forward foreign currency contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

Each Fund and Underlying Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. Each Fund and Underlying Fund intends to limit its use of futures contracts and futures options to “bona fide hedging” transactions, as such term is defined in applicable regulations, interpretations and practice. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price.

 

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

 

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had both purchased and sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to gain exposure to different parts of the yield curve to assist the Fund with its duration strategy. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure

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proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had an average notional value of $93,268,501 and $27,440,841 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively. Please refer to the table for Global Bond within the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

F. Options Contracts. The Funds may write call and put options on futures, interest rate caps and floors, swaps (“swaptions”), securities, commodities or foreign currencies it owns or in which it may invest. Writing put options tends to increase the Funds’ exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease the Funds’ exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as written options outstanding on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Funds may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase the Funds’ exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Funds’ exposure to the underlying instrument. The Funds pay a premium which is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had purchased and written exchange-traded options to gain

additional exposure to interest rates and to generate income. Global Bond had an average notional amount of $49,006,772 and $48,888,241 on purchased and written exchange-traded options, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open purchased and written exchange-traded options at April 30, 2024.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had purchased and written interest rate swaptions to gain additional exposure to interest rates and to generate income. Global Bond had an average notional amount of $4,186,000 and $58,344,000 on purchased and written interest rate swaptions, respectively. There were no open purchased or written interest rate swaptions at April 30, 2024.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had purchased and written foreign currency options to gain additional exposure to foreign currencies and to generate income. Global Bond had an average notional amount of $11,344,583 and $10,827,906 on purchased and written foreign currency options, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open purchased and written foreign currency options at April 30, 2024.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had purchased and written forward premium swaptions to manage duration and yield curve exposures. Global Bond had and average notional amount of $13,168,886 and $91,447,086 on purchased and written forward premium swaptions, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open purchased and written forward premium swaptions at April 30, 2024.

 

G. Swap Agreements. Certain Funds may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in fair value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. A Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported following each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

 

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term

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of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, are recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Upfront payments paid or received by a Fund when entering into the agreements are reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the changes in unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. These upfront payments represent the amounts paid or received when initially entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and the prevailing market conditions. The upfront payments are included as a component in the realized gains or losses on each Fund’s Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A Fund also records net periodic payments paid or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

 

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

 

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

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral agreement between counterparties in which the buyer of the protection agrees to make a stream of periodic payments to the seller of protection in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for a referenced entity, obligation or

index. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer a fixed payment stream based on the notional amount of the swap contract. This fixed payment stream will continue until the swap contract expires or a defined credit event occurs.

 

A Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. As a seller of protection in a credit default swap, a Fund may execute these contracts to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market. A Fund may also enter into credit default swaps to speculate on changes in an issuer’s credit quality, to take advantage of perceived spread advantages, or to offset an existing short equivalent (i.e. buying protection on an equivalent reference entity).

 

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

 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues are disclosed in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of

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default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/ selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swaps on asset-backed securities or credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting fair values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing fair values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreements, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond had sold credit protection on credit default swap indices (“CDX”) with an average notional amount of $7,269,500 to gain additional exposure with various sectors within the credit market. A CDX is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open credit default swaps to sell protection.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements. Certain Funds may enter into interest rate swaps. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a floating interest rate and receives a fixed interest rate (“long interest rate swap”) in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. Average notional amounts on long interest rate swaps were $68,454,620.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond has entered into interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate (“short interest rate swap”) in order to decrease exposure to interest

rate risk. Average notional amounts on short interest rate swaps were $119,596,899.

 

Global Bond entered into interest rate swaps to manage its duration. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for Global Bond for open centrally cleared interest rate swaps at April 30, 2024.

 

At April 30, 2024, Global Bond had pledged $1,986,000 for open centrally cleared swaps.

 

Total Return Swap Agreements. Total return swaps are entered into to gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference asset. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset and on a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. One counterparty pays out the total return of a specific underlying reference asset, which may include a single security, a basket of securities, or an index, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference asset less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, a Fund would receive payments based on any net positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a net negative total return. As the payer, a Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payments in the event of a net negative total return. A Fund’s use of a total return swap exposes the Fund to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.

 

There were no total return swaps entered into by any Fund during the period ended April 30, 2024.

 

Volatility Swap Contracts. Certain Portfolios may enter into volatility swaps. Volatility swaps are agreements in which the counterparties agree to make payments in connection with changes in the volatility (i.e., the magnitude of change over a specified period of time) of an underlying referenced instrument, such as a currency, rate, index, security or other financial instrument. Volatility swaps permit the parties to attempt to hedge volatility risk and/or take positions on the projected future volatility of an underlying referenced instrument. As a receiver of the realized price volatility, the Portfolio would receive the payoff amount when the realized price volatility of the referenced instrument is greater than the strike and would owe the payoff amount when the volatility is less than the strike. As a payer of the realized price volatility, the Portfolio would owe the payoff amount when the realized price volatility of the referenced instrument is greater than the strike and would receive the payoff amount when the volatility is less than the strike.

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, Global Bond entered into receiver volatility swaps on foreign currencies with an average notional amount of $104,000. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open volatility swaps at April 30, 2024.

 

H. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on ex-dividend date. Each Fund, except for Global Bond and Global High Dividend Low Volatility, declares and pays dividends, if any, annually. Global Bond declares dividends daily and pays dividends, if any, monthly. Global High Dividend Low Volatility declares and pays dividends, if any, quarterly. Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

 

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

 

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

 

As a result of several court cases, in certain countries across the European Union, Global High Dividend Low Volatility filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in those countries (“EU reclaims”). These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions’ tax authorities within the European Union, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized, if any, for EU reclaims is reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations. When uncertainty exists as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these EU reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements. For U.S. income tax purposes, EU reclaims received by Global High Dividend Low Volatility, if any, reduce the amounts of foreign taxes the Fund’s shareholders can use as tax credits in their

individual income tax returns. In the event that EU reclaims received by Global High Dividend Low Volatility during the fiscal year exceed foreign withholding taxes paid, and Global High Dividend Low Volatility previously passed foreign tax credit on to its shareholders, Global High Dividend Low Volatility will enter into a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in order to pay the associated tax liability on behalf of the Fund’s shareholders.

 

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

 

K. Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan securities representing up to 33 ⅓% of its total assets (except Multi-Manager International Small Cap and Global High Dividend Low Volatility, which can each lend up to 30% of its total assets) to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Funds will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Funds to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Funds’ other risks.

 

L. Restricted Securities. Each Fund may invest in restricted securities which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Restricted securities are fair valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board.

 

Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the 1933 Act 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

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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.

 

M. Delayed-Delivery or When-Issued Transactions. Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when issued or a delayed-delivery basis. Each Fund may enter into forward commitments. The price of the underlying securities and date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The market value of such is identified in the Funds’ Portfolio of investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the securities or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract. In connection with such purchases, the Funds are required to segregate liquid assets with the Funds’ custodian sufficient to cover the purchase price.

 

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Funds have entered into Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“MSFTA”) with their respective counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all the when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions with a particular counterparty. Cash collateral, if any, is presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (Cash pledged as collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued securities) and a liability (Cash received as collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued securities).

 

At April 30, 2024, Global Bond pledged $280,000 of cash collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued transactions.

 

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

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term and U.S. government securities, were as follows:

 

   Purchases   Sales 
Global Bond  $69,825,642  58,085,077 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   93,133,654    126,526,677 
Global Perspectives®    52,542,087    60,535,044 
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   135,898,606    137,226,317 

 

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

 

   Purchases   Sales 
Global Bond  $218,443,469   $264,192,301 

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

The Funds have entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Funds. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Funds, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments, the Investment Adviser to Multi- Manager International Small Cap, may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates.

 

Fund   As a Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets
Global Bond   0.50%
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   0.50%
Global Perspectives®    0.20% on affiliated Underlying Funds;
    0.40% on unaffiliated Underlying
    Funds or other direct investments
Multi-Manager International   1.00% on first $500 million;
Small Cap   0.95% on next $500 million; and
    0.90% in excess of $1 billion

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each respective sub-adviser. These sub-advisers provide investment advice for the various Funds and are paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the respective Funds. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, each sub-adviser manages each respective Fund’s assets in accordance with that Fund’s investment

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NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES (continued)

 

objectives, policies, and limitations. The sub-adviser of each Fund is as follows (*denotes an affiliated sub-adviser):

 

Fund   Sub-Adviser
Global Bond   Voya IM*
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   Voya IM*
Global Perspectives®    Voya IM*
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   Acadian Asset Management LLC and Victory Capital Management Inc.

 

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

 

Class A, Class C and Class R shares of each respective Fund has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is reimbursed or compensated (depending on the class of shares) by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares of a Fund pays the Distributor a Distribution and/ or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

   Class A  Class C  Class R
Global Bond  0.25%  1.00%  0.50%
Global High Dividend Low Volatility  0.25%  1.00%  N/A 
Global Perspectives®   0.25%  1.00%  0.50%
Multi-Manager International Small Cap  0.25%  1.00%  N/A 

 

The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges from the following Funds:

 

  Class A   Class C 
Initial Sales Charges:          
Global Bond  $78   $ 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   1,929     
Global Perspectives®    103     
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   314     
   Class A   Class C 
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges:          
Global High Dividend Low Volatility  $   $36 
Global Perspectives®        61 
Multi-Manager International Small Cap       39 

 

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

 

At April 30, 2024, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc. or affiliated investment companies owned more than 5% of the following Funds:

 

Subsidiary/Affiliated       
Investment Company  Fund  Percentage
Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund  Global Bond   7.20%
Voya Institutional Trust Company  Global Bond   6.24 
   Global Perspectives®    86.01 

 

The Investment Adviser may request that the Funds’ sub-advisers use their best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate a Fund’s equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of that Fund. Any amounts credited to the Funds are reflected as brokerage commission recapture on the Statements of Operations.

 

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

 

The Funds may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by each Fund were as follows:

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

 

Fund   Amount
Global Bond $10,676
Global High Dividend Low Volatility 3,457
Global Perspectives®  51,055
Multi-Manager International Small Cap 22,727

 

NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and, for each Fund except Global Perspectives®, acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:

 

   Class  Class  Class  Class  Class  Class
Fund  A  C  I  R  R6  W
Global Bond  0.90%  1.65%  0.65%  1.15%  0.65%  0.65%
Global High Dividend Low Volatility  0.85%  1.60%  0.60%  N/A  0.57%  0.60%
Global Perspectives®(1)   1.23%  1.98%  0.98%  1.48%  N/A  0.98%
Multi-Manager International Small Cap  1.95%  2.60%  1.40%  N/A  1.40%  1.60%

 

 

(1) For Global Perspectives®, the operating expense limits shown take into account the operating expenses incurred at the Underlying Fund level. The amount of fees and expenses of an Underlying Fund borne by each Fund will vary based on each Fund’s allocation of assets to, and the net expenses of, a particular Underlying Fund.

 

Pursuant to a side letter agreement, through March 1, 2025, the Investment Adviser has further lowered the expense limits Multi-Manager International Small Cap to the levels listed below. If the Investment Adviser elects not to renew the side letter agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limits listed in the table above. There is no guarantee that these side letter agreement will continue. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

   Class  Class  Class  Class  Class
Fund  A  C  I  R6  W
Multi-Manager International Small Cap(2)   1.53%  2.28%  1.20%  1.20%  1.28%

 

 

(2) Any fees waived pursuant to the side letter agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment.

 

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

payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

As of April 30, 2024, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates are as follows:

 

   April 30,     
   2025   2026   2027   Total 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility  $146,619   $135,362   $21,043   $303,024 
Global Perspectives®    44,527    65,567        110,094 

 

In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates as of April 30, 2024, are as follows:

 

   April 30,         
   2025   2026   2027   Total 
Global Bond                    
Class A  $40,608   $44,772   $40,622   $126,002 
Class C   2,762    1,509    1,184    5,455 
Class I   40,999    90,034    91,954    222,987 
Class R   7,158    8,703    8,255    24,116 
Class W   104,245    108,132    92,817    305,194 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility            
Class A  $205,039   $188,313   $208,486   $601,838 
Class C   4,884    3,708    3,109    11,701 
Class I           1,188    1,188 
Class R6   446    95    22    563 
Class W   3,327    2,956    3,200    9,483 
Global Perspectives®            
Class A  $22,352   $38,444   $112,736   $173,532 
Class C   1,363    1,127    2,453    4,943 
Class R   7,514    8,369    23,076    38,959 
Class W   9,218    6,793    19,139    35,150 

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through March 1, 2025, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT

 

Effective June 12, 2023, the Funds, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, entered agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 through June 10, 2024. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to June 12, 2023, the

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NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)

 

predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through June 12, 2023.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

The following Funds utilized the line of credit during the period ended April 30, 2024:

 

Fund  Days
Utilized
  Approximate
Average
Daily Balance
For Days
Utilized
  Approximate
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
For Days
Utilized
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   12   $3,186,083    6.33%
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   18    2,096,167    6.33 

 

 

NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

   Shares
sold
  Shares
issued in
merger
  Reinvestment
of
distributions
  Shares
redeemed
   Shares
converted
   Net
increase
(decrease)
in
shares
outstanding
   Shares
sold
   Proceeds
from
shares
issued in
merger
   Reinvestment
of
distributions
   Shares
redeemed
   Shares
converted
   Net increase
(decrease)
 
Year or                                             
period ended  #  #  #  #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($) 
Global Bond                                             
Class A                                             
4/30/2024  223,551    57,865  (329,152)     (47,736)  1,638,841      420,015   (2,388,039)     (329,183)
10/31/2023  169,418    118,802  (609,483)     (321,263)  1,235,522      862,030   (4,400,787)     (2,303,235)
Class C                                             
4/30/2024  377    1,467  (5,936)     (4,092)  2,725      10,603   (43,388)     (30,060)
10/31/2023  2,837    2,889  (79,046)     (73,320)  20,628      20,846   (568,913)     (527,439)
Class I                                             
4/30/2024  1,663,265    366,672  (3,022,007)     (992,070)  11,985,694      2,649,728   (21,640,627)     (7,005,205)
10/31/2023  5,049,791    675,250  (3,788,169)     1,936,872   36,582,615      4,870,173   (27,441,664)     14,011,124 
Class R                                             
4/30/2024  8,547    11,559  (77,122)     (57,016)  62,212      84,176   (563,347)     (416,959)
10/31/2023  73,790    23,354  (102,972)     (5,828)  550,339      169,851   (754,130)     (33,940)
Class R6                                             
4/30/2024  1,837,760    235,898  (3,034,658)     (961,000)  13,281,721      1,709,268   (22,160,216)     (7,169,227)
10/31/2023  5,313,067    461,331  (4,922,100)     852,298   38,458,576      3,340,134   (35,923,522)     5,875,188 
Class W                                             
4/30/2024  352,430    144,578  (3,770,249)     (3,273,241)  2,511,037      1,033,147   (27,171,184)     (23,627,000)
10/31/2023  6,041,781    320,929  (5,438,412)     924,298   42,910,221      2,290,190   (38,796,941)     6,403,470 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility                               
Class A                                             
4/30/2024  64,085    47,244  (315,456)     (204,127)  2,657,878      1,987,907   (13,084,851)     (8,439,066)
10/31/2023  93,360    146,741  (573,578)     (333,477)  3,682,609      5,771,822   (22,677,182)     (13,222,751)
Class C                                             
4/30/2024  996    498  (31,537)     (30,043)  39,714      19,372   (1,183,423)     (1,124,337)
10/31/2023  12,108    3,193  (44,920)     (29,619)  445,171      116,488   (1,644,293)     (1,082,634)
Class I                                             
4/30/2024  224,722    7,753  (803,166)     (570,691)  9,424,071      328,097   (33,695,480)     (23,943,312)
10/31/2023  273,432    40,509  (358,142)     (44,201)  10,782,445      1,608,592   (14,322,236)     (1,931,199)
Class R6                                             
4/30/2024  260    37  (63)     234   10,178      1,567   (2,715)     9,030 
10/31/2023  537    99  (1,009)     (373)  21,561      3,940   (41,025)     (15,524)
Class W                                             
4/30/2024  470    836  (3,975)     (2,669)  19,778      35,541   (164,877)     (109,558)
10/31/2023  2,303    2,523  (10,098)     (5,272)  90,510      100,062   (405,570)     (214,998)
Global Perspectives®                                     
Class A                                             
4/30/2024  166,554    199,555  (582,413)     (216,304)  1,661,850      1,981,584   (5,744,441)     (2,101,007)
10/31/2023  732,572    170,391  (929,215)     (26,252)  6,978,302      1,560,778   (8,829,005)     (289,925)
Class C                                             
4/30/2024  1,881    2,022  (20,742)     (16,839)  18,340      20,056   (203,635)     (165,239)
10/31/2023  9,530    1,872  (150,148)     (138,746)  89,384      17,072   (1,421,805)     (1,315,349)
Class I                                             
4/30/2024  24,557    13,772  (272,199)     (233,870)  244,872      137,442   (2,733,862)     (2,351,548)
10/31/2023  155,166    9,880  (264,327)     (99,281)  1,443,000      90,895   (2,504,089)     (970,194)

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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

 

   Shares
sold
  Shares
issued in
merger
  Reinvestment
of
distributions
  Shares
redeemed
   Shares
converted
   Net
increase
(decrease)
in
shares
outstanding
   Shares
sold
   Proceeds
from
shares
issued in
merger
   Reinvestment
of
distributions
   Shares
redeemed
   Shares
converted
   Net increase
(decrease)
 
Year or                                             
period ended  #  #  #  #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($) 
                                              
Global Perspectives® (continued) 
Class R                                             
4/30/2024  4,028    33,965  (145,150)     (107,157)  39,976      337,608   (1,403,952)     (1,026,368)
10/31/2023  34,974    32,232  (259,747)     (192,541)  330,942      295,241   (2,476,021)     (1,849,838)
Class W                                             
4/30/2024  52,414    35,547  (226,011)     (138,050)  523,489      355,822   (2,239,626)     (1,360,315)
10/31/2023  166,903    33,720  (313,788)     (113,165)  1,600,735      311,232   (2,998,418)     (1,086,451)
Multi-Manager International Small Cap                                   
Class A                                             
4/30/2024  32,914    14,398  (70,618)     (23,306)  1,862,873      772,576   (3,951,059)     (1,315,610)
10/31/2023  66,291    20,279  (151,005)     (64,435)  3,536,800      1,019,127   (8,015,308)     (3,459,381)
Class C                                             
4/30/2024  2,144    559  (4,018)     (1,315)  109,006      27,008   (205,620)     (69,606)
10/31/2023  4,474    1,175  (10,131)     (4,482)  208,984      53,352   (477,694)     (215,358)
Class I                                             
4/30/2024  770,817    67,287  (706,441)     131,663   43,009,703      3,595,827   (39,422,009)     7,183,521 
10/31/2023  1,805,580    60,177  (1,259,237)     606,520   96,059,785      3,012,782   (66,350,416)     32,722,151 
Class R6                                             
4/30/2024      1        1         63         63 
2/28/2023(1)-                                             
10/31/2023  55            55   3,000               3,000 
Class W                                             
4/30/2024  7,463    5,780  (58,022)     (44,779)  539,353      397,424   (4,120,482)     (3,183,705)
10/31/2023  35,530    7,457  (69,622)     (26,635)  2,412,851      478,060   (4,669,122)     (1,778,211)
 

(1) Commencement of operations.

 

 

NOTE 10 — SECURITIES LENDING

 

Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with BNY. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Funds indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.

 

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted

Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.

 

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

 

The following tables represent a summary of each respective Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty

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NOTE 10 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of April 30, 2024:

 

Global Bond            
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned at Value
  Cash Collateral
Received(1)
  Net
Amount
Barclays Capital Inc.  $477,070   $(477,070)  $ 
BNP Paribas   205,223    (205,223)    
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd   202,589    (202,589)    
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.   26,797    (26,797)    
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.   38,348    (38,348)    
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC   19,818    (19,818)    
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.   85,859    (85,859)    
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   204,356    (204,356)    
JP Morgan Securities Plc.   164,239    (164,239)    
Mizuho Securities USA LLC.   178,425    (178,425)    
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   369,687    (369,687)    
National Bank Financial Inc.   115,861    (115,861)    
National Financial Services LLC   123,952    (123,952)    
TD Securities (USA) Inc.   196,035    (196,035)    
TD Securities Inc.   21,961    (21,961)    
Truist Securities Inc.   81,153    (81,153)    
UBS AG   46,547    (46,547)    
US Bancorp Investments   34,821    (34,821)    
Total  $2,592,741   $(2,592,741)  $ 

 

 

(1) Cash collateral with a fair value of $2,688,342 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

Global High Dividend Low Volatility

 

Counterparty  Securities
Loaned at Value
  Cash Collateral
Received(1)
  Net
Amount
Goldman Sachs International  $713,123   $(713,123)  $ 
JP Morgan Securities Plc.   213,213    (213,213)    
Total  $926,336   $(926,336)  $ 

 

 

(1) Cash collateral with a fair value of $976,199 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

Multi-Manager International Small Cap

 

Counterparty  Securities
Loaned at Value
  Cash Collateral
Received(1)
  Net
Amount
Barclays Capital Inc.  $103,069   $(103,069)  $ 
BNP Paribas Arbitrage   23,552    (23,552)    
BofA Securities Inc   6,389    (6,389)    
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   182,821    (182,821)    
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.   116,418    (116,418)    
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC   133,880    (133,880)    
HSBC Bank PLC   25,329    (25,329)    
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   39,056    (39,056)    
Jefferies International LTD.   14,543    (14,543)    
JP Morgan Securities Plc.   259,535    (259,535)    
Merrill Lynch International   81,728    (81,728)    
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   665,273    (665,273)    
Nomura International PLC   25,930    (25,930)    
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.   7,756    (7,756)    
Societe Generale   690,867    (690,867)    
UBS AG   41,097    (41,097)    
Total  $2,417,243   $(2,417,243)  $ 

 

 

(1) Cash collateral with a fair value of $2,555,286 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

NOTE 11 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 11 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   October 31, 2023   October 31, 2022 
   Ordinary   Return of   Ordinary   Long-term   Return of 
   Income   Capital   Income   Capital Gains   Capital 
Global Bond  $8,617,108  $3,027,346   $   $   $14,067,899 
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   8,739,159        6,651,653         
Global Perspectives®    2,275,793        9,716,990    7,643,503     
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   4,830,730        10,886,297    13,284,528     

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of October 31, 2023 were:

 

   Undistributed   Unrealized               Total 
   Ordinary   Appreciation/   Capital Loss Carryforwards       Distributable 
   Income   (Depreciation)   Amount   Character   Other   Earnings/(Loss) 
Global Bond  $   $(29,665,883)  $(10,730,452)    Short-term   $(4,758)  $(61,015,142)
              (20,614,049)    Long-term           
             $(31,344,501)                
Global High Dividend Low Volatility   455,922    2,524,914    (22,896,109)    Short-term    (207,213)   (28,377,661)
              (8,255,175)    Long-term           
             $(31,151,284)*                
Global Perspectives®    1,700,465    (7,988,197)   (1,474,295)    Short-term        (29,804,442)
              (22,042,415)    Long-term           
             $(23,516,710)                
Multi-Manager International Small Cap   4,074,281    (15,732,422)   (11,173,543)    Short-term    (210,315)   (25,995,514)
              (2,953,515)    Long-term           
             $(14,127,058)                

 

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

 

The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.

 

As of April 30, 2024, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

NOTE 12 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)

 

The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. The terms of investments, financings or other transactions (including certain derivatives transactions) to which the Fund may be a party have historically been tied to LIBOR. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR was last published on a representative basis at the end of June 2023. Alternative

reference rates to LIBOR have been established in most major currencies and markets in these new rates are continuing to develop. The transition away from LIBOR to the use of replacement rates has gone relatively smoothly on the Funds and the financial instruments in which it invests; however, longer-term impacts are still uncertain.

 

In addition, interest rates or other types of rates and indices which are classed as “benchmarks” have been the subject of ongoing national and international regulatory reform, including under the European Union regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 12 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”) (continued)

 

contracts (known as the “Benchmarks Regulation”). The Benchmarks Regulation has been enacted into United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), subject to amendments made by the Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/657) and other statutory instruments. Following the implementation of these reforms, the manner of administration of benchmarks has changed and may further change in the future, with the result that relevant benchmarks may perform differently than in the past, the use of benchmarks that are not compliant with the new standards by certain supervised entities may be restricted, and certain benchmarks may be eliminated entirely. Such changes could cause increased market volatility and disruptions in liquidity for instruments that rely on or are impacted by such benchmarks. Additionally, there could be other consequences which cannot be predicted.

 

NOTE 13 — LIQUIDITY

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have established a liquidity risk management program to govern their approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Board has approved the designation of the Funds’ Investment Adviser, Voya Investments, as the program administrator (the “Program Administrator”). The Program Administrator is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Program and has formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”) to assess and review, on an ongoing basis, each Fund’s liquidity risk.

 

The Program includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of liquidity risk factors and the periodic classification (or re- classification, as necessary) of a Fund’s investments into buckets (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) that reflect the Committee’s assessment of the investments’ liquidity under current market conditions. The Committee also utilizes Fund-specific data, including information regarding a Fund’s shareholder base, characteristics of its investments, access to borrowing arrangements and historical redemptions to determine whether a Fund will be able to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

 

During the period covered by the annual assessment, January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Program supported the Funds’ ability to honor redemption requests in a timely manner and the Program Administrator’s management of each Fund’s liquidity risk, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please

refer to each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding each Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks.

 

NOTE 14 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL

 

A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events that have led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and global economies and markets, generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility, exchange suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, supply chain disruptions, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have created a unique challenge for real estate markets. Many businesses have either partially or fully transitioned to a remote-working environment and this transition may negatively impact the occupancy rates of commercial real estate over time. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine has, and may continue to, adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of investments, including beyond the direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. A number of U.S. domestic banks and foreign (non-U.S.) banks have recently experienced financial difficulties and, in some cases, failures. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by regulators to limit the effect of those financial difficulties and failures on other banks or other financial institutions or on the U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) economies generally will be successful. It is possible that more banks or other financial institutions will experience financial difficulties or fail, which may affect adversely other U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) financial institutions and economies. These events as well as other changes in foreign (non-U.S.) and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a Fund’s investments. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Fund and of a Fund’s service providers. 

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NOTE 15 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Dividends: Subsequent to April 30, 2024, the following Funds paid dividends and distributions per share of:

 

  Net        
  Investment   Payable   Record
  Income   Date   Date
Global Bond          
Class A $0.0251   June 3, 2024   Daily
Class C $0.0204   June 3, 2024   Daily
Class I $0.0265   June 3, 2024   Daily
Class R $0.0237   June 3, 2024   Daily
Class R6 $0.0268   June 3, 2024   Daily
Class W $0.0262   June 3, 2024   Daily

 

Line of Credit Renewal: Effective June 10, 2024, the funds to which the Credit Agreement is available will enter into a renewed Credit Agreement with BNY for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and will continue to pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily

unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears.

 

Reorganization: On May 22, 2024, the Board approved a proposal to reorganize Global Perspectives® Fund (the “Merging Fund”) with and into Voya Global Income & Growth Fund (the “Reorganization”), which is not included in this report. The proposed Reorganization is scheduled to be voted on by the shareholders of the Merging Fund at a shareholder meeting held on or about October 10, 2024. If the shareholder approval is obtained, the Reorganization will take place on or about close of business October 25, 2024.

 

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

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 28.4%           
    Australia: 0.2%          
70,000   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 5.250%, 09/08/2030  $69,468    0.1 
65,000   BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 5.250%, 09/08/2033   63,739    0.0 
35,000 (1)   CIMIC Finance USA Pty Ltd., 7.000%, 03/25/2034   34,574    0.0 
70,000 (1)   CSL Finance PLC, 5.417%, 04/03/2054   65,933    0.0 
22,000 (1)   Glencore Funding LLC, 5.893%, 04/04/2054   20,845    0.0 
271,000 (1)(2)   NBN Co. Ltd., 2.500%, 01/08/2032   220,210    0.1 
        474,769    0.2 
               
    Bermuda: 0.1%          
164,000 (1)   Triton Container International Ltd., 3.150%, 06/15/2031   131,134    0.1 
               
    Brazil: 0.1%          
200,000 (2)   Minerva Luxembourg SA, 4.375%, 03/18/2031   163,688    0.0 
200,000 (1)   Raizen Fuels Finance SA, 6.450%, 03/05/2034   199,765    0.1 
        363,453    0.1 
               
    Canada: 0.7%          
55,000 (3)   Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 5.365%, 06/15/2026   54,439    0.0 
50,000 (3)   Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.588%, 05/04/2037   44,152    0.0 
51,000 (2)   Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.850%, 02/01/2030   49,417    0.0 
85,000   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 5.260%, 04/08/2029   83,722    0.1 
47,000   Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 2.875%, 11/15/2029   41,467    0.0 
175,000 (1)   Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc., 5.375%, 01/15/2028   164,315    0.1 
42,000   Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.400%, 06/15/2047   37,555    0.0 
72,000 (1)   Constellation Software, Inc./Canada, 5.158%, 02/16/2029   70,441    0.0 
125,000 (1)   Element Fleet Management Corp., 5.643%, 03/13/2027   124,151    0.1 
40,000   Enbridge, Inc., 5.625%, 04/05/2034   39,150    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
      Canada: (continued)           
238,000 (1)   Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, 5.250%, 04/26/2029  $233,846    0.1 
192,000   Fortis, Inc./Canada, 3.055%, 10/04/2026   180,863    0.1 
253,000   National Bank of Canada, 5.600%, 12/18/2028   252,586    0.1 
7,000   Nutrien Ltd., 5.875%, 12/01/2036   6,992    0.0 
31,000   Nutrien Ltd., 5.950%, 11/07/2025   31,159    0.0 
225,000 (1)(2)   Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 12/01/2031   193,011    0.1 
41,000   Royal Bank of Canada, 5.150%, 02/01/2034   39,621    0.0 
65,000 (2)   Royal Bank of Canada, 5.200%, 08/01/2028   64,653    0.0 
65,000   Toronto-Dominion Bank, 5.523%, 07/17/2028   65,236    0.0 
        1,776,776    0.7 
               
    Cayman Islands: 0.0%          
114,750   Seagate HDD Cayman, 9.625%, 12/01/2032   128,810    0.0 
               
    Chile: 0.4%          
250,000 (1)   Antofagasta PLC, 6.250%, 05/02/2034   249,062    0.1 
200,000 (1)(3)   Banco del Estado de Chile, 7.950%, 12/31/2199   201,981    0.1 
250,000 (1)   Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 5.950%, 01/08/2034   243,359    0.1 
200,000 (1)   Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 6.440%, 01/26/2036   199,688    0.0 
250,000 (1)   Inversiones CMPC SA, 6.125%, 02/26/2034   247,104    0.1 
        1,141,194    0.4 
               
    China: 0.0%          
52,000   NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc., 3.250%, 05/11/2041   36,801    0.0 
               
    Colombia: 0.2%          
250,000   Ecopetrol SA, 6.875%, 04/29/2030   239,761    0.1 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    Colombia: (continued)           
180,000   Ecopetrol SA, 8.375%, 01/19/2036  $175,275    0.1 
        415,036    0.2 
               
    Denmark: 0.1%          
215,000 (1)(3)   Danske Bank A/S, 3.244%, 12/20/2025   211,007    0.1 
               
    France: 0.1%          
70,000   TotalEnergies Capital SA, 5.150%, 04/05/2034   69,006    0.1 
65,000   TotalEnergies Capital SA, 5.488%, 04/05/2054   63,292    0.0 
60,000   TotalEnergies Capital SA, 5.638%, 04/05/2064   58,637    0.0 
        190,935    0.1 
               
    Germany: 0.4%          
290,000 (1)   Siemens Financiering Smaatschappij NV, 2.350%, 10/15/2026   270,916    0.1 
215,000 (1)   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 5.250%, 03/22/2029   210,785    0.1 
205,000 (1)   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 5.300%, 03/22/2027   203,288    0.1 
200,000 (1)   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 6.450%, 11/16/2030   206,872    0.1 
150,000 (1)   ZF North America Capital, Inc., 7.125%, 04/14/2030   153,524    0.0 
        1,045,385    0.4 
               
    Guatemala: 0.2%          
250,000   Central American Bottling Corp. / CBC Bottling Holdco SL / Beliv Holdco SL, 5.250%, 04/27/2029   233,625    0.1 
325,000   CT Trust, 5.125%, 02/03/2032   283,450    0.1 
        517,075    0.2 
               
    India: 0.1%          
200,000   JSW Steel Ltd., 5.050%, 04/05/2032   172,250    0.1 
               
    Indonesia: 0.1%          
250,000   Medco Maple Tree Pte Ltd., 8.960%, 04/27/2029   257,344    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    Ireland: 0.2%          
220,000   Icon Investments Six DAC, 5.849%, 05/08/2029  $220,000    0.1 
202,000 (1)   SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC, 5.700%, 07/25/2033   196,784    0.1 
        416,784    0.2 
               
    Italy: 0.1%          
200,000   Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.721%, 06/04/2038   186,149    0.1 
               
    Japan: 0.1%          
200,000 (3)   Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 5.579%, 05/26/2035   194,906    0.1 
70,000 (1)(3)   Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.950%, 04/16/2054   68,108    0.0 
        263,014    0.1 
               
    Luxembourg: 0.3%          
325,000 (1)   CSN Resources SA, 8.875%, 12/05/2030   324,967    0.2 
50,000   Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 4.500%, 03/30/2033   47,126    0.0 
275,000 (1)   Minerva Luxembourg SA, 8.875%, 09/13/2033   283,147    0.1 
53,000 (2)   Schlumberger Investment SA, 2.650%, 06/26/2030   45,891    0.0 
24,000   Schlumberger Investment SA, 4.850%, 05/15/2033   23,232    0.0 
        724,363    0.3 
               
    Mexico: 0.5%          
300,000 (3)   Cemex SAB de CV, 5.125%, 12/31/2199   288,990    0.1 
150,000   Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.950%, 01/28/2031   118,913    0.0 
387,000   Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.700%, 02/16/2032   317,959    0.1 
425,000   Petroleos Mexicanos, 10.000%, 02/07/2033   417,934    0.2 
225,000 (1)   Trust Fibra Uno, 7.375%, 02/13/2034   221,013    0.1 
        1,364,809    0.5 
               
    Morocco: 0.1%          
250,000 (1)   OCP SA, 6.750%, 05/02/2034   246,750    0.1 
               
    Netherlands: 0.2%          
260,000 (1)(3)   Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 5.447%, 03/05/2030   256,091    0.1 

 

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38

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    Netherlands: (continued)           
355,000   ING Groep NV, 4.050%, 04/09/2029  $331,228    0.1 
        587,319    0.2 
               
    Norway: 0.0%          
56,000   Equinor ASA, 3.125%, 04/06/2030   50,421    0.0 
               
    Panama: 0.1%          
245,524 (1)   AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL, 4.375%, 05/31/2030   207,097    0.1 
               
    Peru: 0.1%          
250,000 (1)   Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru, 8.550%, 09/18/2033   266,530    0.1 
               
    Singapore: 0.2%          
60,000   Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 4.650%, 05/19/2030   58,040    0.0 
177,000   Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 4.750%, 05/19/2033   168,703    0.1 
18,000   Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 5.110%, 05/19/2043   16,766    0.0 
41,000   Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 5.300%, 05/19/2053   38,261    0.0 
208,000   Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 5.340%, 05/19/2063   190,959    0.1 
        472,729    0.2 
               
    Spain: 0.1%          
200,000 (3)   Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 7.883%, 11/15/2034   214,372    0.1 
               
    Switzerland: 0.2%          
250,000   Credit Suisse AG/ New York NY, 1.250%, 08/07/2026   226,857    0.1 
200,000   UBS AG/London, 5.650%, 09/11/2028   200,979    0.1 
200,000 (1)(3)   UBS Group AG, 4.751%, 05/12/2028   193,633    0.0 
        621,469    0.2 
               
    Tanzania: 0.1%          
225,000   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 3.750%, 10/01/2030   194,836    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    Turkey: 0.1%          
275,000 (1)   Sisecam UK PLC, 8.250%, 05/02/2029  $280,254    0.1 
               
    United Arab Emirates: 0.2%          
283,640 (1)   Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.160%, 03/31/2034   238,116    0.1 
274,734 (1)   Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.940%, 09/30/2040   212,404    0.1 
        450,520    0.2 
               
    United Kingdom: 1.6%          
600,000 (1)   Anglo American Capital PLC, 3.625%, 09/11/2024   595,578    0.2 
123,000   Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 4.900%, 02/26/2031   120,584    0.1 
205,000 (1)   BAE Systems PLC, 5.125%, 03/26/2029   201,305    0.1 
30,000   BAT Capital Corp., 5.834%, 02/20/2031   30,001    0.0 
97,000   BAT Capital Corp., 6.000%, 02/20/2034   96,459    0.0 
81,000 (1)   CSL Finance PLC, 4.050%, 04/27/2029   76,212    0.0 
20,000 (1)   CSL Finance PLC, 4.950%, 04/27/2062   17,137    0.0 
217,000 (3)   HSBC Holdings PLC, 2.999%, 03/10/2026   211,608    0.1 
200,000 (3)   Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 5.871%, 03/06/2029   200,376    0.1 
200,000 (3)   Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 8.000%, 12/31/2199   198,012    0.1 
200,000 (1)   Lseg US Fin Corp., 5.297%, 03/28/2034   194,417    0.1 
240,000 (1)   LSEGA Financing PLC, 3.200%, 04/06/2041   173,515    0.1 
116,000   National Grid PLC, 5.418%, 01/11/2034   111,586    0.0 
200,000 (3)   NatWest Group PLC, 5.076%, 01/27/2030   193,315    0.1 
655,000   Royalty Pharma PLC, 1.200%, 09/02/2025   616,977    0.2 
400,000   Royalty Pharma PLC, 1.750%, 09/02/2027   353,857    0.1 
75,000   Smith & Nephew PLC, 5.400%, 03/20/2034   72,320    0.0 
200,000 (1)(3)   Swiss RE Subordinated Finance PLC, 5.698%, 04/05/2035   194,200    0.1 
245,000 (1)   Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, 4.750%, 07/15/2031   204,702    0.1 

 

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39

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    United Kingdom: (continued)           
200,000 (1)   Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, 7.750%, 04/15/2032  $197,082    0.1 
12,000   Vodafone Group PLC, 5.750%, 02/10/2063   11,346    0.0 
        4,070,589    1.6 
               
    United States: 21.5%          
655,000   AbbVie, Inc., 3.800%, 03/15/2025   645,224    0.3 
51,000   AbbVie, Inc., 4.050%, 11/21/2039   43,235    0.0 
3,000   AbbVie, Inc., 4.300%, 05/14/2036   2,702    0.0 
123,000   AbbVie, Inc., 4.950%, 03/15/2031   120,696    0.1 
75,000   AbbVie, Inc., 5.050%, 03/15/2034   73,179    0.0 
45,000   AbbVie, Inc., 5.350%, 03/15/2044   43,545    0.0 
57,000   AbbVie, Inc., 5.400%, 03/15/2054   55,226    0.0 
57,000   AbbVie, Inc., 5.500%, 03/15/2064   55,000    0.0 
70,000 (2)   Adobe, Inc., 4.950%, 04/04/2034   68,316    0.0 
185,000 (1)(2)   ADT Security Corp., 4.125%, 08/01/2029   167,372    0.1 
332,000 (1)   AEP Texas, Inc., 3.850%, 10/01/2025   322,219    0.1 
56,000   AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 5.150%, 04/01/2034   53,916    0.0 
139,000   AES Corp., 2.450%, 01/15/2031   111,891    0.1 
76,000   AES Corp., 5.450%, 06/01/2028   74,858    0.0 
60,000   AGCO Corp., 5.450%, 03/21/2027   59,804    0.0 
40,000   AGCO Corp., 5.800%, 03/21/2034   39,152    0.0 
52,000   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 4.850%, 02/08/2034   49,683    0.0 
47,000   Alabama Power Co., 5.850%, 11/15/2033   47,970    0.0 
190,000 (1)   Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons L.P. / Albertsons LLC, 3.500%, 03/15/2029   167,837    0.1 
34,000   Alleghany Corp., 3.250%, 08/15/2051   22,497    0.0 
86,000   Alleghany Corp., 4.900%, 09/15/2044   78,191    0.0 
76,000   Altria Group, Inc., 6.200%, 11/01/2028   77,913    0.0 
72,000   Amazon.com, Inc., 3.150%, 08/22/2027   67,821    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)           
    United States: (continued)           
97,000   Ameren Corp., 5.000%, 01/15/2029  $94,638    0.1 
60,456   American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2016-1, AA, 3.575%, 07/15/2029   56,639    0.0 
16,188   American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2016-2, A, 3.650%, 12/15/2029   14,642    0.0 
381,620   American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2021-1, A, 2.875%, 01/11/2036   319,669    0.1 
60,000   American Electric Power Co., Inc., 3.250%, 03/01/2050   38,806    0.0 
47,000 (2)   American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.625%, 03/01/2033   45,965    0.0 
36,000 (3)   American Express Co., 4.990%, 05/01/2026   35,719    0.0 
70,000 (3)   American Express Co., 5.098%, 02/16/2028   69,229    0.0 
85,000 (3)   American Express Co., 5.532%, 04/25/2030   84,876    0.0 
33,000   American Homes 4 Rent L.P., 3.625%, 04/15/2032   28,239    0.0 
155,000   American Homes 4 Rent L.P., 5.500%, 02/01/2034   149,515    0.1 
86,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 4.700%, 01/12/2028   84,467    0.0 
14,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 4.900%, 01/10/2034   13,343    0.0 
49,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 5.125%, 07/07/2028   48,695    0.0 
55,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 5.650%, 11/15/2028   55,771    0.0 
81,000   American Honda Finance Corp., 5.850%, 10/04/2030   82,972    0.0 
95,000   American International Group, Inc., 3.400%, 06/30/2030   84,811    0.0 
117,000   American International Group, Inc., 4.200%, 04/01/2028   111,956    0.1 
77,000   American International Group, Inc., 5.125%, 03/27/2033   73,894    0.0 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
   United States: (continued)           
527,000   American Tower Corp., 2.750%, 01/15/2027  $490,298    0.2 
63,000   American Tower Corp., 3.650%, 03/15/2027   59,807    0.0 
86,000 (1)     American Transmission Systems, Inc., 2.650%, 01/15/2032   69,609    0.0 
50,000   American Water Capital Corp., 5.150%, 03/01/2034   48,483    0.0 
99,000   American Water Capital Corp., 5.450%, 03/01/2054   93,441    0.1 
64,000   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.700%, 12/15/2028   64,731    0.0 
69,000   Amgen, Inc., 5.600%, 03/02/2043   66,575    0.0 
30,000   Amgen, Inc., 5.650%, 03/02/2053   28,810    0.0 
49,000   Amgen, Inc., 5.750%, 03/02/2063   46,847    0.0 
150,000 (1)     Antero Midstream Partners L.P. / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 6.625%, 02/01/2032   149,665    0.1 
69,000   Aon North America, Inc., 5.125%, 03/01/2027   68,547    0.0 
163,000   Aon North America, Inc., 5.150%, 03/01/2029   160,897    0.1 
50,000   Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.875%, 04/10/2034   48,220    0.0 
106,000   Arthur J Gallagher & Co., 5.450%, 07/15/2034   103,026    0.1 
23,000   Arthur J Gallagher & Co., 5.750%, 03/02/2053   21,771    0.0 
30,000   Arthur J Gallagher & Co., 5.750%, 07/15/2054   28,530    0.0 
10,000   Arthur J Gallagher & Co., 6.750%, 02/15/2054   10,778    0.0 
185,000   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.750%, 03/01/2030   167,886    0.1 
38,000   AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 09/15/2059   24,672    0.0 
207,000 (1)     Athene Global Funding, 5.684%, 02/23/2026   206,607    0.1 
15,000   Athene Holding Ltd., 6.250%, 04/01/2054   14,592    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
36,000 (2)     AutoZone, Inc., 6.250%, 11/01/2028  $37,111    0.0 
67,000   Avnet, Inc., 5.500%, 06/01/2032   62,984    0.0 
52,000   Avnet, Inc., 6.250%, 03/15/2028   52,701    0.0 
319,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 1.734%, 07/22/2027   292,726    0.1 
75,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 2.087%, 06/14/2029   65,270    0.0 
211,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 2.299%, 07/21/2032   168,156    0.1 
105,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 2.551%, 02/04/2028   96,731    0.1 
152,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 2.572%, 10/20/2032   122,675    0.1 
190,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 2.687%, 04/22/2032   156,623    0.1 
245,000 (3)    Bank of America Corp., 3.419%, 12/20/2028   227,156    0.1 
83,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 3.593%, 07/21/2028   78,035    0.0 
64,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 5.202%, 04/25/2029   63,029    0.0 
92,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 5.288%, 04/25/2034   88,659    0.0 
226,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 5.468%, 01/23/2035   219,872    0.1 
304,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp., 5.872%, 09/15/2034   304,693    0.1 
143,000 (3)     Bank of America Corp. N, 2.651%, 03/11/2032   117,961    0.1 
105,000 (3)     Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.975%, 03/14/2030   102,845    0.1 
234,000 (3)     Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.188%, 03/14/2035   225,147    0.1 
61,000   BAT Capital Corp., 7.079%, 08/02/2043   63,243    0.0 
67,000   BAT Capital Corp., 7.081%, 08/02/2053   70,179    0.0 
180,000   Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.750%, 07/01/2036   175,827    0.1 
86,000   Becton Dickinson & Co., 4.693%, 02/13/2028   83,706    0.0 

 

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41 

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
   United States: (continued)           
482,000   Berry Global, Inc., 1.650%, 01/15/2027  $434,814    0.2 
39,000   BlackRock Funding, Inc., 5.000%, 03/14/2034   37,896    0.0 
63,000   BlackRock Funding, Inc., 5.250%, 03/14/2054   59,525    0.0 
62,000 (1)     Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 2.000%, 01/30/2032   47,310    0.0 
35,000 (1)     Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., 6.650%, 03/15/2031   33,707    0.0 
100,000   Boeing Co., 5.705%, 05/01/2040   90,858    0.0 
45,000 (1)     Boeing Co., 6.298%, 05/01/2029   45,207    0.0 
35,000 (1)     Boeing Co., 6.388%, 05/01/2031   35,186    0.0 
42,000 (1)     Boeing Co., 6.528%, 05/01/2034   42,348    0.0 
30,000 (1)     Boeing Co., 6.858%, 05/01/2054   30,138    0.0 
89,000 (1)     Boeing Co., 7.008%, 05/01/2064   89,259    0.0 
57,000 (1)     Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 3.875%, 09/01/2028   52,776    0.0 
48,000 (1)     Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 4.000%, 07/01/2029   43,985    0.0 
39,000   BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.893%, 09/11/2033   37,488    0.0 
22,000   BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.989%, 04/10/2034   21,253    0.0 
51,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.100%, 02/22/2031   50,200    0.0 
42,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.650%, 02/22/2064   40,230    0.0 
44,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 6.250%, 11/15/2053   46,648    0.0 
60,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 6.400%, 11/15/2063   63,971    0.0 
222,000 (1)     Broadcom, Inc., 3.187%, 11/15/2036   170,311    0.1 
131,000 (1)     Broadcom, Inc., 4.926%, 05/15/2037   119,687    0.1 
67,000   Brookfield Finance LLC / Brookfield Finance, Inc., 3.450%, 04/15/2050   44,472    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
135,000 (1)     Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.375%, 03/01/2034  $132,663    0.1 
100,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.900%, 08/01/2046   77,460    0.0 
175,000 (1)     Calpine Corp., 5.000%, 02/01/2031   158,766    0.1 
103,000   Camden Property Trust, 4.900%, 01/15/2034   96,853    0.1 
90,000   Camden Property Trust, 5.850%, 11/03/2026   90,732    0.0 
80,000   Campbell Soup Co., 5.200%, 03/21/2029   78,892    0.0 
20,000   Cardinal Health, Inc., 5.450%, 02/15/2034   19,611    0.0 
43,000 (1)     Cargill, Inc., 1.700%, 02/02/2031   34,279    0.0 
41,000 (1)     Cargill, Inc., 2.125%, 04/23/2030   34,315    0.0 
108,000 (1)     Cargill, Inc., 2.125%, 11/10/2031   86,285    0.0 
20,000   Carrier Global Corp., 2.722%, 02/15/2030   17,265    0.0 
31,000   Carrier Global Corp., 5.900%, 03/15/2034   31,688    0.0 
81,000   Cencora, Inc., 5.125%, 02/15/2034   78,296    0.0 
92,000   Centene Corp., 2.500%, 03/01/2031   74,022    0.0 
241,000   Centene Corp., 3.000%, 10/15/2030   202,230    0.1 
118,000   Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/2029   109,980    0.1 
86,000   CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 4.250%, 11/01/2028   80,732    0.0 
32,000 (3)     Charles Schwab Corp. H, 4.000%, 12/31/2199   26,084    0.0 
78,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 2.250%, 01/15/2029   65,128    0.0 
49,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.400%, 12/01/2061   30,359    0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Bond Fund as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
14,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.800%, 03/01/2050  $9,801    0.0 
16,000 (2)     Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.250%, 04/01/2053   12,018    0.0 
102,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.650%, 02/01/2034   100,624    0.1 
92,000   Cheniere Energy Partners L.P., 5.950%, 06/30/2033   91,816    0.1 
20,000   Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 3.050%, 12/15/2061   12,382    0.0 
390,000   Cigna Group, 3.050%, 10/15/2027   361,961    0.2 
75,000   Cigna Group, 5.250%, 02/15/2034   72,308    0.0 
35,000 (2)     Cigna Group, 5.400%, 03/15/2033   34,397    0.0 
117,000   Cigna Group, 5.600%, 02/15/2054   110,276    0.1 
34,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 4.800%, 02/26/2027   33,722    0.0 
67,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 4.850%, 02/26/2029   66,192    0.0 
84,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 4.950%, 02/26/2031   82,660    0.0 
85,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.050%, 02/26/2034   83,189    0.0 
42,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.300%, 02/26/2054   40,444    0.0 
50,000   Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.350%, 02/26/2064   47,625    0.0 
96,000   Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.500%, 02/06/2030   79,307    0.0 
93,000 (3)     Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 5.641%, 05/21/2037   84,727    0.0 
75,000 (3)     Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 6.645%, 04/25/2035   75,243    0.0 
259,000 (1)     Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 3.500%, 04/01/2028   238,701    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
170,000 (1)     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.750%, 04/15/2030  $166,217    0.1 
80,000 (1)     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 7.000%, 03/15/2032   78,231    0.0 
100,000   CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 5.100%, 04/20/2029   97,898    0.1 
105,000   CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 5.500%, 01/12/2029   104,678    0.1 
33,000 (1)     Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC, 6.042%, 08/15/2028   33,310    0.0 
64,000   Comcast Corp., 1.950%, 01/15/2031   51,698    0.0 
168,000   Comcast Corp., 3.750%, 04/01/2040   133,210    0.1 
89,000   Comcast Corp., 4.250%, 01/15/2033   81,409    0.0 
119,000   Comcast Corp., 5.500%, 05/15/2064   110,942    0.1 
70,000   Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 06/15/2035   70,077    0.0 
69,000   ConocoPhillips Co., 5.700%, 09/15/2063   67,795    0.0 
49,000   Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 4.625%, 12/01/2054   40,508    0.0 
28,000   Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.850%, 04/05/2029   25,718    0.0 
257,000   Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.900%, 04/05/2032   224,320    0.1 
53,000   Corebridge Financial, Inc., 5.750%, 01/15/2034   52,095    0.0 
63,000 (1)     Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 09/15/2033   63,047    0.0 
118,000 (3)     Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/2052   116,853    0.1 
155,000 (1)     Crescent Energy Finance LLC, 9.250%, 02/15/2028   163,892    0.1 
200,000 (1)(2)     Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P. / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.625%, 05/01/2027   198,198    0.1 
44,000   Crown Castle, Inc., 2.900%, 03/15/2027   40,784    0.0 
40,000   Crown Castle, Inc., 4.150%, 07/01/2050   30,073    0.0 
25,000   Crown Castle, Inc., 4.800%, 09/01/2028   24,086    0.0 
58,000   Crown Castle, Inc., 5.600%, 06/01/2029   57,669    0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Bond Fund as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
77,000   Crown Castle, Inc., 5.800%, 03/01/2034  $76,311    0.0 
56,000   CSX Corp., 4.500%, 08/01/2054   46,658    0.0 
106,000   Cummins, Inc., 2.600%, 09/01/2050   84,830    0.0 
30,000   Cummins, Inc., 4.900%, 02/20/2029   29,656    0.0 
26,000   Cummins, Inc., 5.450%, 02/20/2054   25,047    0.0 
7,000   CVS Health Corp., 3.250%, 08/15/2029   6,279    0.0 
3,000   CVS Health Corp., 4.125%, 04/01/2040   2,398    0.0 
36,000   CVS Health Corp., 5.050%, 03/25/2048   30,728    0.0 
35,000   CVS Health Corp., 5.625%, 02/21/2053   32,308    0.0 
19,000   CVS Health Corp., 5.875%, 06/01/2053   18,113    0.0 
12,000   CVS Health Corp., 6.000%, 06/01/2063   11,500    0.0 
210,000 (1)     DaVita, Inc., 3.750%, 02/15/2031   173,001    0.1 
220,000 (1)     DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 06/01/2030   192,944    0.1 
96,000   Deere & Co., 3.100%, 04/15/2030   85,802    0.0 
49,000   Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 5.400%, 04/15/2034   47,493    0.0 
66,000   Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 6.020%, 06/15/2026   66,410    0.0 
84,000   Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.250%, 03/15/2052   64,547    0.0 
44,000   Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.400%, 04/18/2034   42,774    0.0 
58,000   Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.750%, 04/18/2054   55,409    0.0 
64,000   Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.900%, 04/18/2064   60,927    0.0 
64,000   Discovery Communications LLC, 5.300%, 05/15/2049   50,393    0.0 
28,000   Dollar General Corp., 3.500%, 04/03/2030   25,112    0.0 
86,000 (3)     Dominion Energy, Inc. B, 4.650%, 12/31/2199   84,369    0.0 
158,000 (3)     Dominion Energy, Inc. C, 4.350%, 12/31/2199   145,461    0.1 
185,000 (1)     DT Midstream, Inc., 4.375%, 06/15/2031   164,369    0.1 
266,000   DTE Electric Co., 2.250%, 03/01/2030   224,842    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
   United States: (continued)           
82,000   DTE Electric Co., 4.300%, 07/01/2044  $67,590    0.0 
167,000   DTE Energy Co., 5.100%, 03/01/2029   163,094    0.1 
10,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.750%, 06/01/2045   7,376    0.0 
3,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.875%, 03/15/2046   2,261    0.0 
3,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 4.250%, 12/15/2041   2,465    0.0 
19,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 5.350%, 01/15/2053   17,702    0.0 
804,000   Duke Energy Corp., 2.650%, 09/01/2026   753,625    0.3 
93,000   Duke Energy Florida LLC, 2.400%, 12/15/2031   75,954    0.0 
37,000   Duke Energy Florida LLC, 5.875%, 11/15/2033   37,836    0.0 
32,000   Duke Energy Indiana LLC, 5.400%, 04/01/2053   29,686    0.0 
3,000   Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 3.700%, 06/15/2046   2,191    0.0 
26,000   Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 5.250%, 04/01/2033   25,390    0.0 
15,000   Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 5.650%, 04/01/2053   14,391    0.0 
3,000   Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.100%, 03/15/2043   2,377    0.0 
37,000   Elevance Health, Inc., 4.900%, 02/08/2026   36,558    0.0 
50,000   Eli Lilly & Co., 4.700%, 02/09/2034   47,891    0.0 
54,000   Eli Lilly & Co., 5.000%, 02/09/2054   50,255    0.0 
165,000 (1)     Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, 6.625%, 12/15/2030   163,728    0.1 
195,000 (1)     Energizer Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 03/31/2029   172,444    0.1 
43,000 (2)     Energy Transfer L.P., 5.550%, 05/15/2034   41,874    0.0 
75,000   Energy Transfer L.P., 5.950%, 05/15/2054   70,735    0.0 
165,000 (1)     EnLink Midstream LLC, 6.500%, 09/01/2030   167,200    0.1 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Bond Fund as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
10,000   Entergy Arkansas LLC, 3.350%, 06/15/2052  $6,541    0.0 
28,000   Entergy Arkansas LLC, 4.200%, 04/01/2049   21,851    0.0 
157,000   Entergy Corp., 2.800%, 06/15/2030   133,984    0.1 
21,000   Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.350%, 03/15/2034   20,380    0.0 
75,000   Entergy Mississippi LLC, 5.000%, 09/01/2033   71,389    0.0 
18,000   Entergy Texas, Inc., 5.800%, 09/01/2053   17,678    0.0 
118,000   Essential Utilities, Inc., 2.704%, 04/15/2030   100,391    0.1 
46,000   Essential Utilities, Inc., 5.375%, 01/15/2034   44,320    0.0 
54,000   Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., 3.250%, 09/01/2049   35,216    0.0 
65,000   Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., 4.125%, 03/01/2042   52,404    0.0 
34,000   Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., 5.900%, 11/15/2033   34,472    0.0 
106,000   Eversource Energy, 2.900%, 03/01/2027   98,391    0.1 
45,000   Eversource Energy, 5.125%, 05/15/2033   42,458    0.0 
60,000   Eversource Energy, 5.450%, 03/01/2028   59,538    0.0 
58,000   Eversource Energy, 5.500%, 01/01/2034   55,860    0.0 
76,000   Eversource Energy, 5.950%, 02/01/2029   76,895    0.0 
92,000   Eversource Energy U, 1.400%, 08/15/2026   83,457    0.0 
97,000   Exelon Corp., 5.150%, 03/15/2028   95,746    0.1 
83,000   Exelon Corp., 5.150%, 03/15/2029   81,610    0.0 
110,000   Extra Space Storage L.P., 2.350%, 03/15/2032   85,869    0.0 
58,000   Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.995%, 08/16/2039   43,100    0.0 
42,000 (2)     FedEx Corp., 5.250%, 05/15/2050   37,945    0.0 
500,000 (2)     First Horizon Bank, 5.750%, 05/01/2030   461,700    0.2 
74,000   Fiserv, Inc., 5.150%, 03/15/2027   73,292    0.0 
11,000   Florida Power & Light Co., 2.875%, 12/04/2051   6,778    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
94,000   Florida Power & Light Co., 4.125%, 02/01/2042  $77,625    0.0 
49,000   Florida Power & Light Co., 4.625%, 05/15/2030   47,518    0.0 
35,000   FMC Corp., 5.150%, 05/18/2026   34,577    0.0 
210,000   Ford Motor Co., 6.100%, 08/19/2032   206,072    0.1 
200,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.113%, 05/03/2029   190,625    0.1 
200,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.800%, 03/08/2029   196,597    0.1 
56,000   Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., 5.875%, 06/01/2033   55,746    0.0 
227,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.250%, 03/01/2030   210,022    0.1 
185,000 (1)     GCI LLC, 4.750%, 10/15/2028   165,237    0.1 
248,000   General Mills, Inc., 2.875%, 04/15/2030   216,027    0.1 
102,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.350%, 01/08/2031   82,024    0.0 
301,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.250%, 03/01/2026   298,565    0.1 
105,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.550%, 07/15/2029   103,369    0.1 
55,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.950%, 04/04/2034   53,816    0.0 
48,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.100%, 01/07/2034   47,706    0.0 
40,000   Georgia Power Co., 4.650%, 05/16/2028   38,905    0.0 
105,000 (3)     Goldman Sachs Bank USA/New York NY, 5.283%, 03/18/2027   104,347    0.1 
85,000   Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc., 6.375%, 03/11/2027   85,352    0.0 
99,000 (3)     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.102%, 02/24/2033   82,396    0.0 
40,000 (3)     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.727%, 04/25/2030   40,077    0.0 
85,000 (2)(3)     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.851%, 04/25/2035   85,078    0.0 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Bond Fund as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
40,000 (3)     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.484%, 10/24/2029  $41,286    0.0 
180,000 (1)     Gray Television, Inc., 7.000%, 05/15/2027   163,960    0.1 
185,000 (1)     H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 3.875%, 12/15/2028   163,905    0.1 
44,000   HCA, Inc., 2.375%, 07/15/2031   35,245    0.0 
24,000   HCA, Inc., 3.125%, 03/15/2027   22,452    0.0 
267,000   HCA, Inc., 4.125%, 06/15/2029   248,150    0.1 
2,000   HCA, Inc., 4.375%, 03/15/2042   1,599    0.0 
145,000   HCA, Inc., 5.250%, 04/15/2025   144,255    0.1 
214,000   HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 09/01/2026   212,466    0.1 
70,000   HCA, Inc., 5.450%, 04/01/2031   68,561    0.0 
34,000   HCA, Inc., 6.000%, 04/01/2054   32,426    0.0 
30,000   HCA, Inc., 6.100%, 04/01/2064   28,434    0.0 
152,000   Healthpeak OP LLC, 3.000%, 01/15/2030   131,914    0.1 
100,000   Healthpeak OP LLC, 5.250%, 12/15/2032   96,211    0.1 
111,000   HEICO Corp., 5.250%, 08/01/2028   109,857    0.1 
129,000   Hess Corp., 4.300%, 04/01/2027   124,873    0.1 
200,000 (1)     Hilcorp Energy I L.P. / Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.000%, 02/01/2031   191,678    0.1 
175,000 (1)     Hilcorp Energy I L.P. / Hilcorp Finance Co., 8.375%, 11/01/2033   187,866    0.1 
79,000   Home Depot, Inc., 2.700%, 04/15/2030   68,869    0.0 
89,000   Home Depot, Inc., 4.900%, 04/15/2029   88,115    0.0 
101,000   Honeywell International, Inc., 5.250%, 03/01/2054   95,817    0.1 
42,000   HP, Inc., 2.650%, 06/17/2031   34,621    0.0 
74,000   Humana, Inc., 5.375%, 04/15/2031   72,172    0.0 
35,000 (3)     Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.487%, 08/15/2036   25,809    0.0 
152,000 (3)     Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.709%, 02/02/2035   145,788    0.1 
150,000 (3)     Huntington National Bank, 4.125%, 07/02/2029   146,294    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
24,000 (1)     Hyundai Capital America, 5.400%, 01/08/2031  $23,478    0.0 
80,000 (1)     Hyundai Capital America, 5.680%, 06/26/2028   79,709    0.0 
129,000 (1)     Hyundai Capital America, 6.100%, 09/21/2028   130,533    0.1 
87,000 (1)     Hyundai Capital America, 6.500%, 01/16/2029   89,658    0.0 
147,000   IBM International Capital Pte Ltd., 4.750%, 02/05/2031   140,883    0.1 
101,000   IBM International Capital Pte Ltd., 5.250%, 02/05/2044   93,392    0.1 
175,000 (1)     Imola Merger Corp., 4.750%, 05/15/2029   161,284    0.1 
37,000   Ingersoll Rand, Inc., 5.400%, 08/14/2028   36,915    0.0 
18,000   Ingersoll Rand, Inc., 5.700%, 08/14/2033   17,887    0.0 
56,000   Intel Corp., 3.750%, 08/05/2027   53,474    0.0 
75,000   Intel Corp., 5.125%, 02/10/2030   74,247    0.0 
36,000   Intel Corp., 5.600%, 02/21/2054   33,900    0.0 
17,000   Intel Corp., 5.700%, 02/10/2053   16,244    0.0 
60,000   Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.100%, 06/15/2030   49,899    0.0 
34,000   Interstate Power and Light Co., 3.100%, 11/30/2051   21,036    0.0 
147,000   Intuit, Inc., 5.125%, 09/15/2028   146,636    0.1 
84,000   Intuit, Inc., 5.200%, 09/15/2033   82,942    0.0 
91,000   Intuit, Inc., 5.500%, 09/15/2053   89,043    0.0 
196,000   IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.250%, 05/01/2030   179,970    0.1 
60,000   Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., 6.200%, 04/14/2034   59,343    0.0 
54,000   John Deere Capital Corp., 4.500%, 01/16/2029   52,546    0.0 
184,000   John Deere Capital Corp., 4.700%, 06/10/2030   179,293    0.1 
125,000   John Deere Capital Corp., 4.900%, 03/07/2031   122,196    0.1 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Bond Fund as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
     Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
118,000   Johnson & Johnson, 3.625%, 03/03/2037  $100,040    0.1 
66,000   Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., 6.875%, 12/01/2028   68,443    0.0 
268,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.470%, 09/22/2027   243,103    0.1 
121,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.578%, 04/22/2027   111,700    0.1 
291,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.069%, 06/01/2029   254,392    0.1 
201,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.182%, 06/01/2028   181,754    0.1 
48,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.595%, 02/24/2026   46,743    0.0 
337,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.947%, 02/24/2028   313,747    0.1 
802,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.950%, 10/01/2026   758,559    0.3 
604,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.782%, 02/01/2028   576,400    0.2 
49,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.452%, 12/05/2029   46,910    0.0 
265,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.336%, 01/23/2035   256,991    0.1 
170,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.766%, 04/22/2035   170,185    0.1 
463,000 (3)     JPMorgan Chase & Co. R, 8.868%, (TSFR3M + 3.562%), 12/31/2199   463,000    0.2 
28,000   Kentucky Utilities Co. KENT, 5.450%, 04/15/2033   27,812    0.0 
100,000   Kenvue, Inc., 4.900%, 03/22/2033   96,853    0.1 
42,000   Kenvue, Inc., 5.050%, 03/22/2028   41,856    0.0 
50,000   Kenvue, Inc., 5.200%, 03/22/2063   46,327    0.0 
37,000   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 5.050%, 03/15/2029   36,473    0.0 
58,000 (3)     KeyCorp, 4.789%, 06/01/2033   51,466    0.0 
128,000 (3)     KeyCorp, 6.401%, 03/06/2035   125,967    0.1 
199,000   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., 4.250%, 09/01/2024   197,845    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued) 
    United States: (continued)          
39,000   KLA Corp., 4.700%, 02/01/2034  $37,117    0.0 
43,000   KLA Corp., 5.250%, 07/15/2062   39,884    0.0 
53,000   L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 5.050%, 06/01/2029   51,847    0.0 
220,000 (1)(2)     Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.750%, 06/15/2029   196,519    0.1 
36,000 (1)     Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 3.950%, 05/15/2060   24,323    0.0 
153,000 (1)     Liberty Utilities Co., 5.869%, 01/31/2034   149,558    0.1 
56,000   Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.800%, 08/15/2034   53,568    0.0 
48,000   Lockheed Martin Corp., 5.200%, 02/15/2064   44,605    0.0 
39,000   Lockheed Martin Corp., 5.250%, 01/15/2033   38,937    0.0 
22,000   Lockheed Martin Corp., 5.900%, 11/15/2063   22,824    0.0 
28,000   Louisville Gas and Electric Co. LOU, 5.450%, 04/15/2033   27,738    0.0 
32,000   Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 5.750%, 07/01/2053   31,127    0.0 
24,000   Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 5.850%, 04/01/2063   23,260    0.0 
205,000   Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 4.500%, 12/15/2034   174,918    0.1 
31,000 (2)     Marriott International, Inc., 4.875%, 05/15/2029   30,110    0.0 
40,000   Marriott International, Inc., 5.300%, 05/15/2034   38,378    0.0 
135,000 (1)     Mars, Inc., 2.375%, 07/16/2040   89,059    0.0 
42,000   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.450%, 03/15/2054   40,116    0.0 
40,000   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.700%, 09/15/2053   39,498    0.0 
52,000   Marvell Technology, Inc., 5.750%, 02/15/2029   52,256    0.0 
210,000 (1)     Match Group Holdings II LLC, 3.625%, 10/01/2031   173,576    0.1 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

47 

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
205,000 (1)    Medline Borrower L.P., 3.875%, 04/01/2029   $183,853    0.1 
25,000 (2)    Merck & Co., Inc., 4.500%, 05/17/2033    23,642    0.0 
48,000   Meta Platforms, Inc., 3.500%, 08/15/2027    45,632    0.0 
72,000   Meta Platforms, Inc., 4.450%, 08/15/2052    59,987    0.0 
20,000   Meta Platforms, Inc., 4.650%, 08/15/2062    16,654    0.0 
137,000   Meta Platforms, Inc., 5.750%, 05/15/2063    136,631    0.1 
374,000 (1)    Metropolitan Edison Co., 4.000%, 04/15/2025    366,869    0.2 
53,000   MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.850%, 09/15/2054    53,360    0.0 
168,000   Mississippi Power Co. 12-A, 4.250%, 03/15/2042    135,262    0.1 
43,000   Mohawk Industries, Inc., 5.850%, 09/18/2028    43,478    0.0 
58,000   Mondelez International, Inc., 4.750%, 02/20/2029    56,409    0.0 
75,000 (1)    Monongahela Power Co., 5.850%, 02/15/2034    74,807    0.0 
218,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 1.164%, 10/21/2025    213,030    0.1 
65,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 1.512%, 07/20/2027    59,370    0.0 
380,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 1.593%, 05/04/2027    350,304    0.2 
107,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 2.720%, 07/22/2025    106,186    0.1 
681,000   Morgan Stanley, 3.125%, 07/27/2026    647,446    0.3 
41,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 3.591%, 07/22/2028    38,588    0.0 
82,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.164%, 04/20/2029    80,683    0.0 
130,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.250%, 04/21/2034    124,794    0.1 
86,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.466%, 01/18/2035    83,700    0.0 
105,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.831%, 04/19/2035    104,997    0.1 
166,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.864%, (SOFRRATE + 0.509%), 01/22/2025    166,155    0.1 
309,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 5.942%, 02/07/2039    297,449    0.1 
245,000 (3)    Morgan Stanley, 6.296%, 10/18/2028    250,239    0.1 
53,000   Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.000%, 04/15/2029    51,848    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
72,000   MPLX L.P., 2.650%, 08/15/2030   $60,687    0.0 
319,000   MPLX L.P., 4.000%, 03/15/2028    302,472    0.1 
215,000   MPT Operating Partnership L.P. / MPT Finance Corp., 3.500%, 03/15/2031    144,386    0.1 
250,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 3.900%, 11/01/2028    235,701    0.1 
83,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 4.150%, 12/15/2032    74,911    0.0 
55,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.000%, 02/07/2031    53,433    0.0 
51,000   National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 5.800%, 01/15/2033    51,739    0.0 
190,000 (1)    Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2030    170,884    0.1 
180,000   Navient Corp., 5.000%, 03/15/2027    169,858    0.1 
22,000   Nevada Power Co., 6.000%, 03/15/2054    21,974    0.0 
2,000 (1)    New York Life Insurance Co., 3.750%, 05/15/2050    1,449    0.0 
12,000 (1)    New York Life Insurance Co., 4.450%, 05/15/2069    9,182    0.0 
73,000 (1)    Newmont Corp. / Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd., 5.300%, 03/15/2026    72,565    0.0 
84,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 4.255%, 09/01/2024    83,536    0.0 
89,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.051%, 03/01/2025    89,192    0.0 
50,000 (2)(3)    NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.700%, 09/01/2054    49,555    0.0 
71,000 (1)    Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 5.664%, 01/17/2054    66,890    0.0 
29,000   Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.550%, 11/01/2029    25,080    0.0 
45,000   Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.050%, 08/01/2030    44,243    0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

48

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
42,000   Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.550%, 03/15/2034   $42,160    0.0 
75,000   Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.950%, 03/15/2064    75,219    0.0 
75,000 (3)    Northern Trust Corp., 3.375%, 05/08/2032    69,420    0.0 
20,000 (1)    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 3.450%, 03/30/2051    13,540    0.0 
6,000 (1)    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 3.625%, 09/30/2059    3,926    0.0 
190,000 (1)    Novelis Corp., 4.750%, 01/30/2030    174,034    0.1 
52,000   Nucor Corp., 4.300%, 05/23/2027    50,519    0.0 
153,000 (1)    Nuveen LLC, 5.550%, 01/15/2030    151,891    0.1 
90,000 (2)    Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 01/01/2031    91,201    0.1 
96,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.200%, 03/15/2040    95,320    0.1 
15,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.600%, 03/15/2046    15,455    0.0 
220,000   Old Republic International Corp., 5.750%, 03/28/2034    214,324    0.1 
180,000   Olin Corp., 5.000%, 02/01/2030    168,156    0.1 
254,000   Oracle Corp., 2.800%, 04/01/2027    236,011    0.1 
440,000   Oracle Corp., 2.950%, 05/15/2025    427,991    0.2 
144,000   Oracle Corp., 3.800%, 11/15/2037    115,396    0.1 
63,000   Oracle Corp., 6.150%, 11/09/2029    64,990    0.0 
38,000   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.600%, 09/01/2027    35,895    0.0 
92,000   O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.350%, 06/01/2028    88,922    0.0 
250,000 (1)    Organon & Co / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.125%, 04/30/2028    227,927    0.1 
30,000   Ovintiv, Inc., 5.650%, 05/15/2028    29,980    0.0 
35,000   Ovintiv, Inc., 7.100%, 07/15/2053    37,828    0.0 
175,000 (1)    Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.250%, 05/15/2031    175,487    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
81,000   PACCAR Financial Corp. mtn, 5.000%, 03/22/2034   $78,761    0.0 
24,000   Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.250%, 03/15/2046    17,821    0.0 
20,000   Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.300%, 03/15/2045    14,944    0.0 
31,000   Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.450%, 04/15/2042    24,239    0.0 
33,000   Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 6.750%, 01/15/2053    34,047    0.0 
265,000 (1)    Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.125%, 06/01/2031    266,544    0.1 
17,000   Paramount Global, 4.950%, 05/19/2050    11,873    0.0 
32,000   Paramount Global, 5.850%, 09/01/2043    25,346    0.0 
10,000   PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.850%, 10/01/2029    8,882    0.0 
5,000 (2)    PayPal Holdings, Inc., 4.400%, 06/01/2032    4,709    0.0 
61,000   PayPal Holdings, Inc., 5.250%, 06/01/2062    55,004    0.0 
32,000 (2)    PECO Energy Co., 4.900%, 06/15/2033    30,887    0.0 
49,000 (1)    Pennsylvania Electric Co., 5.150%, 03/30/2026    48,308    0.0 
126,000 (1)    Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P. / PTL Finance Corp., 5.350%, 03/30/2029    123,852    0.1 
161,000 (1)    Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P. / PTL Finance Corp., 6.200%, 06/15/2030    164,214    0.1 
83,000   Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.875%, 02/13/2029    81,056    0.0 
56,000   Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.250%, 02/13/2034    54,047    0.0 
74,000   Phillips 66, 3.850%, 04/09/2025    72,730    0.0 
262,000   Plains All American Pipeline L.P. / PAA Finance Corp., 3.600%, 11/01/2024    259,108    0.1 
109,000 (3)    PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.676%, 01/22/2035    106,835    0.1 
45,000 (3)    PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/20/2034    47,786    0.0 

 

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49

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
139,000 (3)    PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. W, 6.250%, 12/31/2199   $131,022    0.1 
185,000 (1)    Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 04/15/2030    167,198    0.1 
180,000 (1)    Post Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 12/15/2029    170,922    0.1 
25,000 (1)    Post Holdings, Inc., 6.250%, 02/15/2032    24,697    0.0 
195,000 (1)    Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 04/30/2029    178,169    0.1 
37,000   Prologis L.P., 2.250%, 01/15/2032    29,498    0.0 
27,000   Prologis L.P., 5.250%, 03/15/2054    24,676    0.0 
46,000 (1)    Prologis Targeted US Logistics Fund L.P., 5.250%, 04/01/2029    45,143    0.0 
35,000 (1)    Prologis Targeted US Logistics Fund L.P., 5.500%, 04/01/2034    33,978    0.0 
6,000   Public Service Electric and Gas Co., 3.800%, 03/01/2046    4,580    0.0 
65,000   Public Service Electric and Gas Co., 5.200%, 08/01/2033    63,746    0.0 
50,000   Public Service Electric and Gas Co., 5.200%, 03/01/2034    48,893    0.0 
149,000   Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., 2.450%, 11/15/2031    119,971    0.1 
158,000   Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., 5.200%, 04/01/2029    155,122    0.1 
34,000   Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 3.250%, 09/15/2049    22,111    0.0 
30,000   Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 2.800%, 06/30/2031    25,064    0.0 
25,000 (2)    Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 2.950%, 06/30/2030    21,656    0.0 
62,000   Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 6.400%, 11/30/2033    64,962    0.0 
149,000   Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.500%, 06/01/2042    126,669    0.1 
90,000   Realty Income Corp., 5.125%, 02/15/2034    85,632    0.0 
35,000   Rexford Industrial Realty L.P., 2.150%, 09/01/2031    27,384    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
18,000   Reynolds American, Inc., 5.850%, 08/15/2045   $16,236    0.0 
215,000 (1)    Roche Holdings, Inc., 5.489%, 11/13/2030    217,377    0.1 
118,000   Roper Technologies, Inc., 1.750%, 02/15/2031    92,694    0.1 
28,000   Ross Stores, Inc., 4.700%, 04/15/2027    27,242    0.0 
86,000   Ryder System, Inc., 5.250%, 06/01/2028    85,264    0.0 
65,000   Ryder System, Inc., 5.500%, 06/01/2029    64,659    0.0 
62,000 (2)    Ryder System, Inc., 6.300%, 12/01/2028    63,875    0.0 
77,000   Ryder System, Inc., 6.600%, 12/01/2033    80,870    0.0 
25,000 (2)    S&P Global, Inc., 1.250%, 08/15/2030    19,772    0.0 
96,000   S&P Global, Inc., 2.700%, 03/01/2029    85,624    0.0 
360,000   Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc., 6.750%, 03/01/2032    348,357    0.2 
55,000 (1)    Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 6.875%, 04/15/2034    54,285    0.0 
73,000   San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 4.950%, 08/15/2028    71,962    0.0 
108,000 (1)    Sealed Air Corp., 1.573%, 10/15/2026    97,108    0.1 
175,000 (1)    Sealed Air Corp/ Sealed Air Corp. US, 7.250%, 02/15/2031    178,374    0.1 
61,000   Selective Insurance Group, Inc., 5.375%, 03/01/2049    54,950    0.0 
175,000 (1)    Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.500%, 07/01/2029    162,583    0.1 
70,000 (1)    Solventum Corp., 5.450%, 03/13/2031    67,854    0.0 
77,000 (1)    Solventum Corp., 5.600%, 03/23/2034    74,292    0.0 
28,000 (1)    Solventum Corp., 5.900%, 04/30/2054    26,160    0.0 
44,000   Southern California Gas Co., 5.200%, 06/01/2033    42,831    0.0 
74,000   Southern Co., 5.113%, 08/01/2027    72,946    0.0 
38,000   Southwestern Electric Power Co., 5.300%, 04/01/2033    36,234    0.0 
97,000   Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028    101,659    0.1 
231,000   Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 03/15/2032    272,936    0.1 

 

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50

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
190,000 (1)    Standard Industries, Inc., 3.375%, 01/15/2031   $155,810    0.1 
205,000 (1)    Standard Industries, Inc., 4.375%, 07/15/2030    181,726    0.1 
83,000 (3)    State Street Corp., 5.684%, 11/21/2029    83,913    0.0 
270,000 (3)    State Street Corp., 6.123%, 11/21/2034    273,921    0.1 
180,000 (1)    Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 7.250%, 01/15/2031    185,051    0.1 
102,000   Sun Communities Operating L.P., 5.500%, 01/15/2029    100,267    0.1 
30,000   Targa Resources Corp., 4.200%, 02/01/2033    26,494    0.0 
36,000   Targa Resources Corp., 6.500%, 03/30/2034    37,530    0.0 
25,000 (1)    Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 3.300%, 05/15/2050    16,579    0.0 
46,000 (1)    Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.900%, 09/15/2044    39,983    0.0 
75,000 (1)    Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/2031    61,821    0.0 
215,000 (1)    Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 4.000%, 04/15/2029    191,368    0.1 
92,000   Texas Instruments, Inc., 5.050%, 05/18/2063    83,409    0.0 
162,000   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 4.977%, 08/10/2030    159,289    0.1 
95,000   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 5.000%, 01/31/2029    94,177    0.1 
44,000 (2)    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 5.404%, 08/10/2043    42,954    0.0 
86,000   Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.500%, 09/01/2041    68,513    0.0 
4,000   Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.875%, 11/15/2040    3,309    0.0 
7,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.050%, 02/15/2028    6,190    0.0 
2,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.250%, 02/15/2026    1,887    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
46,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 04/15/2030   $42,111    0.0 
43,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.000%, 06/15/2054    43,305    0.0 
105,000   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 4.550%, 09/20/2027    102,666    0.1 
101,000   Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 5.550%, 11/20/2030    102,046    0.1 
7,000   Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., 8.000%, 11/30/2039    8,657    0.0 
26,000   Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.250%, 05/15/2030    22,918    0.0 
350,000 (1)    TransDigm, Inc., 7.125%, 12/01/2031    357,114    0.2 
141,000 (3)    Truist Financial Corp., 4.916%, 07/28/2033    127,026    0.1 
123,000 (3)    Truist Financial Corp., 5.435%, 01/24/2030    120,525    0.1 
97,000 (3)    Truist Financial Corp., 5.711%, 01/24/2035    94,177    0.1 
50,000 (3)    Truist Financial Corp., 6.241%, (TSFR3M + 0.912%), 03/15/2028    47,276    0.0 
63,000   Tyson Foods, Inc., 5.400%, 03/15/2029    62,364    0.0 
13,000   Union Pacific Corp., 3.750%, 02/05/2070    8,917    0.0 
40,000   Union Pacific Corp., 4.050%, 11/15/2045    31,839    0.0 
105,000 (1)    United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 04/15/2029    96,877    0.1 
158,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.750%, 05/15/2040    110,778    0.1 
82,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.050%, 05/15/2041    59,386    0.0 
60,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.000%, 04/15/2034    58,060    0.0 
30,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.050%, 04/15/2053    27,312    0.0 
49,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.200%, 04/15/2063    44,670    0.0 
45,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.375%, 04/15/2054    42,776    0.0 
50,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.500%, 04/15/2064    47,483    0.0 
195,000 (1)    Univision Communications, Inc., 4.500%, 05/01/2029    169,807    0.1 

 

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51

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
29,435   US Airways Pass Through Trust 2012-1, A, 5.900%, 04/01/2026   $29,385    0.0 
8,113   US Airways Pass Through Trust 2012-2, A, 4.625%, 12/03/2026    8,009    0.0 
88,000 (3)    US Bancorp, 5.384%, 01/23/2030    86,800    0.0 
261,000   Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc., 3.950%, 06/15/2026    250,350    0.1 
33,000   Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc., 5.250%, 06/15/2046    26,384    0.0 
350,000 (1)    Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.375%, 06/01/2031    359,405    0.2 
9,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.750%, 01/20/2031    7,110    0.0 
6,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.550%, 03/21/2031    4,982    0.0 
91,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.125%, 08/15/2046    71,757    0.0 
7,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.400%, 11/01/2034    6,351    0.0 
135,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.812%, 03/15/2039    122,326    0.1 
54,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.500%, 02/23/2054    51,320    0.0 
215,000 (1)(2)    Viasat, Inc., 5.625%, 04/15/2027    196,965    0.1 
152,000   Viatris, Inc., 2.700%, 06/22/2030    125,743    0.1 
39,000   Viatris, Inc., 3.850%, 06/22/2040    27,561    0.0 
435,000 (1)    Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 05/01/2029    396,468    0.2 
181,000   VMware, Inc., 1.400%, 08/15/2026    164,629    0.1 
97,000   Walmart, Inc., 4.000%, 04/15/2030    92,428    0.1 
146,000   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 3.755%, 03/15/2027    137,605    0.1 
25,000   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.050%, 03/15/2042    20,024    0.0 
41,000   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.141%, 03/15/2052    31,423    0.0 
13,000   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.391%, 03/15/2062    9,960    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)          
    United States: (continued)          
22,000   Waste Management, Inc., 2.000%, 06/01/2029   $18,899    0.0 
40,000   Waste Management, Inc., 4.625%, 02/15/2030    38,758    0.0 
80,000   Waste Management, Inc., 4.875%, 02/15/2034    76,970    0.0 
20,000   WEC Energy Group, Inc., 5.000%, 09/27/2025    19,814    0.0 
28,000   WEC Energy Group, Inc., 5.150%, 10/01/2027    27,712    0.0 
53,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 2.164%, 02/11/2026    51,504    0.0 
81,000   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.000%, 10/23/2026    76,204    0.0 
60,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 3.526%, 03/24/2028    56,636    0.0 
64,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 4.540%, 08/15/2026    62,994    0.0 
125,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 5.389%, 04/24/2034    120,510    0.1 
140,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 5.499%, 01/23/2035    136,045    0.1 
40,000 (3)    Wells Fargo & Co., 5.557%, 07/25/2034    39,007    0.0 
57,000   Western Midstream Operating L.P., 4.750%, 08/15/2028    55,050    0.0 
301,000   Western Midstream Operating L.P., 5.300%, 03/01/2048    251,947    0.1 
29,000   Westlake Corp., 3.125%, 08/15/2051    17,612    0.0 
50,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., 4.750%, 05/15/2026    49,235    0.0 
27,000   Williams Cos., Inc., 4.900%, 03/15/2029    26,254    0.0 
45,000   Willis North America, Inc., 5.900%, 03/05/2054    43,191    0.0 
51,000   Wisconsin Power and Light Co., 5.375%, 03/30/2034    49,612    0.0 
185,000 (1)    XHR L.P., 4.875%, 06/01/2029    169,026    0.1 
71,000   Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 5.350%, 12/01/2028    70,705    0.0 
        54,850,272    21.5 
    Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $75,698,290)
   72,330,246    28.4 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
SOVEREIGN BONDS: 20.2%          
    Australia: 0.2%          
AUD837,000 (1)     Queensland Treasury Corp., 1.750%, 07/20/2034   $394,715    0.2 
               
    Belgium: 0.7%          
1,954,000 (1)    Kingdom of Belgium Government International Bond, 4.875%, 06/10/2055    1,870,320    0.7 
               
    Brazil: 0.5%          
BRL1,310,000    Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie B NTNB, 6.000%, 08/15/2050    1,064,833    0.4 
200,000   Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.125%, 03/15/2034    191,400    0.1 
        1,256,233    0.5 
               
    Canada: 0.8%          
CAD1,100,000    Canadian Government Bond 000A, 2.000%, 12/01/2051    565,002    0.2 
1,501,000   Province of British Columbia Canada, 4.200%, 07/06/2033    1,406,913    0.6 
        1,971,915    0.8 
               
    China: 9.1%          
CNY9,950,000    China Government Bond 1824, 4.080%, 10/22/2048    1,737,908    0.7 
CNY34,570,000    China Government Bond 1827, 3.250%, 11/22/2028    5,020,389    2.0 
CNY1,110,000    China Government Bond 1906, 3.290%, 05/23/2029    162,241    0.1 
CNY29,170,000    China Government Bond 1907, 3.250%, 06/06/2026    4,146,545    1.6 
CNY23,400,000    China Government Bond INBK, 2.520%, 08/25/2033    3,276,991    1.3 
CNY4,500,000    China Government Bond INBK, 2.690%, 08/12/2026    631,377    0.2 
CNY6,300,000    China Government Bond INBK, 2.800%, 11/15/2032    900,494    0.4 
CNY35,120,000    China Government Bond INBK, 2.850%, 06/04/2027    4,971,130    1.9 
CNY1,800,000    China Government Bond INBK, 2.880%, 02/25/2033    258,684    0.1 
CNY3,400,000    China Government Bond INBK, 3.120%, 10/25/2052    517,826    0.2 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
SOVEREIGN BONDS: (continued)          
     China: (continued)          
CNY2,970,000    China Government Bond INBK, 3.320%, 04/15/2052   $467,647    0.2 
CNY7,750,000    China Government Bond SH, 2.690%, 08/15/2032    1,097,603    0.4 
         23,188,835    9.1 
                
     Colombia: 0.3%          
303,000    Colombia Government International Bond, 8.000%, 11/14/2035    305,727    0.1 
COP2,551,900,000    Colombian TES B, 7.750%, 09/18/2030    578,739    0.2 
         884,466    0.3 
                
     Czechia: 0.1%          
CZK9,220,000    Czech Republic Government Bond 105, 2.750%, 07/23/2029    364,826    0.1 
                
     Germany: 0.1%          
EUR60,000    Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe, 0.500%, 02/15/2028    59,121    0.1 
EUR40,000    Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe, 1.000%, 08/15/2025    41,488    0.0 
EUR30,000    Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe, 2.730%, 08/15/2026    29,979    0.0 
         130,588    0.1 
                
     Indonesia: 0.4%          
IDR13,833,000,000    Indonesia Treasury Bond FR79, 8.375%, 04/15/2039    941,375    0.4 
                
     Italy: 0.5%          
EUR641,000 (1)     Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 30Y, 3.850%, 09/01/2049    638,828    0.2 
EUR641,000 (1)     Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 31Y, 5.000%, 08/01/2034    749,447    0.3 
         1,388,275    0.5 
                
     Malaysia: 1.5%          
MYR18,342,000    Malaysia Government Bond 0419, 3.828%, 07/05/2034    3,799,840    1.5 
                
     Mexico: 1.2%          
MXN58,700,000    Mexican Bonos M, 7.750%, 05/29/2031    3,035,742    1.2 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
SOVEREIGN BONDS: (continued)          
    Mexico: (continued)          
200,000   Mexico Government International Bond, 3.750%, 04/19/2071   $118,800    0.0 
        3,154,542    1.2 
               
    Panama: 0.2%          
200,000   Panama Government International Bond, 6.875%, 01/31/2036    189,375    0.0 
200,000   Panama Government International Bond, 7.500%, 03/01/2031    203,312    0.1 
230,000   Panama Government International Bond, 8.000%, 03/01/2038    235,391    0.1 
        628,078    0.2 
               
    Peru: 0.4%          
PEN4,000,000    Peru Government Bond, 6.350%, 08/12/2028    1,083,190    0.4 
               
    Poland: 0.2%          
PLN1,525,000    Republic of Poland Government Bond 0728, 7.500%, 07/25/2028    403,104    0.2 
               
    Portugal: 0.6%          
EUR1,664,000 (1)     Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT 15Y, 2.250%, 04/18/2034    1,643,844    0.6 
               
    Romania: 0.1%          
194,000 (1)    Romanian Government International Bond, 6.375%, 01/30/2034    189,877    0.1 
               
    Russian Federation: 0.1%          
RUB47,938,000 (4)     Russian Federal Bond - OFZ 6224, 6.900%, 05/23/2029    269,315    0.1 
               
    Saudi Arabia: 0.1%          
200,000 (1)    Saudi Government International Bond, 5.750%, 01/16/2054    187,000    0.1 
               
    South Africa: 1.1%          
ZAR55,875,000    Republic of South Africa Government Bond 2035, 8.875%, 02/28/2035    2,389,614    0.9 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
SOVEREIGN BONDS: (continued)          
     South Africa: (continued)          
475,000    Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.850%, 09/30/2029   $424,234    0.2 
         2,813,848    1.1 
                
     Spain: 0.9%          
EUR1,284,000 (1)     Spain Government Bond, 1.450%, 04/30/2029    1,271,259    0.5 
EUR1,092,000 (1)     Spain Government Bond 30Y, 2.700%, 10/31/2048    961,293    0.4 
         2,232,552    0.9 
                
     Supranational: 0.3%          
800,000 (5)    European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 20.000%, 03/19/2025    827,152    0.3 
                
     Thailand: 0.6%          
THB1,200,000    Thailand Government Bond, 0.750%, 06/17/2024    32,341    0.0 
THB41,793,000    Thailand Government Bond, 2.875%, 12/17/2028    1,143,387    0.5 
THB8,250,000    Thailand Government Bond, 3.350%, 06/17/2033    232,541    0.1 
         1,408,269    0.6 
                
     Ukraine: 0.2%          
250,000 (4)    Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.253%, 03/15/2035    62,600    0.0 
525,000 (4)    Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.375%, 09/25/2034    132,352    0.1 
800,000 (4)    Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.750%, 09/01/2027    229,600    0.1 
         424,552    0.2 
     Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $57,041,467)   51,456,711    20.2   
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 18.2%
     United States: 18.2%          
230,649 (3)    Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2006-2 1A1, 4.847%, 05/25/2036    198,736    0.1 
60,519 (3)    Alternative Loan Trust 2005-53T2 2A6, 5.931%, (TSFR1M + 0.614%), 11/25/2035    32,793    0.0 
103,593    Alternative Loan Trust 2006-13T1 A9, 6.000%, 05/25/2036    49,996    0.0 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
    United States: (continued)          
145,604 (3)    Alternative Loan Trust 2007-23CB A3, 5.931%, (TSFR1M + 0.614%), 09/25/2037   $56,667    0.0 
320,884   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-7 A7, 5.750%, 06/25/2037    153,263    0.1 
253,159   CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-A3 1A7, 6.000%, 07/25/2036    217,454    0.1 
986,855 (1)(3)    COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-1 A1, 0.910%, 06/25/2066    798,073    0.3 
703,075 (1)(3)    COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-2 A1, 0.924%, 08/25/2066    560,958    0.2 
279,842 (1)(3)    COLT Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-3 A1, 0.956%, 09/27/2066    221,864    0.1 
144,721 (1)(3)    CSMC Trust 2015- 2 B3, 3.887%, 02/25/2045    133,160    0.1 
99,185 (1)(3)    CSMC Trust 2015- 3 B1, 3.807%, 03/25/2045    92,660    0.0 
5,752 (1)(3)    Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2019- R01 2M2, 7.895%, (SOFR30A + 2.564%), 07/25/2031    5,760    0.0 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities 2020- SBT1 2M2, 9.095%, (SOFR30A + 3.764%), 02/25/2040    1,066,862    0.4 
84,724   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2003-22 BZ, 6.000%, 04/25/2033    85,075    0.0 
2,257,648 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2005- 18 SC, 1.064%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 4.536%), 03/25/2035    51,460    0.0 
70,959 (3)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2005- 74 DK, 2.222%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 23.542%), 07/25/2035    64,478    0.0 
62,927 (3)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2006- 104 ES, 6.228%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 32.878%), 11/25/2036    73,392    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
817,387 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2007- 36 SN, 1.326%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.656%), 04/25/2037   $60,516    0.0 
48,994 (3)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2007- 55 DS, 1.389%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 14.714%), 06/25/2037    39,997    0.0 
329,866 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2007- 9 SE, 0.636%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.966%), 03/25/2037    16,660    0.0 
526,575 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2008- 41 S, 1.356%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.686%), 11/25/2036    43,072    0.0 
546,706 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2008- 53 FI, 0.656%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.986%), 07/25/2038    28,284    0.0 
278,633 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2008- 58 SM, 0.656%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.986%), 07/25/2038    18,876    0.0 
1,616,167 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2009- 106 SA, 0.806%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.136%), 01/25/2040    90,957    0.0 
147,528 (3)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2009- 66 SL, 5.407%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 15.452%), 09/25/2039    100,024    0.0 
93,200 (3)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2009- 66 SW, 5.574%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 15.618%), 09/25/2039    59,782    0.0 
2,168,792 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2010- 123 SL, 0.626%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.956%), 11/25/2040    107,674    0.1 
2,239,525 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2011- 55 SK, 1.116%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.446%), 06/25/2041    188,163    0.1 
896,019 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2011- 86 NS, 0.506%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.836%), 09/25/2041    43,243    0.0 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
138,731 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2012- 10 US, 1.006%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.336%), 02/25/2042   $12,287    0.0 
406,700 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2012- 24 HS, 1.106%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.436%), 09/25/2040    5,522    0.0 
365,511 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2013-31 PI, 4.500%, 02/25/2043    23,268    0.0 
556,750 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2013-44 DI, 3.000%, 05/25/2033    46,775    0.0 
3,957,165 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2015-34 DI, 6.500%, 06/25/2045    929,219    0.4 
11,117,502 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2015-58 KI, 6.000%, 03/25/2037    1,944,470    0.8 
5,824,850 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2015- 59 SK, 0.206%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.536%), 08/25/2045    332,731    0.1 
10,617,631 (3)(6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2016- 54 SL, 0.556%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.886%), 08/25/2046    863,406    0.3 
4,130,975 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2017-15 GI, 4.500%, 03/25/2047    601,255    0.2 
3,598,204 (6)    Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2020-49 PI, 2.000%, 07/25/2050    451,077    0.2 
862,896 (1)(3)    Flagstar Mortgage Trust 2018-2 B2, 4.009%, 04/25/2048    753,408    0.3 
71,188 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 2303 SY, 3.256%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 8.586%), 04/15/2031    6,912    0.0 
539,071 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 2989 GU, 1.556%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.886%), 02/15/2033    28,381    0.0 
579,191 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3271 SB, 0.606%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.936%), 02/15/2037    33,321    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
1,738,552 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3424 HI, 0.456%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.786%), 04/15/2038   $100,281    0.0 
292,231 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3632 IP, 5.000%, 02/15/2040    31,829    0.0 
1,236,644 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3693 SC, 1.056%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.386%), 07/15/2040    107,559    0.0 
2,037,296 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3856 KS, 1.106%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.436%), 05/15/2041    162,916    0.1 
296,117 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3925 SD, 0.606%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.936%), 07/15/2040    4,586    0.0 
4,333,286 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 3988 NS, 1.031%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.361%), 01/15/2042    387,963    0.2 
909,582 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4040 SW, 1.186%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.516%), 05/15/2032    44,908    0.0 
39,554 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4077 SM, 1.256%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.586%), 08/15/2040    79    0.0 
3,341,709 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4091 IK, 5.000%, 10/15/2041    687,442    0.3 
8,079,082 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4096 SB, 0.556%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.886%), 08/15/2042    641,731    0.3 
411,143 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4152 BI, 4.000%, 12/15/2041    27,948    0.0 
649,221 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4313 MI, 5.000%, 04/15/2039    62,579    0.0 
5,168,399 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4480 WS, 0.736%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 6.066%), 06/15/2045    459,430    0.2 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
    United States: (continued)          
7,863,389 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4623 MS, 0.556%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.886%), 10/15/2046   $665,133    0.3 
11,651,172 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4695 IO, 4.500%, 10/15/2041    2,318,904    0.9 
1,121,324   Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4800 MZ, 4.000%, 06/15/2048    1,000,707    0.4 
1,214,594   Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4879 ZA, 4.000%, 05/15/2049    1,079,186    0.4 
9,421,229 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4938 ES, 0.556%, (-1.000*SOFR30A + 5.886%), 12/25/2049    696,483    0.3 
12,362,543 (6)    Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 5046 IO, 2.000%, 11/25/2040    1,198,343    0.5 
700,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2021- HQA3 M2, 7.430%, (SOFR30A + 2.100%), 09/25/2041    702,453    0.3 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022- DNA1 M1B, 7.180%, (SOFR30A + 1.850%), 01/25/2042    1,009,558    0.4 
600,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022- DNA2 M1B, 7.730%, (SOFR30A + 2.400%), 02/25/2042    613,878    0.2 
500,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022- DNA2 M2, 9.080%, (SOFR30A + 3.750%), 02/25/2042    525,747    0.2 
1,100,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022- HQA1 M2, 10.580%, (SOFR30A + 5.250%), 03/25/2042    1,192,272    0.5 
950,000 (1)(3)    Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2023- HQA2 M1B, 8.680%, (SOFR30A + 3.350%), 06/25/2043    1,005,905    0.4 
7,474,721 (6)    Freddie Mac Strips 324 C21, 6.000%, 06/15/2039    1,589,657    0.6 
123,657 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 103, 4.000%, 01/15/2031    9,754    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value  

Percentage

of Net
Assets

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
430,740 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 200, 3.500%, 02/15/2046   $55,767    0.0 
2,526,122 (6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C14, 3.500%, 02/15/2031    184,052    0.1 
7,148,111 (6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C22, 3.500%, 02/15/2046    1,344,698    0.5 
5,401,434 (6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C23, 4.000%, 02/15/2046    1,145,259    0.5 
1,009,199 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C30, 2.500%, 02/15/2031    41,594    0.0 
1,244,160 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C31, 3.000%, 02/15/2031    69,421    0.0 
820,145 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C32, 3.500%, 02/15/2031    57,385    0.0 
2,902,863 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C33, 4.000%, 02/15/2046    486,853    0.2 
5,764,932 (3)(6)    Freddie Mac Strips 351 C34, 3.500%, 02/15/2046    1,032,838    0.4 
6,958,096 (6)    Freddie Mac Strips 390 C5, 2.000%, 04/15/2042    660,484    0.3 
183,740 (1)(3)    Galton Funding Mortgage Trust 2018-2 A51, 4.500%, 10/25/2058    169,763    0.1 
134,447 (3)    Ginnie Mae 2007- 8 SP, 4.442%, (-1.000*TSFR1M + 21.677%), 03/20/2037    144,396    0.1 
8,035,603 (3)(6)    Ginnie Mae 2009- 106 CM, 1.166%, (-1.000*TSFR1M + 6.486%), 01/16/2034    178,321    0.1 
705,224 (3)(6)    Ginnie Mae 2010- 116 NS, 1.216%, (-1.000*TSFR1M + 6.536%), 09/16/2040    39,340    0.0 
75,769 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2010- 6 IA, 5.000%, 11/20/2039    3,014    0.0 
242,055 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2011- 116 BI, 4.000%, 08/16/2026    3,984    0.0 
677,828 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2013- 115 NI, 4.500%, 01/16/2043    76,467    0.0 
240,135 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2013- 5 NI, 3.000%, 01/20/2028    7,440    0.0 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
8,268,745 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2015- 10 IX, 4.500%, 01/20/2045   $1,742,631    0.7 
719,171 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2015- 178 GI, 4.000%, 05/20/2044    63,171    0.0 
3,252,317 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2016- 161 CI, 5.500%, 11/20/2046    561,965    0.2 
5,565,649 (6)    Ginnie Mae 2019- 89 QI, 4.000%, 04/20/2046    885,292    0.4 
152,724 (3)    GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2006- AR3 4A1, 5.851%, (TSFR1M + 0.534%), 04/25/2036    128,975    0.1 
9,345 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust 2019-PJ2 A1, 4.000%, 11/25/2049    8,471    0.0 
12,293 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust 2019-PJ3 A1, 3.500%, 03/25/2050    10,974    0.0 
773,212 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust 2021-PJ3 A4, 2.500%, 08/25/2051    591,649    0.2 
1,112,859 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2021- PJ10 A8, 2.500%, 03/25/2052    947,171    0.4 
351,775 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022- PJ1 A4, 2.500%, 05/28/2052    268,735    0.1 
1,369,537 (1)(3)    GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022- PJ6 A24, 3.000%, 01/25/2053    1,093,136    0.4 
439,694 (1)(3)    J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-4 A17A, 3.000%, 10/25/2052    350,954    0.1 
711,788 (1)(3)    J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-6 A3, 3.000%, 11/25/2052    573,452    0.2 
2,134,004 (1)(3)    J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2023-2 A3A, 5.000%, 07/25/2053    2,010,133    0.8 
331,412 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2019-8 A5, 3.500%, 03/25/2050    285,041    0.1 
50,304 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2019-INV3 A15, 3.500%, 05/25/2050    43,904    0.0 
83,840 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2019-INV3 A3, 3.500%, 05/25/2050    73,341    0.0 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
9,949 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2019-LTV3 A15, 3.500%, 03/25/2050   $9,607    0.0 
67,411 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2020-5 A15, 3.000%, 12/25/2050    55,654    0.0 
162,149 (1)(3)    JP Morgan Trust 2015-3 A3, 3.500%, 05/25/2045    143,230    0.1 
300,000 (1)(3)    Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2017- 1 M2, 3.250%, 11/25/2058    288,217    0.1 
300,000 (1)(3)    Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2017- 2 M2, 3.250%, 07/25/2059    277,208    0.1 
288,816 (1)(3)    Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2021- 2 A9, 2.500%, 05/25/2051    221,170    0.1 
49,491 (1)(3)    OBX Trust 2019- INV2 A25, 4.000%, 05/27/2049    44,182    0.0 
149,800 (1)(3)    OBX Trust 2020- INV1 A21, 3.500%, 12/25/2049    128,479    0.1 
528,542 (1)(3)    RATE Mortgage Trust 2021-HB1 A31, 2.500%, 12/25/2051    403,773    0.2 
806,646 (1)(3)    RCKT Mortgage Trust 2021-1 A1, 2.500%, 03/25/2051    622,254    0.3 
17,259 (1)(3)    Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-CH1 A19, 4.000%, 03/25/2048    15,546    0.0 
300,000 (1)(3)    Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2020-4 A8, 2.500%, 11/25/2050    202,235    0.1 
1,722 (3)    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-4XS 1A6, 4.870%, 02/25/2034    1,660    0.0 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Verus Securitization Trust 2021-1 M1, 1.968%, 01/25/2066    733,786    0.3 
5,524,873 (3)(6)    WaMu Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates 2005-AR11 X, 1.410%, 08/25/2045    5,292    0.0 
36,344 (3)    WaMu Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates 2006-AR12 1A1, 4.481%, 10/25/2036    32,135    0.0 
125,858 (3)    WaMu Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates 2006-AR8 1A4, 4.382%, 08/25/2046    109,313    0.1 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
257,987 (3)    WaMu Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates 2007-HY2 1A1, 4.037%, 12/25/2036   $224,671    0.1 
63,073 (3)    Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust 2007-PA2 2A1, 5.861%, (TSFR1M + 0.544%), 06/25/2037    51,288    0.0 
364,662 (1)(3)    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2021-1 A17, 2.500%, 12/25/2050    279,251    0.1 
269,719 (1)(3)    WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust 2015- 5 B4, 3.754%, 08/20/2045    236,936    0.1 
        46,445,120    18.2   
               
     Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $52,674,147)   46,445,120    18.2   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 10.1%          
     Cayman Islands: 0.9%          
850,000 (1)(3)    Barings CLO Ltd. 2024-1A A, 6.899%, (TSFR3M + 1.630%), 01/20/2037    855,058    0.4 
1,350,000 (1)(3)    Octagon Investment Partners 43 Ltd. 2019-1A CR, (TSFR3M + 2.450%), 10/25/2032    1,352,068    0.5 
         2,207,126    0.9 
                
     United States: 9.2%          
250,000 (1)(3)    AIG CLO LLC 2021- 1A C, 7.336%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 04/22/2034    247,132    0.1 
400,000 (1)(3)    Apidos CLO XXIV 2016-24A BRR, 7.636%, (TSFR3M + 2.312%), 10/20/2030    400,480    0.2 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2021-FL4 A, 6.785%, (TSFR1M + 1.464%), 11/15/2036    997,163    0.4 
300,000 (1)(3)    Ares XXVIIIR CLO Ltd. 2018-28RA A2, 6.979%, (TSFR3M + 1.662%), 10/17/2030    300,566    0.1 
750,000 (1)(3)    Barings Clo Ltd. 2019-4A C, 8.390%, (TSFR3M + 3.062%), 01/15/2033    750,832    0.3 
Principal
Amount†
      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)      
     United States: (continued)          
500,000 (1)(3)    BlueMountain CLO Ltd. 2013-2A CR, 7.536%, (TSFR3M + 2.212%), 10/22/2030   $494,215    0.2 
250,000 (1)(3)    BlueMountain CLO XXVIII Ltd. 2021-28A C, 7.590%, (TSFR3M + 2.262%), 04/15/2034    248,178    0.1 
650,000 (1)(3)    BlueMountain CLO XXXI Ltd. 2021-31A A1, 6.738%, (TSFR3M + 1.412%), 04/19/2034    650,482    0.2 
500,000 (1)(3)    BlueMountain CLO XXXI Ltd. 2021-31A A2, 6.988%, (TSFR3M + 1.662%), 04/19/2034    500,571    0.2 
300,000 (1)(3)    Carlyle US Clo Ltd. 2017-2A A2R, 7.186%, (TSFR3M + 1.862%), 07/20/2031    300,154    0.1 
450,000 (1)(3)    Cedar Funding VIII Clo Ltd. 2017-8A A2R, 7.029%, (TSFR3M + 1.712%), 10/17/2034    450,598    0.2 
750,000 (1)(3)    CIFC Funding Ltd. 2013-1A BR, 7.989%, (TSFR3M + 2.662%), 07/16/2030    751,033    0.3 
865,000 (1)(3)    CIFC Funding Ltd. 2015-4A BR2, 7.486%, (TSFR3M + 2.162%), 04/20/2034    860,721    0.3 
343,980 (3)    Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006- WF1 A2E, 4.571%, 03/25/2036    159,736    0.1 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund 2017- 49A CR, 7.639%, (TSFR3M + 2.312%), 07/18/2030    1,000,985    0.4 
1,000,000 (1)(3)    Galaxy XV CLO Ltd. 2013-15A CRR, 7.440%, (TSFR3M + 2.112%), 10/15/2030    1,000,914    0.4 
600,000 (1)(3)    Galaxy XXI CLO Ltd. 2015-21A CR, 7.336%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 04/20/2031    600,463    0.2 
400,000 (1)(3)    LCM XXIV Ltd. 24A CR, 7.486%, (TSFR3M + 2.162%), 03/20/2030    398,824    0.2 
500,000 (1)(3)    Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd. 2018-31A C, 7.738%, (TSFR3M + 2.412%), 01/23/2031    501,122    0.2 
600,000 (1)(3)    MF1 Ltd. 2021-FL7 D, 7.983%, (TSFR1M + 2.664%), 10/16/2036    562,284    0.2 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
    United States: (continued) 
1,100,000 (1)(3)   Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 30 Ltd. 2018-30A CR, 7.336%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 01/20/2031  $1,098,500    0.4 
600,000 (1)(3)   Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Clo 40 Ltd. 2021-40A C, 7.339%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 04/16/2033   598,688    0.2 
800,000 (1)(3)   Oaktree CLO Ltd. 2019-1A A1R, 6.696%, (TSFR3M + 1.372%), 04/22/2030   801,538    0.3 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   OCP CLO Ltd. 2014- 5A BR, 7.386%, (TSFR3M + 2.062%), 04/26/2031   996,302    0.4 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd. 2014-1A BR3, 7.318%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 02/14/2031   997,535    0.4 
250,000 (1)(3)   OHA Credit Funding 8 Ltd. 2021-8A C, 7.489%, (TSFR3M + 2.162%), 01/18/2034   250,297    0.1 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   OHA Credit Partners VII Ltd. 2012- 7A CR3, 7.381%, (TSFR3M + 2.062%), 02/20/2034   1,001,243    0.4 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   Palmer Square CLO Ltd. 2015-1A BR4, 7.426%, (TSFR3M + 2.112%), 05/21/2034   1,001,231    0.4 
250,000 (1)(3)   Rad CLO 10 Ltd. 2021-10A C, 7.338%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 04/23/2034   249,832    0.1 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   Recette Clo Ltd. 2015-1A CRR, 7.336%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 04/20/2034   983,996    0.4 
650,000 (1)(3)   Shackleton CLO Ltd. 2019-15A CR, 7.740%, (TSFR3M + 2.412%), 01/15/2032   650,795    0.3 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   Sound Point CLO IX Ltd. 2015-2A ARRR, 6.796%, (TSFR3M + 1.472%), 07/20/2032   1,000,136    0.4 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   Sound Point Clo XV Ltd. 2017-1A CR, 7.638%, (TSFR3M + 2.312%), 01/23/2029   1,005,433    0.4 
300,000 (1)(3)   Symphony CLO XXVI Ltd. 2021-26A CR, 7.586%, (TSFR3M + 2.262%), 04/20/2033   295,186    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
    United States: (continued) 
350,000 (1)(3)   TCI-Flatiron Clo Ltd. 2018-1A CR, 7.336%, (TSFR3M + 2.012%), 01/29/2032  $350,083    0.1 
450,000 (1)(3)   TCW CLO Ltd. 2021-1A C, 7.486%, (TSFR3M + 2.162%), 03/18/2034   447,134    0.2 
600,000 (1)(3)   Venture XXVII CLO Ltd. 2017-27A CR, 7.886%, (TSFR3M + 2.562%), 07/20/2030   596,189    0.2 
        23,500,571    9.2 
    Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $25,717,481)
   25,707,697    10.1   
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: 9.7%
    United States: 9.7% 
500,000 (3)   BANK 2017-BNK4 C, 4.372%, 05/15/2050   422,440    0.2 
6,299,438 (3)(6)   BANK 2017- BNK5 XA, 1.082%, 06/15/2060   145,653    0.1 
926,108 (3)(6)   BANK 2019- BN16 XA, 1.101%, 02/15/2052   32,440    0.0 
8,670,288 (3)(6)   BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2022-C17 XA, 1.325%, 09/15/2055   622,595    0.2 
935,646 (1)(3)   BDS Ltd. 2020-FL5 C, 7.483%, (TSFR1M + 2.164%), 02/16/2037   930,888    0.4 
280,000 (1)   Benchmark Mortgage Trust 2019-B9 D, 3.000%, 03/15/2052   167,066    0.1 
1,361,446 (3)(6)   Benchmark Mortgage Trust 2019-B9 XA, 1.181%, 03/15/2052   49,902    0.0 
10,326,907 (3)(6)   Benchmark Mortgage Trust 2020-B21 XA, 1.556%, 12/17/2053   646,322    0.3 
6,400,648 (3)(6)   Benchmark Mortgage Trust 2021-B23 XA, 1.372%, 02/15/2054   359,960    0.1 
191,565 (1)(3)   BX 2021-MFM1 D, 6.935%, (TSFR1M + 1.614%), 01/15/2034   189,465    0.1 
700,000 (1)(3)   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021- 21M E, 7.606%, (TSFR1M + 2.285%), 10/15/2036   689,741    0.3 
1,888,000 (1)(3)   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021- IRON E, 7.785%, (TSFR1M + 2.464%), 02/15/2038   1,798,537    0.7 

 

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
    United States: (continued) 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021- VOLT A, 6.135%, (TSFR1M + 0.814%), 09/15/2036  $990,685    0.4 
500,000 (1)(3)   BX Trust 2021- LBA EJV, 7.435%, (TSFR1M + 2.114%), 02/15/2036   490,219    0.2 
395,405 (1)(3)   BX Trust 2021-LBA EV, 7.435%, (TSFR1M + 2.114%), 02/15/2036   388,396    0.1 
600,000 (1)(3)   BX Trust 2021-LGCY D, 6.737%, (TSFR1M + 1.416%), 10/15/2036   586,178    0.2 
1,103,141 (1)(3)   BX Trust 2021-SDMF D, 6.822%, (TSFR1M + 1.501%), 09/15/2034   1,079,770    0.4 
750,000 (1)(3)   BX Trust 2023-DELC A, 8.011%, (TSFR1M + 2.690%), 05/15/2038   759,084    0.3 
440,000 (1)(3)   CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021- CX2 C, 2.864%, 11/10/2046   338,078    0.1 
2,661,118 (3)(6)   CD Mortgage Trust 2016-CD1 XA, 1.495%, 08/10/2049   52,363    0.0 
8,581,000 (3)(6)   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016- C2 XB, 0.942%, 08/10/2049   138,151    0.1 
1,400,000 (3)   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P4 C, 4.095%, 07/10/2049   1,243,879    0.5 
2,767,059 (3)(6)   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017- C4 XA, 1.127%, 10/12/2050   72,627    0.0 
5,791,208 (3)(6)   COMM Mortgage Trust 2016-CR28 XA, 0.775%, 02/10/2049   48,568    0.0 
11,071,671 (1)(3)(6)   Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2012- LTRT XA, 0.929%, 10/05/2030   37,450    0.0 
500,000 (3)   CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 B, 5.041%, 11/15/2051   438,999    0.2 
7,036,143 (3)(6)   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K122 X1, 0.968%, 11/25/2030   310,446    0.1 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
    United States: (continued) 
24,895,406 (3)(6)   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K151 X1, 0.498%, 04/25/2030  $418,336    0.2 
3,517,957 (3)(6)   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K-1517 X1, 1.436%, 07/25/2035   348,297    0.1 
5,490,906 (3)(6)   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates K-1518 X1, 0.953%, 10/25/2035   350,802    0.1 
1,800,000 (1)(7)   FREMF Mortgage Trust 2019-KG01 C, 0.000%, 05/25/2029   1,111,996    0.4 
50,699,732 (1)(6)   FREMF Mortgage Trust 2019-KG01 X2A, 0.100%, 04/25/2029   125,578    0.0 
5,680,000 (1)(6)   FREMF Mortgage Trust 2019-KG01 X2B, 0.100%, 05/25/2029   20,563    0.0 
557,000 (1)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 BK71, 2.000%, 11/27/2050   449,982    0.2 
215,000 (1)(7)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 C728, 0.000%, 08/27/2050   206,520    0.1 
220,000 (1)(7)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 CK47, 0.000%, 05/27/2048   199,001    0.1 
215,000 (1)(7)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 D728, 0.000%, 08/27/2050   204,530    0.1 
173,000 (1)(7)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 DK41, 0.000%, 10/27/2047   164,458    0.1 
220,000 (1)(7)   GAM RE-REMIC Trust 2022-FRR3 DK47, 0.000%, 05/27/2048   196,936    0.1 
1,760,000 (1)(3)   GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust 2017-SLP E, 4.744%, 10/10/2032   1,699,281    0.7 
7,380,459 (3)(6)   GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017- GS6 XA, 1.154%, 05/10/2050   176,866    0.1 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust 2023-HT A, 7.611%, (TSFR1M + 2.290%), 12/15/2036   1,006,808    0.4 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
    United States: (continued) 
3,522,737 (1)(3)(6)   LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-5 X, 0.984%, 03/10/2050  $48,935    0.0 
1,492,836 (1)(3)   Med Trust 2021- MDLN D, 7.435%, (TSFR1M + 2.114%), 11/15/2038   1,488,246    0.6 
21,550,000 (1)(3)(6)   Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014 C19 2014-C19 XB, 0.528%, 12/15/2047   41,257    0.0 
180,000 (1)   RFM Reremic Trust 2022-FRR1 AB55, 0.990%, 03/28/2049   153,544    0.1 
150,000 (1)(3)   RFM Reremic Trust 2022-FRR1 AB60, 2.400%, 11/08/2049   128,132    0.0 
230,000 (1)(3)   RFM Reremic Trust 2022-FRR1 AB64, 2.250%, 03/01/2050   194,140    0.1 
60,000 (1)(7)   RFM Reremic Trust 2022-FRR1 CK55, 0.000%, 03/28/2049   49,667    0.0 
70,000 (1)(7)   RFM Reremic Trust 2022-FRR1 CK60, 0.000%, 11/08/2049   54,277    0.0 
1,000,000 (1)(3)   SMRT 2022-MINI A, 6.321%, (TSFR1M + 1.000%), 01/15/2039   990,245    0.4 
350,000   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 B, 3.959%, 12/15/2047   341,756    0.1 
950,000 (3)   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C41 B, 4.188%, 11/15/2050   827,305    0.3 
5,097,772 (3)(6)   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C55 XA, 1.421%, 02/15/2053   265,068    0.1 
585,000   WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014- C24 AS, 3.931%, 11/15/2047   564,871    0.2 
        24,857,299    9.7 
               
    Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $25,419,232)
   24,857,299    9.7 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 8.8%
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 0.2%(8) 
410,622 (8)   3.500%, 01/01/2048   361,668    0.2 
40,628 (8)   4.000%, 09/01/2045   37,193    0.0 
41,690 (8)   4.000%, 09/01/2045   38,034    0.0 
67,780 (8)   4.000%, 05/01/2046   62,192    0.0 
        499,087    0.2 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: (continued)
    Federal National Mortgage Association: 1.1%(8) 
3,390,000 (8)(9)   3.000%, 05/01/2054  $2,799,539    1.1 
               
    Government National Mortgage Association: 2.2% 
2,036,732   2.500%, 05/20/2051   1,670,617    0.7 
348,155   2.500%, 05/20/2052   285,705    0.1 
199,984   2.500%, 08/20/2052   164,185    0.1 
1,618,000 (9)   3.000%, 06/15/2053   1,377,642    0.5 
72,472   4.500%, 08/20/2041   69,337    0.0 
1,510,285   4.500%, 05/20/2053   1,407,523    0.5 
9,921   5.500%, 03/20/2039   10,147    0.0 
720,000 (9)   5.500%, 06/20/2054   704,821    0.3 
        5,689,977    2.2 
    Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities: 5.3% 
4,984,178   2.000%, 02/01/2052   3,790,344    1.5 
22,589   2.500%, 06/01/2030   21,097    0.0 
31,053   2.500%, 06/01/2030   28,959    0.0 
12,997   2.500%, 07/01/2030   12,112    0.0 
3,544,000 (9)   2.500%, 05/01/2054   2,804,333    1.1 
90,277   3.500%, 06/01/2034   84,458    0.0 
867,110   3.500%, 03/01/2043   774,760    0.3 
3,791,000 (9)   3.500%, 06/15/2053   3,270,193    1.3 
43,333   4.000%, 05/01/2045   39,721    0.0 
770,553   4.000%, 04/01/2049   699,841    0.3 
68,294   4.500%, 12/01/2040   64,935    0.0 
125,898   4.500%, 12/01/2040   119,704    0.1 
1,790,000 (9)   4.500%, 06/15/2053   1,650,031    0.6 
189,847   5.000%, 05/01/2042   185,446    0.1 
        13,545,934    5.3 
               
    Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $23,829,880)
   22,534,537    8.8 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 4.6%
    United States Treasury Bonds: 1.9% 
222,700   2.875%, 05/15/2052   156,768    0.1 
96,700   3.250%, 05/15/2042   77,704    0.0 
500   4.250%, 02/15/2054   458    0.0 
1,531,500   4.375%, 08/15/2043   1,430,756    0.6 
2,576,000   4.500%, 02/15/2044   2,446,395    0.9 
763,500   4.750%, 11/15/2053   759,802    0.3 
        4,871,883    1.9 
    United States Treasury Notes: 2.7% 
771,000   0.250%, 06/15/2024   766,058    0.3 
408,600   1.500%, 11/30/2028   354,556    0.1 
151,000   2.750%, 08/15/2032   130,966    0.1 
1,951,700   4.000%, 02/15/2034   1,848,321    0.7 
281,400   4.500%, 04/15/2027   278,564    0.1 
206,700   4.625%, 04/30/2029   205,925    0.1 
3,324,000   4.625%, 04/30/2031   3,308,678    1.3 
39,000   4.875%, 04/30/2026   38,885    0.0 
        6,931,953    2.7 
               
    Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $12,090,025)
   11,803,836    4.6 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS(10): 0.1%
    Total Purchased Options
(Cost $281,782)
  $216,027    0.1 
    Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $272,752,304)
   255,351,473    100.1     
               
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 3.3%
    Repurchase Agreements: 1.1% 
688,342 (11)   Bank of America Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.300%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $688,442, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%- 4.625%, Market Value plus accrued interest $702,109, due 09/15/26-11/15/44)   688,342    0.3 
1,000,000 (11)   Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.390%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,148, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.500%- 7.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 03/31/26-03/20/74)   1,000,000    0.4 
Principal
Amount†
   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued)
    Repurchase Agreements (continued) 
1,000,000 (11)   Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.350%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,147, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%- 6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 05/07/24-05/01/54)  $1,000,000    0.4 
    Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,688,342)
   2,688,342    1.1 
               
    Commercial Paper: 2.0% 
1,300,000   American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.580%, 05/15/2024   1,297,032    0.5 
1,000,000   Dominion Energy, Inc., 5.550%, 05/13/2024   998,033    0.4 
580,000   PPG Industries, inc., 5.520%, 05/06/2024   579,475    0.2 
400,000   SYSCO Corp., 5.460%, 05/01/2024   399,941    0.1 
2,000,000   VW Credit, Inc., 5.700%, 06/06/2024   1,988,541    0.8 
    Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $5,263,768)
   5,263,022    2.0 
               
Shares   RA  Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
    Mutual Funds: 0.2%  
442,000 (12)   Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (Institutional Share Class), 5.220%
(Cost $442,000)
  $442,000    0.2 
               
    Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $8,394,110)
   8,393,364    3.3 
    Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $281,146,414)
  $263,744,837    103.4 
    Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (8,656,211)    (3.4) 
    Net Assets  $255,088,626    100.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

63

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

†   Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)   Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(2)   Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.
(3)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of April 30, 2024.
(4)   Defaulted security.
(5)   For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(6)   Interest only securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. Principal amount shown represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the interest only security.
(7)   Principal only securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through the principal only security.
(8)   The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
(9)   Represents or includes a TBA transaction.
(10)   The tables within the Portfolio of Investments detail open purchased options which are non-income producing securities.
(11)   All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(12)   Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

Currency Abbreviations:
 
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
CNY China Yuan
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
EUR EU Euro
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
RUB Russian Ruble
THB Thai Baht
ZAR South African Rand

 

Reference Rate Abbreviations:
 
SOFR30A 30-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOFRRATE 1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR1M 1-month CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR3M 3-month CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Sector Diversification  Percentage
of Net Assets
Sovereign Bonds   20.2%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   18.2 
Asset-Backed Securities   10.1 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   9.7 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   8.8 
Financial   8.6 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   4.6 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   4.6 
Utilities   3.2 
Industrial   2.7 
Energy   2.7 
Consumer, Cyclical   2.2 
Communications   1.7 
Basic Materials   1.5 
Technology   1.2 
Purchased Options   0.1 
Short-Term Investments   3.3 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (3.4)
Net Assets   100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

64

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

  

Quoted Prices

in Active Markets

for Identical

Investments

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  

Fair Value

at

April 30, 2024

Asset Table
Investments, at fair value                 
Corporate Bonds/Notes  $  $72,330,246  $   $72,330,246
Sovereign Bonds      50,629,559   827,152    51,456,711
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      46,445,120       46,445,120
Asset-Backed Securities      25,707,697       25,707,697
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      24,857,299       24,857,299
U.S. Government Agency Obligations      22,534,537       22,534,537
U.S. Treasury Obligations      11,803,836       11,803,836
Purchased Options   21,678   194,349       216,027
Short-Term Investments   442,000   7,951,364       8,393,364
Total Investments, at fair value  $463,678  $262,454,007  $827,152   $263,744,837
Other Financial Instruments+                 
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps      2,531       2,531
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps      4,364,841       4,364,841
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      90,144       90,144
Forward Premium Swaptions      110,841       110,841
Futures   515,917          515,917
OTC volatility swaps      17,199       17,199
Total Assets  $979,595  $267,039,563  $827,152   $268,846,310
Liabilities Table                 
Other Financial Instruments+                 
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  $  $(3,428,798)  $   $(3,428,798)
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      (1,587,384)       (1,587,384)
Forward Premium Swaptions      (48,988)       (48,988)
Futures   (1,401,814)          (1,401,814)
OTC interest rate swaps      (21,745)       (21,745)
OTC volatility swaps      (2,615)       (2,615)
Written Options   (35,117)   (260,552)       (295,669)
Total Liabilities  $(1,436,931)  $(5,350,082)  $   $(6,787,013)

 

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement Date 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD 723,676   JPY 111,393,281   Bank of America N.A.  06/14/24  $12,602 
USD 203,542   TRY 9,424,000   Bank of America N.A.  04/03/25   (3,332)
USD 1,279,069   EUR 1,192,507   Barclays Bank PLC  06/14/24   4,122 
EUR 2,216,939   USD 2,366,844   Barclays Bank PLC  06/14/24   3,356 
USD 2,954,298   MYR 14,107,661   Barclays Bank PLC  06/28/24   1,422 
USD 2,016,534   MXN 35,014,439   BNP Paribas  06/28/24   (8,637)
USD 1   EUR 1   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/14/24    
JPY 2,082,346   USD 13,607   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/14/24   (314)
USD 234,410   GBP 187,832   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/14/24   (350)
DKK 3,626,352   USD 523,824   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/14/24   (3,758)
CNY 9,096,908   USD 1,256,922   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/28/24   21,345 
HKD 547,037   USD 69,991   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/28/24   59 
SGD 804,588   USD 592,027   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/28/24   (1,003)
USD 123,564   CZK 2,938,397   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/28/24   (1,146)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

65

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement Date 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

USD 547,929   CNY 3,973,323   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  06/28/24  $(10,388)
IDR 2,061,305,761   USD 126,436   Citibank N.A.  06/28/24   118
USD 319,969   COP 1,271,661,170   Citibank N.A.  06/28/24   (1,309)
KRW 4,039,401,296   USD 2,935,526   Citibank N.A.  06/28/24   (12,664)
ILS 1,073,195   USD 285,411   Deutsche Bank AG  06/28/24   2,151
USD 672,512   THB 24,888,520   Deutsche Bank AG  06/28/24   (2,139)
USD 1,182,264   PEN 4,369,132   Goldman Sachs International  06/28/24   22,488
TRY 9,424,000   USD 203,323   Goldman Sachs International  04/03/25   3,552
PLN 924,793   USD 227,507   HSBC Bank USA N.A.  06/28/24   317
USD 1,005,019   BRL 5,269,544   HSBC Bank USA N.A.  06/28/24   (4,017)
EUR 1,327,624   USD 1,416,018   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   3,388
USD 452,292   GBP 363,707   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (2,283)
NOK 2,251,502   USD 208,059   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (5,149)
NZD 694,340   USD 414,776   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (5,637)
CHF 1,208,642   USD 1,333,545   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (12,199)
AUD 4,848,586   USD 3,160,667   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (15,583)
SEK 9,892,509   USD 925,254   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (25,816)
CAD 9,054,402   USD 6,618,381   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (36,489)
GBP 9,566,264   USD 11,998,122   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (41,841)
EUR 50,392,616   USD 54,265,148   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (388,773)
JPY 4,230,847,822   USD 27,945,026   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/14/24   (937,633)
HUF 53,585,311   USD 143,903   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  06/28/24   1,782
EUR 826   USD 879   Standard Chartered Bank  06/14/24   3
USD 2,377,337   ZAR 45,811,814   State Street Bank and Trust Co.  06/28/24   (45,340)
USD 3,652,704   EUR 3,410,953   The Bank of Montreal  06/14/24   5,944
GBP 1,145,162   USD 1,426,725   The Bank of Montreal  06/14/24   4,542
EUR 1,111,624   USD 1,189,816   The Bank of Montreal  06/14/24   (1,343)
USD 1,401,253   EUR 1,316,877   The Bank of Montreal  06/14/24   (6,663)
USD 1,319,324   GBP 1,063,369   The Bank of Montreal  06/14/24   (9,715)
GBP 187,832   USD 231,814   Toronto Dominion Securities  06/14/24   2,946
CLP 153,647,743   USD 160,674   Toronto Dominion Securities  06/28/24   (714)
USD 890   EUR 826   UBS AG  06/14/24   7
USD 969,130   RON 4,537,900   UBS AG  06/28/24   (3,149)
                  $(1,497,240)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description 

Number

of Contracts

 

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

Long Contracts:
Australia 3-Year Bond   27   06/17/24  $1,845,510   $(25,132)
Australia 10-Year Bond   29   06/17/24   2,114,015    (77,141)
Canada 10-Year Bond   64   06/19/24   5,438,826    (135,612)
CBOE Volatility Index   44   06/18/24   701,888    4,231
Euro-Bobl 5-Year   119   06/06/24   14,786,261    (218,628)
Euro-Bund   37   06/06/24   5,136,399    (120,956)
Euro-Buxl 30-year German Government Bond   30   06/06/24   4,127,509    (195,789)
Euro-OAT   57   06/06/24   7,632,402    (181,655)
Euro-Schatz   101   06/06/24   11,329,530    (63,329)
Japan 10-Year Bond (TSE)   5   06/13/24   4,581,048    (30,435)
Japanese Government Bonds 10-Year Mini   22   06/12/24   2,015,382    (13,714)
Long Gilt   45   06/26/24   5,385,673    (113,272)
Long-Term Euro-BTP   32   06/06/24   3,995,262    (55,822)
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note   115   06/28/24   23,305,469    (134,847)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond   5   06/18/24   597,812    (35,482)
           $92,992,986   $(1,397,583)
Short Contracts:
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note   (54)  06/28/24   (5,656,078)   57,240
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note   (106)  06/18/24   (11,388,375)   118,792
U.S. Treasury Long Bond   (23)  06/18/24   (2,617,688)   104,545
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Note   (62)  06/18/24   (6,833,562)   231,109

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

66

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  

Description  

Number
of Contracts

   Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  
           $(26,495,703)  $511,686 

 

 

 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following centrally cleared credit default swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection(1)

 

Reference Entity/Obligation 

Buy/Sell

Protection

 

(Pay)/

Receive

Financing

Rate (%)(2)

  

Termination

Date

 

Notional

Amount(3)

  

Fair

Value(4)

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
                       
CDX.North American High Yield Index, Series 42, Version 1  Sell   5.000   06/20/29  USD 2,700,000   $158,645   $2,531 
                    $158,645   $2,531 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following centrally cleared interest rate swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate

  Floating Rate Index 

Floating

Rate Index

Payment

Frequency

 

Fixed

Rate

  

Fixed Rate

Payment

Frequency

 

Maturity

Date

 

Notional

Amount

 

Fair

Value

   Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
                            
Pay  1-day BRL-CDI-CETIP  Annual   9.693%  Annual  01/02/26  BRL 30,413,436   $(91,456)  $(91,456)
Pay  1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)  Annual   1.649   Annual  04/14/52  GBP 2,400,000    (1,202,637)   (1,202,637)
Pay  1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)  Annual   2.169   Annual  04/14/25  GBP 3,500,000    (114,751)   (114,751)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   1.000   Annual  12/28/37  JPY 60,000,000    (9,827)   (9,827)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.410   Annual  06/20/29  JPY 100,000,000    (7,115)   (7,115)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.659   Annual  04/06/33  JPY 130,000,000    (18,205)   (18,205)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.874   Annual  04/06/38  JPY 130,000,000    (36,746)   (36,746)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.138   Annual  06/10/27  JPY 200,000,000    (13,581)   (13,581)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.978   Annual  06/28/52  JPY 262,000,000    (258,013)   (258,013)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.826   Annual  05/20/47  JPY 350,000,000    (327,880)   (327,880)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.664   Annual  07/15/37  JPY 400,000,000    (161,357)   (161,357)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.743   Annual  06/10/42  JPY 400,000,000    (282,579)   (282,579)
Pay  1-day Overnight Tokyo Average Rate  Annual   0.150   Annual  06/20/24  JPY 3,150,000,000    1,912    1,912 
Pay  28-day MXN TIIE-BANXICO  Monthly   8.440   Monthly  07/20/28  MXN 59,816,000    (167,378)   (167,378)
Pay  28-day MXN TIIE-BANXICO  Monthly   9.310   Monthly  02/03/27  MXN 59,905,000    (73,119)   (73,119)
Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.058   Monthly  08/08/29  USD 1,200,000    (75,065)   (75,083)
Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.150   Monthly  10/27/47  USD 1,465,000    (208,009)   (207,948)
Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.098   Monthly  08/08/32  USD 1,600,000    (130,062)   (135,785)
Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.040   Monthly  05/08/31  USD 2,500,000    (190,940)   (190,249)
Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   3.393   Annual  08/25/24  USD 7,800,000    (51,990)   (51,990)
Receive  1-day CLP-ICP-ABIF  Annual   5.390   Annual  04/17/34  CLP 1,097,281,000    (3,099)   (3,099)
Receive  1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)  Annual   3.674   Annual  09/30/52  GBP 200,000    17,181    17,181 
Receive  1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)  Annual   2.999   Annual  09/13/52  GBP 500,000    112,713    112,713 
Receive  1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)  Annual   3.803   Annual  09/13/25  GBP 800,000    14,819    14,819 
Receive  28-day MXN TIIE-BANXICO  Monthly   8.960   Monthly  11/03/33  MXN 24,686,000    53,620    53,620 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   1.847   Annual  02/17/32  USD 2,000,000    327,881    327,881 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.562   Monthly  11/03/26  USD 4,000,000    112,300    112,275 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   2.188   Annual  03/24/27  USD 5,000,000    344,251    344,251 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   2.962   Annual  06/14/27  USD 5,000,000    252,563    252,563 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   3.121   Monthly  02/08/28  USD 5,000,000    244,798    246,224 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   3.605   Annual  01/08/31  USD 5,000,000    226,735    226,735 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   3.464   Annual  09/26/32  USD 7,000,000    428,548    428,548 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   3.956   Annual  02/01/27  USD 10,000,000    214,446    214,446 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   1.551   Annual  01/24/29  USD 12,000,000    1,496,804    1,496,804 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Monthly   4.068   Monthly  05/03/25  USD 13,000,000    141,052    140,748 
Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  Annual   2.590   Annual  04/13/25  USD 15,000,000    374,121    374,121 
                          $939,935   $936,043 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

67

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC interest rate swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index 

Floating

Rate Index

Payment

Frequency

  Counterparty 

Fixed

Rate

 

Fixed Rate

Payment

Frequency

 

Maturity

Date

 

Notional

Amount

 

Fair

Value

 

Upfront

Payments

Paid/

(Received)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

Pay  1-day BRL-CDI-CETIP  Annual  BNP Paribas  10.060  Annual  01/02/25  BRL 65,627,568  $(21,745)  $  $(21,745)
                          $(21,745)  $  $(21,745)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC volatility swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Pay/

Receive

Volatility(1)

  Reference Entity 

Volatility

Strike

Rate

  Counterparty 

Maturity

Date

  Currency  

Notional

Amount

   Fair Value  Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Receive  USD vs. CAD Spot Exchange Rate   5.187%  BNP Paribas  09/13/24  USD     22,000   $3,083  $3,083
Receive  USD vs. CAD Spot Exchange Rate   5.555%  BNP Paribas  10/10/24  USD     7,000    (1,307)   (1,307)
Receive  GBP vs. USD Spot Exchange Rate   6.625%  BNP Paribas  09/17/24  USD     11,000    2,172   2,172
Receive  USD vs. CAD Spot Exchange Rate   5.200%  Deutsche Bank AG  09/13/24  USD     22,000    2,803   2,803
Receive  GBP vs. USD Spot Exchange Rate   6.600%  Deutsche Bank AG  09/17/24  USD     11,000    2,441   2,441
Receive  GBP vs. USD Spot Exchange Rate   6.525%  Goldman Sachs International  09/17/24  USD     11,000    3,250   3,250
Receive  USD vs. CAD Spot Exchange Rate   5.555%  Standard Chartered Bank  10/10/24  USD     7,000    (1,308)   (1,308)
Receive  USD vs. CAD Spot Exchange Rate   5.200%  UBS AG  10/03/24  USD     13,000    3,450   3,450
                          $14,584  $14,584

 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following purchased exchange-traded options were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description   Put/Call  

Expiration

Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Number of

Contracts

   Notional Amount  Cost  Fair Value
3-month SOFRRATE    Put    12/16/24   96.38 EUR    65   EUR 15,710,500   $8,888  $13,874
3-month SOFRRATE    Call    12/16/24   97.38 EUR    65   EUR 15,710,500    17,690   7,804
                           $26,578  $21,678
                                 

At April 30, 2024, the following exchange-traded written options were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description   Put/Call  

Expiration

Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Number of

Contracts

   Notional
Amount
 

Premiums

Received

   Fair Value
3-month SOFRRATE    Put    12/16/24   96.63 EUR    65   EUR 15,710,500   $17,519   $(30,348)
3-month SOFRRATE    Call    12/16/24   97.63 EUR    65   EUR 15,710,500    10,477    (4,769)
                       $27,996   $(35,117)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC purchased foreign currency options were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description  Counterparty 

Expiration

Date

 

Exercise

Price

   Notional Amount  Cost  Fair Value
Call JPY vs. Put USD  BNP Paribas  02/27/25  107.500   USD 1,867,000   $92,603  $847
Call MXN vs. Put EUR  Deutsche Bank AG  07/19/24  17.500   EUR 221,000    24,570   16,655
Call TRY vs. Put USD  Bank of America N.A.  04/02/25  36.000   USD 265,000    18,948   18,722
Call USD vs. Put JPY  Bank of America N.A.  09/09/32  140.000   USD 2,055,300    36,584   42,504
Call USD vs. Put JPY  BNP Paribas  09/09/32  140.000   USD 2,055,300    39,215   42,504
Call USD vs. Put JPY  Goldman Sachs International  11/26/25  165.000   USD 511,000    32,193   68,742
Put EUR vs. Call BRL  Bank of America N.A.  06/12/24  5.400   EUR 2,603,000    11,091   4,375
                   $255,204  $194,349
                         

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC written foreign currency options were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

Description  Counterparty 

Expiration

Date

 

Exercise

Price

   Notional Amount 

Premiums

Received

   Fair Value
Call EUR vs. Put BRL  Bank of America N.A.  09/12/24  5.750   EUR 2,759,000   $46,270   $(55,165)
Call EUR vs. Put MXN  Deutsche Bank AG  07/19/24  19.500   EUR 2,212,000    24,592    (15,708)
Call USD vs. Put JPY  Bank of America N.A.  09/09/27  140.000   USD 2,055,300    58,206    (90,235)
Call USD vs. Put JPY  BNP Paribas  09/09/27  140.000   USD 2,055,300    56,315    (90,235)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

68

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
   Notional Amount  Premiums
Received
  Fair Value 
Put EUR vs. Call BRL  Bank of America N.A.  09/12/24  5.250   EUR 2,759,000  $25,421  $(9,209) 
                  $210,804  $(260,552) 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC purchased forward premium swaptions were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description  Counterparty  Exercise
Rate(1)
   Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
  Floating Rate
Index
 

Expiration

Date

    Notional
Amount
   Premium    
receivable/    ​
(payable)    
at expiration(2)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/​
(Depreciation)
 
Call on 30-Year Interest Rate Swap  Barclays Bank PLC  17.500%   Receive  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  06/14/27    USD3,136,000   $(548,800)  $41,239 
Put on 30-Year Interest Rate Swap  Barclays Bank PLC  18.000%   Pay  1-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate  05/25/27    USD7,382,300    (1,328,814)   69,602 
                          $(1,877,614)  $110,841 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC written forward premium swaptions were outstanding for Voya Global Bond Fund:

 

Description  Counterparty  Exercise
Rate(1)
   Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
  Floating Rate
Index
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
   Premium   
receivable/   ​
(payable)
   
at expiration(2)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/​
(Depreciation)
 
Put on 2-Year Interest Rate Swap  Goldman Sachs International  3.100%   Receive  6-month EUR-EURIBOR  04/23/26    EUR11,915,000   $79,219  $(9,073)
Put on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap  UBS AG  3.000%   Receive  6-month EUR-EURIBOR  04/09/29    EUR8,849,000    240,813   (39,915)
                          $320,032  $(48,988)

 

(1) Forward premium swaption exercise rates represent the premium price on each respective swaption contract. Final exercise rate will be determined at the expiration of each respective swaption contract.

(2) Forward premium swaptions include premiums receivable/(payable) that have extended settlement dates. Premiums are not exchanged until the expiration date of each respective forward premium swaption contract.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:
     
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
CLP Chilean Peso
CNY Chinese Yuan
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
DKK Danish Krone
EUR EU Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Sar Dollar
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
Currency Abbreviations:
     
ILS Israeli New Shekel
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
RON Romanian New Leu
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
USD United States Dollar
ZAR South African Rand

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

69

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

   Location on Statement    
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  of Assets and Liabilities  Fair Value 
Asset Derivatives        
Foreign exchange contracts  Investments in securities at value*   $194,349 
Interest rate contracts  Investments in securities at value*    21,678 
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   90,144 
Interest rate contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward premium swaptions   110,841 
Interest rate contracts  Variation margin receivable on futures contracts**    511,686 
Equity contracts  Variation margin receivable on futures contracts**    4,231 
Credit contracts  Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps**    2,531 
Interest rate contracts  Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps**    4,364,841 
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements   17,199 
Total Asset Derivatives     $5,317,500 
         
Liability Derivatives        
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $1,587,384 
Interest rate contracts  Unrealized depreciation on forward premium swaptions   48,988 
Interest rate contracts  Variation margin payable on futures contracts**    1,401,814 
Interest rate contracts  Variation margin payable on centrally cleared swaps**    3,428,798 
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements   2,615 
Interest rate contracts  Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements   21,745 
Foreign exchange contracts  Written options, at fair value   260,552 
Interest rate contracts  Written options, at fair value   35,117 
Total Liability Derivatives     $6,787,013 

 

 

*Includes purchased options.

**The fair value presented above represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the tables within the Portfolio of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s unsettled variation margin is reported in receivables or payables on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in total distributable earnings (loss).

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  Investments*  Forward
foreign
currency
contracts
  Futures  Swaps  Written
options
  Total
Credit contracts  $  $  $  $519,444  $  $519,444
Equity contracts         5,750         5,750
Foreign exchange contracts   (141,678)   (2,616,023)         98,938   (2,658,763)
Interest rate contracts   (57,894)      1,849,696   (86,600)   746,400   2,451,602
Total  $(199,572)  $(2,616,023)  $1,855,446  $432,844  $845,338  $318,033

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  Investments*  Forward
foreign
currency
contracts
  Futures  Swaps  Written
options
  Total
Credit contracts  $  $  $  $72,206  $  $72,206
Equity contracts         4,231         4,231
Foreign exchange contracts   103,107   (526,567)      14,584   (47,593)   (456,469)
Interest rate contracts   198,113      (279,083)   (146,821)   197,297   (30,494)
Total  $301,220  $(526,567)  $(274,852)  $(60,031)  $149,704  $(410,526)

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements 

70

 

Voya Global Bond Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

 

   Bank of  
America N.A.
   Barclays Bank
PLC
   BNP Paribas   Brown
Brothers
Harriman &
Co.
   Citibank N.A.   Deutsche
Bank AG
   Goldman
Sachs
International
   HSBC Bank
USA N.A.
   Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services LLC
   Standard
Chartered
Bank
  State Street
Bank and
Trust Co.
Assets:                                          
Purchased options  $65,601   $   $43,351   $   $   $16,655   $68,742   $   $   $  $
Forward foreign currency contracts   12,602    8,900        21,404    118    2,151    26,040    317    5,170    3   
Forward premium swaptions       110,841                                   
Volatility Swaps           5,255            5,244    3,250               
Total Assets  $78,203   $119,741   $48,606   $21,404   $118   $24,050   $98,032   $317   $5,170   $3  $
Liabilities:                                                     
Forward foreign currency contracts  $3,332   $   $8,637   $16,959   $13,973   $2,139   $   $4,017   $1,471,403   $  $45,340
Forward premium swaptions                           9,073               
OTC interest rate swaps           21,745                               
Volatility Swaps           1,307                            1,308   
Written options   154,609        90,235            15,708                   
Total Liabilities  $157,941   $   $121,924   $16,959   $13,973   $17,847   $9,073   $4,017   $1,471,403   $1,308  $45,340
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $(79,738)  $119,741   $(73,318)  $4,445   $(13,855)  $6,203   $88,959   $(3,700)  $(1,466,233)  $(1,305)  $(45,340)
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $79,738   $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $1,150,000   $1,305  $
Net Exposure(1)(2)  $   $119,741   $(73,318)  $4,445   $(13,855)  $6,203   $88,959   $(3,700)  $(316,233)  $  $(45,340)
                                                      
                   The Bank of
 Montreal
   Toronto
Dominion
Securities
   UBS AG  Total
Assets:                                  
Purchased options                  $   $   $  $194,349
Forward foreign currency contracts                   10,486    2,946    7   90,144
Forward premium swaptions                              110,841
Volatility Swaps                           3,450   17,199
Total Assets                  $10,486   $2,946   $3,457  $412,533
Liabilities:                                  
Forward foreign currency contracts                  $17,721   $714   $3,149  $1,587,384
Forward premium swaptions                           39,915   48,988
OTC interest rate swaps                              21,745
Volatility Swaps                              2,615
Written options                              260,552
Total Liabilities                  $17,721   $714   $43,064  $1,921,284
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value                  $(7,235)  $2,232   $(39,607)  $(1,508,751)
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)                  $   $   $  $1,231,043
Net Exposure(1)(2)                  $(7,235)  $2,232   $(39,607)  $(277,708)

 

 

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

(2) At April 30, 2024, the Fund had pledged $90,000 and $11,200 in cash collateral to Bank of America N.A. and Standard Chartered Bank, respectively. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $283,456,590.
Net unrealized depreciation consisted of:   
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $8,910,073
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (28,364,350)
Net Unrealized Depreciation  $(19,454,277)

 

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Voya Global High Dividend Low
Volatility Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: 96.9%          
    Australia: 2.2%          
27,436   Ampol Ltd.  $647,867    0.3 
152,764   Aurizon Holdings Ltd.   375,226    0.1 
97,844   Brambles Ltd.   920,480    0.4 
214,914   Medibank Pvt Ltd.   492,552    0.2 
82,292   QBE Insurance Group Ltd.   941,333    0.4 
3,031   Rio Tinto Ltd.   252,253    0.1 
486,043   Telstra Group Ltd.   1,148,328    0.5 
51,869   Transurban Group   416,427    0.2 
        5,194,466    2.2 
    Bermuda: 0.4%          
16,671   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   1,022,432    0.4 
               
    Brazil: 0.4%          
50,134   XP, Inc. - Class A   1,026,243    0.4 
               
    Canada: 3.0%          
12,910   Brookfield Asset
Management Ltd. - Class A
   493,180    0.2 
8,288   Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
   386,872    0.2 
43,481   Cenovus Energy, Inc.   893,214    0.4 
8,716   iA Financial Corp., Inc.   528,411    0.2 
18,163   Parkland Corp.   559,542    0.3 
8,878   Pembina Pipeline Corp.   312,389    0.1 
7,848   Rogers Communications,
Inc. - Class B
   293,990    0.1 
31,170   Suncor Energy, Inc.   1,189,380    0.5 
29,917   TELUS Corp.   480,489    0.2 
9,182   Thomson Reuters Corp.   1,386,855    0.6 
5,260   West Fraser Timber Co.
Ltd.
   402,872    0.2 
        6,927,194    3.0 
    Denmark: 0.6%          
47,380   Danske Bank A/S   1,363,929    0.6 
               
    France: 2.5%          
40,472   AXA SA   1,398,374    0.6 
8,111   BNP Paribas SA   583,683    0.3 
16,396 (1)    Carrefour SA   275,834    0.1 
5,024   Cie de Saint-Gobain   397,312    0.2 
29,733   Getlink SE   506,166    0.2 
114,212   Orange SA   1,271,214    0.5 
7,473   Sanofi   738,281    0.3 
4,072   Thales SA   684,372    0.3 
        5,855,236    2.5 
    Germany: 1.1%          
3,760   Allianz SE   1,067,033    0.5 
15,852   Daimler Truck Holding AG   714,866    0.3 
2,376   Heidelberg Materials AG   239,111    0.1 
6,356 (2)    Scout24 SE   466,897    0.2 
        2,487,907    1.1 
    Hong Kong: 1.5%          
298,000   BOC Hong Kong Holdings
Ltd.
   913,398    0.4 
159,500   CK Asset Holdings Ltd.   680,359    0.3 
156,000   CK Hutchison Holdings
Ltd.
   757,657    0.3 
245,000   Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   270,410    0.1 
10,700   Jardine Matheson
Holdings Ltd.
   410,559    0.2 
           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
    Hong Kong (continued)          
87,000   Power Assets Holdings
Ltd.
  $499,045    0.2 
        3,531,428    1.5 
    Israel: 0.2%          
51,693   Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   402,798    0.2 
               
    Italy: 1.6%          
410,105   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   1,535,027    0.6 
48,828 (2)    Poste Italiane SpA   620,269    0.3 
45,072   UniCredit SpA   1,654,342    0.7 
        3,809,638    1.6 
    Japan: 6.8%          
54,800   Central Japan Railway Co.   1,253,166    0.5 
53,900   Chubu Electric Power Co.,
Inc.
   691,858    0.3 
9,400   Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.   217,714    0.1 
24,100   Daiwa House Industry Co.
Ltd.
   678,148    0.3 
700   Disco Corp.   199,392    0.1 
195,000   ENEOS Holdings, Inc.   900,942    0.4 
2,400   Hoya Corp.   278,256    0.1 
17,100   Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.   302,991    0.1 
59,800   Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   606,989    0.3 
50,200   Japan Post Holdings Co.
Ltd.
   482,086    0.2 
63,300   Japan Tobacco, Inc.   1,702,872    0.7 
9,400   NEC Corp.   680,579    0.3 
6,500   Nippon Express Holdings,
Inc.
   332,529    0.1 
642,300   Nippon Telegraph &
Telephone Corp.
   693,467    0.3 
10,600   Nitto Denko Corp.   876,468    0.4 
13,800   Ono Pharmaceutical Co.
Ltd.
   198,766    0.1 
10,800   ORIX Corp.   221,026    0.1 
11,500   Secom Co. Ltd.   798,819    0.3 
23,900   Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.   347,698    0.1 
56,200   Sekisui House Ltd.   1,291,496    0.6 
10,000   Sumitomo Corp.   262,972    0.1 
23,700   Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
   1,346,250    0.6 
23,600   Takeda Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
   620,257    0.3 
13,900   Trend Micro, Inc./Japan   684,967    0.3 
35,900   USS Co. Ltd.   274,251    0.1 
        15,943,959    6.8 
    Jordan: 0.2%          
22,314   Hikma Pharmaceuticals
PLC
   535,771    0.2 
               
    Netherlands: 1.4%          
3,248   BE Semiconductor
Industries NV
   430,926    0.2 
122,220   Koninklijke KPN NV   444,164    0.2 
30,297   NN Group NV   1,397,630    0.6 
7,388   Wolters Kluwer NV   1,106,033    0.4 
        3,378,753    1.4 
    Norway: 0.3%          
51,574   Telenor ASA   593,808    0.3 

 

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Voya Global High Dividend Low
Volatility Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
    Singapore: 0.3%          
759,500   Genting Singapore Ltd.  $506,868    0.2 
27,600   Oversea-Chinese Banking
Corp. Ltd.
   286,531    0.1 
        793,399    0.3 
    Spain: 1.9%          
14,431   ACS Actividades de          
    Construccion y Servicios
SA
   577,969    0.2 
3,625 (2)    Aena SME SA   660,619    0.3 
27,053   Industria de Diseno Textil
SA
   1,231,750    0.5 
21,137   Red Electrica Corp. SA   352,854    0.2 
50,643   Repsol SA   794,898    0.3 
183,341 (1)    Telefonica SA   821,295    0.4 
        4,439,385    1.9 
    Sweden: 0.5%          
5,708   Holmen AB - Class B   222,311    0.1 
18,858   SKF AB - Class B   387,684    0.2 
28,185   Swedbank AB - Class A   538,961    0.2 
        1,148,956    0.5 
    Switzerland: 1.4%          
18,449   Holcim AG   1,544,325    0.7 
17,798   Novartis AG, Reg   1,727,430    0.7 
        3,271,755    1.4 
    United Kingdom: 3.6%          
89,969   BAE Systems PLC   1,496,380    0.6 
46,469   British American Tobacco
PLC
   1,364,154    0.6 
196,248   Centrica PLC   313,265    0.1 
17,921   Compass Group PLC   498,449    0.2 
54,975   Imperial Brands PLC   1,256,184    0.5 
72,752   J Sainsbury PLC   238,639    0.1 
28,638   Smiths Group PLC   577,340    0.3 
32,369   Standard Chartered PLC   278,099    0.1 
295,531   Vodafone Group PLC   249,221    0.1 
16,744   Whitbread PLC   659,926    0.3 
5,999   Willis Towers Watson PLC   1,506,589    0.7 
        8,438,246    3.6 
    United States: 67.0%          
20,337   AbbVie, Inc.   3,307,610    1.4 
2,676   Acuity Brands, Inc.   664,451    0.3 
8,675   AECOM   801,223    0.3 
17,071   Agree Realty Corp.   976,803    0.4 
5,143   Allison Transmission
Holdings, Inc.
   378,268    0.2 
43,107   Altria Group, Inc.   1,888,518    0.8 
14,068   Amdocs Ltd.   1,181,571    0.5 
18,256   American Electric Power
Co., Inc.
   1,570,564    0.7 
2,731   American Financial Group,
Inc.
   348,885    0.2 
704   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   289,900    0.1 
7,117   AmerisourceBergen Corp.   1,701,319    0.7 
7,298   AMETEK, Inc.   1,274,669    0.5 
5,332   Amgen, Inc.   1,460,648    0.6 
3,696   Aon PLC - Class A   1,042,309    0.4 
4,237   Applied Materials, Inc.   841,680    0.4 
6,857   Assurant, Inc.   1,195,861    0.5 
           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
    United States (continued)          
26,531   AT&T, Inc.  $448,109    0.2 
6,393   Atmos Energy Corp.   753,735    0.3 
5,232   Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   1,265,569    0.5 
2,094   AvalonBay Communities,
Inc.
   396,960    0.2 
24,637   Avnet, Inc.   1,204,010    0.5 
39,194   Baker Hughes Co.   1,278,508    0.5 
8,091   Black Hills Corp.   444,196    0.2 
39,492   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   1,735,279    0.7 
25,309   Brixmor Property Group,
Inc.
   559,329    0.2 
4,362   Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc.
   843,654    0.4 
7,910   Brown & Brown, Inc.   644,981    0.3 
3,666   Capital One Financial
Corp.
   525,814    0.2 
12,937   Cardinal Health, Inc.   1,333,028    0.6 
7,724   Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   1,399,203    0.6 
22,101   Chevron Corp.   3,564,228    1.5 
10,035   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   1,082,676    0.5 
5,916   Cigna Group   2,112,249    0.9 
1,770   Cintas Corp.   1,165,262    0.5 
55,549   Cisco Systems, Inc.   2,609,692    1.1 
27,094   Citigroup, Inc.   1,661,675    0.7 
7,691   CME Group, Inc.   1,612,341    0.7 
15,819   CNO Financial Group, Inc.   416,514    0.2 
12,480   Coca-Cola Co.   770,890    0.3 
21,234   Colgate-Palmolive Co.   1,951,829    0.8 
23,108   Comcast Corp. - Class A   880,646    0.4 
19,238   Commerce Bancshares,
Inc.
   1,051,934    0.5 
9,787   ConocoPhillips   1,229,443    0.5 
35,465   Coterra Energy, Inc.   970,322    0.4 
9,120   CSX Corp.   302,966    0.1 
26,462   CVS Health Corp.   1,791,742    0.8 
29,609   Dow, Inc.   1,684,752    0.7 
10,769   DTE Energy Co.   1,188,036    0.5 
22,156   Dun & Bradstreet
Holdings, Inc.
   201,620    0.1 
20,681   Edison International   1,469,592    0.6 
11,822   Electronic Arts, Inc.   1,499,266    0.6 
20,895   Element Solutions, Inc.   483,301    0.2 
2,459   Elevance Health, Inc.   1,299,778    0.6 
6,132   EOG Resources, Inc.   810,221    0.3 
17,886   Equitable Holdings, Inc.   660,172    0.3 
23,087   Equity Residential   1,486,803    0.6 
17,630   Essent Group Ltd.   933,861    0.4 
26,388   Evergy, Inc.   1,384,051    0.6 
10,769   Fortive Corp.   810,583    0.4 
25,371   Gaming and Leisure
Properties, Inc.
   1,084,103    0.5 
22,707   General Mills, Inc.   1,599,935    0.7 
13,612   General Motors Co.   606,142    0.3 
37,563   Genpact Ltd.   1,154,687    0.5 
32,981   Gentex Corp.   1,131,248    0.5 
8,455   Genuine Parts Co.   1,329,211    0.6 
26,257   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   1,711,956    0.7 
4,747   Globe Life, Inc.   361,579    0.2 

 

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Voya Global High Dividend Low
Volatility Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
    United States (continued)          
1,748   Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc.
  $745,889    0.3 
26,067   H&R Block, Inc.   1,231,144    0.5 
15,238   Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
   1,476,410    0.6 
14,265   Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Co.
   242,505    0.1 
30,221   Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   570,270    0.2 
2,708   Humana, Inc.   818,060    0.4 
2,044   Ingredion, Inc.   234,222    0.1 
8,488   International Bancshares
Corp.
   472,357    0.2 
5,836   International Business
Machines Corp.
   969,943    0.4 
10,205   Iridium Communications,
Inc.
   314,212    0.1 
26,390   Johnson & Johnson   3,815,730    1.6 
12,110   Kimberly-Clark Corp.   1,653,378    0.7 
818   KLA Corp.   563,839    0.2 
30,893   Kraft Heinz Co.   1,192,779    0.5 
10,987   Leidos Holdings, Inc.   1,540,597    0.7 
11,085   LKQ Corp.   478,096    0.2 
19,304   Loews Corp.   1,450,696    0.6 
3,129   ManpowerGroup, Inc.   236,083    0.1 
3,358   Marsh & McLennan Cos.,
Inc.
   669,686    0.3 
2,572   McKesson Corp.   1,381,704    0.6 
29,387   Merck & Co., Inc.   3,797,388    1.6 
17,757   MetLife, Inc.   1,262,168    0.5 
67,648   MGIC Investment Corp.   1,371,901    0.6 
6,470   Molson Coors Beverage
Co. - Class B
   370,472    0.2 
3,274   Mondelez International,
Inc. - Class A
   235,532    0.1 
586   Monolithic Power Systems,
Inc.
   392,227    0.2 
13,149   MSC Industrial Direct Co.,
Inc. - Class A
   1,199,715    0.5 
17,029   National Fuel Gas Co.   904,240    0.4 
12,182   NetApp, Inc.   1,245,122    0.5 
1,643   NewMarket Corp.   865,730    0.4 
35,371   NiSource, Inc.   985,436    0.4 
17,576   NorthWestern Corp.   886,533    0.4 
1,591   NVIDIA Corp.   1,374,656    0.6 
1,070   Old Dominion Freight Line,
Inc.
   194,430    0.1 
5,837   ONE Gas, Inc.   376,603    0.2 
12,595   OneMain Holdings, Inc.   656,325    0.3 
4,004   Owens Corning   673,513    0.3 
18,047   PepsiCo, Inc.   3,174,648    1.4 
29,975   PG&E Corp.   512,872    0.2 
24,450   Philip Morris International,
Inc.
   2,321,283    1.0 
13,164   Phillips 66   1,885,216    0.8 
5,067   PPG Industries, Inc.   653,643    0.3 
7,294   Procter & Gamble Co.   1,190,381    0.5 
8,500   Prudential Financial, Inc.   939,080    0.4 
7,439   Qualcomm, Inc.   1,233,758    0.5 
5,573   Regency Centers Corp.   330,033    0.1 
           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
    United States (continued)          
7,052   Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
  $1,318,653    0.6 
2,214   Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co.
   630,370    0.3 
84,662   Rithm Capital Corp.   941,441    0.4 
27,893   Rollins, Inc.   1,242,912    0.5 
5,356   RPM International, Inc.   572,610    0.2 
6,621   Ryder System, Inc.   806,769    0.3 
14,722   Sempra Energy   1,054,537    0.5 
3,955   Sherwin-Williams Co.   1,184,958    0.5 
2,151   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   229,275    0.1 
18,459   SLM Corp.   391,146    0.2 
4,922   Snap-on, Inc.   1,318,899    0.6 
16,006   Sonoco Products Co.   897,136    0.4 
20,928   SS&C Technologies
Holdings, Inc.
   1,295,234    0.6 
19,800   Synchrony Financial   870,804    0.4 
10,918   Tapestry, Inc.   435,847    0.2 
17,199   TEGNA, Inc.   234,594    0.1 
7,528   Travelers Cos., Inc.   1,597,140    0.7 
7,019   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   3,395,090    1.5 
27,875   Unum Group   1,413,263    0.6 
12,120   Valero Energy Corp.   1,937,624    0.8 
66,840   Verizon Communications,
Inc.
   2,639,512    1.1 
46,880   VICI Properties, Inc.   1,338,424    0.6 
1,138   Watts Water Technologies,
Inc. - Class A
   225,848    0.1 
36,274   Wells Fargo & Co.   2,151,774    0.9 
69,019   Wendy’s Co.   1,379,690    0.6 
4,407   Xcel Energy, Inc.   236,788    0.1 
        156,652,803    67.0   
    Total Common Stock
(Cost $202,588,701)
   226,818,106    96.9  
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 2.5%          
31,993   iShares MSCI EAFE Value
ETF
   1,710,666    0.7 
24,329   iShares Russell 1000
Value ETF
   4,172,423    1.8 
        5,883,089        2.5     
    Total Exchange-Traded
Funds
(Cost $5,932,857)
   5,883,089       2.5    
    Total Long-Term
Investments
(Cost $208,521,558)
   232,701,195       99.4    

 

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Voya Global High Dividend Low
Volatility Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

            Percentage 
Principal           of Net 
Amount†       Value   Assets 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.6%        
     Repurchase Agreements: 0.4%          
976,199 (3)     Daiwa Capital Markets
America Inc., Repurchase
Agreement dated
04/30/2024, 5.350%, due
05/01/2024 (Repurchase
Amount $976,342,
collateralized by various
U.S. Government/U.S.
Government Agency
Obligations, 0.000%-
6.500%, Market Value plus
accrued interest $995,723,
due 05/07/24-05/01/54)
  $976,199    0.4 
     Total Repurchase
Agreements
(Cost $976,199)
   976,199    0.4 
                
              Percentage 
              of Net 
Shares        Value    Assets 
     Mutual Funds: 0.2%          
351,000 (4)     Morgan Stanley
Institutional Liquidity
Funds - Government
Portfolio (Institutional
Share Class), 5.220%
(Cost $351,000)
  $351,000    0.2 
     Total Short-Term
Investments
(Cost $1,327,199)
   1,327,199    0.6 
     Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $209,848,757)
  $234,028,394    100.0    
     Liabilities in Excess of
Other Assets
   (54,312)   0.0 
     Net Assets  $233,974,082    100.0    

 

 Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1) Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.
(2) Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(3) All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(4) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.
   Percentage
Sector Diversification  of Net Assets
Financials   22.4%
Health Care   14.4 
Industrials   13.3 
Consumer Staples   9.6 
Energy   7.3 
Information Technology   6.4 
Utilities   5.8 
Communication Services   5.3 
Consumer Discretionary   4.9 
Materials   4.5 
Real Estate   3.0 
Exchange-Traded Funds   2.5 
Short-Term Investments   0.6 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets    
Net Assets   100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global High Dividend Low
Volatility Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs#
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Fair Value
at
April 30, 2024
 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Common Stock                    
Australia  $   $5,194,466   $   $5,194,466 
Bermuda   1,022,432            1,022,432 
Brazil   1,026,243            1,026,243 
Canada   6,927,194            6,927,194 
Denmark       1,363,929        1,363,929 
France       5,855,236        5,855,236 
Germany       2,487,907        2,487,907 
Hong Kong   410,559    3,120,869        3,531,428 
Israel       402,798        402,798 
Italy       3,809,638        3,809,638 
Japan       15,943,959        15,943,959 
Jordan       535,771        535,771 
Netherlands       3,378,753        3,378,753 
Norway   593,808            593,808 
Singapore       793,399        793,399 
Spain       4,439,385        4,439,385 
Sweden       1,148,956        1,148,956 
Switzerland       3,271,755        3,271,755 
United Kingdom   1,506,589    6,931,657        8,438,246 
United States   156,652,803            156,652,803 
Total Common Stock   168,139,628    58,678,478        226,818,106 
Exchange-Traded Funds   5,883,089            5,883,089 
Short-Term Investments   351,000    976,199        1,327,199 
Total Investments, at fair value  $174,373,717   $59,654,677   $   $234,028,394 

 

 

^ See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

# The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $210,674,377.   
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:   
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $31,632,402
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (8,264,313)
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $23,368,089

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global Perspectives® Fund   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 9.8%
497,500   iShares Global REIT ETF  $11,004,700    9.8 
               
               
    Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $11,732,765)
   11,004,700    9.8 
               
MUTUAL FUNDS: 90.2%
      Affiliated Investment Companies: 90.2%
1,603,484   Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6   11,288,527    10.1 
1,593,552   Voya GNMA Income Fund - Class R6   11,314,221    10.1 
1,694,083   Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class R6   11,502,826    10.3 
1,342,197   Voya Intermediate Bond Fund - Class R6   11,341,561    10.1 
214,275   Voya Large Cap Growth Fund - Class R6   10,951,589    9.8 
562,985   Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund - Class I   10,927,545    9.8 
1,147,886   Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class I   11,237,809    10.1 
1,120,493   Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund - Class I   11,328,184    10.1 
767,673   Voya Small Company Fund - Class R6   10,962,363    9.8 
    Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $97,748,998)
   100,854,625    90.2 
               
    Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $109,481,763)
   111,859,325    100.0 
               
    Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $109,481,763)
  $111,859,325    100.0 
    Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (17,074)   0.0 
    Net Assets  $111,842,251    100.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Global Perspectives® Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Fair Value
at
April 30, 2024
 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                                    
Exchange-Traded Funds  $11,004,700   $   $   $11,004,700 
Mutual Funds   100,854,625            100,854,625 
Total Investments, at fair value  $111,859,325   $   $   $111,859,325 

 

 

^See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

An investment of at least 5% of the voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common control with the issuer, results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.

 

The following table provides transactions during the period ended April 30, 2024, where the following issuers were considered an affiliate:

 

Issuer  Beginning
Fair Value
at 10/31/2023
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Change In
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Ending
Fair
Value at
4/30/2024
   Investment
Income
   Realized
Gains/
(Losses)
   Net
Capital
Gain
Distributions
 
Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6  $19,372,358   $1,413,325   $(10,729,385)  $1,232,229   $11,288,527   $321,243   $(170,386)  $ 
Voya GNMA Income Fund - Class R6   19,274,601    1,437,330    (10,577,527)   1,179,817    11,314,221    291,391    (232,924)    
Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class R6   19,459,552    1,295,846    (10,111,485)   858,913    11,502,826    510,059    154,220     
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund -Class R6   19,292,845    1,343,809    (9,839,148)   544,055    11,341,561    346,237    473,475     
Voya Large Cap Growth Fund -Class R6   5,441,995    6,106,981    (2,114,892)   1,517,505    10,951,589    9,529    429,041     
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund - Class I   5,312,052    5,852,999    (1,560,739)   1,323,233    10,927,545    58,856    198,768     
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class I   5,461,161    6,073,797    (1,266,214)   969,065    11,237,809    119,052    69,334     
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund - Class I       11,649,772    (97,850)   (223,738)   11,328,184        (1,305)    
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund - Class I   5,418,241    6,078,616    (11,861,648)   364,791        232,384    678,011     
Voya Small Company Fund - Class R6   5,274,370    5,763,489    (734,324)   658,828    10,962,363    26,188    43,597     
   $104,307,175   $47,015,964   $(58,893,212)  $8,424,698   $100,854,625   $1,914,939   $1,641,831   $ 

 

The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $111,361,213.    
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $3,347,546 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (2,849,435)
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $498,111 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Multi-Manager
International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: 97.8% 
      Australia: 4.4% 
72,669   AGL Energy Ltd.  $442,594    0.2 
222,622 (1)    Alkane Resources Ltd.   89,085    0.0 
43,953   ALS Ltd.   367,491    0.1 
5,509   Altium Ltd.   232,754    0.1 
8,830 (1)    Audinate Group Ltd.   106,011    0.1 
79,793   Austin Engineering Ltd.   26,103    0.0 
310,498   Base Resources Ltd.   50,285    0.0 
1,114,951   Beacon Minerals Ltd.   21,668    0.0 
12,335 (1)    Capricorn Metals Ltd.   39,048    0.0 
17,538 (1)    Cettire Ltd.   33,338    0.0 
122,982   Champion Iron Ltd.   557,332    0.2 
48,259   Charter Hall Group   366,489    0.1 
1,655   Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   15,985    0.0 
5,774   Codan Ltd.   40,693    0.0 
12,368 (1)(2)     DGL Group Ltd./Au   4,887    0.0 
34,151   Duratec Ltd.   22,557    0.0 
69,787   Emeco Holdings Ltd.   32,384    0.0 
145,237   Gold Road Resources Ltd.   150,296    0.1 
16,365   GR Engineering Services Ltd.   24,167    0.0 
53,562   Grange Resources Ltd.   14,419    0.0 
32,679   Helia Group Ltd.   83,878    0.0 
22,825   Helloworld Travel Ltd.   40,034    0.0 
156,949   Horizon Oil Ltd.   17,792    0.0 
95,622   Iluka Resources Ltd.   464,972    0.2 
122,226 (1)    Image Resources NL   6,968    0.0 
70,931   Imdex Ltd.   95,124    0.1 
35,650   Inghams Group Ltd.   84,379    0.0 
15,081   JB Hi-Fi Ltd.   588,491    0.2 
274,207 (1)    Karoon Energy Ltd.   338,440    0.1 
352,652   Macmahon Holdings Ltd.   56,681    0.0 
67,680   Magellan Financial Group Ltd.   384,295    0.2 
27,563   Netwealth Group Ltd.   346,922    0.1 
157,619   New Hope Corp. Ltd.   458,516    0.2 
100,021   Nufarm Ltd.   330,597    0.1 
1,805   Objective Corp. Ltd.   14,569    0.0 
282,964   OceanaGold Corp.   612,525    0.2 
36,306   OM Holdings Ltd.   11,289    0.0 
61,824   Orora Ltd.   86,658    0.0 
63,070   Perenti Ltd.   38,712    0.0 
399,504   Perseus Mining Ltd.   584,362    0.2 
55,885   PointsBet Holdings Ltd.   18,318    0.0 
392,247   Ramelius Resources Ltd.   520,319    0.2 
162,578 (1)    Regis Resources Ltd.   229,003    0.1 
35,026   Seven Group Holdings Ltd.   851,099    0.3 
188,925 (1)    Silver Lake Resources Ltd.   174,338    0.1 
45,523   SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.   279,131    0.1 
47,344   Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd.   37,723    0.0 
56,441   Super Retail Group Ltd.   524,809    0.2 
79,349   Technology One Ltd.   821,833    0.3 
28,889 (1)    Temple & Webster Group Ltd.   210,839    0.1 
207,970   Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.   484,018    0.2 
365,038   Westgold Resources Ltd.   521,503    0.2 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Australia (continued)
188,965 (1)     Zip Co. Ltd.  $148,092    0.1 
        12,103,815    4.4 
      Austria: 0.1%
1,638   Addiko Bank AG   32,340    0.0 
333   DO & Co. AG   51,103    0.0 
8,697   Kontron AG   175,076    0.1 
1,609   Palfinger AG   36,231    0.0 
2,747   Porr AG   41,638    0.0 
590   Zumtobel Group AG   3,765    0.0 
        340,153    0.1 
      Belgium: 0.4%
1,528   Barco NV   21,198    0.0 
533   Cie d’Entreprises CFE   4,351    0.0 
19,204   Colruyt Group N.V   889,873    0.4 
11,865   Deceuninck NV   32,209    0.0 
2,945 (1)    Materialise NV, ADR   15,373    0.0 
478   Sipef NV   28,771    0.0 
3,786 (1)    TINC Comm VA   48,072    0.0 
489   Wereldhave Belgium Comm VA   23,432    0.0 
        1,063,279    0.4 
      Bermuda: 0.4%
40,502   DHT Holdings, Inc.   462,533    0.2 
1,809   Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd.   32,324    0.0 
10,110 (1)    Seadrill Ltd.   490,349    0.2 
        985,206    0.4 
      Brazil: 0.1%
27,000 (1)    C&A MODAS SA   58,081    0.0 
18,900   Cia de Saneamento do Parana   93,579    0.0 
60,000   Santos Brasil Participacoes SA   156,569    0.1 
        308,229    0.1 
      Burkina Faso: 0.2%
25,867   Endeavour Mining PLC   540,583    0.2 
               
      Canada: 9.4%
1,900   ADENTRA, Inc.   58,767    0.0 
10,500   Aecon Group, Inc.   128,976    0.1 
4,300   AGF Management Ltd. - Class B   24,613    0.0 
24,954   AirBoss of America Corp.   106,403    0.0 
61,888   Alamos Gold, Inc. - Class A   910,349    0.3 
100,300 (1)    Athabasca Oil Corp.   349,719    0.1 
19,409   Bird Construction, Inc.   266,889    0.1 
22,700   Black Diamond Group Ltd.   139,664    0.1 
15,951   Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust   821,158    0.3 
10,077 (1)    Bombardier, Inc. - Class B   459,107    0.2 
23,590   Boralex, Inc. - Class A   473,462    0.2 
9,500   Canadian Western Bank   182,250    0.1 
19,208 (1)    Canfor Corp.   202,454    0.1 
2,696 (1)    Canfor Pulp Products, Inc.   2,977    0.0 
39,100   Cascades, Inc.   262,437    0.1 
66,503 (1)    Celestica, Inc.   2,879,631    1.1 
13,700   Centerra Gold, Inc.   83,395    0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

79

 

Voya Multi-Manager
International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Canada (continued)
63,178   CES Energy Solutions Corp.  $260,211    0.1 
76,152   CI Financial Corp.   899,453    0.3 
5,500 (1)    Coveo Solutions, Inc.   33,560    0.0 
34,759 (1)    Crew Energy, Inc.   114,125    0.0 
8,207 (1)    Docebo, Inc.   366,875    0.1 
124,215   Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.   940,196    0.4 
14,613   Enghouse Systems Ltd.   316,430    0.1 
15,600 (1)    Ensign Energy Services, Inc.   28,896    0.0 
7,369   EQB, Inc.   444,875    0.2 
10,508   Exco Technologies Ltd.   53,966    0.0 
45,994   Finning International, Inc.   1,442,982    0.5 
31,600 (1)    Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.   143,464    0.1 
2,459   Hammond Power Solutions, Inc.   206,058    0.1 
130,492   Headwater Exploration, Inc.   709,026    0.3 
14,459   High Arctic Energy Services, Inc.   14,074    0.0 
1,852   Information Services Corp.   35,664    0.0 
3,500 (1)    Kinaxis, Inc.   372,691    0.1 
3,400   Leon’s Furniture Ltd.   55,990    0.0 
13,589   Linamar Corp.   639,941    0.2 
21,528 (1)    Major Drilling Group International, Inc.   149,499    0.1 
19,475   Martinrea International, Inc.   161,979    0.1 
74,200 (1)    MEG Energy Corp.   1,687,576    0.6 
2,200   Melcor Developments Ltd.   18,122    0.0 
1,400   Morguard Corp.   112,547    0.0 
10,159   Mullen Group Ltd.   94,310    0.0 
4,400   Neo Performance Materials, Inc.   18,250    0.0 
116,666 (1)    NuVista Energy Ltd.   1,054,244    0.4 
200 (1)    O3 Mining, Inc.   211    0.0 
14,974   Onex Corp.   1,062,369    0.4 
4,074 (1)    Osisko Mining, Inc.   8,996    0.0 
19,100   Paramount Resources Ltd. - Class A   432,877    0.2 
31,829   Parex Resources, Inc.   554,895    0.2 
18,400   Parkland Corp.   566,843    0.2 
15,815   Pason Systems, Inc.   179,788    0.1 
23,900   PHX Energy Services Corp.   155,554    0.1 
3,100   Propel Holdings, Inc.   50,104    0.0 
34,234   Russel Metals, Inc.   964,117    0.4 
22,300   Secure Energy Services, Inc.   188,877    0.1 
8,920   Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   28,315    0.0 
11,625   SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.   446,372    0.2 
12,500   Stelco Holdings, Inc.   362,383    0.1 
14,589   Stella-Jones, Inc.   847,585    0.3 
57,426   Superior Plus Corp.   389,195    0.1 
2,000   TECSYS, Inc.   56,282    0.0 
10,900 (1)    Thinkific Labs, Inc.   27,000    0.0 
40,700 (1)    Torex Gold Resources, Inc.   573,552    0.2 
15,400   Total Energy Services, Inc.   108,286    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Canada (continued)
5,229 (1)     Valeura Energy, Inc.  $21,157    0.0 
25,700 (1)    Vitalhub Corp.   115,558    0.0 
1,100   Wajax Corp.   27,032    0.0 
10,400   Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.   200,045    0.1 
81,487   Whitecap Resources, Inc.   617,967    0.2 
        25,712,615    9.4 
      Chile: 0.2%
55,305   Lundin Mining Corp.   631,529    0.2 
               
      China: 0.7%
114,500   AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.   364,412    0.1 
134,940 (1)    Anhui Genuine New Materials Co. Ltd. - Class A   108,824    0.0 
81,400   Canny Elevator Co. Ltd. - Class A   78,208    0.0 
78,400   Central China Land Media Co. Ltd. - Class A   111,200    0.1 
284,000   Ever Sunshine Services Group Ltd.   59,653    0.0 
909,897 (1)    Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   25,706    0.0 
38,913   Hello Group, Inc., ADR   226,863    0.1 
11,000   KHGEARS International Ltd.   32,470    0.0 
27,000   Lemtech Holdings Co. Ltd.   107,594    0.0 
31,758   Pacific Online Ltd.   1,705    0.0 
3,411   Qifu Technology, Inc., ADR   62,387    0.0 
24,311 (1)    Sunshine Guojian Pharmaceutical Shanghai Co. Ltd. - Class A   80,438    0.0 
300,213   Ten Pao Group Holdings Ltd.   45,285    0.0 
206,666   Xiamen Comfort Science & Technology Group Co. Ltd. - Class A   197,205    0.1 
70,300   Xiamen Jihong Technology Co. Ltd. - Class A   146,267    0.1 
31,666 (1)    Yiren Digital Ltd., ADR   159,597    0.1 
38,486 (1)    Zhiou Home Furnishing Technology Co. Ltd. - Class A   124,411    0.1 
        1,932,225    0.7 
      Colombia: 0.1%
33,300 (1)    Aris Mining Corp.   134,976    0.1 
               
      Denmark: 3.6%
25,512 (1)    ALK-Abello A/S   472,967    0.2 
7,497 (1)    Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR   1,037,885    0.4 
14,811 (1)    Bang & Olufsen A/S   20,084    0.0 
18,712 (1)(2)    Bavarian Nordic A/S   408,346    0.2 
6,155   D/S Norden A/S   259,524    0.1 
20,831   ISS A/S   390,027    0.1 
9,340   Jyske Bank A/S, Reg   755,698    0.3 
4,448 (1)    NKT A/S   368,981    0.1 
82   North Media A/S   709    0.0 
21,107   Pandora A/S   3,212,484    1.2 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Denmark (continued)
1,801   Per Aarsleff Holding A/S  $84,390    0.0 
7,915   Rockwool A/S - Class B   2,580,201    0.9 
1,323   Skjern Bank   37,292    0.0 
4,135   Sparekassen Sjaelland-Fyn A/S   127,635    0.1 
        9,756,223    3.6 
      Egypt: 0.0%
234,266 (1)    Emaar Misr for Development SAE   20,709    0.0 
7,129   Orascom Construction PLC   37,275    0.0 
        57,984    0.0 
      Finland: 0.7%
30   Alandsbanken Abp - Class B   1,053    0.0 
4,809   Cargotec Oyj - Class B   379,287    0.2 
27,935   Konecranes Oyj   1,468,136    0.5 
35,682   Oriola Oyj - Class B   34,011    0.0 
39   Ponsse Oyj   953    0.0 
3   Relais Group Oyj   39    0.0 
4,221   Scanfil Oyj   32,981    0.0 
1,217   Vaisala Oyj - Class A   45,457    0.0 
        1,961,917    0.7 
      France: 7.3%
19,926   Accor SA   873,272    0.3 
10,167   Arkema SA   1,049,101    0.4 
1,077   Aubay   47,051    0.0 
1,109   Boiron SA   40,552    0.0 
5,282   CBo Territoria   20,877    0.0 
11,166 (1)    Constellium SE   219,859    0.1 
19,704 (1)    Criteo SA, ADR   690,428    0.3 
8,405   Eiffage SA   896,802    0.3 
37,465   Elis SA   841,142    0.3 
9,534   Eurazeo SE   858,801    0.3 
314   Fountaine Pajot SA   43,563    0.0 
4,792   GL Events   96,145    0.0 
342   Groupe Crit   27,447    0.0 
15,631   Ipsen SA   1,901,301    0.7 
3,430   Jacquet Metals SACA   66,416    0.0 
2,691   Kaufman & Broad SA   86,762    0.0 
71,216   Klepierre SA   1,912,325    0.7 
28,221 (3)    La Francaise des Jeux SAEM   1,063,503    0.4 
2,794   Lectra   95,187    0.0 
2,263   LISI SA   59,298    0.0 
698   Neurones   33,223    0.0 
3,325   Nexans SA   354,102    0.1 
15,023   Renault SA   744,140    0.3 
64,446   Rexel SA   1,670,432    0.6 
1,369   SEB SA   161,575    0.1 
1,442 (2)    Serge Ferrari SAS   9,233    0.0 
489   Societe BIC SA   34,388    0.0 
4,361   Sopra Steria Group SACA   954,878    0.4 
30,426   SPIE SA   1,106,311    0.4 
300   Stef SA   40,724    0.0 
1,221   Synergie SE   46,780    0.0 
61,526   Technip Energies NV   1,448,941    0.5 
2,455   Television Francaise 1 SA   22,418    0.0 
19,328 (1)    Ubisoft Entertainment SA   455,164    0.2 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      France (continued)
65,759 (1)(2)     Vallourec SA  $1,132,158    0.4 
10,554 (3)    Verallia SA   406,490    0.2 
240   Vetoquinol SA   24,162    0.0 
4,398   Vicat SACA   162,367    0.1 
1,153   Virbac SA   426,096    0.2 
        20,123,414    7.3 
      Germany: 5.5%
22,854   Aixtron SE   531,034    0.2 
540   Amadeus Fire AG   64,788    0.0 
955   Atoss Software AG   255,301    0.1 
6,165   Aurubis AG   491,066    0.2 
14,004   Bechtle AG   675,829    0.3 
1,252   Bijou Brigitte AG   51,174    0.0 
18,514   CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA   1,637,172    0.6 
16,145   Duerr AG   413,015    0.2 
948   Elmos Semiconductor SE   78,550    0.0 
6,920   Ernst Russ AG   46,526    0.0 
4,467   Fielmann AG   208,289    0.1 
24,240   Freenet AG   673,833    0.2 
21,581   GEA Group AG   871,010    0.3 
5,815   Gerresheimer AG   626,259    0.2 
7,364   GFT Technologies SE   215,712    0.1 
2,629   HOCHTIEF AG   276,832    0.1 
3,455   Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA   271,114    0.1 
9,074   HUGO BOSS AG   488,951    0.2 
1,828   Indus Holding AG   49,635    0.0 
1,382 (1)    Ionos SE   35,380    0.0 
10,219   KION Group AG   470,973    0.2 
750   Krones AG   98,874    0.0 
696   Mutares SE & Co. KGaA   31,194    0.0 
18,257   Nemetschek SE   1,613,359    0.6 
65   New Work SE   4,134    0.0 
6,251 (1)    ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA   63,775    0.0 
1,609   Rational AG   1,372,476    0.5 
957 (1)    Rheinmetall AG   527,351    0.2 
4,921   Salzgitter AG   126,377    0.1 
8,419 (3)    Scout24 SE   618,441    0.2 
4,673 (1)    SMA Solar Technology AG   245,099    0.1 
1,125   Stabilus SE   69,804    0.0 
492   Stemmer Imaging AG   18,115    0.0 
61,744 (1)    TAG Immobilien AG   877,857    0.3 
23,509 (1)(3)    TeamViewer SE   310,148    0.1 
145,650   thyssenkrupp AG   730,972    0.3 
9,724   Trivago NV, ADR   24,893    0.0 
564   USU Software AG   10,955    0.0 
        15,176,267    5.5 
      Greece: 0.1%
3,638   Piraeus Port Authority SA   96,144    0.0 
29,864 (1)    StealthGas, Inc.   186,949    0.1 
7,911   Thrace Plastics Holding and Co.   33,770    0.0 
        316,863    0.1 
      Hong Kong: 0.6%
100,838   Analogue Holdings Ltd.   13,922    0.0 
350,000   Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.   290,635    0.1 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Hong Kong (continued)
204,478   Build King Holdings Ltd.  $28,097    0.0 
116,000   China Leon Inspection Holding Ltd.   21,798    0.0 
24,903   China Merchants Land Ltd.   902    0.0 
194,000   Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.   14,745    0.0 
80,000   Computer & Technologies Holdings Ltd.   22,703    0.0 
1,703   Computime Group Ltd.   91    0.0 
111,072 (1)(4)    Ever Reach Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   3,692    0.0 
691,406 (1)    Fountain SET Holdings Ltd.   45,076    0.0 
32,276   Henan Jinma Energy Co. Ltd. - Class H   3,837    0.0 
232,000 (1)    Hop Fung Group Holdings Ltd.   1,928    0.0 
102,000   IVD Medical Holding Ltd.   26,339    0.0 
14,087   Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.   19,217    0.0 
159,500   Kerry Properties Ltd.   309,209    0.1 
58,501   Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.   8,301    0.0 
33,822   Lung Kee Bermuda Holdings   4,972    0.0 
210,000   Media Chinese International Ltd.   4,644    0.0 
223,367 (1)    Midland Holdings Ltd.   25,306    0.0 
66,878   Niraku GC Holdings, Inc.   2,112    0.0 
94,851 (1)    Road King Infrastructure Ltd.   14,406    0.0 
1,211,244   Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.   84,766    0.1 
61,500   SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.   28,695    0.0 
321,180   Tang Palace China Holdings Ltd.   15,191    0.0 
3,031,176 (1)    Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.   30,611    0.0 
496,000   United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd.   585,230    0.2 
175,138   Vedan International Holdings Ltd.   11,866    0.0 
15,840 (1)    Wai Kee Holdings Ltd.   1,843    0.0 
22,239   Xingfa Aluminium Holdings Ltd.   21,606    0.0 
319,000 (1)(4)    Xiwang Special Steel Co. Ltd.        
119,814   Zengame Technology Holding Ltd.   52,364    0.1 
        1,694,104    0.6 
      India: 0.2%
25,620 (4)    Geodesic Ltd.        
127,098   Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.   258,292    0.1 
63,549 (1)    Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. Partly Paid   55,753    0.0 
46,885   Manappuram Finance Ltd.   111,941    0.1 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      India (continued)
11,142   Pearl Global Industries Ltd.  $80,845    0.0 
21,379 (4)    Varun Industries Ltd.        
573   WPIL Ltd.   25,403    0.0 
        532,234    0.2 
      Indonesia: 0.0%
1,609,000 (1)    Agung Podomoro Land Tbk PT   11,058    0.0 
2,468,300 (1)    Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT   20,038    0.0 
494,000   Champ Resto Indonesia Tbk PT   32,660    0.0 
672,600   IMC Pelita Logistik Tbk PT   18,863    0.0 
24,432   Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk PT   4,823    0.0 
270,721 (1)    Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati Tbk PT   18,814    0.0 
        106,256    0.0 
      Ireland: 1.2%
96,686   Bank of Ireland Group PLC   1,031,586    0.4 
105,323   Dalata Hotel Group PLC   473,656    0.2 
5,539   DCC PLC   378,261    0.1 
3,084   Dole PLC   37,532    0.0 
43,680   Glanbia PLC   831,618    0.3 
8,853   Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   383,597    0.2 
        3,136,250    1.2 
      Israel: 0.4%
37,721 (1)    Ceragon Networks Ltd.   104,487    0.0 
62,556 (1)    Cognyte Software Ltd.   426,632    0.2 
854   Ituran Location and Control Ltd.   21,931    0.0 
1,963 (1)    Radware Ltd.   32,448    0.0 
13,573 (1)    SimilarWeb Ltd.   100,304    0.0 
101,678 (1)    Taboola.com Ltd.   427,048    0.2 
7,854   Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.   52,036    0.0 
        1,164,886    0.4 
      Italy: 6.2%
411,310   A2A SpA   811,168    0.3 
4,463   Abitare In SpA   19,052    0.0 
50,584   Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA   121,193    0.1 
5,271   Avio SpA   63,644    0.0 
18,187   Azimut Holding SpA   479,273    0.2 
6,083   Banca IFIS SpA   135,522    0.1 
172,716 (1)    Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA   833,058    0.3 
105,478   Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA   881,245    0.3 
157,653   Banco BPM SpA   1,035,094    0.4 
386,980   BPER Banca   2,009,667    0.7 
4,288   Brunello Cucinelli SpA   437,644    0.2 
35,978   Buzzi Unicem SpA   1,296,301    0.5 
20,013   Cairo Communication SpA   46,026    0.0 
135,364 (1)    CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali   80,395    0.0 
54,108   Coca-Cola HBC AG - Class DI   1,746,533    0.6 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Italy (continued)
25,026   d’Amico International Shipping SA  $179,743    0.1 
4,166   Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA   106,943    0.0 
18,332   Datalogic SpA   111,086    0.0 
6,320   De’ Longhi SpA   207,249    0.1 
14,331   ERG SpA   385,928    0.1 
28,430   Fiera Milano SpA   109,388    0.0 
254,754   Hera SpA   919,786    0.3 
299,563   Iren SpA   602,189    0.2 
91,684   Iveco Group NV   1,149,602    0.4 
21,191   Leonardo SpA   487,013    0.2 
6,538   Maire Tecnimont SpA   54,146    0.0 
89,554   MFE-MediaForEurope NV - Class A   262,924    0.1 
10,678   Orsero SpA   166,339    0.1 
8,355   Piquadro SpA   16,228    0.0 
397,227 (1)    Saipem SpA   911,530    0.3 
265,104   Saras SpA   497,821    0.2 
29,520 (1)    Sogefi SpA   90,466    0.0 
3,839   SOL SpA   147,681    0.1 
22 (1)    Somec SpA   344    0.0 
57,261   Unipol Gruppo SpA   513,329    0.2 
62,672   Webuild SpA   157,310    0.1 
        17,072,860    6.2 
      Japan: 21.3%
4,900   77 Bank Ltd.   138,525    0.1 
5,600   A&D HOLON Holdings Co. Ltd.   97,255    0.1 
2,400   ABC-Mart, Inc.   47,804    0.0 
20,900   Adastria Co. Ltd.   455,083    0.2 
1,800   Ad-sol Nissin Corp.   18,665    0.0 
5,800   Adways, Inc.   16,550    0.0 
1,900   AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.   15,816    0.0 
10,300   Aichi Steel Corp.   225,907    0.1 
786   Aichi Tokei Denki Co. Ltd.   11,882    0.0 
1,000   Aiphone Co. Ltd.   19,030    0.0 
10,300   Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.   96,214    0.1 
5,400   AIT Corp.   61,258    0.0 
2,900   Akatsuki, Inc.   42,316    0.0 
1,900   Akita Bank Ltd.   25,080    0.0 
5,700   Almado, Inc.   53,323    0.0 
1,200 (1)    AlphaPolis Co. Ltd.   14,616    0.0 
1,900   Alps Logistics Co. Ltd.   38,562    0.0 
42,800   Amada Co. Ltd.   467,465    0.2 
7,300   Amano Corp.   175,574    0.1 
600   Amiyaki Tei Co. Ltd.   24,042    0.0 
6,300   Anest Iwata Corp.   53,761    0.0 
3,900   AOKI Holdings, Inc.   27,475    0.0 
1,000   Arata Corp.   22,156    0.0 
4,000   Arealink Co. Ltd.   78,647    0.0 
1,000   Argo Graphics, Inc.   25,654    0.0 
5,900   Artner Co. Ltd.   81,272    0.1 
9,800   Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.   57,054    0.0 
2,600   ASAHI YUKIZAI Corp.   81,180    0.0 
5,000   Asia Pile Holdings Corp.   26,714    0.0 
14,200   Asics Corp.   608,645    0.2 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
1,400   ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.  $20,655    0.0 
3,100   Ateam, Inc.   12,267    0.0 
12,500 (1)    Atrae, Inc.   34,502    0.0 
2,200   Aucnet, Inc.   36,208    0.0 
16,600   Avant Group Corp.   135,231    0.1 
6,700   Avex, Inc.   55,162    0.0 
6,400   Axial Retailing, Inc.   42,774    0.0 
6,000   Bando Chemical Industries Ltd.   67,910    0.0 
1,500   Bank of Iwate Ltd.   23,362    0.0 
1,700   Bank of Saga Ltd.   23,619    0.0 
1,200 (1)    baudroie, Inc.   25,609    0.0 
2,800   Bewith, Inc.   33,716    0.0 
15,700   BIPROGY, Inc.   456,735    0.2 
10,100   BrainPad, Inc.   77,216    0.0 
4,100   Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.   44,189    0.0 
5,200   Business Brain Showa-Ota, Inc.   66,999    0.0 
3,600   Business Engineering Corp.   80,497    0.0 
400   C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.   26,183    0.0 
4,100   Carlit Holdings Co. Ltd.   29,834    0.0 
5,400   Celsys, Inc.   28,410    0.0 
2,000   Central Automotive Products Ltd.   73,210    0.0 
3,300   Central Glass Co. Ltd.   58,602    0.0 
1,500   Central Security Patrols Co. Ltd.   25,464    0.0 
6,100   Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd.   41,930    0.0 
1,700   Chino Corp.   30,562    0.0 
1,300   Chiyoda Integre Co. Ltd.   22,980    0.0 
2,200   Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.   23,711    0.0 
4,100   Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.   53,658    0.0 
72,700   Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.   482,945    0.2 
2,100   CMC Corp.   16,817    0.0 
19,200   Comture Corp.   235,136    0.1 
5,500   Copro-Holdings Co. Ltd.   54,859    0.0 
1,800   Core Corp.   22,103    0.0 
6,200   Cosmos Initia Co. Ltd.   33,925    0.0 
43,600   Credit Saison Co. Ltd.   804,819    0.3 
6,600   Creek & River Co. Ltd.   69,286    0.0 
7,700   CTS Co. Ltd.   36,080    0.0 
2,700   Cube System, Inc.   18,927    0.0 
2,800 (1)    Cyber Security Cloud, Inc.   47,400    0.0 
6,300   Cybozu, Inc.   63,767    0.0 
75,800   Daicel Corp.   704,038    0.3 
94,100   Daido Steel Co. Ltd.   1,037,595    0.4 
2,700 (2)    Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   26,724    0.0 
11,900   Daihen Corp.   723,370    0.3 
7,600   Dai-Ichi Cutter Kogyo KK   73,336    0.0 
1,400   Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   25,547    0.0 
2,400   Daisue Construction Co. Ltd.   24,500    0.0 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
2,700   Daito Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.  $43,108    0.0 
5,715   Daitron Co. Ltd.   122,032    0.1 
2,400   Daiwa Industries Ltd.   24,384    0.0 
3,100   Densan System Holdings Co. Ltd.   54,531    0.0 
4,900   Digital Arts, Inc.   131,406    0.1 
6,600   Digital Hearts Holdings Co. Ltd.   40,187    0.0 
4,400   Digital Information Technologies Corp.   48,553    0.0 
2,800   dip Corp.   47,320    0.0 
26,700   DMG Mori Co. Ltd.   713,759    0.3 
1,900   DMS, Inc.   21,372    0.0 
9,900   Doshisha Co. Ltd.   136,458    0.1 
6,300   Double Standard, Inc.   71,016    0.0 
22,382   DTS Corp.   610,597    0.2 
11,200   Ebara Corp.   923,261    0.4 
1,500   Eco’s Co. Ltd./Japan   22,307    0.0 
5,600   eGuarantee, Inc.   61,205    0.0 
2,800   E-Guardian, Inc.   24,559    0.0 
3,600   Ehime Bank Ltd.   26,845    0.0 
27,000   Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.   343,350    0.1 
4,600   Elematec Corp.   56,139    0.0 
19,400   en Japan, Inc.   322,524    0.1 
26,000   Enigmo, Inc.   56,578    0.0 
4,700   Entrust, Inc.   24,700    0.0 
4,100   ERI Holdings Co. Ltd.   58,611    0.0 
5,400   Exedy Corp.   98,867    0.1 
8,000   Fibergate, Inc./Japan   56,534    0.0 
1,600 (1)    FLECT Co. Ltd.   27,571    0.0 
5,000   Forum Engineering, Inc.   29,842    0.0 
2,400   FTGroup Co. Ltd.   18,785    0.0 
1,700   Fudo Tetra Corp.   25,187    0.0 
1,900   Fuji Corp./Aichi   31,873    0.0 
3,700   Fuji Corp./Miyagi   42,977    0.0 
8,000   Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.   95,083    0.1 
22,100   Fuji Oil Co. Ltd.   67,229    0.0 
2,300   Fuji Seal International, Inc.   29,554    0.0 
15,200   Fuji Soft, Inc.   594,834    0.2 
7,900   Fujikura Kasei Co. Ltd.   23,362    0.0 
49,400   Fujikura Ltd.   848,906    0.3 
2,000   Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.   54,119    0.0 
2,200   Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd.   91,225    0.1 
1,500   Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.   59,977    0.0 
7,900   FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd.   75,726    0.0 
6,000   Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.   128,465    0.1 
15,500   Furyu Corp.   118,087    0.1 
5,200   Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   73,729    0.0 
7,300   Futaba Corp.   21,464    0.0 
8,500   Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.   49,848    0.0 
9,200   Future Corp.   92,813    0.1 
5,800   Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.   497,406    0.2 
13,200   Gakken Holdings Co. Ltd.   76,719    0.0 
3,200   Gecoss Corp.   20,918    0.0 
1,600   Global Link Management KK   27,574    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
11,700   Glory Ltd.  $210,814    0.1 
1,500   GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK   25,534    0.0 
13,900   GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.   204,351    0.1 
3,600   Hanwa Co. Ltd.   138,515    0.1 
16,700 (1)(2)    Hennge KK   108,165    0.1 
1,400   Hioki EE Corp.   55,829    0.0 
10,100   Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.   245,042    0.1 
64,400   Hitachi Zosen Corp.   498,449    0.2 
2,000   Hochiki Corp.   30,731    0.0 
2,200   Hodogaya Chemical Co. Ltd.   64,862    0.0 
4,900   Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd.   95,569    0.1 
2,400   Hokkan Holdings Ltd.   27,493    0.0 
5,100   Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.   62,561    0.0 
12,200   Horiba Ltd.   1,183,633    0.5 
3,600   HS Holdings Co. Ltd.   21,944    0.0 
1,900   Hyakujushi Bank Ltd.   34,808    0.0 
6,200   IBJ, Inc.   21,344    0.0 
19,100   Ichikoh Industries Ltd.   64,642    0.0 
3,100   ID Holdings Corp.   28,659    0.0 
1,700   IDEA Consultants, Inc.   25,688    0.0 
6,000   IMAGICA GROUP, Inc.   23,007    0.0 
5,300   I-Net Corp./Kanagawa   68,130    0.0 
1,800   Infocom Corp.   30,801    0.0 
62,000   INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.   549,052    0.2 
1,100   Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co. Ltd.   32,636    0.0 
3,500   Intelligent Wave, Inc.   25,241    0.0 
1,322   Invincible Investment Corp.   592,310    0.2 
5,900   I-PEX, Inc.   66,321    0.0 
2,100   ISB Corp.   17,111    0.0 
900   Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.   42,563    0.0 
17,500   Itoki Corp.   209,059    0.1 
4,200   Iwaki Co. Ltd.   67,737    0.0 
34,700   J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.   302,197    0.1 
28,000 (2)    J Trust Co. Ltd.   79,676    0.0 
8,400   JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.   40,477    0.0 
16,000   Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.   117,435    0.1 
16,500   Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing, Inc.   70,431    0.0 
18,000   Japan System Techniques Co. Ltd.   191,490    0.1 
5,300   Japan Transcity Corp.   24,389    0.0 
1,900   Japaniace Co. Ltd.   29,630    0.0 
3,400   JBCC Holdings, Inc.   71,901    0.0 
2,400   JCU Corp.   57,299    0.0 
15,100   Jeol Ltd.   598,253    0.2 
1,400   JFE Systems, Inc.   32,780    0.0 
28,200   JGC Holdings Corp.   271,825    0.1 
6,600   JK Holdings Co. Ltd.   44,748    0.0 
1,400   JSB Co. Ltd.   25,963    0.0 
5,500   J-Stream, Inc.   13,651    0.0 
3,700   Justsystems Corp.   64,449    0.0 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
400   JUTEC Holdings Corp.  $3,146    0.0 
243   Kamei Corp.   3,129    0.0 
3,600   Kanamoto Co. Ltd.   60,548    0.0 
13,900   Kaneka Corp.   360,038    0.2 
7,000   Kanematsu Corp.   113,819    0.1 
4,400   Kanro, Inc.   63,129    0.0 
1,700 (1)    Kaonavi, Inc.   15,601    0.0 
2,500   Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.   30,575    0.0 
5,700   Kato Works Co. Ltd.   50,009    0.0 
4,800   KAWADA TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.   91,378    0.1 
266   Kenedix Office Investment Corp.   262,366    0.1 
1,200   KFC Ltd.   11,488    0.0 
2,260   Kimura Unity Co. Ltd.   26,276    0.0 
2,200   Kitagawa Corp.   21,453    0.0 
5,300   Kita-Nippon Bank Ltd.   84,072    0.1 
11,100   Kitz Corp.   94,481    0.1 
2,000 (1)    KNT-CT Holdings Co. Ltd.   16,024    0.0 
3,000   Koa Shoji Holdings Co. Ltd.   16,043    0.0 
800   Koike Sanso Kogyo Co. Ltd.   34,739    0.0 
1,400   Komatsu Wall Industry Co. Ltd.   28,314    0.0 
4,500   Komori Corp.   35,151    0.0 
123,700   Konica Minolta, Inc.   411,319    0.2 
2,300   Konishi Co. Ltd.   19,533    0.0 
3,900   Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.   56,543    0.0 
4,000   KRS Corp.   29,642    0.0 
1,100   Kurimoto Ltd.   29,263    0.0 
3,100   Kuriyama Holdings Corp.   27,339    0.0 
2,200   Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co. Ltd.   5,930    0.0 
5,100   Kyushu Leasing Service Co. Ltd.   41,451    0.0 
12,000 (2)    LAC Co. Ltd.   61,587    0.0 
15,500   LIFULL Co. Ltd.   16,223    0.0 
4,600   Linical Co. Ltd.   11,748    0.0 
7,800   Link And Motivation, Inc.   24,715    0.0 
1,400   Look Holdings, Inc.   26,516    0.0 
9,500   M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.   128,255    0.1 
5,900   Maezawa Industries, Inc.   47,685    0.0 
2,900   Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.   116,327    0.1 
1,600   Makiya Co. Ltd.   10,634    0.0 
1,300   Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.   38,893    0.0 
2,600   Marvelous, Inc.   11,124    0.0 
12,800   Matching Service Japan Co. Ltd.   98,436    0.1 
2,100   Matsuoka Corp.   19,723    0.0 
8,000   Maxell Ltd.   78,930    0.0 
198,500   Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.   702,218    0.3 
4,500   Media Do Co. Ltd.   38,644    0.0 
6,800 (1)    Megachips Corp.   157,656    0.1 
8,300   Meidensha Corp.   183,919    0.1 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
2,000   Meiji Electric Industries Co. Ltd.  $20,747    0.0 
9,500   MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc.   177,175    0.1 
3,400   Melco Holdings, Inc.   73,908    0.0 
6,300   Menicon Co. Ltd.   60,786    0.0 
11,600   Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.   477,846    0.2 
4,000   Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd.   31,183    0.0 
1,600   Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.   36,905    0.0 
9,600   Mitani Sangyo Co. Ltd.   22,116    0.0 
15,800   Mito Securities Co. Ltd.   53,316    0.0 
5,200   Mitsuba Corp.   47,745    0.0 
21,900   Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.   387,503    0.2 
1,200   Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha Ltd.   29,546    0.0 
7,000   Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.   69,038    0.0 
3,100   Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.   109,921    0.1 
6,100   Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.   179,931    0.1 
800   Mizuno Corp.   38,827    0.0 
14,600   Monex Group, Inc.   75,437    0.0 
20,200   Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.   395,827    0.2 
1,400   Moriroku Holdings Co. Ltd.   24,024    0.0 
800   Morishita Jintan Co. Ltd.   12,093    0.0 
4,900   Morita Holdings Corp.   57,684    0.0 
800   Mory Industries, Inc.   33,318    0.0 
7,700   Mugen Estate Co. Ltd.   67,724    0.0 
2,000   Murakami Corp.   59,353    0.0 
1,900   Mutoh Holdings Co. Ltd.   26,467    0.0 
1,900   Naigai Trans Line Ltd.   30,336    0.0 
19,900   Nakanishi, Inc.   305,702    0.1 
10,287   Nakano Corp./Tokyo   41,008    0.0 
18,200   Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   316,907    0.1 
2,400   Nanyo Corp.   19,089    0.0 
3,100   Needs Well, Inc.   16,430    0.0 
2,900   NEOJAPAN, Inc.   27,443    0.0 
19,200   NET One Systems Co. Ltd.   321,816    0.1 
1,100   Nichias Corp.   30,151    0.0 
5,200   Nichiban Co. Ltd.   62,934    0.0 
42,900   Nichicon Corp.   363,160    0.2 
4,400   Nihon Chouzai Co. Ltd.   42,938    0.0 
3,200   Nihon Denkei Co. Ltd.   46,692    0.0 
1,600   Nihon Falcom Corp.   12,012    0.0 
3,900   Nihon Flush Co. Ltd.   22,548    0.0 
4,300   Nihon Kohden Corp.   116,910    0.1 
61,100   Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.   334,421    0.1 
2,700   Nihon Trim Co. Ltd.   60,969    0.0 
80   Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.   333,161    0.1 
2,900   Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.   49,631    0.0 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
2,000   Nippon Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd.  $30,618    0.0 
1,700   Nippon Concept Corp.   19,518    0.0 
16,100   Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.   398,380    0.2 
9,200   Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.   87,447    0.1 
13,000   Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.   53,870    0.0 
2,600   Nishimoto Co. Ltd.   96,029    0.1 
54,818   Nissan Tokyo Sales Holdings Co. Ltd.   192,270    0.1 
1,800   Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd.   59,170    0.0 
8,531   Nisshin Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   28,947    0.0 
8,000   Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.   60,648    0.0 
13,900   Nisso Holdings Co. Ltd.   73,011    0.0 
113,000   Nissui Corp.   678,027    0.3 
11,100   Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.   397,848    0.2 
1,300   Nitto Kogyo Corp.   34,870    0.0 
13,000   Nitto Seiko Co. Ltd.   50,765    0.0 
3,400   NJS Co. Ltd.   67,599    0.0 
7,200   Noritz Corp.   81,307    0.1 
2,900   NSD Co. Ltd.   56,683    0.0 
2,100   NSW, Inc./Japan   39,664    0.0 
292,100   NTN Corp.   579,680    0.2 
1,200   Ochi Holdings Co. Ltd.   12,137    0.0 
4,600   Ohba Co. Ltd.   32,842    0.0 
1,600   OIE Sangyo Co. Ltd.   16,342    0.0 
1,800   Oiles Corp.   27,226    0.0 
1,300   Oita Bank Ltd.   24,138    0.0 
14,300   Okabe Co. Ltd.   72,759    0.0 
2,000   Okada Aiyon Corp.   38,225    0.0 
1,000   Okamoto Industries, Inc.   31,369    0.0 
1,700   Okinawa Financial Group, Inc.   28,828    0.0 
4,700   OKUMA Corp.   211,096    0.1 
4,100   Okura Industrial Co. Ltd.   81,377    0.1 
2,800   Onamba Co. Ltd.   22,744    0.0 
1,100 (1)    One Career, Inc.   24,020    0.0 
4,700 (1)    Optim Corp.   26,562    0.0 
17,400   Optorun Co. Ltd.   213,756    0.1 
1,000   Origin Co. Ltd.   7,632    0.0 
7,800   Oro Co. Ltd.   128,882    0.1 
45,400 (1)    Park24 Co. Ltd.   488,939    0.2 
16,000   Parker Corp.   97,797    0.1 
1,800   Pasco Corp.   22,469    0.0 
2,200   PCA Corp.   27,101    0.0 
5,700   Pegasus Co. Ltd.   18,898    0.0 
3,400   Pickles Holdings Co. Ltd.   25,481    0.0 
6,900   Pilot Corp.   184,677    0.1 
10,900   Pole To Win Holdings, Inc.   34,293    0.0 
4,900   Prestige International, Inc.   20,926    0.0 
100   Pronexus, Inc.   728    0.0 
7,300   QB Net Holdings Co. Ltd.   52,721    0.0 
2,600   Rasa Corp.   31,268    0.0 
95,100   Rengo Co. Ltd.   713,047    0.3 
23,000   Resorttrust, Inc.   380,658    0.2 
2,400   Rheon Automatic Machinery Co. Ltd.   22,806    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
2,100   Ride On Express Holdings Co. Ltd.  $13,811    0.0 
11,500   Riken Technos Corp.   73,534    0.0 
2,500   Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.   43,083    0.0 
4,100   Riso Kagaku Corp.   76,533    0.0 
126,600   Round One Corp.   556,119    0.2 
4,500   Sac’s Bar Holdings, Inc.   24,348    0.0 
1,000   Saison Information Systems Co. Ltd.   11,864    0.0 
10,400   Sakata INX Corp.   105,628    0.1 
2,800   San Holdings, Inc.   19,234    0.0 
2,000   San ju San Financial Group, Inc.   26,438    0.0 
63,600   Sankyo Co. Ltd.   690,824    0.3 
1,519   Sankyo Frontier Co. Ltd.   41,388    0.0 
12,100   Sankyu, Inc.   419,502    0.2 
8,800 (1)    Sansan, Inc.   80,817    0.0 
2,400   Sansei Technologies, Inc.   18,784    0.0 
18,100 (2)    Sansha Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   175,234    0.1 
66,000   Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   637,500    0.3 
46,800   Sanwa Holdings Corp.   764,285    0.3 
1,900   Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.   89,583    0.1 
1,800   Sanyo Shokai Ltd.   31,819    0.0 
2,400   Sato Shoji Corp.   26,773    0.0 
15,500   Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   577,615    0.2 
1,900   Saxa Holdings, Inc.   34,547    0.0 
5,900   SB Technology Corp.   109,523    0.1 
6,100   SBI Global Asset Management Co. Ltd.   25,122    0.0 
9,500   Scroll Corp.   56,413    0.0 
3,600   Seed Co. Ltd./Tokyo   13,469    0.0 
1,500   Seika Corp.   38,688    0.0 
4,700   Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.   62,967    0.0 
6,600   Sekisui Kasei Co. Ltd.   20,739    0.0 
800   Senshu Electric Co. Ltd.   27,878    0.0 
16,300   SERAKU Co. Ltd.   109,715    0.1 
4,700   Seria Co. Ltd.   79,671    0.0 
1,900   Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.   42,534    0.0 
1,100   Shibuya Corp.   24,584    0.0 
3,100   Shikoku Bank Ltd.   22,320    0.0 
11,100   Shimamura Co. Ltd.   547,195    0.2 
2,800   Shimojima Co. Ltd.   22,438    0.0 
2,100 (2)    Shin Maint Holdings Co. Ltd.   18,173    0.0 
5,500   Shinagawa Refractories Co. Ltd.   67,024    0.0 
7,400   Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.   45,280    0.0 
15,800   SIGMAXYZ Holdings, Inc.   157,215    0.1 
3,700   Sinfonia Technology Co. Ltd.   78,517    0.0 
4,000   Sinko Industries Ltd.   101,582    0.1 
1,700   SK-Electronics Co. Ltd.   34,851    0.0 
900   SMK Corp.   13,965    0.0 
7,700   SMS Co. Ltd.   106,549    0.1 
17,100   Socionext, Inc.   499,929    0.2 
4,800   Sodick Co. Ltd.   22,226    0.0 
7,700   Softcreate Holdings Corp.   90,353    0.1 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
5,569   Soken Chemical & Engineering Co. Ltd.  $103,733    0.1 
4,600   Soliton Systems KK   37,488    0.0 
4,400   SPK Corp.   57,322    0.0 
2,600   Sprix, Inc.   12,922    0.0 
1,900   St Marc Holdings Co. Ltd.   25,494    0.0 
3,300   Star Micronics Co. Ltd.   39,183    0.0 
3,200   Startia Holdings, Inc.   29,491    0.0 
2,600   St-Care Holding Corp.   14,626    0.0 
2,700   Strike Co. Ltd.   75,490    0.0 
18,500   Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.   526,934    0.2 
18,400   Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.   566,898    0.2 
18,600 (1)    Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.   46,941    0.0 
4,800   Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.   39,963    0.0 
4,000   Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.   48,551    0.0 
1,000   Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd.   31,846    0.0 
5,300   Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.   65,918    0.0 
7,100 (1)(2)    Sun*, Inc.   41,576    0.0 
3,200   Sun-Wa Technos Corp.   45,842    0.0 
2,200   System Research Co. Ltd.   21,873    0.0 
4,200   System Support, Inc.   49,745    0.0 
2,690   Tachikawa Corp.   24,446    0.0 
1,000   Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.   28,146    0.0 
1,900   Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.   38,719    0.0 
5,600   Takaoka Toko Co. Ltd.   78,341    0.0 
4,200   Takara & Co. Ltd.   69,356    0.0 
1,500   Takasago International Corp.   33,287    0.0 
1,200   Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.   40,229    0.0 
20,100   Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   762,458    0.3 
7,600   Takuma Co. Ltd.   95,105    0.1 
2,400   Tanabe Consulting Group Co. Ltd.   15,266    0.0 
4,200   TDC Soft, Inc.   30,786    0.0 
6,300   TechMatrix Corp.   66,768    0.0 
800   Techno Medica Co. Ltd.   8,835    0.0 
1,100   Techno Quartz, Inc.   37,176    0.0 
4,300   Tecnos Japan, Inc.   16,066    0.0 
2,900   Teikoku Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   45,745    0.0 
2,200   Temairazu, Inc.   45,026    0.0 
1,800   Tenma Corp.   25,728    0.0 
2,000   Terasaki Electric Co. Ltd.   24,136    0.0 
1,600   TKC Corp.   36,821    0.0 
108,300   TOA ROAD Corp.   891,538    0.3 
5,900   Tocalo Co. Ltd.   67,986    0.0 
22,900   Tochigi Bank Ltd.   51,520    0.0 
2,700   Togami Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   53,214    0.0 
4,500   Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.   107,808    0.1 
3,600   Tokyo Energy & Systems, Inc.   30,759    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
2,500   Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  $22,838    0.0 
12,800   Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.   832,932    0.3 
36,300   Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.   604,031    0.2 
73,300   Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.   537,015    0.2 
11,100   Toli Corp.   27,978    0.0 
15,300   TOMONY Holdings, Inc.   40,442    0.0 
8,700   Tomy Co. Ltd.   139,106    0.1 
1,800   Tonami Holdings Co. Ltd.   54,836    0.0 
3,000   Topre Corp.   48,425    0.0 
2,500   Topy Industries Ltd.   42,401    0.0 
1,900   Torishima Pump Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   34,303    0.0 
5,700   Toshiba TEC Corp.   114,649    0.1 
13,600   Towa Bank Ltd.   58,233    0.0 
10,600   Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   190,804    0.1 
3,700   Toyo Denki Seizo KK   26,297    0.0 
12,300   Toyo Engineering Corp.   73,369    0.0 
1,200   Toyo Kanetsu KK   33,295    0.0 
13,000   Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.   812,946    0.3 
40,900   Toyo Tire Corp.   773,792    0.3 
26,100   Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.   505,314    0.2 
2,500   TPR Co. Ltd.   36,946    0.0 
19,700   Traders Holdings Co. Ltd.   93,052    0.1 
1,800   Transaction Co. Ltd.   20,397    0.0 
6,600   Transcosmos, Inc.   142,674    0.1 
6,900   Trusco Nakayama Corp.   114,142    0.1 
4,000   Tsubakimoto Chain Co.   137,712    0.1 
2,400   Tsubakimoto Kogyo Co. Ltd.   33,272    0.0 
7,100   Tsugami Corp.   61,301    0.0 
7,300   Tsukada Global Holdings, Inc.   20,022    0.0 
16,800   Tsumura & Co.   404,825    0.2 
7,800   TYK Corp./Tokyo   23,232    0.0 
11,800   Ubicom Holdings, Inc.   86,690    0.1 
1,100   Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.   48,752    0.0 
1,900 (2)    ULS Group, Inc.   47,571    0.0 
1,100   Union Tool Co.   31,866    0.0 
5,500   Unipres Corp.   40,691    0.0 
1,500   UNIRITA, Inc.   18,287    0.0 
5,100   United Arrows Ltd.   58,775    0.0 
11,200   UNITED, Inc./Japan   59,040    0.0 
3,400   UT Group Co. Ltd.   71,298    0.0 
3,300   V Technology Co. Ltd.   53,017    0.0 
6,600   ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.   45,175    0.0 
3,800   Vector, Inc.   31,868    0.0 
2,200   Vertex Corp./Japan   24,469    0.0 
6,100 (1)    Vision, Inc./Tokyo Japan   44,617    0.0 
600   WDB coco Co. Ltd.   17,108    0.0 
5,500   Will Group, Inc.   37,536    0.0 
4,600   WingArc1st, Inc.   77,908    0.0 
1,400   World Holdings Co. Ltd.   20,973    0.0 
3,400   Wowow, Inc.   23,672    0.0 
8,000   YAMABIKO Corp.   105,868    0.1 
2,300   YAMADA Consulting Group Co. Ltd.   27,488    0.0 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Japan (continued)
67,600   Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.  $682,869    0.3 
2,300   Yamaichi Electronics Co. Ltd.   39,667    0.0 
10,700   Yamashin-Filter Corp.   29,058    0.0 
17,800   Yokowo Co. Ltd.   189,004    0.1 
5,400   Yorozu Corp.   32,805    0.0 
3,000   Yossix Holdings Co. Ltd.   53,355    0.0 
3,400   Yushin Precision Equipment Co. Ltd.   15,015    0.0 
4,700   Yutaka Giken Co. Ltd.   73,660    0.0 
1,700   Zaoh Co. Ltd.   27,166    0.0 
7,100   Zenrin Co. Ltd.   40,123    0.0 
2,000   ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   26,524    0.0 
16,700   ZIGExN Co. Ltd.   55,966    0.0 
        58,563,116    21.3 
      Jordan: 0.8%
94,131   Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC   2,260,134    0.8 
               
      Liechtenstein: 0.0%
1,145   Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG   87,407    0.0 
               
      Macao: 0.2%
385,200   MGM China Holdings Ltd.   650,196    0.2 
               
      Malaysia: 0.2%
249,300   CCK Consolidated Holdings BHD   57,287    0.0 
29,200   CSC Steel Holdings Bhd   8,627    0.0 
165,700   Frencken Group Ltd.   174,981    0.1 
287,300   Kelington Group Bhd   164,501    0.1 
58,500 (1)    KSL Holdings Bhd   21,016    0.0 
211,700   Malayan Flour Mills Bhd   29,243    0.0 
3,414   Nextracker, Inc.   440    0.0 
98,300   Spritzer BHD   48,403    0.0 
        504,498    0.2 
      Mexico: 0.1%
353   Corporativo Fragua SAB de CV   15,825    0.0 
3,138 (1)    Vista Energy SAB de CV, ADR   135,405    0.1 
        151,230    0.1 
      Netherlands: 2.4%
5,757   Arcadis NV   355,547    0.1 
18,274   ASR Nederland NV   914,423    0.3 
11,181   BE Semiconductor Industries NV   1,483,431    0.6 
7,771 (3)    Euronext NV   699,786    0.3 
48,413   Fugro NV   1,174,271    0.4 
258,307   Koninklijke BAM Groep NV   1,052,965    0.4 
578   Nedap NV   38,373    0.0 
15,725   OCI NV   422,949    0.2 
338,142 (1)(2)    Pharming Group NV   314,927    0.1 
1,143   TKH Group NV   49,234    0.0 
2,219   Van Lanschot Kempen NV   78,606    0.0 
64   Vastned Retail NV   1,431    0.0 
        6,585,943    2.4 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      New Zealand: 0.1%
46,798   Air New Zealand Ltd.  $15,166    0.0 
8,037   Scales Corp. Ltd.   16,102    0.0 
51,430   SKY Network Television Ltd.   88,188    0.1 
        119,456    0.1 
      Norway: 1.0%
10,146   2020 Bulkers Ltd.   156,574    0.1 
29,187   ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA   15,239    0.0 
67,141   Belships ASA   151,405    0.1 
170   Bouvet ASA   934    0.0 
14,847   Ecit AS - Class B   9,035    0.0 
11,158   Elopak ASA   33,850    0.0 
12,603   Golden Ocean Group Ltd.   177,576    0.1 
66,575   Hoegh Autoliners ASA   698,782    0.3 
242,488   MPC Container Ships ASA   389,774    0.1 
304,866 (1)    Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA   395,959    0.2 
2,740   Odfjell SE - Class A   43,292    0.0 
3,578   Protector Forsikring ASA   72,328    0.0 
50,921   Reach Subsea ASA   28,512    0.0 
65,478 (1)    SATS ASA   101,973    0.0 
1,938   SpareBank 1 Nord Norge   17,512    0.0 
3,785   Sparebanken More   28,935    0.0 
5,460   Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.   233,470    0.1 
2,084   Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA - Class A   72,790    0.0 
        2,627,940    1.0 
      Philippines: 0.0%
18,300   Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.   51,952    0.0 
1,430,000   Megaworld Corp.   45,300    0.0 
        97,252    0.0 
      Poland: 0.5%
14,461 (2)    Arctic Paper SA   72,983    0.0 
10,639   Asseco Poland SA   209,088    0.1 
1,875   Asseco South Eastern Europe SA   23,112    0.0 
114,705 (1)    Bank Millennium SA   261,170    0.1 
194   Benefit Systems SA   131,597    0.1 
1,206   BNPP Bank Polska SA   30,028    0.0 
5,716 (1)(2)    CCC SA   132,496    0.1 
93,233 (1)    Enea SA   194,505    0.1 
21,800 (2)    Eurocash SA   73,290    0.0 
11,747 (1)    Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA   88,436    0.0 
5,039   LiveChat Software SA   111,801    0.0 
21,412 (1)    PKP Cargo SA   63,443    0.0 
204 (2)    Stalprodukt SA   10,762    0.0 
2,199 (2)    TEN Square Games SA   46,638    0.0 
        1,449,349    0.5 
      Portugal: 0.5%
2,981,260 (1)    Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Class R   1,040,910    0.4 
34,981   Mota-Engil SGPS SA   151,391    0.1 
56,765   Sonae SGPS SA   56,837    0.0 
        1,249,138    0.5 
      Singapore: 0.6%
59,000   China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd.   17,890    0.0 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Singapore (continued)
29,800   CSE Global Ltd.  $9,223    0.0 
403,600   Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust   292,362    0.1 
30,600   Frasers Property Ltd.   17,893    0.0 
553,000 (1)    IGG, Inc.   230,530    0.1 
1,710,000   Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT   232,406    0.1 
114,100   Pacific Century Regional Developments Ltd.   27,584    0.0 
52,600   Samudera Shipping Line Ltd.   34,922    0.0 
18,700   Sarine Technologies Ltd.   3,767    0.0 
196,500   Sembcorp Industries Ltd.   767,937    0.3 
83,600   Sing Holdings Ltd.   20,210    0.0 
19,950   Sing Investments & Finance Ltd.   14,176    0.0 
31,892   Tai Sin Electric Ltd.   9,112    0.0 
53,000   Tiong Woon Corp. Holding Ltd.   19,025    0.0 
        1,697,037    0.6 
      South Africa: 0.9%
99,298   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR   850,984    0.3 
102,043   Investec PLC - ZAR   654,453    0.3 
8,994   JOYY, Inc., ADR   293,384    0.1 
46,729   Momentum Metropolitan Holdings   51,170    0.0 
51,144   Mr Price Group Ltd.   475,265    0.2 
        2,325,256    0.9 
      South Korea: 3.5%
1,452   Advanced Process Systems Corp.   36,376    0.0 
5,628   AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.   455,540    0.2 
18,335 (1)    Agabang&Co.   67,259    0.0 
1,307   AK Holdings, Inc.   14,305    0.0 
2   ASIA Holdings Co. Ltd.   342    0.0 
4,710   Asia Paper Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   28,933    0.0 
16,487   Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.   33,373    0.0 
4,646   Baiksan Co. Ltd.   46,126    0.0 
857   Binggrae Co. Ltd.   44,124    0.0 
13,919   Byucksan Corp.   22,567    0.0 
20,400   Classys, Inc.   555,191    0.2 
2,763   Com2uSCorp   79,312    0.0 
2,725   Cuckoo Holdings Co. Ltd.   38,569    0.0 
33,171   Dae Hyun Co. Ltd.   46,144    0.0 
6,145   Daewon San Up Co. Ltd.   29,211    0.0 
2,978   Daihan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   61,150    0.0 
5,611   Dentium Co. Ltd.   523,499    0.2 
11,558   DGB Financial Group, Inc.   70,600    0.0 
4,561   DMS Co. Ltd.   20,741    0.0 
1,584   Dongwon F&B Co. Ltd.   44,468    0.0 
1,516   DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.   47,850    0.0 
2,267   DY POWER Corp.   21,381    0.0 
8,077   Eusu Holdings Co. Ltd.   32,859    0.0 
1,300   Fursys, Inc.   35,443    0.0 
3,062   Gabia, Inc.   39,312    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      South Korea (continued)
23,067   H.PIO Co. Ltd.  $64,834    0.0 
2,042   Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.   465,174    0.2 
4,414   Hanyang Securities Co. Ltd.   33,769    0.0 
6,080   HD Hyundai Electric Co. Ltd.   1,072,601    0.4 
3,456 (1)    Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd.   18,993    0.0 
4,254   Hyundai Motor Securities Co. Ltd.   27,324    0.0 
2,040   IDIS Holdings Co. Ltd.   15,129    0.0 
8,332   Iljin Holdings Co. Ltd.   25,783    0.0 
28,970   JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.   277,963    0.1 
4,964 (1)    Jin Air Co. Ltd.   49,950    0.0 
1,918   JS Corp.   26,078    0.0 
4,796   KC Tech Co. Ltd./New   125,744    0.1 
3,015   Kolon Corp.   35,678    0.0 
38,154   Korea Asset In Trust Co. Ltd.   84,880    0.1 
396   KPX Chemical Co. Ltd.   13,004    0.0 
9,359 (1)    Kumho Tire Co., Inc.   47,389    0.0 
3,470   LEADCORP, Inc.   13,457    0.0 
2,827   LEENO Industrial, Inc.   503,701    0.2 
73   LF Corp.   813    0.0 
7,130   LOT Vacuum Co. Ltd.   101,819    0.1 
9,174   LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.   297,768    0.1 
3,276   LOTTE Himart Co. Ltd.   22,761    0.0 
1,941   LX Hausys Ltd.   60,351    0.0 
2,831   Maeil Dairies Co. Ltd.   83,134    0.1 
2,191   Mcnex Co. Ltd.   40,303    0.0 
2,411   MegaStudy Co. Ltd.   19,416    0.0 
4,025   NeoPharm Co. Ltd.   75,415    0.0 
613 (1)    NEOWIZ HOLDINGS Corp.   8,701    0.0 
2,214   NICE Holdings Co. Ltd.   19,671    0.0 
599   Nice Information & Telecommunication, Inc.   9,708    0.0 
13,277   NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.   101,433    0.1 
1,014   NongShim Co. Ltd.   291,160    0.1 
6,191   NOROO Paint & Coatings Co. Ltd.   42,160    0.0 
3,140   PHA Co. Ltd.   25,449    0.0 
7,376   Poongsan Corp.   344,659    0.1 
3,975   POONGSAN Corp.   87,361    0.1 
3,023   Rayence Co. Ltd.   18,770    0.0 
9,090 (1)    Refine Co. Ltd.   69,217    0.0 
87,913 (4)    S&C Engine Group Ltd.        
8,006   Sam Young Electronics Co. Ltd.   63,323    0.0 
3,844   Sambo Corrugated Board Co. Ltd.   29,111    0.0 
976   Samchully Co. Ltd.   64,812    0.0 
2,982   Sammok S-Form Co. Ltd.   42,440    0.0 
24,535 (1)    Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.   465,167    0.2 
1,134   Samyang Holdings Corp.   57,089    0.0 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      South Korea (continued)
5,759   SeAH Besteel Holdings Corp.  $92,094    0.1 
144   SeAH Holdings Corp.   11,522    0.0 
232   SeAH Steel Holdings Corp.   38,759    0.0 
14,101   Sebang Co. Ltd.   122,583    0.1 
3,541   Segyung Hitech Co. Ltd.   24,476    0.0 
1,306   Seoul City Gas Co. Ltd.   53,876    0.0 
8,661   Seoyon Co. Ltd.   58,186    0.0 
22,652   Shinsung Tongsang Co. Ltd.   29,802    0.0 
1,735   SJ Group Co. Ltd.   8,866    0.0 
2,085   SK Discovery Co. Ltd.   68,386    0.0 
3,242   SL Corp.   78,172    0.0 
10,720   SNT Dynamics Co. Ltd.   122,627    0.1 
22,624 (1)    SOLUM Co. Ltd.   426,227    0.2 
1,330   Spigen Korea Co. Ltd.   29,200    0.0 
9,828   STIC Investments, Inc.   61,497    0.0 
126   Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd.   60,821    0.0 
2,484 (1)    Thinkware Systems Corp.   27,717    0.0 
24,076   Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.   92,345    0.1 
2,315   Ubiquoss, Inc.   28,543    0.0 
5,491   Uju Electronics Co. Ltd.   79,474    0.1 
1,445   Unid Co. Ltd.   100,033    0.1 
4,222   WiSoL Co. Ltd.   27,113    0.0 
10,985   Youngone Corp.   303,987    0.1 
        9,684,443    3.5 
      Spain: 3.6%
51,632   Acerinox SA   556,264    0.2 
59,157   ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA   2,369,267    0.9 
787,943   Banco de Sabadell SA   1,505,134    0.5 
165,770   Bankinter SA   1,310,275    0.5 
20,424   Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA   555,522    0.2 
45,870   Indra Sistemas SA   876,890    0.3 
14,498   Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA   1,301,109    0.5 
164,711   Mapfre SA   397,377    0.1 
19,294 (1)    Melia Hotels International SA   150,037    0.1 
78,167   Merlin Properties Socimi SA   879,314    0.3 
7,389   Naturhouse Health SAU   13,169    0.0 
        9,914,358    3.6 
      Sweden: 2.3%
27,826   AFRY AB   437,111    0.2 
10,943   Alleima AB   68,015    0.0 
17,284   Alligo AB - Class B   201,736    0.1 
65,620   Arjo AB - Class B   275,407    0.1 
20,239 (2)    Avanza Bank Holding AB   433,722    0.2 
16,067   Axfood AB   415,645    0.2 
96   Beijer Alma AB   1,817    0.0 
14,518   Betsson AB - Class B   160,473    0.1 
17,650   BioGaia AB - Class B   187,947    0.1 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Sweden (continued)
102,505   Bredband2 i Skandinavien AB  $17,896    0.0 
4,973   Bufab AB   151,273    0.1 
2 (1)    Careium AB   5    0.0 
1,849   Cellavision AB   37,537    0.0 
3,712   Clas Ohlson AB - Class B   44,798    0.0 
6,300   Doro AB   11,433    0.0 
23,332   Electrolux Professional AB - Class B   150,653    0.1 
1,265   Ependion AB   12,466    0.0 
11,403   Fagerhult Group AB   73,171    0.0 
5,708   Fasadgruppen Group AB   35,583    0.0 
2,964   G5 Entertainment AB   32,136    0.0 
10,656   Heba Fastighets AB - Class B   31,474    0.0 
13,083   Hemnet Group AB   340,010    0.1 
5,626   Inwido AB   69,292    0.0 
4,657   Lagercrantz Group AB - Class B   68,334    0.0 
13,535   Lindab International AB   271,895    0.1 
12,809   Loomis AB   327,357    0.1 
274   Micro Systemation AB - Class B   1,267    0.0 
8,468   Mycronic AB   294,720    0.1 
29,917   NCC AB - Class B   363,861    0.1 
53,476 (1)    Neobo Fastigheter AB   76,520    0.0 
166,960 (1)    Net Insight AB - Class B   79,538    0.0 
33,254   Nordic Paper Holding AB   166,354    0.1 
25,710   Ratos AB - Class B   89,235    0.1 
5,165 (1)    RaySearch Laboratories AB   56,522    0.0 
8,136   Scandi Standard AB   56,625    0.0 
3,204   Solid Forsakring AB   20,991    0.0 
3,729   Systemair AB   25,378    0.0 
14,592 (1)    Tobii Dynavox AB   72,126    0.0 
15,702   Trelleborg AB - Class B   553,377    0.2 
1,623   VBG Group AB - Class B   56,796    0.0 
2,565   Volati AB   23,880    0.0 
56,989   Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB   477,319    0.2 
10,370   Zinzino AB - Class B   69,350    0.0 
        6,341,045    2.3 
      Switzerland: 5.3%
34,449   Accelleron Industries AG   1,339,335    0.5 
9,664   Adecco Group AG   338,071    0.1 
360   ALSO Holding AG   88,674    0.0 
53,827 (1)    Aryzta AG   101,907    0.1 
1,506 (1)    Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Reg   64,636    0.0 
518   Belimo Holding AG   239,672    0.1 
7,542   BKW AG   1,119,519    0.4 
955   Bucher Industries AG, Reg   366,963    0.1 
158   Burckhardt Compression Holding AG   100,634    0.0 
558   Burkhalter Holding AG   61,187    0.0 
86   Cie Financiere Tradition SA - Class BR   13,565    0.0 
2,007   Comet Holding AG, Reg   633,311    0.2 
2,523   Flughafen Zurich AG, Reg   505,107    0.2 
140   Forbo Holding AG, Reg   161,699    0.1 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Switzerland (continued)
9,136 (3)    Galenica AG  $699,071    0.3 
663   Huber + Suhner AG, Reg   52,742    0.0 
203   Inficon Holding AG   282,251    0.1 
336   Kardex Holding AG   88,900    0.0 
7,152 (1)    Kudelski SA - Class BR   11,126    0.0 
4,303   Landis+Gyr Group AG   318,353    0.1 
25   LEM Holding SA   42,589    0.0 
30,746   Logitech International SA   2,393,798    0.9 
5,322   Meier Tobler Group AG   178,317    0.1 
17   Metall Zug AG, Reg   23,487    0.0 
1,707   Mikron Holding AG, Reg   33,239    0.0 
3,607 (1)(2)    On Holding AG - Class A   114,522    0.1 
47 (1)    Phoenix Mecano AG   25,258    0.0 
7,205   PSP Swiss Property AG, Reg   890,692    0.3 
789   Siegfried Holding AG, Reg   753,955    0.3 
6,644   Sulzer AG, Reg   804,722    0.3 
3,413   Swissquote Group Holding SA, Reg   923,129    0.3 
663   Tecan Group AG, Reg   233,897    0.1 
21,165   Temenos AG   1,316,620    0.5 
732   u-blox Holding AG   67,716    0.0 
117   Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA   56,899    0.0 
684   VZ Holding AG   78,883    0.0 
397   Ypsomed Holding AG   141,507    0.1 
        14,665,953    5.3 
      Taiwan: 1.7%
16,000   Alltop Technology Co. Ltd.   108,083    0.0 
122,000   AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.   57,038    0.0 
15,000   ASROCK, Inc.   103,165    0.0 
28,000 (1)    Azurewave Technologies, Inc.   37,668    0.0 
15,000   Bon Fame Co. Ltd.   46,473    0.0 
1,421   ChipMOS Technologies, Inc., ADR   39,632    0.0 
62,000   CviLux Corp.   82,472    0.0 
50,000   Darfon Electronics Corp.   96,687    0.0 
18,000   DingZing Advanced Materials, Inc.   109,034    0.1 
54,000   Ennoconn Corp.   540,010    0.2 
71,000   Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.   137,141    0.1 
70,000   FocalTech Systems Co. Ltd.   180,332    0.1 
31,000   Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.   285,953    0.1 
30,000   FSP Technology, Inc.   56,753    0.0 
30,000   Getac Holdings Corp.   96,179    0.0 
15,000   Global Lighting Technologies, Inc.   28,703    0.0 
26,000   Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.   229,003    0.1 
18,000   ITE Technology, Inc.   91,474    0.0 
3,000   Keystone Microtech Corp.   27,233    0.0 
70,670   Kindom Development Co. Ltd.   122,059    0.1 
20,000   Lida Holdings Ltd.   18,666    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      Taiwan (continued)
12,080   Mega Union Technology, Inc.  $132,874    0.1 
36,000   Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.   133,100    0.1 
21,000   Munsin Garment Corp.   39,341    0.0 
31,000   Nova Technology Corp./ Taiwan   192,745    0.1 
60,000   Orient Semiconductor Electronics Ltd.   116,323    0.1 
27,000   Pixart Imaging, Inc.   130,308    0.1 
10,000   Raydium Semiconductor Corp.   130,359    0.1 
50,000   Rechi Precision Co. Ltd.   42,495    0.0 
19,000   Rich Honour International Designs Co. Ltd.   36,373    0.0 
16,000   Sentelic Corp.   48,735    0.0 
5,000   Sinmag Equipment Corp.   23,794    0.0 
69,000   Sinon Corp.   85,893    0.0 
36,000   Sitronix Technology Corp.   307,454    0.1 
16,000   Sunrex Technology Corp.   30,168    0.0 
30,000   Sunspring Metal Corp.   26,819    0.0 
45,000   Syscom Computer Engineering Co.   80,608    0.0 
40,000   Systex Corp.   152,935    0.1 
18,000   TaiSol Electronics Co. Ltd.   40,644    0.0 
7,000   Tofu Restaurant Co. Ltd.   61,590    0.0 
103,000   Ubright Optronics Corp.   181,624    0.1 
10,255   Userjoy Technology Co. Ltd.   25,400    0.0 
23,000   Utechzone Co. Ltd.   63,540    0.0 
19,000   Weblink International, Inc.   36,754    0.0 
        4,613,634    1.7 
      Thailand: 0.2%
109,600   After You PCL   27,104    0.0 
1,285,800   BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund - Class F   123,515    0.1 
196,900   Namyong Terminal PCL   23,286    0.0 
93,600   Pruksa Holding PCL   29,217    0.0 
215,800   Ratchaphruek Hospital PCL   35,520    0.0 
56,900   Regional Container Lines PCL   31,626    0.0 
171,700   Rojana Industrial Park PCL   35,722    0.0 
105,400   Supalai PCL   56,168    0.0 
17,700   Thai Stanley Electric PCL   103,497    0.1 
39,300   Zen Corp. Group PCL   8,271    0.0 
        473,926    0.2 
      Turkey: 0.2%
30,113 (1)    Eldorado Gold Corp.   429,170    0.2 
               
      United Arab Emirates: 0.1%
25,561   Agthia Group PJSC   39,738    0.0 
25,524   Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC   45,518    0.0 
166,088 (1)    Gulf Marine Services PLC   45,243    0.0 
33,881   Ras Al Khaimah Ceramics   25,460    0.0 
27,455 (1)    Yalla Group Ltd., ADR   129,038    0.1 
        284,997    0.1 

 

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International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      United Kingdom: 9.4%
15,340   4imprint Group PLC  $1,185,598    0.4 
3,244 (1)    accesso Technology Group PLC   26,753    0.0 
12,301   AG Barr PLC   87,572    0.0 
12,352   AJ Bell PLC   49,930    0.0 
4,660   Anglo-Eastern Plantations PLC   41,343    0.0 
9,959   Animalcare Group PLC   28,871    0.0 
131,226   Balfour Beatty PLC   595,106    0.2 
75,089   Beazley PLC   621,268    0.2 
14,642   Berkeley Group Holdings PLC   859,859    0.3 
6,697   Breedon Group PLC   30,092    0.0 
106,358   British Land Co. PLC   512,873    0.2 
10,920   Bytes Technology Group PLC   66,419    0.0 
7,956   Cerillion PLC   156,336    0.1 
5,100   Chesnara PLC   16,059    0.0 
57,280   CLS Holdings PLC   58,978    0.0 
1,328   Cohort PLC   12,412    0.0 
25,150   Computacenter PLC   806,320    0.3 
3,021   Concentric AB   52,304    0.0 
166,239 (3)    ConvaTec Group PLC   517,220    0.2 
76,177   Costain Group PLC   79,195    0.0 
22,477   CVS Group PLC   274,963    0.1 
120,649 (1)    Darktrace PLC   900,625    0.3 
3,814   Domino’s Pizza Group PLC   15,461    0.0 
23,027   dotdigital group PLC   26,903    0.0 
280,206   Dowlais Group PLC   284,794    0.1 
65,560   Drax Group PLC   424,347    0.2 
24,124   Dunelm Group PLC   303,908    0.1 
2,897 (1)    Eagle Eye Solutions Group PLC   17,376    0.0 
188,909   easyJet PLC   1,265,319    0.5 
9,755   FDM Group Holdings PLC   42,114    0.0 
2,731   Foresight Group Holdings Ltd.   15,083    0.0 
721   Fuller Smith & Turner PLC - Class A   5,442    0.0 
1,030   Games Workshop Group PLC   127,302    0.1 
85,471 (1)    Gem Diamonds Ltd.   9,633    0.0 
1,510   Gooch & Housego PLC   10,378    0.0 
98,862   Harbour Energy PLC   353,281    0.1 
992   Hargreaves Services PLC   7,090    0.0 
13,311   Hill & Smith PLC   312,438    0.1 
21,934   IMI PLC   477,781    0.2 
64,060   Inchcape PLC   638,479    0.2 
27,372   Intermediate Capital Group PLC   713,420    0.3 
75,967   International Personal Finance PLC   98,721    0.0 
128,320   Investec PLC - GBP   812,814    0.3 
9,137 (1)    J D Wetherspoon PLC   82,717    0.0 
92,933   JET2 PLC   1,661,883    0.6 
5,458   Johnson Matthey PLC   119,760    0.0 
112,851   Just Group PLC   145,122    0.1 
18,667   Knights Group Holdings PLC   30,206    0.0 
Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      United Kingdom (continued)
34,339   Liontrust Asset Management PLC  $289,630    0.1 
243,215   LondonMetric Property PLC   593,665    0.2 
24,278   Macfarlane Group PLC   43,988    0.0 
220,814   Man Group PLC/Jersey   708,128    0.3 
361,915   Marks & Spencer Group PLC   1,153,037    0.4 
31,691   Mears Group PLC   143,350    0.1 
27,649   Mitie Group PLC   40,422    0.0 
211,045   Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC   565,429    0.2 
5,425   Morgan Sindall Group PLC   152,961    0.1 
14,527   Ninety One PLC   30,214    0.0 
20,178   Nomad Foods Ltd.   364,415    0.1 
18,017   Norcros PLC   41,649    0.0 
88,638   OSB Group PLC   453,888    0.2 
30,578   Oxford Metrics PLC   41,647    0.0 
40,963   Pagegroup PLC   227,632    0.1 
350,714   Pan African Resources PLC   106,053    0.0 
77,708   Paragon Banking Group PLC   693,007    0.3 
78,325 (1)    Playtech PLC   518,715    0.2 
27,585   Polar Capital Holdings PLC   186,856    0.1 
1,874   PPHE Hotel Group Ltd.   34,656    0.0 
119,309   QinetiQ Group PLC   509,173    0.2 
2,983   Robert Walters PLC   14,835    0.0 
79,042 (1)    S4 Capital PLC   48,336    0.0 
41,412   Safestore Holdings PLC   399,122    0.2 
315,232   Serco Group PLC   721,620    0.3 
23,666   Serica Energy PLC   54,800    0.0 
69,803   Severfield PLC   58,962    0.0 
9,754   Spectris PLC   403,455    0.2 
226,119   Speedy Hire PLC   78,124    0.0 
85,075   Spirent Communications PLC   205,650    0.1 
40,308   SThree PLC   213,006    0.1 
53,688   Sylvania Platinum Ltd.   47,631    0.0 
273,572   Taylor Wimpey PLC   448,281    0.2 
1,133 (2)    TORM PLC - USD - Class A   39,009    0.0 
205,918   Tritax Big Box REIT PLC   388,945    0.1 
42,718   Vesuvius PLC   255,058    0.1 
25,786   Victorian Plumbing Group PLC   24,810    0.0 
17,951   Weir Group PLC   458,061    0.2 
24,027   Wickes Group PLC   43,713    0.0 
41,751   XPS Pensions Group PLC   138,799    0.1 
        25,922,600    9.4 
      United States: 1.1%
22,704   Civeo Corp.   527,187    0.2 
4,417 (1)    Gravity Co. Ltd., ADR   288,430    0.1 
70,698 (1)    IMAX Corp.   1,131,875    0.4 
18,871   Navigator Holdings Ltd.   283,442    0.1 
45,054   Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.   147,882    0.1 
41,554 (1)    Riskified Ltd. - Class A   214,003    0.1 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager
International Small Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued) 
      United States (continued)
9,552   Sims Ltd.  $73,209    0.0 
44,856 (1)    Zymeworks, Inc.   384,865    0.1 
        3,050,893    1.1 
    Total Common Stock
(Cost $249,241,367)
   268,600,839    97.8 
               
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.9%
18,997   iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF   1,162,047    0.4 
26,631   Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF   1,290,538    0.5 
        2,452,585    0.9 
    Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $2,458,536)
   2,452,585    0.9 
 
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.2%
      Brazil: 0.0%
33,100   Bradespar SA   127,680    0.0 
       
      Germany: 0.2%
185   Einhell Germany AG   31,826    0.0 
7,769   Fuchs Petrolub SE   362,807    0.2 
88   KSB SE & Co. KGaA   57,427    0.0 
8,138   Schaeffler AG   47,621    0.0 
182   STO SE & Co. KGaA   31,257    0.0 
1,268   Villeroy & Boch AG   23,140    0.0 
        554,078    0.2 
      South Africa: 0.0%
776   Absa Bank Ltd.   29,768    0.0 
    Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $687,968)
   711,526    0.2 
    Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $252,387,871)
   271,764,950    98.9 
               
Principal
Amount†
      Value    Percentage
of Net
Assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.4%
      Repurchase Agreements: 0.9%
555,286 (5)    Barclays Capital Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.310%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $555,367, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $566,392, due 02/15/27-11/15/42)   555,286    0.2 
Principal
Amount†
     Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued)
    Repurchase Agreements (continued)
1,000,000 (5)   Bethesda Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.380%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,147, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.500%-5.881%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 10/01/27-01/01/57)  $1,000,000    0.4 
1,000,000 (5)   Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.350%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,147, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 05/07/24-05/01/54)   1,000,000    0.3 
   Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,555,286)
   2,555,286    0.9 
              
Shares     Value    Percentage
of Net
Assets
    Mutual Funds: 0.5%
1,226,339 (6)   BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 5.180%
(Cost $1,226,339)
  $1,226,339    0.5 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $3,781,625)
   3,781,625    1.4 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $256,169,496)
  $275,546,575    100.3 
   Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (853,834)   (0.3)
   Net Assets  $  274,692,741    100.0 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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Voya Multi-Manager PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
International Small Cap Fund  
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)  
 

 

  Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)  Non-income producing security.
(2)  Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.
(3)  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(4)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(5)  All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(6)  Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

Sector Diversification 

Percentage

of Net Assets

Industrials  25.5%
Information Technology  14.7 
Financials  11.6 
Consumer Discretionary  9.6 
Materials  9.6 
Health Care  7.0 
Energy  5.2 
Real Estate  4.6 
Communication Services  4.2 
Consumer Staples  3.5 
Utilities  2.5 
Exchange-Traded Funds  0.9 
Short-Term Investments  1.4 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets  (0.3)
Net Assets  100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

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Voya Multi-Manager PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
International Small Cap Fund  
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)  
 

  

Fair Value Measurements^ 

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

  

Quoted Prices

in Active Markets

for Identical

Investments

(Level 1)

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs#
(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  

Fair Value

at

April 30, 2024

 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Common Stock                    
Australia  $803,809   $11,300,006   $   $12,103,815 
Austria   123,439    216,714        340,153 
Belgium   961,800    101,479        1,063,279 
Bermuda   494,857    490,349        985,206 
Brazil   308,229            308,229 
Burkina Faso   540,583            540,583 
Canada   25,712,615            25,712,615 
Chile   631,529            631,529 
China   908,010    1,024,215        1,932,225 
Colombia   134,976            134,976 
Denmark   1,075,177    8,681,046        9,756,223 
Egypt   20,709    37,275        57,984 
Finland   47,502    1,914,415        1,961,917 
France   1,111,257    19,012,157        20,123,414 
Germany   219,572    14,956,695        15,176,267 
Greece   220,719    96,144        316,863 
Hong Kong   850,765    839,647    3,692    1,694,104 
India   162,001    370,233        532,234 
Indonesia   95,198    11,058        106,256 
Ireland   869,150    2,267,100        3,136,250 
Israel   1,164,886            1,164,886 
Italy   336,560    16,736,300        17,072,860 
Japan   436,023    58,127,093        58,563,116 
Jordan       2,260,134        2,260,134 
Liechtenstein       87,407        87,407 
Macao       650,196        650,196 
Malaysia   57,470    447,028        504,498 
Mexico   151,230            151,230 
Netherlands   1,431    6,584,512        6,585,943 
New Zealand   119,456            119,456 
Norway   871,231    1,756,709        2,627,940 
Philippines   97,252            97,252 
Poland   175,703    1,273,646        1,449,349 
Portugal       1,249,138        1,249,138 
Singapore   93,874    1,603,163        1,697,037 
South Africa   2,325,256            2,325,256 
South Korea   367,851    9,316,592        9,684,443 
Spain   13,169    9,901,189        9,914,358 
Sweden   441,141    5,899,904        6,341,045 
Switzerland   503,290    14,162,663        14,665,953 
Taiwan   157,975    4,455,659        4,613,634 
Thailand   167,306    306,620        473,926 
Turkey   429,170            429,170 
United Arab Emirates   284,997            284,997 
United Kingdom   4,173,165    21,749,435        25,922,600 
United States   2,829,802    221,091        3,050,893 
Total Common Stock   50,490,135    218,107,012    3,692    268,600,839 
Exchange-Traded Funds   2,452,585            2,452,585 
Preferred Stock   212,414    499,112        711,526 
Short-Term Investments   1,226,339    2,555,286        3,781,625 
Total Investments, at fair value  $54,381,473   $221,161,410   $3,692   $275,546,575 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Multi-Manager PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
International Small Cap Fund  
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)  
 

 

  

Quoted Prices

in Active Markets

for Identical

Investments

(Level 1)

  

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs#
(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  

Fair Value

at

April 30, 2024

 
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts         73        73 
Total Assets  $ 54,381,473    $221,161,483   $3,692   $275,546,648 

 

 
^  See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

# The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.

+ Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund:

 

Currency Purchased    Currency Sold   Counterparty  Settlement Date 

Unrealized

Appreciation

 (Depreciation)

 
USD 10,559   SEK 115,561  The Bank of New York Mellon  05/02/24  $73 
                 $73 

 

Currency Abbreviations:
 
SEK Swedish Krona
USD United States Dollar

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments 

Location on Statement

of Assets and Liabilities

  Fair Value 
Asset Derivatives       
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $73 
Total Asset Derivatives      $73 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

   Forward 
   foreign 
   currency 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  contracts 
Foreign exchange contracts  $(8,168)
Total  $(8,168)

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

   Forward 
   foreign 
   currency 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  contracts 
Foreign exchange contracts  $73 
   $73 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Voya Multi-Manager PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
International Small Cap Fund  
as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (continued)  
 

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

 

  

The Bank

of New York

Mellon

   Total 
Assets:          
Forward foreign currency contracts  $73   $73 
Total Assets  $73   $73 
Liabilities:          
Total Liabilities  $   $ 
Net OTC derivative instruments by          
counterparty, at fair value  $73   $73 
Total collateral pledged by the          
Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $   $ 
Net Exposure(1)  $73   $73 

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $258,916,112.
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $36,079,800 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (18,981,135)
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $17,098,665 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

At a meeting held on November 16, 2023, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Global Bond Fund, Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, Voya Global Perspectives® Fund and Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, each a series of the Trust (the “Funds”), as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent /Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contracts (the “Management Contracts”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the sub-advisory contracts (the “Sub-Advisory Contracts,” and together with the Management Contracts, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Victory Capital Management Inc., the respective sub-advisers to each Fund (the “Sub-Advisers”), for an additional one-year period ending November 30, 2024.

 

In addition to the Board meeting on November 16, 2023, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of representatives of the Manager and Sub-Advisers (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 9, 2023 and November 14, 2023. At those meetings, the Board members reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other relevant matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.

 

The Board has established a Contracts Committee and two Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process for the Voya funds, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund (assigned to that IRC) to provide oversight

regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers.

 

The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant to the contracts renewal process for the Voya funds. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for each Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on that Fund’s particular attributes; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.

 

The Manager or a Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation based on the information that was provided. In such cases, the omission of any such information was determined to not be material to the Board’s considerations.

 

Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

 

The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition, the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds as set forth in the Management Contracts, including oversight of the Funds’ operations and risk management and the oversight of their various other service providers.

 

The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” structure of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund.

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ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the Sub-Advisers’ investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions with respect to the Funds under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing due diligence and oversight with respect to the sub-advisers and to recommend appropriate changes in investment strategies, sub-advisers, or allocation among sub-advisers in an effort to improve a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group that reviews, among other matters, performance data, each Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to each Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.

 

Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating, among other related matters, whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and Sub-Advisers are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for each Fund are complied with on a consistent basis.

 

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

 

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

 

Fund Performance

 

In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of each Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar,” an independent provider of mutual fund data) category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index. In addition, the Board considered the Voya Global Bond Fund’s investment performance compared to an additional performance peer group that is approved by the Board due to the investment structure or strategy of the Fund.

With respect to the Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, the Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund assets allocated by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of each Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.

 

Economies of Scale

 

When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedules, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers as a Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted any breakpoints in the management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Fund achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, while some of the Funds do not have management fee breakpoints, they may have fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Advisers could be shared with each Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.

 

Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients

 

The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules offered by the Manager and Sub-Advisers to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed materially from a Fund, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager or Sub-Advisers, as applicable, for these differences. For the non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers, the Board viewed the information related to any material differences in the fee schedules as not being a key factor in its deliberations because of the arm’s-length nature of negotiations between the Manager and non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to sub-advisory fee schedules, and that the Manager is responsible for paying the fees of the Sub-Advisers.

 

Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits

 

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate

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

 

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

 

Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation by the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser, as well as other industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Funds’ operations may not

be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to each Fund in determining profitability. The Board also recognized that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all of the risks associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks.

 

The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser are entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that they provide to the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Advisers and their respective affiliates from their association with the Funds. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Funds and the Manager and Sub-Advisers’ potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.

 

Fund-by-Fund Analysis

 

Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings in relation to approving each Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2023. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings certain additional data regarding each Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. Each Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.

 

Voya Global Bond Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Global Bond Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date and ten-year periods, the third quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the one-year period; and (2) the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented, with the exception

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of the one-year and five-year periods, during which it underperformed.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the one-year and ten-year periods, the fourth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, and the fifth quintile for the year-to-date period; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented, with the exception of the one-year and five-year periods, during which it outperformed.

 

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact of stock selection on the Fund’s performance; and (2) the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

Voya Global Perspectives® Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Global Perspectives® Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date period, the third quintile for the ten-year period, the fourth quintile for the one-year and five-year periods, and the fifth quintile for the three-year period; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented.

 

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods; and (2) the recent changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the all-in net expense ratio for the Fund, inclusive of the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”), is ranked in the fourth quintile of all-in net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and the net expense ratio for the Fund, not inclusive of AFFE, is above the median of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) that, as reflected in the AFFE, the Fund indirectly bears the fees payable by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests; and (2) management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.

 

Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of its Morningstar category for the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods, the second quintile for the year-to-date period, and the third quintile for the one-year period; and (2) the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented.

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

 

In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.

Board Conclusions

 

After its deliberation, the Board concluded that, in its business judgment, the terms of the Contracts are fair and reasonable to each Fund and that approval of the continuation of the Contracts is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. In doing so, the Board reviewed all factors it considered to be material, including those discussed above. Within the context of its overall conclusions regarding the Contracts, and based on the information provided and management’s related representations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with management’s responses relating to each Fund’s investment performance and the fees payable under the Contracts. During this renewal process, each Board member may have accorded different weight to various factors in reaching his or her conclusions. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for each Fund for the year ending November 30, 2024.

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April 30, 2024

 

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 ■     Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 ■     Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund

 

 ■     Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples 1
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 2
Statements of Operations 4
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 5
Financial Highlights 7
Notes to Financial Statements 9
Portfolios of Investments 22
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract Approval Discussion 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

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

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Funds’ Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)

 

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

 

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. Each Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

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

 

   Actual Fund Return  Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
   Beginning  Ending     Expenses Paid  Beginning  Ending     Expenses Paid
   Account  Account     During the  Account  Account     During the
   Value  Value  Annualized  Period Ended  Value  Value  Annualized  Period Ended
   November 1,  April 30,  Expense  April 30,  November 1,  April 30,  Expense  April 30,
   2023  2024  Ratio  2024*  2023  2024  Ratio  2024*
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund            
Class A  $1,000.00  $1,153.80  1.51%  $8.09  $1,000.00  $1,017.35  1.51%  $7.57
Class C  1,000.00  1,149.50  2.26  12.08  1,000.00  1,013.63  2.26  11.31
Class I  1,000.00  1,155.80  1.16  6.22  1,000.00  1,019.10  1.16  5.82
Class R  1,000.00  1,152.20  1.76  9.42  1,000.00  1,016.11  1.76  8.82
Class W  1,000.00  1,155.70  1.26  6.75  1,000.00  1,018.60  1.26  6.32
...                        
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund            
Class I  $1,000.00  $1,161.00  0.89%  $4.78  $1,000.00  $1,020.44  0.89%  $4.47
...                        
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund            
Class I  $1,000.00  $1,166.70  0.72%  $3.88  $1,000.00  $1,021.28  0.72%  $3.62
Class W  1,000.00  1,166.10  0.72  3.88  1,000.00  1,021.28  0.72  3.62

 

 

 

*Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

 

 

   Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-
   Manager  Manager  Manager
   Emerging Markets  International  International
   Equity Fund  Equity Fund  Factors Fund
ASSETS:               
Investments in securities at fair value+*  $223,457,800   $362,710,689   $228,761,587 
Short-term investments at fair value†   2,948,313    7,822,906    1,332,293 
Cash   47,527    5,030,007    317 
Cash collateral for futures contracts   21,807        83,972 
Foreign currencies at value‡   88,460    136,346    389,206 
Receivables:               
Investment securities and currencies sold   127,465    367,732    218,766 
Fund shares sold   888,784    201,953    175,810 
Dividends   447,232    1,607,808    1,450,006 
Interest   22    12,494     
Foreign tax reclaims   38,039    1,088,472    1,157,226 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   65    487     
Prepaid expenses   40,639    16,473    13,143 
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser   36,933    6,986    18,507 
Other assets   12,772    17,265    13,881 
Total assets   228,155,858    379,019,618    233,614,714 
                
LIABILITIES:               
Payable for investment securities and currencies purchased   374,591    473,373    665,601 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   929,521    1,255,784    854,371 
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned   1,244,779         
Variation margin payable on futures contracts   9,295        32,760 
Payable for investment management fees   187,018    245,778    153,770 
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees   3,336         
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)   12,772    17,265    13,881 
Payable for trustee fees   600    764    829 
Payable for foreign capital gains tax   429,799    116,860     
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   280,374    111,560    442,005 
Total liabilities   3,472,085    2,221,384    2,163,217 
NET ASSETS  $224,683,773   $376,798,234   $231,451,497 
                
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:               
Paid-in capital  $298,875,524   $375,545,306   $237,487,457 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (74,191,751)   1,252,928    (6,035,960)
NET ASSETS  $224,683,773   $376,798,234   $231,451,497 
                
+        Including securities loaned at value  $1,190,484   $   $ 
*        Cost of investments in securities  $224,513,327   $341,117,975   $212,666,885 
†       Cost of short-term investments  $2,948,313   $7,822,906   $1,332,293 
‡       Cost of foreign currencies  $90,188   $196,910   $444,547 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

   Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-
   Manager  Manager  Manager
   Emerging Markets  International  International
   Equity Fund  Equity Fund  Factors Fund
Class A               
Net assets  $15,487,348    n/a    n/a 
Shares authorized   unlimited    n/a    n/a 
Par value       n/a    n/a 
Shares outstanding   1,590,320    n/a    n/a 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $9.74    n/a    n/a 
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)   $10.33    n/a    n/a 
Class C               
Net assets  $115,752    n/a    n/a 
Shares authorized   unlimited    n/a    n/a 
Par value       n/a    n/a 
Shares outstanding   11,889    n/a    n/a 
Net asset value and redemption price per share†  $9.74    n/a    n/a 
Class I               
Net assets  $183,013,146   $376,798,234   $229,770,076 
Shares authorized   unlimited    unlimited    unlimited 
Par value            
Shares outstanding   18,697,373    37,253,044    24,658,470 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $9.79   $10.11   $9.32 
Class R               
Net assets  $64,310    n/a    n/a 
Shares authorized   unlimited    n/a    n/a 
Par value       n/a    n/a 
Shares outstanding   6,582    n/a    n/a 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $9.77    n/a    n/a 
Class W               
Net assets  $26,003,217    n/a   $1,681,421 
Shares authorized   unlimited    n/a    unlimited 
Par value       n/a     
Shares outstanding   2,663,390    n/a    180,528 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $9.76    n/a   $9.31 

 

 

(1)Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

 

   Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-  Voya Multi-
   Manager  Manager  Manager
   Emerging Markets  International  International
   Equity Fund  Equity Fund  Factors Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME:               
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*  $2,957,558   $4,396,540   $4,975,621 
Interest   1,129    69,919    2,630 
Securities lending income, net   21,783    931    3,355 
Other   563    662    764 
Total investment income   2,981,033    4,468,052    4,982,370 
EXPENSES:               
Investment management fees   1,194,068    1,291,927    1,071,738 
Distribution and shareholder service fees:               
Class A   19,142         
Class C   594         
Class R   154         
Transfer agent fees:               
Class A   22,698         
Class C   177         
Class I   11,733    455    1,641 
Class R   91         
Class W   33,127        16,784 
Shareholder reporting expense   14,399    1,092    5,460 
Registration fees   46,198    21,882    27,702 
Professional fees   70,860    38,360    33,670 
Custody and accounting expense   134,145    59,290    94,650 
Trustee fees   2,999    3,822    4,144 
Licensing fee (Note 7)   9,221        22,750 
Miscellaneous expense   32,949    14,133    24,088 
Interest expense   20,762    337    21,619 
Total expenses   1,613,317    1,431,298    1,324,246 
Waived and reimbursed fees   (188,876)   (72,575)   (139,584)
Brokerage commission recapture       (434)    
Net expenses   1,424,441    1,358,289    1,184,662 
Net investment income   1,556,592    3,109,763    3,797,708 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):               
Net realized gain (loss) on:               
Investments (net of foreign capital gains taxes withheld^)   (805,099)   1,617,589    26,024,624 
Forward foreign currency contracts   (16,983)   15,118    (34,752)
Foreign currency related transactions   (124,858)   (42,400)   (43,804)
Futures   105,336        195,884 
Net realized gain (loss)   (841,604)   1,590,307    26,141,952 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:               
Investments (net of foreign capital gains taxes accrued#)   33,757,928    36,926,670    21,118,783 
Forward foreign currency contracts   65    487    (258)
Foreign currency related transactions   (34,745)   (5,645)   37,153 
Futures   40,267        (24,691)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   33,763,515    36,921,512    21,130,987 
Net realized and unrealized gain   32,921,911    38,511,819    47,272,939 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations  $34,478,503   $41,621,582   $51,070,647 
                
*  Foreign taxes withheld  $324,214   $438,346   $505,761 
^  Foreign capital gains taxes withheld  $303,761   $   $ 
#  Change in foreign capital gains taxes accrued  $164,113   $56,110   $6,298 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

   Voya Multi- Manager  Voya Multi- Manager
   Emerging Markets Equity Fund  International Equity Fund
   Six Months      Six Months   
   Ended  Year Ended  Ended  Year Ended
   April 30, 2024  October 31,  April 30, 2024  October 31,
   (Unaudited)  2023  (Unaudited)  2023
FROM OPERATIONS:                    
Net investment income  $1,556,592   $6,070,695   $3,109,763   $4,586,718 
Net realized gain (loss)   (841,604)   (27,404,824)   1,590,307    (1,848,399)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        33,763,515           66,557,536           36,921,512           40,155,089   
Increase in net assets resulting from operations        34,478,503           45,223,407           41,621,582           42,893,408   
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                                                
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):                    
Class A   (256,991)   (620,322)        
Class C   (900)   (6,606)        
Class I   (4,275,258)   (6,445,593)   (5,245,491)   (3,784,036)
Class P(1)        (5,179,457)        
Class P3(2)(3)        (431,555)       (232,895)
Class R   (907)   (1,914)        
Class W   (276,266)   (1,633,948)        
Total distributions   (4,810,322)   (14,319,395)   (5,245,491)   (4,016,931)
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                    
Net proceeds from sale of shares   47,256,727    184,430,594    111,039,005    92,527,235 
Reinvestment of distributions   4,799,025    14,293,629    5,245,491    4,014,435 
    52,055,752    198,724,223    116,284,496    96,541,670 
Cost of shares redeemed   (78,013,098)   (342,725,617)   (39,543,427)   (194,337,977)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions        (25,957,346 )        (144,001,394 )        76,741,069           (97,796,307 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   3,710,835    (113,097,382)   113,117,160    (58,919,830)
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of year or period   220,972,938    334,070,320    263,681,074    322,600,904 
End of year or period  $224,683,773   $220,972,938   $376,798,234   $263,681,074 

 

 

(1) Class P for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund was fully redeemed on close of business March 28, 2023.

(2) Class P3 for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund was fully redeemed on close of business March 28, 2023.

(3) Class P3 for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund was fully redeemed on close of business January 10, 2023.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

   Voya Multi- Manager
   International Factors Fund
   Six Months   
   Ended  Year Ended
   April 30, 2024  October 31,
   (Unaudited)  2023
FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $3,797,708   $9,077,624 
Net realized gain (loss)   26,141,952    (2,116,362)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   21,130,987    41,401,805 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations   51,070,647    48,363,067 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):          
Class I   (12,306,494)   (10,079,517)
Class P3(1)        (726,535)
Class W   (595,957)   (1,442,175)
Total distributions   (12,902,451)   (12,248,227)
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Net proceeds from sale of shares   50,358,610    112,858,166 
Reinvestment of distributions   12,902,451    12,248,227 
    63,261,061    125,106,393 
Cost of shares redeemed   (168,537,948)   (198,858,325)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (105,276,887)   (73,751,932)
Net decrease in net assets   (67,108,691)   (37,637,092)
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year or period   298,560,188    336,197,280 
End of year or period  $231,451,497   $298,560,188 

 

 

(1) Class P3 for Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund was fully redeemed on close of business January 10, 2023.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
Data
                                   
Year or period
ended
  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000’s)   (%)
                                                                     
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class A                                                                
04-30-24+   8.59   0.05   1.26   1.31   0.16       0.16     9.74   15.38   1.83   1.51   1.51   1.01   15,487   23
10-31-23   8.00   0.14   0.81   0.95   0.36       0.36     8.59   11.94   1.76   1.51   1.51   1.52   14,328   85
10-31-22   14.39   0.16   (4.31)   (4.15)   0.24   2.00     2.24     8.00   (33.68)   1.69   1.50   1.50   1.60   14,138   53
10-31-21   13.00   0.05   1.87   1.92   0.09   0.44     0.53     14.39   14.76   1.64   1.50   1.50   0.36   24,177   59
10-31-20   12.31   0.05   0.88   0.93   0.17   0.07     0.24     13.00   7.58   1.63   1.50   1.50   0.37   22,843   60
10-31-19   10.64   0.07   1.66   1.73   0.06       0.06     12.31   16.36   1.76   1.57   1.57   0.58   22,672   71
Class C                                                                    
04-30-24+   8.54   0.01   1.26   1.27   0.07       0.07     9.74   14.95   2.58   2.26   2.26   0.27   116   23
10-31-23   8.00   0.07   0.83   0.90   0.36       0.36     8.54   11.23   2.51   2.26   2.26   0.80   108   85
10-31-22   14.26   0.09   (4.33)   (4.24)   0.02   2.00     2.02     8.00   (34.24)   2.44   2.25   2.25   0.85   158   53
10-31-21   12.90   (0.05)   1.85   1.80     0.44     0.44     14.26   13.94   2.39   2.25   2.25   (0.37)   487   59
10-31-20   12.21   (0.06)   0.87   0.81   0.05   0.07     0.12     12.90   6.66   2.38   2.25   2.25   (0.52)   542   60
10-31-19   10.56   (0.04)   1.69   1.65             12.21   15.63   2.51   2.32   2.32   (0.31)   2,521   71
Class I    
04-30-24+   8.65   0.06   1.27   1.33   0.19       0.19     9.79   15.58   1.29   1.16   1.16   1.35   183,013   23
10-31-23   8.03   0.17   0.81   0.98   0.36       0.36     8.65   12.31   1.21   1.16   1.16   1.92   192,678   85
10-31-22   14.45   0.20   (4.32)   (4.12)   0.30   2.00     2.30     8.03   (33.46)   1.20   1.15   1.15   1.94   148,389   53
10-31-21   13.04   0.12   1.86   1.98   0.13   0.44     0.57     14.45   15.23   1.18   1.15   1.15   0.80   245,082   59
10-31-20   12.35   0.10   0.88   0.98   0.22   0.07     0.29     13.04   7.93   1.18   1.15   1.15   0.72   287,527   60
10-31-19   10.68   0.12   1.66   1.78   0.11       0.11     12.35   16.79   1.30   1.22   1.22   1.01   315,161   71
Class R    
04-30-24+   8.61   0.04   1.26   1.30   0.14       0.14     9.77   15.22   2.08   1.76   1.76   0.80   64   23
10-31-23   8.03   0.12   0.82   0.94   0.36       0.36     8.61   11.74   2.01   1.76   1.76   1.29   55   85
10-31-22   14.44   0.13   (4.33)   (4.20)   0.21   2.00     2.21     8.03   (33.89)   1.94   1.75   1.75   1.30   42   53
10-31-21   12.99   0.02   1.87   1.89     0.44     0.44     14.44   14.55   1.89   1.75   1.75   0.15   51   59
10-31-20   12.32   0.00*•   0.89   0.89   0.15   0.07     0.22     12.99   7.20   1.88   1.75   1.75   0.03   22   60
10-31-19   10.66   0.04   1.66   1.70   0.04       0.04     12.32   16.05   2.01   1.82   1.82   0.44   139   71
Class W    
04-30-24+   8.61   0.05   1.28   1.33   0.18       0.18     9.76   15.57   1.58   1.26   1.26   1.13   26,003   23
10-31-23   8.00   0.14   0.83   0.97   0.36       0.36     8.61   12.22   1.51   1.26   1.26   1.57   13,804   85
10-31-22   14.41   0.19   (4.32)   (4.13)   0.28   2.00     2.28     8.00   (33.56)   1.44   1.25   1.25   1.84   37,408   53
10-31-21   13.00   0.10   1.87   1.97   0.12   0.44     0.56     14.41   15.15   1.39   1.25   1.25   0.64   65,102   59
10-31-20   12.33   0.08   0.86   0.94   0.20   0.07     0.27     13.00   7.67   1.38   1.25   1.25   0.69   33,162   60
10-31-19   10.66   0.10   1.67   1.77   0.10       0.10     12.33   16.70   1.51   1.32   1.32   0.83   61,726   71
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Class I    
04-30-24+   8.87   0.10   1.32   1.42   0.18       0.18     10.11   16.10   0.94   0.89   0.89   2.04   376,798   25
10-31-23   8.04   0.14   0.80   0.94   0.11       0.11     8.87   11.65   0.94   0.90   0.90   1.45   263,681   49
10-31-22   14.24   0.12   (3.69)   (3.57)   0.20   2.43     2.63     8.04   (30.30)   0.94   0.93   0.93   1.16   301,161   63
10-31-21   11.35   0.12   3.31   3.43   0.12   0.42     0.54     14.24   30.69   0.96   0.96   0.96   0.87   554,017   49
10-31-20   11.47   0.10   0.01   0.11   0.23       0.23     11.35   0.89   0.92   0.92   0.92   0.86   549,329   71
10-31-19   10.98   0.18   0.89   1.07   0.18   0.40     0.58     11.47   10.53   0.96   0.96   0.96   1.69   592,938   51
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Class I    
04-30-24+   8.32   0.10   1.26   1.36   0.36       0.36     9.32   16.67   0.79   0.72   0.72   2.30   229,770   50
10-31-23   7.54   0.23   0.84   1.07   0.29       0.29     8.32   14.32   0.79   0.71   0.71   2.70   284,741   97
10-31-22   11.30   0.25   (2.45)   (2.20)   0.46   1.10     1.56     7.54   (22.48)(4)   0.79   0.73   0.73   2.78   275,219   91

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

 

 

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less Distributions                   Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
Data
                                   
Year or period
ended
  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000’s)   (%)
                                                                     
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund (continued)
Class I (continued)                                                                
10-31-21   8.99   0.21   2.39   2.60   0.29       0.29     11.30   29.27   0.77   0.74   0.74   1.98   394,315   106
10-31-20   9.64   0.19   (0.53)   (0.34)   0.31       0.31     8.99   (3.77)   0.76   0.74   0.74   1.97   396,906   89
10-31-19   9.57   0.26   0.46   0.72   0.26   0.39     0.65     9.64   8.25   0.81   0.75   0.75   2.76   403,512   58
Class W                                                                    
04-30-24+   8.32   0.10   1.26   1.36   0.37       0.37     9.31   16.61   0.97   0.72   0.72   2.30   1,681   50
10-31-23   7.54   0.22   0.85   1.07   0.29       0.29     8.32   14.32   0.98   0.71   0.71   2.59   13,819   97
10-31-22   11.29   0.24   (2.43)   (2.19)   0.46   1.10     1.56     7.54   (22.41)(4)   0.97   0.73   0.73   2.67   39,234   91
10-31-21   8.99   0.24   2.35   2.59   0.29       0.29     11.29   29.15   0.95   0.74   0.74   2.21   66,649   106
10-31-20   9.64   0.17   (0.51)   (0.34)   0.31       0.31     8.99   (3.77)   0.94   0.74   0.74   1.87   30,770   89
10-31-19   9.57   0.26   0.46   0.72   0.26   0.39     0.65     9.64   8.25   0.99   0.75   0.75   2.77   60,559   58

 

 

(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)Excluding a payment by affiliate in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the total return for Multi-Manager International Factors would have been -22.51% and -22.44% on Classes I and W, respectively.

*Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
+Unaudited.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 18, 1992 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. There are nine separate active investment series, three of which are included in this report (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (“Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity”), Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund (“Multi-Manager International Equity”) and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund (“Multi-Manager International Factors”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.

 

Each Fund offers at least one or more of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees, and transfer agent fees, as well as differences in the amount of waiver fees and reimbursement of expenses, if any. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a fund and earn income and realized gains/ losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.

 

Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares 8 years after purchase.

 

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as one of the multiple sub-advisers for Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Funds.

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

A. Security Valuation. Each 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 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 the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of a Fund.

 

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. 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’ prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close.

 

When a market quotation for a portfolio security is not readily available or is deemed unreliable (for example when trading has been halted or there are unexpected market closures or other material events that would suggest that the market quotation is unreliable) and for purposes of determining the value of other Fund assets, the asset is priced at its fair value. The Board has designated the Investment Adviser, as the valuation designee, to make fair value determinations in good faith. In determining the fair value of each Fund’s assets, the Investment Adviser, pursuant to its fair valuation policy, may consider inputs from pricing service providers, broker-dealers, or each Fund’s sub-adviser(s). Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security,

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of an asset’s fair value. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. The prices of foreign securities will generally be adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service that are intended to reflect valuation changes through the NYSE close. 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.

 

The Funds’ financial instruments are valued at the close of the NYSE and are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date.

 

Level 2 — inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads).

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value).

 

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity

 

associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.

 

A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within each Portfolio of Investments.

 

Each investment asset or liability of the Funds is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including each sub-adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolios of Investments.

 

GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

 

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

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars.

 

Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(1)Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.

 

(2)Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities that are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 NAV. 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

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”), with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a 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.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. The Funds’ derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Funds intend to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that they believe to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Funds generally enter into master netting arrangements, established within the Funds’ International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Funds and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

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

 

As of April 30, 2024, the maximum amount of loss that Multi-Manager Emerging Markets and Multi-Manager International Equity would incur if the counterparties to their derivative transactions failed to perform would be $65 and $487, respectively, on open forward foreign currency contracts. No cash collateral was pledged by any counterparty to either Fund as of April 30, 2024.

 

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

 

There were no Funds with liability positions on OTC derivatives at April 30, 2024 nor did any Fund post cash collateral as of April 30, 2024.

 

E. Forward Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar, generally in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or may use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity, Multi-Manager International Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors used forward foreign currency contracts primarily

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

to protect their non-U.S. dollar denominated holdings from adverse currency movements. During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Funds had an average contract amount on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell as disclosed below:

 

    Buy    Sell 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $ —‌    $24,535‌ 
Multi-Manager International Equity   13,919‌    45,103‌ 
Multi-Manager International Factors   236,336‌    —‌ 

 

Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Equity for open forward foreign currency contracts at April 30, 2024. Multi-Manager International Factors did not have any open forward foreign currency contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

Each Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. Each Fund intends to limit its use of futures contracts and futures options to “bona fide hedging” transactions, as such term is defined in applicable regulations, interpretations and practice. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price.

 

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

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended April 30, 2024, Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors had purchased futures contracts on equity indices to “equitize” cash. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors had an average notional value on futures contracts purchased as disclosed below.

 

   Purchased 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $ 909,167‌ 
Multi-Manager International Factors   2,134,503‌ 

 

Please refer to the tables within the Portfolios of Investments for Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors for open futures contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

F. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on ex-dividend date. Each Fund declares and pays dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, annually. The Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

 

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

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

I. Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan securities representing up to 331∕3% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Funds will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Funds to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Funds’ other risks.

 

J. Restricted Securities. Each Fund may invest in restricted securities which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Restricted securities are fair valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board.

 

Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the 1933 Act 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.

 

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

 

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

    Purchases   Sales 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $   53,847,544‌  $     82,151,087‌ 
Multi-Manager International Equity   140,415,825‌   73,676,776‌ 
Multi-Manager International Factors   159,911,283‌   274,673,037‌ 

 

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

The Funds have entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Funds. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Funds, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments, the Investment Adviser to Multi- Manager Emerging Markets Equity, Multi-Manager International Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors, may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of each Fund’s investment portfolio. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates.

 

   As a Percentage of Average
Fund  Daily Net Assets
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity(1)  Direct Investments 1.10%;
Passively Managed Assets 0.70%
Multi-Manager International Equity(2)  0.85%
Multi-Manager International Factors(3)  0.65%

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES (continued)

 

(1) The Investment Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.020% of the management fee for Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity. This waiver is not eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

(2) The Investment Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.01% of the management fee for Multi-Manager International Equity. This waiver is not eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

(3) The Investment Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.018% of the management fee for Multi-Manager International Factors. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each respective sub-adviser. These sub-advisers provide investment advice for the various Funds and are paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the respective Funds. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, each sub-adviser manages each respective Fund’s assets in accordance with that Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations. The sub-adviser of each Fund is as follows (*denotes an affiliated sub-adviser):

 

Fund   Sub-Adviser
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity   Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP and Voya IM*
Multi-Manager International Equity   Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Polaris Capital Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP
Multi-Manager International Factors   PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and Voya IM*

 

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

 

Class A, Class C and Class R shares of each respective Fund has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is reimbursed or compensated (depending on the class of shares) by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares of a Fund pays the Distributor a Distribution and/

 

 

or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

   Class A  Class C  Class R
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  0.25%  1.00%  0.50%

 

The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges from the following Funds:

 

   Class A 
Initial Sales Charges:    
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity   $56 

 

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

 

At April 30, 2024, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc. or affiliated investment companies owned more than 5% of the following Funds:

 

Subsidiary/Affiliated      
Investment Company  Fund  Percentage
Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund  Multi-Manager International Equity  7.60%
   Multi-Manager International Factors  11.30
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund  Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  5.00
Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio  Multi-Manager International Factors  8.54
Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio  Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  7.74
   Multi-Manager International Equity  9.21
   Multi-Manager International Factors  17.47
Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio  Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  9.99
   Multi-Manager International Equity  10.70
   Multi-Manager International Factors  17.43
Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio  Multi-Manager International Factors  6.52

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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

 

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio  Multi-Manager International Factors  7.08

 

The Investment Adviser may request that the Funds’ sub-advisers use their best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate a Fund’s equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of that Fund. Any amounts credited to the Funds are reflected as brokerage commission recapture on the Statements of Operations.

 

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

 

The Funds may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund  Amount
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $1,514

 

NOTE 7 — LICENSING FEE

 

Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors pay an annual licensing fee to FTSE International Limited in order to obtain data and permissions necessary to achieve its principal investment strategy.

 

NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed

 

 

to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:

 

   Class  Class  Class  Class   Class
Fund  A  C  I  R   W
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  1.60%  2.35%  1.35%  1.85%   1.35%
Multi-Manager International Equity  N/A  N/A  0.97%  N/A   N/A
Multi-Manager International Factors  N/A  N/A  0.75%  N/A   0.75%

 

Pursuant to a side letter agreement, through March 1, 2025, the Investment Adviser has further lowered the expense limits for the following Funds. If the Investment Adviser elects not to renew the side letter agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limits listed in the table above. There is no guarantee that these side letter agreement will continue. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

Fund  Class A  Class C  Class I  Class R  Class W
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  1.50%  2.25%  1.15%  1.75%  1.25%
Multi-Manager International Equity(1),(2)  N/A  N/A  0.90%  N/A  N/A
Multi-Manager International Factors(2)  N/A  N/A  0.73%  N/A  0.73%

 

 

(1) Effective January 1, 2023, a side letter agreement was implemented for Multi-Manager International Equity.

(2) Any fees waived pursuant to the side letter agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment.

 

Unless otherwise specified above, and with the exception of the non-recoupable management fee waiver for Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity, Multi-Manager International Equity and Multi-Manager International Factors, the Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for class specific fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, a Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of April 30, 2024, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates, are as follows:

 

   April 30,     
   2025   2026   2027   Total 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $101,361   $258,745   $130,424   $490,530 

  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS (continued)

 

In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates as of April 30, 2024, are as follows:

 

   April 30,     
   2025   2026   2027   Total 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity                
Class A  $28,668   $25,933   $30,653   $85,254 
Class C   471    212    332    1,015 
Class I   10,868        11,733    22,601 
Class R   50    32    164    246 
Class W   75,285    65,503‌    51,191    191,979 

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through March 1, 2025, and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT

 

Effective June 12, 2023, the Funds, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, entered into a 364-day unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 through June 10, 2024. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of

 

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

 

investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Portfolio or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to June 12, 2023, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through June 13, 2023.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

 

The following Funds utilized the line of credit during the period ended April 30, 2024:

 

         Approximate
      Approximate  Weighted
      Average  Average
      Daily Balance  Interest Rate
   Days  For Days  For Days
Fund  Utilized  Utilized  Utilized
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  21  $ 5,622,667  6.33%
Multi-Manager International Equity  1  1,915,000  6.33   
Multi-Manager International Factors  22  5,588,636  6.33   

 

 

                  Net                 
                  increase     Proceeds            
                  (decrease)     from            
      Shares  Reinvestment        in     shares  Reinvestment         
  Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  shares  Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  Net increase
  sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  outstanding  sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  (decrease)
Year or                                    
period ended  #  #  #  #  #  #  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)
                                     
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity                           
Class A                                    
4/30/2024  10,690    27,113  (116,063)    (78,260)  100,038    245,912  (1,094,520)    (748,570)
10/31/2023  74,503    70,154  (244,302)    (99,645)  685,478    594,908  (2,203,173)    (922,787)
Class C                                    
4/30/2024  533    99  (1,401)    (769)  4,997    900  (13,401)    (7,504)
10/31/2023  804    779  (8,613)    (7,030)  7,208    6,606  (75,430)    (61,616)
Class I                                    
4/30/2024  3,598,852    469,788  (7,652,183)    (3,583,543)  34,021,168    4,275,075  (73,192,953)    (34,896,710)
10/31/2023  12,877,849    757,381  (9,839,730)    3,795,500  114,602,514    6,445,314  (89,208,989)    31,838,839
Class P(1)                                    
4/30/2024                       
10/31/2023  5,512,925    580,657  (20,326,734)    (14,233,152)  50,131,492    5,179,457  (187,152,377)    (131,841,428)
Class P3(2)                                    
4/30/2024                       
10/31/2023  463,009    47,528  (2,225,705)    (1,715,168)  4,338,346    431,555  (20,651,033)    (15,881,132)
Class R                                    
4/30/2024  905    100  (811)    194  8,592    907  (7,561)    1,938
10/31/2023  1,206    225  (304)    1,127  10,852    1,914  (2,685)    10,081

  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

 

                  Net                  
                  increase     Proceeds            
                  (decrease)     from            
      Shares  Reinvestment        in     shares  Reinvestment         
  Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  shares  Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  Net increase
  sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  outstanding  sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  (decrease)
Year or                                    
period ended  #  #  #  #  #  #  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)
                                     
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity (continued)        
Class W                                    
4/30/2024  1,410,765    30,422  (380,709)    1,060,478  13,121,932    276,231  (3,704,663)    9,693,500 
10/31/2023  1,582,833    192,674  (4,849,316)    (3,073,809)  14,654,704    1,633,875  (43,431,930)    (27,143,351)
Multi-Manager International Equity                           
Class I                                    
4/30/2024  10,968,071    549,266  (4,000,737)    7,516,600  111,039,005    5,245,491  (39,543,427)    76,741,069 
                                     
10/31/2023  9,222,500    427,310  (17,369,731)    (7,719,921)  87,173,526    3,781,540  (164,363,561)    (73,408,495)
Class P3(3)                                    
4/30/2024                         
10/31/2023  576,353    24,963  (3,135,561)    (2,534,245)  5,353,709    232,895  (29,974,416)    (24,387,812)
Multi-Manager International Factors                        
Class I                                    
4/30/2024  4,137,291    1,401,651  (15,119,721)    (9,580,779)  37,510,094    12,306,494  (140,475,246)    (90,658,658)
10/31/2023  10,696,894    1,249,011  (14,221,789)    (2,275,884)  92,700,505    10,079,517  (122,227,726)    (19,447,704)
Class P3(3)                                    
4/30/2024                         
10/31/2023  668,548    86,492  (3,530,816)    (2,775,776)  5,613,836    726,535  (30,260,047)    (23,919,676)
Class W                                    
4/30/2024  1,428,498    67,954  (2,977,255)    (1,480,803)  12,848,516    595,957  (28,062,702)    (14,618,229)
10/31/2023  1,645,736    178,708  (5,369,125)    (3,544,681)  14,543,825    1,442,175  (46,370,552)    (30,384,552)

 

(1) Class P was fully redeemed on close of business March 28, 2023.
(2) Class P3 was fully redeemed on close of business March 28, 2023.
(3) Class P3 was fully redeemed on close of business January 10, 2023.

 

NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING

 

Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with BNY. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Funds indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.

 

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment

 

 

funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.

 

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

 

The following tables represent a summary of each respective Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of April 30, 2024:

 

 

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NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity    
   Securities  Cash Collateral  Net 
Counterparty  Loaned at Value  Received(1)  Amount 
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd  $18,837  $(18,837)  $ 
Merrill Lynch International   703,465   (703,465)    
Mizuho Securities USA LLC.   321,028   (321,028)    

 

 

   Securities  Cash Collateral  Net 
Counterparty  Loaned at Value  Received(1)  Amount 
UBS AG  $147,154  $(147,154)  $ 
Total  $1,190,484  $(1,190,484)  $ 

 

(1) Cash collateral with a fair value of $1,244,779 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

   Year Ended       
   October 31,  Year Ended 
   2023  October 31, 2022 
   Ordinary  Ordinary  Long-term 
   Income  Income  Capital Gains 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $14,319,395  $25,785,148  $53,706,086 
Multi-Manager International Equity   4,016,931   51,140,911   54,692,799 
Multi-Manager International Factors   12,248,227   32,342,195   33,535,838 

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of October 31, 2023 were:

 

   Undistributed   Unrealized       Total 
   Ordinary   Appreciation/  Capital Loss Carryforwards     Distributable 
   Income   (Depreciation)  Amount   Character  Other  Earnings/(Loss) 
Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity  $4,016,049   $(44,976,659)  $(16,406,967)   Short-term  $(265,687)  $(103,859,932) 
             (46,226,668)   Long-term         
            $(62,633,635)             
Multi-Manager International Equity   4,864,606    (24,680,090)   (11,968,491)   Short-term   (396,618)   (35,123,163) 
             (2,942,570)   Long-term         
            $(14,911,061)             
Multi-Manager International Factors   12,332,740    (11,383,083)   (38,790,761)   Short-term   (588,870)   (44,204,156) 
             (5,774,182)   Long-term         
            $(44,564,943)             

  

The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.

 

As of April 30, 2024, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

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NOTE 13 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)

 

The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. The terms of investments, financings or other transactions (including certain derivatives transactions) to which the Fund may be a party have historically been tied to LIBOR. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR was last published on a representative basis at the end of June 2023. Alternative reference rates to LIBOR have been established in most major currencies and markets in these new rates are continuing to develop. The transition away from LIBOR to the use of replacement rates has gone relatively smoothly on the Fund and the financial instruments in which it invests; however, longer-term impacts are still uncertain.

 

In addition, interest rates or other types of rates and indices which are classed as “benchmarks” have been the subject of ongoing national and international regulatory reform, including under the European Union regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (known as the “Benchmarks Regulation”). The Benchmarks Regulation has been enacted into United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), subject to amendments made by the Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/657) and other statutory instruments. Following the implementation of these reforms, the manner of administration of benchmarks has changed and may further change in the future, with the result that relevant benchmarks may perform differently than in the past, the use of benchmarks that are not compliant with the new standards by certain supervised entities may be restricted, and certain benchmarks may be eliminated entirely. Such changes could cause increased market volatility and disruptions in liquidity for instruments that rely on or are impacted by such benchmarks. Additionally, there could be other consequences which cannot be predicted.

 

NOTE 14 — LIQUIDITY

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have established a liquidity risk management program to govern their approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Board has approved the designation of the Funds’ Investment Adviser, Voya Investments, as the program administrator (the “Program Administrator”). The Program Administrator is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Program and has formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”) to assess and review, on an ongoing basis, each Fund’s liquidity risk.

 

The Program includes a number of elements that support

 

 

the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of liquidity risk factors and the periodic classification (or re- classification, as necessary) of a Fund’s investments into buckets (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) that reflect the Committee’s assessment of the investments’ liquidity under current market conditions. The Committee also utilizes Fund-specific data, including information regarding a Fund’s shareholder base, characteristics of its investments, access to borrowing arrangements and historical redemptions to determine whether a Fund will be able to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

 

During the period covered by the annual assessment, January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Program supported the Funds’ ability to honor redemption requests in a timely manner and the Program Administrator’s management of each Fund’s liquidity risk, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding each Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks.

 

NOTE 15 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL

 

A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events that have led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and global economies and markets, generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility, exchange suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, supply chain disruptions, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have created a unique challenge for real estate markets. Many businesses have either partially or fully transitioned to a remote-working environment and this transition may negatively impact the occupancy rates of commercial real estate over time. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine has, and may continue to, adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 15 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL (continued)

 

affect the value of investments, including beyond the direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. A number of U.S. domestic banks and foreign (non-U.S.) banks have recently experienced financial difficulties and, in some cases, failures. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by regulators to limit the effect of those financial difficulties and failures on other banks or other financial institutions or on the U.S. or

 

NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Fee Changes: Effective close of business May 6, 2024, the expense limit for Class I of Multi-Manager International Equity was reduced to 0.88%. In conjunction, the side letter agreement and the 0.01% management fee waiver were eliminated. In conjunction with the fee changes, Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited was removed as one of the sub-advisers to the Fund. Lastly, Lazard Asset Management LLC and Voya IM were added as additional sub-advisers to the Fund.

 

Fund Liquidation: Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund liquidated close of business May 17, 2024.

 

 

foreign (non-U.S.) economies generally will be successful. It is possible that more banks or other financial institutions will experience financial difficulties or fail, which may affect adversely other U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) financial institutions and economies. These events as well as other changes in foreign (non-U.S.) and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a Fund's investments. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Fund and of a Fund's service providers

 

Line of Credit Renewal: Effective June 10, 2024, the funds to which the Credit Agreement is available will enter into a renewed Credit Agreement with BNY for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and will continue to pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears.

 

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

 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: 98.8%              
      Argentina: 0.2%              
19,974     Cresud SACIF y A, ADR   $ 190,552     0.1  
26,433     IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA, ADR     251,113     0.1  
            441,665     0.2  
      Brazil: 7.0%              
33,652     Ambev SA     79,000     0.0  
62,670     B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     129,743     0.1  
349,498     Banco Bradesco SA, ADR     943,645     0.4  
71,402     Banco Santander Brasil SA, ADR     396,995     0.2  
31,102     BB Seguridade Participacoes SA     192,868     0.1  
159,492 (1)     BRF SA, ADR     524,729     0.2  
5,493     Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP     86,204     0.0  
15,530     Energisa S/A     135,214     0.1  
237,702     Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR     1,438,097     0.6  
44,575     JBS S/A     201,303     0.1  
37,581     Klabin SA     166,461     0.1  
16,240     Petroleo Brasileiro SA     138,612     0.1  
139,864     Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Foreign, ADR     2,373,492     1.0  
339,161     Raia Drogasil SA     1,674,708     0.7  
32,495     Rumo SA     126,348     0.0  
60,676 (1)(2)     Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV     18,843     0.0  
8,421     Suzano SA     94,806     0.0  
16,025     Telefonica Brasil SA     147,301     0.1  
86,664     Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR     800,775     0.3  
248,669     TIM SA/Brazil     846,680     0.4  
197,059     TOTVS SA     1,050,455     0.5  
121,520     Vale SA, ADR     1,478,898     0.7  
18,382     Vale SA - Foreign     223,907     0.1  
82,304     Vibra Energia SA     372,005     0.2  
106,030     XP, Inc. - Class A     2,170,434     1.0  
            15,811,523     7.0  
      Chile: 0.6%              
69,961     Cencosud SA     119,882     0.0  
28,732     Empresas Copec SA     205,034     0.1  
2,726,520     Enel Chile SA     161,879     0.1  
18,059 (2)     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR     825,116     0.4  
            1,311,911     0.6  
      China: 14.9%              
390,800     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.     3,659,086     1.6  
9,756 (1)     Baidu, Inc., ADR     1,008,770     0.4  
3,538 (1)     BeiGene Ltd., ADR     544,640     0.2  
4,500     BYD Co. Ltd. - Class H     123,357     0.1  
1,061,000 (3)     CGN Power Co. Ltd. - Class H     355,762     0.2  
146,000     China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H     94,461     0.0  
625,342     China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.     1,295,382     0.6  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      China (continued)              
1,037,650     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - Class H   $ 619,375     0.3  
27,500     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. - Class H     114,138     0.0  
93,000     COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd. - Class H     120,327     0.1  
158,800     CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.     130,396     0.1  
20,875 (1)     DiDi Global, Inc., ADR     103,122     0.0  
360,849     H World Group Ltd.     1,342,601     0.6  
62,200     Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. - Class H     230,390     0.1  
174,000     Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.     584,148     0.3  
176,200     Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. - Class B     342,449     0.2  
90,000 (1)(3)     Innovent Biologics, Inc.     435,687     0.2  
33,145 (1)     iQIYI, Inc., ADR     160,753     0.1  
79,961     JD.com, Inc. - Class A     1,152,108     0.5  
12,800     Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. - Class A     3,001,001     1.3  
26,480 (1)(3)     Meituan - Class B     361,572     0.2  
7,300     NetEase, Inc.     136,836     0.1  
353,000     People's Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. - Class H     115,863     0.0  
1,660,000     PetroChina Co. Ltd. - Class H     1,546,691     0.7  
154,000     PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. - Class H     191,327     0.1  
107,000     Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.     85,762     0.0  
23,457     Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. - Class A     984,901     0.4  
318,000     Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.     121,143     0.1  
18,602 (1)     Sohu.com Ltd., ADR     214,667     0.1  
119,369     Tencent Holdings Ltd.     5,238,294     2.3  
512,000     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.     565,093     0.2  
26,029 (1)     Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR     1,256,160     0.6  
98,000 (2)     Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. - Class H     706,227     0.3  
1,088,600     Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.     836,346     0.4  
25,001     Weibo Corp., ADR     215,509     0.1  
10,440     Weibo Corp. - Class A     91,151     0.0  
134,200     Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. - Class A     2,775,258     1.2  
326,800     Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     419,485     0.2  
38,000     Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd. - Class H     82,436     0.0  
57,223     Yum China Holdings, Inc.     2,142,171     1.0  
            33,504,845     14.9  
      France: 0.8%              
3,687     L'Oreal SA     1,728,664     0.8  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Germany: 0.6%              
5,822     adidas AG   $ 1,403,006     0.6  
                     
      Greece: 0.6%              
7,641     GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction SA     136,144     0.1  
11,206     Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA     170,238     0.1  
13,203     Helleniq Energy Holdings SA     118,359     0.0  
4,722     Jumbo SA     147,048     0.1  
4,190     Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA     121,448     0.0  
11,552     Mytilineos SA     468,667     0.2  
11,366     OPAP SA     189,346     0.1  
            1,351,250     0.6  
      Hong Kong: 2.2%              
338,795     AIA Group Ltd.     2,481,456     1.1  
41,500     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.     132,864     0.1  
1,100,361 (3)     Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.     1,530,813     0.7  
780,000     Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.     756,116     0.3  
            4,901,249     2.2  
      Hungary: 0.3%              
56,000     Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC     141,232     0.1  
27,611     MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC     226,593     0.1  
12,519     Richter Gedeon Nyrt     318,796     0.1  
            686,621     0.3  
      India: 17.7%              
1,980     AIA Engineering Ltd.     89,855     0.0  
2,410     Alkem Laboratories Ltd.     139,542     0.1  
15,621     Ambuja Cements Ltd.     115,806     0.0  
38,302     Asian Paints Ltd.     1,317,510     0.6  
1,448     Bajaj Auto Ltd.     154,585     0.1  
13,076     Bajaj Finance Ltd.     1,084,683     0.5  
65,609     Bharat Electronics Ltd.     183,467     0.1  
59,958     Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.     436,289     0.2  
7,351     Bharti Airtel Ltd.     116,357     0.0  
290     Bosch Ltd.     101,959     0.0  
1,801     Britannia Industries Ltd.     102,937     0.0  
37,863     Castrol India Ltd.     95,367     0.0  
13,005     Cipla Ltd./India     217,708     0.1  
65,837     Coal India Ltd.     357,952     0.2  
2,233     Coforge Ltd.     135,977     0.1  
6,331     Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.     214,251     0.1  
9,910     Container Corp. Of India Ltd.     121,724     0.1  
12,119     Coromandel International Ltd.     175,226     0.1  
4,413     Cummins India Ltd.     172,786     0.1  
2,141     Divi's Laboratories Ltd.     102,516     0.0  
4,364     Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.     323,842     0.1  
3,673     Eicher Motors Ltd.     202,212     0.1  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      India (continued)              
39,594     Exide Industries Ltd.   $ 223,988     0.1  
106,301     GAIL India Ltd.     265,553     0.1  
3,611     Grasim Industries Ltd.     104,117     0.0  
5,304     Havells India Ltd.     105,563     0.0  
62,676     HCL Technologies Ltd.     1,022,559     0.5  
3,770 (3)     HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.     175,753     0.1  
48,000     HDFC Bank Ltd.     871,708     0.4  
65,856     HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR     3,793,306     1.7  
6,284     Hero MotoCorp Ltd.     341,046     0.1  
48,434     Hindalco Industries Ltd.     372,495     0.2  
2,766     Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.     130,532     0.1  
28,413     Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.     168,538     0.1  
14,248     Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.     98,182     0.0  
185,064     Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.     373,715     0.2  
25,259     Indraprastha Gas Ltd.     141,713     0.1  
1,685     Info Edge India Ltd.     121,865     0.1  
63,915     Infosys Ltd.     1,079,174     0.5  
165,226     Infosys Ltd. - Foreign, ADR     2,760,926     1.2  
3,209 (1)(3)     InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.     153,018     0.1  
12,791     JSW Steel Ltd.     134,765     0.1  
3,717     Larsen & Toubro Ltd.     159,779     0.1  
1,484 (3)     LTIMindtree Ltd.     83,350     0.0  
6,309     Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.     162,734     0.1  
1,484     Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.     227,674     0.1  
14,749     Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.     148,212     0.1  
3,986     Mphasis Ltd.     110,089     0.0  
139     MRF Ltd.     221,255     0.1  
4,725     Nestle India Ltd.     141,833     0.1  
56,965     NMDC Ltd.     172,870     0.1  
61,303     NTPC Ltd.     266,419     0.1  
92,158     Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.     311,103     0.1  
19,933     Oil India Ltd.     147,381     0.1  
3,260     Persistent Systems Ltd.     131,143     0.1  
84,619     Petronet LNG Ltd.     314,089     0.1  
3,444     Phoenix Mills Ltd.     129,891     0.1  
2,853     PI Industries Ltd.     124,691     0.1  
75,032     Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.     270,624     0.1  
313,560     Reliance Industries Ltd.     11,007,294     4.9  
279,398 (1)     Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd.     1,258,171     0.6  
1,592     Siemens Ltd.     111,231     0.0  
7,918     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.     142,248     0.1  
2,433     Supreme Industries Ltd.     147,354     0.1  
55,754     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.     2,544,619     1.1  
91,819     Tata Consumer Products Ltd.     1,215,892     0.5  
22,573     Tata Power Co. Ltd.     121,144     0.1  
151,858     Tata Steel Ltd.     299,340     0.1  
19,168     Tech Mahindra Ltd.     288,741     0.1  
2,598     Titan Co. Ltd.     111,473     0.0  
12,697     Torrent Power Ltd.     228,902     0.1  
1,907     Trent Ltd.     100,661     0.0  
1,349     UltraTech Cement Ltd.     160,888     0.1  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      India (continued)              
55,757     Vedanta Ltd.   $ 266,109     0.1  
19,268     Wipro Ltd.     106,111     0.0  
8,204     Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.     93,704     0.0  
            39,728,086     17.7  
      Indonesia: 1.7%              
2,306,300     Astra International Tbk PT     727,765     0.3  
3,765,584     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     2,264,188     1.0  
257,300     Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT     108,755     0.1  
227,400     Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     68,835     0.0  
932,300     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     180,734     0.1  
1,527,900     Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT     246,065     0.1  
98,300     United Tractors Tbk PT     149,819     0.1  
            3,746,161     1.7  
      Japan: 0.9%              
7,511     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     1,963,894     0.9  
                     
      Kuwait: 0.0%              
76,342     Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP     120,651     0.0  
                     
      Malaysia: 0.8%              
107,700     CELCOMDIGI BHD     93,486     0.0  
102,900     CIMB Group Holdings Bhd     142,211     0.1  
106,900     Gamuda Bhd     118,940     0.1  
87,100     Genting Bhd     82,325     0.0  
82,600     MISC Bhd     137,768     0.1  
43,100     Petronas Gas Bhd     162,556     0.1  
183,000     Sime Darby Bhd     107,136     0.0  
86,800     Telekom Malaysia Bhd     112,581     0.0  
231,800     Tenaga Nasional Bhd     580,896     0.3  
175,287     UEM Sunrise Bhd     39,068     0.0  
195,900     YTL Corp. Bhd     126,659     0.1  
111,400     YTL Power International Bhd     106,793     0.0  
            1,810,419     0.8  
      Mexico: 7.1%              
171,973     Alfa SAB de CV - Class A     125,887     0.1  
27,958 (1)     Alsea SAB de CV     117,017     0.0  
58,676     America Movil SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR     1,118,365     0.5  
12,314     Arca Continental SAB de CV     119,799     0.1  
374,615 (1)     Cemex SAB de CV     296,311     0.1  
105,921 (1)     Cemex SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR     837,835     0.4  
34,594     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV     342,472     0.1  
8,565     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR     849,220     0.4  
48,083     Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV     170,290     0.1  
15,349     El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV - Class C1     122,724     0.1  
87,969     Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV     125,914     0.1  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Mexico (continued)              
26,591     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV   $ 312,745     0.1  
43,074     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR     5,068,087     2.3  
14,591     GCC SAB de CV     164,335     0.1  
10,258     Gruma SAB de CV - Class B     201,205     0.1  
12,456     Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV     137,613     0.1  
10,681     Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV - Class B     195,130     0.1  
5,373     Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV - Class B     185,020     0.1  
21,397     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV     89,456     0.0  
29,003     Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV     213,560     0.1  
135,668     Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV - Class O     1,345,692     0.6  
35,337 (1)     Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV - Class O     97,384     0.0  
25,273     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV     156,175     0.1  
154,189     Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR     450,232     0.2  
47,547 (1)     Ollamani SAB     97,171     0.0  
69,865     Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV     114,357     0.0  
49,941     Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV     196,140     0.1  
11,623     Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV     116,422     0.0  
692,178     Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV     2,579,897     1.1  
            15,946,455     7.1  
      Netherlands: 1.0%              
21,903     Heineken NV     2,131,595     1.0  
15,173     NEPI Rockcastle NV     102,383     0.0  
            2,233,978     1.0  
      Peru: 0.5%              
25,445     Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR     440,198     0.2  
4,670     Credicorp Ltd.     773,399     0.3  
            1,213,597     0.5  
      Philippines: 0.2%              
462,400     DMCI Holdings, Inc.     88,688     0.0  
31,310     International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     179,399     0.1  
15,380     Manila Electric Co.     98,241     0.1  
            366,328     0.2  
      Qatar: 0.2%              
34,158     Ooredoo QPSC     93,721     0.0  
25,990     Qatar Fuel QSC     103,218     0.1  
17,042     Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ     85,583     0.0  
76,322     Qatar Navigation QSC     221,404     0.1  
            503,926     0.2  
      Romania: 0.1%              
1,304,485     OMV Petrom SA     193,301     0.1  

 

 

 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Russia: —%              
164,710 (4)     Alrosa PJSC   $      
951,000 (1)(4)     Detsky Mir PJSC          
1,037,141 (1)(4)     Gazprom PJSC          
25,468 (4)     Lukoil PJSC          
14,210 (4)     Magnit PJSC          
271,070 (1)(4)     Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC          
117,900 (4)     MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC          
91,474 (4)     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC          
83,570 (1)(4)     Novolipetsk Steel PJSC          
4,078 (4)     PhosAgro PJSC          
453,015 (4)     Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC          
1,076,340 (4)     Sberbank of Russia PJSC          
16,184 (1)(4)     Severstal PAO          
34,543 (4)     Tatneft PJSC          
                 
      Saudi Arabia: 0.9%              
34,131     Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.     113,163     0.0  
2,579     Astra Industrial Group     119,394     0.0  
2,425     Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.     155,951     0.1  
10,087     Etihad Etisalat Co.     139,851     0.1  
36,656     Jarir Marketing Co.     132,128     0.1  
4,391     SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.     135,311     0.1  
15,612     Sahara International Petrochemical Co.     142,690     0.1  
2,893     Saudi Airlines Catering Co.     97,344     0.0  
89,149 (3)     Saudi Arabian Oil Co.     714,325     0.3  
3,999     Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.     161,104     0.1  
12,074     Saudi Telecom Co.     121,154     0.0  
967     Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.     94,106     0.0  
            2,126,521     0.9  
      South Africa: 1.4%              
8,592     Bid Corp. Ltd.     197,018     0.1  
10,672     Bidvest Group Ltd.     139,623     0.1  
11,828     Clicks Group Ltd.     183,209     0.1  
24,384     Exxaro Resources Ltd.     233,625     0.1  
21,932     MTN Group Ltd.     105,551     0.0  
46,929     OUTsurance Group Ltd.     101,157     0.0  
457,719     Sanlam Ltd.     1,655,744     0.7  
17,057     Shoprite Holdings Ltd.     227,580     0.1  
13,029     Tiger Brands Ltd.     141,725     0.1  
61,396     Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa     196,213     0.1  
            3,181,445     1.4  
      South Korea: 17.4%              
6,514     Cheil Worldwide, Inc.     88,845     0.0  
1,432     DB Insurance Co. Ltd.     100,447     0.0  
2,770     Doosan Bobcat, Inc.     103,529     0.0  
6,978     GS Holdings Corp.     225,611     0.1  
4,001     Hana Financial Group, Inc.     168,749     0.1  
3,290     Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.     139,602     0.1  
2,119     HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.     102,587     0.0  
1,555     Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.     203,565     0.1  
2,401     Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.     392,802     0.2  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      South Korea (continued)              
1,217     Hyundai Motor Co.   $ 218,909     0.1  
4,028     Hyundai Steel Co.     93,534     0.0  
30,203     Kakao Corp.     1,048,916     0.5  
3,942     KB Financial Group, Inc.     213,802     0.1  
4,926     Kia Corp.     417,344     0.2  
3,642     Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.     135,610     0.1  
10,747     Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.     162,067     0.1  
2,913     KT&G Corp.     187,701     0.1  
1,367     LG Corp.     77,998     0.0  
1,980     LG Electronics, Inc.     131,872     0.1  
92,812     LG Uplus Corp.     659,198     0.3  
2,193     Lotte Corp.     43,712     0.0  
469     Lotte Wellfood Co. Ltd.     45,385     0.0  
18,642     NAVER Corp.     2,458,872     1.1  
876     POSCO Holdings, Inc.     252,884     0.1  
4,466     Samsung C&T Corp.     481,583     0.2  
828     Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.     92,358     0.0  
159,650     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     8,874,407     3.9  
6,019 (1)     Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.     114,116     0.0  
636     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.     142,353     0.1  
16,706     Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.     1,052,693     0.5  
1,825     Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.     209,655     0.1  
21,769     Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.     731,380     0.3  
69,582     SK Hynix, Inc.     8,586,814     3.8  
146,194 (1)     SK Square Co. Ltd.     8,032,259     3.6  
70,190     SK Telecom Co. Ltd.     2,595,753     1.2  
1,051     SK, Inc.     125,240     0.1  
2,804     S-Oil Corp.     146,396     0.1  
14,412     Woori Financial Group, Inc.     147,690     0.1  
            39,006,238     17.4  
      Taiwan: 15.9%              
12,000     Accton Technology Corp.     168,113     0.1  
166,000     Acer, Inc.     228,408     0.1  
14,471     Advantech Co. Ltd.     168,318     0.1  
88,000     ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.     395,877     0.2  
88,000     Asia Cement Corp.     118,026     0.0  
16,000     Asustek Computer, Inc.     209,804     0.1  
15,000     Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.     100,195     0.0  
75,000     Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.     108,280     0.0  
73,000     Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.     451,915     0.2  
232,000 (1)     China Development Financial Holding Corp.     96,986     0.0  
134,000     China Steel Corp.     102,084     0.0  
53,000     Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.     201,444     0.1  
557,000     Compal Electronics, Inc.     607,553     0.3  

 

 

 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Taiwan (continued)              
166,000     CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   $ 173,257     0.1  
29,000     Delta Electronics, Inc.     284,006     0.1  
11,000     Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.     173,076     0.1  
7,000     Elite Material Co. Ltd.     87,156     0.0  
141,000     Eva Airways Corp.     153,301     0.1  
22,000     Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.     128,033     0.1  
139,000     Far Eastern New Century Corp.     138,658     0.1  
35,000     Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.     86,815     0.0  
23,000     Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.     114,359     0.0  
857,000 (1)(3)     FIT Hon Teng Ltd.     245,717     0.1  
69,000     Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.     117,275     0.0  
78,000     Formosa Plastics Corp.     163,873     0.1  
80,000     Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.     150,783     0.1  
10,000     Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.     90,184     0.0  
123,000     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.     585,523     0.3  
213,000     Inventec Corp.     341,698     0.1  
2,700     Largan Precision Co. Ltd.     179,977     0.1  
125,000     Lite-On Technology Corp.     378,348     0.2  
180,300     MediaTek, Inc.     5,436,258     2.4  
51,000     Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.     248,152     0.1  
84,000     Nan Ya Plastics Corp.     145,858     0.1  
20,000     Novatek Microelectronics Corp.     377,904     0.2  
163,000     Pegatron Corp.     486,135     0.2  
271,000     Pou Chen Corp.     299,962     0.1  
71,000     Powertech Technology, Inc.     378,101     0.2  
29,000     Quanta Computer, Inc.     227,599     0.1  
13,000     Realtek Semiconductor Corp.     205,077     0.1  
40,000     Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.     238,150     0.1  
183,000     SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.     123,116     0.1  
51,000     Synnex Technology International Corp.     124,657     0.1  
53,000     Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.     106,198     0.0  
768,307     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     18,396,165     8.2  
6,301     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR     865,379     0.4  
72,000     Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.     122,327     0.1  
79,000     Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     185,303     0.1  
148,000     United Microelectronics Corp.     227,391     0.1  
195,000     Wistron Corp.     667,692     0.3  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares     RA     Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Taiwan (continued)              
34,000     WPG Holdings Ltd.   $ 91,828     0.0  
105,000     Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.     98,494     0.0  
56,000     Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.     198,216     0.1  
            35,799,004     15.9  
      Thailand: 1.6%              
16,700     Advanced Info Service PCL     88,728     0.0  
170,800     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL - Foreign - Class F     133,375     0.1  
18,200     Bumrungrad Hospital PCL - Foreign     120,124     0.1  
1,639,849     CP ALL PCL - Foreign     2,534,408     1.1  
45,700     PTT Exploration & Production PCL - Foreign Shares     191,177     0.1  
216,500     PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL     108,705     0.1  
302,800     PTT PCL - Foreign     274,419     0.1  
12,800     Siam Cement PCL - Foreign     85,752     0.0  
            3,536,688     1.6  
      Turkey: 0.8%              
482,665     Akbank TAS     888,389     0.4  
11,210     BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     133,925     0.1  
3,919 (1)     D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret AS, ADR     5,683     0.0  
28,057     KOC Holding AS     195,876     0.1  
12,610 (1)     Turk Hava Yollari AO     126,932     0.0  
65,053     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS     162,300     0.1  
50,992     Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS     308,286     0.1  
            1,821,391     0.8  
      United Arab Emirates: 0.4%              
301,593     Air Arabia PJSC     219,592     0.1  
58,091     Aldar Properties PJSC     86,356     0.0  
82,720     Emaar Development PJSC     188,281     0.1  
160,354     Emaar Properties PJSC     358,438     0.2  
            852,667     0.4  
      United Kingdom: 1.1%              
342,800 (4)     Fix Price Group PLC, GDR          
47,556     Unilever PLC, ADR     2,465,779     1.1  
            2,465,779     1.1  
      United States: 0.8%              
15,165     Micron Technology, Inc.     1,713,038     0.8  
                     
      Uruguay: 1.1%              
1,721 (1)     MercadoLibre, Inc.     2,510,423     1.1  
      Total Common Stock              
      (Cost $221,304,766)     221,980,724     98.8  

 

 

 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.7%              
      Brazil: 0.6%              
25,009     Bradespar SA    $ 96,470     0.1  
129,416     Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais     242,004     0.1  
54,540     Cia Paranaense de Energia     95,266     0.0  
42,313     Gerdau SA     148,552     0.1  
277,540     Itausa SA     510,974     0.2  
29,885     Petroleo Brasileiro SA     241,262     0.1  
            1,334,528     0.6  
      Chile: 0.1%              
2,551     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA     116,516     0.1  
      Russia: —%              
378 (4)     AK Transneft PJSC OAO          
863,754 (4)     Surgutneftegas PJSC          
217 (4)     Transneft PJSC          
                 
      Total Preferred Stock              
      (Cost $3,208,561)     1,451,044     0.7  
             
WARRANTS: 0.0%              
      United States: 0.0%              
38,283 (1)     IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA     26,032     0.0  
      Total Warrants              
      (Cost $–)     26,032     0.0  
      Total Long-Term Investments              
      (Cost $224,513,327)     223,457,800     99.5  

 

                  Percentage  
Principal                 of Net  
Amount†     RA     Value     Assets  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.3%              
      Repurchase Agreements: 0.5%              
244,779 (5)     Barclays Capital Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.310%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $244,815, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $249,675, due 02/15/27-11/15/42)     244,779     0.1  

 

 

 

                  Percentage  
Principal                 of Net  
Amount†     RA     Value     Assets  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued)              
      Repurchase Agreements (continued)              
1,000,000 (5)     Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.350%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,147, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%- 6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 05/07/24-05/01/54)   $ 1,000,000     0.4  
      Total Repurchase Agreements              
      (Cost $1,244,779)     1,244,779     0.5  

 

                  Percentage  
                  of Net  
Shares           Value     Assets  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued)              
      Mutual Funds: 0.8%              
1,444,534 (6)     BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 5.180%     1,444,534     0.7  
259,000 (6)     Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (Institutional Share Class), 5.220%     259,000     0.1  
      Total Mutual Funds              
      (Cost $1,703,534)     1,703,534     0.8  
      Total Short-Term Investments              
      (Cost $2,948,313)     2,948,313     1.3  
      Total Investments in Securities              
      (Cost $227,461,640)    $ 226,406,113     100.8  
      Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (1,722,340)     (0.8)  
      Net Assets    $ 224,683,773     100.0  
                     
ADR     American Depositary Receipt              
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt              

 

Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)Non-income producing security.
(2)Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.
(3)Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(4)For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(5)All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(6)Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

 

 

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

   Percentage 
Sector Diversification  of Net Assets 
Information Technology  27.4% 
Consumer Staples  16.1 
Financials  11.8 
Consumer Discretionary    9.7 
Energy    9.6 
Communication Services    8.6 
Industrials    7.2 
Materials    4.7 
Utilities    2.0 
Health Care    1.7 
Real Estate    0.7 
Warrants    0.0 
Short-Term Investments    1.3 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets    (0.8) 
Net Assets  100.0% 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

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Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices         
   in Active Markets  Significant Other  Significant   
   for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  Fair Value
   Investments  Inputs#  Inputs  at
   (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  April 30, 2024
Asset Table                
Investments, at fair value                
Common Stock                
Argentina  $441,665  $  $  $441,665
Brazil   15,811,523         15,811,523
Chile   1,311,911         1,311,911
China   4,425,729   29,079,116      33,504,845
France      1,728,664      1,728,664
Germany      1,403,006      1,403,006
Greece   457,842   893,408      1,351,250
Hong Kong      4,901,249      4,901,249
Hungary   545,389   141,232      686,621
India   6,554,232   33,173,854      39,728,086
Indonesia      3,746,161      3,746,161
Japan      1,963,894      1,963,894
Kuwait      120,651      120,651
Malaysia   1,112,741   697,678      1,810,419
Mexico   15,946,455         15,946,455
Netherlands   102,383   2,131,595      2,233,978
Peru   1,213,597         1,213,597
Philippines   366,328         366,328
Qatar   196,939   306,987      503,926
Romania   193,301         193,301
Russia            
Saudi Arabia   389,908   1,736,613      2,126,521
South Africa   922,771   2,258,674      3,181,445
South Korea      39,006,238      39,006,238
Taiwan   993,412   34,805,592      35,799,004
Thailand      3,536,688      3,536,688
Turkey   799,077   1,022,314      1,821,391
United Arab Emirates   633,075   219,592      852,667
United Kingdom   2,465,779         2,465,779
United States   1,713,038         1,713,038
Uruguay   2,510,423         2,510,423
Total Common Stock   59,107,518   162,873,206      221,980,724
Preferred Stock   1,451,044         1,451,044
Warrants   26,032         26,032
Short-Term Investments   1,703,534   1,244,779      2,948,313
Total Investments, at fair value  $62,288,128  $164,117,985  $  $226,406,113
Other Financial Instruments+                
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      65      65
Total Assets  $62,288,128  $164,118,050  $  $226,406,178
Liabilities Table                
Other Financial Instruments+                
Futures  $(510)  $  $                    $(510)
Total Liabilities  $(510)  $  $  $(510)

 

 

^See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
#The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.
+Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund:

 

                  Unrealized 
                  Appreciation 
Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement Date  (Depreciation) 
USD 19,542   EUR 18,251   The Bank of New York Mellon  05/02/24  $65 
                  $65 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund:

 

   Number  Expiration  Notional   Unrealized 
Description  of Contracts  Date  Amount   Depreciation 
Long Contracts:                
MSCI Emerging Markets Index  13  06/21/24  $677,300   $(510)
         $677,300   $(510)

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

   Location on Statement    
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  of Assets and Liabilities  Fair Value 
Asset Derivatives        
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $65 
Total Asset Derivatives     $65 
Liability Derivatives        
Equity contracts  Variation margin payable on futures contracts*  $510 
Total Liability Derivatives     $510 

 

 

*The fair value presented above represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the tables within the Portfolio of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s unsettled variation margin is reported in receivables or payables on futures contracts and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in total distributable earnings (loss).

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

   Forward         
   foreign         
   currency         
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  contracts   Futures   Total 
Equity contracts  $   $105,336   $105,336 
Foreign exchange contracts   (16,983)       (16,983)
Total  $(16,983)  $105,336   $88,353 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

   Forward         
   foreign         
   currency         
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  contracts   Futures   Total 
Equity contracts  $   $40,267   $40,267 
Foreign exchange contracts   65        65 
Total  $65   $40,267   $40,332 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Multi-Manager Emerging PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Markets Equity Fund as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

 

   The Bank     
   of New York     
   Mellon   Total 
Assets:          
Forward foreign currency contracts  $65   $65 
Total Assets  $65   $65 
Liabilities:          
Total Liabilities  $   $ 
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $65   $65 
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $   $ 
Net Exposure(1)  $65   $65 

 

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $237,469,454. 
Net unrealized depreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $33,159,194 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (44,208,225)
Net Unrealized Depreciation  $(11,049,031)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA MULTI-MANAGER
I
NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares           Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: 95.2%            
      Australia: 0.2%            
24,005     BHP Group Ltd. - Class DI      $ 658,362     0.2
                   
      Austria: 0.7%            
80,295     Mondi PLC MNP     1,531,095     0.4
65,269     Mondi PLC QX     1,238,846     0.3
            2,769,941     0.7
      Belgium: 0.8%            
20,024     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA     1,196,912     0.3
8,588     D'ieteren Group     1,852,628     0.5
            3,049,540     0.8
      Brazil: 0.8%            
263,910     B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     546,361     0.1
78,992     Localiza Rent a Car SA     746,777     0.2
123,856     Raia Drogasil SA     611,576     0.2
49,587     XP, Inc. - Class A     1,015,046     0.3
            2,919,760     0.8
      Canada: 8.2%            
18,428     Cameco Corp.     840,782     0.2
34,352     Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.     2,694,959     0.7
31,551     Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. - Class A     3,047,955     0.8
96,310     Cenovus Energy, Inc.     1,978,460     0.5
683     Constellation Software, Inc.     1,758,430     0.5
60,900     Magna International, Inc.     2,910,849     0.8
59,400     Methanex Corp.     2,844,331     0.7
87,700     Open Text Corp.     3,096,718     0.8
25,103     RB Global, Inc.     1,796,132     0.5
26,485     Royal Bank of Canada     2,562,407     0.7
22,300 (1)      Shopify, Inc. - CAD - Class A     1,565,609     0.4
19,276 (1)      Shopify, Inc. - USD - Class A     1,353,175     0.4
10,863     TFI International, Inc.     1,414,680     0.4
51,321     Toronto-Dominion Bank     3,044,627     0.8
            30,909,114     8.2
      Chile: 1.7%            
68,500     Antofagasta PLC     1,879,072     0.5
382,432     Lundin Mining Corp.     4,367,001     1.2
            6,246,073     1.7
      China: 2.5%            
61,440     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.     575,267     0.2
33,500     BYD Co. Ltd. - Class H     918,322     0.3
16,700     Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. - Class A     467,076     0.1
101,284     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.     862,980     0.2
54,229     KE Holdings, Inc., ADR     819,942     0.2
109,500     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H     496,263     0.1
78,400     Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd. - Class A     1,182,809     0.3
89,999     Tencent Holdings Ltd.     3,949,444     1.1
            9,272,103     2.5
      Denmark: 1.0%            
4,335     DSV A/S     615,871     0.2

 

 

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares     RA     Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)            
      Denmark (continued)            
24,487     Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B   $ 3,140,269     0.8
            3,756,140     1.0
      France: 10.1%            
5,655     Air Liquide SA     1,105,999     0.3
14,248     Airbus SE     2,344,623     0.6
71,209     AXA SA     2,460,388     0.7
36,690     BNP Paribas SA     2,640,285     0.7
26,268     Bureau Veritas SA     766,124     0.2
6,764     Capgemini SE     1,421,667     0.4
82,492     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA     3,169,236     0.8
825     Hermes International     1,975,045     0.5
26,626     IPSOS     1,781,751     0.5
3,354     L'Oreal SA     1,572,536     0.4
1,575     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     1,293,764     0.3
8,256     Pernod Ricard SA     1,248,656     0.3
35,100     Publicis Groupe SA     3,873,178     1.0
7,052     Remy Cointreau SA     669,022     0.2
42,899     Renault SA     2,124,933     0.6
2,898 (1)      SOITEC     283,374     0.1
25,700     Teleperformance     2,328,030     0.6
43,600     TotalEnergies SE     3,165,309     0.8
58,773 (1)      Vallourec SA     1,011,881     0.3
25,268     Vinci SA     2,960,809     0.8
            38,196,610     10.1
      Germany: 8.5%            
11,314     adidas AG     2,726,487     0.7
79,100     Daimler Truck Holding AG     3,567,116     1.0
214,254     Deutsche Telekom AG, Reg     4,907,617     1.3
66,900 (1)      flatexDEGIRO AG     874,073     0.2
13,112     Hannover Rueck SE     3,252,358     0.9
73,292     Infineon Technologies AG     2,543,458     0.7
3,678     Linde PLC DE     1,621,865     0.4
7,705     Merck KGaA     1,224,339     0.3
7,349     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     3,232,158     0.9
9,538     Nemetschek SE     842,867     0.2
53,639     RWE AG     1,868,545     0.5
13,751     SAP SE     2,482,981     0.7
14,771     Siemens AG, Reg     2,767,109     0.7
            31,910,973     8.5
      Hong Kong: 1.2%            
185,200     AIA Group Ltd.     1,356,471     0.4
51,700     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.     1,642,738     0.4
99,500     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.     1,375,021     0.4
            4,374,230     1.2
      India: 1.7%            
149,826     Axis Bank Ltd.     2,091,286     0.6
18,921     HDFC Bank Ltd.     343,617     0.1
36,264     Larsen & Toubro Ltd.     1,558,842     0.4
65,037     Reliance Industries Ltd.     2,283,076     0.6

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA MULTI-MANAGER
I
NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares           Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)            
      India (continued)            
9,681 (1)      Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd.   $ 43,595     0.0
            6,320,416     1.7
      Indonesia: 0.3%            
2,008,300     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT     1,207,560     0.3
                   
      Ireland: 1.5%            
41,726     Experian PLC     1,682,970     0.5
565,428 (1)      Greencore Group PLC     924,942     0.2
73,621     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC     3,189,970     0.8
            5,797,882     1.5
      Israel: 0.3%            
4,428 (1)      CyberArk Software Ltd.     1,059,399     0.3
                   
      Italy: 2.1%            
190,600     Eni SpA     3,061,363     0.8
3,314     Ferrari NV     1,362,967     0.4
5,562     Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR     757,544     0.2
371,980 (1)      Saipem SpA     853,595     0.2
137,907 (1)      TREVI - Finanziaria Industriale SpA     54,087     0.0
52,802     UniCredit SpA     1,938,067     0.5
            8,027,623     2.1
      Japan: 13.2%            
58,900     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     1,100,557     0.3
7,600     Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.     701,138     0.2
147,200     Daicel Corp.     1,367,208     0.4
47,000     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     1,088,569     0.3
27,200     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     2,915,687     0.8
5,500     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     1,438,080     0.4
122,209     ITOCHU Corp.     5,513,431     1.5
105,800     KDDI Corp.     2,935,823     0.8
7,546     Keyence Corp.     3,318,503     0.9
174,600     Marubeni Corp.     3,110,737     0.8
292,500     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     2,913,697     0.8
53,700     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     981,216     0.2
109,800     Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.     702,832     0.2
81,000     Olympus Corp.     1,128,307     0.3
57,800     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     2,489,293     0.6
5,500     Shimano, Inc.     893,822     0.2
37,400     Shiseido Co. Ltd.     1,001,133     0.3
3,400     SMC Corp.     1,786,247     0.5
69,200     Sony Group Corp.     5,719,475     1.5
43,000     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     904,068     0.2
46,500     Sysmex Corp.     743,552     0.2
94,500     T&D Holdings, Inc.     1,541,988     0.4
118,200     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     3,106,541     0.8
5,600     Tokyo Electron Ltd.     1,228,337     0.3
31,500     Unicharm Corp.     935,964     0.2
157,500     Z Holdings Corp.     378,415     0.1
            49,944,620     13.2

 

 

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares     RA     Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)            
      Mexico: 0.2%            
5,406     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   $ 636,070      0.2
                   
      Netherlands: 5.5%            
856 (1)(2)      Adyen NV     1,025,489     0.3
6,808     ASML Holding NV     5,929,862     1.6
21,806     EXOR NV     2,380,685     0.6
6,261     IMCD NV     944,627     0.2
101,000     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     3,065,777     0.8
35,159     Prosus NV     1,176,420     0.3
105,054     Shell PLC - EUR     3,753,985     1.0
6,759     Topicus.com, Inc.     550,824     0.1
13,872     Wolters Kluwer NV     2,076,730     0.6
            20,904,399     5.5
      New Zealand: 0.1%            
7,444 (1)      Xero Ltd.     577,938     0.1
                   
      Norway: 2.3%            
158,899     DNB Bank ASA     2,769,476     0.7
183,465     SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA     2,221,492     0.6
79,476     Sparebanken Vest     914,205     0.3
97,347     Yara International ASA     2,774,891     0.7
            8,680,064     2.3
      Portugal: 0.4%            
66,271     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     1,363,312     0.4
                   
      Puerto Rico: 0.8%            
34,066     Popular, Inc.     2,895,269     0.8
                   
      Russia: —%            
1,561,600 (3)      Alrosa PJSC        
                   
      Singapore: 1.4%            
233,738     United Overseas Bank Ltd.     5,186,834     1.4
                   
      South Korea: 5.8%            
15,700     F&F Co. Ltd.     743,187     0.2
37,721     Kia Corp.     3,195,822     0.8
44,600     LG Electronics, Inc.     2,970,454     0.8
135,729     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.     7,544,719     2.0
95,300     Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.     3,201,823     0.9
33,100     SK Hynix, Inc.     4,084,728     1.1
            21,740,733     5.8
      Spain: 0.5%            
167,167     Iberdrola SA     2,049,734     0.5
                   
      Sweden: 3.7%            
28,359     Assa Abloy AB - Class B     749,285     0.2
149,291     Atlas Copco AB - Class A     2,614,994     0.7
56,524     Duni AB     524,187     0.1
52,054     Epiroc AB - Class B     862,846     0.2
81,470     Investor AB - Class B     1,995,425     0.5
54,013     Loomis AB     1,380,398     0.4
147,400     SKF AB - Class B     3,030,259     0.8
10,356 (1)      Spotify Technology SA     2,904,237     0.8
            14,061,631     3.7

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

33 

 

 

VOYA MULTI-MANAGER
I
NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares           Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)            
      Switzerland: 2.9%            
9,901     Cie Financiere Richemont SA   $ 1,368,586     0.4
2,787     Lonza Group AG     1,538,406     0.4
63,168     Novartis AG, Reg     6,130,932     1.6
1,302     Partners Group Holding AG     1,675,109     0.4
5,853 (1)      Sandoz Group AG     198,925     0.1
            10,911,958     2.9
      Taiwan: 2.1%            
219,331     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     5,251,611     1.4
20,034     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR     2,751,469     0.7
            8,003,080     2.1
      Thailand: 0.7%            
497,970     Kasikornbank PCL - Foreign     1,748,023     0.5
22,500     Kasikornbank PCL - NVDR     78,982     0.0
271,000     Tisco Financial Group PCL     710,293     0.2
            2,537,298     0.7
      United Kingdom: 11.3%            
73,114     Anglo American PLC     2,389,175     0.6
28,748     Ashtead Group PLC     2,087,442     0.5
25,293     AstraZeneca PLC     3,825,531     1.0
201,743 (2)      Auto Trader Group PLC     1,749,003     0.5
165,050     BAE Systems PLC     2,745,141     0.7
87,307     Bellway PLC     2,743,683     0.7
22,281     Bunzl PLC     854,425     0.2
27,855     Burberry Group PLC     398,566     0.1
9,512     Games Workshop Group PLC     1,175,625     0.3
66,493     GSK PLC     1,379,522     0.4
61,359     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     620,052     0.2
346,072     HSBC Holdings PLC     2,999,729     0.8
190,019     Inchcape PLC     1,893,900     0.5
14,345     Intertek Group PLC     882,883     0.2
24,460     London Stock Exchange Group PLC     2,696,467     0.7
25,400     Next PLC     2,848,805     0.8
52,000     Nomad Foods Ltd.     939,120     0.2
18,844     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     1,053,509     0.3
155,476     Rightmove PLC     995,947     0.3
31,619     Rio Tinto PLC     2,139,361     0.6
166,980 (1)(2)      Trainline PLC     622,610     0.2
74,614     Unilever PLC     3,859,833     1.0
45,625     Weir Group PLC     1,164,228     0.3
71,330 (1)      Wise PLC - Class A     685,512     0.2
            42,750,069     11.3
      United States: 2.2%            
1,805 (1)      ARM Holdings PLC, ADR     182,684     0.1
28,600 (1)      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     3,167,450     0.8
7,705     Linde PLC US     3,397,597     0.9
1,050 (1)      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     1,291,185     0.3
7,400     Tecnoglass, Inc.     411,070     0.1
            8,449,986     2.2

 

 

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares     RA     Value     Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)            
      Uruguay: 0.5%            
1,183 (1)      MercadoLibre, Inc.   $ 1,725,642        0.5
      Total Common Stock
(Cost $336,665,948)
    358,894,363     95.2
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.7%            
47,736     iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF     2,486,568       0.7
      Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $2,437,251)
    2,486,568       0.7
                   
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.3%            
      Germany: 0.3%            
4,448     Sartorius AG     1,329,758       0.3
      Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $2,014,776)
    1,329,758       0.3
           
WARRANTS: —%            
      Canada: —%            
794 (1)(3)      Constellation Software, Inc.           —
      Total Warrants
(Cost $–)
          
      Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $341,117,975)
    362,710,689       96.2
                   
                   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.1%            
      Mutual Funds: 2.1%            
7,822,906 (4)      BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 5.180%
(Cost $7,822,906)
  $ 7,822,906        2.1
      Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $7,822,906)
     7,822,906        2.1
      Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $348,940,881)
  $ 370,533,595       98.3
      Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities     6,264,639          1.7
      Net Assets   $ 376,798,234     100.0
ADR     American Depositary Receipt        


 

 

(1)  Non-income producing security.
(2)  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(3)  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(4)  Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Sector Diversification  Percentage
of Net Assets
Financials   18.3%
Industrials   16.1 
Consumer Discretionary   13.9 
Information Technology   12.9 
Materials   8.3 
Health Care   7.4 
Communication Services   6.2 
Consumer Staples   5.6 
Energy   4.5 
Utilities   1.3 
Real Estate   1.0 
Exchange-Traded Funds   0.7 
Short-Term Investments   2.1 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities   1.7 
Net Assets   100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices             
   in Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant     
   for Identical   Observable   Unobservable   Fair Value 
   Investments   Inputs#   Inputs   at 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   April 30, 2024 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Common Stock                    
Australia  $   $658,362   $               $658,362 
Austria   1,238,846    1,531,095        2,769,941 
Belgium       3,049,540        3,049,540 
Brazil   2,919,760            2,919,760 
Canada   30,909,114            30,909,114 
Chile   4,367,001    1,879,072        6,246,073 
China   819,942    8,452,161        9,272,103 
Denmark       3,756,140        3,756,140 
France       38,196,610        38,196,610 
Germany       31,910,973        31,910,973 
Hong Kong       4,374,230        4,374,230 
India       6,320,416        6,320,416 
Indonesia       1,207,560        1,207,560 
Ireland       5,797,882        5,797,882 
Israel   1,059,399            1,059,399 
Italy   811,631    7,215,992        8,027,623 
Japan   701,138    49,243,482        49,944,620 
Mexico   636,070            636,070 
Netherlands   550,824    20,353,575        20,904,399 
New Zealand       577,938        577,938 
Norway   914,205    7,765,859        8,680,064 
Portugal       1,363,312        1,363,312 
Puerto Rico   2,895,269            2,895,269 
Russia                
Singapore       5,186,834        5,186,834 
South Korea       21,740,733        21,740,733 
Spain       2,049,734        2,049,734 
Sweden   3,428,424    10,633,207        14,061,631 
Switzerland       10,911,958        10,911,958 
Taiwan   2,751,469    5,251,611        8,003,080 
Thailand       2,537,298        2,537,298 
United Kingdom   1,561,730    41,188,339        42,750,069 
United States   8,449,986            8,449,986 
Uruguay   1,725,642            1,725,642 
Total Common Stock   65,740,450    293,153,913        358,894,363 
Exchange-Traded Funds   2,486,568            2,486,568 
Preferred Stock       1,329,758        1,329,758 
Warrants                
Short-Term Investments   7,822,906            7,822,906 
Total Investments, at fair value  $76,049,924   $294,483,671   $   $370,533,595 
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts       487        487 
Total Assets  $76,049,924   $294,484,158   $   $370,534,082 

 

 

^See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.
Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund:

 

 

                Unrealized
                Appreciation
Currency Purchased   Currency Sold   Counterparty   Settlement Date   (Depreciation)
USD       45,103   CHF 41,021   BNP Paribas   05/02/24   $ 479
HKD     108,940   USD 13,919   The Bank of New York Mellon   05/02/24     8
                    $ 487

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CHF    —     Swiss Franc

HKD    —     Hong Kong Sar Dollar

USD    —     United States Dollar

 

 

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

    Location on Statement      
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   of Assets and Liabilities   Fair Value
Asset Derivatives          
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 487
Total Asset Derivatives       $ 487

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

  Forward
  foreign
  currency
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments contracts
Foreign exchange contracts $ 15,118
Total $ 15,118

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

  Forward  
  foreign  
  currency  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments contracts  
Foreign exchange contracts $ 487  
Total $ 487  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of april 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

 

       The Bank     
       of New York    
   BNP Paribas   Mellon   Total 
Assets:               
Forward foreign currency contracts  $479   $8   $487 
Total Assets  $479   $8   $487 
Liabilities:               
Total Liabilities  $   $   $ 
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $479   $8   $487 
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $   $   $ 
Net Exposure(1)  $479   $8   $487 

 

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $358,332,292.    
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $41,763,749 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (29,466,217)
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $12,297,532 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited)

 

 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: 98.4%         
   Australia: 6.3%         
32,691  Ampol Ltd.  $771,957   0.3 
16,885  ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.   304,671   0.1 
17,385  Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.   443,664   0.2 
34,774  BHP Group Ltd. - Class DI   953,713   0.4 
21,848  BlueScope Steel Ltd.   318,880   0.1 
128,321  Brambles Ltd.   1,207,197   0.5 
2,980  Cochlear Ltd.   621,650   0.3 
36,782  Coles Group Ltd.   383,607   0.2 
12,099   Commonwealth Bank of Australia   886,486   0.4 
31,162  Computershare Ltd.   547,464   0.2 
482  CSL Ltd.   85,640   0.0 
26,445   Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.   438,310   0.2 
46,134  Goodman Group   931,887   0.4 
2,813  HUB24 Ltd.   72,276   0.0 
79,994   Insurance Australia Group Ltd.   331,412   0.1 
11,027  JB Hi-Fi Ltd.   430,296   0.2 
278,522  Medibank Pvt Ltd.   638,332   0.3 
7,572  Orica Ltd.   87,674   0.0 
42,691 (1)  Qantas Airways Ltd.   161,069   0.1 
69,762  QBE Insurance Group Ltd.   798,003   0.4 
13,008  Rio Tinto Ltd.   1,082,580   0.5 
250,596  Telstra Group Ltd.   592,060   0.3 
32,236  Wesfarmers Ltd.   1,380,962   0.6 
26,728  Westpac Banking Corp.   443,853   0.2 
9,471   Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (WDS)   169,691   0.1 
24,298  Woolworths Group Ltd.   498,524   0.2 
       14,581,858   6.3 
   Austria: 0.2%         
19,190  Mondi PLC QX   364,238   0.2 
             
   Belgium: 0.1%         
8,152  Solvay SA   263,339   0.1 
             
   Brazil: 0.0%         
42,800  Ambev SA   100,476   0.0 
             
   Canada: 4.5%         
9,587 (1)  Air Canada   141,509   0.0 
21,673   Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.   1,201,213   0.5 
24,602  ARC Resources Ltd.   445,522   0.2 
2,954  Atco Ltd./Canada - Class I   80,617   0.0 
19,231   Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - Class A   734,652   0.3 
5,040   Canadian National Railway Co.   611,727   0.3 
2,366   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   179,291   0.1 
3,466   Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.   271,912   0.1 
4,601 (1)  CGI, Inc.   466,200   0.2 
96   Constellation Software, Inc.   247,159   0.1 
1,993 (1)    Descartes Systems Group, Inc.   184,874   0.1 
5,273  Dollarama, Inc.   439,873   0.2 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares    Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Canada (continued)         
179   Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.  $194,611   0.1 
2,249  FirstService Corp.   330,329   0.1 
4,683  Fortis, Inc./Canada   183,898   0.1 
3,426  George Weston Ltd.   450,869   0.2 
6,420  iA Financial Corp., Inc.   389,215   0.2 
3,879  Loblaw Cos. Ltd.   425,361   0.2 
33,899  Manulife Financial Corp.   790,685   0.3 
12,549 (1)  MEG Energy Corp.   285,410   0.1 
8,271  Metro, Inc.   423,088   0.2 
4,276  Royal Bank of Canada   413,700   0.2 
7,574 (1)    Shopify, Inc. - CAD - Class A   531,745   0.2 
7,475  Sun Life Financial, Inc.   381,664   0.2 
2,838  Thomson Reuters Corp.   428,653   0.2 
4,091  Toronto-Dominion Bank   242,699   0.1 
       10,476,476   4.5 
   Chile: 0.1%         
2,536,218   Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA   197,868   0.1 
6,272,112 (1)  Latam Airlines Group SA   84,865   0.0 
       282,733   0.1 
   China: 1.9%         
63,220   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.   591,933   0.3 
203,000  AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. - Class H   87,305   0.0 
13,572 (1)  Baidu, Inc. - Class A   175,833   0.1 
7,000  BYD Co. Ltd. - Class H   191,888   0.1 
256,000  China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. - Class H   122,380   0.1 
544,000   China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H   351,963   0.1 
15,450   China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. - Class A   72,895   0.0 
124,000   China Oilfield Services Ltd. - Class H   132,594   0.1 
47,100   Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. - Class A   89,147   0.0 
40,400   Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. - Class H   149,643   0.1 
19,732  JD.com, Inc. - Class A   284,306   0.1 
25,830 (1)(2)  Meituan - Class B   352,696   0.2 
5,875  NetEase, Inc.   110,125   0.0 
522,000   PetroChina Co. Ltd. - Class H   486,369   0.2 
83,000   Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H   376,163   0.2 
5,900  Tencent Holdings Ltd.   258,911   0.1 
14,025     Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd. - Class A   93,980   0.0 
4,250 (1)  Trip.com Group Ltd.   207,006   0.1 
14,400 (2)    WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. - Class H   64,816   0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   China (continued)         
310,000   Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. - Class H  $202,688   0.1 
       4,402,641   1.9 
   Denmark: 2.2%         
1,678  Carlsberg AS - Class B   225,712   0.1 
27,515  Danske Bank A/S   792,074   0.3 
29,948   Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B   3,840,601   1.6 
2,948  Novozymes A/S - Class B   163,251   0.1 
6,780 (1)  Vestas Wind Systems A/S   181,695   0.1 
       5,203,333   2.2 
   Finland: 1.2%         
18,838  Fortum Oyj   248,236   0.1 
15,653  Kesko Oyj - Class B   267,234   0.1 
6,365  Kone Oyj - Class B   310,275   0.1 
11,293  Nordea Bank Abp - EUR   132,334   0.1 
63,661  Nordea Bank Abp - SEK   740,010   0.3 
4,296  Sampo Oyj - Class A   174,347   0.1 
15,994  UPM-Kymmene Oyj   560,513   0.3 
13,742  Wartsila Oyj Abp   253,506   0.1 
       2,686,455   1.2 
   France: 7.6%         
8,300  Air Liquide SA   1,623,305   0.7 
545  Airbus SE   89,684   0.0 
1,096  Arkema SA   113,093   0.1 
29,186  AXA SA   1,008,424   0.4 
6,224  Bouygues SA   229,388   0.1 
4,126  Capgemini SE   867,208   0.4 
9,077  Carrefour SA   152,705   0.1 
18,781  Cie de Saint-Gobain   1,485,253   0.6 
12,784  Cie Generale des         
   Etablissements Michelin SCA   491,145   0.2 
3,203  Danone SA   200,468   0.1 
71,870  Engie SA   1,247,709   0.5 
4,091  EssilorLuxottica SA   872,332   0.4 
572  Hermes International   1,369,364   0.6 
10,949  Legrand SA   1,125,193   0.5 
832  L'Oreal SA   390,086   0.2 
1,286   LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   1,056,369   0.5 
40,626  Orange SA   452,180   0.2 
6,981  Publicis Groupe SA   770,332   0.3 
15,276  Sanofi   1,509,165   0.7 
4,488  Schneider Electric SE   1,023,325   0.4 
10,209  TotalEnergies SE   741,162   0.3 
13,437  Veolia Environnement SA   417,726   0.2 
2,572  Vinci SA   301,377   0.1 
       17,536,993   7.6 
   Germany: 5.6%         
2,030  Allianz SE   576,084   0.2 
3,067  BASF SE   160,701   0.1 
11,474   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   1,250,087   0.5 
1,778  Beiersdorf AG   267,240   0.1 
6,899  Brenntag SE   550,565   0.2 
4,817  Commerzbank AG   71,591   0.0 
15,466  Deutsche Post AG, Reg   647,561   0.3 

 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares  RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Germany (continued)         
38,633   Deutsche Telekom AG, Reg  $884,912   0.4 
188,118  E.ON SE   2,491,057   1.1 
4,272  GEA Group AG   172,418   0.1 
9,246  Heidelberg Materials AG   930,478   0.4 
7,565  KION Group AG   348,655   0.1 
5,565  Mercedes-Benz Group AG   420,942   0.2 
8,413  SAP SE   1,519,113   0.7 
2,483 (2)  Scout24 SE   182,396   0.1 
9,027  Siemens AG, Reg   1,691,063   0.7 
1,775  Talanx AG   133,506   0.1 
61,221  thyssenkrupp AG   307,249   0.1 
16,430 (1)(2)  Zalando SE   429,896   0.2 
       13,035,514   5.6 
   Hong Kong: 1.2%         
22,800  AIA Group Ltd.   166,995   0.1 
268,000   Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.   155,137   0.1 
108,400   China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.   99,112   0.0 
35,500   CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.   172,416   0.1 
32,000  CLP Holdings Ltd.   251,714   0.1 
6,400   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   203,356   0.1 
6,300   Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (SGX:J36)   241,731   0.1 
31,000  Link REIT   132,829   0.1 
12,995 (1)    Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR   84,987   0.0 
55,000   Power Assets Holdings Ltd.   315,489   0.1 
275,000   Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.   93,967   0.0 
75,000  Swire Pacific Ltd. - Class A   635,153   0.3 
291,000 (2)  WH Group Ltd.   211,510   0.1 
       2,764,396   1.2 
   Hungary: 0.1%         
4,087  OTP Bank Nyrt   202,575   0.1 
             
   India: 1.1%         
16,889  Cipla Ltd./India   282,727   0.1 
5,604  Cummins India Ltd.   219,419   0.1 
10,473  HCL Technologies Ltd.   170,867   0.1 
4,006 (2)    HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.   186,756   0.1 
13,959  ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR   384,291   0.2 
11,264  Infosys Ltd. - Foreign, ADR   188,221   0.1 
52,545   Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.   189,518   0.1 
7,712  Reliance Industries Ltd.   270,724   0.1 
6,046   Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   275,940   0.1 
21,685  Tata Motors Ltd.   261,501   0.1 
       2,429,964   1.1 
   Indonesia: 0.2%         
2,010,100  Aneka Tambang Tbk   202,055   0.1 
375,600  Astra International Tbk PT   118,523   0.0 

 

 

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          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Indonesia (continued)         
450,500   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT  $136,368   0.1 
       456,946   0.2 
   Ireland: 1.3%         
6,132  CRH PLC - London   474,866   0.2 
8,072  CRH PLC US   624,934   0.3 
12,713  DCC PLC   868,177   0.4 
9,232  Experian PLC   372,362   0.1 
5,085 (1)    James Hardie Industries PLC   174,812   0.1 
3,808  Kerry Group PLC - Class A   327,711   0.1 
2,192 (1)  PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR   274,395   0.1 
       3,117,257   1.3 
   Israel: 0.1%         
703 (1)  Monday.com Ltd.   133,099   0.1 
             
   Italy: 2.9%         
235,253  A2A SpA   463,956   0.2 
269,735  Enel SpA   1,772,819   0.8 
3,756  Ferrari NV   1,544,750   0.7 
118,155  Hera SpA   426,597   0.2 
219,333  Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   820,966   0.3 
5,475  Prysmian SpA   297,065   0.1 
2,810     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   149,530   0.1 
26,234   Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   210,185   0.1 
24,908  UniCredit SpA   914,234   0.4 
       6,600,102   2.9 
   Japan: 24.9%         
12,400  Air Water, Inc.   186,189   0.1 
5,200  Aisin Corp.   197,789   0.1 
11,400  Alfresa Holdings Corp.   168,942   0.1 
17,100  Amada Co. Ltd.   186,767   0.1 
68,400  Asahi Kasei Corp.   476,894   0.2 
12,600  Azbil Corp.   351,918   0.1 
13,800   Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.   257,855   0.1 
19,500  Bridgestone Corp.   860,477   0.4 
23,400  Canon, Inc.   633,328   0.3 
8,000  Central Japan Railway Co.   182,944   0.1 
74,000  Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   949,861   0.4 
6,200   Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   197,184   0.1 
28,400  Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.   188,661   0.1 
10,400  COMSYS Holdings Corp.   243,438   0.1 
6,100   Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.   177,669   0.1 
17,700  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.   595,741   0.3 
4,400   Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.   471,655   0.2 
15,400   Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.   433,339   0.2 
21,500  Denso Corp.   366,427   0.2 
11,600  East Japan Railway Co.   212,616   0.1 
16,800   Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.   285,382   0.1 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares    Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Japan (continued)         
418,100  ENEOS Holdings, Inc.  $1,931,712   0.8 
8,400  FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   178,689   0.1 
39,300  Fujikura Ltd.   675,344   0.3 
29,200  Fujitsu Ltd.   451,086   0.2 
5,900  Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.   126,324   0.1 
22,800  Hitachi Ltd.   2,103,544   0.9 
143,100  Honda Motor Co. Ltd.   1,628,132   0.7 
1,900  Horiba Ltd.   184,336   0.1 
2,400  Hoya Corp.   278,256   0.1 
19,300  Hulic Co. Ltd.   177,843   0.1 
214,300  Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.   1,451,908   0.6 
15,500  Inpex Corp.   232,187   0.1 
12,100  Isuzu Motors Ltd.   153,342   0.1 
20,500  ITOCHU Corp.   924,853   0.4 
5,500  Iwatani Corp.   312,304   0.1 
11,800  Japan Tobacco, Inc.   317,439   0.1 
34,200  JFE Holdings, Inc.   510,460   0.2 
20,400  JVCKenwood Corp.   103,702   0.0 
7,100  Kamigumi Co. Ltd.   153,329   0.1 
23,500     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.   352,016   0.1 
6,300  Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.   82,014   0.0 
18,700  KDDI Corp.   518,902   0.2 
700  Keyence Corp.   307,839   0.1 
13,700  Kinden Corp.   261,411   0.1 
8,000     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   205,669   0.1 
14,800  Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.   216,044   0.1 
10,500  Kokuyo Co. Ltd.   179,384   0.1 
36,300  Komatsu Ltd.   1,083,778   0.5 
26,800  Kuraray Co. Ltd.   296,921   0.1 
20,200  Kyocera Corp.   246,211   0.1 
22,900     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.   212,441   0.1 
14,300  Makita Corp.   413,998   0.2 
37,400  Marubeni Corp.   666,332   0.3 
6,700  Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.   172,515   0.1 
10,200  MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   144,643   0.1 
61,000  Mazda Motor Corp.   690,488   0.3 
3,900     McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.   171,556   0.1 
19,200  Medipal Holdings Corp.   301,115   0.1 
10,100  MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.   225,981   0.1 
167,100     Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.   974,839   0.4 
102,600  Mitsubishi Corp.   2,346,419   1.0 
21,500  Mitsubishi Electric Corp.   374,743   0.2 
58,400     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.   581,743   0.2 
29,500  Mitsui & Co. Ltd.   1,424,133   0.6 
8,600  Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.   244,781   0.1 
29,700     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.   533,978   0.2 
8,600     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   157,141   0.1 
29,400  Nikon Corp.   303,976   0.1 
15,100  Nintendo Co. Ltd.   736,412   0.3 
8,600  Nippon Steel Corp.   192,803   0.1 
179,000     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   193,260   0.1 

 

 

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          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Japan (continued)         
14,100  Nippon Yusen KK  $400,306   0.2 
16,200  Nitto Denko Corp.   1,339,508   0.6 
10,400  NOF Corp.   139,526   0.1 
494   Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.   472,225   0.2 
73,200  Obayashi Corp.   816,970   0.3 
16,500  Olympus Corp.   229,840   0.1 
4,700   Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan   129,681   0.1 
16,800  ORIX Corp.   343,819   0.1 
18,100  Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   402,470   0.2 
8,300  Otsuka Corp.   165,071   0.1 
6,500  Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   277,920   0.1 
57,700  Panasonic Holdings Corp.   503,632   0.2 
6,600  Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.   284,245   0.1 
20,300  Ricoh Co. Ltd.   175,129   0.1 
25,100  Sankyo Co. Ltd.   272,637   0.1 
21,300  Sanwa Holdings Corp.   347,848   0.1 
2,700   SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.   278,578   0.1 
7,800  Secom Co. Ltd.   541,808   0.2 
60,600  Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.   881,612   0.4 
9,200  Sekisui House Ltd.   211,419   0.1 
46,600  Shimizu Corp.   288,662   0.1 
17,900   Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.   692,890   0.3 
6,100  Shionogi & Co. Ltd.   284,875   0.1 
13,500  Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.   192,384   0.1 
300  SMC Corp.   157,610   0.1 
21,800  SoftBank Corp.   262,945   0.1 
16,100  Sojitz Corp.   414,524   0.2 
5,700  Sony Group Corp.   471,113   0.2 
36,600  Subaru Corp.   817,241   0.3 
24,000  Sumitomo Corp.   631,132   0.3 
29,400   Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.   454,416   0.2 
20,900   Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   1,187,200   0.5 
33,200   Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.   698,024   0.3 
17,000   Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.   206,343   0.1 
10,100   Suzuken Co. Ltd./Aichi Japan   298,291   0.1 
20,300  Suzuki Motor Corp.   236,409   0.1 
9,000   Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   236,539   0.1 
19,200  Teijin Ltd.   187,309   0.1 
6,900  Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.   136,899   0.1 
31,500  Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.   995,601   0.4 
6,500  Tokyo Electron Ltd.   1,425,748   0.6 
54,600  Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.   1,224,529   0.5 
9,700  TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.   230,122   0.1 
3,200  Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.   200,110   0.1 
61,500  Toyota Motor Corp.   1,402,729   0.6 
8,000  Toyota Tsusho Corp.   508,640   0.2 
3,500  Ulvac, Inc.   209,285   0.1 
12,100  USS Co. Ltd.   92,435   0.0 
7,800  West Japan Railway Co.   148,055   0.1 
3,700  Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.   198,798   0.1 

 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Japan (continued)         
31,800  Yokogawa Electric Corp.  $702,647   0.3 
       57,741,101   24.9 
   Jordan: 0.2%         
15,327   Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC   368,009   0.2 
             
   Mexico: 0.3%         
3,671   Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   363,979   0.2 
20,500   Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV   241,107   0.1 
       605,086   0.3 
   Netherlands: 4.7%         
2,840  ASML Holding NV   2,473,679   1.1 
15,849  EXOR NV   1,730,325   0.7 
67,645  ING Groep NV   1,069,488   0.5 
53,746   Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   1,631,418   0.7 
270,180  Koninklijke KPN NV   981,871   0.4 
12,920 (1)  Koninklijke Philips, N.V.   343,107   0.1 
3,068  Randstad NV   153,863   0.1 
39,478  Stellantis NV (STLAM)   873,511   0.4 
6,473  Universal Music Group NV   190,405   0.1 
9,156  Wolters Kluwer NV   1,370,714   0.6 
       10,818,381   4.7 
   New Zealand: 0.2%         
137,820  Spark New Zealand Ltd.   387,374   0.2 
             
   Norway: 0.4%         
14,169  Equinor ASA   377,014   0.1 
2,619  Kongsberg Gruppen ASA   184,883   0.1 
9,643  Mowi ASA   169,301   0.1 
26,425  Orkla ASA   179,754   0.1 
       910,952   0.4 
   Philippines: 0.0%         
6,910  SM Investments Corp.   113,635   0.0 
             
   Poland: 0.3%         
4,235   Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA   175,330   0.1 
29,538   Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA   481,599   0.2 
       656,929   0.3 
   Portugal: 0.3%         
25,241  Galp Energia SGPS SA   542,207   0.2 
9,864   Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA   202,920   0.1 
       745,127   0.3 
   Qatar: 0.0%         
18,950   Qatar National Bank QPSC   72,148   0.0 
             
   Russia: —%         
4,061 (3)  Lukoil PJSC       
             
   Saudi Arabia: 0.1%         
8,651   Saudi Basic Industries Corp.   194,910   0.1 
             
   Singapore: 2.0%         
314,100  ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.   341,652   0.1 

 

 

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          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Singapore (continued)         
32,980  DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  $839,585   0.4 
212,600  Keppel Corp. Ltd.   1,063,407   0.5 
27,900   Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.   289,646   0.1 
5,322 (1)  Sea Ltd., ADR   336,297   0.1 
208,500  Singapore Airlines Ltd.   994,883   0.4 
50,000  Singapore Exchange Ltd.   341,076   0.1 
52,500   Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.   154,218   0.1 
114,500   Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   198,575   0.1 
7,500  United Overseas Bank Ltd.   166,431   0.1 
       4,725,770   2.0 
   South Korea: 1.9%         
3,670  Doosan Bobcat, Inc.   137,166   0.0 
45,066  DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.   139,895   0.1 
6,795  GS Holdings Corp.   219,694   0.1 
3,362  Hana Financial Group, Inc.   141,798   0.1 
1,392   Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.   211,440   0.1 
1,016  Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.   133,005   0.0 
1,642  Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.   268,630   0.1 
1,288  Hyundai Motor Co.   231,680   0.1 
4,290  Hyundai Steel Co.   99,618   0.0 
8,910  Kia Corp.   754,879   0.3 
4,295  KT&G Corp.   276,752   0.1 
4,244  Samsung C&T Corp.   457,645   0.2 
15,118   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   840,359   0.4 
1,985  Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.   228,035   0.1 
5,853   Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.   196,645   0.1 
1,416  SK Hynix, Inc.   174,742   0.1 
       4,511,983   1.9 
   Spain: 0.9%         
6,042  Amadeus IT Group SA   383,510   0.2 
21,383   Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA   231,235   0.1 
22,336  Iberdrola SA   273,875   0.1 
16,564   Industria de Diseno Textil SA   754,176   0.3 
72,240  Telefonica SA   323,607   0.2 
       1,966,403   0.9 
   Sweden: 4.8%         
5,486  Alfa Laval AB   233,565   0.1 
7,595  Assa Abloy AB - Class B   200,671   0.1 
27,702  Atlas Copco AB - Class A   485,231   0.2 
16,760  Atlas Copco AB - Class B   251,303   0.1 
7,441  Axfood AB   192,495   0.1 
49,510  Elekta AB - Class B   352,552   0.1 
18,677  Epiroc AB - Class A   345,289   0.1 
24,358  Essity AB - Class B   607,726   0.3 
17,884   Industrivarden AB - Class A   575,928   0.2 
19,289   Industrivarden AB - Class C   620,138   0.3 
16,554  Investor AB - Class A   403,198   0.2 
104,696  Investor AB - Class B   2,564,294   1.1 
11,308  Saab AB - Class B   895,240   0.4 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares  RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   Sweden (continued)         
447,047  Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB   $160,339   0.1 
9,426  Sandvik AB   187,894   0.1 
37,681  Securitas AB - Class B   377,624   0.2 
15,456  SKF AB - Class B   317,745   0.1 
26,777  SSAB AB - Class B   149,832   0.1 
19,829  Swedbank AB - Class A   379,176   0.2 
17,146  Trelleborg AB - Class B   604,267   0.2 
46,114  Volvo AB - Class B   1,173,748   0.5 
       11,078,255   4.8 
   Switzerland: 6.9%         
31,877  ABB Ltd., Reg   1,548,854   0.7 
6,246  Adecco Group AG   218,501   0.1 
670  Alcon, Inc.   51,373   0.0 
2  Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG   230,805   0.1 
14  Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG - Class PC   161,266   0.1 
27,598  Coca-Cola HBC AG - Class DI   890,826   0.4 
593  Geberit AG, Reg   316,532   0.1 
2,050  Georg Fischer AG   143,081   0.1 
96  Givaudan SA, Reg   410,570   0.2 
20,824  Holcim AG   1,743,131   0.7 
5,062  Julius Baer Group Ltd.   271,619   0.1 
2,387  Kuehne + Nagel International AG   630,876   0.3 
12,272  Logitech International SA   955,464   0.4 
611  Lonza Group AG   337,268   0.1 
14,421  Nestle SA   1,447,871   0.6 
26,711  Novartis AG, Reg   2,592,504   1.1 
490  Partners Group Holding AG   630,417   0.3 
5,663  Roche Holding AG   1,356,935   0.6 
9,780 (1)  Sandoz Group AG   332,392   0.1 
895  Schindler Holding AG   223,085   0.1 
1,839  SGS SA   161,934   0.1 
863  Sonova Holding AG, Reg   238,561   0.1 
342  Swisscom AG, Reg   187,624   0.1 
1,717  Zurich Insurance Group AG   831,108   0.4 
       15,912,597   6.9 
   Taiwan: 1.0%         
6,000  Asustek Computer, Inc.   78,676   0.0 
2,000  eMemory Technology, Inc.   134,425   0.1 
26,000  MediaTek, Inc.   783,931   0.3 
54,000  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   1,292,964   0.6 
3,998  Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   3,750   0.0 
       2,293,746   1.0 
   Thailand: 0.1%         
78,100  PTT Exploration & Production PCL   326,715   0.1 
             
   United Arab Emirates: 0.1%         
34,804  Emirates NBD Bank PJSC   161,090   0.1 
             
   United Kingdom: 11.8%         
70,865  3i Group PLC   2,531,820   1.1 

 

 

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          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   United Kingdom (continued)         
11,533  Admiral Group PLC  $392,549   0.2 
8,386   Associated British Foods PLC   277,556   0.1 
7,921  AstraZeneca PLC   1,198,040   0.5 
22,554 (2)  Auto Trader Group PLC   195,531   0.1 
29,696  Aviva PLC   172,419   0.1 
43,583   B&M European Value Retail SA   281,265   0.1 
141,341  BAE Systems PLC   2,350,809   1.0 
4,674   Berkeley Group Holdings PLC   274,483   0.1 
92,510  British Land Co. PLC   446,096   0.2 
21,824  Britvic PLC   240,669   0.1 
8,369  Burberry Group PLC   119,749   0.0 
101,495  Centrica PLC   162,013   0.1 
6,433   Coca-Cola European Partners PLC - USD   463,305   0.2 
21,269  Compass Group PLC   591,569   0.2 
5,431  Diageo PLC   187,693   0.1 
75,756   Direct Line Insurance Group PLC   175,883   0.1 
71,317  DS Smith PLC   310,694   0.1 
41,520  GSK PLC   861,410   0.4 
55,880  Haleon PLC   236,000   0.1 
23,525   Howden Joinery Group PLC   256,062   0.1 
68,471  HSBC Holdings PLC   593,502   0.3 
44,303  IG Group Holdings PLC   413,402   0.2 
31,991  Imperial Brands PLC   730,998   0.3 
7,588   InterContinental Hotels Group PLC   740,086   0.3 
3,248  Intertek Group PLC   199,903   0.1 
109,062  J Sainsbury PLC   357,742   0.1 
19,703  JET2 PLC   352,341   0.1 
6,699 (1)(2)  Just Eat Takeaway.com NV   97,856   0.0 
185,612  Man Group PLC/Jersey   595,238   0.3 
24,104  National Grid PLC   316,175   0.1 
3,257  Next PLC   365,298   0.2 
42,969  Pearson PLC   521,378   0.2 
6,509   Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   363,898   0.2 
49,573  RELX PLC   2,036,795   0.9 
27,057  Rightmove PLC   173,321   0.1 
19,814  Rio Tinto PLC   1,340,627   0.6 
11,861  Sage Group PLC   171,995   0.1 
44,143  Shell PLC   1,569,219   0.7 
24,975  Smiths Group PLC   503,494   0.2 
10,547  Spectris PLC   436,256   0.2 
40,457  Tate & Lyle PLC   333,144   0.1 
689,897  Tesco PLC   2,547,142   1.1 
16,799  Unilever PLC   869,024   0.4 
       27,354,449   11.8 
   United States: 0.9%         
20,709  Amcor PLC   184,133   0.1 
6,415  Ferguson PLC   1,352,637   0.6 
43,926 (1)(2)  Sinch AB   99,316   0.0 

 

 

          Percentage 
          of Net 
Shares  RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
   United States (continued)         
3,010  Waste Connections, Inc.  $488,019   0.2 
       2,124,105   0.9 
   Total Common Stock
(Cost $211,597,858)
   227,707,160   98.4 
         
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.4%         
13,646  iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   1,054,427   0.4 
   Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $1,069,027)
   1,054,427   0.4 
         
WARRANTS: —%         
   Canada: —%         
215 (1)(3)  Constellation Software, Inc.       
   Total Warrants
(Cost $–)
       
   Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $212,666,885)
   228,761,587   98.8 
             
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.6%         
   Mutual Funds: 0.6%         
254,293 (4)      BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 5.180%   254,293   0.1 
1,078,000 (4)    Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (Institutional Share Class), 5.220%   1,078,000   0.5 
   Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $1,332,293)
   1,332,293   0.6 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $1,332,293)
   1,332,293   0.6 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $213,999,178)
  $230,093,880   99.4 
   Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities   1,357,617   0.6 
   Net Assets  $231,451,497   100.0 
ADR  American Depositary Receipt         

 

(1) Non-income producing security.

(2) Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.

(3) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(4) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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I
NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

    Percentage
Sector Diversification   of Net Assets
Industrials  22.9%
Financials  15.2 
Consumer Discretionary  12.4 
Consumer Staples  8.6 
Materials  8.2 
Health Care  8.0 
Information Technology  7.8 
Utilities  5.4 
Energy  4.6 
Communication Services  3.5 
Real Estate  1.8 
Exchange-Traded Funds  0.4 
Short-Term Investments  0.6 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities  0.6 
Net Assets  100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices         
   in Active Markets  Significant Other  Significant   
   for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  Fair Value
   Investments  Inputs#  Inputs  at
   (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  April 30, 2024
Asset Table                
Investments, at fair value                
Common Stock                
Australia  $  $14,581,858  $  $14,581,858
Austria   364,238         364,238
Belgium      263,339      263,339
Brazil   100,476         100,476
Canada   10,476,476         10,476,476
Chile   282,733         282,733
China      4,402,641      4,402,641
Denmark      5,203,333      5,203,333
Finland      2,686,455      2,686,455
France      17,536,993      17,536,993
Germany      13,035,514      13,035,514
Hong Kong   326,718   2,437,678      2,764,396
Hungary      202,575      202,575
India   572,512   1,857,452      2,429,964
Indonesia      456,946      456,946
Ireland   899,329   2,217,928      3,117,257
Israel   133,099         133,099
Italy      6,600,102      6,600,102
Japan      57,741,101      57,741,101
Jordan      368,009      368,009
Mexico   605,086         605,086
Netherlands      10,818,381      10,818,381
New Zealand   387,374         387,374
Norway      910,952      910,952
Philippines   113,635         113,635
Poland      656,929      656,929
Portugal      745,127      745,127
Qatar      72,148      72,148
Russia            
Saudi Arabia      194,910      194,910
Singapore   336,297   4,389,473      4,725,770
South Korea      4,511,983      4,511,983
Spain      1,966,403      1,966,403
Sweden      11,078,255      11,078,255
Switzerland      15,912,597      15,912,597
Taiwan      2,293,746      2,293,746
Thailand      326,715      326,715
United Arab Emirates   161,090         161,090
United Kingdom   796,449   26,558,000      27,354,449
United States   488,019   1,636,086      2,124,105
Total Common Stock   16,043,531   211,663,629      227,707,160
Exchange-Traded Funds   1,054,427         1,054,427
Warrants            
Short-Term Investments   1,332,293         1,332,293
Total Investments, at fair value  $18,430,251  $211,663,629  $  $230,093,880
Liabilities Table                 
Other Financial Instruments+                
Futures  $(67,388) $  $  $(67,388)
Total Liabilities  $(67,388) $  $  $(67,388)

 

 

^See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

#The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.

+Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

At April 30, 2024, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund:

 

    Number   Expiration     Notional   Unrealized
Description   of Contracts   Date     Amount   Depreciation
Long Contracts:                    
MSCI EAFE Index   21   06/21/24    $ 2,380,875     $ (67,388) 
             $ 2,380,875     $ (67,388) 

 

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

    Location on Statement      
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   of Assets and Liabilities   Fair Value
           
Liability Derivatives          
Equity contracts   Variation margin payable on futures contracts*    $ 67,388 
Total Liability Derivatives        $ 67,388 

 

 

*The fair value presented above represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the tables within the Portfolio of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s unsettled variation margin is reported in receivables or payables on futures contracts and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in total distributable earnings (loss).

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

    Forward            
    foreign            
    currency            
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   contracts   Futures   Total
Equity contracts    $ —     $ 195,884     $ 195,884 
Foreign exchange contracts     (34,752)      —      (34,752) 
Total    $ (34,752)     $ 195,884     $ 161,132 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

    Forward            
    foreign            
    currency            
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   contracts   Futures   Total
Equity contracts   $   $ (24,691)   $ (24,691)
Foreign exchange contracts     (258)         (258)
Total   $ (258)   $ (24,691)   $ (24,949)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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I
NTERNATIONAL FACTORS FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of April 30, 2024 (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $220,589,872.      
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:      
Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 20,542,578
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (10,788,376)
Net Unrealized Appreciation   $ 9,754,202

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

At a meeting held on November 16, 2023, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, each a series of the Trust (the “Funds”), as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of (1) the investment management contracts (the “Management Contracts”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, (2) the sub-advisory contracts (the “Sub-Advisory Contracts,” and together with the Management Contracts, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Polaris Capital Management, LLC, Wellington Management Company LLP, and PanAgora Asset Management, Inc., the respective sub-advisers to each Fund (the “Sub-Advisers”), and (3) the sub-sub-advisory contract (the “Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract” and together with the Management Contracts and the Sub-Advisory Contracts, the “Contracts”) with Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, the sub-sub-adviser to Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser”), for an additional one-year period ending November 30, 2024.

 

In addition to the Board meeting on November 16, 2023, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of representatives of the Manager, Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 9, 2023 and November 14, 2023. At those meetings, the Board members reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other relevant matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.

The Board has established a Contracts Committee and two Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process for the Voya funds, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund (assigned to that IRC) to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers.

 

The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant to the contracts renewal process for the Voya funds. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for each Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on that Fund’s particular attributes; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.

 

The Manager, Sub-Advisers or Sub-Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation based on the information that was provided. In such cases, the omission of any such information was determined to not be material to the Board’s considerations.

 

Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

 

The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition, the Manager provides

 

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administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds as set forth in the Management Contracts, including oversight of the Funds’ operations and risk management and the oversight of their various other service providers.

 

The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” structure of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the Sub-Advisers’ and Sub-Sub-Adviser’s investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions with respect to the Funds under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing due diligence and oversight with respect to the sub-advisers and sub-sub-adviser and to recommend appropriate changes in investment strategies, sub-advisers, sub-sub-adviser, or allocation among sub-advisers and sub-sub-adviser in an effort to improve a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group that reviews, among other matters, performance data, each Sub-Adviser’s and the Sub-Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to each Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser.

 

Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating, among other related matters, whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager, Sub-Advisers, and Sub-Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for each Fund are complied with on a consistent basis.

 

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

 

Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager,

each Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser under the Contracts were appropriate.

 

Fund Performance

 

In assessing the investment management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of each Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar,” an independent provider of mutual fund data) category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index. With respect to the Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, and Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, the Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund assets allocated by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of each Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.

 

Economies of Scale

 

When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedules, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager, Sub-Advisers and the Sub-Sub-Adviser as a Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. The Board considered that, while the Funds do not have management fee breakpoints, the Funds may have fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager, Sub-Advisers or the Sub-Sub-Adviser could be shared with each Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.

 

Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients

 

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

 

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

 

Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits

 

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

 

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

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

 

The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser are entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that they provide to the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager, Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Funds. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Funds and the Manager, Sub-Advisers’ and Sub-Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.

 

Fund-by-Fund Analysis

 

Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings in relation to approving each Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2023. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings certain additional data regarding each Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. Each Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and

 

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the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.

 

Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date and one-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented, with the exception of the year-to-date and one year periods, during which it outperformed.

 

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the recent change of a Sub-Adviser implemented in July 2023; and (2) the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during more recent periods.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.

 

Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date period, the fourth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, and the fifth quintile for the one-year and ten-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented.

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account: (1) management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods; (2) management’s confidence in the ability of the Sub-Advisers to achieve the Fund’s long-term investment objective and management’s representation that it continues to monitor the Sub-Advisers’ performance; and (3) the recent changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio; and (2) that, as a result of the Board’s request during the 2022 annual contract renewal cycle, lower expense limits were implemented for the Fund, effective on January 1, 2023.

 

Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the three-year period, the third quintile for the year-to-date and ten-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the one-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented, with the exception of three-year period, during which it outperformed.

 

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts

 

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ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

Board Conclusions

 

After its deliberation, the Board concluded that, in its

business judgment, the terms of the Contracts are fair and reasonable to each Fund and that approval of the continuation of the Contracts is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. In doing so, the Board reviewed all factors it considered to be material, including those discussed above. Within the context of its overall conclusions regarding the Contracts, and based on the information provided and management’s related representations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with management’s responses relating to each Fund’s investment performance and the fees payable under the Contracts. During this renewal process, each Board member may have accorded different weight to various factors in reaching his or her conclusions. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for each Fund for the year ending November 30, 2024.

 

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Investment Adviser Custodian
Voya Investments, LLC The Bank of New York Mellon
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100 225 Liberty Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 New York, New York 10286

 

Distributor Legal Counsel
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC Ropes & Gray LLP
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100 Prudential Tower
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 800 Boylston Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 02199

 

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example 1
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 2
Statement of Operations 4
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 5
Financial Highlights 6
Notes to Financial Statements 8
Portfolios of Investments 20
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract Approval Discussion 27
Additional Information 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

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

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.

 

 

 

  

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. The Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

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

 

  Actual Fund Return   Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
  Beginning   Ending       Expenses Paid   Beginning   Ending       Expenses Paid  
  Account   Account       During the   Account   Account       During the  
  Value   Value   Annualized   Period Ended   Value   Value   Annualized   Period Ended  
  November 1,   April 30,   Expense   April 30,   November 1,   April 30,   Expense   April 30,  
  2023   2024   Ratio*   2024**   2023   2024   Ratio*   2024**  
Class A $1,000.00   $1,130.80 0.59%   $3.13   $1,000.00   $1,021.93   0.59%   $2.97  
Class C 1,000.00   1,126.20 1.34   7.08   1,000.00   1,018.20   1.34   6.72  
Class I 1,000.00   1,132.30 0.33   1.75   1,000.00   1,023.22   0.33   1.66  
Class R 1,000.00   1,129.60 0.84   4.45   1,000.00   1,020.69   0.84   4.22  
Class R6 1,000.00   1,132.30 0.33   1.75   1,000.00   1,023.22   0.33   1.66  
Class W 1,000.00   1,131.30 0.34   1.80   1,000.00   1,023.17   0.34   1.71  

  

 

*The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.

**Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

  

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

  

ASSETS:   
Investments in securities at fair value* $16,393 
Investments in affiliated underlying funds at fair value**  212,431,779 
Investments in unaffiliated underlying funds at fair value***  44,330,556 
Cash collateral for futures contracts  849,999 
Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2)  1,270,000 
Receivables:    
Investment securities sold  404,851 
Investments in affiliated underlying funds sold  3,272,430 
Fund shares sold  1,620,344 
Dividends  8,818 
Interest  331 
Variation margin on futures contracts  347,273 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  203,246 
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements  86,966 
Prepaid expenses  56,261 
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser  8,373 
Other assets  14,202 
Total assets  264,921,822 
     
LIABILITIES:    
Income distribution payable  1,530,507 
Payable for investment securities purchased  16,393 
Payable for fund shares redeemed  931,547 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  835,419 
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements  38,036 
Payable for investment management fees  18,135 
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees  51,606 
Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft  212,480 
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)  14,202 
Payable for trustee fees  679 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities  280,984 
Written options, at fair value^  203,863 
Total liabilities  4,133,851 
NET ASSETS $260,787,971 
     
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:    
Paid-in capital $294,291,318 
Total distributable loss  (33,503,347)
NET ASSETS $260,787,971 
     
* Cost of investments in securities $16,393 
** Cost of investments in affiliated underlying funds $236,604,689 
*** Cost of investments in unaffiliated underlying funds $45,410,829 
^ Premiums received on written options $203,863 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)(continued)

 

 

Class A    
Net assets $ 156,172,212
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   23,989,817
Net asset value and redemption price per share† $ 6.51
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) $ 6.91
Class C    
Net assets $ 22,417,674
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   3,297,346
Net asset value and redemption price per share† $ 6.80
Class I    
Net assets $ 64,316,711
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   9,973,489
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 6.45
Class R    
Net assets $ 34,411
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   5,247
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 6.56
Class R6    
Net assets $ 257,214
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   39,908
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 6.45
Class W    
Net assets $ 17,589,749
Shares authorized   unlimited
Par value  
Shares outstanding   2,744,175
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 6.41

  

 

(1)Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:      
Dividends from affiliated underlying funds $ 4,921,986  
Dividends from unaffiliated underlying funds   893,712  
Interest   57,004  
Other   630  
Total investment income   5,873,332  
EXPENSES:      
Investment management fees   294,580  
Distribution and shareholder service fees:      
Class A   199,065  
Class C   128,164  
Class R   84  
Transfer agent fees:      
Class A   27,614  
Class C   4,428  
Class I   18,545  
Class R   5  
Class R6   63  
Class W   3,053  
Shareholder reporting expense   20,120  
Registration fees   42,644  
Professional fees   16,562  
Custody and accounting expense   9,100  
Trustee fees   3,397  
Miscellaneous expense   22,252  
Interest expense   1,567  
Total expenses   791,243  
Waived and reimbursed fees   (10,214 )
Net expenses   781,029  
Net investment income   5,092,303  
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):      
Net realized gain (loss) on:      
Investments   289,961  
Sale of affiliated underlying funds   (841,343 )
Sale of unaffiliated underlying funds   806,365  
Capital gain distributions from affiliated underlying funds   1,217,669  
Forward foreign currency contracts   (996,737 )
Foreign currency related transactions   (150,811 )
Futures   2,582,454  
Swaps   (85,031 )
Written options   (2,257,977 )
Net realized gain   564,550  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:      
Investments   774  
Affiliated underlying funds   21,783,141  
Unaffiliated underlying funds   5,513,248  
Forward foreign currency contracts   (263,627 )
Foreign currency related transactions   (280 )
Futures   607,898  
Swaps   9,606  
Written options   (1,700 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   27,649,060  
Net realized and unrealized gain   28,213,610  
Increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 33,305,913  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   Six Months Ended     
   April 30, 2024   Year Ended 
  (Unaudited)   October 31, 2023 
FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $5,092,303   $6,506,607 
Net realized gain (loss)   564,550    (4,839,677)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   27,649,060    14,745,781 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations   33,305,913    16,412,711 
           
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):          
Class A   (2,330,095)   (4,529,886)
Class C   (293,036)   (745,783)
Class I   (1,138,011)   (2,209,188)
Class R   (422)   (741)
Class R6   (3,680)   (4,110)
Class W   (295,290)   (611,269)
Return of capital:          
Class A   (3,220,884)   (7,113,909)
Class C   (467,869)   (1,427,783)
Class I   (1,361,090)   (3,057,840)
Class R   (690)   (1,374)
Class R6   (5,030)   (6,395)
Class W   (361,866)   (815,766)
Total distributions   (9,477,963)   (20,524,044)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Net proceeds from sale of shares   15,443,395    41,238,655 
Reinvestment of distributions   9,266,305    20,067,819 
           
    24,709,700    61,306,474 
Cost of shares redeemed   (46,214,684)   (87,026,916)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (21,504,984)   (25,720,442)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   2,322,966    (29,831,775)
           
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year or period   258,465,005    288,296,780 
End of year or period  $260,787,971   $258,465,005 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

  

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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

 

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less Distributions                 Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental
Data
                                               
Year or
period ended
  ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000’s)   (%)
Class A                                                                    
04-30-24+   5.96   0.12•   0.66   0.78   0.10     0.13   0.23     6.51   13.08   0.59   0.59   0.59   3.74   156,172   14
10-31-23   6.08   0.14•   0.20   0.34   0.18     0.28   0.46     5.96   5.35   0.62   0.62   0.62   2.26   149,354   34
10-31-22   8.53   0.12•   (1.66)   (1.54)   0.28   0.62   0.01   0.91     6.08   (19.84)   0.69   0.69   0.69   1.66   157,046   44
10-31-21   7.30   0.11•   1.58   1.69   0.46       0.46     8.53   23.41   0.69   0.60   0.60   1.35   191,360   33
10-31-20   7.68   0.17   (0.09)   0.08   0.21     0.25   0.46     7.30   1.19   0.66   0.60   0.60   2.27   151,538   30
10-31-19   7.71   0.17   0.46   0.63   0.09   0.35   0.22   0.66     7.68   8.64   0.62   0.62   0.62   2.09   172,864   44
Class C                                                                    
04-30-24+   6.22   0.11•   0.67   0.78   0.07     0.13   0.20     6.80   12.62   1.34   1.34   1.34   3.14   22,418   14
10-31-23   6.32   0.11•   0.20   0.31   0.13     0.28   0.41     6.22   4.71   1.37   1.37   1.37   1.65   27,398   34
10-31-22   8.84   0.08•   (1.74)   (1.66)   0.23   0.62   0.01   0.86     6.32   (20.46)   1.44   1.44   1.44   1.04   43,311   44
10-31-21   7.57   0.06•   1.62   1.68   0.41       0.41     8.84   22.42   1.44   1.35   1.35   0.67   84,713   33
10-31-20   7.95   0.12   (0.09)   0.03   0.16     0.25   0.41     7.57   0.51   1.41   1.35   1.35   1.59   86,216   30
10-31-19   7.98   0.11   0.47   0.58   0.04   0.35   0.22   0.61     7.95   7.69   1.37   1.37   1.37   1.39   114,650   44
Class I    
04-30-24+   5.91   0.13•   0.65   0.78   0.11     0.13   0.24     6.45   13.23   0.36   0.33   0.33   4.02   64,317   14
10-31-23   6.03   0.16•   0.20   0.36   0.20     0.28   0.48     5.91   5.80   0.37   0.35   0.35   2.55   64,922   34
10-31-22   8.48   0.15•   (1.67)   (1.52)   0.30   0.62   0.01   0.93     6.03   (19.70)   0.45   0.38   0.38   2.03   68,160   44
10-31-21   7.26   0.14•   1.56   1.70   0.48       0.48     8.48   23.76   0.44   0.29   0.29   1.69   98,557   33
10-31-20   7.64   0.19   (0.09)   0.10   0.23     0.25   0.48     7.26   1.53   0.41   0.32   0.32   2.59   84,083   30
10-31-19   7.68   0.19   0.45   0.64   0.11   0.35   0.22   0.68     7.64   8.88   0.38   0.38   0.38   2.38   103,731   44
Class R    
04-30-24+   6.00   0.11•   0.66   0.77   0.08     0.13   0.21     6.56   12.96   0.84   0.84   0.84   3.44   34   14
10-31-23   6.10   0.12•   0.21   0.33   0.15     0.28   0.43     6.00   5.27   0.87   0.87   0.87   1.92   30   34
10-31-22   8.56   0.11•   (1.69)   (1.58)   0.25   0.62   0.01   0.88     6.10   (20.17)   0.94   0.94   0.94   1.53   138   44
10-31-21   7.32   0.09•   1.58   1.67   0.43       0.43     8.56   23.13   0.94   0.85   0.85   1.07   296   33
10-31-20   7.69   0.15   (0.08)   0.07   0.19     0.25   0.44     7.32   0.99   0.91   0.85   0.85   2.12   282   30
10-31-19   7.71   0.14   0.47   0.61   0.06   0.35   0.22   0.63     7.69   8.44   0.87   0.87   0.87   1.78   353   44
Class R6    
04-30-24+   5.91   0.12•   0.66   0.78   0.11     0.13   0.24     6.45   13.23   0.36   0.33   0.33   3.84   257   14
10-31-23   6.03   0.15•   0.21   0.36   0.20     0.28   0.48     5.91   5.80   0.37   0.35   0.35   2.36   184   34
10-31-22   8.47   0.14•   (1.65)   (1.51)   0.30   0.62   0.01   0.93     6.03   (19.60)   0.45   0.38   0.38   1.94   99   44
10-31-21   7.26   0.12•   1.57   1.69   0.48       0.48     8.47   23.62   1.05   0.29   0.29   1.40   119   33
10-31-20   7.64   0.19   (0.09)   0.10   0.23     0.25   0.48     7.26   1.53   1.02   0.32   0.32   2.38   64   30
10-31-19   7.69   0.15   0.48   0.63   0.11   0.35   0.22   0.68     7.64   8.74   0.98   0.38   0.38   1.95   45   44
Class W    
04-30-24+   5.88   0.13•   0.64   0.77   0.11     0.13   0.24     6.41   13.13   0.34   0.34   0.34   3.99   17,590   14
10-31-23   6.00   0.16•   0.20   0.36   0.20     0.28   0.48     5.88   5.83   0.37   0.37   0.37   2.59   16,577   34
10-31-22   8.44   0.15•   (1.66)   (1.51)   0.30   0.62   0.01   0.93     6.00   (19.67)   0.44   0.44   0.44   2.14   19,542   44
10-31-21   7.24   0.14•   1.54   1.68   0.48       0.48     8.44   23.54   0.44   0.35   0.35   1.66   33,646   33
10-31-20   7.62   0.18   (0.08)   0.10   0.23     0.25   0.48     7.24   1.54   0.41   0.35   0.35   2.50   32,287   30
10-31-19   7.67   0.18   0.45   0.63   0.11   0.35   0.22   0.68     7.62   8.76   0.37   0.37   0.37   2.36   34,984   44

    

 

(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.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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(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) Ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds.
+ Unaudited.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 18, 1992 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. There are nine separate active investment series. This report is for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund (“Global Diversified Payment” or the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust.

 

The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees, as well as differences in the amount of waiver fees and reimbursement of expenses, if any. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.

 

Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares 8 years after purchase.

 

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund.

 

The investment companies in which the Fund invests are collectively referred to as the “Underlying Funds.”

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its 

 

financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

 

A. Security Valuation. 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 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.

 

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. 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’ prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close.

 

When a market quotation for a portfolio security is not readily available or is deemed unreliable (for example when trading has been halted or there are unexpected market closures or other material events that would suggest that the market quotation is unreliable) and for purposes of determining the value of other Fund assets, the asset is priced at its fair value. The Board has designated the Investment Adviser, as the valuation designee, to make fair value determinations in good faith. In determining the fair value of the Fund’s assets, the Investment Adviser, pursuant to its fair valuation policy, may consider inputs from pricing service providers, broker-dealers, or the Fund’s sub-adviser(s). 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 an asset’s fair value. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

quotations may become unreliable. The prices of foreign securities will generally be adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service that are intended to reflect valuation changes through the NYSE close. 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.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments are valued at the close of the NYSE and are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date.

 

Level 2 — inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads).

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value).

 

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values. 

  

A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

 

B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain dividends from Underlying Funds are recorded as capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

C. Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund records distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid monthly by the Fund with payments adjusted once a year each January. The Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

 

The Fund’s MPP is designed to make level payments once per month throughout each calendar year. Under the MPP, the dollar amount of the Fund’s scheduled monthly payments for a particular year generally will increase or decrease each January based on the Fund’s performance over the previous three years.

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

F. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund’s investment objectives permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.

 

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

 

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

 

Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any 

 

given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.

 

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

 

Interest Rate Risk. A rise in market interest rates generally results in a fall in the value of bonds and other debt instruments; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. Interest rate risk is generally greater for debt instruments than floating-rate instruments. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in market interest rates. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. The U.S. has recently experienced a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund's exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a mutual fund invests in debt instruments, 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 debt markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in debt markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including 

 

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity, and reduced liquidity, which may impact operations and return potential.

 

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

 

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 NAV. 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, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”), with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause 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.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Fund generally enters into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if its counterparties failed to perform would be $306,605 which represents the gross payments to be received on open purchased OTC options, forward foreign currency contracts and total return swaps were they to be unwound as of April 30, 2024. There was no collateral pledged to the Fund at April 30, 2024.

 

The Fund has credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties.

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and/or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s NAV, which could cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s Master Agreements.

 

The Fund had a liability position of $1,077,318 on open forward foreign currency contracts, total return swaps and written OTC options with credit related contingent features. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of April 30, 2024, the Fund could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. The Fund pledged $1,270,000 in cash collateral at April 30, 2024 for its open OTC derivative transactions.

 

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

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts with the obligation to buy and sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund used forward foreign currency contracts as part of its tactical currency strategy.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $27,641,351 and $27,757,993, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

The Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities

  

or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

 

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

 

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund used futures to enact tactical positions and to provide the Fund with greater liquidity. The Fund had purchased and sold futures contracts on various equity indices. The Fund also purchased and sold futures contracts on various U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had an average notional value on futures contracts purchased and sold of $23,502,355 and $23,280,652, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts at April 30, 2024. 

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund has purchased and written options on equity indices in an attempt to manage the Fund’s exposure to a certain equity market and to generate income from option premiums as a means of enhancing payments to shareholders and reducing volatility. Because the performance of the indices underlying each call option are expected to correlate closely with the performance of one or more of the affiliated Underlying Funds, during the term of each call option the Fund will be effectively giving up all or a portion of the benefits it would otherwise realize from a potential increase in the value of such affiliated Underlying Funds. Thus, the Fund’s option strategy may limit the Fund’s ability to benefit from appreciation of the affiliated Underlying Funds. At the same time, the premium received in connection with the sale of call options may partially offset potential declines in value of the affiliated Underlying Funds during periods of declining markets.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had an average notional value on purchased and written equity 

 

options of $3,998,961 and $19,863,921, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open purchased and written equity options at April 30, 2024.

 

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

 

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

 

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, are recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. Upfront payments paid or received by the Fund when entering into the agreements are reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the changes in unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. These upfront payments represent the amounts paid or received when initially entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and the prevailing market conditions. The upfront payments are included as a component in the realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. The Fund also records net periodic payments paid or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations.

 

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are footnoted as pledged on the Portfolio of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.

 

Total Return Swap Agreements. Total return swaps are entered into to gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference asset. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset and on a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. One counterparty pays out the total return of a specific underlying reference asset, which may include a single security, a basket of securities, or an index, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference asset less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any net positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a net negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payments in the event of a net negative total return. The Fund’s use of a total return swap exposes the Fund to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund entered into total return swaps on custom equity indices with an average notional amount of $41,849,498 on receiver total return swaps, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open total return swaps at April 30, 2024. 

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

 

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were: $36,923,413 and $63,088,388, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund 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. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee equal to 0.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets invested in affiliated Underlying Funds and 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets invested in unaffiliated Underlying Funds or other direct investments.

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM. Voya IM provides investment advice for the Fund and is paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

 

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

 

Each share class of the Fund (except Class I, Class R6 and Class W) has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Fund for expenses incurred in the distribution of the Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of the Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”)

 

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NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES (continued)

 

paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, Class A, Class C and Class R shares pay the Distributor a Distribution and/or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the rates of 0.25%, 1.00% and 0.50%, respectively.

 

The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:

 

   Class A   Class C 
Initial Sales Charges:  $10,334   $ 
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges:  $   $162 

 

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

 

At April 30, 2024, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. owned more than 5% of the Fund:

 

Subsidiary  Percentage 
Voya Institutional Trust Company   6.84% 

 

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

 

The Fund may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended April 30, 2024, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by the Fund were $4,472.

 

NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses and extraordinary expenses to the levels listed below(1) :

 

Class A  Class C  Class I  Class R  Class R6  Class W
1.16%  1.91%  0.85%  1.41%  0.85%  0.91%

 

 

(1)  These operating expense limits  take into  account operating expenses incurred at the Underlying Fund level. The amount of fees and expenses of an Underlying Fund borne by the Fund will vary based on the Fund’s allocation of assets to, and the net expenses of, a particular Underlying Fund.

 

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

 

As of April 30, 2024, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates, are as follows:

 

April 30,     
2025   2026   2027   Total 
$147,063   $   $   $147,063 

 

In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates, as of April 30, 2024, are as follows:

 

   April 30,     
   2025   2026   2027   Total 
Class I  $53,952   $33,034   $24,229   $111,215 
Class R6   418        60    478 

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through March 1, 2025 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT

 

Effective June 12, 2023, the Fund, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, entered into a 364-day unsecured committed revolving line of

 

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NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)

 

credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 through June 10, 2024. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to June 23, 2023, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum

on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through June 12, 2023.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

 

The Fund utilized the line of credit during the period ended April 30, 2024 as follows:

 

      Approximate 
   Approximate  Weighted 
   Average  Average 
   Daily Balance  Interest Rate 
Days  For Days  For Days 
Utilized  Utilized  Utilized 
6  $1,485,333  6.33% 

 

NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

                       Net                         
                       increase       Proceeds                 
                       (decrease)       from                 
       Shares   Reinvestment           in       shares   Reinvestment             
   Shares   issued in   of   Shares   Shares   shares   Shares   issued in   of   Shares   Shares   Net increase 
   sold   merger   distributions   redeemed   converted   outstanding   sold   merger   distributions   redeemed   converted   (decrease) 
Year or                                                
period ended  #   #   #   #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($) 
Class A                                                            
4/30/2024   1,554,458        822,007    (3,440,674)       (1,064,209)   10,154,790        5,389,646    (22,523,664)       (6,979,228)
10/31/2023   3,422,927        1,790,990    (6,009,080)       (795,163)   21,632,679        11,298,265    (37,939,504)       (5,008,560)
Class C                                                            
4/30/2024   57,851        109,258    (1,275,999)       (1,108,890)   388,528        747,087    (8,673,197)       (7,537,582)
10/31/2023   247,090        326,059    (3,019,101)       (2,445,952)   1,624,822        2,144,139    (19,842,592)       (16,073,631)
Class I                                                            
4/30/2024   636,288        382,849    (2,030,175)       (1,011,038)   4,088,537        2,487,345    (13,145,706)       (6,569,824)
10/31/2023   2,765,684        836,250    (3,913,720)       (311,786)   17,267,338        5,234,701    (24,433,965)       (1,931,926)
Class R                                                            
4/30/2024           168            168            1,112            1,112 
10/31/2023           334    (17,926)       (17,592)           2,115    (109,894)       (107,779)
Class R6                                                            
4/30/2024   12,435        1,340    (5,040)       8,735    80,455        8,710    (32,972)       56,193 
10/31/2023   16,991        1,683    (3,875)       14,799    105,895        10,504    (23,978)       92,421 
Class W                                                            
4/30/2024   111,054        97,898    (285,735)       (76,783)   731,085        632,405    (1,839,145)       (475,655)
10/31/2023   98,625        221,361    (754,079)       (434,093)   607,921        1,378,095    (4,676,983)       (2,690,967)

 

NOTE 10 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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NOTE 10 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

Year Ended Year Ended 
October 31, 2023 October 31, 2022 
Ordinary   Return of   Ordinary   Long-term   Return of 
Income   Capital   Income   Capital Gains   Capital 
$8,100,977   $12,423,067   $13,228,565   $29,848,038   $320,965 

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of October 31, 2023 were:

 

Unrealized           Total 
Appreciation/    Capital Loss Carryforwards    Distributable 
(Depreciation)   Amount   Character   Earnings/(Loss) 
$(53,027,629)   $(486,571)   Short-term   $(62,748,726)
      (9,234,526)   Long-term      
     $(9,721,097)          

 

 

The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.

 

As of April 30, 2024, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

NOTE 11 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)

 

The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. The terms of investments, financings or other transactions (including certain derivatives transactions) to which the Fund may be a party have historically been tied to LIBOR. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR was last published on a representative basis at the end of June 2023. Alternative reference rates to LIBOR have been established in most major currencies and markets in these new rates are continuing to develop. The transition away from LIBOR to the use of replacement rates has gone relatively smoothly on the Fund and the financial instruments in which it invests; however, longer-term impacts are still uncertain.

 

In addition, interest rates or other types of rates and indices which are classed as “benchmarks” have been the subject of ongoing national and international regulatory reform, including under the European Union regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (known as the “Benchmarks Regulation”). The Benchmarks Regulation has been enacted into United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), subject to amendments made by the Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision)

 

(EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/657) and other statutory instruments. Following the implementation of these reforms, the manner of administration of benchmarks has changed and may further change in the future, with the result that relevant benchmarks may perform differently than in the past, the use of benchmarks that are not compliant with the new standards by certain supervised entities may be restricted, and certain benchmarks may be eliminated entirely. Such changes could cause increased market volatility and disruptions in liquidity for instruments that rely on or are impacted by such benchmarks. Additionally, there could be other consequences which cannot be predicted.

 

NOTE 12 — LIQUIDITY

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund has established a liquidity risk management program to govern its approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Board has approved the designation of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Voya Investments, as the program administrator (the “Program Administrator”). The Program Administrator is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Program and has formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”) to assess and review, on an ongoing basis, the Fund’s liquidity risk.

 

The Program includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of liquidity risk factors and the periodic classification (or re-classification, as necessary) of the

 

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NOTE 12 — LIQUIDITY (continued)

 

Fund’s investments into buckets (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) that reflect the Committee’s assessment of the investments’ liquidity under current market conditions. The Committee also utilizes Fund-specific data, including information regarding the Fund’s shareholder base, characteristics of its investments, access to borrowing arrangements and historical redemptions to determine whether the Fund will be able to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

 

During the period covered by the annual assessment, January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Program supported the Fund’s ability to honor redemption requests in a timely manner and the Program Administrator’s management of the Fund’s liquidity risk, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks.

 

NOTE 13 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL

 

The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events that have led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long- term effects on U.S. and global economies and markets, generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility, exchange suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, supply chain disruptions, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have created a unique challenge for real estate markets. Many businesses have either partially or fully transitioned to a remote-working environment and this transition may negatively impact the occupancy rates of commercial real estate over time. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine has, and may continue to, adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of investments, including beyond the direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic

 

regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. A number of U.S. domestic banks and foreign (non-U.S.) banks have recently experienced financial difficulties and, in some cases, failures. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by regulators to limit the effect of those financial difficulties and failures on other banks or other financial institutions or on the U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) economies generally will be successful. It is possible that more banks or other financial institutions will experience financial difficulties or fail, which may affect adversely other U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) financial institutions and economies. These events as well as other changes in foreign (non-U.S.) and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund's investments. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund's service providers.

 

NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Dividends: Subsequent to April 30, 2024, the Fund declared dividends of:

 

   Per Share  Payable  Record
   Amount  Date  Date
Class A  $0.0380  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024
Class C  $0.0340  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024
Class I  $0.0400  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024
Class R  $0.0360  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024
Class R6  $0.0400  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024
Class W  $0.0400  June 3, 2024  May 30, 2024

 

Line of Credit Renewal: Effective June 10, 2024, the funds to which the Credit Agreement is available will enter into a renewed Credit Agreement with BNY for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and will continue to pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears.

 

Reorganization: On May 22, 2024, the Board approved a proposal to reorganize Global Diversified Payment (the “Merging Fund”) with and into Voya Global Income & Growth Fund (the “Reorganization”), which is not included in this report. The proposed Reorganization is scheduled to be voted on by the shareholders of the Merging Fund at a shareholder meeting held on or about October 10, 2024. If the shareholder approval is obtained, the Reorganization will take place on or about close of business October 25, 2024.

 

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The Fund has evaluated events occurring after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events

necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED)
   

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 7.1%          
106,156   Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF  $5,438,372    2.1 
129,476   Vanguard Global ex- U.S. Real Estate ETF   5,259,315    2.0 
96,072   Vanguard Real Estate ETF   7,648,292    3.0 
    Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $21,403,432)
   18,345,979    7.1 
MUTUAL FUNDS: 91.4%          
    Affiliated Investment Companies: 81.4%  
639,594   Voya Floating Rate Fund - Class I   5,289,439    2.0 
2,616,773   Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6   18,422,081    7.1 
2,345,311   Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class R6   15,924,659    6.1 
3,749,349   Voya Intermediate Bond Fund - Class R6   31,681,995    12.1 
331,037   Voya Large Cap Growth Fund - Class R6   16,919,282    6.5 
886,820   Voya Large Cap Value Fund - Class R6   11,750,363    4.5 
258,343 (1)    Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund - Class R6   6,538,649    2.5 
542,381   Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class I   5,309,912    2.0 
2,828,967   Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund - Class I   28,600,859    11.0 
2,806,084   Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund - Class I   26,152,704    10.0 
658,694   Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund - Class I   6,481,548    2.5 
1,326,982   Voya Short Duration High Income Fund - Class R6   13,283,092    5.1 
574,324   Voya Short Term Bond Fund - Class R6   5,272,297    2.0 
543,554   Voya Small Company Fund - Class R6   7,761,945    3.0 
1,223,542   Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund - Class R6   13,042,954    5.0 
        212,431,779    81.4 
      Unaffiliated Investment Companies: 10.0%
470,906   TIAA-CREF S&P 500 Index Fund - Institutional Class   25,984,577    10.0 
    Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $260,612,086)
   238,416,356    91.4 

 

Shares      Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS(2): 0.0%          
    Total Purchased Options          
    (Cost $16,393)  $16,393    0.0 
    Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $282,031,911)
   256,778,728    98.5 
    Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $282,031,911)
  $256,778,728    98.5 
    Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities   4,009,243    1.5 
    Net Assets  $260,787,971    100.0 

 

(1) Non-income producing security.

(2) The tables within the Portfolio of Investments detail open purchased options which are non-income producing securities.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices             
   in Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant     
   for Identical   Observable   Unobservable   Fair Value 
   Investments   Inputs   Inputs   at 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   April 30, 2024 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Exchange-Traded Funds  $18,345,979   $   $   $18,345,979 
Mutual Funds   238,416,356            238,416,356 
Purchased Options       16,393        16,393 
Total Investments, at fair value  $256,762,335   $16,393   $   $256,778,728 
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts       203,246        203,246 
Futures   184,290            184,290 
OTC Total Return Swaps       86,966        86,966 
Total Assets  $256,946,625   $306,605   $   $257,253,230 
Liabilities Table                    
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $   $(835,419)  $   $(835,419)
OTC Total Return Swaps       (38,036)       (38,036)
Written Options       (203,863)       (203,863)
Total Liabilities  $   $(1,077,318)  $   $(1,077,318)

 

 

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

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

An investment of at least 5% of the voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common control with the issuer, results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.

 

The following table provides transactions during the period ended April 30, 2024, where the following issuers were considered an affiliate:

 

               Change In   Ending           Net 
   Beginning           Unrealized   Fair       Realized   Capital 
   Fair Value   Purchases   Sales   Appreciation/   Value at   Investment   Gains/   Gain 
Issuer  at 10/31/2023   at Cost   at Cost   (Depreciation)   4/30/2024   Income   (Losses)   Distributions 
Voya Floating Rate Fund - Class I  $7,990,521   $685,262   $(4,015,075)  $628,731   $5,289,439   $311,469   $(611,237)  $ 
Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6   13,112,025    6,087,973    (1,192,639)   414,722    18,422,081    337,747    (73,102)    
Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class                                        
R6   26,333,113    1,258,479    (12,717,270)   1,050,337    15,924,659    628,290    96,414     
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund -                                        
Class R6   36,670,016    1,660,756    (9,258,212)   2,609,435    31,681,995    848,193    (1,032,768)    
Voya Large Cap Growth Fund -                                        
Class R6   17,067,350    29,709    (3,252,913)   3,075,136    16,919,282    29,708    1,017,575     
Voya Large Cap Value Fund -                                        
Class R6   11,844,599    1,083,953    (2,300,761)   1,122,572    11,750,363    87,845    7,239    996,109 
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund -                                        
Class R6   6,594,491    51,441    (1,341,203)   1,233,920    6,538,649        44,649    51,443 
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging                                        
Markets Equity Fund - Class I   10,346,999    227,427    (6,666,190)   1,401,676    5,309,912    227,428    (197,809)    
Voya Multi-Manager International                                        
Equity Fund - Class I   23,143,846    5,654,285    (3,293,311)   3,096,039    28,600,859    456,903    134,849     
Voya Multi-Manager International                                        
Factors Fund - Class I   26,222,066    1,094,113    (4,674,597)   3,511,122    26,152,704    1,094,114    (375,951)    
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value                                        
Fund - Class I   6,579,957    71,423    (1,190,800)   1,020,968    6,481,548    71,423    134,091     

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

               Change In   Ending           Net 
   Beginning           Unrealized   Fair       Realized   Capital 
   Fair Value   Purchases   Sales   Appreciation/   Value at   Investment   Gains/   Gain 
Issuer  at 10/31/2023   at Cost   at Cost   (Depreciation)   4/30/2024   Income   (Losses)   Distributions 
Voya Short Duration High Income                                        
Fund - Class R6  $   $14,232,691   $(931,266)  $(18,333)  $13,283,092   $456,118   $7,071   $ 
Voya Short Term Bond Fund -                                        
Class R6   5,341,609    306,390    (397,188)   21,486    5,272,297    131,176    (3,839)    
Voya Small Company Fund - Class                                        
R6   7,429,784    236,176    (988,345)   1,084,330    7,761,945    38,252    62,633     
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low                                        
Volatility Fund - Class R6   13,137,627    408,979    (2,034,652)   1,531,000    13,042,954    203,320    (51,158)   170,117 
   $211,814,003   $33,089,057   $(54,254,422)  $21,783,141   $212,431,779   $4,921,986   $(841,343)  $1,217,669 

 

The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund:

 

                  Unrealized 
                  Appreciation 
Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement Date  (Depreciation) 
SGD 5,900,000   USD 4,368,817   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.  05/03/24  $(46,421)
USD 4,178,917   NOK 45,800,000   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  05/03/24   55,838 
USD 5,830,167   NZD 9,800,000   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  05/03/24   55,509 
USD 9,537,159   GBP 7,600,000   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  05/03/24   40,550 
SEK 58,700,000   USD 5,440,159   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  05/03/24   (113,429)
USD 6,774,995   EUR 6,300,000   The Bank of New York Mellon  05/03/24   51,349 
JPY 2,391,200,000   USD 15,849,302   The Bank of New York Mellon  05/07/24   (675,569)
                  $(632,173)

 

At April 30, 2024, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund:                

 

   Number   Expiration   Notional   Unrealized 
Description  of Contracts   Date   Amount   Appreciation 
Long Contracts:                  
Tokyo Price Index (TOPIX)      56   06/13/24   $9,753,796   $68,943 
           $9,753,796   $68,943 
Short Contracts:                  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index  (183)   06/21/24    (9,534,300)   82,002 
S&P 500 E-Mini      (3)   06/21/24    (760,050)   33,345 
           $(10,294,350)  $115,347 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC total return swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund:

 

      Reference  (Pay)/
  Floating               Upfront     
Pay/Receive     Entity  Receive  Rate               Payments   Unrealized 
Total     Payment  Financing  Payment     Termination  Notional  Fair   Paid/   Appreciation/ 
Return(1)  Reference Entity  Frequency  Rate  Frequency  Counterparty  Date  Amount  Value   (Received)   (Depreciation) 
Receive  JPMorgan JPUSVCO1 Index(2)  Quarterly  (0.06)%  Quarterly  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  08/30/24  USD 8,312,160   $26,030   $   $26,030 
Receive  JPMorgan JPUSVCO2 Index(3)  Quarterly  (0.06)%  Quarterly  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  08/30/24  USD 13,978,053    60,936        60,936 
Receive  Morgan Stanley SPX 1-month Volatility Premium Intraday Hedge Index(4)  Quarterly  0.00%  Quarterly  Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  08/30/24  USD 8,346,434    (28,138)       (28,138)
Receive  Morgan Stanley SPX 2-month Volatility Premium Intraday Hedge Index(5)  Quarterly  0.00%  Quarterly  Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  08/30/24  USD 6,085,908    (9,898)       (9,898)
                           $48,930   $   $48,930 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

(1) The Fund will pay or receive the total return of the reference entity depending on whether the return is positive or negative. Where the Fund has elected to receive the total return of the reference entity if positive, it will be responsible for paying the floating rate and the total return of the reference entity, if negative. If the Fund has elected to pay the total return of the reference entity if positive, it will receive the floating rate and the total return of the reference entity, if negative.

(2) The following table represents the individual positions within the total return swap as of April 30, 2024:

 

     Notional     
  Reference Entity  Amount*   % of Index 
  Cash          
  Cash  $6,480,007    77.96%
  Long Futures Contracts          
  S&P 500® E-Mini, expires 06/21/24   1,852,326    22.28%
  Written Call Options          
  S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,165, expires 05/17/24   (20,173)   (0.24)%
  Total Notional Amount  $8,312,160    100%

 

(3)  The following table represents the individual positions within the total return swap as of April 30, 2024:          

 

     Notional     
  Reference Entity  Amount*   % of Index 
  Cash          
  Cash  $11,714,053    83.80%
  Long Futures Contracts          
  S&P 500® E-Mini, expires 06/21/24   2,293,401    16.41%
  Written Call Options          
  S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,245 expires 05/31/24   (29,401)   (0.21)%
  Total Notional Amount  $13,978,053    100%

 

(4)  The following table represents the individual positions within the total return swap as of April 30, 2024:      

 

     Notional     
  Reference Entity  Amount*   % of Index 
  Cash          
  Cash  $5,326,610    63.82%
  Long Futures Contracts          
  S&P 500® E-Mini, expires 06/21/24   3,059,659    36.66%
  Written Call Options          
  S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,140, expires 05/17/24   (39,835)   (0.48)%
  Total Notional Amount  $8,346,434    100%

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

  

(5)The following table represents the individual positions within the total return swap as of April 30, 2024:

 

    Notional          
Reference Entity   Amount*     % of Index    
Long Futures Contracts                  
S&P 500® E-Mini, expires 06/21/24    $ 747,863       12.29 %  
Written Call Options                  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,200, expires 06/21/24     (1,764 )     (0.03) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,300, expires 05/17/24     (69 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,400, expires 05/17/24     (14 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,355, expires 05/17/24     (26 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,345, expires 05/17/24     (32 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,295, expires 05/17/24     (76 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,385, expires 05/17/24     (17 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,395, expires 05/17/24     (31 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,325, expires 05/17/24     (88 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,275, expires 06/21/24     (942 )     (0.02) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,225, expires 06/21/24     (1,445 )     (0.02) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,140, expires 05/17/24     (968 )     (0.02) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,340, expires 05/17/24     (34 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,360, expires 05/17/24     (49 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,390, expires 05/17/24     (16 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,155, expires 05/17/24     (800 )     (0.01) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,185, expires 05/17/24     (522 )     (0.01) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,205, expires 05/17/24     (385 )     (0.01) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,250, expires 06/21/24     (1,177 )     (0.02) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,350, expires 05/17/24     (57 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,375, expires 05/17/24     (20 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,260, expires 06/21/24     (1,076 )     (0.02) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,260, expires 05/17/24     (147 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,095, expires 05/17/24     (1,630 )     (0.03) %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,410, expires 05/17/24     (13 )     %  
S&P 500® Index, Strike Price $5,245, expires 06/21/24     (1,225 )     (0.02) %  
      (12,623 )     (0.21) %  
Cash     5,350,668       87.92 %  
Total Notional Amount    $ 6,085,908       100 %  

 

 

* Notional amount represents the fair value of each underlying component (including the financing rate, if any) allocated to each underlying component on a pro-rata basis.

  

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC purchased equity options were outstanding for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund:

 

            Expiration   Exercise   Number of   Notional                
Description   Counterparty   Put/Call   Date   Price   Contracts   Amount     Cost       Fair Value  
S&P 500® Index   JPMorgan Chase                                    
    Bank N.A.   Call   05/31/24   USD    5,199.350   794   USD   3,998,338   $ 16,393     $ 16,393  
                            $ 16,393     $ 16,393  

 

At April 30, 2024, the following OTC written equity options were outstanding for Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund:

 

      Put/  Expiration  Exercise  Number of  Notional  Premiums     
Description  Counterparty  Call  Date  Price  Contracts  Amount  Received   Fair Value 
   JPMorgan Chase                         
S&P 500® Index  Bank N.A.  Call  05/31/24  USD 5,048.280  794  USD 3,998,338  $64,173   $(64,173)
   JPMorgan Chase                         
S&P 500® Index  Bank N.A.  Call  05/31/24  USD 5,098.640  1,569  USD 7,900,998   84,541    (84,541)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

      Put/  Expiration  Exercise  Number of  Notional  Premiums     
Description  Counterparty  Call  Date  Price  Contracts  Amount  Received   Fair Value 
   JPMorgan Chase                         
S&P 500® Index  Bank N.A.  Call  05/31/24  USD    5,148.990  1,569  USD   7,900,997  $55,149   $(55,149)
                     $203,863   $(203,863)

 

Currency Abbreviations: Currency Abbreviations:
   
EUR EU Euro NZD New Zealand Dollar
GBP British Pound SEK Swedish Krona
JPY Japanese Yen SGD Singapore Dollar
NOK Norwegian Krone USD  United States Dollar

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

   Location on Statement   
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  of Assets and Liabilities  Fair Value
Asset Derivatives       
Equity contracts  Investments in securities at value*  $16,393
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   203,246
Equity contracts  Variation margin receivable on futures contracts**   184,290
Equity contracts  Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements   86,966
Total Asset Derivatives     $490,895
Liability Derivatives       
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $835,419
Equity contracts  Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements   38,036
Equity contracts  Written options, at fair value   203,863
Total Liability Derivatives     $1,077,318

 

 

  * Includes purchased options.
  ** The fair value presented above represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the tables within the Portfolio of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s unsettled variation margin is reported in receivables or payables on futures contracts and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in total distributable earnings (loss).

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

       Forward                 
       foreign                 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging      currency           Written     
instruments  Investments*   contracts   Futures   Swaps   options   Total 
Equity contracts  $302,357   $   $2,468,121   $(85,031)   $(2,257,977)   $427,470 
Foreign exchange contracts       (996,737)                (996,737) 
Interest rate contracts           114,333            114,333 
                               
Total  $302,357   $(996,737)   $2,582,454   $(85,031)   $(2,257,977)   $(454,934) 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

       Forward                
       foreign                
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging      currency          Written    
Instruments  Investments*  contracts  Futures  Swaps  options  Total
Equity contracts  $774   $   $737,251   $9,606   $(1,700)   $745,932 
Foreign exchange contracts       (263,627)                (263,627) 
Interest rate contracts           (129,353)            (129,354) 
Total  $774   $(263,627)   $607,898   $9,606   $(1,700)   $352,951 

 

 

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

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

  

   Brown       Morgan         
   Brothers   JPMorgan   Stanley   The Bank     
   Harriman &   Chase Bank   Capital   of New York    
   Co.   N.A.   Services LLC   Mellon   Total 
Assets:                         
Purchased options  $   $16,393   $   $   $16,393 
Forward foreign currency contracts           151,897    51,349    203,246 
OTC total return swaps       86,966            86,966 
Total Assets  $   $103,359   $151,897   $51,349   $306,605 
Liabilities:                         
Forward foreign currency contracts  $46,421   $   $113,429   $675,569   $835,419 
OTC total return swaps           38,036        38,036 
Written options       203,863            203,863 
Total Liabilities  $46,421   $203,863   $151,465   $675,569   $1,077,318 
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $(46,421)  $(100,504)  $432   $(624,220)  $(770,713)
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $   $100,504   $   $590,000   $690,504 
Net Exposure(1)(2)  $(46,421)  $   $432   $(34,220)  $(80,209)

 

 

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

(2) At April 30, 2024, the Fund had pledged $680,000 in cash collateral to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $281,554,539.    
Net unrealized depreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $7,392,645 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (32,771,214)
Net Unrealized Depreciation  $(25,378,569)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

At a meeting held on November 16, 2023, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Fund”), as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contract (the “Management Contract”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the sub-advisory contract (the “Sub-Advisory Contract,” and together with the Management Contract, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, the sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser”), for an additional one-year period ending November 30, 2024.

 

In addition to the Board meeting on November 16, 2023, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of representatives of the Manager and Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 9, 2023 and November 14, 2023. At those meetings, the Board members reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other relevant matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.

 

The Board has established a Contracts Committee and two Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process for the Voya funds, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund (assigned to that IRC) to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers.

 

The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant to the contracts renewal process for the Voya funds. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for the Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on the Fund’s particular attributes; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.

 

The Manager or Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation based on the information that was provided. In such cases, the omission of any such information was determined to not be material to the Board’s considerations.

 

Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

 

The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition, the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund as set forth in the Management Contract, including oversight of the Fund’s operations and risk management and the oversight of its various other service providers.

 

The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” structure of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the Sub-Adviser’s investment program, 

 

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performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions with respect to the Fund under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing due diligence and oversight with respect to the sub-advisers and to recommend appropriate changes in investment strategies, sub-advisers, or allocation among sub-advisers in an effort to improve a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group that reviews, among other matters, performance data, the Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to the Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.

 

Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating, among other related matters, whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for the Fund are complied with on a consistent basis.

 

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

 

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

 

Fund Performance

 

In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of the Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar, Inc. (an independent provider of mutual fund data) category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of the Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.

Economies of Scale

 

When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedule, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser as the Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. The Board considered that, while the Fund does not have management fee breakpoints, the Fund has fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager could be shared with the Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements, or other expense reductions.

 

Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients

 

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

 

Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits

 

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

 

The Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser related to their services to the Fund. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates in connection with services they render to the Fund, the

 

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Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser attributable to servicing the Fund both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Fund and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager.

 

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

 

The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser are entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that they provide to the Fund. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Fund. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Fund and the Manager and Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.

 

Fund Analysis

 

Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings in relation to approving the Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2023. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 9, 2023, November 14, 2023, and/or November 16, 2023 meetings certain additional data regarding the Fund’s more recent performance, asset

levels and asset flows. The Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.

 

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for the Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2023: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar, Inc. category for the year-to-date period, the third quintile for the three-year and ten-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the one-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented, with the exception of the three-year period, during which it outperformed.

 

In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact of asset allocation on the Fund’s performance; (2) the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods; (3) its confidence in the Sub-Adviser’s ability to execute the Fund’s investment objective; and (4) the recent changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team.

 

In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the all-in net expense ratio for the Fund, inclusive of the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”), is ranked in the third quintile of all-in net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and the net expense ratio for the Fund, not inclusive of AFFE, is above the median of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

 

In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) that, as reflected in the AFFE, the Fund indirectly bears the fees payable by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests; and (2) management’s representations regarding

 

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its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.

 

Board Conclusions

 

After its deliberation, the Board concluded that, in its business judgment, the terms of the Contracts are fair and reasonable to the Fund and that approval of the continuation of the Contracts is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In doing so, the Board reviewed all factors it considered to be material, including those discussed above. Within the context of its overall conclusions regarding the Contracts, and based on the information provided and management’s related representations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with management’s responses relating to the Fund’s investment performance and the fees payable under the Contracts. During this renewal process, each Board member may have accorded different weight to various factors in reaching his or her conclusions. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2024.

 

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MANAGED PAYMENT POLICY

 

The Fund’s Managed Payment Policy is designed to provide investors with regular cash flows from their investment. The policy provides for 12 level monthly payments throughout each calendar year. This payment policy enables investors to target the total dollar amount of the monthly payments they receive from their holdings in the Fund each year by purchasing the number of shares that will translate into their target monthly payment amount.

 

For the calendar year 2024, the Fund will make a level monthly payment of $0.038 per share for Class A shares, $0.034 per share for Class C shares, $0.040 per share for Class I shares, $0.036 per share for Class R shares, $0.040 per share for Class R6 shares and $0.040 per share for Class W shares. The level monthly payment amount for calendar year 2023 will be the product of: (i) the annual payment rate (“Annual Payment Rate”) of 6.50% for Class A shares, 5.60% for Class C shares, 6.81% for Class I shares, 6.15% for Class R shares, 6.81% for Class R6 shares and 6.75% for Class W shares, divided by 12; and (ii) the trailing average account value (“Trailing Average Account Value”). Therefore, investors holding 10,000 shares would generate a monthly payment of $380 from their holdings in Class A shares, $340 from their holdings in Class C shares, $400 from their holdings in Class I shares, $360 from holdings in Class R shares, $400 from holdings in Class R6 shares and $400 from holdings in Class W shares from the Fund during 2023.

 

The required investment to generate a given amount of payment will vary from year to year depending on monthly level payment determined for that year. In order to provide investors with greater predictability of their monthly payment streams, the Fund’s Managed Payment Policy seeks to deliver stable monthly payments per share over time by basing the annual reset on: (i) an Annual Payment Rate determined by the Fund’s Sub-Adviser; and (ii) the Fund’s performance over the previous three years.

 

Each January the Sub-Adviser will determine and announce a new level monthly payment per share for the calendar year based on: (i) the Annual Payment Rate, for the Fund’s shares; and (ii) the Trailing Average Account Value which will vary for the Fund’s shares.

 

While the Fund’s level monthly payment amount per share will not change within a calendar year, it may increase or decrease from one year to the next because it is based on the Annual Payment Rate and the Trailing Average Account Value, one or both of which may change from year to year.

 

Please note that the Fund’s Managed Payment Policy is not designed to generate, and is not expected to result in, payments that equal a fixed percentage of the Fund’s current NAV per share or a fixed percentage of a shareholder’s

current account value. Instead, Fund shareholders are expected to receive a monthly payment that is equal to the monthly payment per share (as determined under the Managed Payment Policy) times the number of shares they own on the record date.

 

MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DISTRIBU-TIONS

 

In each calendar year, the Fund’s 12 scheduled level payments per share are made monthly, on the last business day of each month. Shareholders can choose to receive their 12 scheduled monthly payments in cash or to automatically reinvest their payments in additional Fund shares. Because the level monthly payment per share will be fixed during a calendar year, investors will receive 12 fixed monthly payments during the calendar year, unless the number of Fund shares they hold changes because of purchases, redemptions, or reinvestment of payments. If the investor elects to reinvest the monthly payments in additional Fund shares, this will increase the number of Fund shares owned by the investor and will therefore proportionally increase the total dollar amount of the monthly payment.

 

The Fund generally expects to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its net income, as well as substantially all of its net capital gains. In addition to these regular monthly payments, an additional distribution may be made in December and other additional distributions may be made with respect to a particular fiscal year in order to comply with applicable law. As these additional income or capital gains distributions (“Special Distributions”) are not factored into the Fund’s managed payment objectives, each Special Distribution will be automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares unless a shareholder elects to receive the Special Distributions in cash. These additional shares can be redeemed under the same terms and conditions as any other shares of the Fund. The shares received with respect to a Special Distribution are included in the calculation of the Trailing Average Account Value used in resetting the level payment amount each January and redemption of such shares, or election to receive the Special Distributions in cash, will decrease the aggregate monthly payments received in the future. Both level monthly payments and Special Distributions (which are reinvested and received by you as additional shares in the Fund) will normally be taxable as either ordinary income or long-term capital gain.

 

RETURN OF CAPITAL

 

Pursuant to the Fund’s Managed Payment Policy, a portion of each monthly payment that the Fund makes may be treated as a return of capital. Each month, the Fund will provide disclosures with payments made that estimate the percentages of the year- to-date payments through the

 

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preceding month that represent net investment income, other income or capital gains, and return of capital, if any. At the end of the year, the Fund may be required, under applicable law, to re-characterize payments over the course of the year across ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital, if any, for purposes of tax reporting to shareholders. The portion of the Fund’s payments, if

any, that represent a return of capital as determined at the end of the year, will have the effect of reducing your cost basis in the Fund’s shares and are generally not taxable until your cost basis has been reduced to zero. Such basis adjustment may increase the amount of capital gain, if any, or decrease the amount of capital loss, if any, that you will realize when selling or exchanging the shares.

 

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For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus on any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

 

April 30, 2024

 

Voya VACS Series EME Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective January 24, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for investors to assess and monitor their fund investments. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024.

 

This report is submitted for general information to shareholders of the Voya mutual funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus which includes details regarding the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. This information should be read carefully.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Shareholder Expense Example 1
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 2
Statement of Operations 3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 4
Financial Highlights 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6
Portfolio of Investments 16

 

 

 

 

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

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

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)

 

 

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

 

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. The Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

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

 

   Actual Fund Return  Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
   Beginning  Ending     Expenses Paid  Beginning  Ending     Expenses Paid
   Account  Account     During the  Account  Account     During the
   Value  Value  Annualized  Period Ended  Value  Value  Annualized  Period Ended
   November 1,  April 30,  Expense  April 30,  November 1,  April 30,  Expense  April 30,
   2023  2024  Ratio  2024*  2023  2024  Ratio  2024*
Voya VACS Series EME Fund  $1,000.00  $1,160.40  0.18%   $0.97  $1,000.00  $1,023.97  0.18%  $0.91

 

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

ASSETS:    
Investments in securities at fair value+*  $201,117,571 
Short-term investments at fair value†   4,831,889 
Cash   15,924 
Cash collateral for futures contracts   19,824 
Foreign currencies at value‡   23,847 
Receivables:     
Investment securities and currencies sold   114,407 
Fund shares sold   23,378 
Dividends   406,284 
Interest   7 
Foreign tax reclaims   9,734 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   56 
Prepaid offering expense   3,548 
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser   38,410 
Other assets   301 
Total assets   206,605,180 
      
LIABILITIES:     
Payable for investment securities and currencies purchased   336,216 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   74,903 
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned   1,274,986 
Variation margin payable on futures contracts   9,147 
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 5)   301 
Payable for trustee fees   567 
Payable for foreign capital gains tax   358,378 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   167,701 
Total liabilities   2,222,199 
NET ASSETS  $204,382,981 
      
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:     
Paid-in capital  $192,434,604 
Total distributable earnings   11,948,377 
NET ASSETS  $204,382,981 
      
+           Including securities loaned at value  $1,215,081 
*            Cost of investments in securities  $190,195,769 
†           Cost of short-term investments  $4,831,889 
‡           Cost of foreign currencies  $25,825 
      
Net assets  $204,382,981 
Shares authorized   unlimited 
Par value    
Shares outstanding   18,930,779 
Net asset value and redemption price per share  $10.80 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*  $2,718,503 
Interest   5,391 
Securities lending income, net   14,075 
Other   545 
Total investment income   2,738,514 
      
EXPENSES:     
Transfer agent fees   376 
Shareholder reporting expense   2,730 
Registration fees   6,737 
Professional fees   62,136 
Custody and accounting expense   101,000 
Trustee fees   2,836 
Offering expense   17,452 
Miscellaneous expense   21,388 
Interest expense   26,626 
Total expenses   241,281 
Waived and reimbursed fees   (38,410)
Net expenses   202,871 
Net investment income   2,535,643 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):     
Net realized gain (loss) on:     
Investments (net of foreign capital gains taxes withheld^)   635,312 
Foreign currency related transactions   (158,829)
Futures   46,645 
Net realized gain   523,128 
      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:     
Investments (net of foreign capital gains taxes accrued#)   30,459,136 
Forward foreign currency contracts   56 
Foreign currency related transactions   (3,550)
Futures   13,090 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   30,468,732 
Net realized and unrealized gain   30,991,860 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations  $33,527,503 
      
*  Foreign taxes withheld  $320,923 
^  Foreign capital gains taxes withheld  $364,647 
#  Change in foreign capital gains taxes accrued  $358,378 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   Six Months Ended     
   April 30, 2024   June 7, 2023 to 
   (Unaudited)   October 31, 2023(1) 
FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $2,535,643   $2,046,044 
Net realized gain   523,128    416,790 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   30,468,732    (19,911,042)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   33,527,503    (17,448,208)
           
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Total distributions (excluding return of capital)   (4,130,918)    
Total distributions   (4,130,918)    
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Net proceeds from sale of shares   35,809,932    252,114,264 
Reinvestment of distributions   4,130,918     
    39,940,850    252,114,264 
Cost of shares redeemed   (83,569,672)   (16,050,838)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (43,628,822)   236,063,426 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   (14,232,237)   218,615,218 
           
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year or period   218,615,218     
End of year or period  $204,382,981   $218,615,218 

 

(1)    Commencement of operations.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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

 

  


Income (loss)
from investment
operations

 

   Less Distributions        Ratios to average net assets Supplemental
Data
                                  
Year or
period ended
  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  (%)  ($000's)  (%)
04-30-24+   9.47  0.12   1.34    1.46    0.13      0.13    10.80  16.04   0.21  0.18  0.18  2.25   204,383  17
06-07-23(4)-                                                   
10-31-23  10.00  0.11    (0.64)    (0.53)              9.47  (5.30)   0.17  0.15  0.15  2.61    218,615  11

 

 

 

(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.
+Unaudited.
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Voya Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 18, 1992 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. There are nine separate active investment series. This report is for Voya VACS Series EME Fund (“EME” or the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust.

 

The Fund’s shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) because the shares are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the Fund may only be made by “accredited investors,” as defined in Regulation D under the 1933 Act.

 

The Fund does not have a share class designation. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of the Fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from the Fund. Expenses that are specific to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets.

 

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as one of the multiple sub-advisers to the Fund. Voya IM serves as one of the multiple sub-advisers for the Fund. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund.

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

A. Security Valuation. 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 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.

 

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. 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’ prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close.

 

When a market quotation for a portfolio security is not readily available or is deemed unreliable (for example when trading has been halted or there are unexpected market closures or other material events that would suggest that the market quotation is unreliable) and for purposes of determining the value of other Fund assets, the asset is priced at its fair value. The Board has designated the Investment Adviser, as the valuation designee, to make fair value determinations in good faith. In determining the fair value of the Fund’s assets, the Investment Adviser, pursuant to its fair valuation policy, may consider inputs from pricing service providers, broker-dealers, or the Fund’s sub-adviser(s). 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 an asset’s fair value. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. The prices of foreign securities will generally be adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service that are intended to reflect valuation changes through the NYSE close. 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.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments are valued at the close of the NYSE and are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date.

 

Level 2 — inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads).

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value).

 

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.

 

A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table

summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

 

B.Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition.

 

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

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.

 

Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(1) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.

 

(2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities that are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on each Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid, and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. The foregoing risks are even greater with respect to securities of issuers in emerging markets.

 

D. Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund records distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The Fund declares and pays dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at least annually to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

G. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund’s investment objectives permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, written options. In doing so,

 

the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Interest Rate Risk. A rise in market interest rates generally results in a fall in the value of bonds and other debt instruments; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. Interest rate risk is generally greater

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

for debt instruments than floating-rate instruments. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in market interest rates. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. The U.S. has recently experienced a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a mutual fund invests in debt instruments, 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 debt markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in debt markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity, and reduced liquidity, which may impact operations and return potential.

 

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

 

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 NAV. 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, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”), with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause 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.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Fund generally enters into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

 

The Fund may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate credit risk associated with OTC derivative and forward foreign

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to or from the Fund is held in a segregated account by a third-party agent and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies.

 

At April 30, 2024, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if its counterparties failed to perform would be $56 which represents the gross payments to be received on open forward foreign currency contracts were they to be unwound as of April 30, 2024. There was no collateral pledged to the Fund at April 30, 2024.

 

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

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts with the obligation to buy and sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund used forward foreign currency contracts as part of its tactical currency strategy.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to sell of $83,843. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at April 30, 2024.

 

The Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as

reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

 

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

 

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund used futures to enact tactical positions and to provide the Fund with greater liquidity. The Fund had purchased and sold futures contracts on various equity indices. The Fund also purchased and sold futures contracts on various U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2024, the Fund had an average notional value on futures contracts purchased of $702,827. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts during the period ended April 30, 2024.

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

I. Securities Lending. The Fund has the option to temporarily loan securities representing up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the 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. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.

 

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

 

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended April 30, 2024, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Purchases  Sales
$38,542,756  $85,017,114

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund 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. There is no management fee charged per the Management Agreement for EME.

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP and Voya IM. These sub-advisers provide investment advice for the Fund and are paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Subject to such policies as the

Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, the sub-advisers manage the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

 

 

NOTE 5 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

 

At April 30, 2024, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. owned more than 5% of the Fund:

 

Subsidiary Percentage
Voya Investment Trust Co. 91.34%

 

The Investment Advisor may direct the Fund’s Sub-Adviser to use its best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate the Fund’s equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of the Fund. Any amount credited to the Fund is reflected as brokerage commission recapture on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

The Fund may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended April 30, 2024, there were no account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by the Fund.

 

NOTE 6 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund to limit expenses, excluding interest,

 

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NOTE 6 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (continued)

 

taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses and extraordinary expenses to 0.15% of the average net assets.

 

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

 

As of April 30, 2024, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Advisor and the related expiration dates are as follows:

 

April 30,   
2025  2026  2027  Total
$  $  $48,109  $48,109

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through March 1, 2025 and the Expense Limitation Agreement shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

NOTE 7 — LINE OF CREDIT

 

Effective June 12, 2023, the Fund, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, entered into a 364-day unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 through June 10, 2024. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to June 12, 2023, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through June 12, 2023.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

 

The Fund utilized the line of credit during the period ended April 30, 2024:

 

      Approximate
   Approximate  Weighted
   Average  Average
   Daily Balance  Interest Rate
Days  For Days  For Days
Utilized  Utilized  Utilized
20  $7,571,400  6.33%

 

NOTE 8 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

                  Net                  
                  increase     Proceeds            
                  (decrease)     from            
      Shares  Reinvestment        in     shares  Reinvestment         
   Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  shares  Shares  issued in  of  Shares  Shares  Net increase
   sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  outstanding  sold  merger  distributions  redeemed  converted  (decrease)
Year or                                    
period ended  #  #  #  #  #  #  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)  ($)
4/30/2024  3,436,556      412,679   (7,993,187)     (4,143,952)  35,809,932      4,130,918   (83,569,672)     (43,628,822)
6/07/2023(1)-                                                
10/31/2023  24,690,627          (1,615,896)     23,074,731   252,114,264          (16,050,838)     236,063,426 

 

(1)    Commencement of operations.

 

NOTE 9 — SECURITIES LENDING

 

Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Fund can lend its securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the

market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund at its last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

NOTE 9 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

BNY. The Fund bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Fund indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.

 

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.

 

NOTE 10 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

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

 

The following table represents a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of April 30, 2024:

 

   Securities
  Cash Collateral  Net
Counterparty  Loaned at Value  Received(1)  Amount
Merrill Lynch               
International  $547,343   $(547,343)  $ 
Mizuho Securities               
USA LLC.   667,738    (667,738)    
Total  $1,215,081   $(1,215,081)  $ 

 

(1) Cash Collateral with a fair value of $1,274,986 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

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

 

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

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings as of October 31, 2023 were:

 

Undistributed  Unrealized  Total
Ordinary  Appreciation/  Distributable
Income  (Depreciation)  Earnings/(Loss)
$2,982,497   $(20,430,705)  $(17,448,208)

 

At October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforward for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.

 

As of April 30, 2024, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

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NOTE 11 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)

 

The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) was the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. The terms of investments, financings or other transactions (including certain derivatives transactions) to which the Fund may be a party have historically been tied to LIBOR. In connection with the global transition away from LIBOR led by regulators and market participants, LIBOR was last published on a representative basis at the end of June 2023. Alternative reference rates to LIBOR have been established in most major currencies and markets in these new rates are continuing to develop. The transition away from LIBOR to the use of replacement rates has gone relatively smoothly on the Fund and the financial instruments in which it invests; however, longer-term impacts are still uncertain.

 

In addition, interest rates or other types of rates and indices which are classed as “benchmarks” have been the subject of ongoing national and international regulatory reform, including under the European Union regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (known as the “Benchmarks Regulation”). The Benchmarks Regulation has been enacted into United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), subject to amendments made by the Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/657) and other statutory instruments. Following the implementation of these reforms, the manner of administration of benchmarks has changed and may further change in the future, with the result that relevant benchmarks may perform differently than in the past, the use of benchmarks that are not compliant with the new standards by certain supervised entities may be restricted, and certain benchmarks may be eliminated entirely. Such changes could cause increased market volatility and disruptions in liquidity for instruments that rely on or are impacted by such benchmarks. Additionally, there could be other consequences which cannot be predicted.

 

NOTE 12 — LIQUIDITY

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund has established a liquidity risk management program to govern its approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Board has approved the designation of the Fund’s Investment Adviser, Voya Investments, as the program administrator (the “Program Administrator”). The Program Administrator is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Program and has formed a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”) to assess and review, on an ongoing basis, the Fund’s liquidity risk.

 

The Program includes a number of elements that support the

management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of liquidity risk factors and the periodic classification (or re-classification, as necessary) of the Fund’s investments into buckets (highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid and illiquid) that reflect the Committee’s assessment of the investments’ liquidity under current market conditions. The Committee also utilizes Fund-specific data, including information regarding the Fund’s shareholder base, characteristics of its investments, access to borrowing arrangements and historical redemptions to determine whether the Fund will be able to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

 

During the period covered by the annual assessment, January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Program supported the Fund’s ability to honor redemption requests in a timely manner and the Program Administrator’s management of the Fund’s liquidity risk, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks.

 

NOTE 13 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL

 

The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events that have led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and global economies and markets, generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility, exchange suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, supply chain disruptions, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have created a unique challenge for real estate markets. Many businesses have either partially or fully transitioned to a remote-working environment and this transition may negatively impact the occupancy rates of commercial real estate over time. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine has, and may continue to, adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

NOTE 13 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL (continued)

 

could affect the value of investments, including beyond the direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. A number of U.S. domestic banks and foreign (non-U.S.) banks have recently experienced financial difficulties and, in some cases, failures. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by regulators to limit the effect of those financial difficulties and failures on other banks or other financial institutions or on the U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) economies generally will be successful. It is possible that more banks or other financial institutions will experience financial difficulties or fail, which may affect adversely other U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) financial institutions and economies. These events as well as other changes in foreign (non-U.S.) and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund's investments. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund's service providers.

 

NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Line of Credit Renewal: Effective June 10, 2024, the funds to which the Credit Agreement is available will enter into a renewed Credit Agreement with BNY for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and will continue to pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears.

 

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

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED)
   

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: 97.8%         
    Brazil: 7.1%         
30,166   Ambev SA  $70,817   0.0 
56,689   B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao   117,361   0.0 
325,968   Banco Bradesco SA, ADR   880,114   0.4 
69,651   Banco Santander Brasil SA, ADR   387,259   0.2 
28,133   BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   174,456   0.1 
143,532 (1)    BRF SA, ADR   472,220   0.2 
4,924   Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP   77,275   0.0 
14,048   Energisa S/A   122,311   0.0 
202,394   Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR   1,224,484   0.6 
40,321   JBS S/A   182,091   0.1 
33,994   Klabin SA   150,572   0.1 
14,690   Petroleo Brasileiro SA   125,382   0.1 
132,063   Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Foreign, ADR   2,241,109   1.1 
320,518   Raia Drogasil SA   1,582,652   0.8 
40,840   Rumo SA   158,795   0.1 
7,549   Suzano SA   84,989   0.0 
14,496   Telefonica Brasil SA   133,246   0.1 
64,531   Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR   596,266   0.3 
40,548   TIM SA/Brazil   138,060   0.1 
34,756   TIM SA/Brazil, ADR   591,895   0.3 
176,866   TOTVS SA   942,813   0.5 
126,251   Vale SA, ADR   1,536,475   0.7 
16,628   Vale SA - Foreign   202,542   0.1 
74,449   Vibra Energia SA   336,502   0.2 
100,412   XP, Inc. - Class A   2,055,434   1.0 
        14,585,120   7.1 
    Chile: 0.5%         
63,284   Cencosud SA   108,441   0.0 
25,990   Empresas Copec SA   185,467   0.1 
2,466,302   Enel Chile SA   146,429   0.1 
14,287 (2)    Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR   652,773   0.3 
        1,093,110   0.5 
    China: 14.3%         
359,300   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.   3,364,149   1.6 
69,550 (1)    Baidu, Inc. - Class A   901,061   0.4 
3,351 (1)    BeiGene Ltd., ADR   515,853   0.3 
4,000   BYD Co. Ltd. - Class H   109,650   0.1 
960,000 (3)    CGN Power Co. Ltd. - Class H   321,896   0.2 
133,000   China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H   86,050   0.0 
537,018   China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.   1,112,421   0.5 
912,000   China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - Class H   544,375   0.3 
25,500   China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. - Class H   105,837   0.1 
83,500   COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd. - Class H   108,035   0.1 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares   RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    China (continued)         
144,000   CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.  $118,243   0.1 
323,516   H World Group Ltd.   1,203,697   0.6 
56,200   Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. - Class H   208,166   0.1 
144,500   Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.   485,111   0.2 
159,400   Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. - Class B   309,798   0.1 
82,500 (1)(3)    Innovent Biologics, Inc.   399,380   0.2 
24,967 (1)    iQIYI, Inc., ADR   121,090   0.1 
79,550   JD.com, Inc. - Class A   1,146,186   0.6 
11,500   Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. - Class A   2,696,212   1.3 
21,100 (1)(3)    Meituan - Class B   288,111   0.1 
6,600   NetEase, Inc.   123,715   0.1 
320,000   People's Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. - Class H   105,032   0.0 
1,502,000   PetroChina Co. Ltd. - Class H   1,399,476   0.7 
140,000   PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. - Class H   173,934   0.1 
96,000   Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.   76,945   0.0 
19,400   Shenzhen Mindray Bio- Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. - Class A   814,557   0.4 
288,000 (2)    Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.   109,715   0.1 
103,242   Tencent Holdings Ltd.   4,530,589   2.2 
350,000   Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   386,294   0.2 
23,131 (1)    Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR   1,116,302   0.5 
86,000 (2)    Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. - Class H   619,751   0.3 
761,000   Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.   584,659   0.3 
29,680   Weibo Corp. - Class A   259,135   0.1 
117,400   Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. - Class A   2,427,834   1.2 
295,600   Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.   379,436   0.2 
36,000   Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd. - Class H   78,097   0.0 
50,079   Yum China Holdings, Inc.   1,874,731   0.9 
        29,205,523   14.3 
    France: 0.7%         
3,167   L'Oreal SA   1,484,860   0.7 
              
    Germany: 0.5%         
4,115   adidas AG   991,647   0.5 
              
    Greece: 0.6%         
6,911   GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction SA   123,137   0.1 
10,137   Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA   153,998   0.1 
11,943   Helleniq Energy Holdings SA   107,064   0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Greece (continued)         
4,271   Jumbo SA  $133,003   0.1 
3,791   Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA   109,883   0.0 
10,449   Mytilineos SA   423,918   0.2 
10,282   OPAP SA   171,288   0.1 
        1,222,291   0.6 
    Hong Kong: 2.3%         
323,425   AIA Group Ltd.   2,368,881   1.2 
37,500   Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.   120,058   0.0 
1,149,008 (3)    Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.   1,598,490   0.8 
720,000   Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.   697,953   0.3 
        4,785,382   2.3 
    Hungary: 0.3%         
50,655   Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC   127,752   0.1 
24,976   MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC   204,968   0.1 
11,324   Richter Gedeon Nyrt   288,366   0.1 
        621,086   0.3 
    India: 17.5%         
1,775   AIA Engineering Ltd.   80,552   0.0 
2,180   Alkem Laboratories Ltd.   126,225   0.1 
14,130   Ambuja Cements Ltd.   104,753   0.0 
33,071   Asian Paints Ltd.   1,137,574   0.6 
1,310   Bajaj Auto Ltd.   139,853   0.1 
13,171   Bajaj Finance Ltd.   1,092,564   0.5 
59,347   Bharat Electronics Ltd.   165,956   0.1 
54,235   Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   394,645   0.2 
6,649   Bharti Airtel Ltd.   105,245   0.0 
260   Bosch Ltd.   91,411   0.0 
1,614   Britannia Industries Ltd.   92,248   0.0 
33,942   Castrol India Ltd.   85,491   0.0 
11,763   Cipla Ltd./India   196,916   0.1 
59,554   Coal India Ltd.   323,792   0.2 
2,020   Coforge Ltd.   123,006   0.1 
5,727   Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.   193,811   0.1 
8,965   Container Corp. Of India Ltd.   110,116   0.1 
10,963   Coromandel International Ltd.   158,512   0.1 
3,992   Cummins India Ltd.   156,303   0.1 
1,920   Divi's Laboratories Ltd.   91,934   0.0 
3,947   Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.   292,898   0.1 
3,323   Eicher Motors Ltd.   182,943   0.1 
35,815   Exide Industries Ltd.   202,609   0.1 
96,156   GAIL India Ltd.   240,209   0.1 
3,237   Grasim Industries Ltd.   93,333   0.0 
4,755   Havells India Ltd.   94,637   0.0 
55,887   HCL Technologies Ltd.   911,796   0.4 
3,410 (3)    HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.   158,971   0.1 
43,000   HDFC Bank Ltd.   780,905   0.4 
55,510   HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR   3,197,376   1.6 
5,684   Hero MotoCorp Ltd.   308,482   0.1 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares   RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    India (continued)         
43,812   Hindalco Industries Ltd.  $336,948   0.2 
2,502   Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.   118,073   0.1 
25,701   Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   152,451   0.1 
12,773   Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.   88,018   0.0 
167,402   Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.   338,049   0.2 
22,849   Indraprastha Gas Ltd.   128,192   0.1 
1,524   Info Edge India Ltd.   110,221   0.1 
56,521   Infosys Ltd.   954,330   0.5 
156,654   Infosys Ltd. - Foreign, ADR   2,617,688   1.3 
2,903 (1)(3)    InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.   138,426   0.1 
11,571   JSW Steel Ltd.   121,911   0.1 
3,362   Larsen & Toubro Ltd.   144,519   0.1 
1,331 (3)    LTIMindtree Ltd.   74,757   0.0 
5,707   Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.   147,206   0.1 
1,342   Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.   205,889   0.1 
13,341   Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.   134,063   0.1 
3,605   Mphasis Ltd.   99,566   0.0 
126   MRF Ltd.   200,562   0.1 
4,274   Nestle India Ltd.   128,295   0.1 
51,528   NMDC Ltd.   156,371   0.1 
55,452   NTPC Ltd.   240,991   0.1 
83,363   Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.   281,413   0.1 
18,031   Oil India Ltd.   133,318   0.1 
2,916   Persistent Systems Ltd.   117,305   0.1 
76,543   Petronet LNG Ltd.   284,112   0.1 
3,115   Phoenix Mills Ltd.   117,483   0.1 
2,581   PI Industries Ltd.   112,803   0.1 
67,871   Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.   244,796   0.1 
277,868   Reliance Industries Ltd.   9,754,353   4.8 
332,226 (1)    Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd.   1,496,063   0.7 
1,440   Siemens Ltd.   100,611   0.0 
7,162   Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   128,667   0.1 
2,201   Supreme Industries Ltd.   133,303   0.1 
48,311   Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   2,204,920   1.1 
79,985   Tata Consumer Products Ltd.   1,059,183   0.5 
20,419   Tata Power Co. Ltd.   109,584   0.0 
137,364   Tata Steel Ltd.   270,770   0.1 
17,338   Tech Mahindra Ltd.   261,175   0.1 
2,350   Titan Co. Ltd.   100,832   0.0 
11,485   Torrent Power Ltd.   207,052   0.1 
1,709   Trent Ltd.   90,209   0.0 
1,220   UltraTech Cement Ltd.   145,503   0.1 
50,435   Vedanta Ltd.   240,709   0.1 
17,430   Wipro Ltd.   95,989   0.0 
7,355   Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.   84,007   0.0 
        35,845,752   17.5 
    Indonesia: 1.8%         
3,481,800   Astra International Tbk PT   1,098,701   0.5 
3,233,727   Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   1,944,390   1.0 
232,700   Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT   98,357   0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Indonesia (continued)         
203,800   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT  $61,691   0.0 
843,300   Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   163,481   0.1 
1,439,800   Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT   231,877   0.1 
88,900   United Tractors Tbk PT   135,492   0.1 
        3,733,989   1.8 
    Japan: 0.9%         
7,341   Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.   1,919,444   0.9 
              
    Kuwait: 0.1%         
69,056   Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   109,136   0.1 
              
    Malaysia: 0.8%         
96,500   CELCOMDIGI BHD   83,764   0.0 
93,000   CIMB Group Holdings Bhd   128,529   0.1 
96,700   Gamuda Bhd   107,591   0.1 
78,100   Genting Bhd   73,819   0.0 
74,700   MISC Bhd   124,591   0.1 
39,000   Petronas Gas Bhd   147,093   0.1 
165,500   Sime Darby Bhd   96,891   0.0 
78,600   Telekom Malaysia Bhd   101,945   0.0 
209,600   Tenaga Nasional Bhd   525,262   0.3 
177,200   YTL Corp. Bhd   114,568   0.1 
99,900   YTL Power International Bhd   95,769   0.0 
        1,599,822   0.8 
    Mexico: 7.0%         
155,560   Alfa SAB de CV - Class A   113,873   0.1 
25,290 (1)    Alsea SAB de CV   105,850   0.1 
55,514   America Movil SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   1,058,097   0.5 
11,138   Arca Continental SAB de CV   108,358   0.1 
338,862 (1)    Cemex SAB de CV   268,032   0.1 
89,931 (1)    Cemex SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   711,354   0.3 
31,293   Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV   309,793   0.1 
8,154   Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   808,469   0.4 
43,494   Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV   154,038   0.1 
13,884   El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV - Class C1   111,010   0.1 
79,573   Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV   113,896   0.1 
24,053   Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV   282,895   0.1 
38,802   Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - Foreign, ADR   4,565,443   2.2 
13,198   GCC SAB de CV   148,646   0.1 
9,279   Gruma SAB de CV - Class B   182,002   0.1 
11,267   Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV   124,478   0.1 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares   RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Mexico (continued)         
9,662   Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV - Class B  $176,514   0.1 
4,860   Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV - Class B   167,355   0.1 
19,180   Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV   80,188   0.0 
26,235   Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV   193,178   0.1 
123,051   Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV - Class O   1,220,544   0.6 
31,676 (1)     Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV - Class O   87,295   0.0 
22,861   Grupo Mexico SAB de CV   141,270   0.1 
118,972   Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR   347,398   0.2 
34,993 (1)    Ollamani SAB   71,515   0.0 
63,197   Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV   103,442   0.0 
45,175   Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV   177,422   0.1 
10,514   Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV   105,313   0.0 
595,323   Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   2,218,897   1.1 
        14,256,565   7.0 
    Netherlands: 1.0%         
18,809   Heineken NV   1,830,487   0.9 
14,006   NEPI Rockcastle NV   94,508   0.1 
        1,924,995   1.0 
    Peru: 0.6%         
31,499   Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   544,933   0.3 
4,150   Credicorp Ltd.   687,281   0.3 
        1,232,214   0.6 
    Philippines: 0.2%         
414,500   DMCI Holdings, Inc.   79,501   0.0 
28,320   International Container Terminal Services, Inc.   162,267   0.1 
13,790   Manila Electric Co.   88,085   0.1 
        329,853   0.2 
    Qatar: 0.2%         
30,620   Ooredoo QPSC   84,014   0.0 
23,298   Qatar Fuel QSC   92,526   0.1 
15,277   Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ   76,720   0.0 
69,038   Qatar Navigation QSC   200,274   0.1 
        453,534   0.2 
    Romania: 0.1%         
1,179,985   OMV Petrom SA   174,852   0.1 
              
    Saudi Arabia: 0.9%         
30,874   Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.   102,364   0.0 
2,333   Astra Industrial Group   108,005   0.0 
2,194   Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.   141,096   0.1 
9,125   Etihad Etisalat Co.   126,513   0.1 
33,158   Jarir Marketing Co.   119,519   0.1 
3,972   SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.   122,399   0.1 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Saudi Arabia (continued)         
14,122   Sahara International Petrochemical Co.  $129,072   0.1 
2,593   Saudi Airlines Catering Co.   87,250   0.0 
77,883 (3)    Saudi Arabian Oil Co.   624,054   0.3 
3,617   Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.   145,715   0.1 
10,922   Saudi Telecom Co.   109,594   0.0 
867   Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.   84,375   0.0 
        1,899,956   0.9 
    South Africa: 1.4%         
7,772   Bid Corp. Ltd.   178,216   0.1 
9,654   Bidvest Group Ltd.   126,304   0.1 
10,699   Clicks Group Ltd.   165,721   0.1 
22,056   Exxaro Resources Ltd.   211,320   0.1 
19,660   MTN Group Ltd.   94,617   0.0 
42,068   OUTsurance Group Ltd.   90,679   0.0 
393,070   Sanlam Ltd.   1,421,884   0.7 
15,429   Shoprite Holdings Ltd.   205,859   0.1 
11,786   Tiger Brands Ltd.   128,204   0.1 
55,537   Woolworths Holdings Ltd./ South Africa   177,488   0.1 
        2,800,292   1.4 
    South Korea: 17.5%         
5,839   Cheil Worldwide, Inc.   79,639   0.0 
1,283   DB Insurance Co. Ltd.   89,996   0.0 
2,506   Doosan Bobcat, Inc.   93,662   0.0 
6,345   GS Holdings Corp.   205,145   0.1 
3,619   Hana Financial Group, Inc.   152,638   0.1 
2,976   Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.   126,279   0.1 
1,899   HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.   91,936   0.0 
1,407   Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.   184,191   0.1 
2,172   Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.   355,338   0.2 
1,101   Hyundai Motor Co.   198,044   0.1 
3,611   Hyundai Steel Co.   83,851   0.0 
28,528   Kakao Corp.   990,745   0.5 
3,566   KB Financial Group, Inc.   193,409   0.1 
4,455   Kia Corp.   377,439   0.2 
3,294   Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.   122,652   0.1 
9,721   Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.   146,594   0.1 
2,635   KT&G Corp.   169,788   0.1 
1,225   LG Corp.   69,896   0.0 
1,791   LG Electronics, Inc.   119,284   0.1 
73,560   LG Uplus Corp.   522,460   0.3 
16,236   NAVER Corp.   2,141,521   1.0 
792   POSCO Holdings, Inc.   228,635   0.1 
5,015   Samsung C&T Corp.   540,784   0.3 
742   Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.   82,765   0.0 
141,626   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   7,872,513   3.8 
5,444 (1)     Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.   103,215   0.0 
576   Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.   128,924   0.1 
17,241   Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.   1,086,405   0.5 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares   RA  Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    South Korea (continued)         
1,651   Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.  $189,666   0.1 
29,931   Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.   1,005,601   0.5 
64,386   SK Hynix, Inc.   7,945,598   3.9 
132,940 (1)    SK Square Co. Ltd.   7,304,051   3.6 
64,878   SK Telecom Co. Ltd.   2,399,305   1.2 
950   SK, Inc.   113,204   0.0 
2,537   S-Oil Corp.   132,456   0.1 
13,036   Woori Financial Group, Inc.   133,590   0.1 
        35,781,219   17.5 
    Taiwan: 15.8%         
10,000   Accton Technology Corp.   140,094   0.1 
150,000   Acer, Inc.   206,393   0.1 
12,699   Advantech Co. Ltd.   147,707   0.1 
80,000   ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.   359,888   0.2 
80,000   Asia Cement Corp.   107,297   0.1 
14,000   Asustek Computer, Inc.   183,578   0.1 
14,000   Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.   93,515   0.0 
68,000   Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.   98,174   0.0 
67,000   Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.   414,771   0.2 
208,000 (1)    China Development Financial Holding Corp.  86,953     
120,000   China Steel Corp.   91,419   0.0 
48,000   Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.   182,440   0.1 
504,000   Compal Electronics, Inc.   549,743   0.3 
150,000   CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   156,558   0.1 
26,000   Delta Electronics, Inc.   254,626   0.1 
10,000   Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.   157,341   0.1 
6,000   Elite Material Co. Ltd.   74,705   0.0 
127,000   Eva Airways Corp.   138,079   0.1 
20,000   Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.   116,393   0.1 
125,000   Far Eastern New Century Corp.   124,693   0.1 
33,000   Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.   81,854   0.0 
21,000   Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.   104,415   0.0 
749,000 (1)(3)    FIT Hon Teng Ltd.   214,752   0.1 
63,000   Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.   107,077   0.0 
71,000   Formosa Plastics Corp.   149,166   0.1 
73,000   Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.   137,589   0.1 
9,000   Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.   81,166   0.0 
112,000   Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   533,159   0.3 
193,000   Inventec Corp.   309,614   0.1 
2,400   Largan Precision Co. Ltd.   159,979   0.1 
113,000   Lite-On Technology Corp.   342,026   0.2 
159,000   MediaTek, Inc.   4,794,038   2.3 

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares      Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Taiwan (continued)         
47,000   Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.  $228,689   0.1 
76,000   Nan Ya Plastics Corp.   131,967   0.1 
18,000   Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   340,114   0.2 
147,000   Pegatron Corp.   438,416   0.2 
246,000   Pou Chen Corp.   272,290   0.1 
64,000   Powertech Technology, Inc.   340,824   0.2 
26,000   Quanta Computer, Inc.   204,054   0.1 
12,000   Realtek Semiconductor Corp.   189,302   0.1 
36,000   Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.   214,335   0.1 
164,000   SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.   110,334   0.1 
47,000   Synnex Technology International Corp.   114,880   0.1 
49,000   Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.   98,183   0.0 
690,225   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   16,526,588   8.1 
6,464   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR   887,766   0.4 
66,000   Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.   112,133   0.1 
72,000   Uni-President Enterprises Corp.   168,884   0.1 
134,000   United Microelectronics Corp.   205,881   0.1 
176,000   Wistron Corp.   602,635   0.3 
32,000   WPG Holdings Ltd.   86,426   0.0 
95,000   Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   89,113   0.0 
51,000   Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.   180,518   0.1 
        32,242,534   15.8 
    Thailand: 1.6%         
15,000   Advanced Info Service PCL   79,696   0.0 
154,500   Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL - Foreign - Class F   120,646   0.1 
16,300   Bumrungrad Hospital PCL - Foreign   107,584   0.1 
1,460,643   CP ALL PCL - Foreign   2,257,443   1.1 
41,300   PTT Exploration & Production PCL - Foreign Shares   172,770   0.1 
194,100   PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL   97,458   0.1 
273,900   PTT PCL - Foreign   248,228   0.1 
11,500   Siam Cement PCL - Foreign   77,043   0.0 
        3,160,868   1.6 
    Turkey: 0.8%         
425,715   Akbank TAS   783,568   0.4 
10,140   BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS   121,142   0.1 
25,379   KOC Holding AS   177,180   0.1 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares     Value   Assets 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)         
    Turkey (continued)         
11,407 (1)    Turk Hava Yollari AO  $114,823   0.0 
58,844   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   146,809   0.1 
46,125   Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS   278,861   0.1 
        1,622,383   0.8 
    United Arab Emirates: 0.4%         
270,854   Air Arabia PJSC   197,210   0.1 
52,074   Aldar Properties PJSC   77,411   0.0 
74,825   Emaar Development PJSC   170,312   0.1 
144,695   Emaar Properties PJSC   323,436   0.2 
        768,369   0.4 
    United Kingdom: 1.0%         
40,839   Unilever PLC, ADR   2,117,502   1.0 
              
    United States: 0.8%         
13,820   Micron Technology, Inc.   1,561,107   0.8 
              
    Uruguay: 1.1%         
1,551 (1)    MercadoLibre, Inc.   2,262,444   1.1 
              
    Total Common Stock        
    (Cost $188,796,805)   199,785,849   97.8 
          
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.0%         
505   iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   20,700   0.0 
    Total Exchange-Traded Funds         
    (Cost $20,160)   20,700   0.0 
          
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.6%         
    Brazil: 0.6%         
22,419   Bradespar SA   86,479   0.1 
117,065   Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais   218,908   0.1 
48,891   Cia Paranaense de Energia   85,399   0.0 
38,275   Gerdau SA   134,374   0.1 
251,052   Itausa SA   462,207   0.2 
27,033   Petroleo Brasileiro SA   218,238   0.1 
        1,205,605   0.6 
    Chile: 0.0%         
2,308   Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA   105,417   0.0 
    Total Preferred Stock        
    (Cost $1,378,804)   1,311,022   0.6 
    Total Long-Term Investments        
    (Cost $190,195,769)   201,117,571   98.4 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

           Percentage 
Principal          of Net 
Amount†      Value   Assets 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.4%         
    Repurchase Agreements: 0.6%         
274,986 (4)    Bank of America Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.300%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $275,026, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%- 4.625%, Market Value plus accrued interest $280,486, due 09/15/26-11/15/44)  $274,986   0.1 
1,000,000 (4)    Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 04/30/2024, 5.350%, due 05/01/2024 (Repurchase Amount $1,000,147, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%- 6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,020,000, due 05/07/24-05/01/54)   1,000,000   0.5 
    Total Repurchase Agreements        
    (Cost $1,274,986)   1,274,986   0.6 

           Percentage 
           of Net 
Shares   RA  Value   Assets 
    Mutual Funds: 1.8%         
3,027,903 (5)    BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 5.180%   3,027,903   1.5 
529,000 (5)    Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (Institutional Share Class), 5.220%   529,000   0.3 
    Total Mutual Funds        
    (Cost $3,556,903)   3,556,903   1.8 
    Total Short-Term Investments        
    (Cost $4,831,889)   4,831,889   2.4 
    Total Investments in Securities         
    (Cost $195,027,658)  $205,949,460   100.8 
    Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (1,566,479)  (0.8)
    Net Assets  $204,382,981   100.0 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt         

† Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan.
(3) Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(4) All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of April 30, 2024.

 

 

  Percentage
Sector Diversification of Net Assets
Information Technology 27.2%
Consumer Staples 15.6
Financials 12.1
Energy 9.5
Consumer Discretionary 9.5
Communication Services 8.2
Industrials 7.4
Materials 4.7
Utilities 1.9
Health Care 1.7
Real Estate 0.6
Exchange-Traded Funds 0.0
Short-Term Investments 2.4
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.8)
Net Assets 100.0%

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2024 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

   Quoted Prices             
   in Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant     
   for Identical   Observable   Unobservable   Fair Value 
   Investments   Inputs#   Inputs   at 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   April 30, 2024 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Common Stock                    
Brazil  $14,585,120   $   $                   —   $14,585,120 
Chile   1,093,110            1,093,110 
China   2,414,849    26,790,674        29,205,523 
France       1,484,860        1,484,860 
Germany       991,647        991,647 
Greece   414,174    808,117        1,222,291 
Hong Kong       4,785,382        4,785,382 
Hungary   493,334    127,752        621,086 
India   5,815,064    30,030,688        35,845,752 
Indonesia       3,733,989        3,733,989 
Japan       1,919,444        1,919,444 
Kuwait       109,136        109,136 
Malaysia   1,006,482    593,340        1,599,822 
Mexico   14,256,565            14,256,565 
Netherlands   94,508    1,830,487        1,924,995 
Peru   1,232,214            1,232,214 
Philippines   329,853            329,853 
Qatar   176,540    276,994        453,534 
Romania   174,852            174,852 
Saudi Arabia   351,984    1,547,972        1,899,956 
South Africa   833,025    1,967,267        2,800,292 
South Korea       35,781,219        35,781,219 
Taiwan   1,004,159    31,238,375        32,242,534 
Thailand       3,160,868        3,160,868 
Turkey   717,673    904,710        1,622,383 
United Arab Emirates   571,159    197,210        768,369 
United Kingdom   2,117,502            2,117,502 
United States   1,561,107            1,561,107 
Uruguay   2,262,444            2,262,444 
Total Common Stock   51,505,718    148,280,131        199,785,849 
Exchange-Traded Funds   20,700            20,700 
Preferred Stock   1,311,022            1,311,022 
Short-Term Investments   3,556,903    1,274,986        4,831,889 
Total Investments, at fair value  $56,394,343   $149,555,117   $   $205,949,460 
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts       56        56 
Total Assets  $56,394,343   $149,555,173   $   $205,949,516 
Liabilities Table                    
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Futures  $(443)   $   $   $(443) 
Total Liabilities  $(443)   $   $   $(443) 

 

 

^ See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
# The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.
+ Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

At April 30, 2024, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya VACS Series EME Fund:

 

                  Unrealized 
                  Appreciation 
Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement Date  (Depreciation) 
USD  16,786  EUR  15,677  The Bank of New York Mellon  05/02/24  $56 
                  $56 

 

At April 30, 2024, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya VACS Series EME Fund:

 

   Number  Expiration  Notional  Unrealized
Description  of Contracts  Date  Amount  Depreciation
Long Contracts:                
MSCI Emerging Markets Index  12  06/21/24  $625,200   $(443)
         $625,200   $(443)

 

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

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  Location on Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair Value
Asset Derivatives       
Foreign exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $56
Total Asset Derivatives     $56
        
Liability Derivatives       
Equity contracts  Variation margin payable on futures contracts*   $443
Total Liability Derivatives     $443

 

 

*The fair value presented above represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the tables within the Portfolio of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s unsettled variation margin is reported in receivables or payables on futures contracts and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in total distributable earnings (loss).

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  Futures
Equity contracts  $46,645
Total  $46,645

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

   Forward      
   foreign      
   currency      
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  contracts  Futures  Total
Equity contracts  $  $13,090  $13,090
Foreign exchange contracts   56      56
Total  $56  $13,090  $13,146

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at April 30, 2024:

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VOYA VACS SERIES EME FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
   

 

   The Bank   
   of New York   
   Mellon  Total
Assets:        
Forward foreign currency contracts  $56  $56
Total Assets  $56  $56
Liabilities:        
Total Liabilities  $  $
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $56  $56
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $  $
Net Exposure(1)  $56  $56

 

 

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

 

At April 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $195,573,146.    
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:    
Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $22,157,535 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (11,761,130)
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $10,396,405 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Investment Adviser Custodian
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Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 New York, New York 10286
   
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Voya Investments Distributor, LLC Ropes & Gray LLP
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301 Bellevue Parkway  
Wilmington, Delaware 19809  
   

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant): Voya Mutual Funds

 

By /s/ Andy Simonoff  
  Andy Simonoff  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: July 3, 2024

 

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

 

By /s/ Andy Simonoff  
  Andy Simonoff  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: July 3, 2024

 

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

 

Date: July 3, 2024