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: 811-08934
Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.
(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 Incorporated, 300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore MD 21202
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1):
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2018
Classes
I and S
Strategic Allocation Funds-of-Funds
■ Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio
■ Voya Strategic Allocation Growth
Portfolio
■ Voya Strategic Allocation Moderate
Portfolio
|
This report is submitted for general information to
shareholders of the Voya mutual funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus
which includes details regarding the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. This information should be read
carefully. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s
Letter |
1 | ||
Market
Perspective |
2 | ||
Shareholder
Expense Examples |
4 | ||
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities |
5 | ||
Statements of
Operations |
6 | ||
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets |
7 | ||
Financial
Highlights |
9 | ||
Notes to
Financial Statements |
11 | ||
Portfolios of
Investments |
18 |
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the Portfolios’ website at www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Portfolios’ website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Portfolios file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q, as well as a complete portfolio of investments, are available without charge upon request from the Portfolios by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Mid-Year OutlookDear Shareholder,
Market performance has been disappointing in the first half
of 2018, as illustrated by the year-to-date returns in U.S. equities, despite two back-to-back quarters of over 20% earnings growth. Such periods of
sweeping weak equity and bond returns are uncommon, especially when corporate profits look robust. Profits do not arise from nowhere: statistical
reports this year show strong economic growth, expansion of jobs and higher consumer spending. How can we explain the disconnection between the economy
and financial markets?
Investors have had to process a range of mixed signals: U.S.
economic statistics point to strong growth, but the rest of the world has moderated, particularly the emerging markets. Trade concerns have clouded the
financial market narrative, with scant visibility to a resolution. There are other risks besides trade conflict, such as complicated U.S. politics with
the approaching mid-term elections, inflation overshoots potentially quickening the pace of interest rates increases and populist politics throwing
into question the sustainability of the euro zone. The response to all this uncertainty has been vacillation between bursts of pessimism and optimism,
which has led to market tumbles and rallies in rapid succession.
As 2019 approaches, we will see whether optimism or
pessimism sets the tone for the year. The current state of heightened volatility may or may not persist. If it does, investors can expect to feel the
pull of temptation — it is hard to resist the impulse to change one’s investment strategy seeking to avoid downturns. We believe it is
important to remember that regardless of what happens in the financial markets, investors generally are better off sticking to their plans. A plan
based upon your long-term goals and risk tolerances, developed with your financial advisor, offers the best chance of reaching your
destination.
If your goals or needs have changed, thoroughly discuss
these issues with your investment advisor before making any changes to your investment plan. Voya seeks to remain a reliable partner committed to
reliable investing, helping you and your investment advisor achieve your goals. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to
serving your investment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
July 19, 2018
President
Voya Family of Funds
July 19, 2018
The views expressed in the President’s Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to
change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Voya mutual funds disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may
not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for a Voya mutual fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an
indication of investment intent on behalf of any Voya mutual fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations
or investment advice.
International investing poses special risks including
currency fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in investments that are solely domestic.
1
MARKET
PERSPECTIVE: SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
Our new fiscal year commenced with global equities, in the
form of the MSCI World IndexSM (the “Index”) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends, in seemingly robust
health. The Index had returned 18.48% in 2017, rising in every month. A “buy-the-dip” mentality prevailed among investors in risk assets, in
which disappointments were soon forgiven. A narrative of synchronized global growth and corporate earnings, with monetary conditions still historically
easy, looked intact. (The Index returned 0.43% for the six-months ended June 30, 2018, measured in U.S. dollars.)
But having reached an all-time high on January 26, in
February the spell was broken, and after 15 consecutive gains, the Index suffered a monthly loss. Another loss followed in March, and for the
six-months through June the Index edged up just 1.29%.
December had seen new unemployment claims near a 44-year
low. Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) recorded growth of 3.16% in the latest quarter. Tax reform legislation was signed into law on December
22, under which the lower corporate tax rate of 21% would boost the corporate earnings available for distribution or share buy-backs.
The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) had
raised the federal funds rate by 25bp (0.25%) from 1.25% to 1.50%, with three more increases projected for 2018. As 2017 ended, new unemployment claims
were near a 44-year low and the unemployment rate was stable at 4.1%. All seemed well, but some commentators wondered whether a tax cut stimulus
costing $1 trillion to an already strong economy near full employment, would require more than three increases, and how would markets react when this
became obvious.
In Europe, initially, evidence of the euro zone’s
economic recovery continued to accumulate; GDP grew at 2.8% year-over-year and unemployment edged down to 8.6%, the lowest since December 2008.
Purchasing managers’ indices, closely watched leading indicators of economic activity, reached multi-year highs. But as the months wore on, these
fell back and the June readings were the lowest of the year, while industrial production sagged and core inflation slipped to 1.0%. The UK’s
economy was still beset by uncertainty over Brexit. First quarter GDP was just 1.2% above the level one year earlier.
In Asia, China’s GDP growth was steady at 6.8%
year-over-year. But tighter monetary policy to force deleveraging was driving up bond defaults, while key measures of economic activity, like fixed
asset investment, retail sales and industrial production were cooling. In Japan, GDP grew for eight consecutive quarters, but in the first quarter of
2018 it fell by 0.6% annualized, with wage and price inflation still stubbornly low. In short, the main international economies seemed to be
faltering.
In the U.S., 2018 started with a rather tame January
employment report, but was followed in mid-month by unexpectedly strong inflation figures. Bond yields were creeping up and by January 22, the ten-year
Treasury yield reached a three-year high. In early February fears of inflation and spiking bond yields gripped markets, which became much more
volatile. The Index slumped 7% in a week.
Still, the underlying U.S. economy remained strong. In April
the unemployment rate broke below 4% and in June it was reported at 3.75%, equaling the lowest since 1969. While GDP growth in the first quarter of
2018, at 2.0%, continued its recent pattern of modest first quarter increases, expectations for the second quarter exceeded 4%.
In March and June the FOMC duly raised rates, with two more
increases now projected for 2018.
But by then investors had more to worry about than rising
U.S. interest rates. On March 1, the White House announced tariffs of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum, which took effect at the beginning of
June. Specific tariffs on Chinese imports and restrictions on Chinese investments were promised, as was a 20% tariff on European auto imports.
Retaliation was swift.
So June ended with the aura of synchronized global growth
fading fast and what was left of it threatened by a trade war, from which surely no-one could expect any lasting benefit.
In U.S. fixed income markets, the Treasury yields rose
across the curve, the short end significantly more than the long. Indeed the excess of the 10-year yield over the two-year fell to just 0.32%, the
lowest in nearly 11 years. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index lost 1.62%, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond
sub-index fell 3.27%, dragged down by longer dated issues, which especially suffered as interest rates rose.
U.S. equities, represented by the S&P 500® Index
including dividends, rose 2.65%. The earnings per share of its constituent companies recorded growth in the first quarter of 2018 of 24.8%
year-over-year, the most since 2010. Consumer discretionary, the sector of Amazon and Netflix, was the top performer, up 11.52%; consumer staples
suffered the biggest loss, 8.55%.
In currencies, the dollar rose 2.94% against the euro and
2.42% against the pound, but slipped 1.78% against the yen. From about April, after sustained weakness, dollar strength returned as the economic data
for most of the rest of the world faded.
International markets were all unnerved by February’s
general upsurge in volatility and by the risk of a trade war referred to above. In addition, the fiscal boost in the U.S. probably improved that
market’s relative attractiveness. MSCI Japan® Index fell 3.66% over the fiscal half-year. MSCI Europe ex UK® Index lost 1.21%. Political
worries resurfaced in Italy with the election of a populist government to add to those caused by weakening economic indicators. MSCI UK® Index
gained 1.39%, driven by its big global energy constituents, as oil prices recovered.
All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest
directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance.
Investment return and principal value of an investment
will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Portfolios’ performance is subject to change
since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com
to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.
Market Perspective reflects the views of Voya Investment
Management’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other
conditions.
2
BENCHMARK
DESCRIPTIONS
| Index | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Bloomberg Barclays
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
An
index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities. |
||
Bloomberg Barclays
U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index |
An
index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities. |
||
MSCI Europe ex
UK® Index |
A free
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the
UK. |
||
MSCI Japan®
Index |
A free
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan. |
||
MSCI UK®
Index |
A free
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK. |
||
MSCI World
IndexSM |
An
index that measures the performance of over 1,600 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far
East. |
||
S&P 500®
Index |
An
index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock
markets. |
3
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED)
As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of
costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or
service (12b-1) fees, and other Portfolio expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in
a Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested
at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018. The Portfolios’ expenses are shown without
the imposition of any charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract, variable life insurance policy, qualified pension, or
retirement plan. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.
Actual Expenses
The left section of the table shown below, “Actual
Portfolio Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together
with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an
$8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses
Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison
Purposes
The right section of the table shown below,
“Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a
Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Portfolio’s actual return. The
hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use
this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Portfolio and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example
with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant
to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical
section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual
funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Actual Portfolio Return |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Account Value January 1, 2018 |
Ending Account Value June 30, 2018 |
Annualized Expense Ratio* |
Expenses Paid During the Period Ended June 30, 2018** |
Beginning Account Value January 1, 2018 |
Ending Account Value June 30, 2018 |
Annualized Expense Ratio* |
Expenses Paid During the Period Ended June 30, 2018** |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Strategic
Allocation Conservative Portfolio |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 993.20 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.19 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.60 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
1,000.00 | 991.90 | 0.49 | 2.42 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.36 | 0.49 | 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Strategic
Allocation Growth Portfolio |
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Class I |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 996.30 | 0.21 | % | $ | 1.04 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.75 | 0.21 | % | $ | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
1,000.00 | 995.20 | 0.46 | 2.28 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.51 | 0.46 | 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Strategic
Allocation Moderate Portfolio |
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Class I |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 994.80 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.19 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.60 | 0.24 | % | $ | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
1,000.00 | 993.10 | 0.49 | 2.42 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.36 | 0.49 | 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* |
The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds. |
** |
Expenses are equal to each Portfolio’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year. |
4
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2018
(UNAUDITED)
| Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio |
Voya Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio |
Voya Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASSETS: |
||||||||||||
Investments in affiliated underlying funds
at fair value* |
$ | 53,139,504 | $ | 125,810,489 | $ | 117,660,079 | ||||||
Investments in unaffiliated underlying funds
at fair value** |
10,295,559 | 10,902,270 | 17,385,380 | |||||||||
Cash |
127,105 | 62,124 | 198,701 | |||||||||
Cash collateral for futures |
— | 160,901 | 36,006 | |||||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||||||
Investments in affiliated underlying funds
sold |
464,513 | 1,891,824 | 1,345,516 | |||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated underlying funds
sold |
218,963 | 164,011 | 468,879 | |||||||||
Fund shares sold |
737 | 45,777 | 6,894 | |||||||||
Dividends |
2,594 | 2,405 | 3,774 | |||||||||
Interest |
35 | 32 | 40 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
648 | 1,413 | 1,394 | |||||||||
Reimbursement due from manager |
3,707 | 6,138 | — | |||||||||
Other assets |
7,797 | 13,731 | 14,067 | |||||||||
Total assets |
64,261,162 | 139,061,115 | 137,120,730 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES: |
||||||||||||
Payable for investments in affiliated underlying
funds purchased |
532,630 | 1,368,928 | 1,290,805 | |||||||||
Payable for investments in unaffiliated underlying
funds purchased |
95,222 | 690,400 | 538,584 | |||||||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
56,403 | 41 | 55,288 | |||||||||
Payable for investment management fees |
11,339 | 22,561 | 25,186 | |||||||||
Payable for distribution and shareholder service
fees |
591 | 695 | 495 | |||||||||
Payable for directors fees |
329 | 713 | 707 | |||||||||
Payable to directors under the deferred compensation
plan (Note 6) |
7,797 | 13,731 | 14,067 | |||||||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities |
44,616 | 50,904 | 56,953 | |||||||||
Total liabilities |
748,927 | 2,147,973 | 1,982,085 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 63,512,235 | $ | 136,913,142 | $ | 135,138,645 | ||||||
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: |
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 58,185,383 | $ | 113,583,099 | $ | 119,026,971 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income |
614,810 | 1,106,529 | 1,087,085 | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss |
(156,871 | ) | (613,728 | ) | (2,031,253 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation |
4,868,913 | 22,837,242 | 17,055,842 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 63,512,235 | $ | 136,913,142 | $ | 135,138,645 | ||||||
* Cost of investments in affiliated underlying
funds |
$ | 48,401,668 | $ | 103,408,165 | $ | 101,015,522 | ||||||
** Cost of investments in unaffiliated underlying
funds |
$ | 10,164,482 | $ | 10,480,326 | $ | 16,989,662 | ||||||
Class I |
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Net assets |
$ | 60,656,661 | $ | 133,571,759 | $ | 132,750,227 | ||||||
Shares authorized |
100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||
Par value |
$ | 0.001 | $ | 0.001 | $ | 0.001 | ||||||
Shares outstanding |
4,750,166 | 8,535,455 | 9,227,908 | |||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share |
$ | 12.77 | $ | 15.65 | $ | 14.39 | ||||||
Class S |
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Net assets |
$ | 2,855,574 | $ | 3,341,383 | $ | 2,388,418 | ||||||
Shares authorized |
100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||
Par value |
$ | 0.001 | $ | 0.001 | $ | 0.001 | ||||||
Shares outstanding |
225,381 | 215,250 | 166,918 | |||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share |
$ | 12.67 | $ | 15.52 | $ | 14.31 | ||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
5
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
(UNAUDITED)
| Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio |
Voya Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio |
Voya Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INVESTMENT INCOME: |
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Dividends from affiliated underlying funds |
$ | 637,837 | $ | 1,257,053 | $ | 1,164,620 | ||||||
Dividends from unaffiliated underlying funds |
73,944 | 29,013 | 119,070 | |||||||||
Total investment income |
711,781 | 1,286,066 | 1,283,690 | |||||||||
EXPENSES: |
||||||||||||
Investment management fees |
69,342 | 136,574 | 143,589 | |||||||||
Distribution and shareholder service fees: |
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Class S |
3,623 | 4,229 | 2,945 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
108 | 174 | 169 | |||||||||
Shareholder reporting expense |
7,964 | 11,765 | 11,765 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
13,213 | 21,720 | 22,625 | |||||||||
Custody and accounting expense |
3,620 | 5,430 | 5,430 | |||||||||
Directors fees |
1,316 | 2,583 | 2,826 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous expense |
4,981 | 6,450 | 6,434 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
41 | 80 | 72 | |||||||||
Total expenses |
104,208 | 189,005 | 195,855 | |||||||||
Waived and reimbursed fees |
(21,301 | ) | (34,229 | ) | (22,881 | ) | ||||||
Net expenses |
82,907 | 154,776 | 172,974 | |||||||||
Net investment income |
628,874 | 1,131,290 | 1,110,716 | |||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): |
||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||||||||||
Sale of affiliated underlying funds |
1,207,715 | 5,216,258 | 4,456,852 | |||||||||
Sale of unaffiliated underlying funds |
35,220 | 66,003 | 95,132 | |||||||||
Capital gain distributions from affiliated
underlying funds |
189,503 | 1,978,136 | 1,146,677 | |||||||||
Foreign currency related transactions |
(365 | ) | (1,043 | ) | (1,108 | ) | ||||||
Futures |
(117,025 | ) | (251,474 | ) | (262,917 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain |
1,315,048 | 7,007,880 | 5,434,636 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on: |
||||||||||||
Affiliated underlying funds |
(2,255,267 | ) | (8,452,849 | ) | (6,908,337 | ) | ||||||
Unaffiliated underlying funds |
(163,955 | ) | (98,217 | ) | (343,793 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency related transactions |
(103 | ) | (213 | ) | (213 | ) | ||||||
Futures |
2,884 | 20,167 | 22,759 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(2,416,441 | ) | (8,531,112 | ) | (7,229,584 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss |
(1,101,393 | ) | (1,523,232 | ) | (1,794,948 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | (472,519 | ) | $ | (391,942 | ) | $ | (684,232 | ) | |||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
6
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
| Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio |
Voya Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
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FROM OPERATIONS: |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 628,874 | $ | 1,603,631 | $ | 1,131,290 | $ | 2,536,915 | ||||||||
Net realized gain |
1,315,048 | 3,013,669 | 7,007,880 | 9,677,173 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(2,416,441 | ) | 2,508,622 | (8,531,112 | ) | 11,165,060 | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations |
(472,519 | ) | 7,125,922 | (391,942 | ) | 23,379,148 | ||||||||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income: |
||||||||||||||||
Class I |
(1,630,473 | ) | (1,720,565 | ) | (2,770,421 | ) | (2,449,491 | ) | ||||||||
Class S |
(69,570 | ) | (71,740 | ) | (60,980 | ) | (49,329 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gains: |
||||||||||||||||
Class I |
(1,354,835 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Class S |
(64,271 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions |
(3,119,149 | ) | (1,792,305 | ) | (2,831,401 | ) | (2,498,820 | ) | ||||||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: |
||||||||||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares |
2,619,350 | 5,060,715 | 2,109,306 | 5,615,366 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
3,119,149 | 1,792,305 | 2,831,401 | 2,498,820 | ||||||||||||
| 5,738,499 | 6,853,020 | 4,940,707 | 8,114,186 | |||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(6,159,237 | ) | (18,809,944 | ) | (11,803,155 | ) | (21,204,284 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions |
(420,738 | ) | (11,956,924 | ) | (6,862,448 | ) | (13,090,098 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
(4,012,406 | ) | (6,623,307 | ) | (10,085,791 | ) | 7,790,230 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS: |
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Beginning of year or period |
67,524,641 | 74,147,948 | 146,998,933 | 139,208,703 | ||||||||||||
End of year or period |
$ | 63,512,235 | $ | 67,524,641 | $ | 136,913,142 | $ | 146,998,933 | ||||||||
Undistributed net investment income at end
of year or period |
$ | 614,810 | $ | 1,685,979 | $ | 1,106,529 | $ | 2,806,640 | ||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
| Voya Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio |
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
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FROM OPERATIONS: |
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Net investment income |
$ | 1,110,716 | $ | 2,864,340 | ||||
Net realized gain |
5,434,636 | 7,241,730 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(7,229,584 | ) | 9,307,712 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations |
(684,232 | ) | 19,413,782 | |||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: |
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Net investment income: |
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Class I |
(3,103,193 | ) | (2,771,806 | ) | ||||
Class S |
(49,270 | ) | (37,202 | ) | ||||
Total distributions |
(3,152,463 | ) | (2,809,008 | ) | ||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: |
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Net proceeds from sale of shares |
3,697,625 | 8,767,190 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
3,152,463 | 2,809,008 | ||||||
| 6,850,088 | 11,576,198 | |||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(14,388,922 | ) | (21,272,417 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions |
(7,538,834 | ) | (9,696,219 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
(11,375,529 | ) | 6,908,555 | |||||
NET ASSETS: |
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Beginning of year or period |
146,514,174 | 139,605,619 | ||||||
End of year or period |
$ | 135,138,645 | $ | 146,514,174 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income at end
of year or period |
$ | 1,087,085 | $ | 3,128,832 | ||||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
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| Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 13.51 | 0.13 | • | (0.21 | ) | (0.08 | ) | 0.36 | 0.30 | — | 0.66 | — | 12.77 | (0.68 | ) | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 1.94 | 60,657 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 12.54 | 0.29 | • | 1.01 | 1.30 | 0.33 | — | — | 0.33 | — | 13.51 | 10.53 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 2.27 | 64,354 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 12.23 | 0.29 | • | 0.39 | 0.68 | 0.37 | — | — | 0.37 | — | 12.54 | 5.69 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 2.34 | 71,020 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 12.64 | 0.30 | • | (0.31 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.40 | — | — | 0.40 | — | 12.23 | (0.20 | ) | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 2.38 | 74,645 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 12.17 | 0.30 | • | 0.49 | 0.79 | 0.32 | — | — | 0.32 | — | 12.64 | 6.62 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 2.39 | 85,812 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 11.14 | 0.31 | 1.02 | 1.33 | 0.30 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 12.17 | 12.11 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 2.64 | 87,378 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 13.39 | 0.11 | • | (0.21 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.32 | 0.30 | — | 0.62 | — | 12.67 | (0.81 | ) | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1.69 | 2,856 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 12.44 | 0.26 | • | 0.99 | 1.25 | 0.30 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 13.39 | 10.18 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 2.04 | 3,171 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 12.13 | 0.25 | • | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.34 | — | — | 0.34 | — | 12.44 | 5.47 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 2.09 | 3,128 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 12.53 | 0.26 | (0.30 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 0.36 | — | — | 0.36 | — | 12.13 | (0.40 | ) | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 2.14 | 3,180 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 12.07 | 0.26 | • | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.30 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 12.53 | 6.37 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 2.14 | 3,001 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 11.06 | 0.29 | • | 0.99 | 1.28 | 0.27 | — | — | 0.27 | — | 12.07 | 11.76 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 2.53 | 3,086 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voya Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 16.03 | 0.13 | • | (0.18 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 0.33 | — | — | 0.33 | — | 15.65 | (0.37 | ) | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1.61 | 133,572 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 13.84 | 0.27 | • | 2.18 | 2.45 | 0.26 | — | — | 0.26 | — | 16.03 | 17.88 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1.79 | 143,509 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 13.30 | 0.25 | 0.65 | 0.90 | 0.36 | — | — | 0.36 | — | 13.84 | 6.93 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1.77 | 136,383 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 13.80 | 0.26 | • | (0.40 | ) | (0.14 | ) | 0.36 | — | — | 0.36 | — | 13.30 | (1.19 | ) | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 1.86 | 140,351 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 13.22 | 0.20 | • | 0.66 | 0.86 | 0.28 | — | — | 0.28 | — | 13.80 | 6.57 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.45 | 152,281 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 10.99 | 0.21 | • | 2.22 | 2.43 | 0.20 | — | — | 0.20 | — | 13.22 | 22.40 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.74 | 159,018 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 15.88 | 0.11 | • | (0.18 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 0.29 | — | — | 0.29 | — | 15.52 | (0.48 | ) | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 1.35 | 3,341 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 13.72 | 0.22 | 2.17 | 2.39 | 0.23 | — | — | 0.23 | — | 15.88 | 17.57 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 1.55 | 3,490 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 13.19 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.32 | — | — | 0.32 | — | 13.72 | 6.63 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 1.51 | 2,825 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 13.69 | 0.22 | (0.39 | ) | (0.17 | ) | 0.33 | — | — | 0.33 | — | 13.19 | (1.37 | ) | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.61 | 2,654 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 13.13 | 0.16 | • | 0.65 | 0.81 | 0.25 | — | — | 0.25 | — | 13.69 | 6.22 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1.22 | 2,673 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 10.92 | 0.18 | • | 2.21 | 2.39 | 0.18 | — | — | 0.18 | — | 13.13 | 22.11 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 1.54 | 863 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voya Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 14.80 | 0.12 | • | (0.19 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 0.34 | — | — | 0.34 | — | 14.39 | (0.52 | ) | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 1.59 | 132,750 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 13.18 | 0.29 | 1.60 | 1.89 | 0.27 | — | — | 0.27 | — | 14.80 | 14.49 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 2.00 | 144,135 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 12.70 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.34 | — | — | 0.34 | — | 13.18 | 6.64 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 2.01 | 137,411 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 13.14 | 0.26 | • | (0.32 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.38 | — | — | 0.38 | — | 12.70 | (0.57 | ) | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 2.00 | 137,466 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 12.61 | 0.24 | • | 0.59 | 0.83 | 0.30 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 13.14 | 6.69 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1.86 | 152,010 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 11.05 | 0.24 | • | 1.57 | 1.81 | 0.25 | — | — | 0.25 | — | 12.61 | 16.60 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 2.08 | 153,367 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-30-18 | 14.71 | 0.10 | • | (0.20 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.30 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 14.31 | (0.69 | ) | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1.35 | 2,388 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-17 | 13.09 | 0.26 | 1.59 | 1.85 | 0.23 | — | — | 0.23 | — | 14.71 | 14.29 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 1.75 | 2,379 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-16 | 12.62 | 0.22 | • | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.31 | — | — | 0.31 | — | 13.09 | 6.32 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 1.73 | 2,194 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-15 | 13.07 | 0.23 | (0.33 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.35 | — | — | 0.35 | — | 12.62 | (0.88 | ) | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 1.76 | 2,261 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-14 | 12.54 | 0.21 | • | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.27 | — | — | 0.27 | — | 13.07 | 6.50 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 1.62 | 2,339 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-31-13 | 11.00 | 0.22 | • | 1.55 | 1.77 | 0.23 | — | — | 0.23 | — | 12.54 | 16.24 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 1.84 | 1,758 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
9
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(1) |
Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized. |
(2) |
Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(3) |
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Portfolio. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Portfolio during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by an Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by an Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Portfolio. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions. |
(4) |
Ratios do not include expenses of underlying funds and do not include fees and expenses charged under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. |
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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 JUNE 30, 2018
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment
company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on October 14, 1994. There are three active
separate investment series (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”) that
comprise the Company: Voya Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio (“Strategic Allocation Conservative”),
Voya Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio (“Strategic Allocation Growth”), and Voya Strategic Allocation
Moderate Portfolio (“Strategic Allocation Moderate”), each a diversified series of the Company. Each
Portfolio currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in other investment companies
(“Underlying Funds”) and each uses asset allocation strategies to determine how to invest in the
Underlying Funds. The investment objective of the Portfolios is described in the respective Portfolio’s
Prospectus.
The classes of shares included in this report are: Class I and Class S. With the exception
of class specific matters, each class has equal voting rights as to voting privileges. For class specific proposals,
only the applicable class would have voting privileges. The two classes differ principally in the applicable
distribution and service fees. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain
to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a portfolio and earn income
and realized gains/losses from a portfolio pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class,
without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a portfolio or a class are charged
directly to that portfolio or class. Other operating expenses shared by several portfolios are generally allocated
among those portfolios based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class
based on income and expenses allocated to each class. Realized gain distributions are allocated to each class
pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per
share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and
shareholder service fees, if applicable.
Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”),
an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Portfolios. Voya Investment Management
Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves
as the Sub-Adviser to the Portfolios. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”),
a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Portfolios.
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Portfolios
in the preparation of their financial statements. Each Portfolio is considered an investment company under
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance
applicable to investment companies.
A. Security Valuation. Each Portfolio is open for business every
day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business
Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Portfolio is determined
each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined
by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded
securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on
the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities
exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class
of each Portfolio is calculated by taking the value of the Portfolio’s assets attributable to that class,
subtracting the Portfolio’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares
of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Portfolio is closed for business, Portfolio shares will
not be priced and a Portfolio does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Portfolio’s
assets are traded in other markets on days when a Portfolio does not price its shares, the value of a Portfolio’s
assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of a Portfolio.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A
security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of
the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such
price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA.
Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan
pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on
which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices
from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies
that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018
(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Portfolio
will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Portfolios’
Board of Directors (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities
are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price
provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined
without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar
groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue,
coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the
over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services
or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry
accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided
by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an
independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and
forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service
are for specific settlement periods and each Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are
valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent
pricing service; and (h) Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may
be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Portfolio
may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using
fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices
are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations
are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will
be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market
Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree
of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security
trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree
of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service
using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times
in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may
be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include
information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable
(or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair
value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by
the Board. The Board has delegated to the Investment Adviser responsibility for overseeing the implementation
of the Portfolios’ valuation procedures; a “Pricing Committee” comprised of employees of the
Investment Adviser or its affiliates has responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods set forth in
the procedures and, if a fair valuation cannot be determined pursuant to the fair valuation methods, determining
the fair value of assets held by the Portfolios. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size,
nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers
and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s
fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings
of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor
perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used
to determine each Portfolio’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those
investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’
investments in each Portfolio.
Each investment asset or liability of a Portfolio 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
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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. The Portfolios classify each of their investments in the Underlying Funds as Level 1, without consideration as to the classification level of the specific investments held by the Underlying Funds. A table summarizing each Portfolio’s investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolio of Investments.
GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values
that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and
transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. The beginning of period timing recognition is
used for the transfers between levels of a Portfolio’s assets and liabilities. A reconciliation of Level
3 investments is presented only when a Portfolio has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Security
transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income received from the Underlying Funds is recognized
on the ex-dividend date and is recorded as income distributions in the Statements of Operations. Capital gain
distributions received from the Underlying Funds are recognized on the ex-dividend date and are recorded on
the Statements of Operations as such. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost
of securities sold.
C. Distributions to Shareholders. The Portfolios record distributions
to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions,
if any, are declared and paid annually by the Portfolios. The Portfolios may make distributions on a more frequent
basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income
and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from
U.S. GAAP for investment companies.
D. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of each Portfolio to
comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated
investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized
capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management has considered
the sustainability of the Portfolios’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax
years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards
have been fully utilized or expire.
The Portfolios 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. Each
Portfolio’s investment strategies permit it to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including,
but not limited to, futures contracts. In doing so, a Portfolio will employ strategies in differing combinations
to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors.
This may allow a Portfolio to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct
purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, a Portfolio may seek to increase or decrease
its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:
Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response
to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market
interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally
rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor
with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other
asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in
these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair
the ability of a Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. Each Portfolio’s use of derivatives
can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market.
In instances where a Portfolio is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk
factors for securities held by a Portfolio, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as
expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes
in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss
due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase
certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Portfolio. Therefore, the
purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Portfolio and exaggerate any increase
or decrease in the NAV. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Portfolio may not realize the intended
benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected
with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct
cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment.
In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived,
at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things,
swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated OTC with
a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability
or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could
adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may
experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Portfolio to hold a security it might otherwise sell,
or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager
might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset
investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have
unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains.
The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives
market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union is (and other
countries outside of the European Union are) implementing similar requirements, which will affect a Portfolio
when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject
to that country’s derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of
the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce
counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result,
and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Portfolio to new kinds of costs and
risks.
G. Futures Contracts. The Portfolios 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. A Portfolio
may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued
at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal
exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when each Portfolio’s assets
are valued.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a Portfolio is required to deposit either cash
or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent
payments (variation margin) are made or received by a Portfolio each day. The variation margin payments are
equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Open futures
contracts are reported on a table following each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments. Securities held
in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts, if any, are footnoted
in the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on
open futures contracts are noted in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized
appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported
in the 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 June 30, 2018, each Portfolio had purchased futures contracts on various equity indices
to “equitize” cash. Strategic Allocation Growth and Strategic Allocation Moderate also purchased
futures contracts on U.S. Treasury Notes as part of their tactical asset allocation strategy. Futures contracts
are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Portfolio’s respective
cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested
in the market. The Portfolios also sold futures contracts on equity indices as part of their tactical asset
allocation strategy. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility
that there may be an illiquid market where the Portfolios are unable to liquidate the contract or enter into
an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Portfolios’ securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolios 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 June 30, 2018, the Portfolios had average notional values on futures
contracts purchased and sold as disclosed below. Please refer to the tables following the Portfolio of Investments
for open futures contracts at June 30, 2018.
| Purchased |
Sold |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
$ | 2,096,383 | $ | 2,100,850 | ||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
3,175,156 | 3,255,605 | ||||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
2,600,670 | 2,617,625 | ||||||
H. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Company
may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these
arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolios and, therefore, cannot be
estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the
sales of the Underlying Funds were as follows:
| Purchases |
Sales |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
$ | 18,951,110 | $ | 21,881,249 | ||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
29,023,600 | 37,657,760 | ||||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
31,286,410 | 40,826,839 | ||||||
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
The Portfolios have entered into an investment management agreement (“Management
Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management
of the Portfolios. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment management and portfolio management services
for the Portfolios and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities
and operations of the Portfolios, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing,
compliance and related services. Effective January 1, 2017, 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 Portfolio, at the following annual rates: 0.18% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets invested
in affiliated Underlying Funds, 0.70% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets invested in direct
investments and 0.40% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets invested in unaffiliated underlying
funds and other investments. Prior to May 1, 2017, the Investment Adviser was contractually obligated to waive
a portion of the management fee equal to 0.045% on the first $5 billion and 0.070% thereafter of each Portfolio’s
average daily net assets. This waiver was not eligible for recoupment.
The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM with respect
to each Portfolio. Voya IM provides investment advice for the Portfolios and is paid by the Investment Adviser
based on the average daily net assets of each respective Portfolio. Subject to such policies as the Board or
the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages the Portfolios’ assets in accordance with the Portfolios’
investment objectives, policies, and limitations.
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Class S shares of the Portfolios have a distribution plan (the “Plan”), whereby
the Distributor is compensated by each Portfolio for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Portfolio’s
Class S shares. Pursuant to the Plan, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for
expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Portfolio’s Class 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 paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the
Plan, Class S shares of the Portfolios pay the Distributor a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of average
daily net assets.
NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES
At June 30, 2018, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Voya
Financial, Inc. owned more than 5% of the following Portfolios:
| Subsidiary |
Fund |
Percentage |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ReliaStar Life Insurance |
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
11.42 | % | ||
Company |
Strategic Allocation Growth |
7.48 | |||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
11.36 | ||||
Voya Retirement |
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
83.23 | |||
Insurance and Annuity |
Strategic Allocation Growth |
87.15 | |||
Company |
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
84.68 |
Under the 1940 Act, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 25% of the voting
securities of a company (including a fund) is presumed to control such company. Companies under common control
(e.g., companies with a
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NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES (continued)
common owner of greater than 25% of their respective voting securities) are affiliates
under the 1940 Act.
The Portfolios have adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which
allows eligible independent directors, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion
of the directors’ fees that they are entitled to receive from the Portfolios. For purposes of determining
the amount owed to the director under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds
selected by the director (the “Notional Funds”). The Portfolios purchase shares of the Notional Funds,
which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the directors’ deferred fees, resulting
in a Portfolio asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included
as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral
of directors’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Portfolio, and will not materially
affect the Portfolios’ assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred
until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.
NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Investment Adviser entered into written expense limitation agreement (“Expense
Limitation Agreement”) with each Portfolio whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses,
excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses and extraordinary expenses to the levels
listed below:
| Portfolio(1)(2) |
Class I |
Class S |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
0.71 | % | 0.96 | % | |||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
0.77 | % | 1.02 | % | |||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||
(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 each Portfolio will vary based on each Portfolio’s allocation of assets to, and the net expenses of, a particular Underlying Fund. |
(2) |
Any fees waived pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment. |
The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through May 1, 2019 and shall renew automatically
for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
NOTE 8 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
| Shares sold |
Shares issued in merger |
Reinvestment of distributions |
Shares redeemed |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
Shares sold |
Proceeds from shares issued in merger |
Reinvestment of distributions |
Shares redeemed |
Net increase (decrease) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year or period
ended |
# |
# |
# |
# |
# |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
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Strategic Allocation Conservative
|
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Class I |
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6/30/2018 |
188,515 | — | 232,139 | (432,638 | ) | (11,984 | ) | 2,518,780 | — | 2,985,308 | (5,766,003 | ) | (261,915 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
382,954 | — | 134,946 | (1,417,047 | ) | (899,147 | ) | 4,970,045 | — | 1,720,565 | (18,458,560 | ) | (11,767,950 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2018 |
7,524 | — | 10,489 | (29,370 | ) | (11,357 | ) | 100,570 | — | 133,841 | (393,234 | ) | (158,823 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
6,995 | — | 5,671 | (27,396 | ) | (14,730 | ) | 90,670 | — | 71,740 | (351,384 | ) | (188,974 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
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Class I |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2018 |
126,217 | — | 174,240 | (719,355 | ) | (418,898 | ) | 2,029,894 | — | 2,770,421 | (11,586,125 | ) | (6,785,810 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
343,544 | — | 167,544 | (1,411,875 | ) | (900,787 | ) | 5,158,371 | — | 2,449,491 | (20,899,296 | ) | (13,291,434 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2018 |
5,006 | — | 3,864 | (13,367 | ) | (4,497 | ) | 79,412 | — | 60,980 | (217,030 | ) | (76,638 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
30,884 | — | 3,400 | (20,452 | ) | 13,832 | 456,995 | — | 49,329 | (304,988 | ) | 201,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
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Class I |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2018 |
233,886 | — | 213,424 | (958,816 | ) | (511,506 | ) | 3,468,161 | — | 3,103,193 | (14,185,720 | ) | (7,614,366 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
623,676 | — | 202,470 | (1,514,496 | ) | (688,350 | ) | 8,648,834 | — | 2,771,806 | (21,037,299 | ) | (9,616,659 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class S |
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6/30/2018 |
15,501 | — | 3,405 | (13,760 | ) | 5,146 | 229,464 | — | 49,270 | (203,202 | ) | 75,532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2017 |
8,439 | — | 2,729 | (16,977 | ) | (5,809 | ) | 118,356 | — | 37,202 | (235,118 | ) | (79,560 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT
Effective May 18, 2018, each Portfolio, in addition to certain other funds managed by
the Investment Adviser, has entered into a 364-day unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the
“Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of
$400,000,000 through May 17, 2019. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or
sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or
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NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)
redemption of shares of a Portfolio or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser.
The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily
unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 18, 2018, the predecessor
line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% through
May 18, 2018.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a
specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.
The Portfolios did not utilize the line of credit during the six months ended June 30,
2018.
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, wash sale
deferrals and the expiration of capital loss carryforwards. Distributions in excess of net investment income
and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.
Dividends paid by the Portfolios from net investment income and distributions of net realized
short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Income |
Long-term Capital Gains |
Ordinary Income |
||||||||||
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
$ | 1,700,043 | $ | 1,419,106 | $ | 1,792,305 | ||||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
2,831,401 | — | 2,498,820 | |||||||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
3,152,463 | — | 2,809,008 | |||||||||
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the expiration dates of the capital
loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes
as of December 31, 2017 are detailed below. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the
“Act”) provides an unlimited carryforward period for newly generated capital losses. Under the Act,
there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of the Portfolios’ pre-enactment capital loss
carryforwards may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses are required
to be utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards.
| Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Short-term Capital Loss Carryforwards |
Expiration |
||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strategic Allocation Conservative |
$ | 1,699,902 | $ | 1,418,230 | $ | 5,814,311 | $ | — | — | |||||||||||
Strategic Allocation Growth |
2,830,076 | — | 28,498,276 | (4,751,530 | ) | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Strategic Allocation Moderate |
3,151,901 | — | 21,365,617 | (4,546,080 | ) | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
The Portfolios’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.
As of June 30, 2018, no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios’ financial
statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The
Portfolios’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable
statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state
department of revenue. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is
2013.
NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Portfolios have evaluated events occurring after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
date (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to
or disclosure in the financial statements. No such subsequent events were identified.
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) |
| Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets |
|||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 14.2% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 7,593 | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
$ | 633,028 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 35,761 | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF |
3,802,110 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16,963 | iShares
Russell 1000 Value ETF |
2,058,969 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 46,123 | Schwab
U.S. TIPs ETF |
2,532,614 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $8,837,927) |
9,026,721 | 14.2 | |||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: 85.7% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Investment Companies: 83.7% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 82,696 | Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio
— Class I |
964,230 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 453,079 | Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
4,444,708 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 131,731 | Voya Global Bond Fund — Class
R6 |
1,273,839 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 486,354 | Voya High Yield Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
3,813,016 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,167,370 | Voya Intermediate Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
11,416,879 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 312,770 | Voya International Index Portfolio
— Class I |
3,183,995 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 93,715 | Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio
— Class I |
2,062,676 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 192,578 | Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio —
Class I |
2,528,551 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 515,503 | Voya Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
— Class I |
5,067,391 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 63,135 | Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
— Class I |
950,184 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Investment Companies: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 105,054 | Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets
Equity Fund — Class I |
$ | 1,280,608 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 184,911 | Voya Multi-Manager International
Factors Fund — Class I |
1,911,978 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 79,140 | Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value
Fund — Class I |
948,887 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 65,554 | Voya Small Company Portfolio —
Class I |
1,265,183 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 307,729 | Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio —
Class I |
3,160,380 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 273,145 | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility
Fund — Class I |
3,165,756 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 314,856 | Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio
— Class I |
5,066,027 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 51,812 | VY®
Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class I |
635,216 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 53,139,504 | 83.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unaffiliated Investment Companies: 2.0% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 254,787 | Credit
Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Class I |
1,268,838 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Mutual Funds (Cost $49,728,223) |
54,408,342 | 85.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $58,566,150) |
$ | 63,435,063 | 99.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities |
77,172 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 63,512,235 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurementsˆ
The following is a
summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2018 in valuing
the assets and liabilities:
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Fair Value at June 30, 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset Table |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at fair value |
||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
$ | 9,026,721 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,026,721 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds |
54,408,342 | — | — | 54,408,342 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Investments, at fair value |
$ | 63,435,063 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 63,435,063 | ||||||||||||
ˆ |
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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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
Transactions with Affiliates
An investment of at least 5% of the voting securities of an issuer, or a company which
is under common control results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.
The following table provides transactions during the period ended June 30th, 2018, where
the following issuers were considered an affiliate:
| Issuer |
Beginning Fair Value at 12/31/17 |
Purchases at Cost |
Sales at Cost |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Ending Fair Value at 6/30/18 |
Investment Income |
Realized Gains/ (Losses) |
Net Capital Gain Distributions |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio —
Class I |
$ | 2,374,885 | $ | 200,518 | $ | (1,235,532 | ) | $ | (375,641 | ) | $ | 964,230 | $ | 37,614 | $ | 252,343 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
4,695,907 | 344,107 | (595,352 | ) | 46 | 4,444,708 | 87,622 | (1,164 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Global Bond Fund — Class R6 |
1,344,252 | 126,121 | (151,536 | ) | (44,998 | ) | 1,273,839 | 29,691 | 812 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya High Yield Bond Fund — Class R6 |
4,036,917 | 325,013 | (424,331 | ) | (124,583 | ) | 3,813,016 | 109,612 | (1,070 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund — Class R6 |
12,074,211 | 1,147,979 | (1,430,276 | ) | (375,035 | ) | 11,416,879 | 188,167 | (21,678 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya International Index Portfolio —
Class I |
3,376,514 | 440,759 | (393,536 | ) | (239,742 | ) | 3,183,995 | 85,856 | 79,495 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio — Class
I |
3,419,504 | 186,982 | (1,491,333 | ) | (52,477 | ) | 2,062,676 | — | 200,690 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio — Class
I |
4,014,976 | 467,173 | (1,296,261 | ) | (657,337 | ) | 2,528,551 | — | 606,421 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio —
Class I |
— | 5,263,086 | (195,712 | ) | 17 | 5,067,391 | 14,698 | (84 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio —
Class I |
1,021,488 | 50,894 | (104,026 | ) | (18,172 | ) | 950,184 | — | 53,507 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity
Fund — Class I |
— | 1,418,090 | (44,492 | ) | (92,990 | ) | 1,280,608 | — | (693 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund — Class I |
1,355,596 | 799,637 | (188,771 | ) | (54,484 | ) | 1,911,978 | — | 5,049 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund —
Class I |
1,008,192 | 61,667 | (130,535 | ) | 9,563 | 948,887 | — | (2,445 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya RussellTM Mid Cap Index Portfolio —
Class I |
1,354,472 | 57,323 | (1,231,754 | ) | (180,041 | ) | — | — | 172,133 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Short Term Bond Fund — Class R6 |
5,344,069 | 294,825 | (5,681,987 | ) | 43,093 | — | 35,574 | (97,832 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Small Company Portfolio — Class
I |
2,003,510 | 314,288 | (865,855 | ) | (186,760 | ) | 1,265,183 | 6,549 | 23,435 | 189,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio — Class
I |
3,862,788 | 785,173 | (1,435,167 | ) | (52,414 | ) | 3,160,380 | 42,454 | (68,432 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
— Class I |
— | 3,278,948 | (181,483 | ) | 68,291 | 3,165,756 | — | 2,829 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio — Class
I |
5,030,579 | 1,194,393 | (1,284,072 | ) | 125,127 | 5,066,027 | — | (2,592 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio
— Class I |
682,551 | 37,896 | (61,631 | ) | (23,600 | ) | 635,216 | — | 10,381 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Real Estate Portfolio —
Class I |
668,616 | 920 | (646,406 | ) | (23,130 | ) | — | — | (3,390 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 57,669,027 | $ | 16,795,792 | $ | (19,070,048 | ) | $ | (2,255,267 | ) | $ | 53,139,504 | $ | 637,837 | $ | 1,207,715 | $ | 189,503 | |||||||||||||||||
The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for
the period ended June 30, 2018 was as follows:
| Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | (117,025 | ) | |||
Total |
$ | (117,025 | ) | |||
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | 2,884 | ||||
Total |
$ | 2,884 | ||||
At June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition
of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments at period end were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $60,001,270. |
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: |
||||||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 5,376,526 | ||||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
(1,942,733 | ) | ||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 3,433,793 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION GROWTH PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) |
| Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets |
|||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 6.5% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 8,165 | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
$ | 680,839 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 67,349 | iShares
Russell 1000 Value ETF |
8,174,821 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $8,282,014) |
8,855,660 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: 93.4% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Investment Companies: 91.9% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 783,440 | Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio
— Class I |
9,134,915 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 696,868 | Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
6,836,273 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 349,090 | Voya High Yield Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
2,736,863 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 204,757 | Voya Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio
— Class I |
5,450,635 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 977,546 | Voya Intermediate Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
9,560,400 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,616,364 | Voya International Index Portfolio
— Class I |
16,454,583 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 465,687 | Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio
— Class I |
10,249,777 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 726,406 | Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio —
Class I |
9,537,705 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 317,210 | Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
— Class I |
4,774,007 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 215,044 | Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets
Equity Fund — Class I |
2,621,382 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Investment Companies: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 341,310 | Voya Multi-Manager International
Equity Fund — Class I |
$ | 4,123,022 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 265,443 | Voya Multi-Manager International
Factors Fund — Class I |
2,744,685 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 397,621 | Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value
Fund — Class I |
4,767,478 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 186,853 | Voya RussellTM Mid Cap Index Portfolio
— Class I |
2,728,052 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 423,462 | Voya Small Company Portfolio —
Class I |
8,172,820 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 132,763 | Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio —
Class I |
1,363,475 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,441,058 | Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio
— Class I |
23,186,618 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 111,566 | VY®
Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class I |
1,367,799 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 125,810,489 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unaffiliated Investment Companies: 1.5% |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 410,966 | Credit
Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Class I |
2,046,610 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Mutual Funds (Cost $105,606,477) |
127,857,099 | 93.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $113,888,491) |
$ | 136,712,759 | 99.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities |
200,383 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 136,913,142 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurementsˆ
The following is a
summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2018 in valuing
the assets and liabilities:
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Fair Value at June 30, 2018 |
|||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset Table |
||||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at fair value |
||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
$ | 8,855,660 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,855,660 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds |
127,857,099 | — | — | 127,857,099 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Investments, at fair value |
$ | 136,712,759 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 136,712,759 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments+ |
||||||||||||||||||||
Futures |
$ | 39,345 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 39,345 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 136,752,104 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 136,752,104 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities Table |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments+ |
||||||||||||||||||||
Futures |
$ | (26,370 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (26,370 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
$ | (26,370 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (26,370 | ) | ||||||||||
ˆ |
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. |
+ |
Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION GROWTH PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
Transactions with Affiliates
An investment of at least 5% of the voting securities of an issuer, or a company which
is under common control results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.
The following table provides transactions during the period ended June 30th, 2018, where
the following issuers were considered an affiliate:
| Issuer |
Beginning Fair Value at 12/31/17 |
Purchases at Cost |
Sales at Cost |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Ending Fair Value at 6/30/18 |
Investment Income |
Realized Gains/ (Losses) |
Net Capital Gain Distributions |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio —
Class I |
$ | 8,837,263 | $ | 2,234,617 | $ | (948,230 | ) | $ | (988,735 | ) | $ | 9,134,915 | $ | 227,635 | $ | 116,105 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
7,270,780 | 622,531 | (1,081,082 | ) | 24,044 | 6,836,273 | 135,200 | (25,126 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya High Yield Bond Fund — Class R6 |
2,916,715 | 270,768 | (365,601 | ) | (85,019 | ) | 2,736,863 | 79,094 | (6,355 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio —
Class I |
5,192,028 | 1,335,967 | (590,486 | ) | (486,874 | ) | 5,450,635 | 82,882 | 25,146 | 437,017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund — Class R6 |
13,088,124 | 1,086,110 | (4,319,800 | ) | (294,034 | ) | 9,560,400 | 188,481 | (128,764 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya International Index Portfolio —
Class I |
17,570,201 | 1,454,058 | (1,384,325 | ) | (1,185,351 | ) | 16,454,583 | 445,790 | 333,507 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio — Class
I |
13,327,042 | 168,026 | (3,332,693 | ) | 87,402 | 10,249,777 | — | 578,665 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio — Class
I |
17,719,934 | 881,941 | (5,613,207 | ) | (3,450,963 | ) | 9,537,705 | — | 3,219,604 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio —
Class I |
5,165,217 | 113,360 | (530,744 | ) | 26,174 | 4,774,007 | — | 150,867 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity
Fund — Class I |
— | 2,875,886 | (52,998 | ) | (201,506 | ) | 2,621,382 | — | (1,377 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
— Class I |
4,392,222 | 217,499 | (371,762 | ) | (114,937 | ) | 4,123,022 | — | 36,399 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund — Class I |
2,939,327 | 161,639 | (283,802 | ) | (72,479 | ) | 2,744,685 | — | 8,653 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund —
Class I |
5,099,746 | 150,552 | (528,078 | ) | 45,258 | 4,767,478 | — | (12,747 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya RussellTM Mid Cap Index Portfolio —
Class I |
7,338,959 | 402,820 | (3,664,460 | ) | (1,349,267 | ) | 2,728,052 | 38,573 | 1,040,389 | 302,497 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Small Company Portfolio — Class
I |
8,690,766 | 1,592,688 | (1,199,425 | ) | (911,209 | ) | 8,172,820 | 42,802 | (110,783 | ) | 1,238,622 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio — Class
I |
1,452,244 | 156,922 | (211,059 | ) | (34,632 | ) | 1,363,475 | 16,596 | (9,361 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio — Class
I |
15,482,254 | 9,708,487 | (2,618,970 | ) | 614,847 | 23,186,618 | — | 13,714 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio
— Class I |
1,479,212 | 69,188 | (151,984 | ) | (28,617 | ) | 1,367,799 | — | (1,803 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Real Estate Portfolio —
Class I |
1,449,799 | 2,087 | (1,404,935 | ) | (46,951 | ) | — | — | (10,475 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 139,411,833 | $ | 23,505,146 | $ | (28,653,641 | ) | $ | (8,452,849 | ) | $ | 125,810,489 | $ | 1,257,053 | $ | 5,216,258 | $ | 1,978,136 | |||||||||||||||||
The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION GROWTH PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
At June 30, 2018, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Strategic
Allocation Growth Portfolio:
| Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Value |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Contracts: |
|||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 E-Mini |
10 |
09/21/18 |
$ | 1,360,800 | $ | (26,370 | ) | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note |
3 |
09/28/18 |
635,484 | 463 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,996,284 | $ | (25,907 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Short Contracts: |
|||||||||||||||||||
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
(39) |
09/21/18 |
(2,073,435 | ) | 38,882 | ||||||||||||||
| $ | (2,073,435 | ) | $ | 38,882 | |||||||||||||||
A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following
tables.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2018 was as follows:
| Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments |
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Fair Value |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset Derivatives |
|||||||
Equity contracts |
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation* |
$ | 38,882 | ||||
Interest rate contracts |
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation* |
463 | |||||
Total Asset Derivatives |
$ | 39,345 | |||||
Liability Derivatives |
|||||||
Equity contracts |
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation* |
$ | 26,370 | ||||
Total Liability Derivatives |
$ | 26,370 | |||||
* |
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for
the period ended June 30, 2018 was as follows:
| Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | (251,474 | ) | |||
Total |
$ | (251,474 | ) | |||
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | 19,704 | ||||
Interest rate contracts |
463 | |||||
Total |
$ | 20,167 | ||||
At June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition
of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments at period end were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $116,915,956. |
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: |
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Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 23,488,351 | ||||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
(3,678,574 | ) | ||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 19,809,777 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) |
| Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 11.4% |
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| 6,459 | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
$ | 538,584 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
| 76,055 | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF |
8,086,168 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 55,501 | iShares
Russell 1000 Value ETF |
6,736,711 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $14,802,541) |
15,361,463 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: 88.5% |
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Affiliated Investment Companies: 87.0% |
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| 551,304 | Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio
— Class I |
6,428,205 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 688,652 | Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
6,755,680 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 689,949 | Voya High Yield Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
5,409,204 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 151,757 | Voya Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio
— Class I |
4,039,764 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,932,038 | Voya Intermediate Bond Fund —
Class R6 |
18,895,332 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 798,637 | Voya International Index Portfolio
— Class I |
8,130,128 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 398,832 | Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio
— Class I |
8,778,289 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 614,930 | Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio —
Class I |
8,074,026 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 274,263 | Voya Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
— Class I |
2,696,007 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 223,905 | Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
— Class I |
3,369,774 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 212,492 | Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets
Equity Fund — Class I |
2,590,282 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
MUTUAL FUNDS: (continued) |
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Affiliated Investment Companies: (continued) |
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| 337,277 | Voya Multi-Manager International
Equity Fund — Class I |
$ | 4,074,310 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 327,885 | Voya Multi-Manager International
Factors Fund — Class I |
3,390,332 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 280,666 | Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value
Fund — Class I |
3,365,185 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 278,979 | Voya Small Company Portfolio —
Class I |
5,384,296 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 393,303 | Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio —
Class I |
4,039,218 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 348,731 | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility
Fund — Class I |
4,041,794 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,047,023 | Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio
— Class I |
16,846,597 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 110,249 | VY®
Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio — Class I |
1,351,656 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 117,660,079 | 87.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unaffiliated Investment Companies: 1.5% |
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| 406,409 | Credit
Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Class I |
2,023,917 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Mutual Funds (Cost $103,202,643) |
119,683,996 | 88.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $118,005,184) |
$ | 135,045,459 | 99.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities |
93,186 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 135,138,645 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurementsˆ
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June
30, 2018 in valuing the assets and liabilities:
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Fair Value at June 30, 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset Table |
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Investments, at fair value |
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Exchange-Traded Funds |
$ | 15,361,463 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,361,463 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds |
119,683,996 | — | — | 119,683,996 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Investments, at fair value |
$ | 135,045,459 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 135,045,459 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments+ |
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Futures |
$ | 15,567 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,567 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 135,061,026 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 135,061,026 | ||||||||||||
ˆ |
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. |
+ |
Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
Transactions with Affiliates
An investment of at least 5% of the voting securities of an issuer, or a company which
is under common control results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.
The following table provides transactions during the period ended June 30th, 2018, where
the following issuers were considered an affiliate:
| Issuer |
Beginning Fair Value at 12/31/17 |
Purchases at Cost |
Sales at Cost |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Ending Fair Value at 6/30/18 |
Investment Income |
Realized Gains/ (Losses) |
Net Capital Gain Distributions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voya Emerging Markets Index Portfolio —
Class I |
$ | 6,615,786 | $ | 1,402,191 | $ | (873,718 | ) | $ | (716,054.00 | ) | $ | 6,428,205.00 | $ | 161,699 | $ | 105,010 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Voya Floating Rate Fund — Class I |
7,260,274 | 567,099 | (1,092,520 | ) | 20,827 | 6,755,680 | 134,069 | (21,742 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya High Yield Bond Fund — Class R6 |
5,825,040 | 496,269 | (740,728 | ) | (171,377 | ) | 5,409,204 | 156,745 | (8,183 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio —
Class I |
4,444,814 | 601,613 | (579,907 | ) | (426,756 | ) | 4,039,764 | 61,747 | 79,541 | 325,579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund — Class R6 |
20,328,818 | 2,024,085 | (2,845,792 | ) | (611,779 | ) | 18,895,332 | 313,996 | (49,631 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya International Index Portfolio —
Class I |
8,771,721 | 913,327 | (921,610 | ) | (633,310 | ) | 8,130,128 | 221,653 | 217,547 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio — Class
I |
12,558,466 | 390,923 | (3,879,521 | ) | (291,579 | ) | 8,778,289 | — | 889,211 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio — Class
I |
14,704,742 | 1,183,396 | (4,971,689 | ) | (2,842,423 | ) | 8,074,026 | — | 2,658,322 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio —
Class I |
— | 2,789,209 | (93,203 | ) | 1 | 2,696,007 | 7,889 | (2 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio —
Class I |
4,421,468 | 87,854 | (797,496 | ) | (342,052 | ) | 3,369,774 | — | 471,395 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity
Fund — Class I |
— | 2,874,399 | (85,555 | ) | (198,562 | ) | 2,590,282 | — | (2,077 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
— Class I |
4,385,444 | 299,590 | (485,113 | ) | (125,611 | ) | 4,074,310 | — | 51,144 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund — Class I |
3,668,602 | 280,131 | (461,876 | ) | (96,525 | ) | 3,390,332 | — | 20,562 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund —
Class I |
4,364,747 | 157,398 | (1,212,713 | ) | 55,753 | 3,365,185 | — | (43,771 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya RussellTM Mid Cap Index Portfolio —
Class I |
2,931,556 | 75,496 | (2,668,253 | ) | (338,799 | ) | — | — | 321,501 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Short Term Bond Fund — Class R6 |
2,892,270 | 187,002 | (3,102,021 | ) | 22,749 | — | 19,076 | (52,043 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Small Company Portfolio — Class
I |
5,785,167 | 1,097,126 | (906,130 | ) | (591,867 | ) | 5,384,296 | 28,374 | (81,049 | ) | 821,098 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Bond Index Portfolio — Class
I |
5,754,131 | 992,360 | (2,654,567 | ) | (52,706 | ) | 4,039,218 | 59,372 | (122,275 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
— Class I |
— | 4,171,979 | (217,371 | ) | 87,186 | 4,041,794 | — | 5,427 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio — Class
I |
13,203,243 | 5,628,572 | (2,408,400 | ) | 423,182 | 16,846,597 | — | 25,429 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio
— Class I |
1,477,107 | 64,624 | (159,020 | ) | (31,055 | ) | 1,351,656 | — | 2,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
VY® Clarion Real Estate Portfolio —
Class I |
1,447,440 | 2,778 | (1,402,638 | ) | (47,580 | ) | — | — | (9,464 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 130,840,836 | $ | 26,287,421 | $ | (32,559,841 | ) | $ | (6,908,337 | ) | $ | 117,660,079 | $ | 1,164,620 | $ | 4,456,852 | $ | 1,146,677 | |||||||||||||||||
The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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| VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) |
At June 30, 2018, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Strategic
Allocation Moderate Portfolio:
| Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Value |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note | 4 | 09/28/18 | $ | 847,313 | $ | 617 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 847,313 | $ | 617 | |||||||||||||||
| Short Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index | (15) | 09/21/18 | (797,475 | ) | 14,950 | |||||||||||||
| $ | (797,475 | ) | $ | 14,950 | ||||||||||||||
A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following
tables.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2018 was as follows:
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments |
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Fair Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Derivatives | |||||||
| Equity contracts | Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation* |
$ | 14,950 | ||||
| Interest rate contracts | Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation* |
617 | |||||
| Total Asset Derivatives | $ | 15,567 | |||||
* |
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for
the period ended June 30, 2018 was as follows:
| Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | (262,917 | ) | |||
Total |
$ | (262,917 | ) | |||
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | Futures |
|||||
Equity contracts |
$ | 22,142 | ||||
Interest rate contracts |
617 | |||||
Total |
$ | 22,759 | ||||
At June 30, 2018, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition
of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments at period end were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $121,064,321. |
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: |
||||||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 17,989,074 | ||||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
(3,992,369 | ) | ||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 13,996,705 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| (Registrant): Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc. | ||
| By | /s/ Michael Bell | |
| Michael Bell | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: September 7, 2018
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By | /s/ Michael Bell | |
| Michael Bell | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: September 7, 2018 | ||
| By | /s/ Todd Modic | |
| Todd Modic | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: September 7, 2018 | ||