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: 811-08817
Voya Equity Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ | | 85258 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
CT Corporation System, 101 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020
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
November 30, 2020
Classes A, C, I, P, P3, R, R6 and W
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Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund
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Voya Large Cap Value Fund
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Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund
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Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund
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Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund
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Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the Funds’ website at www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Funds’ website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. This report contains a summary portfolio of investments for the Funds. The Funds’ Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
A Tough Year Ends On An Upbeat Note
Dear Shareholder,
A build-up of nerve-wracking economic, pandemic and political events during September and October culminated in the apparent avoidance of worst-case scenarios. Volatile market performance in October was followed by a relatively strong rally in November, with most major equity indexes delivering double-digit monthly returns and single-digit returns for the fiscal quarterly reporting period ended November 30, 2020. Fixed income assets also delivered positive returns for November and the three-month reporting period.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unusual type of recession, which has compelled policymakers and the healthcare community to implement extraordinary measures in record-breaking time. This has led to a quick turnaround of economic growth, which has been outdone only by the quick snap-back of the financial markets. We believe that the market’s ability to look forward has been on full display during this crisis. Throughout untold amounts of uncertainty, investors have focused on anticipating what the world will look like after the pandemic is behind us. Early optimism that we would find effective vaccines has proven realistic, and in our opinion enhances forecasters’ credibility about predicting a return to normalcy.
This doesn’t mean that we’re out of the woods; we believe many coronavirus challenges still confront us, and sustaining financial market performance will require Washington policymakers to cooperate at levels we haven’t seen for some time. Despite the recent coronavirus surge and the socially isolating, winter hunkering it will entail, we think markets can continue to hold their own. In our view, we are hopeful that with wider distribution of the recently approved coronavirus vaccines, at some point infection rates will begin to subside; also, we continue to hope that fiscal policymakers will align more with central banks in countering the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
As a tough year winds down it is our opinion that the economic outlook is brightening, reinforcing our oft-stated belief that investors are best served by staying in the markets. We remain firmly convinced that time in the markets, not timing the markets, leads to better long-term investment outcomes. Also, we continue to emphasize our belief that diversifying portfolios as broadly as possible offers the most likely path to realizing investors’ goals. Should your goals change, discuss them thoroughly with your financial advisor before making any shifts in your portfolio strategy.
We remain humble and realistic in the face of the challenges ahead, but well prepared for and fully committed to serving our clients without disruption. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
December 4, 2020
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.
For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this information and other information about a fund. Check with your financial advisor to determine which Voya mutual funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020. Each Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.
Actual Expenses
The left section of the table shown below, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The right section of the table shown below, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual Fund Return | | | Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | |
| | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | |
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,195.30 | | | | | | 0.96% | | | | | $ | 5.28 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,020.26 | | | | | | 0.96% | | | | | $ | 4.86 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,190.60 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 9.39 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,016.50 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 8.64 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,196.90 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 3.58 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.81 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 3.29 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,200.90 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,193.40 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 6.65 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.00 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 6.12 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,197.50 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 3.03 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.31 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 2.79 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,196.60 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 3.91 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.51 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 3.60 | | |
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,186.90 | | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | $ | 6.03 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,019.55 | | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | $ | 5.57 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,182.00 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 10.12 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,015.79 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 9.35 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,188.80 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 4.17 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.26 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 3.85 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,193.50 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,186.30 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 7.12 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,018.55 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 6.58 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,188.30 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 4.06 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.36 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 3.75 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,187.50 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 4.66 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.81 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 4.31 | | |
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | Actual Fund Return | | | Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | |
| | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,289.10 | | | | | | 1.26% | | | | | $ | 7.23 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,018.75 | | | | | | 1.26% | | | | | $ | 6.38 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,284.10 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 11.51 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,014.99 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 10.15 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,291.50 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 5.40 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.36 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 4.76 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,297.40 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,288.00 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 8.66 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,017.50 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 7.64 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,292.20 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 4.88 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.81 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 4.31 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,290.60 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 5.80 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.00 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 5.11 | | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | |
Class I | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,219.70 | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | $ | 4.34 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,021.16 | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | $ | 3.95 | | |
Class P | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,221.20 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,024.62 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.46 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,220.30 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,253.70 | | | | | | 1.36% | | | | | $ | 7.68 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,018.25 | | | | | | 1.36% | | | | | $ | 6.88 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,249.20 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 11.90 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,014.49 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 10.66 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,256.00 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 5.71 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.00 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 5.11 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,262.40 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,252.30 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 9.09 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,017.00 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 8.14 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,256.50 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 5.15 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.51 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 4.61 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,255.40 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 6.28 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.50 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 5.62 | | |
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,117.20 | | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | $ | 4.30 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,021.01 | | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | $ | 4.10 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,118.30 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 2.81 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.41 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 2.69 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,121.60 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.02 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.05 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,118.40 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 2.81 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.41 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 2.69 | | |
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Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | | | Voya Large Cap Value Fund | | | Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities at fair value+* | | | | $ | 1,250,240,549 | | | | | $ | 679,407,713 | | | | | $ | 1,028,250,650 | | |
Short-term investments at fair value† | | | | | 19,894,000 | | | | | | 258,000 | | | | | | 25,582,326 | | �� |
Cash | | | | | 456 | | | | | | 178,871 | | | | | | 57,800 | | |
Foreign currencies at value‡ | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,570 | | | | | | — | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities sold | | | | | 2,504,062 | | | | | | 4,754,889 | | | | | | 3,633,743 | | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 1,908,771 | | | | | | 133,880 | | | | | | 801,814 | | |
Dividends | | | | | 513,323 | | | | | | 1,601,456 | | | | | | 244,558 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 67,206 | | | | | | 58,175 | | | | | | 55,607 | | |
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser | | | | | 8,726 | | | | | | 39,996 | | | | | | 12,392 | | |
Other assets | | | | | 23,561 | | | | | | 59,771 | | | | | | 50,328 | | |
Total assets | | | | | 1,275,160,654 | | | | | | 686,497,321 | | | | | | 1,058,689,218 | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,381,503 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | | | 1,629,459 | | | | | | 441,254 | | | | | | 1,048,755 | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,113,326 | | |
Payable for investment management fees | | | | | 579,595 | | | | | | 408,904 | | | | | | 682,416 | | |
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees | | | | | 43,904 | | | | | | 84,043 | | | | | | 89,991 | | |
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) | | | | | 23,561 | | | | | | 59,771 | | | | | | 50,328 | | |
Payable for trustee fees | | | | | 6,036 | | | | | | 3,127 | | | | | | 4,804 | | |
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | | | 733,208 | | | | | | 520,622 | | | | | | 617,869 | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 3,015,763 | | | | | | 1,517,721 | | | | | | 14,988,992 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 1,272,144,891 | | | | | $ | 684,979,600 | | | | | $ | 1,043,700,226 | | |
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | $ | 714,605,948 | | | | | $ | 575,618,707 | | | | | $ | 595,705,407 | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | | 557,538,943 | | | | | | 109,360,893 | | | | | | 447,994,819 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 1,272,144,891 | | | | | $ | 684,979,600 | | | | | $ | 1,043,700,226 | | |
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Including securities loaned at value | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 8,925,260 | | |
*
Cost of investments in securities | | | | $ | 836,366,574 | | | | | $ | 559,627,247 | | | | | $ | 768,794,570 | | |
†
Cost of short-term investments | | | | $ | 19,894,000 | | | | | $ | 258,000 | | | | | $ | 25,582,326 | | |
‡
Cost of foreign currencies | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 4,969 | | | | | $ | — | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | | | Voya Large Cap Value Fund | | | Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 130,498,431 | | | | | $ | 375,240,515 | | | | | $ | 336,630,913 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 2,456,393 | | | | | | 32,745,814 | | | | | | 12,795,679 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 53.13 | | | | | $ | 11.46 | | | | | $ | 26.31 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) | | | | $ | 56.37 | | | | | $ | 12.16 | | | | | $ | 27.92 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 21,279,501 | | | | | $ | 11,068,979 | | | | | $ | 26,910,763 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 489,405 | | | | | | 966,055 | | | | | | 1,562,590 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 43.48 | | | | | $ | 11.46 | | | | | $ | 17.22 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 753,326,841 | | | | | $ | 264,828,567 | | | | | $ | 478,176,993 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 12,630,830 | | | | | | 21,022,099 | | | | | | 15,096,072 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 59.64 | | | | | $ | 12.60 | | | | | $ | 31.68 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 19,874,801 | | | | | $ | 12,128,823 | | | | | $ | 1,953,572 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 327,869 | | | | | | 944,773 | | | | | | 59,631 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 60.62 | | | | | $ | 12.84 | | | | | $ | 32.76 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 1,007,175 | | | | | $ | 960,996 | | | | | $ | 3,053,839 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 17,216 | | | | | | 83,665 | | | | | | 120,674 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 58.50 | | | | | $ | 11.49 | | | | | $ | 25.31 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 301,474,883 | | | | | $ | 16,335,145 | | | | | $ | 139,739,139 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 5,048,306 | | | | | | 1,299,258 | | | | | | 4,364,694 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 59.72 | | | | | $ | 12.57 | | | | | $ | 32.02 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 44,683,259 | | | | | $ | 4,416,575 | | | | | $ | 57,235,007 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 771,250 | | | | | | 351,028 | | | | | | 1,843,896 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 57.94 | | | | | $ | 12.58 | | | | | $ | 31.04 | | |
(1)
Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
†
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Multi- Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | | | Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | | | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities at fair value+* | | | | $ | 181,269,293 | | | | | $ | 239,157,858 | | | | | $ | 218,206,203 | | |
Short-term investments at fair value† | | | | | 2,993,098 | | | | | | 11,912,440 | | | | | | 681,000 | | |
Cash | | | | | 148,595 | | | | | | 38,426 | | | | | | 21,223 | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities sold | | | | | 13,408 | | | | | | 2,562,904 | | | | | | — | | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 36,470 | | | | | | 34,975 | | | | | | 76,315 | | |
Dividends | | | | | 258,836 | | | | | | 130,079 | | | | | | 450,950 | | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,276 | | | | | | 1,552 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 25,352 | | | | | | 50,098 | | | | | | 27,953 | | |
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser | | | | | 8,713 | | | | | | 38,030 | | | | | | 4,431 | | |
Other assets | | | | | 7,462 | | | | | | 30,879 | | | | | | 2,642 | | |
Total assets | | | | | 184,761,227 | | | | | | 253,956,965 | | | | | | 219,472,269 | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | | | 108,079 | | | | | | 1,420,549 | | | | | | — | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | | | 43,319 | | | | | | 2,109,632 | | | | | | 60,846 | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | | | 919,899 | | | | | | 10,500,440 | | | | | | — | | |
Payable for investment management fees | | | | | 72,927 | | | | | | 196,251 | | | | | | 79,569 | | |
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees | | | | | — | | | | | | 21,144 | | | | | | 166 | | |
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) | | | | | 7,462 | | | | | | 30,879 | | | | | | 2,642 | | |
Payable for trustee fees | | | | | 774 | | | | | | 1,224 | | | | | | 1,032 | | |
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | | | 68,815 | | | | | | 243,472 | | | | | | 53,332 | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 1,221,275 | | | | | | 14,523,591 | | | | | | 197,587 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 183,539,952 | | | | | $ | 239,433,374 | | | | | $ | 219,274,682 | | |
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | $ | 159,525,356 | | | | | $ | 235,282,654 | | | | | $ | 202,149,252 | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | | 24,014,596 | | | | | | 4,150,720 | | | | | | 17,125,430 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 183,539,952 | | | | | $ | 239,433,374 | | | | | $ | 219,274,682 | | |
+
Including securities loaned at value | | | | $ | 895,167 | | | | | $ | 10,240,559 | | | | | $ | — | | |
*
Cost of investments in securities | | | | $ | 158,985,759 | | | | | $ | 204,420,565 | | | | | $ | 187,910,303 | | |
†
Cost of short-term investments | | | | $ | 2,993,098 | | | | | $ | 11,912,440 | | | | | $ | 681,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | Voya Multi- Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | | | Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | | | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 74,938,669 | | | | | $ | 829,044 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | n/a | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | n/a | | | | | | 1,271,019 | | | | | | 67,583 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 58.96 | | | | | $ | 12.27 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 62.56 | | | | | $ | 13.02 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 7,340,779 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | n/a | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | n/a | | |
Par value | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | n/a | | | | | | 177,482 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 41.36 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 125,089,523 | | | | | $ | 100,407,869 | | | | | $ | 113,533,253 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 13,101,805 | | | | | | 1,517,043 | | | | | | 9,212,959 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 9.55 | | | | | $ | 66.19 | | | | | $ | 12.32 | | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 53,628,385 | | | | | | n/a | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | n/a | | | | | | n/a | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | | n/a | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 5,550,997 | | | | | | n/a | | | | | | n/a | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 9.66 | | | | | | n/a | | | | | | n/a | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 4,822,044 | | | | | $ | 3,558 | | | | | $ | 3,300,337 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 494,716 | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | 264,519 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 9.75 | | | | | $ | 68.56 | | | | | $ | 12.48 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 1,139,364 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | n/a | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | n/a | | |
Par value | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | n/a | | | | | | 19,979 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 57.03 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | �� | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 46,587,018 | | | | | $ | 101,612,048 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | n/a | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | n/a | | | | | | 696,158 | | | | | | 8,246,372 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 66.92 | | | | | $ | 12.32 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 9,016,117 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | n/a | | | | | | unlimited | | | | | | n/a | | |
Par value | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 0.010 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | n/a | | | | | | 138,737 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | | n/a | | | | | $ | 64.99 | | | | | | n/a | | |
(1)
Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
†
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | | | Voya Large Cap Value Fund | | | Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | | | | $ | 4,586,292 | | | | | $ | 7,831,821 | | | | | $ | 2,042,818 | | |
Securities lending income, net | | | | | 1,044 | | | | | | 844 | | | | | | 30,876 | | |
Total investment income | | | | | 4,587,336 | | | | | | 7,832,665 | | | | | | 2,073,694 | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees | | | | | 3,086,934 | | | | | | 2,351,802 | | | | | | 3,963,957 | | |
Distribution and shareholder service fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 148,628 | | | | | | 433,032 | | | | | | 375,633 | | |
Class C | | | | | 107,397 | | | | | | 58,231 | | | | | | 132,244 | | |
Class R | | | | | 2,422 | | | | | | 2,212 | | | | | | 7,051 | | |
Transfer agent fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 95,867 | | | | | | 202,486 | | | | | | 240,499 | | |
Class C | | | | | 17,317 | | | | | | 6,826 | | | | | | 21,209 | | |
Class I | | | | | 214,001 | | | | | | 26,077 | | | | | | 189,609 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 371 | | | | | | 95 | | | | | | 17 | | |
Class R | | | | | 781 | | | | | | 516 | | | | | | 2,260 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 10,077 | | | | | | 37 | | | | | | 1,298 | | |
Class W | | | | | 39,637 | | | | | | 2,557 | | | | | | 47,167 | | |
Shareholder reporting expense | | | | | 27,450 | | | | | | 16,470 | | | | | | 41,760 | | |
Registration fees | | | | | 63,030 | | | | | | 51,983 | | | | | | 55,024 | | |
Professional fees | | | | | 28,548 | | | | | | 25,010 | | | | | | 30,195 | | |
Custody and accounting expense | | | | | 68,625 | | | | | | 43,231 | | | | | | 61,854 | | |
Trustee fees | | | | | 24,145 | | | | | | 12,509 | | | | | | 19,217 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | | | 3,560 | | | | | | 22,325 | | | | | | 27,213 | | |
Interest expense | | | | | 4,896 | | | | | | 238 | | | | | | 4,257 | | |
Total expenses | | | | | 3,943,686 | | | | | | 3,255,637 | | | | | | 5,220,464 | | |
Recouped/(Waived and reimbursed fees) | | | | | 121,657 | | | | | | (243,544) | | | | | | (98,975) | | |
Net expenses | | | | | 4,065,343 | | | | | | 3,012,093 | | | | | | 5,121,489 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 521,993 | | | | | | 4,820,572 | | | | | | (3,047,795) | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | 121,794,279 | | | | | | 13,345,289 | | | | | | 138,839,091 | | |
Net realized gain | | | | | 121,794,279 | | | | | | 13,345,289 | | | | | | 138,839,091 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | 93,661,317 | | | | | | 91,887,562 | | | | | | 110,880,016 | | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | | | — | | | | | | 317 | | | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 93,661,317 | | | | | | 91,887,879 | | | | | | 110,880,016 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | 215,455,596 | | | | | | 105,233,168 | | | | | | 249,719,107 | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $ | 215,977,589 | | | | | $ | 110,053,740 | | | | | $ | 246,671,312 | | |
*
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | $ | 5,100 | | | | | $ | 3,356 | | | | | $ | 20,273 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Multi- Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | | | Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | | | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | | | | $ | 1,416,952 | | | | | $ | 546,933 | | | | | $ | 2,538,475 | | |
Securities lending income, net | | | | | 23,379 | | | | | | 29,071 | | | | | | 667 | | |
Total investment income | | | | | 1,440,331 | | | | | | 576,004 | | | | | | 2,539,142 | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees | | | | | 542,566 | | | | | | 1,227,107 | | | | | | 465,734 | | |
Distribution and shareholder service fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | 84,846 | | | | | | 972 | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | 36,804 | | | | | | — | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,629 | | | | | | — | | |
Transfer agent fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | 90,150 | | | | | | 1,939 | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,776 | | | | | | — | | |
Class I | | | | | 5,267 | | | | | | 86,279 | | | | | | 1,238 | | |
Class P | | | | | 405 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 179 | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 87 | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,397 | | | | | | — | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | 644 | | | | | | 1,052 | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,128 | | | | | | — | | |
Shareholder reporting expense | | | | | 1,830 | | | | | | 10,980 | | | | | | 1,647 | | |
Registration fees | | | | | 24,396 | | | | | | 51,603 | | | | | | 36,276 | | |
Professional fees | | | | | 8,052 | | | | | | 11,895 | | | | | | 17,385 | | |
Custody and accounting expense | | | | | 18,337 | | | | | | 36,600 | | | | | | 21,960 | | |
Trustee fees | | | | | 3,096 | | | | | | 4,898 | | | | | | 4,129 | | |
Licensing fee (Note 7) | | | | | 5,745 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | | | 5,425 | | | | | | 16,628 | | | | | | 16,354 | | |
Interest expense | | | | | — | | | | | | 840 | | | | | | — | | |
Total expenses | | | | | 615,298 | | | | | | 1,684,223 | | | | | | 568,773 | | |
Waived and reimbursed fees | | | | | (158,744) | | | | | | (306,427) | | | | | | (30,364) | | |
Net expenses | | | | | 456,554 | | | | | | 1,377,796 | | | | | | 538,409 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 983,777 | | | | | | (801,792) | | | | | | 2,000,733 | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | (5,196,848) | | | | | | 38,908,804 | | ��� | | | | (4,020,104) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | (5,196,848) | | | | | | 38,908,804 | | | | | | (4,020,104) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | 37,553,807 | | | | | | 17,349,615 | | | | | | 25,863,173 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 37,553,807 | | | | | | 17,349,615 | | | | | | 25,863,173 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | 32,356,959 | | | | | | 56,258,419 | | | | | | 21,843,069 | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $ | 33,340,736 | | | | | $ | 55,456,627 | | | | | $ | 23,843,802 | | |
*
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,914 | | | | | $ | 1,381 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | | | Voya Large Cap Value Fund | |
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | $ | 521,993 | | | | | $ | 4,444,198 | | | | | $ | 4,820,572 | | | | | $ | 12,276,933 | | |
Net realized gain | | | | | 121,794,279 | | | | | | 69,155,474 | | | | | | 13,345,289 | | | | | | 20,655,294 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 93,661,317 | | | | | | 139,737,954 | | | | | | 91,887,879 | | | | | | (52,080,584) | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 215,977,589 | | | | | | 213,337,626 | | | | | | 110,053,740 | | | | | | (19,148,357) | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,045,616) | | | | | | (2,908,501) | | | | | | (36,368,518) | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,595,470) | | | | | | (55,316) | | | | | | (2,994,115) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | (27,953,705) | | | | | | (2,203,070) | | | | | | (20,193,329) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,403) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | — | | | | | | (682,790) | | | | | | (76,329) | | | | | | (493,028) | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | (37,795) | | | | | | (6,100) | | | | | | (114,745) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | (13,665,434) | | | | | | (139,802) | | | | | | (9,823,662) | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | (525,374) | | | | | | (38,312) | | | | | | (584,418) | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | (48,506,184) | | | | | | (5,427,430) | | | | | | (70,576,218) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 121,203,261 | | | | | | 315,913,843 | | | | | | 27,285,657 | | | | | | 133,504,778 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 47,532,645 | | | | | | 5,201,159 | | | | | | 67,633,833 | | |
| | | | | 121,203,261 | | | | | | 363,446,488 | | | | | | 32,486,816 | | | | | | 201,138,611 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (223,931,993) | | | | | | (399,479,267) | | | | | | (56,200,136) | | | | | | (242,433,258) | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (102,728,732) | | | | | | (36,032,779) | | | | | | (23,713,320) | | | | | | (41,294,647) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 113,248,857 | | | | | | 128,798,663 | | | | | | 80,912,990 | | | | | | (131,019,222) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 1,158,896,034 | | | | | | 1,030,097,371 | | | | | | 604,066,610 | | | | | | 735,085,832 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 1,272,144,891 | | | | | $ | 1,158,896,034 | | | | | $ | 684,979,600 | | | | | $ | 604,066,610 | | |
(1)
Class O converted to Class A on November 22, 2019.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | | | Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | |
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ | (3,047,795) | | | | | $ | (1,378,809) | | | | | $ | 983,777 | | | | | $ | 1,500,525 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | 138,839,091 | | | | | | 107,397,599 | | | | | | (5,196,848) | | | | | | 7,960,057 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 110,880,016 | | | | | | 48,851,840 | | | | | | 37,553,807 | | | | | | (13,741,771) | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 246,671,312 | | | | | | 154,870,630 | | | | | | 33,340,736 | | | | | | (4,281,189) | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | (18,875,210) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,944,449) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | (34,678,439) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,493,957) | | |
Class P | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (304) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | — | | | | | | (82,338) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (302,839) | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | (231,113) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,301,861) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,039,504) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | (72,152,914) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,797,100) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 77,376,108 | | | | | | 244,907,948 | | | | | | 56,138,728 | | | | | | 27,454,600 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 61,330,731 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,797,100 | | |
| | | | | 77,376,108 | | | | | | 306,238,679 | | | | | | 56,138,728 | | | | | | 39,251,700 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (234,126,988) | | | | | | (618,249,527) | | | | | | (15,728,235) | | | | | | (29,324,707) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (156,750,880) | | | | | | (312,010,848) | | | | | | 40,410,493 | | | | | | 9,926,993 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 89,920,432 | | | | | | (229,293,132) | | | | | | 73,751,229 | | | | | | (6,151,296) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 953,779,794 | | | | | | 1,183,072,926 | | | | | | 109,788,723 | | | | | | 115,940,019 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 1,043,700,226 | | | | | $ | 953,779,794 | | | | | $ | 183,539,952 | | | | | $ | 109,788,723 | | |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | | | Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | |
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ | (801,792) | | | | | $ | (2,386,221) | | | | | $ | 2,000,733 | | | | | $ | 6,936,614 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | 38,908,804 | | | | | | 1,847,412 | | | | | | (4,020,104) | | | | | | (5,037,774) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 17,349,615 | | | | | | 35,806,419 | | | | | | 25,863,173 | | | | | | 2,953,755 | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 55,456,627 | | | | | | 35,267,610 | | | | | | 23,843,802 | | | | | | 4,852,595 | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,651) | | | | | | (22,548) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (789,912) | | | | | | (4,781,497) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (19,902) | | | | | | (382,518) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (726,523) | | | | | | (6,174,700) | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,540,988) | | | | | | (11,361,263) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 9,837,864 | | | | | | 114,234,528 | | | | | | 27,946,507 | | | | | | 309,585,632 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,540,982 | | | | | | 11,360,765 | | |
| | | | | 9,837,864 | | | | | | 114,234,528 | | | | | | 29,487,489 | | | | | | 320,946,397 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (92,017,292) | | | | | | (563,127,985) | | | | | | (29,431,424) | | | | | | (425,362,118) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (82,179,428) | | | | | | (448,893,457) | | | | | | 56,065 | | | | | | (104,415,721) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | (26,722,801) | | | | | | (413,625,847) | | | | | | 22,358,879 | | | | | | (110,924,389) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 266,156,175 | | | | | | 679,782,022 | | | | | | 196,915,803 | | | | | | 307,840,192 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 239,433,374 | | | | | $ | 266,156,175 | | | | | $ | 219,274,682 | | | | | $ | 196,915,803 | | |
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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 44.45 | | | | | | (0.05)• | | | | | | 8.73 | | | | | | 8.68 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 53.13 | | | | | | 19.53 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | (0.21) | | | | | | 130,498 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 38.36 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 8.04 | | | | | | 8.07 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.98 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 44.45 | | | | | | 21.30 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 104,447 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 38.75 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38.36 | | | | | | 6.11 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 80,328 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 35.17 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 5.68 | | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38.75 | | | | | | 16.63 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 77,434 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 31.07 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 5.68 | | | | | | 5.78 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 35.17 | | | | | | 19.38 | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | 73,116 | | | | | | 76 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 33.18 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31.07 | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 67,414 | | | | | | 70 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 36.52 | | | | | | (0.19)• | | | | | | 7.15 | | | | | | 6.96 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43.48 | | | | | | 19.06 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | (0.95) | | | | | | 21,280 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 31.92 | | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | | 6.66 | | | | | | 6.43 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 36.52 | | | | | | 20.41 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | (0.68) | | | | | | 20,630 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 32.92 | | | | | | (0.14) | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31.92 | | | | | | 5.28 | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | (0.43) | | | | | | 32,386 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 30.33 | | | | | | (0.18) | | | | | | 4.88 | | | | | | 4.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32.92 | | | | | | 15.79 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | (0.58) | | | | | | 31,850 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 27.18 | | | | | | (0.14) | | | | | | 4.93 | | | | | | 4.79 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 30.33 | | | | | | 18.47 | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | 1.89 | | | | | | 1.89 | | | | | | (0.46) | | | | | | 28,471 | | | | | | 76 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 29.51 | | | | | | (0.18)• | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 27.18 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | (0.64) | | | | | | 32,677 | | | | | | 70 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 49.83 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | 9.78 | | | | | | 9.81 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 59.64 | | | | | | 19.69 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 753,327 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 42.73 | | | | | | 0.21• | | | | | | 9.00 | | | | | | 9.21 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49.83 | | | | | | 21.80 | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | | 671,609 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 42.89 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.69 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.73 | | | | | | 6.47 | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 600,368 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 38.68 | | | | | | 0.23• | | | | | | 6.27 | | | | | | 6.50 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.89 | | | | | | 17.10 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 513,009 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 34.05 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | 6.23 | | | | | | 6.47 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.84 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38.68 | | | | | | 19.79 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 355,466 | | | | | | 76 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 36.02 | | | | | | 0.17• | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 34.05 | | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 238,451 | | | | | | 70 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 50.48 | | | | | | 0.21• | | | | | | 9.93 | | | | | | 10.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 60.62 | | | | | | 20.09 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | 19,875 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 43.02 | | | | | | 0.52• | | | | | | 9.08 | | | | | | 9.60 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50.48 | | | | | | 22.58 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 16,021 | | | | | | 83 | | |
06-01-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 43.43 | | | | | | 0.59• | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 2.30 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.71 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43.02 | | | | | | 5.90 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 10,253 | | | | | | 95 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 49.02 | | | | | | (0.12)• | | | | | | 9.60 | | | | | | 9.48 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 58.50 | | | | | | 19.34 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | (0.46) | | | | | | 1,007 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 42.09 | | | | | | (0.09)• | | | | | | 8.85 | | | | | | 8.76 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49.02 | | | | | | 21.02 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | (0.19) | | | | | | 861 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 42.36 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 2.23 | | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.09 | | | | | | 5.84 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 1,082 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 38.30 | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 6.21 | | | | | | 6.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.36 | | | | | | 16.36 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 935 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 33.74 | | | | | | 0.01• | | | | | | 6.19 | | | | | | 6.20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38.30 | | | | | | 19.07 | | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 674 | | | | | | 76 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 35.92 | | | | | | (0.04)• | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33.74 | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | 886 | | | | | | 70 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 49.87 | | | | | | 0.06• | | | | | | 9.79 | | | | | | 9.85 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 59.72 | | | | | | 19.75 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 301,475 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 42.76 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | 9.01 | | | | | | 9.25 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49.87 | | | | | | 21.88 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 272,040 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 42.90 | | | | | | 0.36• | | | | | | 2.22 | | | | | | 2.58 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.76 | | | | | | 6.60 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 294,339 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 38.67 | | | | | | 0.25• | | | | | | 6.29 | | | | | | 6.54 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42.90 | | | | | | 17.18 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 43,120 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 34.04 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | 6.25 | | | | | | 6.47 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.84 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38.67 | | | | | | 19.80 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | | 27,548 | | | | | | 76 | | |
06-02-15(4) - 05-31-16 | | | | | 36.12 | | | | | | 0.18• | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 34.04 | | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | | 50,467 | | | | | | 70 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 48.42 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | 9.49 | | | | | | 9.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 57.94 | | | | | | 19.66 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 44,683 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 41.60 | | | | | | 0.16• | | | | | | 8.74 | | | | | | 8.90 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 48.42 | | | | | | 21.64 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | 73,288 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 41.79 | | | | | | 0.21• | | | | | | 2.20 | | | | | | 2.41 | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 41.60 | | | | | | 6.32 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 11,341 | | | | | | 95 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 37.75 | | | | | | 0.17• | | | | | | 6.12 | | | | | | 6.29 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 41.79 | | | | | | 16.95 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | 17,220 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 33.28 | | | | | | 0.20• | | | | | | 6.08 | | | | | | 6.28 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 37.75 | | | | | | 19.66 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | | 17,068 | | | | | | 76 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 35.28 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33.28 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | | 7,607 | | | | | | 70 | | |
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 9.74 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.46 | | | | | | 18.69 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 375,241 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.04 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | | (0.17) | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.74 | | | | | | (2.79) | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | | 331,769 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.09 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.04 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 362,398 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 12.64 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.09 | | | | | | 6.27 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | 386,969 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.07 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.64 | | | | | | 16.44 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | 421,041 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 12.20 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | (0.87) | | | | | | (0.66) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.07 | | | | | | (5.28) | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 418,279 | | | | | | 116 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 9.74 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.46 | | | | | | 18.20 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | | 11,069 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.02 | | | | | | 0.08• | | | | | | (0.32) | | | | | | (0.24) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.74 | | | | | | (3.44) | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 13,664 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.05 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.02 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 39,550 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 12.61 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.05 | | | | | | 5.38 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 53,290 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.04 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.61 | | | | | | 15.59 | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 63,562 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 12.16 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | (0.86) | | | | | | (0.73) | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.04 | | | | | | (5.95) | | | | | | 1.95 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 75,562 | | | | | | 116 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.70 | | | | | | 0.10• | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.60 | | | | | | 18.88 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 1.73 | | | | | | 264,829 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 12.03 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | (0.17) | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.70 | | | | | | (2.48) | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 230,991 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 13.07 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.03 | | | | | | 1.95 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | 214,877 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 13.57 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.07 | | | | | | 6.55 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 1.76 | | | | | | 242,245 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.86 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | 1.98 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.57 | | | | | | 16.89 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | | 235,020 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 13.03 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | (0.92) | | | | | | (0.66) | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.86 | | | | | | (4.94) | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | 227,528 | | | | | | 116 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Large Cap Value Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.86 | | | | | | 0.15• | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.84 | | | | | | 19.35 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | 12,129 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 12.11 | | | | | | 0.32• | | | | | | (0.40) | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.86 | | | | | | (1.76) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.70 | | | | | �� | 7,208 | | | | | | 154 | | |
06-01-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 13.18 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | (0.16) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.11 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.75 | | | | | | 3,945 | | | | | | 90 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 9.76 | | | | | | 0.06• | | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.49 | | | | | | 18.63 | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 961 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | | (0.21) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.76 | | | | | | (3.11) | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 736 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.07 | | | | | | 0.16• | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 1.43 | | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | 1,297 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 12.63 | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.07 | | | | | | 5.93 | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 3,785 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.63 | | | | | | 16.17 | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 5,062 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 12.18 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | (0.85) | | | | | | (0.67) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | | (5.43) | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 5,053 | | | | | | 116 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.68 | | | | | | 0.10• | | | | | | 1.89 | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.57 | | | | | | 18.83 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | | 16,335 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 12.01 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | (0.16) | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.68 | | | | | | (2.47) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.82 | | | | | | 14,936 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 13.06 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.01 | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | 106,327 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 13.55 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.06 | | | | | | 6.66 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 165,612 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.85 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.55 | | | | | | 16.84 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | 183,934 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 13.02 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | (0.91) | | | | | | (0.65) | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.85 | | | | | | (4.92) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 2.18 | | | | | | 167,259 | | | | | | 116 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.69 | | | | | | 0.09• | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.58 | | | | | | 18.75 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 4,417 | | | | | | 45 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 12.01 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | (0.17) | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.69 | | | | | | (2.50) | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | 4,762 | | | | | | 154 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 13.03 | | | | | | 0.23• | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.01 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 6,265 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 13.53 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.03 | | | | | | 6.46 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 13,689 | | | | | | 85 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.83 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.53 | | | | | | 16.75 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | 17,729 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 12.99 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | (0.90) | | | | | | (0.66) | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.83 | | | | | | (4.98) | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | | 14,386 | | | | | | 116 | | |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 20.41 | | | | | | (0.10)• | | | | | | 6.00 | | | | | | 5.90 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.31 | | | | | | 28.91 | | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | (0.84) | | | | | | 336,631 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 19.28 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 2.67 | | | | | | 2.60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.41 | | | | | | 13.68 | | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | | 275,279 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 22.97 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.28 | | | | | | 2.97 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | (0.36) | | | | | | 277,900 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 23.52 | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | 3.05 | | | | | | 2.94 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22.97 | | | | | | 13.13 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | (0.42) | | | | | | 266,052 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 21.59 | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | 3.41 | | | | | | 3.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.52 | | | | | | 16.27 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | 313,595 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 24.05 | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | | (0.44) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.59 | | | | | | (1.50) | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | 302,850 | | | | | | 88 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 13.41 | | | | | | (0.12)• | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | 3.81 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.22 | | | | | | 28.41 | | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | (1.58) | | | | | | 26,911 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.22 | | | | | | (0.14)• | | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.41 | | | | | | 12.81 | | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | (1.04) | | | | | | 27,377 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.21 | | | | | | (0.18) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.22 | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | (1.12) | | | | | | 56,335 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 18.55 | | | | | | (0.21)• | | | | | | 2.36 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.21 | | | | | | 12.33 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | (1.18) | | | | | | 83,124 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.44 | | | | | | (0.18)• | | | | | | 2.71 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18.55 | | | | | | 15.41 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | (1.01) | | | | | | 99,275 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 19.98 | | | | | | (0.20) | | | | | | (0.32) | | | | | | (0.52) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.44 | | | | | | (2.25) | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | (1.13) | | | | | | 114,167 | | | | | | 88 | | |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 24.53 | | | | | | (0.07)• | | | | | | 7.22 | | | | | | 7.15 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31.68 | | | | | | 29.15 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | (0.51) | | | | | | 478,177 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 22.84 | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 3.17 | | | | | | 3.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | �� | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.53 | | | | | | 14.01 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 431,603 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 26.35 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22.84 | | | | | | 3.30 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 580,296 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 26.44 | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 3.44 | | | | | | 3.40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.35 | | | | | | 13.44 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | (0.15) | | | | | | 716,855 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 24.03 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 3.82 | | | | | | 3.83 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.44 | | | | | | 16.63 | | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 669,767 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 26.43 | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.03 | | | | | | (1.13) | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 653,080 | | | | | | 88 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 25.25 | | | | | | 0.06• | | | | | | 7.45 | | | | | | 7.51 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32.76 | | | | | | 29.74 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | 1,954 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 23.26 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | 3.24 | | | | | | 3.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 25.25 | | | | | | 15.08 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 1,560 | | | | | | 92 | | |
06-01-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 26.81 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.26 | | | | | | 3.17 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 1,126 | | | | | | 103 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.65 | | | | | | (0.12)• | | | | | | 5.78 | | | | | | 5.66 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 25.31 | | | | | | 28.80 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | (1.09) | | | | | | 3,054 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 18.66 | | | | | | (0.11)• | | | | | | 2.57 | | | | | | 2.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.65 | | | | | | 13.38 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | (0.58) | | | | | | 2,743 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 22.42 | | | | | | (0.14) | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | �� | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18.66 | | | | | | 2.70 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | (0.62) | | | | | | 3,021 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 23.09 | | | | | | (0.14) | | | | | | 2.96 | | | | | | 2.82 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22.42 | | | | | | 12.84 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | (0.68) | | | | | | 3,757 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 21.27 | | | | | | (0.11)• | | | | | | 3.35 | | | | | | 3.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.09 | | | | | | 15.99 | | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | | (0.52) | | | | | | 3,521 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 23.78 | | | | | | (0.14)• | | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | | (0.49) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.27 | | | | | | (1.75) | | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | (0.63) | | | | | | 2,235 | | | | | | 88 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 24.78 | | | | | | (0.06)• | | | | | | 7.30 | | | | | | 7.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32.02 | | | | | | 29.22 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | (0.42) | | | | | | 139,739 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 23.04 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 3.19 | | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.78 | | | | | | 14.11 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | 133,027 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 26.51 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.04 | | | | | | 3.43 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 153,726 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 26.56 | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 3.45 | | | | | | 3.44 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.51 | | | | | | 13.54 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 134,196 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 24.10 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 3.84 | | | | | | 3.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.56 | | | | | | 16.79 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 163,629 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 26.48 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | (0.36) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.10 | | | | | | (1.05) | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 117,985 | | | | | | 88 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 24.05 | | | | | | (0.07)• | | | | | | 7.06 | | | | | | 6.99 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31.04 | | | | | | 29.06 | | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | (0.54) | | | | | | 57,235 | | | | | | 48 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 22.43 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 3.11 | | | | | | 3.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.05 | | | | | | 13.95 | | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 82,191 | | | | | | 92 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 25.96 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 0.43 | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22.43 | | | | | | 3.26 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | 108,707 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 26.11 | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 3.38 | | | | | | 3.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 25.96 | | | | | | 13.38 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | (0.18) | | | | | | 136,705 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 23.76 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 3.77 | | | | | | 3.77 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26.11 | | | | | | 16.56 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 123,051 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 26.18 | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | (0.36) | | | | | | (0.40) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.76 | | | | | | (1.22) | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | | 75,617 | | | | | | 88 | | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 7.83 | | | | | | 0.05• | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.55 | | | | | | 21.97 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | 125,090 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 9.26 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | (0.55) | | | | | | (0.43) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.83 | | | | | | (6.73) | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 106,294 | | | | | | 63 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 11.99 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | (1.15) | | | | | | (1.03) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.26 | | | | | | (7.77) | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 113,560 | | | | | | 36 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 11.38 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.99 | | | | | | 12.91 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 180,650 | | | | | | 26 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 10.31 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.38 | | | | | | 13.66 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 213,085 | | | | | | 24 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 13.05 | | | | | | 0.16• | | | | | | (0.81) | | | | | | (0.65) | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.31 | | | | | | (4.30) | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | 237,727 | | | | | | 39 | | |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 7.91 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.66 | | | | | | 22.12 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | | 53,628 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 9.27 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | (0.54) | | | | | | (0.36) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.91 | | | | | | (5.97) | | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 63 | | |
02-28-19(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 9.86 | | | | | | 0.04• | | | | | | (0.63) | | | | | | (0.59) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.27 | | | | | | (5.98) | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 36 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 7.99 | | | | | | 0.08• | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | 1.76 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.75 | | | | | | 22.03 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | 4,822 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 9.35 | | | | | | 0.19• | | | | | | (0.55) | | | | | | (0.36) | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.99 | | | | | | (5.86) | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | 3,492 | | | | | | 63 | | |
06-01-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 12.08 | | | | | | 0.20• | | | | | | (1.23) | | | | | | (1.03) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.35 | | | | | | (7.65) | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 1.87 | | | | | | 2,377 | | | | | | 36 | | |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 47.03 | | | | | | (0.23)• | | | | | | 12.16 | | | | | | 11.93 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 58.96 | | | | | | 25.37 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | (0.88) | | | | | | 74,939 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 45.06 | | | | | | (0.32)• | | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 47.03 | | | | | | 4.37 | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | (0.69) | | | | | | 66,553 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 61.40 | | | | | | (0.25) | | | | | | (7.39) | | | | | | (7.64) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 45.06 | | | | | | (11.51) | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | (0.45) | | | | | | 133,387 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 58.22 | | | | | | (0.24) | | | | | | 9.16 | | | | | | 8.92 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 61.40 | | | | | | 15.86 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | 195,549 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 50.48 | | | | | | (0.19) | | | | | | 9.45 | | | | | | 9.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 58.22 | | | | | | 18.50 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | (0.33) | | | | | | 193,523 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 58.19 | | | | | | (0.26)• | | | | | | (2.99) | | | | | | (3.25) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50.48 | | | | | | (5.46) | | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | | (0.51) | | | | | | 179,716 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 33.11 | | | | | | (0.29)• | | | | | | 8.54 | | | | | | 8.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 41.36 | | | | | | 24.92 | | | | | | 2.37 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | (1.64) | | | | | | 7,341 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 31.97 | | | | | | (0.48)• | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33.11 | | | | | | 3.57 | | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | (1.44) | | | | | | 8,062 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 46.96 | | | | | | (0.48)• | | | | | | (5.81) | | | | | | (6.29) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31.97 | | | | | | (12.24) | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | (1.19) | | | | | | 19,506 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 46.07 | | | | | | (0.53)• | | | | | | 7.16 | | | | | | 6.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 46.96 | | | | | | 15.03 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (1.13) | | | | | | 36,198 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 40.53 | | | | | | (0.48)• | | | | | | 7.54 | | | | | | 7.06 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 46.07 | | | | | | 17.60 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | (1.09) | | | | | | 50,475 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 48.01 | | | | | | (0.53)• | | | | | | (2.49) | | | | | | (3.02) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 40.53 | | | | | | (6.17) | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | | (1.26) | | | | | | 51,644 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 52.70 | | | | | | (0.16)• | | | | | | 13.65 | | | | | | 13.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 66.19 | | | | | | 25.60 | | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | (0.54) | | | | | | 100,408 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 50.33 | | | | | | (0.19)• | | | | | | 2.56 | | | | | | 2.37 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 52.70 | | | | | | 4.71 | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | | 113,287 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 67.14 | | | | | | (0.07)• | | | | | | (8.04) | | | | | | (8.11) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50.33 | | | | | | (11.20) | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | 233,232 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 63.00 | | | | | | (0.06)• | | | | | | 9.94 | | | | | | 9.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 67.14 | | | | | | 16.19 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | 845,689 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 54.36 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 10.18 | | | | | | 10.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 63.00 | | | | | | 18.84 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 425,691 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 62.12 | | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | | (3.17) | | | | | | (3.30) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 54.36 | | | | | | (5.19) | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | | 318,466 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 54.31 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | 14.11 | | | | | | 14.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 68.56 | | | | | | 26.24 | | | | | | 2.33 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 51.33 | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | 2.61 | | | | | | 2.98 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 54.31 | | | | | | 5.81 | | | | | | 2.20 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 131 | | |
06-04-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 68.64 | | | | | | 0.53• | | | | | | (9.14) | | | | | | (8.61) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 51.33 | | | | | | (11.62) | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 123 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 45.54 | | | | | | (0.28)• | | | | | | 11.77 | | | | | | 11.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 57.03 | | | | | | 25.23 | | | | | | 1.87 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | (1.14) | | | | | | 1,139 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 43.75 | | | | | | (0.43)• | | | | | | 2.22 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 45.54 | | | | | | 4.09 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | (0.95) | | | | | | 1,027 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 60.06 | | | | | | (0.36)• | | | | | | (7.25) | | | | | | (7.61) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43.75 | | | | | | (11.73) | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | (0.70) | | | | | | 3,284 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 57.20 | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | 8.99 | | | | | | 8.60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 60.06 | | | | | | 15.57 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | (0.64) | | | | | | 3,993 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 49.74 | | | | | | (0.32)• | | | | | | 9.30 | | | | | | 8.98 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 57.20 | | | | | | 18.21 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | (0.59) | | | | | | 3,627 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 57.54 | | | | | | (0.39)• | | | | | | (2.95) | | | | | | (3.34) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49.74 | | | | | | (5.69) | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | (0.76) | | | | | | 2,879 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 53.26 | | | | | | (0.13)• | | | | | | 13.79 | | | | | | 13.66 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 66.92 | | | | | | 25.65 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | (0.45) | | | | | | 46,587 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 50.81 | | | | | | (0.15)• | | | | | | 2.60 | | | | | | 2.45 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 53.26 | | | | | | 4.82 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | (0.27) | | | | | | 68,687 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 67.61 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | (8.08) | | | | | | (8.10) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50.81 | | | | | | (11.10) | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 221,728 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 63.33 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | 9.99 | | | | | | 10.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 67.61 | | | | | | 16.33 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 322,756 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 54.55 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | 10.23 | | | | | | 10.30 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 63.33 | | | | | | 19.03 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 192,978 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 62.24 | | | | | | (0.04)• | | | | | | (3.19) | | | | | | (3.23) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 54.55 | | | | | | (5.06) | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 126,482 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 51.77 | | | | | | (0.18)• | | | | | | 13.40 | | | | | | 13.22 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 64.99 | | | | | | 25.54 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | (0.63) | | | | | | 9,016 | | | | | | 80 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 49.47 | | | | | | (0.24)• | | | | | | 2.54 | | | | | | 2.30 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 51.77 | | | | | | 4.65 | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | (0.48) | | | | | | 8,537 | | | | | | 131 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 66.21 | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | (7.92) | | | | | | (8.04) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 49.47 | | | | | | (11.25) | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | (0.20) | | | | | | 68,643 | | | | | | 123 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 62.23 | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | 9.81 | | | | | | 9.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 66.21 | | | | | | 16.14 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | | 92,815 | | | | | | 88 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 53.72 | | | | | | (0.07)• | | | | | | 10.10 | | | | | | 10.03 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 62.23 | | | | | | 18.82 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | 87,134 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 61.47 | | | | | | (0.16) | | | | | | (3.13) | | | | | | (3.29) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 53.72 | | | | | | (5.22) | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | 38,707 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 11.05 | | | | | | 0.10• | | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.27 | | | | | | 11.72 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | 829 | | | | | | 44 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.31 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.05 | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | 766 | | | | | | 61 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 11.51 | | | | | | 0.25• | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.31 | | | | | | 3.87 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | 281 | | | | | | 62 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 10.74 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.51 | | | | | | 11.77 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | 130 | | | | | | 33 | | |
12-06-16(4) - 05-31-17 | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | 0.12• | | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.74 | | | | | | 7.56 | | | | | | 2.76 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | | 38 | | | | | | 16 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 11.10 | | | | | | 0.11• | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.32 | | | | | | 11.83 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 113,533 | | | | | | 44 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.36 | | | | | | 0.28• | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.10 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 2.33 | | | | | | 101,037 | | | | | | 61 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 11.55 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.36 | | | | | | 4.28 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 2.39 | | | | | | 299,079 | | | | | | 62 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | | 0.31• | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.55 | | | | | | 12.09 | | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 2.76 | | | | | | 155,151 | | | | | | 33 | | |
12-06-16(4) - 05-31-17 | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | 0.12• | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | | 7.90 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 2.40 | | | | | | 19,030 | | | | | | 16 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 11.21 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.48 | | | | | | 12.16 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.45 | | | | | | 3,300 | | | | | | 44 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.40 | | | | | | 0.33• | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.21 | | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.78 | | | | | | 2,475 | | | | | | 61 | | |
09-28-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 12.38 | | | | | | 0.23• | | | | | | (0.60) | | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.40 | | | | | | (2.72) | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.94 | | | | | | 8,480 | | | | | | 62 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 11.10 | | | | | | 0.11• | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.32 | | | | | | 11.84 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 101,612 | | | | | | 44 | | |
09-30-19(4) - 05-31-20 | | | | | 12.29 | | | | | | 0.18• | | | | | | (1.00) | | | | | | (0.82) | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.10 | | | | | | (6.71) | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | | 92,638 | | | | | | 61 | | |
(1)
Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
Commencement of operations.
+
Unaudited.
•
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
*
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. The Trust was organized on June 12, 1998 and consists of ten separate active investment series. This report is for: Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund (“Large-Cap Growth”), Voya Large Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value”), Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund (“MidCap Opportunities”), Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund (“Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value”), Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund (“SmallCap Opportunities”), and Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund (“U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust.
Each Fund offers at least one or more of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees (if any), shareholder servicing fees (if any) and transfer agency 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 fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. 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 servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.
Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after purchase.
Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as sub-adviser to certain of the Funds. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a
Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Funds.
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
A. Security Valuation. Each Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and a Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of a Fund.
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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (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 Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service; 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 Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may
become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the 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 Funds’ 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 Funds. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Fund.
Each investment asset or liability of a Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the sub-adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolios of Investments.
GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.
C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars.
Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1)
Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.
(2)
Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding
based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on each Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. The foregoing risks are even greater with respect to securities of issuers in emerging markets.
D. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Funds’ investment strategies permit them to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Funds will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Funds to pursue their objectives more quickly, and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, a Fund may seek to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:
Credit Risk. The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. To the extent that a Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Interest Rate Risk. With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this report, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. For a fund that invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market
conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Funds’ use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Funds are using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk factors for securities held by the Funds, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated OTC with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. The Funds’ derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Funds intend to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that they believe to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Funds generally enter into master netting arrangements, established within the Funds’ International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Funds and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.
The Funds may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate credit risk associated with OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to or from the Funds is held in a segregated account by a third-party agent and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies.
The Funds have credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Funds. Credit related contingent features are established between the Funds and their derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Funds will not fulfill their payment obligations to their counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in a Fund’s net assets and/or a percentage decrease in a Fund’s NAV, which could cause a Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within the Funds’ Master Agreements.
There were no open OTC derivatives for any Fund as of November 30, 2020.
E. Forward Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. Each Fund may enter into forward
foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar, generally in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or may use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
There were no open forward contracts for any Fund at November 30, 2020.
Each Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. Each Fund intends to limit its use of futures contracts and futures options to “bona fide hedging” transactions, as such term is defined in applicable regulations, interpretations and practice. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, a Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
There were no open futures contracts for any Fund at November 30, 2020.
F. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund declares and pays dividends, if any, as follows:
Annually | | | Quarterly | |
Large-Cap Growth MidCap Opportunities Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value SmallCap Opportunities | | | Large Cap Value U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | |
Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.
G. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until the capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.
The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain for income tax purposes.
H. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I. Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan securities representing up to 331∕3% of its total assets (except Large-Cap Growth which may temporarily lend up to 30% of its total assets) to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Funds will receive cash or
U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Funds to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Funds’ other risks.
J. Restricted Securities. Each Fund may invest in restricted securities which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Restricted securities are fair valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board.
Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the 1933 Act are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
K. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the period ended November 30, 2020, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS (continued)
| | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 558,786,146 | | | | | $ | 668,593,494 | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 276,560,552 | | | | | | 304,185,526 | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 460,057,980 | | | | | | 627,423,342 | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 61,923,331 | | | | | | 19,888,194 | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 193,498,153 | | | | | | 275,573,738 | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 89,885,408 | | | | | | 89,227,023 | | |
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
The Funds have entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Funds. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Funds, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments, the Investment Adviser to Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value, may, from time to time, directly manage a portion of the Fund’s investment portfolio. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates. The Investment Adviser is contractually obligated to waive the management fee for Class P shares of Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value. This waiver is not eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
Fund | | | As a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | 0.51% on all assets | |
Large Cap Value | | | 0.75% on the first $1 billion; 0.725% on the next $1 billion; 0.70% on the next $1 billion; 0.675% on the next $1 billion; and 0.65% thereafter | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | 0.85% on the first $500 million; 0.80% on the next $400 million; 0.75% on the next $450 million; and 0.70% thereafter | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | Direct Investments 0.80% Passively Managed Assets 0.40% | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | 1.00% on first $250 million; 0.90% on next $250 million; 0.85% on next $250 million; and 0.82% thereafter | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | 0.45% on all assets | |
The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each respective sub-adviser. These sub-advisers provide investment advice for certain Funds and are paid by the Investment Adviser based on the
average daily net assets of the respective Funds. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, each sub-adviser manages each respective Fund’s assets in accordance with that Fund’s investment objectives, polices, and limitations. The sub-adviser of each Fund is as follows (*denotes an affiliated sub-adviser):
Fund | | | Sub-Adviser | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | Voya IM* | |
Large Cap Value | | | Voya IM* | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | Voya IM* | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | Hahn Capital Management, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Voya IM* | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | Voya IM* | |
U.S High Dividend Low Volatility | | | Voya IM* | |
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Each share class of the Funds (except as noted below) has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is reimbursed or compensated (depending on the class of shares) by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to reimburse or compensate expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares of the Funds, with the exception of Class I, Class P, Class P3, Class R6, and Class W, pays the Distributor Distribution Fees and/or Service Fees based on average daily net assets at the following rates:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class R | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | | 0.25%(1) | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | 0.50%(2) | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | |
(1)
Of this 0.25% rate, Distribution Fees shall not exceed 0.10%.
(2)
The Distributor has agreed to waive 0.05% of the distribution fee. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges from the following Funds:
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES (continued)
| | | Class A | | | Class C | |
Initial Sales Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 18,532 | | | | | $ | — | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 3,037 | | | | | | — | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 2,744 | | | | | | — | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 785 | | | | | | — | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 163 | | | | | | — | | |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 22 | | | | | $ | 178 | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 37 | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 666 | | | | | | 128 | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 439 | | | | | | 4,352 | | |
NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES
At November 30, 2020, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc. or affiliated investment companies owned more than 5% of the following Funds:
Subsidiary/Affiliated Investment Company | | | Fund | | | Percentage | |
Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund | | | U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 13.37% | | |
Voya Investment Trust Co. | | | Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 29.00 | | |
Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio | | | Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 5.94 | | |
| U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 14.95 | | |
Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio | | | Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 10.24 | | |
| U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 7.95 | | |
Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio | | | Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 9.09 | | |
Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio | | | Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 13.26 | | |
Under the 1940 Act, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company (including a fund) is presumed to control such company. Companies under common control (e.g., companies with a common owner of greater than 25% of their respective voting securities) are affiliates under the 1940 Act.
The Investment Adviser may direct the Funds’ sub-advisers to use their best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate a Fund’s equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of that Fund. Any amounts credited to the Funds are reflected as brokerage commission recapture in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
The Funds have adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled
to receive from the Funds. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). When the Funds purchase shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, this results in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Funds, and will not materially affect the Funds’ assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.
The Funds may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by each Fund were as follows:
Fund | | | Amount | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 1,637 | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 11,587 | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 9,127 | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | — | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 774 | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | — | | |
NOTE 7 — LICENSING FEE
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value pays an annual licensing fee to Frank Russell Company.
NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | | | Class P | | | Class P3 | | | Class R | | | Class R6 | | | Class W | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | 1.90% | | | | | | 0.90% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.40% | | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | 0.90% | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 1.25% | | | | | | 2.00% | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.50% | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | | 1.00% | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 1.35% | | | | | | 2.10% | | | | | | 0.98% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.60% | | | | | | 0.88% | | | | | | 1.10% | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.78% | | | | | | 0.15% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 1.50% | | | | | | 2.25% | | | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.75% | | | | | | 1.05% | | | | | | 1.25% | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 0.80% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.55% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0.52% | | | | | | N/A | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS (continued)
Pursuant to side letter agreements, through October 1, 2021, the Investment Adviser has further lowered the expense limits for the following Funds. If the Investment Adviser elects not to renew a side letter agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limits listed in the table above. There is no guarantee that these side letter agreements will continue. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Board.
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | | | Class P3 | | | Class R | | | Class R6 | | | Class W | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | | 1.04% | | | | | | 1.79% | | | | | | 0.66% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.29% | | | | | | 0.58% | | | | | | 0.79% | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | | 1.85% | | | | | | 0.76% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.35% | | | | | | 0.74% | | | | | | 0.85% | | |
MidCap Opportunities(1) | | | | | 1.28% | | | | | | 2.03% | | | | | | 0.95% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.53% | | | | | | 0.85% | | | | | | 1.03% | | |
SmallCap Opportunities(1) | | | | | 1.36% | | | | | | 2.11% | | | | | | 1.01% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.61% | | | | | | 0.91% | | | | | | 1.11% | | |
(1)
Any fees waived pursuant to the side letter agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment.
With the exception of the non-recoupable Class P management fee waiver for Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value and unless otherwise specified above, the Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for class specific fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, a Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:
| | | November 30, | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 16,865 | | | | | $ | 60,764 | | | | | $ | 92,245 | | | | | $ | 169,874 | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 541,767 | | | | | | 508,987 | | | | | | 454,719 | | | | | | 1,505,473 | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 7,504 | | | | | | 54,274 | | | | | | 56,776 | | | | | | 118,554 | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 27,229 | | | | | | 46,421 | | | | | | 49,981 | | | | | | 123,631 | | |
In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates, as of November 30, 2020, are as follows:
| | | November 30, | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | $ | 35,935 | | | | | $ | 113,720 | | | | | $ | 79,180 | | | | | $ | 228,835 | | |
Class C | | | | | 4,487 | | | | | | 12,204 | | | | | | 3,499 | | | | | | 20,190 | | |
Class I | | | | | 48,619 | | | | | | 48,789 | | | | | | 31,205 | | | | | | 128,613 | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | 580 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 580 | | |
Class W | | | | | 992 | | | | | | 2,371 | | | | | | 1,137 | | | | | | 4,500 | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,815 | | | | | | 3,815 | | |
Class P | | | | | — | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 40 | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 643 | | | | | | 1,918 | | | | | | 3,586 | | | | | | 6,147 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 966 | | | | | | 966 | | |
The expense limitation agreements are contractual through October 1, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Board.
NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT
Effective May 15, 2020, each Fund, 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 14, 2021. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of a Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 15, 2020, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through May 15, 2020.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.
The following Funds utilized the line of credit during the period ended November 30, 2020:
Fund | | | Days Utilized | | | Approximate Average Daily Balance For Days Utilized | | | Approximate Weighted Average Interest Rate For Days Utilized | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | | 6 | | | | | $ | 22,769,833 | | | | | | 1.29% | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 6,602,000 | | | | | | 1.30 | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 9,137,769 | | | | | | 1.29 | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | 18 | | | | | | 1,301,778 | | | | | | 1.29 | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
Year or period ended | | | Shares sold | | | Shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | Shares sold | | | Proceeds from shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) | |
| # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | |
Large-Cap Growth | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 301,933 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (195,060) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 106,873 | | | | | | 14,977,263 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,608,357) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,368,906 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 609,860 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 85,694 | | | | | | (440,327) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 255,227 | | | | | | 25,863,761 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,627,410 | | | | | | (18,261,461) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,229,710 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 38,524 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (113,997) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (75,473) | | | | | | 1,565,543 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,600,518) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,034,975) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 109,654 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43,606 | | | | | | (603,124) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (449,864) | | | | | | 3,711,973 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,521,411 | | | | | | (21,031,736) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,798,352) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 1,222,253 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,069,018) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (846,765) | | | | | | 67,734,870 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (113,923,618) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (46,188,748) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 2,883,962 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 580,166 | | | | | | (4,035,313) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (571,184) | | | | | | 132,993,758 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 27,476,672 | | | | | | (187,712,093) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (27,241,663) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 77,560 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (67,061) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,499 | | | | | | 4,302,953 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,733,899) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 569,054 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 454,742 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14,272 | | | | | | (390,001) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 79,014 | | | | | | 21,259,057 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 682,789 | | | | | | (18,167,665) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,774,181 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 3,224 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,568) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (344) | | | | | | 177,150 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (198,537) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (21,387) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 5,059 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 718 | | | | | | (13,931) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,155) | | | | | | 228,855 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33,556 | | | | | | (636,882) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (374,471) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 522,329 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (928,983) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (406,654) | | | | | | 29,129,414 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (50,809,341) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (21,679,927) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,506,457 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 288,422 | | | | | | (3,223,704) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,428,825) | | | | | | 70,376,966 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,665,434 | | | | | | (148,661,120) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (64,618,720) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 62,418 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (804,722) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (742,304) | | | | | | 3,316,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (41,057,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (37,741,655) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,345,628 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,409 | | | | | | (116,080) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,240,956 | | | | | | 61,479,473 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 525,374 | | | | | | (5,008,310) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 56,996,536 | | |
Large Cap Value | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 526,419 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 273,192 | | | | | | (2,111,499) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,311,888) | | | | | | 5,335,995 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,698,245 | | | | | | (21,799,123) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (13,764,883) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 2,485,073 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,000,242 | | | | | | (4,281,366) | | | | | | 38,875 | | | | | | 1,242,824 | | | | | | 28,221,719 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33,831,056 | | | | | | (46,542,534) | | | | | | 471,166 | | | | | | 15,981,408 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 16,791 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,960 | | | | | | (459,001) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (437,250) | | | | | | 173,350 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 48,806 | | | | | | (4,647,716) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,425,560) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 109,701 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 237,198 | | | | | | (2,531,226) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,184,328) | | | | | | 1,253,917 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,707,653 | | | | | | (28,700,856) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (24,739,286) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 1,510,271 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 202,156 | | | | | | (2,280,141) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (567,714) | | | | | | 16,881,147 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,193,714 | | | | | | (25,588,894) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,514,033) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 6,422,568 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,634,740 | | | | | | (4,330,398) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,726,910 | | | | | | 73,680,498 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,087,171 | | | | | | (52,085,714) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 41,681,955 | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 370 | | | | | | (154) | | | | | | (38,715) | | | | | | (38,500) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,334 | | | | | | (1,833) | | | | | | (471,166) | | | | | | (468,666) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 366,236 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,905 | | | | | | (92,054) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 281,087 | | | | | | 4,152,797 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76,329 | | | | | | (1,058,922) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,170,204 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,112,724 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 39,715 | | | | | | (814,532) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 337,906 | | | | | | 12,704,943 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 493,028 | | | | | | (9,404,546) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,793,425 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 18,625 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 608 | | | | | | (10,935) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,298 | | | | | | 183,137 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,033 | | | | | | (112,387) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76,783 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 19,033 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,036 | | | | | | (69,978) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (41,909) | | | | | | 209,221 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 102,857 | | | | | | (798,438) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (486,360) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 21,534 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,904 | | | | | | (134,005) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (99,567) | | | | | | 240,278 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 139,802 | | | | | | (1,548,494) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,168,414) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,541,312 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 799,144 | | | | | | (9,792,807) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,452,352) | | | | | | 16,136,545 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,823,661 | | | | | | (102,193,248) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (76,233,041) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 29,156 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,532 | | | | | | (127,338) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (94,650) | | | | | | 318,953 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 38,230 | | | | | | (1,444,600) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,087,417) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 115,825 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 47,332 | | | | | | (238,962) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (75,805) | | | | | | 1,297,936 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 584,072 | | | | | | (2,706,089) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (824,082) | | |
MidCap Opportunities | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 511,542 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,205,612) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (694,070) | | | | | | 11,727,763 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (27,401,753) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,673,990) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,911,565 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 797,897 | | | | | | (3,732,412) | | | | | | 100,426 | | | | | | (922,523) | | | | | | 38,361,503 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15,854,219 | | | | | | (73,696,375) | | | | | | 2,109,950 | | | | | | (17,370,703) | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 60,303 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (539,398) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (479,095) | | | | | | 908,467 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,987,722) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,079,255) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 152,822 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 346,843 | | | | | | (2,719,960) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,220,295) | | | | | | 2,047,362 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,543,640 | | | | | | (36,579,299) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (29,988,297) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 1,415,943 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,914,812) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,498,869) | | | | | | 39,196,336 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (105,010,322) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (65,813,986) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 5,346,997 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,202,660 | | | | | | (14,360,416) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,810,759) | | | | | | 126,508,873 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 28,683,446 | | | | | | (344,391,921) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (189,199,603) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 158 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,431) | | | | | | (101,003) | | | | | | (102,276) | | | | | | 3,286 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (28,724) | | | | | | (2,109,950) | | | | | | (2,135,388) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 9,058 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,224) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,166) | | | | | | 253,418 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (315,544) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (62,126) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 31,766 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,368 | | | | | | (21,762) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,372 | | | | | | 758,586 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 82,338 | | | | | | (524,695) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 316,229 | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)
Year or period ended | | | Shares sold | | | Shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | Shares sold | | | Proceeds from shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) | |
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MidCap Opportunities (continued) | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 2,848 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (21,740) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (18,892) | | | | | | 62,613 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (472,042) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (409,429) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 20,368 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,211 | | | | | | (52,884) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (22,306) | | | | | | 398,695 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 195,635 | | | | | | (1,007,192) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (412,862) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 736,573 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,739,607) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,003,034) | | | | | | 20,580,125 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (48,723,490) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (28,143,365) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,780,711 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 287,956 | | | | | | (3,373,345) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,304,678) | | | | | | 41,168,903 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,936,850 | | | | | | (80,421,549) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (32,315,796) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 176,436 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,750,483) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,574,047) | | | | | | 4,647,386 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (44,216,115) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (39,568,729) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,819,824 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 215,154 | | | | | | (3,462,767) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,427,789) | | | | | | 35,660,741 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,034,602 | | | | | | (81,599,772) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (40,904,430) | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 838,035 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,315,350) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (477,315) | | | | | | 6,964,364 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (10,949,166) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,984,802) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 3,201,389 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,180,078 | | | | | | (3,068,636) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,312,830 | | | | | | 25,232,071 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,493,957 | | | | | | (28,373,462) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,352,566 | | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 6,070,567 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (519,905) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,550,662 | | | | | | 48,320,379 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,421,259) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43,899,120 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 305 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 305 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 99,697 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (41,788) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 57,909 | | | | | | 853,985 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (357,810) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 496,175 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 251,711 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 30,683 | | | | | | (99,886) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 182,507 | | | | | | 2,222,528 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 302,839 | | | | | | (951,244) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,574,123 | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 26,438 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (170,619) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (144,181) | | | | | | 1,323,235 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,608,607) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,285,372) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 360,433 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,905,156) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,544,722) | | | | | | 17,558,421 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (87,558,966) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (70,000,545) | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 2,890 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (68,874) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (65,984) | | | | | | 104,282 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,430,324) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,326,042) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 32,175 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (398,791) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (366,616) | | | | | | 1,077,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (13,710,392) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (12,633,129) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 80,857 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (713,428) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (632,571) | | | | | | 4,644,655 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (39,955,531) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (35,310,876) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 660,373 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,144,453) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,484,080) | | | | | | 34,628,533 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (168,731,814) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (134,103,281) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 2,942 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,506) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,564) | | | | | | 148,835 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (274,311) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (125,476) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 8,439 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (60,965) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (52,526) | | | | | | 379,592 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,752,147) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,372,555) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 57,041 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (650,446) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (593,405) | | | | | | 3,238,699 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (38,948,654) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (35,709,955) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 441,757 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,516,301) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,074,545) | | | | | | 22,784,621 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (181,852,765) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (159,068,145) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 6,558 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (32,724) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (26,166) | | | | | | 378,158 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,799,865) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,421,707) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 935,579 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,158,299) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,222,720) | | | | | | 37,806,098 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (108,521,901) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (70,715,802) | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 5,899 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 408 | | | | | | (7,997) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,690) | | | | | | 68,742 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,645 | | | | | | (92,844) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (19,457) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 124,303 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,958 | | | | | | (81,824) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 44,437 | | | | | | 1,478,168 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22,093 | | | | | | (966,707) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 533,555 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 1,416,783 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 69,194 | | | | | | (1,375,134) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 110,843 | | | | | | 16,267,490 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 789,912 | | | | | | (16,077,237) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 980,165 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 3,955,207 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 411,756 | | | | | | (21,602,524) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (17,235,561) | | | | | | 46,579,347 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,781,496 | | | | | | (264,473,007) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (213,112,164) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 104,821 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,724 | | | | | | (62,886) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 43,659 | | | | | | 1,214,252 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19,902 | | | | | | (746,931) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 487,223 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,117,420 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32,852 | | | | | | (1,673,507) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (523,235) | | | | | | 13,375,734 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 382,476 | | | | | | (19,358,955) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,600,745) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 914,457 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 63,635 | | | | | | (1,077,686) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (99,594) | | | | | | 10,396,023 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 726,523 | | | | | | (12,514,412) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,391,866) | | |
9/30/2019(2) - 5/31/2020 | | | | | 20,386,208 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 536,684 | | | | | | (12,576,925) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,345,966 | | | | | | 248,152,382 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,174,700 | | | | | | (140,563,448) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 113,763,634 | | |
(1)
Class O converted to Class A on November 22, 2019.
(2)
Commencement of operations.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING
Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the Market Close of the Funds at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with BNY. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Funds indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.
Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a fund.
The following table represents a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of November 30, 2020:
MidCap Opportunities
Counterparty | | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Amount | |
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd | | | | $ | 6,804,898 | | | | | $ | (6,804,898) | | | | | $ | — | | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | | | 821,405 | | | | | | (821,405) | | | | | | — | | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | 1,298,957 | | | | | | (1,298,957) | | | | | | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 8,925,260 | | | | | $ | (8,925,260) | | | | | $ | — | | |
(1)
Cash Collateral with a fair value of $9,113,326 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value
Counterparty | | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Amount | |
Barclays Capital Inc. | | | | $ | 13,980 | | | | | $ | (13,980) | | | | | $ | — | | |
BofA Securities Inc. | | | | | 220,035 | | | | | | (220,035) | | | | | | — | | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | | | 110,873 | | | | | | (110,873) | | | | | | — | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | 38,691 | | | | | | (38,691) | | | | | | — | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | | | 289,866 | | | | | | (289,866) | | | | | | — | | |
National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. | | | | | 115,259 | | | | | | (115,259) | | | | | | — | | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | 55,791 | | | | | | (55,791) | | | | | | — | | |
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | | | | | 50,672 | | | | | | (50,672) | | | | | | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 895,167 | | | | | $ | (895,167) | | | | | $ | — | | |
(1)
Cash Collateral with a fair value of $919,899 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
SmallCap Opportunities
Counterparty | | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Amount | |
Barclays Capital Inc. | | | | $ | 271,584 | | | | | $ | (271,584) | | | | | $ | — | | |
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd | | | | | 41,146 | | | | | | (41,146) | | | | | | — | | |
BofA Securities Inc | | | | | 1,704,074 | | | | | | (1,704,074) | | | | | | — | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co | | | | | 17,323 | | | | | | (17,323) | | | | | | — | | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | | | 469,980 | | | | | | (469,980) | | | | | | — | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | | | | | 895,720 | | | | | | (895,720) | | | | | | — | | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | | | 58,687 | | | | | | (58,687) | | | | | | — | | |
Jefferies LLC | | | | | 61,014 | | | | | | (61,014) | | | | | | — | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | 580,192 | | | | | | (580,192) | | | | | | — | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | | | 2,653,784 | | | | | | (2,653,784) | | | | | | — | | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | 2,058,396 | | | | | | (2,058,396) | | | | | | — | | |
Natixis Securities America LLC | | | | | 638 | | | | | | (638) | | | | | | — | | |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | | | | | 11,663 | | | | | | (11,663) | | | | | | — | | |
UBS Securities LLC. | | | | | 164,665 | | | | | | (164,665) | | | | | | — | | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | | | 1,251,693 | | | | | | (1,251,693) | | | | | | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 10,240,559 | | | | | $ | (10,240,559) | | | | | $ | — | | |
(1)
Cash Collateral with a fair value of $10,500,440 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of foreign currency transactions, income from passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), capital loss carryforwards and wash sale deferrals.
Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:
| | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Year Ended May 31, 2019 | |
| | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 6,146,270 | | | | | $ | 42,359,914 | | | | | $ | 16,648,203(1) | | | | | $ | 41,243,947 | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 14,899,988 | | | | | | 55,676,230 | | | | | | 13,097,898 | | | | | | 66,126,338 | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 20,740,769 | | | | | | 51,412,145 | | | | | | 42,662,790 | | | | | | 163,164,890 | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 1,670,196 | | | | | | 10,126,904 | | | | | | 2,640,667 | | | | | | 22,095,215 | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 94,293,577 | | | | | | 88,633,748 | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 8,394,648 | | | | | | 2,966,615 | | | | | | 5,556,387 | | | | | | 2,717,198 | | |
(1)
Includes $529,563 of equalization.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2020 were:
| | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains | | | Late Year Ordinary Losses Deferred | | | Post-October Capital Losses Deferred | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| | | Amount | | | Character | | | Expiration | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | $ | 1,866,989 | | | | | $ | 30,914,554 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 308,793,291 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | 1,674,663 | | | | | | 47,535,242 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (43,895,554) | | | | | | (537,195) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | 6,389,267 | | | | | | 54,809,258 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 140,155,154 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | 2,206,482 | | | | | | 4,275,206 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,803,326) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
SmallCap Opportunities | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (792,241) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (44,916) | | | | | $ | (36,180,502) | | | | | | Short-term | | | | | | None | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (14,270,003) | | | | | | Long-term | | | | | | None | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (50,450,505) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | 164,746 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,064,693) | | | | | | 3,724,029 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.
As of November 30, 2020, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.
NOTE 13 — LITIGATION
On September 24, 2012, certain Voya mutual funds, including Large Cap Value (the “Subject Fund”), were officially served and included as shareholder defendants in the matter of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. (the “FitzSimons Action”). The FitzSimons Action arises from the Tribune
Company (“Tribune”) Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).
In the FitzSimons Action, the plaintiff (a litigation trustee appointed by the Bankruptcy Court, the “Trustee”) alleges that Tribune acted with actual intent to defraud its creditors when it redeemed its shares from shareholders as part of
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 13 — LITIGATION (continued)
a leveraged buy-out (“LBO”) of Tribune through which it converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and that those share transfers must now be unwound. To succeed on this claim, the Trustee must prove that Tribune — not the Subject Fund — acted with actual fraudulent intent when Tribune redeemed its shares. With regard to the Subject Fund, the Trustee need only show that the Subject Fund tendered its shares as part of the LBO and not on the open market. The Subject Fund’s lack of fraudulent intent in tendering its shares is not a defense to the Trustee’s actual fraud claim.
In addition to the FitzSimons Action, various additional actions, which also included the Subject Fund as a defendant, stemming from the same facts and circumstances underlying the FitzSimons Action, were filed in multiple U.S. District Courts (collectively, the “State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases”). The plaintiffs in the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases (former creditors of Tribune) allege that these same share redemptions that were part of the LBO were constructively, as opposed to actually, fraudulent. Specifically, those suits assert that the LBO rendered Tribune insolvent, that there was not reasonably equivalent value for the redemptions, and therefore the redemptions are voidable under constructive fraudulent transfer law.
Procedural History of the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases
A motion was filed with the Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Panel to consolidate the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases for purposes of all pretrial proceedings. On December 19, 2011, the MDL Panel ordered the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases to be transferred to the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”).
On September 23, 2013, the District Court dismissed the claims against the shareholder defendants, holding that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue the claims so long as the Trustee in the FitzSimons Action maintained the actual fraudulent transfer claims in the FitzSimons case against the same shareholders.
On December 20, 2013, the plaintiffs appealed the decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”). The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal on March 24, 2016. The Second Circuit held that Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code barred the state-law fraudulent constructive transfer claims, finding that the claims were preempted because they conflict with the purpose of Section 546(e). On April 12, 2016, the plaintiffs moved for rehearing en banc in the Second Circuit; the motion was subsequently denied. The plaintiffs
filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) on September 9, 2016. The shareholder defendants filed their opposition on October 24, 2016, to which the plaintiffs filed a reply on November 4, 2016.
On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting (“Merit Management”), a case that, like Tribune, deals with the appropriate scope of section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code. On April 3, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a “statement” from two justices announcing that consideration of plaintiffs’ certiorari petition would be deferred for an undetermined period of time to “allow” the Second Circuit or the District Court to consider, among other things, whether the Second Circuit’s March 2016 decision should be vacated in light of Merit Management. On April 10, 2018, the plaintiffs asked the Second Circuit to vacate its prior decision and remand to the District Court for further proceedings. The shareholder defendants filed an opposition on April 20, 2018. On May 15, 2018, the Second Circuit entered an order recalling the mandate “in anticipation of further panel review.” The order did not provide any specific timing for, or guidance on, next steps.
Following the Second Circuit’s recall of its prior mandate in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Merit Management, on December 19, 2019, the Second Circuit issued an amended opinion which vacated its prior March 24, 2016 opinion. This amended opinion once again affirmed the dismissal of the case — affirming the Second Circuit’s prior ruling regarding preemption, and holding that Tribune qualified as a “financial institution.” A new mandate was also issued. The plaintiffs once again moved for rehearing en banc in connection with this ruling on January 2, 2020, but this request was denied by the Second Circuit on February 6, 2020. On July 6, 2020 the plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of certiorari appealing the Second Circuit’s decision up to the Supreme Court. On August 26, 2020 the shareholder defendants filed an opposition to the petition for writ. The Supreme Court has not yet issued its determination on whether to accept or deny certiorari.
Procedural History of the FitzSimons Action
Similar to the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases, the FitzSimons Action was transferred to the District Court for pre-trial purposes. On November 20, 2013, the District Court entered an order stating that the FitzSimons Action would remain with the District Court. On January 6, 2017, the District Court dismissed the actual fraudulent transfer claims against the shareholder defendants without leave to replead. Because the January 6 decision did not fully dispose of all claims
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 13 — LITIGATION (continued)
asserted in the complaint, the Trustee could not automatically appeal the decision. On February 1, 2017, the Trustee sought leave to file a motion for certification of the Motion to Dismiss. On February 23, 2017, the District Court issued an order stating that it intended to delay certification of the Motion to Dismiss until certain other pending motions to dismiss (not involving the shareholder defendants) were resolved.
On July 18, 2017, the Trustee sought permission from the District Court to file a motion seeking leave to amend its complaint to include a constructive fraudulent transfer claim based on the anticipated ruling in Merit Management. On August 24, 2017, the District Court denied the request without prejudice, but noted that affirmance of Merit Management would give the Trustee a strong argument that he should be allowed to amend his complaint. On March 8, 2018, the Trustee renewed his request to amend his complaint to add a constructive fraudulent transfer claim in light of the Merit Management decision. On March 13, 2018, counsel for a number of shareholder defendants (including counsel for the Subject Fund) filed an opposition.
On June 18, 2018, the District Court entered an order staying any decision on the Trustee’s request on the grounds that it would be preferable to hold off until the Second Circuit issued a further ruling in the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases. The District Court also instructed the parties to file a joint letter indicating their views on proceeding with efforts to seek to achieve a global resolution of the case. On July 9, 2018, the parties submitted a joint letter that voiced general support for a broad based mediation effort.
On November 30, 2018, Judge Sullivan granted motions to dismiss brought by certain Tribune directors and officers. This decision did not directly impact the shareholder defendants, and because it did not resolve all of the pending motions to dismiss, it did not facilitate an appeal of the dismissal of claims against the shareholder defendants (which had been dismissed almost two years prior). On December 1, 2018, the FitzSimons Action (along with all other Tribune cases still pending in the District Court) were reassigned from Judge Sullivan to Judge Denise Cote. On December 17, 2018, the Trustee filed a motion for reconsideration of Judge Sullivan’s November 30, 2018 decision. On February 12, 2019, Judge Cote denied the Trustee’s motion for reconsideration in its entirety.
On March 27, 2019, Judge Cote lifted the stay previously imposed by Judge Sullivan and allowed the Trustee to move to amend the complaint to assert a constructive fraudulent transfer claim. The Trustee filed his motion on
April 4, 2019. The shareholder defendants’ opposition was filed on April 12, 2019. On April 23, 2019, Judge Cote denied the Trustee’s motion. Significantly, Judge Cote held that Tribune qualifies as a “financial institution” under section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code.
In mid-July 2019, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal from, among other things, the District Court’s order dismissing the intentional fraudulent transfer claims against the shareholder defendants as well as the order denying the Trustee’s request to amend the complaint to include constructive fraudulent transfer claims against the shareholder defendants. The Trustee filed his opening brief in early January 2020. The Second Circuit has directed that this appeal be heard in tandem with the appeal of the separate suit pursued by the Trustee against financial advisors Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. The defendants’ brief in the appeal of the Trustee’s fraudulent transfer action was filed on April 27, 2020, and a reply brief was filed by the Trustee on May 18, 2020. Oral argument in front of the Second Circuit occurred on August 24, 2020. The parties now await a ruling.
Potential Exposure
For the Subject Fund, if the plaintiffs obtain further review of the dismissal of the FitzSimons Action or the State Law Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Cases, and the decision to dismiss these cases is ultimately overturned, the potential exposure of the Subject Fund is the value of all shares sold in conjunction with the LBO transaction (i.e., $1,258,340), plus any pre-judgement interest granted by the court. The Subject Fund believes the claims raised in these actions are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.
NOTE 14 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021, and it remains unclear whether LIBOR will continue to exist after that date and, if so, in what form. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in many major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) that is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Proposals for alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication.
Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including among
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 14 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”) (continued)
others whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on a Fund’s existing investments (including, for example, fixed-income investments; senior loans; CLOs and CDOs; and derivatives transactions), including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of a Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the period of the conversion. It is difficult to predict at this time the likely impact of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2021.
NOTE 15 — MARKET DISRUPTION
A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. War, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and
domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the portfolio and of the Funds. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Fund and of the Funds’ service providers.
NOTE 16 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Funds have adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The impact of the Funds’ adoption was limited to changes in the Funds’ financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and disclosure of the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, when applicable. Upon evaluation, the Funds have concluded that the adoption of the new accounting standard does not materially impact the financial statement amounts.
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
NOTE 17 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Funds declared and paid dividends and distributions of:
| | | PER SHARE AMOUNTS | | | | | | | |
| | | Net Investment Income | | | Short-term Capital Gains | | | Long-term Capital Gains | | | Payable Date | | | Record Date | |
Large-Cap Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class C | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 17 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (continued)
| | | PER SHARE AMOUNTS | | | | | | | |
| | | Net Investment Income | | | Short-term Capital Gains | | | Long-term Capital Gains | | | Payable Date | | | Record Date | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.1160 | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | | $ | 0.1563 | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class R | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | | $ | 0.1543 | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class W | | | | $ | 0.0873 | | | | | $ | 1.9675 | | | | | $ | 4.6515 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Large Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
All Classes | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 0.8446 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class A | | | | $ | 0.0337 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class C | | | | $ | 0.0132 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.0423 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | | $ | 0.0428 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R | | | | $ | 0.0287 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | | $ | 0.0429 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class W | | | | $ | 0.0397 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
MidCap Opportunities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
All Classes | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 2.4306 | | | | | $ | 2.6600 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.1048 | | | | | $ | 0.0845 | | | | | $ | 0.2328 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class P | | | | $ | 0.1052 | | | | | $ | 0.0845 | | | | | $ | 0.2328 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | | $ | 0.1046 | | | | | $ | 0.0845 | | | | | $ | 0.2328 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | $ | 0.1121 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.1235 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | | $ | 0.1234 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | | $ | 0.1235 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Fund changes: The Board approved changes to the management fee and expense limits for U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility, all effective on or about December 31, 2020. The management fee is now 0.29% on all assets, and the Investment Adviser, through October 1, 2022, has agreed to further lower the expense limits to 0.60%, 0.35%, and 0.32% for Class A, Class I, and Class R6 shares, respectively. The expense limit for Class P3 is 0.00% through October 1, 2022.
Expense Limitation Agreements: On January 14, 2021, the Board approved revised side letter expense limitation agreements with respect to MidCap Opportunities and SmallCap Opportunities. Each effective January 1, 2021 through October 1, 2022. For MidCap Opportunities, the new non-recoupable side letter agreement is 1.26%, 2.01%, 0.93%, 1.51%, 0.83%, and 1.01% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class W, respectively. For SmallCap Opportunities, the new non-recoupable side letter agreement is 1.33%, 2.08%, 0.98%, 1.58%, 0.88%, and 1.08% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class W, respectively.
The Funds have evaluated events occurring after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.2% | |
| | | Communication Services: 10.3% | |
11,677 (1) | | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | | | | $ | 20,486,129 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
262,439 (1) | | | Altice USA, Inc. | | | | | 8,901,931 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
201,285 (1) | | | Facebook, Inc.- Class A | | | | | 55,749,906 | | | | | | 4.4 | | |
345,452 (1) | | | Snap, Inc. | | | | | 15,344,978 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
49,921 (1) | | | Spotify Technology SA | | | | | 14,545,482 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
90,027 (1) | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | | | 16,250,774 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 131,279,200 | | | | | | 10.3 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 16.5% | |
40,768 (1) | | | Amazon.com, Inc. | | | | | 129,154,655 | | | | | | 10.2 | | |
120,550 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | | | 13,016,989 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
95,796 (1) | | | Five Below, Inc. | | | | | 14,982,494 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
52,742 (1) | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | | | 23,335,170 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
212,290 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | | | 22,825,421 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
50,124 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,239,937 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 209,554,666 | | | | | | 16.5 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 4.4% | |
83,962 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | | | 7,369,345 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
99,577 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | | | 20,496,930 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
196,398 | | | Mondelez International, Inc. | | | | | 11,283,065 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
223,211 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | | | 16,908,233 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 56,057,573 | | | | | | 4.4 | | |
| | | Financials: 1.9% | |
52,960 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | | | 18,630,269 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
63,173 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 5,503,000 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 24,133,269 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
| | | Health Care: 13.3% | |
232,960 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | | | 24,362,957 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
125,823 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 14,708,709 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
23,375 (1) | | | Align Technology, Inc. | | | | | 11,250,154 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
330,705 (1) | | | Boston Scientific Corp. | | | | | 10,962,871 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
117,249 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | | | 26,337,643 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
161,612 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | | | 23,538,788 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
99,409 (1) | | | Exact Sciences Corp. | | | | | 12,034,453 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
144,248 (1) | | | Horizon Therapeutics Plc | | | | | 10,159,386 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
46,906 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | | | 18,786,791 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
105,717 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 17,811,662 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 169,953,414 | | | | | | 13.3 | | |
| | | Industrials: 5.0% | |
115,109 | | | Ametek, Inc. | | | | | 13,643,870 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
10,915 (1) | | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | | | 9,938,871 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
244,939 | | | CSX Corp. | | | | | 22,056,757 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
41,772 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 17,836,644 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 63,476,142 | | | | | | 5.0 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 43.8% | |
324,538 (1) | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | | | | 30,071,691 | | | | | | 2.4 | | |
1,271,581 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | | | 151,381,718 | | | | | | 11.9 | | |
73,192 (1) | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | | | 20,510,594 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
141,388 (1) | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | | | 16,443,424 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Information Technology (continued) | |
69,094 (1) | | | Five9, Inc. | | | | $ | 10,723,389 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
74,290 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | | | 14,500,665 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
100,831 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | | | 35,494,529 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
43,014 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | | | 19,470,717 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
277,026 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | | | 59,302,956 | | | | | | 4.7 | | |
46,689 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | | | 8,008,564 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
45,461 | | | NXP Semiconductor NV - NXPI - US | | | | | 7,201,932 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
39,130 (1) | | | Paycom Software, Inc. | | | | | 16,320,340 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
110,506 (1) | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 23,661,545 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
65,988 (1) | | | RingCentral, Inc. | | | | | 19,601,735 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
40,211 (1) | | | ServiceNow, Inc. | | | | | 21,494,790 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
47,283 (1) | | | Twilio, Inc. | | | | | 15,134,816 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
282,670 | | | Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | | | 59,459,635 | | | | | | 4.7 | | |
18,607 (1) | | | Zebra Technologies Corp. | | | | | 7,041,261 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
123,638 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 21,515,189 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 557,339,490 | | | | | | 43.8 | | |
| | | Materials: 1.6% | |
53,473 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | | | 7,985,658 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
136,749 (1) | | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 12,888,593 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | | | | | | 20,874,251 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 1.4% | |
61,190 | | | SBA Communications Corp. | | | | | 17,572,544 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $836,366,574) | | | | | 1,250,240,549 | | | | | | 98.2 | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.6% | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.6% | |
19,894,000 (3) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $19,894,000) | | | | | 19,894,000 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $19,894,000) | | | | | 19,894,000 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $856,260,574) | | | | $ | 1,270,134,549 | | | | | | 99.8 | | |
| | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | | | 2,010,342 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 1,272,144,891 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
|
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Information Technology | | | 43.8% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.5% | |
| Health Care | | | 13.3% | |
| Communication Services | | | 10.3% | |
| Industrials | | | 5.0% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 4.4% | |
| Financials | | | 1.9% | |
| Materials | | | 1.6% | |
| Real Estate | | | 1.4% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 1.8% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 1,250,240,549 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,250,240,549 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 19,894,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19,894,000 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 1,270,134,549 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,270,134,549 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
Cost for federal income tax purposes was $867,679,940.
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 416,840,750 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (14,386,142) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 402,454,608 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 99.2% | |
| | | Communication Services: 8.7% | |
87,346 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | | $ | 6,942,260 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
311,087 | | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | | | | | 15,629,011 | | | | | | 2.3 | | |
377,251 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | | | 8,405,152 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
221,201 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc. – Class B | | | | | 7,803,971 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
142,828 | | | Walt Disney Co. | | | | | 21,139,973 | | | | | | 3.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 59,920,367 | | | | | | 8.7 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 7.3% | |
62,257 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | | | 6,722,511 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
51,799 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | | | 6,448,458 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
97,564 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | | | 9,076,379 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
189,964 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | | | 10,582,894 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
222,316 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 17,469,848 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 50,300,090 | | | | | | 7.3 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 8.2% | |
199,040 | | | Coca-Cola Co. | | | | | 10,270,464 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
40,637 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | | | 8,364,720 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
185,948 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | | | 14,085,561 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
111,163 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | | | 7,924,810 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
99,286 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | | | 15,169,908 | | | | | | 2.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 55,815,463 | | | | | | 8.2 | | |
| | | Energy: 4.6% | |
132,554 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | | | 11,556,058 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
512,587 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 19,846,934 | | | | | | 2.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 31,402,992 | | | | | | 4.6 | | |
| | | Financials: 19.2% | |
321,579 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | | | 12,361,497 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
193,757 | | | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | | | 8,451,680 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
52,253 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | | | 6,746,907 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
511,048 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | | | 14,391,112 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
285,996 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | 15,749,800 | | | | | | 2.3 | | |
132,003 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | | | 10,054,668 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
56,469 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | | 13,020,622 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
275,256 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | | | 12,166,315 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
75,623 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | | | 7,978,983 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
269,187 | | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | | | 12,495,660 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
338,432 | | | US Bancorp | | | | | 14,623,647 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
323,591 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,433,301 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 131,474,192 | | | | | | 19.2 | | |
| | | Health Care: 13.7% | |
105,461 (1) | | | Alcon, Inc. | | | | | 6,772,705 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
231,267 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | | | 14,431,061 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
41,136 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | | | 8,603,183 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
139,603 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | | | 20,197,762 | | | | | | 2.9 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Health Care (continued) | |
158,465 | | | Medtronic PLC | | | | $ | 18,017,470 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
20,069 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | | | 9,331,684 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
20,708 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | | | 6,964,929 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
54,911 | | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 8,188,328 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
4,505 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 1,081,966 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 93,589,088 | | | | | | 13.7 | | |
| | | Industrials: 13.1% | |
36,890 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | | | 8,527,861 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
60,516 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 11,618,467 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
71,034 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | | | 16,836,479 | | | | | | 2.4 | | |
48,678 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | | | 13,009,682 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
236,379 | | | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | | | 16,953,102 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
98,961 | | | Timken Co. | | | | | 7,267,696 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
41,213 (1) | | | United Rentals, Inc. | | | | | 9,354,527 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
30,228 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,147,166 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 89,714,980 | | | | | | 13.1 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 9.4% | |
27,636 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | | | 11,098,065 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
121,852 (1) | | | Fiserv, Inc. | | | | | 14,034,913 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
372,818 | | | HP, Inc. | | | | | 8,175,899 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
58,180 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | | | 8,027,676 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
58,897 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | | | 10,102,603 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
58,921 | | | NXP Semiconductor NV – NXPI – US | | | | | 9,334,265 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
7,502 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,589,482 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 64,362,903 | | | | | | 9.4 | | |
| | | Materials: 5.0% | |
28,934 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | | | 8,105,571 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
228,005 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 8,504,586 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
97,800 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | | | 9,525,720 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
69,091 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | | | 8,138,920 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 34,274,797 | | | | | | 5.0 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 4.4% | |
76,865 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | | | 7,690,343 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
1,125,313 | | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | | | 7,978,469 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
453,801 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 14,365,236 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 30,034,048 | | | | | | 4.4 | | |
| | | Utilities: 5.6% | |
81,714 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | | | 8,894,569 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
217,124 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | | | 8,917,283 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
144,878 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | | | 10,661,572 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
155,369 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 10,045,369 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 38,518,793 | | | | | | 5.6 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $559,627,247) | | | | | 679,407,713 | | | | | | 99.2 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.0% | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 0.0% | |
258,000 (3) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $258,000) | | | | $ | 258,000 | | | | | | 0.0 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $258,000) | | | | | 258,000 | | | | | | 0.0 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $559,885,247) | | | | $ | 679,665,713 | | | | | | 99.2 | | |
| | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | | | 5,313,887 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 684,979,600 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
|
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Financials | | | 19.2% | |
| Health Care | | | 13.7% | |
| Industrials | | | 13.1% | |
| Information Technology | | | 9.4% | |
| Communication Services | | | 8.7% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 8.2% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 7.3% | |
| Utilities | | | 5.6% | |
| Materials | | | 5.0% | |
| Energy | | | 4.6% | |
| Real Estate | | | 4.4% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 0.8% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 679,407,713 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 679,407,713 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 258,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 258,000 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 679,665,713 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 679,665,713 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $588,319,599. | | | | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | | | | | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 126,237,593 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (34,886,909) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 91,350,684 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.5% | |
| | | Communication Services: 6.3% | |
251,881 (1) | | | Snap, Inc. | | | | $ | 11,188,554 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
94,932 (1) | | | Spotify Technology SA | | | | | 27,660,337 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
75,663 (1) | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | | | 13,657,928 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
270,975 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 13,506,010 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 66,012,829 | | | | | | 6.3 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 10.6% | |
53,560 (1) | | | Burlington Stores, Inc. | | | | | 11,705,002 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
112,574 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | | | 12,155,741 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
25,307 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | | | 9,934,769 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
128,836 (1) | | | Five Below, Inc. | | | | | 20,149,950 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
50,891 (1) | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | | | 22,516,214 | | | | | | 2.2 | | |
127,999 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | | | 13,762,452 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
130,297 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 20,881,073 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 111,105,201 | | | | | | 10.6 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 3.5% | |
161,831 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | | | 14,203,907 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
105,918 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | | | 21,802,161 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 36,006,068 | | | | | | 3.5 | | |
| | | Financials: 3.7% | |
52,723 | | | MSCI, Inc. – Class A | | | | | 21,585,851 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
125,156 | | | Progressive Corp. | | | | | 10,902,339 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
63,721 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 5,783,955 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 38,272,145 | | | | | | 3.7 | | |
| | | Health Care: 21.8% | |
114,356 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 13,368,217 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
52,627 (1) | | | Align Technology, Inc. | | | | | 25,328,849 | | | | | | 2.4 | | |
71,742 (1) | | | Amedisys, Inc. | | | | | 17,561,724 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
135,713 (1) | | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. | | | | | 10,680,613 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
64,112 (1) | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | | | | | 15,035,546 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
191,490 (1) | | | Exact Sciences Corp. | | | | | 23,181,780 | | | | | | 2.2 | | |
158,351 (1) | | | HealthEquity, Inc. | | | | | 11,352,183 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
295,439 (1) | | | Horizon Therapeutics Plc | | | | | 20,807,769 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
80,267 (1) | | | Nevro Corp. | | | | | 12,943,054 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
108,705 (1) | | | Novocure Ltd. | | | | | 13,658,783 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
145,482 (1) | | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | | | | | 16,323,080 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
119,406 (1) | | | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | | | | | 11,209,835 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
40,164 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | | | 15,372,771 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
44,921 (1) | | | Veeva Systems, Inc. | | | | | 12,437,277 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
49,249 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 8,387,597 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 227,649,078 | | | | | | 21.8 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Industrials: 12.7% | |
173,417 | | | Ametek, Inc. | | | | $ | 20,555,117 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
29,307 (1) | | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | | | 26,686,075 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
90,936 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | | | 14,694,348 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
53,667 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | | | 10,365,781 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
426,551 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | | | 29,150,495 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
32,709 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 13,966,743 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
167,729 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | | | 17,440,462 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 132,859,021 | | | | | | 12.7 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 35.9% | |
234,525 (1) | | | Anaplan, Inc. | | | | | 16,414,405 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
107,060 (1) | | | Aspen Technology, Inc. | | | | | 14,394,217 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
50,651 (1) | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | | | 14,193,930 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
158,891 | | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | | | 13,790,150 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
160,910 (1) | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | | | 18,713,833 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
140,325 | | | CDW Corp. | | | | | 18,311,009 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
89,332 (1) | | | DocuSign, Inc. | | | | | 20,356,976 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
189,593 | | | Entegris, Inc. | | | | | 17,560,104 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
39,960 (1) | | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | | | 18,892,289 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
121,142 (1) | | | Five9, Inc. | | | | | 18,801,238 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
89,163 (1) | | | Inphi Corp. | | | | | 13,831,856 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
42,064 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | | | 19,040,690 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
37,200 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | | | 11,902,512 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
81,624 | | | NXP Semiconductor NV – NXPI – US | | | | | 12,930,874 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
89,068 (1) | | | Paylocity Holding Corp. | | | | | 17,510,769 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
98,096 (1) | | | RingCentral, Inc. | | | | | 29,139,417 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
80,970 (1) | | | Twilio, Inc. | | | | | 25,917,687 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
61,879 (1) | | | Zebra Technologies Corp. | | | | | 23,416,251 | | | | | | 2.2 | | |
167,657 (1) | | | Zendesk, Inc. | | | | | 22,382,210 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
365,077 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 27,565,962 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 375,066,379 | | | | | | 35.9 | | |
| | | Materials: 2.8% | |
134,079 (1) | | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 12,636,946 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
193,275 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 16,431,011 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 29,067,957 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 1.2% | |
208,431 | | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | | | | 12,211,972 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $768,794,570) | | | | | 1,028,250,650 | | | | | | 98.5 | | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.5% | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: 0.9% | |
1,366,195 (4) | | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,366,199, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,393,519, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | | | $ | 1,366,195 | | | | | | 0.1 | | |
1,531,837 (4) | | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,531,844, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,562,932, due 12/03/20-05/15/50) | | | | | 1,531,837 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
2,121,144 (4) | | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,121,150, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,163,567, due 08/01/35-12/01/50) | | | | | 2,121,144 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
1,973,006 (4) | | | Daiwa Capital Markets, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.11%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,973,012, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,012,466, due 12/03/20-12/01/50) | | | | | 1,973,006 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: (continued) | |
2,121,144 (4) | | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,121,150, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,163,567, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | | $ | 2,121,144 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $9,113,326) | | | | | 9,113,326 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
|
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.6% | |
16,469,000 (5) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $16,469,000) | | | | | 16,469,000 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $25,582,326) | | | | | 25,582,326 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $794,376,896) | | | | $ | 1,053,832,976 | | | | | | 101.0 | | |
| | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | | | (10,132,750) | | | | | | (1.0) | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 1,043,700,226 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
The grouping contains securities on loan.
(4)
All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Information Technology | | | 35.9% | |
| Health Care | | | 21.8% | |
| Industrials | | | 12.7% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.6% | |
| Communication Services | | | 6.3% | |
| Financials | | | 3.7% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 3.5% | |
| Materials | | | 2.8% | |
| Real Estate | | | 1.2% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 1.5% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 1,028,250,650 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,028,250,650 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 16,469,000 | | | | | | 9,113,326 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 25,582,326 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 1,044,719,650 | | | | | $ | 9,113,326 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,053,832,976 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
Cost for federal income tax purposes was $802,797,806.
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 262,443,107 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (11,407,937) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 251,035,170 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.6% | |
| | | Communication Services: 2.0% | |
23,038 (1) | | | Liberty Media Corp. – Media C | | | | $ | 962,528 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
113,047 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 2,714,354 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 3,676,882 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 11.6% | |
7,663 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | | | 833,734 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
18,758 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | | | 1,669,275 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
11,443 | | | Lennar Corp. – Class A | | | | | 868,066 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
8,248 (1) | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | | | | | 1,037,846 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
21,060 | | | PVH Corp. | | | | | 1,674,059 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
26,690 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | | | 2,869,709 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
5,546 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | | | 1,079,307 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
313,557 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 11,211,548 | | | | | | 6.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 21,243,544 | | | | | | 11.6 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 3.5% | |
33,244 | | | Kroger Co. | | | | | 1,097,052 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
113,311 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 5,388,831 | | | | | | 2.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6,485,883 | | | | | | 3.5 | | |
| | | Energy: 0.7% | |
40,284 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 1,348,246 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financials: 16.6% | |
6,947 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | | | 1,286,862 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
40,338 | | | Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | | | | | 1,277,101 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
29,773 | | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | | | 997,098 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
49,687 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | 2,122,629 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
32,883 | | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | | | 1,183,459 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
17,474 | | | First Republic Bank | | | | | 2,263,932 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
32,198 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | | | 1,698,445 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
196,322 | | | SLM Corp. | | | | | 2,082,976 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
13,073 | | | State Street Corp. | | | | | 921,385 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
53,423 | | | Virtu Financial, Inc. | | | | | 1,217,510 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
580,574 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 15,464,290 | | | | | | 8.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 30,515,687 | | | | | | 16.6 | | |
| | | Health Care: 11.6% | |
30,172 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 3,527,107 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
9,926 (1) | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | | 1,212,064 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
10,507 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | | | 2,467,464 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
16,155 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | | | 881,902 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
10,747 (1) | | | DaVita, Inc. | | | | | 1,180,558 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
8,727 (1) | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | | | 1,227,976 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
17,517 (1) | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | | | 3,500,597 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
6,451 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | | | 1,160,599 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
79,507 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,126,584 | | | | | | 3.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 21,284,851 | | | | | | 11.6 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Industrials: 17.0% | |
59,026 | | | Air Lease Corp. | | | | $ | 2,158,581 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
5,356 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | | | 1,238,147 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
23,828 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | | | 2,053,497 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
34,216 | | | Hexcel Corp. | | | | | 1,694,376 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
26,731 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | | | 2,882,671 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
3,969 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 1,694,763 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
372,159 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 19,538,373 | | | | | | 10.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 31,260,408 | | | | | | 17.0 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 16.0% | |
12,720 | | | Amdocs Ltd. | | | | | 837,103 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
10,360 (1) | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | | | | | 949,494 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
9,961 (1) | | | Black Knight, Inc. | | | | | 912,627 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
26,248 (1) | | | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | | | | | 3,528,781 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
65,840 | | | Genpact Ltd. | | | | | 2,676,396 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
46,202 | | | HP, Inc. | | | | | 1,013,210 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
29,810 (1) | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 3,578,392 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
14,100 | | | Seagate Technology | | | | | 829,221 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
37,794 | | | Western Union Co. | | | | | 852,633 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
11,341 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | | | 1,650,682 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
243,496 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 12,525,990 | | | | | | 6.8 | | |
| | | | �� | | | | 29,354,529 | | | | | | 16.0 | | |
| | | Materials: 6.2% | |
16,255 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | | | 2,210,193 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
7,565 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | | | 891,157 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
175,614 (2)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 8,317,554 | | | | | | 4.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 11,418,904 | | | | | | 6.2 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 9.8% | |
13,015 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | | | 2,130,946 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
52,623 (1) | | | CBRE Group, Inc. | | | | | 3,217,370 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
3,821 | | | Equinix, Inc. | | | | | 2,666,256 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
21,329 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | | | 2,690,867 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
482,688 (3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 7,176,350 | | | | | | 3.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 17,881,789 | | | | | | 9.8 | | |
| | | Utilities: 3.6% | |
32,180 | | | PPL Corp. | | | | | 914,556 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
156,715 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 5,586,151 | | | | | | 3.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6,500,707 | | | | | | 3.6 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $158,703,035) | | | | | 180,971,430 | | | | | | 98.6 | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.2% | |
4,533 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 297,863 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $282,724) | | | | | 297,863 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $158,985,759) | | | | | 181,269,293 | | | | | | 98.8 | | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.6% | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: 0.5% | |
919,899 (4) | | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $919,902, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $938,297, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) (Cost $919,899) | | | | $ | 919,899 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.1% | |
2,073,199 (5) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $2,073,199) | | | | | 2,073,199 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,993,098) | | | | | 2,993,098 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $161,978,857) | | | | $ | 184,262,391 | | | | | | 100.4 | | |
| | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | | | (722,439) | | | | | | (0.4) | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 183,539,952 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
The grouping contains securities on loan.
(4)
All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Industrials | | | 17.0% | |
| Financials | | | 16.6% | |
| Information Technology | | | 16.0% | |
| Health Care | | | 11.6% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 11.6% | |
| Real Estate | | | 9.8% | |
| Materials | | | 6.2% | |
| Utilities | | | 3.6% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 3.5% | |
| Communication Services | | | 2.0% | |
| Energy | | | 0.7% | |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 0.2% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 1.2% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 180,971,430 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 180,971,430 | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | 297,863 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 297,863 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 2,073,199 | | | | | | 919,899 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,993,098 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 183,342,492 | | | | | $ | 919,899 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 184,262,391 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $162,511,910. | | | | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | | | | | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 32,907,225 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (11,156,744) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 21,750,481 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 99.9% | |
| | | Communication Services: 1.1% | |
179,762 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | $ | 2,579,833 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 18.1% | |
65,573 (2) | | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | | | 4,466,833 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
9,352 (2) | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | | | 2,380,926 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
13,575 (2) | | | Helen of Troy Ltd. | | | | | 2,742,014 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
18,713 | | | LCI Industries | | | | | 2,353,721 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
6,594 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | | | 1,907,644 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
19,475 | | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | | | 2,479,752 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
22,788 | | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | | | 2,139,565 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
30,001 | | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | | | 2,274,076 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
36,827 | | | Winnebago Industries | | | | | 1,949,253 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
481,593 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 20,619,677 | | | | | | 8.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 43,313,461 | | | | | | 18.1 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 1.3% | |
154,861 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,236,348 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
| | | | |
| | | Financials: 4.6% | |
16,469 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | | | 2,145,417 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
32,296 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | | | 2,029,158 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
16,798 | | | Signature Bank | | | | | 1,884,567 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
183,779 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 4,910,521 | | | | | | 2.1 | �� | |
| | | | | | | | 10,969,663 | | | | | | 4.6 | | |
| | | Health Care: 29.7% | |
57,562 (2) | | | 1Life Healthcare, Inc. | | | | | 1,892,063 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
33,457 (2) | | | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | | 2,092,066 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
21,320 (2) | | | Blueprint Medicines Corp. | | | | | 2,304,265 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
44,595 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | | | 2,650,281 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
31,358 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | | | 2,526,828 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
31,810 (2) | | | Globus Medical, Inc. | | | | | 1,911,145 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
21,808 (2) | | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | | | 2,461,033 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
40,922 (2) | | | HealthEquity, Inc. | | | | | 2,933,698 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
20,465 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 1,941,310 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
62,480 (2) | | | HMS Holdings Corp. | | | | | 1,963,121 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
31,455 (2) | | | Magellan Health, Inc. | | | | | 2,486,518 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
11,349 (2) | | | Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. | | | | | 2,699,360 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
20,158 (2) | | | Omnicell, Inc. | | | | | 2,113,566 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
33,137 (2) | | | Syneos Health, Inc. | | | | | 2,181,740 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
1,770,357 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 38,924,836 | | | | | | 16.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 71,081,830 | | | | | | 29.7 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Industrials: 16.3% | |
31,704 (2) | | | ASGN, Inc. | | | | $ | 2,478,619 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
105,034 (2) | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | | | 3,929,322 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
40,678 | | | Crane Co. | | | | | 2,828,341 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
30,776 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | | | 2,652,276 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
27,283 | | | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | | | 3,016,409 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
21,965 | | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | | | 2,619,326 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
76,865 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | | | 3,073,831 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
387,335 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 18,346,367 | | | | | | 7.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 38,944,491 | | | | | | 16.3 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 24.1% | |
80,299 (2) | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | | | | | 2,616,142 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
39,874 (2) | | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | | | | 3,846,246 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
8,886 (2) | | | CACI International, Inc. | | | | | 2,108,559 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
41,020 (2) | | | Envestnet, Inc. | | | | | 3,292,265 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
69,871 | | | EVERTEC, Inc. | | | | | 2,597,105 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
47,589 (2) | | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | | | 4,264,450 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
57,461 (2) | | | Lattice Semiconductor Corp. | | | | | 2,404,743 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
46,433 (2) | | | Mimecast Ltd. | | | | | 2,088,556 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
58,987 (2) | | | Onto Innovation, Inc. | | | | | 2,607,815 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
18,228 (2) | | | Proofpoint, Inc. | | | | | 1,886,416 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
18,639 (2) | | | Q2 Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 2,113,104 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
35,967 (2) | | | RealPage, Inc. | | | | | 2,481,363 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
25,273 (2) | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | | | 2,962,248 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
173,622 (2) | | | Verra Mobility Corp. | | | | | 2,118,189 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
189,646 (2) | | | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | | | | | 2,568,755 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
463,484 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 17,744,446 | | | | | | 7.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 57,700,402 | | | | | | 24.1 | | |
| | | Materials: 2.8% | |
55,679 | | | Avient Corp. | | | | | 2,035,067 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
30,832 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | | | 2,211,271 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
41,428 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 2,558,649 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6,804,987 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 1.9% | |
125,079 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 4,526,843 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $204,420,565) | | | | | 239,157,858 | | | | | | 99.9 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 5.0% | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: 4.4% | |
1,574,106 (4) | | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,574,111, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,605,588, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | | | $ | 1,574,106 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
1,764,958 (4) | | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,764,966, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,800,786, due 12/03/20- 05/15/50) | | | | | 1,764,958 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
2,273,382 (4) | | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,273,388, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,318,850, due 08/01/35- 12/01/50) | | | | | 2,273,382 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
2,443,997 (4) | | | MUFG Securities America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,444,004, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.219%-4.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,492,877, due 07/01/37-07/01/49) | | | | | 2,443,997 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
2,443,997 (4) | | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,444,004, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,492,877, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | | $ | 2,443,997 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $10,500,440) | | | | | 10,500,440 | | | | | | 4.4 | | |
| | | | | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 0.6% | |
1,412,000 (5) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $1,412,000) | | | | | 1,412,000 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,912,440) | | | | | 11,912,440 | | | | | | 5.0 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $216,333,005) | | | | $ | 251,070,298 | | | | | | 104.9 | | |
| | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | | | (11,636,924) | | | | | | (4.9) | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 239,433,374 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(2)
Non-income producing security.
(3)
The grouping contains securities on loan.
(4)
All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Health Care | | | 29.7% | |
| Information Technology | | | 24.1% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 18.1% | |
| Industrials | | | 16.3% | |
| Financials | | | 4.6% | |
| Materials | | | 2.8% | |
| Real Estate | | | 1.9% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 1.3% | |
| Communication Services | | | 1.1% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 0.1% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 239,157,858 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 239,157,858 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 1,412,000 | | | | | | 10,500,440 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,912,440 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 240,569,858 | | | | | $ | 10,500,440 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 251,070,298 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $233,765,600. | | | | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | | | | | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 40,785,265 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (23,480,566) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 17,304,699 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya U.S. High Dividend | SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Low Volatility Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 97.6% | |
| | | Communication Services: 5.7% | |
21,031 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | | $ | 1,671,544 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
89,627 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | | | 2,576,776 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
57,289 | | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | | | | | 2,878,199 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
47,957 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | | | 2,897,083 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
170,425 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 2,394,792 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 12,418,394 | | | | | | 5.7 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 5.4% | |
7,628 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | | | 1,667,328 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
11,636 | | | Target Corp. | | | | | 2,089,011 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
119,732 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 8,105,828 | | | | | | 3.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 11,862,167 | | | | | | 5.4 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 8.1% | |
14,315 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | | 2,064,653 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
26,868 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | | | 2,035,251 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
25,112 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | | | 3,487,303 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
14,951 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | | | 2,284,363 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
144,974 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 7,962,927 | | | | | | 3.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 17,834,497 | | | | | | 8.1 | | |
| | | Energy: 2.6% | |
20,863 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | | | 1,818,837 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
289,510 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,931,902 | | | | | | 1.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 5,750,739 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
| | | Financials: 7.6% | |
16,059 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | | | 1,694,385 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
17,581 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | 2,072,448 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
3,138 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 1,691,947 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
5,125 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | | | 1,802,872 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
11,736 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | | | 1,683,060 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
57,106 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 7,705,898 | | | | | | 3.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 16,650,610 | | | | | | 7.6 | | |
| | | Health Care: 15.0% | |
25,993 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | | | 2,718,348 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
9,169 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | | | 2,035,885 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
35,854 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | | | 2,237,290 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
14,083 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | | | 2,051,189 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
28,545 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | | | 1,731,825 | | | | | | 0.8 | ��� | |
25,813 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | | | 3,734,625 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
31,909 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | | 2,565,164 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
71,625 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | | | 2,743,954 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
10,285 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | | | 1,649,508 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
116,380 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 11,423,290 | | | | | | 5.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 32,891,078 | | | | | | 15.0 | | |
| | | Industrials: 8.8% | |
4,880 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | | | 1,781,200 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
3,972 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 1,696,044 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
13,844 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | | | 1,649,236 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Industrials (continued) | |
148,490 | | | Other Securities | | | | $ | 14,071,232 | | | | | | 6.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 19,197,712 | | | | | | 8.8 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 34.8% | |
9,574 | | | Accenture PLC | | | | | 2,384,788 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
12,524 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | | | 2,177,673 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
60,355 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | | | 2,596,472 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
21,915 | | | Cognex Corp. | | | | | 1,646,693 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
22,476 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | | | | | 1,756,050 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
18,910 | | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | | | | | 1,672,590 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
53,289 | | | Intel Corp. | | | | | 2,576,523 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
13,071 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | | | 1,614,530 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
5,617 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | | | 1,977,296 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
5,115 | | | Mastercard, Inc. – Class A | | | | | 1,721,249 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
54,544 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | | | 11,676,234 | | | | | | 5.3 | | |
5,276 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | | | 1,688,109 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
6,372 | | | Nvidia Corp. | | | | | 3,415,774 | | | | | | 1.6 | | |
33,771 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | | | 1,949,262 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
19,084 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | | | 1,777,675 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
18,647 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | | | 2,744,279 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
15,270 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | | | 2,462,288 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
13,995 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | | | 2,036,972 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
524,829 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 28,369,722 | | | | | | 12.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 76,244,179 | | | | | | 34.8 | | |
| | | Materials: 3.7% | |
5,841 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | | | 1,636,298 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
12,402 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | | | 1,612,260 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
79,222 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 4,912,165 | | | | | | 2.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 8,160,723 | | | | | | 3.7 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 1.1% | |
10,283 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 2,335,393 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | |
| | | Utilities: 4.8% | |
20,414 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | | | 1,891,561 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
155,777 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 8,746,695 | | | | | | 4.0 | | |
| | | | | | | | 10,638,256 | | | | | | 4.8 | | |
| | | Total CommonStock (Cost $184,097,507) | | | | | 213,983,748 | | | | | | 97.6 | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.9% | |
20,675 | | | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | | | | | 4,222,455 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
| | | Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $3,812,796) | | | | | 4,222,455 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya U.S. High Dividend | SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Low Volatility Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (continued) | |
| | | Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $187,910,303) | | | | | 218,206,203 | | | | | | 99.5 | | |
| Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.3% | |
| | | | | | | Mutual Funds: 0.3% | |
| | | 681,000 | (2) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $681,000) | | | | $ | 681,000 | | | | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $681,000) | | | | | 681,000 | | | | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $188,591,303) | | | | $ | 218,887,203 | | | | | | 99.8 | | |
| | | | | | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | | | 387,479 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | | | | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 219,274,682 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
(1)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(2)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
| Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020 (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | |
| Information Technology | | | 34.8% | |
| Health Care | | | 15.0% | |
| Industrials | | | 8.8% | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 8.1% | |
| Financials | | | 7.6% | |
| Communication Services | | | 5.7% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 5.4% | |
| Utilities | | | 4.8% | |
| Materials | | | 3.7% | |
| Energy | | | 2.6% | |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 1.9% | |
| Real Estate | | | 1.1% | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | 0.5% | |
| Net Assets | | | 100.0% | |
| *
Includes short-term investments. | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 213,983,748 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 213,983,748 | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | 4,222,455 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,222,455 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 681,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 681,000 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 218,887,203 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 218,887,203 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $189,300,000. | | | | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | | | | | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 33,787,301 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (4,200,099) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 29,587,202 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)
BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT
At a meeting held on November 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund, Voya Large Cap Value Fund, Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund, Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund, Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund, and Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, each a series of the Trust (the “Funds”), as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contracts (the “Management Contracts”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds , and the sub-advisory contracts (the “Sub-Advisory Contracts,” and together with the Management Contracts, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, LSV Asset Management, or Hahn Capital Management, LLC, as applicable, the respective sub-advisers to each Fund (the “Sub-Advisers”) for an additional one year period ending November 30, 2021.
In addition to the Board meeting on November 19, 2020, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of personnel representing the Manager or Sub-Advisers (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 8, 2020, and November 17, 2020. At those meetings the Board reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.
The Board has established a Contracts Committee and Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and
renewal process for each Voya fund, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund that is assigned to that IRC to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers..
The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for each Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on that Fund’s particular attributes, such as fund type and size, fund category (as determined by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data (“Morningstar”)), sales channels and structure and the Fund share class being compared to the Selected Peer Group; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process, including, but not limited to, investment performance, fee structure, and expense information. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.
The Manager or a Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of significant market volatility that occurred during and after the period for which information was requested in conducting its evaluation of the Manager and a Sub-Adviser.
Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration, and each Board member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to each Fund’s investment management and sub-advisory arrangements.
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition, the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds as set forth in the Management Contracts, including oversight of the Funds’ operations and risk management and the oversight of their various other service providers.
The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” platform of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions of the Sub-Advisers with respect to the Funds under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing oversight and due diligence with respect to the sub-advisers and to advocate or recommend, when it believes appropriate, changes in investment strategies or investment sub-advisers designed to assist in improving a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group which reviews, among other matters, performance data, the Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to the Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.
Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for each Fund are consistently complied with, and other periodic reports covering related matters.
The Board considered the portfolio management team assigned by the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and the level of resources committed to the Funds (and other relevant funds in the Voya funds) by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers, and whether those resources are sufficient to provide high-quality services to the Funds.
Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager and each Sub-Adviser under the Contracts were appropriate.
Fund Performance
In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of each Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index that appears in the Fund’s prospectus. With respect to Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund, the Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund assets allocated by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of each Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.
Economies of Scale
When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedules, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers as a Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted any breakpoints in management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Fund achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, while some of the Funds do not have management fee breakpoints, they have fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Advisers could be shared with each Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. The Board also considered the impact of fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in instances where a share class of a Fund is operating such that its expense ratio is below the expense limit applicable to that share class. In evaluating these matters, the Independent Trustees also considered periodic management reports, Selected Peer Group comparisons, and industry information regarding economies of scale. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.
Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients
The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules
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offered by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed materially from a Fund, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager or the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, for these differences. For the non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers, the Board viewed the information related to any material differences in the fee schedules as not being a key factor in its deliberations because of the arm’s-length nature of negotiations between the Manager and non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to sub-advisory fee schedules and that the Manager is responsible for paying the fees of the Sub-Adviser.
Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Manager compared to the Fund’s Selected Peer Group. The Board also considered the compensation payable by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for each Fund, including the portion of the contractual and net management fee rates that are paid to each Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation paid to the Manager. In addition, the Board considered any fee waivers, expense limitations, and/or recoupment arrangements that apply to the fees payable by the Funds, including whether the Manager intends to propose any changes thereto. The Board also considered the extent to which the Manager currently waives management fees and/or reimburses a Fund for other Fund-level expenses at different rates for different share classes (“Differential Fee Waiver”), including the basis for the Manager’s determination that any Differential Fee Waiver does not and will not result in any cross-subsidization by one share class of another share class. For each Fund, the Board separately determined that the fees payable to the Manager and the fee schedule payable to each Sub-Adviser are reasonable for the services that each performs, which were considered in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that each has performed and is expected to perform.
For each Fund, the Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser related to their services to the Fund. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated service providers in connection with services they render to a Fund, the Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated
Sub-Adviser attributable to servicing each Fund both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Funds and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager. The Board did not request profitability data from the Sub-Advisers that are not affiliated with the Manager because the Board did not view this data as a key factor to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and these non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to the negotiation of sub-advisory fee schedules. In addition, the Board noted that non-Voya-affiliated sub-advisers may not account for their profits on an account-by-account basis and those that do typically employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.
Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser, as well as other industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Funds’ operations may not be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to each Fund in determining profitability, and that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all risks, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks, associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment.
The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser are entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that they provide to the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Advisers and their respective affiliates from their association with the Funds, including their ability to engage in soft-dollar transactions on behalf of the Funds. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Funds and the Manager and Sub-Advisers’ potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.
Fund-by-Fund Analysis
Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17,
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
2020, and/or November 19, 2020 meetings in relation to approving each Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. In each case, the Fund’s performance was compared to its Morningstar category, as well as its primary benchmark. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2020. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and November 19, 2020 meetings certain additional data regarding each Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. Each Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of its Morningstar category for the ten-year period, the second quintile for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, and the third quintile for the year-to-date period; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in
the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya Large Cap Value Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Large Cap Value Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year and ten-year periods and the fourth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact that security selection had on the Fund’s performance; and (2) its confidence in the Sub-Adviser’s ability to meet the Fund’s investment objective.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a breakpoint fee schedule where the asset level necessary to achieve a breakpoint discount had not been reached by the Fund; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year and ten-year periods, and the third quintile for the three-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark for the year-to-date and one-year periods and underperformed for the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the economies of scale benefits to the Fund and its shareholders from breakpoint discounts applicable to the Fund’s management fee rate, which result in lower fees at higher asset levels; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the fifth quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive; and (2) that, at the Board’s direction during the 2019 annual contract renewal cycle, the Fund’s expense limits were lowered, effective January 1, 2020.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is
reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the five-year period; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) factors that affected each Sub-Adviser’s performance; (2) changes to the Sub-Advisers managing the Fund, effective November 15, 2019; and (3) its confidence that the current mix of Sub-Advisers has the potential to outperform its benchmark and peers.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year and ten-year periods, and the fifth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding the impact of security selection and sector allocation on the Fund’s performance during the periods presented.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the economies of scale benefits to the Fund and its shareholders from breakpoint discounts applicable to the Fund’s management fee rate, which result in lower fees at higher asset levels; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio; and (2) that, at the Board’s direction during the 2019 annual contract renewal cycle, the Fund’s expense limits were lowered, effective January 1, 2020.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is
reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for the year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a level fee rate that does not include breakpoints; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
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RETIREMENT | INVESTMENTS | INSURANCE
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Semi-Annual Report
November 30, 2020
Classes A, C, I, P3, R, R6 and W
Domestic Equity and Growth Funds
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Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
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Voya Small Company Fund
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QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. This report contains a summary portfolio of investments for the Funds. The Funds’ Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
A Tough Year Ends On An Upbeat Note
Dear Shareholder,
A build-up of nerve-wracking economic, pandemic and political events during September and October culminated in the apparent avoidance of worst-case scenarios. Volatile market performance in October thus was followed by a relatively strong rally in November, with most major equity indexes delivering double-digit monthly returns and single-digit returns for the fiscal quarterly reporting period ended November 30, 2020. Fixed income assets also delivered positive returns for November and the three-month reporting period.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unusual type of recession, which has compelled policymakers and the healthcare community to implement extraordinary measures in record-breaking time. This has led to a quick turnaround of economic growth, which has been outdone only by the quick snap-back of the financial markets. We believe that the market’s ability to look forward has been on full display during this crisis. Throughout untold amounts of uncertainty, investors have focused on anticipating what the world will look like after the pandemic is behind us. Early optimism that we would find effective vaccines has proven realistic, and in our opinion enhances forecasters’ credibility about predicting a return to normalcy.
This doesn’t mean that we’re out of the woods; we believe many coronavirus challenges still confront us, and sustaining financial market performance will require Washington policymakers to cooperate at levels we haven’t seen for some time. Despite the recent coronavirus surge and the socially isolating, winter hunkering it will entail, we think markets can continue to hold their own. In our view, we are hopeful that with wider distribution of the recently approved coronavirus vaccines, at some point infection rates will begin to subside; also, we continue to hope that fiscal policymakers will align more with central banks in countering the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
As a tough year winds down it is our opinion that the economic outlook is brightening, reinforcing our oft-stated belief that investors are best served by staying in the markets. We remain firmly convinced that time in the markets, not timing the markets, leads to better long-term investment outcomes. Also, we continue to emphasize our belief that diversifying portfolios as broadly as possible offers the most likely path to realizing investors’ goals. Should your goals change, discuss them thoroughly with your financial advisor before making any shifts in your portfolio strategy.
We remain humble and realistic in the face of the challenges ahead, but well prepared for and fully committed to serving our clients without disruption. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
December 4, 2020
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.
For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this information and other information about a fund. Check with your financial advisor to determine which Voya mutual funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020. The Funds’ expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.
Actual Expenses
The left section of the table shown below, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The right section of the table shown below, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual Fund Return | | | Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | |
| | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | |
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,209.30 | | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | $ | 4.49 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,021.01 | | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | $ | 4.10 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,206.10 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 7.69 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,018.10 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 7.03 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,211.70 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 2.72 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.61 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 2.48 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,214.80 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,207.70 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 6.31 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.35 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 5.77 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,211.60 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 2.66 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.66 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 2.43 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,211.20 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 3.10 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,022.26 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 2.84 | | |
Voya Small Company Fund | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,267.70 | | | | | | 1.35% | | | | | $ | 7.67 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,018.30 | | | | | | 1.35% | | | | | $ | 6.83 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,262.90 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 11.91 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,014.54 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 10.61 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,268.90 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 5.92 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.85 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 5.27 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,264.90 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 9.08 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,017.05 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 8.09 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,269.10 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 5.92 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.85 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 5.27 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,268.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 6.25 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.55 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 5.57 | | |
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Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | | | Voya Small Company Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities at fair value+* | | | | $ | 708,031,646 | | | | | $ | 373,407,013 | | |
Short-term investments at fair value† | | | | | 7,081,000 | | | | | | 16,118,355 | | |
Cash | | | | | — | | | | | | 45,418 | | |
Cash collateral for futures contracts | | | | | 487,405 | | | | | | — | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities sold | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,015,408 | | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 94,965 | | | | | | 237,511 | | |
Dividends | | | | | 1,832,293 | | | | | | 234,768 | | |
Interest | | | | | 37 | | | | | | 29 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 69,850 | | | | | | 76,764 | | |
Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser | | | | | 80,370 | | | | | | 25,024 | | |
Other assets | | | | | 52,517 | | | | | | 27,663 | | |
Total assets | | | | | 717,730,083 | | | | | | 394,187,953 | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,546,771 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | | | 794,937 | | | | | | 400,993 | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,030,355 | | |
Payable for investment management fees | | | | | 277,335 | | | | | | 274,458 | | |
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees | | | | | 143,859 | | | | | | 10,461 | | |
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) | | | | | 52,517 | | | | | | 27,663 | | |
Payable for trustee fees | | | | | 3,335 | | | | | | 1,766 | | |
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | | | 516,254 | | | | | | 1,064,169 | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 1,788,237 | | | | | | 15,356,636 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 715,941,846 | | | | | $ | 378,831,317 | | |
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | $ | 309,861,484 | | | | | $ | 359,228,855 | | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | | 406,080,362 | | | | | | 19,602,462 | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 715,941,846 | | | | | $ | 378,831,317 | | |
+
Including securities loaned at value | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 11,710,279 | | |
*
Cost of investments in securities | | | | $ | 422,240,875 | | | | | $ | 350,543,935 | | |
†
Cost of short-term investments | | | | $ | 7,081,000 | | | | | $ | 16,118,355 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | | | Voya Small Company Fund | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 382,612,195 | | | | | $ | 37,484,127 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 16,349,074 | | | | | | 2,999,816 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 23.40 | | | | | $ | 12.50 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) | | | | $ | 24.83 | | | | | $ | 13.26 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 75,842,159 | | | | | $ | 3,706,519 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 3,273,479 | | | | | | 410,527 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 23.17 | | | | | $ | 9.03 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 171,647,541 | | | | | $ | 219,627,520 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 7,314,460 | | | | | | 14,104,926 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 23.47 | | | | | $ | 15.57 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 3,936 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | n/a | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 163 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 24.21 | | | | | | n/a | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 55,935,187 | | | | | $ | 58,468 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 2,410,971 | | | | | | 4,673 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 23.20 | | | | | $ | 12.51 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 13,479,976 | | | | | $ | 80,544,811 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 574,213 | | | | | | 5,159,937 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 23.48 | | | | | $ | 15.61 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | $ | 16,420,852 | | | | | $ | 37,409,872 | | |
Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | | |
Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | | | 698,556 | | | | | | 2,403,683 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 23.51 | | | | | $ | 15.56 | | |
(1)
Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
†
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| | | Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | | | Voya Small Company Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | | | | $ | 8,249,350 | | | | | $ | 1,880,742 | | |
Securities lending income, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 16,851 | | |
Total investment income | | | | | 8,249,350 | | | | | | 1,897,593 | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees | | | | | 1,630,189 | | | | | | 1,657,073 | | |
Distribution and shareholder service fees: | | | |
Class A | | | | | 437,354 | | | | | | 42,548 | | |
Class C | | | | | 375,193 | | | | | | 17,765 | | |
Class R | | | | | 132,513 | | | | | | 120 | | |
Transfer agent fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 275,825 | | | | | | 30,993 | | |
Class C | | | | | 59,297 | | | | | | 3,235 | | |
Class I | | | | | 69,741 | | | | | | 195,621 | | |
Class P3(1) | | | | | 20 | | | | | | 19 | | |
Class R | | | | | 41,824 | | | | | | 43 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 115 | | | | | | 425 | | |
Class W | | | | | 13,051 | | | | | | 35,689 | | |
Shareholder reporting expense | | | | | 40,218 | | | | | | 40,260 | | |
Registration fees | | | | | 85,999 | | | | | | 87,519 | | |
Professional fees | | | | | 38,298 | | | | | | 32,025 | | |
Custody and accounting expense | | | | | 47,529 | | | | | | 55,998 | | |
Trustee fees | | | | | 13,340 | | | | | | 7,067 | | |
Licensing fee (Note 7) | | | | | 66,535 | | | | | | — | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | | | 28,063 | | | | | | 24,843 | | |
Interest expense | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,788 | | |
Total expenses | | | | | 3,355,104 | | | | | | 2,233,031 | | |
Waived and reimbursed fees | | | | | (629,344) | | | | | | (309,728) | | |
Net expenses | | | | | 2,725,760 | | | | | | 1,923,303 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 5,523,590 | | | | | | (25,710) | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | 42,508,653 | | | | | | 39,248,268 | | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | | | — | | | | | | 75 | | |
Futures | | | | | 1,221,863 | | | | | | — | | |
Net realized gain | | | | | 43,730,516 | | | | | | 39,248,343 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | 78,891,331 | | | | | | 44,607,002 | | |
Futures | | | | | (507,270) | | | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 78,384,061 | | | | | | 44,607,002 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | 122,114,577 | | | | | | 83,855,345 | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $ | 127,638,167 | | | | | $ | 83,829,635 | | |
*
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 2,807 | | |
(1)
Class P3 of Voya Small Company Fund was fully redeemed on November 2, 2020.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | | | Voya Small Company Fund | |
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ | 5,523,590 | | | | | $ | 13,489,647 | | | | | $ | (25,710) | | | | | $ | 733,188 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | 43,730,516 | | | | | | 103,945,466 | | | | | | 39,248,343 | | | | | | (38,964,627) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 78,384,061 | | | | | | (71,325,931) | | | | | | 44,607,002 | | | | | | 26,342,921 | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 127,638,167 | | | | | | 46,109,182 | | | | | | 83,829,635 | | | | | | (11,888,518) | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | (31,558,099) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (60,534) | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,019,007) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,032) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | (17,957,469) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,032,901) | | |
Class P3(1) | | | | | — | | | | | | (276) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,321) | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,015,338) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (511) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,818,359) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (198,145) | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,620,330) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (415) | | |
Return of capital: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (21,714) | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,788) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (108,692) | | |
Class P3(1) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,578) | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (46) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (33,713) | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (304) | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | (72,988,878) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,469,694) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 29,295,194 | | | | | | 128,280,805 | | | | | | 22,512,260 | | | | | | 150,110,552 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 65,587,937 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,423,361 | | |
| | | | | 29,295,194 | | | | | | 193,868,742 | | | | | | 22,512,260 | | | | | | 151,533,913 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (78,106,549) | | | | | | (305,022,700) | | | | | | (129,395,404) | | | | | | (226,033,019) | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (48,811,355) | | | | | | (111,153,958) | | | | | | (106,883,144) | | | | | | (74,499,106) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 78,826,812 | | | | | | (138,033,654) | | | | | | (23,053,509) | | | | | | (87,857,318) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 637,115,034 | | | | | | 775,148,688 | | | | | | 401,884,826 | | | | | | 489,742,144 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 715,941,846 | | | | | $ | 637,115,034 | | | | | $ | 378,831,317 | | | | | $ | 401,884,826 | | |
(1)
Class P3 of Voya Small Company Fund was fully redeemed on November 2, 2020.
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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | $(000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.35 | | | | | | 0.18• | | | | | | 3.87 | | | | | | 4.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.40 | | | | | | 20.93 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 382,612 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.14 | | | | | | 0.36• | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.35 | | | | | | 5.08 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | | 1.73 | | | | | | 323,701 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.70 | | | | | | 0.36• | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | �� | | — | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.14 | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | 329,079 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 20.11 | | | | | | 0.31• | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.70 | | | | | | 11.08 | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 280,385 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.75 | | | | | | 0.30• | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | 2.65 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.11 | | | | | | 15.00 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | 298,606 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.11 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | (0.10) | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.75 | | | | | | (0.50) | | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 298,764 | | | | | | 33 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.21 | | | | | | 0.11• | | | | | | 3.85 | | | | | | 3.96 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.17 | | | | | | 20.61 | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 75,842 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.01 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.27 | ��� | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.21 | | | | | | 4.51 | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 77,642 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.54 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.01 | | | | | | 1.48 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 99,290 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 19.97 | | | | | | 0.20• | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.54 | | | | | | 10.47 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | | 110,325 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.63 | | | | | | 0.19• | | | | | | 2.33 | | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.97 | | | | | | 14.37 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 109,432 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.02 | | | | | | 0.18• | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | (0.21) | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.63 | | | | | | (1.15) | | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 107,782 | | | | | | 33 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.37 | | | | | | 0.21• | | | | | | 3.89 | | | | | | 4.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.47 | | | | | | 21.17 | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 171,648 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.15 | | | | | | 0.43• | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.37 | | | | | | 5.45 | | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 156,971 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.71 | | | | | | 0.41• | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | 0.43 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.15 | | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 191,916 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 20.12 | | | | | | 0.38• | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 2.31 | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.71 | | | | | | 11.43 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 1.78 | | | | | | 333,230 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.76 | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | 2.71 | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.12 | | | | | | 15.35 | | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 352,048 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.12 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | | (0.04) | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.76 | | | | | | (0.18) | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 288,623 | | | | | | 33 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.93 | | | | | | 0.27• | | | | | | 4.01 | | | | | | 4.28 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24.21 | | | | | | 21.48 | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 2.47 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.38 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.84 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.93 | | | | | | 5.94 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 103 | | |
06-04-18(4) - 05-31-19 | | | | | 21.98 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | (0.27) | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.38 | | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.48 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 23 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.21 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | 3.85 | | | | | | 3.99 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.20 | | | | | | 20.77 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | | 55,935 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.01 | | | | | | 0.30• | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.95 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.21 | | | | | | 4.77 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.43 | | | | | | 50,071 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.55 | | | | | | 0.29• | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.82 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.01 | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 53,994 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 19.98 | | | | | | 0.25• | | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.55 | | | | | | 10.76 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | 59,800 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.65 | | | | | | 0.23• | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | 2.57 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.98 | | | | | | 14.64 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | | 59,970 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.03 | | | | | | 0.22• | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | (0.17) | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.65 | | | | | | (0.88) | | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 49,674 | | | | | | 33 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distri��butions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | $(000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.38 | | | | | | 0.21• | | | | | | 3.89 | | | | | | 4.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.48 | | | | | | 21.16 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 13,480 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.16 | | | | | | 0.43• | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.38 | | | | | | 5.47 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 11,195 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.71 | | | | | | 0.42• | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.16 | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | 18,207 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 20.12 | | | | | | 0.38• | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 2.31 | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.71 | | | | | | 11.44 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | 24,586 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.76 | | | | | | 0.37• | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | 2.71 | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.12 | | | | | | 15.36 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | | 23,040 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.13 | | | | | | 0.34• | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.76 | | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 13,724 | | | | | | 33 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 19.41 | | | | | | 0.20• | | | | | | 3.90 | | | | | | 4.10 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23.51 | | | | | | 21.12 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | 16,421 | | | | | | 10 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 20.18 | | | | | | 0.40• | | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19.41 | | | | | | 5.43 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 17,533 | | | | | | 103 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 21.73 | | | | | | 0.40• | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.18 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | 78,983 | | | | | | 23 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 20.14 | | | | | | 0.37• | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21.73 | | | | | | 11.35 | | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 100,787 | | | | | | 14 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 17.78 | | | | | | 0.36• | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | 2.70 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20.14 | | | | | | 15.27 | | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | 100,390 | | | | | | 19 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.13 | | | | | | 0.32• | | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.78 | | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | 48,507 | | | | | | 33 | | |
Voya Small Company Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 9.86 | | | | | | (0.02)• | | | | | | 2.66 | | | | | | 2.64 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.50 | | | | | | 26.77 | | | | | | 1.50 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | (0.28) | | | | | | 37,484 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 10.56 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | (0.67) | | | | | | (0.69) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.86 | | | | | | (6.49) | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | | 35,156 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 14.60 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | (1.69) | | | | | | (1.69) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.56 | | | | | | (10.71) | | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 49,154 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 14.88 | | | | | | (0.01) | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 1.73 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14.60 | | | | | | 12.08 | | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 64,724 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 13.51 | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 2.48 | | | | | | 2.46 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14.88 | | | | | | 18.25 | | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | 64,899 | | | | | | 69 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 16.15 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.51 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 56,493 | | | | | | 58 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 7.15 | | | | | | (0.04)• | | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.03 | | | | | | 26.29 | | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (1.04) | | | | | | 3,707 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 7.71 | | | | | | (0.07)• | | | | | | (0.48) | | | | | | (0.55) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.15 | | | | | | (7.14) | | | | | | 2.21 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | (0.87) | | | | | | 3,590 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 11.50 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | (1.36) | | | | | | (1.44) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.71 | | | | | | (11.52) | | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (0.76) | | | | | | 7,105 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 12.20 | | | | | | (0.10) | | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.50 | | | | | | 11.22 | | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (0.82) | | | | | | 11,809 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 11.32 | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.20 | | | | | | 17.42 | | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (0.87) | | | | | | 11,495 | | | | | | 69 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 14.06 | | | | | | (0.09)• | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | (0.21) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.32 | | | | | | (0.58) | | | | | | 2.20 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | (0.75) | | | | | | 7,439 | | | | | | 58 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 12.27 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 3.30 | | | | | | 3.30 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.57 | | | | | | 26.89 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 219,628 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.12 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | (0.83) | | | | | | (0.80) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.27 | | | | | | (6.16) | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 224,718 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.45 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | (2.01) | | | | | | (1.96) | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.37 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.12 | | | | | | (10.46) | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | 319,622 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 17.41 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.45 | | | | | | 12.44 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 618,289 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 15.63 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 2.88 | | | | | | 2.91 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.41 | | | | | | 18.64 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 510,989 | | | | | | 69 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.25 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.56 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.63 | | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | | 407,492 | | | | | | 58 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | $(000’s) | | | (%) | |
Voya Small Company Fund (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 9.89 | | | | | | (0.03)• | | | | | | 2.65 | | | | | | 2.62 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.51 | | | | | | 26.49 | | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | (0.54) | | | | | | 58 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 10.55 | | | | | | (0.04)• | | | | | | (0.57) | | | | | | (0.61) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9.89 | | | | | | (5.80) | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 14.51 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | (1.61) | | | | | | (1.61) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.55 | | | | | | (10.15) | | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 92 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 14.83 | | | | | | (0.05)• | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14.51 | | | | | | 11.83 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | (0.32) | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 79 | | |
10-04-16(4) - 05-31-17 | | | | | 14.23 | | | | | | (0.04)• | | | | | | 1.76 | | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14.83 | | | | | | 12.11 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | (0.41) | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 69 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 12.30 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 3.31 | | | | | | 3.31 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.61 | | | | | | 26.91 | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 80,545 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.13 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | (0.84) | | | | | | (0.80) | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.30 | | | | | | (6.11) | | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | 69,755 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.47 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | (2.02) | | | | | | (1.95) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.39 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.13 | | | | | | (10.40) | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | | 109,363 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 17.43 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | | 2.11 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.47 | | | | | | 12.51 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 106,249 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 15.64 | | | | | | 0.05• | | | | | | 2.88 | | | | | | 2.93 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.43 | | | | | | 18.77 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 90,758 | | | | | | 69 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.26 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.57 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.64 | | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | | 25,186 | | | | | | 58 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 12.27 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 3.29 | | | | | | 3.29 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.56 | | | | | | 26.81 | | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 37,410 | | | | | | 68 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.09 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | (0.88) | | | | | | (0.81) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.27 | | | | | | (6.19) | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 66,879 | | | | | | 135 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.39 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | (1.98) | | | | | | (1.95) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13.09 | | | | | | (10.47) | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1,445 | | | | | | 111 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 17.37 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.39 | | | | | | 12.32 | | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 4,417 | | | | | | 79 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 15.59 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 2.88 | | | | | | 2.90 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17.37 | | | | | | 18.63 | | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 4,612 | | | | | | 69 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 18.21 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | (0.11) | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2.55 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15.59 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 1,010 | | | | | | 58 | | |
(1)
Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
Commencement of operations.
+
Unaudited.
•
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
*
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. The Trust was organized on June 12, 1998 and consists of ten separate active investment series. This report is for: Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund (“Corporate Leaders® 100”) and Voya Small Company Fund (“Small Company”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust. Prior to the close of business on November 8, 2019, each Fund was a separate active series under Voya Series Fund, Inc.
Each Fund offers at least six or more of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P3, Class R, Class R6, and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. 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 servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.
Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after purchase.
Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Funds.
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
A. Security Valuation. Each Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and a Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of a Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service; 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 Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the 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 Funds’ 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 Funds. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Fund.
Each investment asset or liability of the Funds is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
accounting rules. A table summarizing each Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolios of Investments.
GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.
C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1)
Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.
(2)
Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the
amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on each Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.
D. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Funds’ investment strategies permit them to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Funds will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Funds to pursue their objectives more quickly, and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, a Fund may seek to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:
Credit Risk. The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. To the extent that a Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Interest Rate Risk. With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this report, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. For a fund that invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Funds’ use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Funds are using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk factors for securities held by the Funds, there are also risks
that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated OTC with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains.
E. Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. For the purposes of hedging only, each Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed,
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
Each Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Funds may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Funds’ assets are valued.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Funds each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses and included within Cash collateral for futures contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Open futures contracts are reported on a table following each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements, if any, on open futures contracts are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Funds’ Statements 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 November 30, 2020, Corporate Leaders® 100 purchased futures contracts on various equity indices to “equitize” cash. Futures contracts are purchased to provide immediate market exposure proportionate to the size of the Fund’s respective cash flows and residual cash balances in order to decrease potential tracking error if the cash remained uninvested in the market. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Funds are unable to liquidate the contract or enter into
an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Funds’ securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds 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 November 30, 2020, Corporate Leaders® 100 had an average notional amount on futures contracts purchased of $6,318,167. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts for Corporate Leaders® 100 at November 30, 2020.
F. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends, if any, annually. Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. The Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.
G. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until the capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.
The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain for income tax purposes.
H. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I. Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan securities representing up to 33 1/3% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Funds will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Funds will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Funds. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Funds to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Funds’ other risks.
J. Restricted Securities. Each Fund may invest in restricted securities which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Restricted securities are fair valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board.
Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the 1933 Act are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
K. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be
estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the period ended November 30, 2020, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
| | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 68,579,204 | | | | | $ | 109,942,460 | | |
Small Company | | | | | 239,756,532 | | | | | | 351,071,342 | | |
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
The Funds have entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Funds. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Funds, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. This Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates:
Fund | | | As a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | 0.500% on the first $500 million; 0.450% on the next $500 million; and 0.400% in excess of $1 billion | |
Small Company(1) | | | 0.950% on the first $250 million; 0.900% on the next $250 million; 0.875% on the next $250 million; 0.850% on the next $1.25 billion; and 0.825% in excess of $2 billion | |
(1)
The Investment Adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.02% of the management fee for Small Company. This waiver is not eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM with respect to each Fund. Voya IM provides investment advice for the Funds and is paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of each respective Fund. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages each Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Each share class of the Funds (except as noted below) has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”),
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NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES (continued)
whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares, with the exception of Class I, Class P3, Class R6, and Class W, of the Funds pays the Distributor Distribution Fees and/or Service Fees based on average daily net assets at the following rates:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class R | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | 1.00%(1) | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
Small Company | | | | | 0.25% | | | | | | 1.00% | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
(1)
The Distributor has agreed to waive 0.25% of the Distribution Fee. Termination or modification of this contractual waiver requires approval by the Board.
The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares of the Funds, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | |
Initial Sales Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 4,974 | | | | | $ | — | | |
Small Company | | | | | 1,180 | | | | | | — | | |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 22 | | | | | $ | 2,498 | | |
Small Company | | | | | 405 | | | | | | 32 | | |
NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES
At November 30, 2020, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. owned more than 5% of the following Funds:
Subsidiary | | | Fund | | | Percentage | |
Voya Institutional Trust Company | | | Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | 11.61% | | |
| | | Small Company | | | | | 9.11 | | |
Under the 1940 Act, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company
(including a fund) is presumed to control such company. Companies under common control (e.g., companies with a common owner of greater than 25% of their respective voting securities) are affiliates under the 1940 Act.
The Investment Adviser may direct the Funds’ Sub-Adviser to use its best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate the Funds’ equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of that Fund. Any amount credited to the Fund is reflected as brokerage commission recapture on the accompanying Statements of Operations.
The Funds have adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled to receive from the Funds. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). When the Funds purchase shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, this results in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Funds, and will not materially affect the Funds’ assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.
The Funds may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by each Fund were as follows:
Fund | | | Amount | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 52,333 | | |
Small Company | | | | | 6,077 | | |
NOTE 7 — LICENSING FEE
Corporate Leaders® 100 pays an annual licensing fee to S&P Opco, LLC.
NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS (continued)
agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | | | Class P3 | | | Class R | | | Class R6 | | | Class W | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | 0.90% | | | | | | 1.45% | | | | | | 0.65% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | 0.65% | | | | | | 0.65% | | |
Small Company | | | | | 1.50% | | | | | | 2.25% | | | | | | 1.25% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 1.75% | | | | | | 1.04% | | | | | | 1.25% | | |
Pursuant to side letter agreements, through October 1, 2021, the Investment Adviser has further lowered the expense limits for certain share classes of shares of the following Funds. If the Investment Adviser elects not to renew a side letter agreement, the expense limits will revert to the limits listed in the table above. There is no guarantee that these side letter agreements will continue. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Board.
| | | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class I | | | Class P3 | | | Class R | | | Class R6 | | | Class W | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | 0.81% | | | | | | 1.45% | | | | | | 0.49% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 1.15% | | | | | | 0.48% | | | | | | 0.56% | | |
Small Company(1) | | | | | 1.35% | | | | | | 2.10% | | | | | | 1.04% | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 1.60% | | | | | | 1.04% | | | | | | 1.10% | | |
(1)
Any fees waived pursuant to the side letter agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment.
With the exception of the non-recoupable management fee waiver for Small Company and unless specified above, the Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for class specific fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, a Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:
| | | November 30, | | | | | | | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 631,669 | | | | | $ | 637,568 | | | | | $ | 700,630 | | | | | $ | 1,969,867 | | |
In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates, as of November 30, 2020, are as follows:
| | | November 30, | | | | | | | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | $ | 106,584 | | | | | $ | 126,176 | | | | | $ | 220,595 | | | | | $ | 453,355 | | |
Class I | | | | | 78,815 | | | | | | 51,629 | | | | | | 98,202 | | | | | | 228,646 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 491 | | | | | | 500 | | | | | | 252 | | | | | | 1,243 | | |
Class W | | | | | 34,082 | | | | | | 29,679 | | | | | | 18,178 | | | | | | 81,939 | | |
The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through October 1, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Board.
NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT
Effective May 15, 2020, each Fund, 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 14, 2021. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of a Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 15, 2020, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through May 15, 2020.
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 below Fund utilized the line of credit during the period ended November 30, 2020, as follows:
Fund | | | Days Utilized | | | Approximate Average Daily Balance For Days Utilized | | | Approximate Weighted Average Interest Rate For Days Utilized | |
Small Company | | | | | 26 | | | | | $ | 1,919,192 | | | | | | 1.29% | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
| | | Shares sold | | | Shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | Shares sold | | | Proceeds from shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) | |
Year or period ended | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 670,982 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,053,205) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (382,223) | | | | | | 13,996,810 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (22,143,236) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,146,426) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,443,275 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,338,840 | | | | | | (2,572,995) | | | | | | 178,989 | | | | | | 388,109 | | | | | | 30,475,418 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 28,811,792 | | | | | | (52,316,087) | | | | | | 4,111,370 | | | | | | 11,082,493 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 144,340 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (912,686) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (768,346) | | | | | | 3,061,648 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (18,855,109) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,793,461) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 504,309 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 365,678 | | | | | | (1,790,948) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (920,961) | | | | | | 10,426,821 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,832,833 | | | | | | (37,438,477) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (19,178,823) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 420,031 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,209,795) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (789,764) | | | | | | 8,843,742 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (25,244,319) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (16,400,577) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,718,700 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 680,766 | | | | | | (3,817,741) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,418,275) | | | | | | 36,145,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14,643,282 | | | | | | (77,251,692) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (26,462,895) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 296 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,815) | | | | | | (175,775) | | | | | | (179,293) | | | | | | 6,747 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (84,703) | | | | | | (4,111,370) | | | | | | (4,189,326) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 276 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 276 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 73,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (269,327) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (195,360) | | | | | | 1,508,047 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,636,643) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,128,596) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 266,691 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 230,007 | | | | | | (588,835) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (92,137) | | | | | | 5,406,908 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,922,154 | | | | | | (12,075,787) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,746,725) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 72,184 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (75,785) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,601) | | | | | | 1,513,568 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,586,761) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (73,193) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 555,405 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 82,638 | | | | | | (963,441) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (325,398) | | | | | | 10,372,153 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,778,366 | | | | | | (18,956,101) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,805,582) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 17,865 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (222,664) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (204,799) | | | | | | 371,379 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,640,481) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,269,102) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 2,116,183 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 352,633 | | | | | | (5,478,839) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,010,023) | | | | | | 35,447,242 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,599,234 | | | | | | (106,899,853) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (63,853,377) | | |
Small Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 61,347 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (626,668) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (565,321) | | | | | | 655,796 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,522,301) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,866,505) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 736,604 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,630 | | | | | | (1,835,116) | | | | | | 763 | | | | | | (1,091,119) | | | | | | 8,067,892 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 79,738 | | | | | | (20,868,714) | | | | | | 8,844 | | | | | | (12,712,240) | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 3,328 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (94,724) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (91,396) | | | | | | 25,529 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (737,145) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (711,616) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 30,496 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 985 | | | | | | (450,532) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (419,050) | | | | | | 247,735 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,671 | | | | | | (3,738,417) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,482,010) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 606,046 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,815,964) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,209,918) | | | | | | 8,112,921 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (62,576,094) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (54,463,173) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 4,281,234 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 73,941 | | | | | | (10,402,741) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,047,566) | | | | | | 56,758,625 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,098,748 | | | | | | (137,946,886) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (80,089,513) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 124 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (764) | | | | | | (640) | | | | | | 1,450 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,844) | | | | | | (7,394) | | |
Class P3(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 59,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (198,687) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (138,937) | | | | | | 800,048 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,696,119) | | | | | | — | | ��� | | | | (1,896,071) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 285,599 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254 | | | | | | (369,520) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (83,668) | | | | | | 3,861,410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,899 | | | | | | (4,750,394) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (885,085) | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 836 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (127) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 709 | | | | | | 8,624 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,293) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,331 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,946 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 47 | | | | | | (6,707) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,714) | | | | | | 20,251 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 557 | | | | | | (61,315) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (40,506) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 690,234 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,201,040) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (510,806) | | | | | | 9,533,367 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,635,392) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,102,025) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 1,753,763 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15,487 | | | | | | (4,425,281) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,656,030) | | | | | | 20,593,898 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 231,064 | | | | | | (56,753,247) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (35,928,285) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 256,978 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,305,236) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,048,258) | | | | | | 3,375,975 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (41,227,060) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (37,851,085) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 5,489,559 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 46 | | | | | | (148,095) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,341,510 | | | | | | 60,559,289 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 684 | | | | | | (1,914,045) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 58,645,928 | | |
(1)
Class O converted to Class A on November 22, 2019.
(2)
Share class was fully redeemed on November 2, 2020.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING
Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the Market Close of the Funds at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with BNY. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Funds indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.
Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a fund.
The following table represents a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of November 30, 2020:
Small Company
Counterparty | | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Amount | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | | $ | 10,182 | | | | | $ | (10,182) | | | | | $ | — | | |
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd | | | | | 117,261 | | | | | | (117,261) | | | | | | — | | |
CIBC World Markets Corporation | | | | | 1,430,351 | | | | | | (1,430,351) | | | | | | — | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | | | | | 303,268 | | | | | | (303,268) | | | | | | — | | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | | | 3,235,911 | | | | | | (3,235,911) | | | | | | — | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | 861,021 | | | | | | (861,021) | | | | | | — | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | | | 2,065,941 | | | | | | (2,065,941) | | | | | | — | | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | 1,598,556 | | | | | | (1,598,556) | | | | | | — | | |
Wells Fargo Bank NA | | | | | 1,035,687 | | | | | | (1,035,687) | | | | | | — | | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | | | 1,052,101 | | | | | | (1,052,101) | | | | | | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 11,710,279 | | | | | $ | (11,710,279) | | | | | $ | — | | |
(1)
Cash Collateral with a fair value of $12,030,355 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions.
NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of futures contracts, capital loss carryforwards and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.
Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:
| | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Year Ended May 31, 2019 | |
| | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 14,981,153 | | | | | $ | 58,007,725 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 19,586,209 | | | | | $ | 62,602,394 | | |
Small Company | | | | | 1,299,859 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 169,835 | | | | | | 27,745,456 | | | | | | 63,448,432 | | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings as of May 31, 2020 were:
| | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| | | Amount | | | Character | | | Expiration | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | $ | 15,730,833 | | | | | $ | 106,734,335 | | | | | $ | 156,013,243 | | | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | — | |
Small Company | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (25,705,895) | | | | | $ | (10,912,543) | | | | Short-term | | | None | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (27,588,724) | | | | Long-term | | | None | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (38,501,267) | | | | | | | | |
The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.
As of November 30, 2020, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.
NOTE 13 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021, and it remains unclear whether LIBOR will continue to exist after that date and, if so, in what form. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in many major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) that is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Proposals for alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication.
Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including among others whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on a Fund’s existing investments (including, for example, fixed-income investments; senior loans; CLOs and CDOs; and derivatives transactions), including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of a Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the period of the conversion. It is difficult to predict at this time the likely impact of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR
announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2021.
NOTE 14 — MARKET DISRUPTION
A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. War, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the portfolio and of the Funds. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Fund and of the Funds’ service providers.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 15 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Funds have adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The impact of the Funds’ adoption was limited to changes in the Funds’ financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and disclosure of the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, when applicable. Upon evaluation, the Funds have
concluded that the adoption of the new accounting standard does not materially impact the financial statement amounts.
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Funds declared and paid dividends and distributions of:
| | | Type | | | Per Share Amount | | | Payable Date | | | Record Date | |
Corporate Leaders® 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | NII | | | $0.3964 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class C | | | NII | | | $0.2494 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class I | | | NII | | | $0.4636 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | NII | | | $0.4656 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class R | | | NII | | | $0.3244 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | NII | | | $0.4655 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class W | | | NII | | | $0.4230 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
All Classes | | | STCG | | | $0.5157 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
All Classes | | | LTCG | | | $3.9699 | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Small Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | NII | | | $0.0000 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class C | | | NII | | | $0.0000 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class I | | | NII | | | $0.0236 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | NII | | | $0.0238 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R | | | NII | | | $0.0000 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | NII | | | $0.0239 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class W | | | NII | | | $0.0176 | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
NII – Net investment income
STCG – Short-term capital gain
LTCG – Long-term capital gain
The Funds have evaluated events occurring after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.9% | |
| | | Communication Services: 7.7% | |
4,339 (1) | | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class C | | | | $ | 7,639,851 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
138,004 | | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | | | | | 6,933,321 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
50,844 | | | Walt Disney Co. | | | | | 7,525,420 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
380,375 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 32,700,500 | | | | | | 4.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 54,799,092 | | | | | | 7.7 | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 10.2% | |
3,811 (1) | | | Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 7,730,423 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
966,006 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | | | 8,771,334 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
221,844 | | | General Motors Co. | | | | | 9,725,641 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
75,187 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | | | 7,369,830 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
40,626 | | | Target Corp. | | | | | 7,293,586 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
144,370 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 32,184,469 | | | | | | 4.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 73,075,283 | | | | | | 10.2 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 10.4% | |
83,650 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | | | 7,163,786 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
18,106 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | | | 7,093,387 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
215,470 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. | | | | | 7,097,582 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
180,210 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | | | 6,849,782 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
46,491 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | | | 7,103,360 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
588,126 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 39,482,158 | | | | | | 5.4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 74,790,055 | | | | | | 10.4 | | |
| | | Energy: 6.4% | |
88,675 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | | | 7,730,687 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
196,419 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | | | 7,770,336 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
185,993 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | | | 7,091,913 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
512,096 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | | | 7,363,940 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
449,060 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | | | 7,077,186 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
408,689 | | | Schlumberger NV | | | | | 8,496,644 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 45,530,706 | | | | | | 6.4 | | |
| | | Financials: 16.3% | |
68,234 | | | Allstate Corp. | | | | | 6,983,750 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
65,226 | | | American Express Co. | | | | | 7,735,151 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
233,631 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | | | 8,980,776 | | | | | | 1.3 | | |
268,224 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | | | 7,553,188 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
188,242 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | | | 7,364,027 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
11,493 | | | Blackrock, Inc. | | | | | 8,026,137 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
90,500 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | | | 7,750,420 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
150,302 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | 8,277,131 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
32,399 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | | 7,470,561 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
66,868 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | 7,882,400 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
173,398 | | | Metlife, Inc. | | | | | 8,005,786 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
134,966 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | | | 8,344,948 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
180,618 | | | US Bancorp | | | | | 7,804,504 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
274,104 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | 7,496,744 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
30,297 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,935,286 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 116,610,809 | | | | | | 16.3 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Health Care: 13.8% | |
73,379 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | | $ | 7,673,976 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
110,807 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | | | 7,511,606 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
62,088 | | | Medtronic PLC | | | | | 7,059,406 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
20,965 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | | | 7,051,368 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
703,948 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 69,801,629 | | | | | | 9.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 99,097,985 | | | | | | 13.8 | | |
| | | Industrials: 12.1% | |
39,896 | | | 3M Co. | | | | | 6,891,236 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
38,971 | | | Boeing Co. | | | | | 8,211,579 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
43,252 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | | | 7,508,115 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
97,849 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | | | 7,516,760 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
25,152 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | | | 7,208,060 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
46,018 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | | | 6,872,788 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
713,943 | | | General Electric Co. | | | | | 7,267,940 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
38,756 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | | | 7,903,123 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
110,691 | | | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | | | 7,938,759 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
86,564 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 19,056,198 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 86,374,558 | | | | | | 12.1 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 14.0% | |
28,453 | | | Accenture PLC | | | | | 7,087,358 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
163,231 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | | | 7,022,198 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
32,781 (1) | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 7,019,068 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
54,317 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | | | 7,993,833 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
45,058 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | | | 7,265,602 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
472,907 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 64,094,963 | | | | | | 8.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 100,483,022 | | | | | | 14.0 | | |
| | | Materials: 2.0% | |
136,908 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | | | 7,257,493 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
115,524 | | | DowDuPont, Inc. | | | | | 7,328,843 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | | | | | | 14,586,336 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 2.0% | |
99,638 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | | | 8,227,110 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
26,553 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,139,053 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 14,366,163 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
| | | Utilities: 4.0% | |
77,367 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | | | 7,168,826 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
180,517 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | | | 7,413,833 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
118,730 | | | Southern Co. | | | | | 7,105,991 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
90,080 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,628,987 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 28,317,637 | | | | | | 4.0 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $422,240,875) | | | | | 708,031,646 | | | | | | 98.9 | | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.0% | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.0% | |
7,081,000 (3) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $7,081,000) | | | | $ | 7,081,000 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,081,000) | | | | | 7,081,000 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $429,321,875) | | | | $ | 715,112,646 | | | | | | 99.9 | | |
| | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | | | 829,200 | | | | | | 0.1 | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 715,941,846 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
|
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020
(as a percentage of net assets)
| Financials | | | | | 16.3% | | |
| Information Technology | | | | | 14.0% | | |
| Health Care | | | | | 13.8% | | |
| Industrials | | | | | 12.1% | | |
| Consumer Staples | | | | | 10.4% | | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | | | 10.2% | | |
| Communication Services | | | | | 7.7% | | |
| Energy | | | | | 6.4% | | |
| Utilities | | | | | 4.0% | | |
| Materials | | | | | 2.0% | | |
| Real Estate | | | | | 2.0% | | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | | | 1.1% | | |
| Net Assets | | | | | 100.0% | | |
Includes short-term investments.
*
Includes short-term investments.
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 708,031,646 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 708,031,646 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 7,081,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,081,000 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 715,112,646 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 715,112,646 | | |
Other Financial Instruments+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures | | | | | 242,538 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 242,538 | | |
Total Assets | | | | $ | 715,355,184 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 715,355,184 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
+
Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund:
Description | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® E-Mini | | | | | 43 | | | | | | 12/18/20 | | | | | $ | 7,789,880 | | | | | $ | 242,538 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,789,880 | | | | | $ | 242,538 | | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2020 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* | | | | $ | 242,538 | | |
Total Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | $ | 242,538 | | |
*
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table within the Portfolio of Investments.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2020 was as follows:
| | | Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | | Futures | |
Equity contracts | | | | $ | 1,221,863 | | |
Total | | | | $ | 1,221,863 | | |
|
| | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | | Futures | |
Equity contracts | | | | $ | (507,270) | | |
Total | | | | $ | (507,270) | | |
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $480,957,880. | | | | | | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | | | | | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 285,867,249 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (51,469,945) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 234,397,304 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Small Company Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.5% | |
| | | Communication Services: 1.1% | |
278,331 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | $ | 4,071,999 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 15.1% | |
182,724 | | | Bloomin Brands, Inc. | | | | | 3,197,670 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
67,093 (2) | | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | | | 4,570,375 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
153,473 | | | Callaway Golf Co. | | | | | 3,261,301 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
185,707 | | | Dana, Inc. | | | | | 3,127,306 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
16,249 (2) | | | Helen of Troy Ltd. | | | | | 3,282,135 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
10,733 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | | | 3,105,057 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
33,449 | | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | | | 4,259,061 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
749,988 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 32,280,565 | | | | | | 8.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 57,083,470 | | | | | | 15.1 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 2.5% | |
84,883 (2) | | | Performance Food Group Co. | | | | | 3,682,225 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
313,331 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 5,910,480 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 9,592,705 | | | | | | 2.5 | | |
| | | Energy: 0.9% | |
200,542 (1) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,392,037 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financials: 16.8% | |
106,820 | | | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | | | 3,194,986 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
123,426 | | | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | | | 3,901,496 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
99,157 | | | Essent Group Ltd. | | | | | 4,349,026 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
273,586 | | | First Horizon Corp. | | | | | 3,343,221 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
115,049 | | | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | 3,315,712 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
24,846 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | | | 3,236,688 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
52,506 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | | | 3,298,952 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
49,473 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | | | 3,428,479 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
534,450 | | | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | | | 3,334,968 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
90,213 | | | WSFS Financial Corp. | | | | | 3,439,822 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
1,473,450 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 28,971,374 | | | | | | 7.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 63,814,724 | | | | | | 16.8 | | |
| | | Health Care: 16.4% | |
47,317 (2) | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. | | | | | 3,083,176 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
57,994 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | | | 3,446,583 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
41,794 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | | | 3,367,761 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
31,526 (2) | | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | | | 3,557,709 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
31,984 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 3,034,002 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Health Care (continued) | |
43,060 (2) | | | Magellan Health, Inc. | | | | $ | 3,403,893 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
1,277,022 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 42,293,632 | | | | | | 11.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 62,186,756 | | | | | | 16.4 | | |
| | | Industrials: 18.4% | |
126,097 (2) | | | Air Transport Services Group, Inc. | | | | | 3,876,222 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
25,282 | | | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | | | 3,431,273 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
68,399 | | | Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | | | 3,882,327 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
43,272 (2) | | | ASGN, Inc. | | | | | 3,383,005 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
138,370 (2) | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | | | 5,176,422 | | | | | | 1.4 | | |
60,237 | | | Crane Co. | | | | | 4,188,279 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
29,125 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | | | 3,356,947 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
52,842 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | | | 4,553,924 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
113,703 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | | | 4,546,983 | | | | | | 1.2 | | |
760,564 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 33,130,343 | | | | | | 8.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 69,525,725 | | | | | | 18.4 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 16.0% | |
106,558 (2) | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | | | | | 3,471,660 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
134,228 (2) | | | Cardtronics plc | | | | | 3,259,056 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
79,845 (2) | | | Commvault Systems, Inc. | | | | | 3,813,397 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
50,236 (2) | | | Envestnet, Inc. | | | | | 4,031,941 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
94,026 | | | EVERTEC, Inc. | | | | | 3,494,947 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
63,105 (2) | | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | | | 5,654,839 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
94,954 (2) | | | Onto Innovation, Inc. | | | | | 4,197,916 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
43,694 (2) | | | Plexus Corp. | | | | | 3,264,379 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
50,037 (2) | | | RealPage, Inc. | | | | | 3,452,053 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
27,172 (2) | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | | | 3,184,830 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
231,573 (2) | | | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | | | | | 3,136,656 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
704,809 (1)(3) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 19,819,523 | | | | | | 5.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 60,781,197 | | | | | | 16.0 | | |
| | | Materials: 3.8% | |
98,534 | | | Avient Corp. | | | | | 3,601,418 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
44,242 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | | | 3,173,036 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
281,751 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 7,750,495 | | | | | | 2.0 | | |
| | | | | | | | 14,524,949 | | | | | | 3.8 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 4.9% | |
212,492 | | | Acadia Realty Trust | | | | | 3,017,387 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
216,666 (2) | | | Cushman & Wakefield PLC | | | | | 3,228,323 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
336,901 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 12,436,072 | | | | | | 3.3 | | |
| | | | | | | | 18,681,782 | | | | | | 4.9 | | |
| | | Utilities: 2.6% | |
52,092 | | | Black Hills Corp. | | | | | 3,168,756 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
76,290 | | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | | | 3,156,880 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Small Company Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Utilities (continued) | |
48,499 | | | Other Securities | | | | $ | 3,426,033 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 9,751,669 | | | | | | 2.6 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $350,543,935) | | | | | 373,407,013 | | | | | | 98.5 | | |
|
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 4.3% | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: 3.2% | |
1,482,785 (4) | | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,482,790, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,512,441, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | | | | 1,482,785 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
1,662,564 (4) | | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,662,572, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,696,313, due 12/03/20-05/15/50) | | | | | 1,662,564 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
1,187,915 (4) | | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,187,918, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,211,673, due 08/01/35-12/01/50) | | | | | 1,187,915 | | | | | | 0.3 | | |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
2,800,087 (4) | | | MUFG Securities America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,800,095, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.219%-4.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,856,089, due 07/01/37-07/01/49) | | | | $ | 2,800,087 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
2,800,087 (4) | | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,800,095, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,856,089, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | | | 2,800,087 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
2,096,917 (4) | | | State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.20%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,096,928, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.125%-3.875%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,144,607, due 07/15/22-02/15/47) | | | | | 2,096,917 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
| | | Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $12,030,355) | | | | | 12,030,355 | | | | | | 3.2 | | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Small Company Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.1% | |
4,088,000 (5) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Cost $4,088,000) | | | | $ | 4,088,000 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $16,118,355) | | | | | 16,118,355 | | | | | | 4.3 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $366,662,290) | | | | $ | 389,525,368 | | | | | | 102.8 | | |
| | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | | | (10,694,051) | | | | | | (2.8) | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 378,831,317 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(2)
Non-income producing security.
(3)
The grouping contains securities on loan.
(4)
All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020
(as a percentage of net assets)
| Industrials | | | | | 18.4% | | |
| Financials | | | | | 16.8% | | |
| Health Care | | | | | 16.4% | | |
| Information Technology | | | | | 16.0% | | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | | | 15.1% | | |
| Real Estate | | | | | 4.9% | | |
| Materials | | | | | 3.8% | | |
| Utilities | | | | | 2.6% | | |
| Consumer Staples | | | | | 2.5% | | |
| Communication Services | | | | | 1.1% | | |
| Energy | | | | | 0.9% | | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | | | 1.5% | | |
| Net Assets | | | | | 100.0% | | |
*
Includes short-term investments.
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 373,407,013 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 373,407,013 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 4,088,000 | | | | | | 12,030,355 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 16,118,355 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 377,495,013 | | | | | $ | 12,030,355 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 389,525,368 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
| Cost for federal income tax purposes was $370,624,261. | | |
| Net unrealized appreciation consisted of: | | |
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 41,550,568 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (22,649,461) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 18,901,107 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)
BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACTS
At a meeting held on November 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund and Voya Small Company Fund, each a series of the Trust (the “Funds”), as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contracts (the “Management Contracts”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the sub-advisory contracts (the “Sub-Advisory Contracts,” and together with the Management Contracts, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, the sub-adviser to each Fund (the “Sub-Adviser”) for an additional one year period ending November 30, 2021.
In addition to the Board meeting on November 19, 2020, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of personnel representing the Manager or Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 8, 2020, and November 17, 2020. At those meetings the Board reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.
The Board has established a Contracts Committee and Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers, with respect to each Voya fund that is assigned to that IRC.
The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for each Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on that Fund’s particular attributes, such as fund type and size, fund category (as determined by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data (“Morningstar”)), sales channels and structure and the Fund share class being compared to the Selected Peer Group; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process, including, but not limited to, investment performance, fee structure, and expense information. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.
The Manager or the Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of significant market volatility that occurred during and after the period for which information was requested in conducting its evaluation of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser.
Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration, and each Board member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to each Fund’s investment management and sub-advisory arrangements.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Funds, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition,
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds as set forth in the Management Contracts, including oversight of the Funds’ operations and risk management and the oversight of their various other service providers.
The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” platform of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing oversight and due diligence with respect to the sub-advisers and to advocate or recommend, when it believes appropriate, changes in investment strategies or investment sub-advisers designed to assist in improving a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group which reviews, among other matters, performance data, the Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to the Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.
Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for each Fund are consistently complied with, and other periodic reports covering related matters.
The Board considered the portfolio management team assigned by the Sub-Adviser to the Funds and the level of resources committed to the Funds (and other relevant funds in the Voya funds) by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser, and whether those resources are sufficient to provide high-quality services to the Funds.
Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Contracts were appropriate.
Fund Performance
In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of each Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index identified in the Fund’s prospectus. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of each Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.
Economies of Scale
When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedules, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser as a Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted the breakpoints in management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Fund achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, in addition to the management fee breakpoints, the Funds have fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser could be shared with each Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. The Board also considered the impact of fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in instances where a share class of a Fund is operating such that its expense ratio is below the expense limit applicable to that share class. In evaluating these matters, the Independent Trustees also considered periodic management reports, Selected Peer Group comparisons, and industry information regarding economies of scale. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.
Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients
The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules offered by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
materially from a Fund, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, for these differences.
Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Manager compared to the Fund’s Selected Peer Group. The Board also considered the compensation payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for each Fund, including the portion of the contractual and net management fee rates that are paid to the Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation paid to the Manager. In addition, the Board considered any fee waivers, expense limitations, and recoupment arrangements that apply to the fees payable by the Funds, including whether the Manager intends to propose any changes thereto. The Board also considered the extent to which the Manager currently waives management fees and/or reimburses a Fund for other Fund-level expenses at different rates for different share classes (“Differential Fee Waiver”), including the basis for the Manager’s determination that any Differential Fee Waiver does not and will not result in any cross-subsidization by one share class of another share class. For each Fund, the Board separately determined that the fees payable to the Manager and the fee schedule payable to the Sub-Adviser are reasonable for the services that each performs, which were considered in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that each has performed and is expected to perform.
For each Fund, the Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser related to their services to the Fund. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated service providers in connection with services they render to a Fund, the Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser attributable to servicing each Fund both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Funds and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager.
Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser, as well as other
industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Funds’ operations may not be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to the Fund in determining profitability, and that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all risks, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks, associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment.
The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser is entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that it provides to the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Funds, including their ability to engage in soft-dollar transactions on behalf of the Funds. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Funds and the Manager and Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.
Fund-by-Fund Analysis
Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and/or November 19, 2020 meetings in relation to approving each Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. In each case, the Fund’s performance was compared to its Morningstar category, as well as its primary benchmark. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2020. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and November 19, 2020 meetings certain additional data regarding each Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. Each Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund, the
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the ten-year period, and the fourth quintile for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact of security selection and sector allocation on the Fund’s performance as a result of the Fund’s rules-based investment strategy; (2) the recent change to the Fund’s rules-based methodology, intended to better correlate to the benchmark during more volatile periods; and (3) its confidence in the Sub-Adviser to execute the Fund’s investment objective.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the economies of scale benefits to the Fund and its shareholders from breakpoint discounts applicable to the Fund’s management fee rate, which result in lower fees at higher asset levels; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Voya Small Company Fund
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Small Company Fund, the Board
considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year, five-year and ten-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the three-year period; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact that security selection had on the Fund’s performance; and (2) the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the economies of scale benefits to the Fund and its shareholders from breakpoint discounts applicable to the Fund’s management fee rate, which result in lower fees at higher asset levels; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding its belief that the Fund’s pricing is competitive.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
Investment Adviser
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Transfer Agent
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Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
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Legal Counsel
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For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus on any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
RETIREMENT | INVESTMENTS | INSURANCE
voyainvestments.com
Semi-Annual Report
November 30, 2020
Classes A, C, I, P3, R and W
Domestic Equity Fund
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Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the Fund’s website at www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. This report contains a summary portfolio of investments for the Fund. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
A Tough Year Ends On An Upbeat Note
Dear Shareholder,
A build-up of nerve-wracking economic, pandemic and political events during September and October culminated in the apparent avoidance of worst-case scenarios. Volatile market performance in October was followed by a relatively strong rally in November, with most major equity indexes delivering double-digit monthly returns and single-digit returns for the fiscal quarterly reporting period ended November 30, 2020. Fixed income assets also delivered positive returns for November and the three-month reporting period.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unusual type of recession, which has compelled policymakers and the healthcare community to implement extraordinary measures in record-breaking time. This has led to a quick turnaround of economic growth, which has been outdone only by the quick snap-back of the financial markets. We believe that the market’s ability to look forward has been on full display during this crisis. Throughout untold amounts of uncertainty, investors have focused on anticipating what the world will look like after the pandemic is behind us. Early optimism that we would find effective vaccines has proven realistic, and in our opinion enhances forecasters’ credibility about predicting a return to normalcy.
This doesn’t mean that we’re out of the woods; we believe many coronavirus challenges still confront us, and sustaining financial market performance will require Washington policymakers to cooperate at levels we haven’t seen for some time. Despite the recent coronavirus surge and the socially isolating, winter hunkering it will entail, we think markets can continue to hold their own. In our view, we are hopeful that with wider distribution of the recently approved coronavirus vaccines, at some point infection rates will begin to subside; also, we continue to hope that fiscal policymakers will align more with central banks in countering the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
As a tough year winds down it is our opinion that the economic outlook is brightening, reinforcing our oft-stated belief that investors are best served by staying in the markets. We remain firmly convinced that time in the markets, not timing the markets, leads to better long-term investment outcomes. Also, we continue to emphasize our belief that diversifying portfolios as broadly as possible offers the most likely path to realizing investors’ goals. Should your goals change, discuss them thoroughly with your financial advisor before making any shifts in your portfolio strategy.
We remain humble and realistic in the face of the challenges ahead, but well prepared for and fully committed to serving our clients without disruption. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
December 4, 2020
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.
For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this information and other information about a fund. Check with your financial advisor to determine which Voya mutual funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020. The Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.
Actual Expenses
The left section of the table shown below, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The right section of the table shown below, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual Fund Return | | | Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | |
| | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020* | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,216.00 | | | | | | 0.95% | | | | | $ | 5.28 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,020.31 | | | | | | 0.95% | | | | | $ | 4.81 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,213.10 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 8.04 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,017.80 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 7.33 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,218.00 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 3.89 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.56 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 3.55 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,222.60 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,025.07 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Class R | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,214.70 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 6.66 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,019.05 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 6.07 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,218.00 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 3.89 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,021.56 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 3.55 | | |
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| ASSETS: | | | | | | | |
| Investments in securities at fair value+* | | | | $ | 118,716,324 | | |
| Short-term investments at fair value† | | | | | 1,081,626 | | |
| Cash | | | | | 5,155 | | |
| Receivables: | | | | | | | |
| Fund shares sold | | | | | 19,300 | | |
| Dividends | | | | | 143,822 | | |
| Prepaid expenses | | | | | 51,919 | | |
| Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser | | | | | 24,783 | | |
| Other assets | | | | | 21,917 | | |
| Total assets | | | | | 120,064,846 | | |
| LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | | | 84,677 | | |
| Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | | | 831,626 | | |
| Payable for investment management fees | | | | | 52,269 | | |
| Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees | | | | | 24,933 | | |
| Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) | | | | | 21,917 | | |
| Payable for trustee fees | | | | | 543 | | |
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | | | 132,461 | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | 1,148,426 | | |
| NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 118,916,420 | | |
| NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | | | $ | 100,914,032 | | |
| Total distributable earnings | | | | | 18,002,388 | | |
| NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 118,916,420 | | |
| +
Including securities loaned at value | | | | $ | 813,190 | | |
| *
Cost of investments in securities | | | | $ | 96,637,017 | | |
| †
Cost of short-term investments | | | | $ | 1,081,626 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
| Class A | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 100,280,939 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 6,058,252 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 16.55 | | |
| Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) | | | | $ | 17.56 | | |
| Class C | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 708,461 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 46,599 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 15.20 | | |
| Class I | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 6,576,308 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 383,444 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 17.15 | | |
| Class P3 | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 3,319 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 188 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 17.63 | | |
| Class R | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 11,208,543 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 692,637 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 16.18 | | |
| Class W | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 138,850 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 8,070 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 17.21 | | |
(1)
Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
†
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | |
| Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | | | | $ | 845,434 | | |
| Securities lending income, net | | | | | 2,899 | | |
| Total investment income | | | | | 848,333 | | |
| EXPENSES: | | | | | | | |
| Investment management fees | | | | | 299,138 | | |
| Distribution and shareholder service fees: | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | | | 114,180 | | |
| Class C | | | | | 2,677 | | |
| Class R | | | | | 26,026 | | |
| Transfer agent fees: | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | | | 76,469 | | |
| Class C | | | | | 597 | | |
| Class I | | | | | 3,306 | | |
| Class P3 | | | | | 19 | | |
| Class R | | | | | 8,714 | | |
| Class W | | | | | 95 | | |
| Shareholder reporting expense | | | | | 9,150 | | |
| Registration fees | | | | | 67,291 | | |
| Professional fees | | | | | 20,862 | | |
| Custody and accounting expense | | | | | 26,718 | | |
| Trustee fees | | | | | 2,170 | | |
| Licensing fee (Note 7) | | | | | 8,159 | | |
| Miscellaneous expense | | | | | 9,270 | | |
| Total expenses | | | | | 674,841 | | |
| Waived and reimbursed fees | | | | | (153,236) | | |
| Net expenses | | | | | 521,605 | | |
| Net investment income | | | | | 326,728 | | |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | |
| Investments | | | | | 2,376,119 | | |
| Net realized gain | | | | | 2,376,119 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | |
| Investments | | | | | 18,901,374 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 18,901,374 | | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | 21,277,493 | | |
| Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $ | 21,604,221 | | |
| *
Foreign taxes withheld | | | | $ | 594 | | |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | $ | 326,728 | | | | | $ | 1,011,176 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | 2,376,119 | | | | | | (4,271,057) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 18,901,374 | | | | | | 6,406 | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 21,604,221 | | | | | | (3,253,475) | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | (862,824) | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | (10,958) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | (81,556) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | — | | | | | | (17) | | |
Class R | | | | | — | | | | | | (131,422) | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,086,777) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 768,949 | | | | | | 11,979,566 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,068,975 | | |
| | | | | 768,949 | | | | | | 13,048,541 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (7,918,614) | | | | | | (28,030,578) | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (7,149,665) | | | | | | (14,982,037) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 14,454,556 | | | | | | (19,322,289) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 104,461,864 | | | | | | 123,784,153 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 118,916,420 | | | | | $ | 104,461,864 | | |
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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | $(000’s) | | | (%) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 13.61 | | | | | | 0.04• | | | | | | 2.90 | | | | | | 2.94 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 16.55 | | | | | | 21.60 | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 100,281 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 14.21 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | (0.60) | | | | | | (0.47) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 13.61 | | | | | | (3.44) | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 87,097 | | | | | | 51 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.34 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | (1.50) | | | | | | (1.36) | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.21 | | | | | | (7.34) | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 96,138 | | | | | | 66 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 16.93 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.34 | | | | | | 10.16 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 45,219 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 14.97 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 16.93 | | | | | | 14.97 | | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | | 48,554 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 16.66 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | (0.98) | | | | | | (0.75) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.97 | | | | | | (4.08) | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | | 44,983 | | | | | | 143 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 12.53 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | | 2.65 | | | | | | 2.67 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 15.20 | | | | | | 21.31 | | | | | | 1.73 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 708 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.07 | | | | | | 0.05• | | | | | | (0.55) | | | | | | (0.50) | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 12.53 | | | | | | (3.85) | | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | 749 | | | | | | 51 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 16.07 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | (1.39) | | | | | | (1.33) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 13.07 | | | | | | (7.80) | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 4,252 | | | | | | 66 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 15.77 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 1.50 | | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 16.07 | | | | | | 9.65 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | 1.48 | | | | | | 1.48 | | | | | | (0.00)* | | | | | | 5,315 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 13.97 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 15.77 | | | | | | 14.36 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 6,634 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 15.60 | | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | | (0.92) | | | | | | (0.77) | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 13.97 | | | | | | (4.54) | | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 7,373 | | | | | | 143 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 14.08 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 3.00 | | | | | | 3.07 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.15 | | | | | | 21.80 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 6,576 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 14.70 | | | | | | 0.17• | | | | | | (0.62) | | | | | | (0.45) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.08 | | | | | | (3.25) | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 6,603 | | | | | | 51 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.83 | | | | | | 0.19• | | | | | | (1.54) | | | | | | (1.35) | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.78 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.70 | | | | | | (7.08) | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 8,015 | | | | | | 66 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 17.38 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.83 | | | | | | 10.43 | | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | 9,844 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 15.35 | | | | | | 0.15• | | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.38 | | | | | | 15.29 | | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 9,569 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 17.06 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | (1.00) | | | | | | (0.72) | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 15.35 | | | | | | (3.82) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 9,620 | | | | | | 143 | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 14.42 | | | | | | 0.12• | | | | | | 3.09 | | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.63 | | | | | | 22.26 | | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 14.88 | | | | | | 0.28• | | | | | | (0.65) | | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.42 | | | | | | (2.58) | | | | | | 1.89 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 51 | | |
06-04-18(4)- 05-31-19 | | | | | 18.07 | | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | | (1.77) | | | | | | (1.47) | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.88 | | | | | | (7.63) | | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 0.00* | | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 66 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 13.32 | | | | | | 0.03• | | | | | | 2.83 | | | | | | 2.86 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 16.18 | | | | | | 21.47 | | | | | | 1.48 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | | 11,209 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 13.98 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | (0.58) | | | | | | (0.49) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 13.32 | | | | | | (3.70) | | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | 9,927 | | | | | | 51 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.06 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | (1.48) | | | | | | (1.37) | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 13.98 | | | | | | (7.54) | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | | 11,824 | | | | | | 66 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 16.67 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.06 | | | | | | 9.93 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 13,969 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 14.75 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 16.67 | | | | | | 14.67 | | | | | | 1.37 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | 15,048 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 16.41 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | (0.97) | | | | | | (0.77) | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.75 | | | | | | (4.29) | | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | | 14,352 | | | | | | 143 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 14.13 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 3.01 | | | | | | 3.08 | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.21 | | | | | | 21.80 | | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 139 | | | | | | 29 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 14.60 | | | | | | 0.17• | | | | | | (0.64) | | | | | | (0.47) | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.13 | | | | | | (3.22) | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 84 | | | | | | 51 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 17.81 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | (1.61) | | | | | | (1.42) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 14.60 | | | | | | (7.48) | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 105 | | | | | | 66 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 17.34 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.81 | | | | | | 10.57 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 136 | | | | | | 83 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 15.33 | | | | | | 0.15• | | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | | 2.32 | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 17.34 | | | | | | 15.19 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 205 | | | | | | 90 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 17.04 | | | | | | 0.26• | | | | | | (0.98) | | | | | | (0.72) | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | | – | | | | | | 15.33 | | | | | | (3.80) | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | 148 | | | | | | 143 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (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 excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
Commencement of operations.
+
Unaudited.
•
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
*
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Voya Equity Trust ( the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. The Trust was organized on June 12, 1998 and consists of ten separate active investment series. This report is for Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund (“Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index” or the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust. Prior to the close of business on November 8, 2019, the Fund was a separate active series under Voya Series Fund, Inc.
The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P3, Class R and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing 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 fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. 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 servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.
Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after purchase.
Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund.
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its
financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
A. Security Valuation. The Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of the Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, the Fund will determine a fair value for
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service; 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 the Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the 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 Fund’s 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 Fund. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund.
Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
accounting rules. A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.
GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Fund. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.
C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1)
Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.
(2)
Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the
amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.
D. Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund records distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The Fund declares and pays dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at least annually to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.
E. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code 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 Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions will be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.
The Fund may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain.
F. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
G. Securities Lending. The Fund has the option to temporarily loan up to 331∕3% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
H. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the period ended November 30, 2020, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| $ 30,928,635 | | | | $ | 37,628,568 | | |
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. This Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, at the following annual rates: 0.550% on the first $500 million, 0.525% on the next $250 million, 0.500% on the next $1.25 billion, and 0.475% in excess of $2 billion.
The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM. Voya IM provides investment
advice for the Fund and is paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Each share class of the Fund (except as noted below) has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Fund for expenses incurred in the distribution of the Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of the Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares of the Fund, except Class I, Class P3 and Class W, pays the Distributor Distribution Fees and/or Service Fees based on average daily net assets at the following rates:
| Class A | | | Class C | | | Class R | |
| 0.25% | | | | | 0.75% | | | | | | 0.50% | | |
The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares of the Fund, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class A and Class C shares. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:
| | | Class A | | | Class C | |
Initial Sales Charges: | | | | $ | 559 | | | | | $ | — | | |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges: | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 10 | | |
NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES
At November 30, 2020, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. owned more than 5% of the Fund:
Subsidiary | | | Percentage | |
Voya Institutional Trust Company | | | | | 9.06% | | |
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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
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 Investment Advisor may direct the Fund’s Sub-Adviser to use its best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate the Fund’s equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of the Fund. Any amount credited to the Fund is reflected as brokerage commission recapture on the accompanying Statement of Operations.
The Fund has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). When the Fund purchases shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, this results in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.
The Fund may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by the Fund were $8,570.
NOTE 7 — LICENSING FEE
The Fund pays an annual licensing fee to S&P Opco, LLC.
NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS
The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses to 1.00%, 1.50%, 0.75%, 0.00%, 1.25%, and 0.75% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P3, Class R and Class W, respectively.
Pursuant to a side letter agreement, through October 1, 2021, the Investment Adviser has further lowered the expense limits to 0.95%, 1.45%, 0.70%, 0.00%, 1.20% and 0.70% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P3, Class R and Class W, respectively. Any fees waived pursuant to the side letter agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
Unless otherwise specified above, the Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund for class specific fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Advisor, and the related expiration dates, are as follows:
| November 30, | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
| $10,346 | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 10,346 | | |
In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Advisor, and the related expiration dates, as of November 30, 2020, are as follows:
| | | November 30, | | | | | | | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Class A | | | | $ | 4,672 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 4,672 | | |
Class C | | | | | 226 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 226 | | |
Class R | | | | | 540 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 540 | | |
Class W | | | | | 9 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9 | | |
The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through October 1, 2021 and the Expense Limitation Agreement shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT
Effective May 15, 2020, the Fund, 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
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)
of $400,000,000 through May 14, 2021. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 15, 2020, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which
the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through May 15, 2020.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.
During the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund did not utilize the line of credit.
NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
| | | Shares sold | | | Shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | Shares sold | | | Proceeds from shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) | |
Year or period ended | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 32,241 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (375,326) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (343,085) | | | | | | 470,448 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,487,803) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,017,355) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 326,301 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 52,444 | | | | | | (981,277) | | | | | | 238,377 | | | | | | (364,155) | | | | | | 5,074,069 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 847,492 | | | | | | (14,207,571) | | | | | | 3,766,357 | | | | | | (4,519,653) | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 1,483 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (14,646) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (13,163) | | | | | | 19,986 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (199,685) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (179,699) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 8,817 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 724 | | | | | | (275,162) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (265,621) | | | | | | 122,930 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,788 | | | | | | (4,029,709) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,895,991) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 7,620 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (93,121) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (85,501) | | | | | | 111,499 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,326,260) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,214,761) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 377,537 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,839 | | | | | | (458,755) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (76,380) | | | | | | 6,160,299 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,814 | | | | | | (7,465,784) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,224,672) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 425 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,558) | | | | | | (234,810) | | | | | | (238,943) | | | | | | 6,711 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (69,069) | | | | | | (3,766,357) | | | | | | (3,828,715) | | |
Class P3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17 | | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 9,632 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (62,363) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (52,731) | | | | | | 135,324 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (904,866) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (769,542) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 46,224 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,204 | | | | | | (154,879) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (100,452) | | | | | | 615,557 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 129,864 | | | | | | (2,241,369) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,495,948) | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 2,149 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,149 | | | | | | 31,692 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 31,692 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,251) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,251) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (17,075) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (17,075) | | |
(1)
Class O converted to Class A on November 22, 2019.
NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING
Under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNY, the Fund can lend its securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the Market Close of the Fund at its last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which it is traded and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund
on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Agreement with BNY. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Fund indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral to the extent the cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in cash equivalents, money market funds, repurchase agreements with maturities of not more than 99 days that are collateralized with U.S. Government
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)
securities, or certain short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 190 days or less (“Permitted Investments”). Short-term investments include: securities, units, shares or other participations in short-term investment funds, pools or trusts; commercial paper, notes, bonds or other debt obligations, certificates of deposit, time deposits and other bank obligations and asset-backed commercial paper backed by diversified receivables and repurchase-backed programs. Permitted Investments are subject to certain guidelines established by the Adviser regarding liquidity, diversification, credit quality and average credit life/duration requirements. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Short-Term Investments.
Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in the fund.
The following table represents a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under the Agreement as of November 30, 2020:
Counterparty | | | Securities Loaned at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received(1) | | | Net Amount | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | | $ | 38,320 | | | | | $ | (38,320) | | | | | $ | — | | |
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Intl Ltd | | | | | 4,210 | | | | | | (4,210) | | | | | | — | | |
BofA Securities Inc. | | | | | 27,485 | | | | | | (27,485) | | | | | | — | | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | | | 68,928 | | | | | | (68,928) | | | | | | — | | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | | | 54,143 | | | | | | (54,143) | | | | | | — | | |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC | | | | | 380,957 | | | | | | (380,957) | | | | | | — | | |
Jefferies LLC | | | | | 110,012 | | | | | | (110,012) | | | | | | — | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | 1,586 | | | | | | (1,586) | | | | | | — | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | | | 126,991 | | | | | | (126,991) | | | | | | — | | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | | | 558 | | | | | | (558) | | | | | | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 813,190 | | | | | $ | (813,190) | | | | | $ | — | | |
(1)
Cash Collateral with a fair value of $831,626 has been received in connection with the above securities lending transactions. Excess cash collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in
accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of capital loss carryforwards and wash sale deferrals.
Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:
| Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Year Ended May 31, 2019 | |
| Ordinary Income | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | |
| $1,086,777 | | | | $ | 4,867,977 | | | | | $ | 9,404,920 | | |
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2020 were:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | | |
| Amount | | | Character | | | Expiration | |
$310,041 | | | | $ | 2,428,661 | | | | | $ | (3,903,647) | | | | | | Short-term | | | | | | None | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | (2,412,505) | | | | | | Long-term | | | | | | None | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | (6,316,152) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.
As of November 30, 2020, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.
NOTE 13 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021, and it remains unclear whether LIBOR will continue to exist after that date and, if so, in what form. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in many major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board,
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 13 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”) (continued)
based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) that is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Proposals for alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication.
Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including among others whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments (including, for example, fixed-income investments; senior loans; CLOs and CDOs; and derivatives transactions), including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the period of the conversion. It is difficult to predict at this time the likely impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2021.
NOTE 14 — MARKET DISRUPTION
The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. War, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher
default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the portfolio and of the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’s service providers.
NOTE 15 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Fund has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The impact of the Fund’s adoption was limited to changes in the Fund’s financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and disclosure of the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, when applicable. Upon evaluation, the Fund has concluded that the adoption of the new accounting standard does not materially impact the financial statement amounts.
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Fund declared and paid dividends from net investment income of:
| | | Per Share Amount | | | Payable Date | | | Record Date | |
Class A | | | | $ | 0.1064 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class C | | | | $ | 0.0090 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.1424 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class P3 | | | | $ | 0.1603 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class R | | | | $ | 0.0698 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
Class W | | | | $ | 0.1464 | | | | December 17, 2020 | | | December 15, 2020 | |
The Fund has evaluated events occurring after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”), to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced | SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Index Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.1% | |
| | | Communication Services: 1.9% | |
60,282 (1)(2) | | | Other Securities | | | | $ | 2,305,790 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Consumer Discretionary: 14.8% | |
3,623 (3) | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | | | 922,379 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
26,993 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | | | 879,972 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
9,092 (3) | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | | | 636,440 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
2,154 | | | Pool Corp. | | | | | 745,521 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
22,784 | | | Service Corp. International | | | | | 1,108,214 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
12,230 | | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | | | 514,394 | | | | | | 0.4 | | |
3,612 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | | | 207,690 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
290,591 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 12,607,707 | | | | | | 10.6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 17,622,317 | | | | | | 14.8 | | |
| | | Consumer Staples: 3.3% | |
14,822 (3) | | | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 607,554 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
80,967 (1)(2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,307,172 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 3,914,726 | | | | | | 3.3 | | |
| | | Energy: 1.5% | |
122,596 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 1,765,762 | | | | | | 1.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financials: 14.4% | |
17,120 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | | | 731,366 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
6,325 | | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | | | 710,614 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
41,501 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | | | 743,698 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
4,904 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | | | 638,844 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
6,046 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | | | 696,983 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
12,981 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | | | 684,748 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
5,732 | | | Signature Bank | | | | | 643,073 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
9,333 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | | | 646,777 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
360,668 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 11,654,177 | | | | | | 9.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 17,150,280 | | | | | | 14.4 | | |
| | | Health Care: 10.2% | |
2,504 (3) | | | Amedisys, Inc. | | | | | 612,954 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
5,050 (3) | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | | | | | 1,184,326 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
1,782 | | | Chemed Corp. | | | | | 852,241 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
4,222 (3) | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | | | 594,078 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
4,245 (3) | | | Masimo Corp. | | | | | 1,080,310 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Health Care (continued) | |
4,885 (3) | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | | | | $ | 997,175 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
98,306 (1)(2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 6,776,479 | | | | | | 5.7 | | |
| | | | | | | | 12,097,563 | | | | | | 10.2 | | |
| | | Industrials: 18.1% | |
4,908 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | | | 710,826 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
9,368 | | | Crane Co. | | | | | 651,357 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
5,728 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | | | 660,209 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
9,138 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | | | 787,513 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
3,225 (3) | | | Generac Holdings, Inc. | | | | | 695,310 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
4,787 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | | | 773,531 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
11,356 (3) | | | IAA, Inc. | | | | | 680,451 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
11,828 | | | ITT, Inc. | | | | | 859,068 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
7,236 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co. | | | | | 602,904 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
7,272 | | | Regal Beloit Corp. | | | | | 865,659 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
12,304 | | | Timken Co. | | | | | 903,606 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
220,374 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 13,308,275 | | | | | | 11.2 | | |
| | | | | | | | 21,498,709 | | | | | | 18.1 | | |
| | | Information Technology: 15.9% | |
9,141 (3) | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | | | | | 837,773 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
2,630 (3) | | | CACI International, Inc. | | | | | 624,073 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
14,374 (3) | | | Ciena Corp. | | | | | 643,955 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
5,904 (3) | | | Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | | | 806,309 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
1,415 (3) | | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | | | 668,984 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
2,980 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | | | 953,481 | | | | | | 0.8 | | |
5,106 (3) | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | | | 598,474 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
2,714 (3) | | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | | | | | 754,438 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
5,788 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | | | 638,648 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
10,057 (3) | | | Trimble, Inc. | | | | | 602,112 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
213,586 (1)(2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 11,768,579 | | | | | | 9.9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 18,896,826 | | | | | | 15.9 | | |
| | | Materials: 5.8% | |
17,709 | | | Avient Corp. | | | | | 647,264 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
6,132 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | | | 722,350 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
8,412 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | | | 740,340 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
16,700 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | | | 604,707 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
85,468 (2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 4,189,933 | | | | | | 3.5 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6,904,594 | | | | | | 5.8 | | |
| | | Real Estate: 8.9% | |
19,816 | | | Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | | | 662,053 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced | SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Index Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | |
| | | Real Estate (continued) | |
4,998 | | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | | $ | 681,377 | | | | | | 0.6 | | |
16,731 | | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | | | 640,797 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
5,534 | | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | | | 607,191 | | | | | | 0.5 | | |
284,640 (1)(2) | | | Other Securities | | | | | 8,041,323 | | | | | | 6.8 | | |
| | | | | | | | 10,632,741 | | | | | | 8.9 | | |
| | | Utilities: 3.3% | |
90,944 | | | Other Securities | | | | | 3,935,682 | | | | | | 3.3 | | |
| | | Total Common Stock (Cost $94,987,733) | | | | | 116,724,990 | | | | | | 98.1 | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.7% | |
9,197 | | | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | | | | | 1,991,334 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
| | | Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $1,649,284) | | | | | 1,991,334 | | | | | | 1.7 | | |
| | | Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $96,637,017) | | | | | 118,716,324 | | | | | | 99.8 | | |
|
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.9% | |
| | | Repurchase Agreements: 0.7% | |
831,626 (4) | | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $831,628, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $848,259, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) (Cost $831,626) | | | | | 831,626 | | | | | | 0.7 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 0.2% | |
250,000 (5) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $250,000) | | | | | 250,000 | | | | | | 0.2 | | |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Cost $1,081,626) | | | | $ | 1,081,626 | | | | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $97,718,643) | | | | $ | 119,797,950 | | | | | | 100.7 | | |
| | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | | | (881,530) | | | | | | (0.7) | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 118,916,420 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
|
“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of November 30, 2020.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
The grouping contains securities on loan.
(2)
The grouping contains non-income producing securities.
(3)
Non-income producing security.
(4)
All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(5)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
Sector Diversification as of November 30, 2020
(as a percentage of net assets)
| Industrials | | | | | 18.1% | | |
| Information Technology | | | | | 15.9% | | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | | | 14.8% | | |
| Financials | | | | | 14.4% | | |
| Health Care | | | | | 10.2% | | |
| Real Estate | | | | | 8.9% | | |
| Materials | | | | | 5.8% | | |
| Utilities | | | | | 3.3% | | |
| Consumer Staples | | | | | 3.3% | | |
| Communication Services | | | | | 1.9% | | |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | 1.7% | | |
| Energy | | | | | 1.5% | | |
| Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities* | | | | | 0.2% | | |
| Net Assets | | | | | 100.0% | | |
*
Includes short-term investments and exchange-traded funds.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced | SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
Index Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | $ | 116,724,990 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 116,724,990 | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | 1,991,334 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,991,334 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 250,000 | | | | | | 831,626 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,081,626 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 118,966,324 | | | | | $ | 831,626 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 119,797,950 | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
*
For further breakdown of Common Stock by sector, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
Cost for federal income tax purposes was $98,467,915.
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 26,385,991 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (5,055,956) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 21,330,035 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)
BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT
At a meeting held on November 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Fund”), as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contract (the “Management Contract”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the sub-advisory contract (the “Sub-Advisory Contract,” and together with the Management Contract, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, the sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser”) for an additional one year period ending November 30, 2021.
In addition to the Board meeting on November 19, 2020, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of personnel representing the Manager or Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 8, 2020, and November 17, 2020. At those meetings the Board reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.
The Board has established a Contracts Committee and Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process for each Voya fund, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund that is assigned to that IRC to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers.
The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for the Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on the Fund’s particular attributes, such as fund type and size, fund category (as determined by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data (“Morningstar”)), sales channels and structure and the Fund share class being compared to the Selected Peer Group; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process, including, but not limited to, investment performance, fee structure, and expense information. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.
The Manager or the Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of significant market volatility that occurred during and after the period for which information was requested in conducting its evaluation of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser.
Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration, and each Board member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Fund’s investment management and sub-advisory arrangements.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition,
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund as set forth in the Management Contract, including oversight of the Fund’s operations and risk management and the oversight of its various other service providers.
The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” platform of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing oversight and due diligence with respect to the sub-advisers and to advocate or recommend, when it believes appropriate, changes in investment strategies or investment sub-advisers designed to assist in improving a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group which reviews, among other matters, performance data, the Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to the Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.
Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for the Fund are consistently complied with, and other periodic reports covering related matters.
The Board considered the portfolio management team assigned by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund and the level of resources committed to the Fund (and other relevant funds in the Voya funds) by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser, and whether those resources are sufficient to provide high-quality services to the Fund.
Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Contracts were appropriate.
Fund Performance
In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of the Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index that appears in the Fund’s prospectus. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of the Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.
Economies of Scale
When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedule, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser as the Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted the breakpoints in management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Fund achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, in addition to the management fee breakpoints, the Fund has fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser could be shared with the Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. In evaluating these matters, the Independent Trustees also considered periodic management reports, Selected Peer Group comparisons, and industry information regarding economies of scale. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.
Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients
The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules offered by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed materially from the Fund, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, for these differences.
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate payable by the Fund to the Manager compared to the Fund’s Selected Peer Group. The Board also considered the compensation payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for the Fund, including the portion of the contractual and net management fee rates that are paid to the Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation paid to the Manager. In addition, the Board considered the fee waivers, expense limitations, and recoupment arrangements that apply to the fees payable by the Fund, including whether the Manager intends to propose any changes thereto. The Board also considered the extent to which the Manager currently waives management fees and/or reimburses the Fund for other Fund-level expenses at different rates for different share classes (“Differential Fee Waiver”), including the basis for the Manager’s determination that any Differential Fee Waiver does not and will not result in any cross-subsidization by one share class of another share class. The Board separately determined that the fees payable to the Manager and the fee schedule payable to the Sub-Adviser are reasonable for the services that each performs, which were considered in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that each has performed and is expected to perform.
The Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser related to their services to the Fund. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated service providers in connection with services they render to a Fund, the Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser attributable to servicing the Fund both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Fund and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager.
Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser, as well as other industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Fund’s operations may not
be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to the Fund in determining profitability, and that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all risks, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks, associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment.
The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser is entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that it provides to the Fund. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Fund, including their ability to engage in soft-dollar transactions on behalf of the Fund. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Fund and the Manager and Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.
Fund Analysis
Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and/or November 19, 2020 meetings in relation to approving the Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. The Fund’s performance was compared to its Morningstar category, as well as its primary benchmark. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2020. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and November 19, 2020 meetings certain additional data regarding the Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. The Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for the Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of its Morningstar category for the five-year period, and the fifth quintile for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and ten-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
performance data, the Board took into account Management’s representations regarding: (1) the impact of security weightings on the Fund’s performance; (2) the fact that longer-term performance data represents a different investment strategy and portfolio management team as changes were implemented to both in May 2016; and (3) its confidence in the Fund’s current investment strategy.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a breakpoint fee schedule where the asset level necessary to achieve a breakpoint discount had not been reached by the Fund; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the first quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the second
quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
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RETIREMENT | INVESTMENTS | INSURANCE
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Semi-Annual Report
November 30, 2020
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund
Classes A, C, I, R6 and W
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the Fund’s website at www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at: www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
A Tough Year Ends On An Upbeat Note
Dear Shareholder,
A build-up of nerve-wracking economic, pandemic and political events during September and October culminated in the apparent avoidance of worst-case scenarios. Volatile market performance in October was followed by a relatively strong rally in November, with most major equity indexes delivering double-digit monthly returns and single-digit returns for the fiscal quarterly reporting period ended November 30, 2020. Fixed income assets also delivered positive returns for November and the three-month reporting period.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unusual type of recession, which has compelled policymakers and the healthcare community to implement extraordinary measures in record-breaking time. This has led to a quick turnaround of economic growth, which has been outdone only by the quick snap-back of the financial markets. We believe that the market’s ability to look forward has been on full display during this crisis. Throughout untold amounts of uncertainty, investors have focused on anticipating what the world will look like after the pandemic is behind us. Early optimism that we would find effective vaccines has proven realistic, and in our opinion enhances forecasters’ credibility about predicting a return to normalcy.
This doesn’t mean that we’re out of the woods; we believe many coronavirus challenges still confront us, and sustaining financial market performance will require Washington policymakers to cooperate at levels we haven’t seen for some time. Despite the recent coronavirus surge and the socially isolating, winter hunkering it will entail, we think markets can continue to hold their own. In our view, we are hopeful that with wider distribution of the recently approved coronavirus vaccines, at some point infection rates will begin to subside; also, we continue to hope that fiscal policymakers will align more with central banks in countering the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
As a tough year winds down it is our opinion that the economic outlook is brightening, reinforcing our oft-stated belief that investors are best served by staying in the markets. We remain firmly convinced that time in the markets, not timing the markets, leads to better long-term investment outcomes. Also, we continue to emphasize our belief that diversifying portfolios as broadly as possible offers the most likely path to realizing investors’ goals. Should your goals change, discuss them thoroughly with your financial advisor before making any shifts in your portfolio strategy.
We remain humble and realistic in the face of the challenges ahead, but well prepared for and fully committed to serving our clients without disruption. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
December 4, 2020
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.
For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this information and other information about a fund. Check with your financial advisor to determine which Voya mutual funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020. The Fund’s expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.
Actual Expenses
The left section of the table shown below, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The right section of the table shown below, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual Fund Return | | | Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | |
| | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020** | | | Beginning Account Value June 1, 2020 | | | Ending Account Value November 30, 2020 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio* | | | Expenses Paid During the Period Ended November 30, 2020** | |
Class A | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,188.10 | | | | | | 0.64% | | | | | $ | 3.51 | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,021.86 | | | | | | 0.64% | | | | | $ | 3.24 | | |
Class C | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,184.10 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 7.61 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,018.10 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 7.03 | | |
Class I | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,189.40 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023.11 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.98 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,189.60 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023.11 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.98 | | |
Class W | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,189.80 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 2.14 | | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,023.11 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.98 | | |
*
The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.
**
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| ASSETS: | | | | | | | |
| Investments in securities at fair value* | | | | $ | 19,247 | | |
| Investments in affiliated underlying funds at fair value** | | | | | 80,566,870 | | |
| Investments in unaffiliated underlying funds at fair value*** | | | | | 57,180,828 | | |
| Short-term investments at fair value† | | | | | 1,419,243 | | |
| Cash collateral for futures contracts | | | | | 822,730 | | |
| Receivables: | | | | | | | |
| Fund shares sold | | | | | 36,603 | | |
| Dividends | | | | | 1,007 | | |
| Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 741,259 | | |
| Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | | 543,808 | | |
| Prepaid expenses | | | | | 53,101 | | |
| Reimbursement due from Investment Adviser | | | | | 34,665 | | |
| Other assets | | | | | 24,323 | | |
| Total assets | | | | | 141,443,684 | | |
| LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | |
| Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | | | 55,838 | | |
| Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 394,497 | | |
| Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | | 451,536 | | |
| Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2) | | | | | 740,000 | | |
| Payable for investment management fees | | | | | 36,594 | | |
| Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees | | | | | 26,800 | | |
| Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) | | | | | 24,323 | | |
| Payable for trustee fees | | | | | 658 | | |
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | | | 102,760 | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | 1,833,006 | | |
| NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 139,610,678 | | |
| NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | |
| Paid-in capital | | | | $ | 118,248,919 | | |
| Total distributable earnings | | | | | 21,361,759 | | |
| NET ASSETS | | | | $ | 139,610,678 | | |
| *
Cost of investments in securities | | | | $ | 18,917 | | |
| **
Cost of investments in affiliated underlying funds | | | | $ | 67,800,755 | | |
| ***
Cost of investments in unaffiliated underlying funds | | | | $ | 47,305,896 | | |
| †
Cost of short-term investments | | | | $ | 1,419,243 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
| Class A | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 124,277,904 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 9,888,804 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 12.57 | | |
| Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1) | | | | $ | 13.34 | | |
| Class C | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 2,485,688 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 196,213 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share† | | | | $ | 12.67 | | |
| Class I | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 12,607,972 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 984,023 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 12.81 | | |
| Class R6 | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 119,180 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 9,265 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 12.86 | | |
| Class W | | | | | | | |
| Net assets | | | | $ | 119,934 | | |
| Shares authorized | | | | | Unlimited | | |
| Par value | | | | $ | 0.01 | | |
| Shares outstanding | | | | | 9,375 | | |
| Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | | $ | 12.79 | | |
(1)
Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $100,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
†
Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | |
| Dividends from affiliated funds | | | | $ | 851,020 | | |
| Dividends from unaffiliated underlying funds | | | | | 139,386 | | |
| Total investment income | | | | | 990,406 | | |
| EXPENSES: | | | | | | | |
| Investment management fees | | | | | 186,254 | | |
| Distribution and shareholder service fees: | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | | | 146,485 | | |
| Class C | | | | | 12,939 | | |
| Transfer agent fees: | | | | | | | |
| Class A | | | | | 103,117 | | |
| Class C | | | | | 2,277 | | |
| Class I | | | | | 7,440 | | |
| Class R6 | | | | | 262 | | |
| Class W | | | | | 109 | | |
| Shareholder reporting expense | | | | | 17,385 | | |
| Registration fees | | | | | 61,923 | | |
| Professional fees | | | | | 19,581 | | |
| Custody and accounting expense | | | | | 28,731 | | |
| Trustee fees | | | | | 2,629 | | |
| Miscellaneous expense | | | | | 9,783 | | |
| Total expenses | | | | | 598,915 | | |
| Waived and reimbursed fees | | | | | (181,135) | | |
| Net expenses | | | | | 417,780 | | |
| Net investment income | | | | | 572,626 | | |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | |
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | |
| Investments | | | | | 1,822 | | |
| Sale of affiliated underlying funds | | | | | 317,521 | | |
| Sale of unaffiliated underlying funds | | | | | 51,972 | | |
| Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 1,154,975 | | |
| Foreign currency related transactions | | | | | (467,972) | | |
| Futures | | | | | 1,378,279 | | |
| Swaps | | | | | 367,497 | | |
| Net realized gain | | | | | 2,804,094 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | |
| Investments | | | | | 279 | | |
| Affiliated underlying funds | | | | | 11,375,574 | | |
| Unaffiliated underlying funds | | | | | 8,279,179 | | |
| Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | (23,909) | | |
| Foreign currency related transactions | | | | | 5,648 | | |
| Futures | | | | | (509,220) | | |
| Swaps | | | | | 92,272 | | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 19,219,823 | | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | 22,023,917 | | |
| Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | $ | 22,596,543 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | Six Months Ended November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31, 2020 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | $ | 572,626 | | | | | $ | 3,232,661 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | | 2,804,094 | | | | | | (3,420,823) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | 19,219,823 | | | | | | 1,960,291 | | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 22,596,543 | | | | | | 1,772,129 | | |
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions (excluding return of capital): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,984,729) | | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | | | (482,064) | | |
Class I | | | | | — | | | | | | (755,195) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,136) | | |
Class W | | | | | — | | | | | | (10,355) | | |
Total distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,234,479) | | |
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 1,367,943 | | | | | | 11,397,486 | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,686,918 | | |
| | | | | 1,367,943 | | | | | | 19,084,404 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (8,104,212) | | | | | | (24,736,809) | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | (6,736,269) | | | | | | (5,652,405) | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | 15,860,274 | | | | | | (12,114,755) | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year or period | | | | | 123,750,404 | | | | | | 135,865,159 | | |
End of year or period | | | | $ | 139,610,678 | | | | | $ | 123,750,404 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
| | | | | | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | Less Distributions | | | | | | Ratios to average net assets | | | Supplemental Data | |
| | | Net asset value, beginning of year or period | | | Net investment income (loss) | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | Total from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | From return of capital | | | Total distributions | | | Payment by affiliate | | | Net asset value, end of year or period | | | Total Return(1) | | | Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3)(4) | | | Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments if any(2)(3)(4) | | | Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3)(4) | | | Net investment income (loss)(2)(3)(4) | | | Net assets, end of year or period | | | Portfolio turnover rate | |
Year or period ended | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | (%) | | | (% | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | (%) | | | ($000’s) | | | (%) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.58 | | | | | | 0.05• | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.57 | | | | | | 18.81 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | | 124,278 | | | | | | 8 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.12 | | | | | | 0.27• | | | | | | (0.09) | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | 0.22 | | ��� | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.58 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 2.41 | | | | | | 109,357 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 11.93 | | | | | | 0.19• | | | | | | (0.49) | | | | | | (0.30) | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.12 | | | | | | (2.24) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | 1.69 | | | | | | 111,044 | | | | | | 118 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 11.24 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.93 | | | | | | 8.99 | | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 1.76 | | | | | | 69,448 | | | | | | 78 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 10.33 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.24 | | | | | | 10.83 | | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | | 69,235 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 10.83 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | (0.47) | | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.33 | | | | | | (3.10) | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 67,601 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.70 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 1.94 | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.67 | | | | | | 18.41 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 2,486 | | | | | | 8 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.22 | | | | | | 0.24• | | | | | | (0.15) | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.70 | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | | 3,058 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.00 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | | (0.49) | | | | | | (0.39) | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.22 | | | | | | (2.99) | | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 11,076 | | | | | | 118 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 11.29 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.00 | | | | | | 8.18 | | | | | | 1.62 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | | 15,241 | | | | | | 78 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 10.37 | | | | | | 0.14• | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.29 | | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | | 15,758 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 10.87 | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | (0.47) | | | | | | (0.42) | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.37 | | | | | | (3.86) | | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | | 21,959 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.81 | | | | | | 18.94 | | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | | 12,608 | | | | | | 8 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.31 | | | | | | 0.31• | | | | | | (0.10) | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 2.68 | | | | | | 11,115 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.11 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | (0.50) | | | | | | (0.28) | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.31 | | | | | | (2.01) | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 1.82 | | | | | | 11,885 | | | | | | 118 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 11.40 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.11 | | | | | | 9.31 | | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | | 13,541 | | | | | | 78 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 10.48 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.40 | | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 2.26 | | | | | | 13,077 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 10.99 | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | (0.48) | | | | | | (0.32) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.48 | | | | | | (2.88) | | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | | 12,623 | | | | | | 65 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.81 | | | | | | 0.06• | | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.86 | | | | | | 18.96 | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | 119 | | | | | | 8 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.35 | | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | (0.07) | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.81 | | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | | 50 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.04 | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | (0.52) | | | | | | (0.31) | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.35 | | | | | | (2.36) | | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 118 | | |
09-29-17(5) - 05-31-18 | | | | | 11.90 | | | | | | 0.19• | | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.04 | | | | | | 4.16 | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 2.30 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 78 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11-30-20+ | | | | | 10.75 | | | | | | 0.07• | | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.79 | | | | | | 18.98 | | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | | 120 | | | | | | 8 | | |
05-31-20 | | | | | 11.30 | | | | | | 0.32• | | | | | | (0.12) | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.75 | | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | | 171 | | | | | | 47 | | |
05-31-19 | | | | | 12.10 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | (0.50) | | | | | | (0.28) | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.30 | | | | | | (2.00) | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | 118 | | | | | | 118 | | |
05-31-18 | | | | | 11.39 | | | | | | 0.23• | | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12.10 | | | | | | 9.29 | | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | | 78 | | | | | | 78 | | |
05-31-17 | | | | | 10.48 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11.39 | | | | | | 11.05 | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 104 | | | | | | 102 | | |
05-31-16 | | | | | 10.98 | | | | | | 0.16• | | | | | | (0.47) | | | | | | (0.31) | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10.48 | | | | | | (2.76) | | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | 48 | | | | | | 65 | | |
(1)
Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights (continued)
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
Ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(5)
Commencement of operations.
+
Unaudited.
•
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. The Trust was organized on June 12, 1998 and consists of ten separate active investment series. This report is for Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund (“Global Multi-Asset” or the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust. Prior to the close of business on November 8, 2019, the Fund was a separate active series under Voya Series Fund, Inc.
The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R6, and Class W. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a fund pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a fund or a class are charged directly to that fund or class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are generally allocated among those funds based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. 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 servicing fees, if applicable, as well as differences in the amount of waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses between the separate classes, if any.
Class C shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after purchase.
Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Fund.
The investment companies in which the Fund invests are collectively referred to as the “Underlying Funds.”
NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
A. Security Valuation. The Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of the Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, the Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service; 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 the Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service
determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the 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 Fund’s 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 Fund. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund.
Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability, are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing
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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. A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund classifies each of its investments in the Underlying Funds as Level 1, without consideration as to the classification level of the specific investments held by the Underlying Funds.
GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments within the Portfolio of Investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Fund. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method. Capital gain dividends from affiliated Underlying Funds are recorded as distributions of realized gains from affiliated Underlying Funds.
C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1)
Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.
(2)
Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from the difference between the amounts of foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of foreign/withholding tax reclaim receivables, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
D. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund’s investment strategies permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, purchased options, written options, and swaps. In doing so, the Funds will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Funds to pursue their objectives more quickly and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund may seek to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:
Credit Risk. The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
being hedged by the Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Interest Rate Risk. With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this report, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. For a fund that invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required
to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated OTC with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause the Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains.
Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Fund generally enters into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations,
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.
The Fund may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate counterparty credit risk associated with OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to the Fund is held in a segregated account by a third-party agent and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies.
As of November 30, 2020, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $1,285,067 which represents the gross payments to be received by the Fund on open forward foreign currency contracts and OTC total return swaps were they to be unwound as of November 30, 2020. To reduce the amount of potential loss to the Fund, certain counterparties have pledged $740,000 in cash collateral for open OTC derivatives.
The Fund’s master agreements with derivative counterparties have credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s NAV, which could cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s Master Agreements.
As of November 30, 2020, the Fund had a liability position of $846,033 on open forward foreign currency contracts and OTC total return swaps. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of November 30, 2020, the Fund could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. As of November 30, 2020, the Fund had not pledged any cash collateral for its open OTC derivatives transactions.
E. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Futures Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign
currency contracts primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the statement of assets and liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts are included on the Statement of Operations. These instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statement of assets and liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates.
During the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund had an average contract amount on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $13,938,339 and $13,848,221, respectively. Please refer to the tables within the Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at November 30, 2020.
The Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses and included within Cash collateral for futures on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Open futures contracts, if any, are reported on a table within the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements, if any, on open futures contracts are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.
Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund had purchased and sold futures contracts on various equity indices and U.S. Treasuries as part of its tactical asset allocation strategies. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
During the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund had average notional amounts on futures contracts purchased and sold of $16,768,994 and $16,583,078, respectively. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts at November 30, 2020.
F. Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”).
The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in market value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. The Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported within the Portfolio of Investments.
Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on
the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, are recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. Upfront payments paid or received by a Fund when entering into the agreements are reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the changes in unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. These upfront payments represent the amounts paid or received when initially entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and the prevailing market conditions. The upfront payments are included as a component in the realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A Fund also records net periodic payments paid or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations.
In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and a Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. A Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are footnoted as pledged on the Portfolio of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.
Total Return Swap Agreements. Total return swaps are entered into to gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference asset. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset and on a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. One counterparty
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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
pays out the total return of a specific underlying reference asset, which may include a single security, a basket of securities, or an index, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference asset less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, a Fund would receive payments based on any net positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a net negative total return. As the payer, a Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payments in the event of a net negative total return. A Fund’s use of a total return swap exposes the Fund to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.
For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund entered into total return swaps on equity indices with an average notional amount of $5,298,721 and $5,299,705 on receiver and payer total return swaps, respectively. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open total return swaps at November 30, 2020.
G. Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund records distributions to its shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The Fund declares and pays dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at least annually to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.
H. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until the capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized.
The Fund may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain.
I. 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.
J. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers risk of loss from such claims remote.
NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the period ended November 30, 2020, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
| Purchases | | | Sales | |
| $10,572,226 | | | | $ | 13,215,877 | | |
NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee equal to (1) 0.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets invested in affiliated Underlying Funds; (2) 0.900% on the first $500 million; 0.875% on the next $500 million; 0.850% on the next $500 million; 0.825% on the next $500 million; and 0.800% thereafter of the Fund’s average daily net assets invested in direct investments; and (3) 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets invested in other investments.
The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM. Voya IM provides investment advice for the Fund and is paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Each share class of the Fund (except as noted below) has a plan (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Fund for expenses incurred in the distribution of the Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of the Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the Plans, each class of shares of the Fund, except Class I, Class R6 and Class W, pays the Distributor Distribution Fees and/or Service Fees based on average daily net assets at the following rates:
| Class A | | | Class C | |
| 0.25% | | | | | 1.00% | | |
The Distributor may also retain the proceeds of the initial sales charge paid by the shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions for Class C shares. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:
| | | | Class A | | | Class C | |
| Initial Sales Charges: | | | | $ | 941 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Contingent Deferred Sales Charges: | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 24 | | |
NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES
At November 30, 2020, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc.owned more than 5% of the Fund:
Subsidiary | | | Percentage | |
Voya Institutional Trust Company | | | 5.06% | |
Under the 1940 Act, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company (including a fund) is presumed to control such company. Companies under common control (e.g., companies with a common owner of greater than 25% of their respective voting securities) are affiliates under the 1940 Act.
The Fund has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled to receive
from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). When the Fund purchases shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, this results in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.
The Fund may pay per account fees to affiliates of Voya Investments for recordkeeping services provided on certain assets. For the period ended November 30, 2020, the per account fees for affiliated recordkeeping services paid by the Fund were $4,119.
NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Voya Investments has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund 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:
| Class A(1) | | | Class C(1) | | | Class I(1) | | | Class R6(1) | | | Class W(1) | |
| 1.15% | | | | | 1.90% | | | | | | 0.90% | | | | | | 0.90% | | | | | | 0.90% | | |
(1)
These operating expense limits take into account operating expenses incurred at the Underlying Fund level. The amount of fees and expenses of an Underlying Fund borne by the Fund will vary based on the Fund’s allocation of assets to, and the net expenses of, a particular Underlying Fund.
The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund for class specific fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (continued)
| November 30, | | | Total | | |
| 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | |
| $377,106 | | | | $ | 240,178 | | | | | $ | 335,152 | | | | | $ | 952,436 | | | | | |
In addition to the above waived and/or reimbursed fees, the amount of class specific fees waived or reimbursed that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates, as of November 30, 2020, are as follows:
| | | November 30, | | |
| | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | Total | |
Class A | | | | $ | 53,611 | | | | | $ | 45,262 | | | | | $ | 58,700 | | | | | $ | 157,573 | | |
Class C | | | | | 7,764 | | | | | | 3,397 | | | | | | 1,111 | | | | | | 12,272 | | |
Class R6 | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 107 | | | | | | 346 | | | | | | 472 | | |
Class W | | | | | 51 | | | | | | 41 | | | | | | 87 | | | | | | 179 | | |
The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through October 1, 2021 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.
NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT
Effective May 15, 2020, the Fund, 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 14, 2021. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 15, 2020, the predecessor line of credit was for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and the funds to which the line of credit was available paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through May 15, 2020.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.
The Fund did not utilize the line of credit during the period ended November 30, 2020.
NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES
Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:
| | | Shares sold | | | Shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | Shares sold | | | Proceeds from shares issued in merger | | | Reinvestment of distributions | | | Shares redeemed | | | Shares converted | | | Net increase (decrease) | |
Year or period ended | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | # | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | | | ($) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 99,650 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (547,788) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (448,138) | | | | | | 1,143,303 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,289,100) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,145,797) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 867,181 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 560,793 | | | | | | (1,231,392) | | | | | | 154,532 | | | | | | 351,114 | | | | | | 10,009,467 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,488,399 | | | | | | (13,779,886) | | | | | | 1,843,565 | | | | | | 4,561,544 | | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 4,273 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (93,767) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (89,494) | | | | | | 50,420 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,064,990) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,014,570) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 44,168 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 39,543 | | | | | | (785,194) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (701,483) | | | | | | 479,381 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 464,235 | | | | | | (9,227,844) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,284,228) | | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 9,383 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (57,179) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (47,796) | | | | | | 111,776 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (670,764) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (558,988) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 65,694 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 61,325 | | | | | | (146,093) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (19,074) | | | | | | 758,666 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 721,793 | | | | | | (1,656,887) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (176,427) | | |
Class O(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 102 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,967) | | | | | | (155,706) | | | | | | (157,571) | | | | | | 1,173 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (22,830) | | | | | | (1,843,565) | | | | | | (1,865,221) | | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 5,063 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (415) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,648 | | | | | | 60,678 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,929) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 55,749 | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 5,668 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 181 | | | | | | (1,501) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,348 | | | | | | 64,208 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,136 | | | | | | (17,369) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 48,975 | | |
Class W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/30/2020 | | | | | 141 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,653) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (6,512) | | | | | | 1,766 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (74,429) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (72,663) | | |
5/31/2020 | | | | | 7,370 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 881 | | | | | | (2,790) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,461 | | | | | | 84,591 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,355 | | | | | | (31,994) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 62,952 | | |
(1)
Class O converted to Class A on November 22, 2019.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 10 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, capital loss carryforwards and wash sale deferrals.
Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.
The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:
| Year Ended May 31, 2020 | | | Year Ended May 31, 2019 | |
| Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-term Capital Gains | |
| $2,452,004 | | | | $ | 5,782,475 | | | | | $ | 4,178,917 | | | | | $ | 1,947,839 | | |
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2020 were:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| Amount | | | Character | | | Expiration | |
$901,842 | | | | $ | 649,970 | | | | | $ | (2,767,924) | | | | | | Long-term | | | | | | None | | |
The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.
As of November 30, 2020, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.
NOTE 11 — LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”)
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021, and it remains unclear whether LIBOR will continue to exist after that date and, if so, in
what form. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in many major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) that is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Proposals for alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication.
Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including among others whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments (including, for example, fixed-income investments; senior loans; CLOs and CDOs; and derivatives transactions), including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the period of the conversion. It is difficult to predict at this time the likely impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2021.
NOTE 12 — MARKET DISRUPTION
The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the United States. War, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 12 — MARKET DISRUPTION (continued)
Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the portfolio and of the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’s service providers.
NOTE 13 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Fund has adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The impact of the Fund’s adoption was limited to changes in the Fund’s financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and disclosure of the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, when applicable. Upon evaluation, the Fund has concluded that the adoption of the new accounting standard does not materially impact the financial statement amounts.
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04
(“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.
NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2020, the Fund declared and paid dividends from net investment income of:
| | | Per Share Amount | | | Payable Date | | | Record Date | |
Class A | | | | $ | 0.3055 | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class C | | | | $ | 0.1855 | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class I | | | | $ | 0.3345 | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class R6 | | | | $ | 0.3423 | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
Class W | | | | $ | 0.3319 | | | | January 4, 2021 | | | December 30, 2020 | |
The Fund has evaluated events occurring after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 15.5% | |
16,286 | | | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | | | | $ | 2,606,086 | | | | | | 1.9 | | |
25,059 | | | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | | | | | 4,536,180 | | | | | | 3.2 | | |
55,062 | | | Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF | | | | | 2,913,330 | | | | | | 2.1 | | |
50,423 | | | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | | | | | 4,235,532 | | | | | | 3.0 | | |
63,214 | | | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value | | | | | 7,358,742 | | | | | | 5.3 | | |
| | | Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $19,315,531) | | | | | 21,649,870 | | | | | | 15.5 | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS: 83.2% | |
| | | Affiliated Investment Companies: 57.7% | |
445,760 | | | Voya Floating Rate Fund - Class I | | | | | 3,967,260 | | | | | | 2.8 | | |
1,069,153 | | | Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 10,659,454 | | | | | | 7.6 | | |
1,691,624 | | | Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 13,482,241 | | | | | | 9.7 | | |
610,203 | | | Voya Intermediate Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 6,596,295 | | | | | | 4.7 | | |
44,439 (1) | | | Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 1,422,951 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
883,803 | | | Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class I | | | | | 12,461,619 | | | | | | 8.9 | | |
1,578,866 | | | Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund - Class I | | | | | 20,493,680 | | | | | | 14.7 | | |
999,134 | | | Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund - Class I | | | | | 10,001,333 | | | | | | 7.2 | | |
155,187 | | | Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund - Class I | | | | | 1,482,037 | | | | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | | | | | | 80,566,870 | | | | | | 57.7 | | |
| | | | |
| | | Unaffiliated Investment Companies: 25.5% | |
881,006 | | | TIAA-CREF S&P 500 Index Fund - Class I | | | | | 35,530,958 | | | | | | 25.5 | | |
| | | Total Mutual Funds (Cost $95,791,120) | | | | | 116,097,828 | | | | | | 83.2 | | |
Principal Amount† | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 0.0% | |
| | | Other Asset-Backed Securities: 0.0% | |
2,517 | | | Chase Funding Trust Series 2003-5 2A2, 0.750%, (US0001M + 0.600)%, 07/25/2033 | | | | $ | 2,415 | | | | | | 0.0 | | |
16,401(2)(3) | | | Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC 2007-SP1 A4, 5.025%, 12/25/2037 | | | | | 16,832 | | | | | | 0.0 | | |
| | | Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $18,917) | | | | | 19,247 | | | | | | 0.0 | | |
| | | Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $115,125,568) | | | | | 137,766,945 | | | | | | 98.7 | | |
|
Shares | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.0% | |
| | | Mutual Funds: 1.0% | |
1,419,243 (4) | | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% (Cost $1,419,243) | | | | | 1,419,243 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,419,243) | | | | | 1,419,243 | | | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $116,544,811) | | | | $ | 139,186,188 | | | | | | 99.7 | | |
| | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | | | 424,490 | | | | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | $ | 139,610,678 | | | | | | 100.0 | | |
†
Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
Non-income producing security.
(2)
Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2020.
(3)
Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(4)
Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020.
Reference Rate Abbreviations:
US0001M 1-month LIBOR
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| Target Allocations as of November 30, 2020(1) (as a percentage of net assets) | |
| | | | | | | | |
| U.S. Mid-Cap Stocks | | | 2.00% | | | | |
| U.S. Small-Cap Stocks | | | 2.00% | | | | |
| International Large Cap Stocks | | | 21.00% | | | | |
| Emerging Markets | | | 9.00% | | | | |
| Real Estate | | | 5.00% | | | | |
| Core Fixed Income | | | 6.00% | | | | |
| Senior Debt | | | 3.00% | | | | |
| Global Bond | | | 8.00% | | | | |
| High Yield | | | 9.00% | | | | |
| TIPS | | | 2.00% | | | | |
| U.S Treasury Bill 3M | | | 2.00% | | | | |
| Total | | | 100% | | |
| (1)
Fund’s current approximate target investment allocations (expressed as a percentage of net assets). As these are target strategic allocations, the actual allocations of the Fund’s assets may deviate from the percentages shown. Although the Fund expects to be fully invested at all times, it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests. | |
| Portfolio Holdings are subject to change | |
Fair Value Measurements^
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2020 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 November 30, 2020 | |
Asset Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | $ | 21,649,870 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 21,649,870 | | |
Mutual Funds | | | | | 116,097,828 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 116,097,828 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | — | | | | | | 19,247 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 19,247 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 1,419,243 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,419,243 | | |
Total Investments, at fair value | | | | $ | 139,166,941 | | | | | $ | 19,247 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 139,186,188 | | |
Other Financial Instruments+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 741,259 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 741,259 | | |
Futures | | | | | 852,600 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 852,600 | | |
OTC Swaps | | | | | — | | | | | | 543,808 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 543,808 | | |
Total Assets | | | | $ | 140,019,541 | | | | | $ | 1,304,314 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 141,323,855 | | |
Liabilities Table | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (394,497) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (394,497) | | |
Futures | | | | | (503,891) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (503,891) | | |
OTC Swaps | | | | | — | | | | | | (451,536) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (451,536) | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | $ | (503,891) | | | | | $ | (846,033) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (1,349,924) | | |
^
See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
+
Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
At November 30, 2020, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund:
Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD 3,956,883 | | | EUR 3,400,000 | | | Bank of America N.A. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | $ | (98,955) | | |
USD 1,973,697 | | | JPY 206,800,000 | | | Bank of America N.A. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | (7,200) | | |
SEK 53,500,000 | | | USD 5,997,006 | | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | 240,865 | | |
CAD 1,800,000 | | | USD 1,356,869 | | | Citibank N.A. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | 29,145 | | |
USD 7,741,573 | | | GBP 6,000,000 | | | Citibank N.A. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | (257,523) | | |
USD 2,720,342 | | | CHF 2,500,000 | | | Citibank N.A. | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | (30,819) | | |
NOK 50,500,000 | | | USD 5,267,924 | | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | 408,893 | | |
SGD 4,500,000 | | | USD 3,292,974 | | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | | | | 12/03/20 | | | | | | 62,356 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 346,762 | | |
At November 30, 2020, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund:
Description | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E-mini Russell 2000® Index | | | | | 33 | | | | | | 12/18/20 | | | | | $ | 3,003,165 | | | | | $ | 475,304 | | |
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | | | 87 | | | | | | 12/18/20 | | | | | | 5,230,005 | | | | | | 377,296 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8,233,170 | | | | | $ | 852,600 | | |
Short Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® E-Mini | | | | | (44) | | | | | | 12/18/20 | | | | | | (7,971,040) | | | | | | (503,891) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (7,971,040) | | | | | $ | (503,891) | | |
At November 30, 2020, the following OTC total return swaps were outstanding for Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund:
Pay/Receive Total Return(1) | | | Reference Entity | | | Reference Entity Payment Frequency | | | (Pay)/ Receive Financing Rate | | | Floating Rate Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Pay | | | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | | | At Maturity | | | | | US0001M+0.23% | | | | At Maturity | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | | | 12/01/20 | | | | | | USD5,100,705 | | | | | $ | (451,536) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (451,536) | | |
Receive | | | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | | | At Maturity | | | | | US0001M+0.22% | | | | At Maturity | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | | | 12/01/20 | | | | | | USD5,097,357 | | | | | | 543,808 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 543,808 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 92,272 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 92,272 | | |
(1)
The Fund will pay or receive the total return of the reference entity depending on whether the return is positive or negative. Where the Fund has elected to receive the total return of the reference entity if positive, it will be responsible for paying the floating rate and the total return of the reference entity, if negative. If the Fund has elected to pay the total return of the reference entity if positive, it will receive the floating rate and the total return of the reference entity, if negative.
Currency Abbreviations
CAD – Canadian Dollar
CHF – Swiss Franc
EUR – EU Euro
GBP – British Pound
JPY – Japanese Yen
NOK – Norwegian Krone
SEK – Swedish Krona
SGD – Singapore Dollar
USD – United States Dollar
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2020 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* | | | | $ | 852,600 | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 741,259 | | |
Equity contracts | | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | | 543,808 | | |
Total Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | $ | 2,137,667 | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity contracts | | | Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation* | | | | $ | 503,891 | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 394,497 | | |
Equity contracts | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | | | 451,536 | | |
Total Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | $ | 1,349,924 | | |
*
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table within the Portfolio of Investments.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2020 was as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | | Forward foreign currency contracts | | | Futures | | | Swaps | | | Total | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | | $ | 1,154,975 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,154,975 | | |
Equity contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,336,268 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,336,268 | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 42,011 | | | | | | 367,497 | | | | | | 409,508 | | |
Total | | | | $ | 1,154,975 | | | | | $ | 1,378,279 | | | | | $ | 367,497 | | | | | $ | 2,900,751 | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | | Forward foreign currency contracts | | | Futures | | | Swaps | | | Total | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | | $ | (23,909) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (23,909) | | |
Equity contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | (536,071) | | | | | | 92,272 | | | | | | (443,799) | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 26,851 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 26,851 | | |
Total | | | | $ | (23,909) | | | | | $ | (509,220) | | | | | $ | 92,272 | | | | | $ | (440,857) | | |
The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at November 30, 2020:
| | | Bank of America N.A. | | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | Citibank N.A. | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | | Totals | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 240,865 | | | | | $ | 29,145 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 471,249 | | | | | $ | 741,259 | | |
OTC Total Return Swaps | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 543,808 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 543,808 | | |
Total Assets | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 240,865 | | | | | $ | 29,145 | | | | | $ | 543,808 | | | | | $ | 471,249 | | | | | $ | 1,285,067 | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | $ | 106,155 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 288,342 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 394,497 | | |
OTC Total Return Swaps | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 451,536 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 451,536 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | $ | 106,155 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 288,342 | | | | | $ | 451,536 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 846,033 | | |
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| | | Bank of America N.A. | | | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | | | Citibank N.A. | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | | Totals | |
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value | | | | $ | (106,155) | | | | | $ | 240,865 | | | | | $ | (259,197) | | | | | $ | 92,272 | | | | | $ | 471,249 | | | | | $ | 439,034 | | |
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty) | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (92,272) | | | | | $ | (471,249) | | | | | $ | (563,521) | | |
Net Exposure(1)(2) | | | | $ | (106,155) | | | | | $ | 240,865 | | | | | $ | (259,197) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (124,487) | | |
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(1)
Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Fund. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details regarding counterparty credit risk and credit related contingent features.
(2)
At November 30, 2020, the Fund had received $220,000 and $520,000 in cash collateral from Goldman Sachs International and The Bank of New York Mellon, respectively. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund | as of November 30, 2020 (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 with the issuer, results in that issuer becoming an affiliated person as defined by the 1940 Act.
The following table provides transactions during the year ended November 30, 2020, where the following issuers were considered an affiliate:
Issuer | | | Beginning Fair Value at 5/31/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Sales at Cost | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Ending Fair Value at 11/30/20 | | | Investment Income | | | Realized Gains/ (Losses) | | | Net Capital Gain Distributions | |
Voya Floating Rate Fund - Class I | | | | $ | 3,587,961 | | | | | $ | 347,284 | | | | | $ | (155,644) | | | | | $ | 187,659 | | | | | $ | 3,967,260 | | | | | $ | 65,273 | | | | | $ | (17,777) | | | | | $ | — | | |
Voya Global Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 9,630,551 | | | | | | 888,709 | | | ��� | | | (442,735) | | | | | | 582,929 | | | | | | 10,659,454 | | | | | $ | 239,603 | | | | | | (2,576) | | | | | | — | | |
Voya High Yield Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 12,022,552 | | | | | | 1,130,624 | | | | | | (467,837) | | | | | | 796,902 | | | | | | 13,482,241 | | | | | $ | 357,086 | | | | | | (11,371) | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 9,117,228 | | | | | | 836,001 | | | | | | (3,484,219) | | | | | | 127,285 | | | | | | 6,596,295 | | | | | $ | 155,360 | | | | | | 70,835 | | | | | | — | | |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 1,276,390 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (90,313) | | | | | | 236,874 | | | | | | 1,422,951 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | 108,161 | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class I | | | | | 10,943,695 | | | | | | 300,000 | | | | | | (1,801,470) | | | | | | 3,019,394 | | | | | | 12,461,619 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | 59,505 | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund - Class I | | | | | 17,613,476 | | | | | | 75,000 | | | | | | (1,623,775) | | | | | | 4,428,979 | | | | | | 20,493,680 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | 116,362 | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund - Class I | | | | | 8,729,876 | | | | | | 176,421 | | | | | | (557,707) | | | | | | 1,652,743 | | | | | | 10,001,333 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | 6,377 | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund - Class I | | | | | 1,288,897 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (91,779) | | | | | | 284,919 | | | | | | 1,482,037 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | (13,524) | | | | | | — | | |
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund - Class R6 | | | | | 1,781,877 | | | | | | 139,321 | | | | | | (1,979,088) | | | | | | 57,890 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 33,698 | | | | | | 1,529 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | $ | 75,992,503 | | | | | $ | 3,893,360 | | | | | $ | (10,694,567) | | | | | $ | 11,375,574 | | | | | $ | 80,566,870 | | | | | $ | 851,020 | | | | | $ | 317,521 | | | | | $ | — | | |
The financial statements for the above mutual fund[s] can be found at www.sec.gov.
At November 30, 2020, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:
Cost for federal income tax purposes was $120,104,138.
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
| Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 23,308,797 | | |
| Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | | (3,439,004) | | |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | | $ | 19,869,793 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited)
BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT
At a meeting held on November 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Equity Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board members who have no direct or indirect interest in the management and sub-advisory contracts, and who are not “interested persons” of Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Fund”), as such term is defined under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contract (the “Management Contract”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trust, and the sub-advisory contract (the “Sub-Advisory Contract,” and together with the Management Contract, the “Contracts”) with Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, the sub-adviser to the Fund (the “Sub-Adviser”) for an additional one year period ending November 30, 2021.
In addition to the Board meeting on November 19, 2020, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of personnel representing the Manager or Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 8, 2020, and November 17, 2020. At those meetings the Board reviewed and considered materials related to the proposed continuance of the Contracts that they had requested and believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Contracts in light of their own business judgment and the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel. The Board also considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other matters. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts and sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management and sub-advisory relationships separately.
The Board has established a Contracts Committee and Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee meets several times throughout the year to provide oversight with respect to the management and sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process for each Voya fund, among other functions, and each IRC meets several times throughout the year with respect to each Voya fund that is assigned to that IRC to provide oversight regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers.
The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”), which sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for the Fund (“Selected Peer Group”) based on the Fund’s particular attributes, such as fund type and size, fund category (as determined by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data (“Morningstar”)), sales channels and structure and the Fund share class being compared to the Selected Peer Group; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data prepared in connection with the renewal process, including, but not limited to, investment performance, fee structure, and expense information. In addition, the Independent Trustees periodically have retained an independent firm to test and verify the accuracy of certain information presented to the Board for a representative sample of the Voya funds.
The Manager or the Sub-Adviser may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. Additionally, the Board considered the impact of significant market volatility that occurred during and after the period for which information was requested in conducting its evaluation of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser.
Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Contracts and the compensation to be paid thereunder. The Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was most relevant to its consideration, and each Board member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Fund’s investment management and sub-advisory arrangements.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of, all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers. In addition,
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund as set forth in the Management Contract, including oversight of the Fund’s operations and risk management and the oversight of its various other service providers.
The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” platform of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and compliance with applicable regulations and investment policies and restrictions of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Fund under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing oversight and due diligence with respect to the sub-advisers and to advocate or recommend, when it believes appropriate, changes in investment strategies or investment sub-advisers designed to assist in improving a Voya fund’s performance. In connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Board considered that the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group which reviews, among other matters, performance data, the Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to the Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site or virtual visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Adviser.
Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer evaluating whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for the Fund are consistently complied with, and other periodic reports covering related matters.
The Board considered the portfolio management team assigned by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund and the level of resources committed to the Fund (and other relevant funds in the Voya funds) by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser, and whether those resources are sufficient to provide high-quality services to the Fund.
Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Contracts were appropriate.
Fund Performance
In assessing the investment management and sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of the Fund, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Fund’s Morningstar category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index that appears in the Fund’s prospectus. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of the Fund’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trust’s Chief Investment Risk Officer.
Economies of Scale
When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedule, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser as the Fund grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted the breakpoints in management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Fund achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, while the Fund does not have management fee breakpoints, it has fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser could be shared with the Fund through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. In evaluating these matters, the Independent Trustees also considered periodic management reports, Selected Peer Group comparisons, and industry information regarding economies of scale. In the case of sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager.
Information Regarding Services, Performance, and Fee Schedules Offered to Other Clients
The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules offered by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed materially from the Fund, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, for these differences.
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate payable by the Fund to the Manager compared to the Fund’s Selected Peer Group. The Board also considered the compensation payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for the Fund, including the portion of the contractual and net management fee rates that are paid to the Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation paid to the Manager. In addition, the Board considered the fee waivers, expense limitations, and/or recoupment arrangements that apply to the fees payable by the Fund, including whether the Manager intends to propose any changes thereto. The Board separately determined that the fees payable to the Manager and the fee schedule payable to the Sub-Adviser are reasonable for the services that each performs, which were considered in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that each has performed and is expected to perform.
The Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser related to their services to the Fund. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated service providers in connection with services they render to a Fund, the Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser attributable to servicing the Fund both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Fund and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager.
Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser, as well as other industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager and its affiliated Sub-Adviser could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Fund’s operations may not be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to the Fund in determining profitability, and that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all risks, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks, associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment.
The Board also considered that the Manager and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser are entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that they provide to the Fund. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Fund, including their ability to engage in soft-dollar transactions on behalf of the Fund. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s and the Voya-affiliated Sub-Adviser’s profitability with respect to their services to the Fund and the Manager and Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.
Fund Analysis
Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and/or November 19, 2020 meetings in relation to approving the Fund’s Contracts and the conclusions reached by the Board. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. The Fund’s performance was compared to its Morningstar category, as well as its primary benchmark. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2020. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 7, 2020, November 17, 2020, and November 19, 2020 meetings certain additional data regarding the Fund’s more recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. The Fund’s management fee rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. With respect to the quintile rankings noted below, the first quintile represents the range of funds with the highest performance or the lowest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents the range of funds with the lowest performance or the highest management fee rate or expense ratio, as applicable.
In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Contracts for Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2020: (1) the Fund is ranked in the second quintile of its Morningstar category for the ten-year period, the third quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, and the fourth quintile for the year-to-date and one-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s performance during certain periods.
In considering the fees payable under the Contracts for the Fund, the Board took into account the factors described
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (Unaudited) (continued)
above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a breakpoint fee schedule where the asset level necessary to achieve a breakpoint discount had not been reached by the Fund; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Fund, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the fourth quintile of net management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Fund is ranked in the third quintile of contractual management fee rates of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the all-in net expense ratio for the Fund, inclusive of the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”), is ranked in the fourth quintile of all-in net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and the net expense ratio for the Fund, not inclusive of AFFE, is above the median of net expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. In analyzing this fee data, the Board took into account: (1) that the Fund indirectly
bears the fees payable by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests; and (2) management’s representations regarding the competitiveness of the Fund’s management fee rate and all-in net expense ratio.
After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Fund’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Fund’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Fund’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Contracts for the Fund for the year ending November 30, 2021. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.
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Transfer Agent
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Wilmington, Delaware 19809
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
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New York, New York 10286
Legal Counsel
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Boston, Massachusetts 02199
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Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.9% |
| | Communication Services: 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
4,339 (1) | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class C | | $ | 7,639,851 | | | | 1.1 | |
225,293 | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 6,477,174 | | | | 0.9 | |
10,177 (1) | | Charter Communications, Inc. | | | 6,635,302 | | | | 0.9 | |
138,004 | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | | | 6,933,321 | | | | 1.0 | |
24,356 (1) | | Facebook, Inc.- Class A | | | 6,745,881 | | | | 0.9 | |
12,921 (1) | | NetFlix, Inc. | | | 6,340,335 | | | | 0.9 | |
107,628 | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 6,501,808 | | | | 0.9 | |
50,844 | | Walt Disney Co. | | | 7,525,420 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | 54,799,092 | | | | 7.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
2,028 (1) | | Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 6,424,785 | | | | 0.9 | |
3,811 (1) | | Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,730,423 | | | | 1.1 | |
966,006 | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 8,771,334 | | | | 1.2 | |
221,844 | | General Motors Co. | | | 9,725,641 | | | | 1.4 | |
23,432 | | Home Depot, Inc. | | | 6,500,271 | | | | 0.9 | |
39,293 | | Lowe's Cos, Inc. | | | 6,122,635 | | | | 0.9 | |
29,156 | | McDonald's Corp. | | | 6,339,681 | | | | 0.9 | |
50,461 | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 6,797,097 | | | | 0.9 | |
75,187 | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 7,369,830 | | | | 1.0 | |
40,626 | | Target Corp. | | | 7,293,586 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 73,075,283 | | | | 10.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 10.4% | | | | | | | | |
166,209 | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 6,620,104 | | | | 0.9 | |
130,331 | | Coca-Cola Co. | | | 6,725,080 | | | | 0.9 | |
83,650 | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 7,163,786 | | | | 1.0 | |
18,106 | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 7,093,388 | | | | 1.0 | |
215,470 | | Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 7,097,582 | | | | 1.0 | |
112,886 | | Mondelez International, Inc. | | | 6,485,301 | | | | 0.9 | |
46,484 | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 6,704,387 | | | | 0.9 | |
85,766 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 6,496,774 | | | | 0.9 | |
46,450 | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 6,450,511 | | | | 0.9 | |
180,210 | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 6,849,782 | | | | 1.0 | |
46,491 | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 7,103,360 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 74,790,055 | | | | 10.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Energy: 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
88,675 | | Chevron Corp. | | | 7,730,687 | | | | 1.1 | |
196,419 | | ConocoPhillips | | | 7,770,336 | | | | 1.1 | |
185,993 | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 7,091,913 | | | | 1.0 | |
512,096 | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 7,363,940 | | | | 1.0 | |
449,060 | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 7,077,186 | | | | 1.0 | |
408,689 | | Schlumberger NV | | | 8,496,644 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 45,530,706 | | | | 6.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 16.3% | | | | | | | | |
68,234 | | Allstate Corp. | | | 6,983,750 | | | | 1.0 | |
65,226 | | American Express Co. | | | 7,735,151 | | | | 1.1 | |
233,631 | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 8,980,776 | | | | 1.2 | |
268,224 | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 7,553,188 | | | | 1.1 | |
188,242 | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 7,364,027 | | | | 1.0 | |
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COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Financials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
30,297 (1) | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – Class B | | $ | 6,935,286 | | | | 1.0 | |
11,493 | | Blackrock, Inc. | | | 8,026,137 | | | | 1.1 | |
90,500 | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 7,750,420 | | | | 1.1 | |
150,302 | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 8,277,131 | | | | 1.2 | |
32,399 | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 7,470,561 | | | | 1.0 | |
66,868 | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,882,400 | | | | 1.1 | |
173,398 | | Metlife, Inc. | | | 8,005,786 | | | | 1.1 | |
134,966 | | Morgan Stanley | | | 8,344,948 | | | | 1.2 | |
180,618 | | US Bancorp | | | 7,804,504 | | | | 1.1 | |
274,104 | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 7,496,744 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 116,610,809 | | | | 16.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 13.8% | | | | | | | | |
60,611 | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 6,559,322 | | | | 0.9 | |
73,379 | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 7,673,976 | | | | 1.1 | |
25,679 | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 5,701,765 | | | | 0.8 | |
22,581 (1) | | Biogen, Inc. | | | 5,423,279 | | | | 0.8 | |
106,441 | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 6,641,918 | | | | 0.9 | |
110,807 | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 7,511,607 | | | | 1.0 | |
30,216 | | Danaher Corp. | | | 6,787,420 | | | | 0.9 | |
43,591 | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 6,349,029 | | | | 0.9 | |
102,671 | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 6,229,050 | | | | 0.9 | |
43,355 | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 6,272,601 | | | | 0.9 | |
62,088 | | Medtronic PLC | | | 7,059,406 | | | | 1.0 | |
77,849 | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 6,258,281 | | | | 0.9 | |
176,274 | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 6,753,057 | | | | 0.9 | |
14,680 | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 6,825,906 | | | | 0.9 | |
20,965 | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 7,051,368 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 99,097,985 | | | | 13.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
39,896 | | 3M Co. | | | 6,891,236 | | | | 1.0 | |
38,971 | | Boeing Co. | | | 8,211,579 | | | | 1.1 | |
43,252 | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 7,508,115 | | | | 1.1 | |
97,849 | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 7,516,760 | | | | 1.1 | |
25,152 | | FedEx Corp. | | | 7,208,060 | | | | 1.0 | |
46,018 | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 6,872,788 | | | | 1.0 | |
713,943 | | General Electric Co. | | | 7,267,940 | | | | 1.0 | |
38,756 | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 7,903,123 | | | | 1.1 | |
16,401 | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 5,986,365 | | | | 0.8 | |
110,691 | | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 7,938,759 | | | | 1.1 | |
32,325 | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 6,596,886 | | | | 0.9 | |
37,838 | | United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | | | 6,472,947 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 86,374,558 | | | | 12.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 14.0% | | | | | | | | |
28,453 | | Accenture PLC | | | 7,087,358 | | | | 1.0 | |
13,031 (1) | | Adobe, Inc. | | | 6,234,943 | | | | 0.9 | |
55,884 | | Apple, Inc. | | | 6,652,990 | | | | 0.9 | |
163,231 | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 7,022,198 | | | | 1.0 | |
124,552 | | Intel Corp. | | | 6,022,089 | | | | 0.8 | |
52,718 | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 6,511,727 | | | | 0.9 | |
18,963 | | Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,381,239 | | | | 0.9 | |
30,762 | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 6,585,221 | | | | 0.9 | |
12,052 | | Nvidia Corp. | | | 6,460,595 | | | | 0.9 | |
107,210 | | Oracle Corp. | | | 6,188,161 | | | | 0.9 | |
32,781 (1) | | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,019,068 | | | | 1.0 | |
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Information Technology (continued) | | | | | | | | |
54,317 | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | $ | 7,993,833 | | | | 1.1 | |
25,767 (1) | | Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 6,333,529 | | | | 0.9 | |
45,058 | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 7,265,602 | | | | 1.0 | |
31,968 | | Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | 6,724,469 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 100,483,022 | | | | 14.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
136,908 | | Dow, Inc. | | | 7,257,493 | | | | 1.0 | |
115,524 | | DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 7,328,843 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 14,586,336 | | | | 2.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
26,553 | | American Tower Corp. | | | 6,139,053 | | | | 0.9 | |
99,638 | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 8,227,110 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | 14,366,163 | | | | 2.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utilities: 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
77,367 | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 7,168,826 | | | | 1.0 | |
180,517 | | Exelon Corp. | | | 7,413,833 | | | | 1.1 | |
90,080 | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 6,628,987 | | | | 0.9 | |
118,730 | | Southern Co. | | | 7,105,991 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 28,317,637 | | | | 4.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $422,240,875) | | | 708,031,646 | | | | 98.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.0% |
| | Mutual Funds: 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
7,081,000 (2) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $7,081,000) | | | 7,081,000 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $7,081,000) | | | 7,081,000 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $429,321,875) | | $ | 715,112,646 | | | | 99.9 | |
| | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | 829,200 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 715,941,846 | | | | 100.0 | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya Small Company Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.5% |
| | Communication Services: 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
102,638 (1) | | Gray Television, Inc. | | $ | 1,812,587 | | | | 0.5 | |
175,693 (1) | | Vonage Holdings Corp. | | | 2,259,412 | | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | | 4,071,999 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
182,724 | | Bloomin Brands, Inc. | | | 3,197,670 | | | | 0.8 | |
67,078 | | Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 2,581,832 | | | | 0.7 | |
67,093 (1) | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | 4,570,375 | | | | 1.2 | |
153,473 | | Callaway Golf Co. | | | 3,261,301 | | | | 0.9 | |
185,707 | | Dana, Inc. | | | 3,127,306 | | | | 0.8 | |
9,707 (1) | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | 2,471,305 | | | | 0.6 | |
38,867 | | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 2,208,034 | | | | 0.6 | |
40,276 (1) | | G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | | | 820,422 | | | | 0.2 | |
31,232 (1),(2) | | GrowGeneration Corp. | | | 1,098,429 | | | | 0.3 | |
16,249 (1) | | Helen of Troy Ltd. | | | 3,282,136 | | | | 0.9 | |
88,536 | | Kohl's Corp. | | | 2,850,859 | | | | 0.8 | |
64,557 | | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 2,690,090 | | | | 0.7 | |
61,913 | | La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 2,293,258 | | | | 0.6 | |
23,834 | | LCI Industries | | | 2,997,841 | | | | 0.8 | |
10,733 | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 3,105,057 | | | | 0.8 | |
115,723 (2) | | Macy's, Inc. | | | 1,181,532 | | | | 0.3 | |
33,449 | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 4,259,061 | | | | 1.1 | |
3,483 (1) | | RH | | | 1,578,356 | | | | 0.4 | |
60,731 (2) | | Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 2,220,933 | | | | 0.6 | |
67,886 | | Steven Madden Ltd. | | | 2,136,372 | | | | 0.6 | |
27,341 | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 2,567,047 | | | | 0.7 | |
48,824 | | Winnebago Industries | | | 2,584,254 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | 57,083,470 | | | | 15.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
36,772 | | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,540,379 | | | | 0.4 | |
200,524 (1) | | Hostess Brands, Inc. | | | 2,717,100 | | | | 0.7 | |
84,883 (1) | | Performance Food Group Co. | | | 3,682,225 | | | | 1.0 | |
76,035 (1) | | Simply Good Foods Co/The | | | 1,653,001 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | 9,592,705 | | | | 2.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Energy: 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
44,493 | | Apache Corp. | | | 573,515 | | | | 0.2 | |
47,461 (1) | | Dril-Quip, Inc. | | | 1,348,841 | | | | 0.4 | |
92,736 | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 548,997 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,852 (1) | | Renewable Energy Group, Inc. | | | 920,684 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 3,392,037 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 16.8% | | | | | | | | |
106,820 | | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 3,194,986 | | | | 0.8 | |
181,909 | | Cadence BanCorp | | | 2,535,811 | | | | 0.7 | |
123,426 | | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 3,901,496 | | | | 1.0 | |
43,786 | | Cowen, Inc. | | | 1,049,113 | | | | 0.3 | |
92,148 (1) | | Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | | | 1,363,790 | | | | 0.4 | |
99,157 | | Essent Group Ltd. | | | 4,349,026 | | | | 1.1 | |
86,835 | | First Foundation, Inc. | | | 1,542,190 | | | | 0.4 | |
273,586 | | First Horizon Corp. | | | 3,343,221 | | | | 0.9 | |
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COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Financials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
57,721 | | First Midwest Bancorp., Inc. | | $ | 807,517 | | | | 0.2 | |
108,755 | | Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,124,527 | | | | 0.3 | |
109,685 | | OFG Bancorp | | | 1,837,224 | | | | 0.5 | |
115,049 | | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,315,712 | | | | 0.9 | |
14,328 (1) | | Palomar Holdings, Inc. | | | 947,081 | | | | 0.2 | |
51,192 | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,772,559 | | | | 0.7 | |
24,846 | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 3,236,688 | | | | 0.8 | |
52,506 | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,298,952 | | | | 0.9 | |
71,993 | | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,128,130 | | | | 0.3 | |
82,912 (1),(2) | | Selectquote, Inc. | | | 1,778,462 | | | | 0.5 | |
26,559 | | Signature Bank | | | 2,979,654 | | | | 0.8 | |
90,082 (1) | | StepStone Group, Inc. | | | 2,443,024 | | | | 0.6 | |
49,473 | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 3,428,479 | | | | 0.9 | |
113,768 (1) | | Trean Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,621,194 | | | | 0.4 | |
192,728 | | Trustco Bank Corp. | | | 1,169,859 | | | | 0.3 | |
534,450 | | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 3,334,968 | | | | 0.9 | |
73,099 | | United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 2,140,339 | | | | 0.6 | |
75,950 | | Virtu Financial, Inc. | | | 1,730,900 | | | | 0.5 | |
90,213 | | WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 3,439,822 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 63,814,724 | | | | 16.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 16.4% | | | | | | | | |
70,033 (1),(2) | | 1Life Healthcare, Inc. | | | 2,301,985 | | | | 0.6 | |
15,637 (1) | | Addus HomeCare Corp. | | | 1,551,972 | | | | 0.4 | |
92,357 (1),(2) | | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,146,150 | | | | 0.3 | |
38,619 (1),(2) | | Akouos, Inc. | | | 798,641 | | | | 0.2 | |
68,642 (1) | | Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,571,215 | | | | 0.4 | |
47,317 (1) | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. | | | 3,083,176 | | | | 0.8 | |
20,809 (1) | | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,370,689 | | | | 0.4 | |
30,497 (1) | | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,906,977 | | | | 0.5 | |
17,924 (1) | | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 1,594,340 | | | | 0.4 | |
19,738 (1) | | Blueprint Medicines Corp. | | | 2,133,283 | | | | 0.6 | |
57,994 | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 3,446,583 | | | | 0.9 | |
134,828 (1) | | CryoLife, Inc. | | | 2,807,119 | | | | 0.7 | |
56,719 (1) | | Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 425,393 | | | | 0.1 | |
41,794 | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 3,367,761 | | | | 0.9 | |
117,911 (1) | | Epizyme, Inc. | | | 1,620,097 | | | | 0.4 | |
32,960 (1) | | FibroGen, Inc. | | | 1,361,578 | | | | 0.4 | |
46,162 (1) | | Globus Medical, Inc. | | | 2,773,413 | | | | 0.7 | |
31,526 (1) | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | 3,557,709 | | | | 0.9 | |
31,984 | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,034,002 | | | | 0.8 | |
76,846 (1) | | HMS Holdings Corp. | | | 2,414,501 | | | | 0.6 | |
52,771 (1) | | Insmed, Inc. | | | 2,058,597 | | | | 0.6 | |
29,526 (1) | | Integer Holdings Corp. | | | 2,128,529 | | | | 0.6 | |
17,538 (1) | | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | | | 680,650 | | | | 0.2 | |
43,060 (1) | | Magellan Health, Inc. | | | 3,403,893 | | | | 0.9 | |
8,416 (1) | | Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 2,001,746 | | | | 0.5 | |
70,170 (1) | | NextCure, Inc. | | | 710,120 | | | | 0.2 | |
34,522 (1),(2) | | Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 400,800 | | | | 0.1 | |
Voya Small Company Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
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COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | | | | | | |
22,764 (1) | | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | | $ | 1,424,343 | | | | 0.4 | |
4,656 (1) | | Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 711,204 | | | | 0.2 | |
111,376 (1) | | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 2,684,162 | | | | 0.7 | |
43,023 (1) | | Syneos Health, Inc. | | | 2,832,634 | | | | 0.8 | |
42,578 (1),(2) | | UroGen Pharma Ltd. | | | 883,494 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 62,186,756 | | | | 16.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 18.4% | | | | | | | | |
126,097 (1) | | Air Transport Services Group, Inc. | | | 3,876,222 | | | | 1.0 | |
25,282 | | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 3,431,273 | | | | 0.9 | |
68,399 | | Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 3,882,327 | | | | 1.0 | |
43,272 (1) | | ASGN, Inc. | | | 3,383,005 | | | | 0.9 | |
33,208 (1) | | AZEK Co., Inc./The | | | 1,186,190 | | | | 0.3 | |
25,356 | | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 1,691,499 | | | | 0.4 | |
138,370 (1) | | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | 5,176,422 | | | | 1.4 | |
48,170 (1) | | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | | | 2,898,871 | | | | 0.8 | |
60,237 | | Crane Co. | | | 4,188,279 | | | | 1.1 | |
29,125 | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 3,356,947 | | | | 0.9 | |
82,311 | | Deluxe Corp. | | | 2,118,685 | | | | 0.6 | |
52,842 | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 4,553,924 | | | | 1.2 | |
11,719 (1) | | FTI Consulting, Inc. | | | 1,230,729 | | | | 0.3 | |
153,168 (1),(2) | | FuelCell Energy, Inc. | | | 1,562,314 | | | | 0.4 | |
35,476 | | ICF International, Inc. | | | 2,569,527 | | | | 0.7 | |
99,710 | | Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 1,757,887 | | | | 0.5 | |
23,144 | | Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 2,755,062 | | | | 0.7 | |
7,431 (1) | | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | | | 1,026,221 | | | | 0.3 | |
66,222 | | Skywest, Inc. | | | 2,842,910 | | | | 0.7 | |
81,287 (1) | | SP Plus Corp. | | | 2,311,802 | | | | 0.6 | |
24,231 | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 2,889,547 | | | | 0.8 | |
26,353 | | UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 1,413,838 | | | | 0.4 | |
17,180 | | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,012,637 | | | | 0.5 | |
113,703 | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 4,546,983 | | | | 1.2 | |
25,598 | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 2,862,624 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 69,525,725 | | | | 18.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 16.0% | | | | | | | | |
128,932 | | Absolute Software Corp. | | | 1,328,000 | | | | 0.3 | |
106,558 (1) | | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | | | 3,471,660 | | | | 0.9 | |
12,467 (1) | | CACI International, Inc. | | | 2,958,294 | | | | 0.8 | |
134,228 (1) | | Cardtronics plc | | | 3,259,056 | | | | 0.9 | |
79,845 (1) | | Commvault Systems, Inc. | | | 3,813,397 | | | | 1.0 | |
49,980 | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 2,168,132 | | | | 0.6 | |
50,236 (1) | | Envestnet, Inc. | | | 4,031,941 | | | | 1.1 | |
94,026 | | EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 3,494,946 | | | | 0.9 | |
304,530 (1) | | Harmonic, Inc. | | | 1,988,581 | | | | 0.5 | |
63,105 (1) | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | 5,654,839 | | | | 1.5 | |
65,289 (1) | | Lattice Semiconductor Corp. | | | 2,732,345 | | | | 0.7 | |
29,708 (1) | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,566,177 | | | | 0.7 | |
55,209 (1) | | Mimecast Ltd. | | | 2,483,301 | | | | 0.7 | |
94,954 (1) | | Onto Innovation, Inc. | | | 4,197,916 | | | | 1.1 | |
43,694 (1) | | Plexus Corp. | | | 3,264,379 | | | | 0.9 | |
17,946 (1) | | Q2 Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,034,538 | | | | 0.5 | |
50,037 (1) | | RealPage, Inc. | | | 3,452,053 | | | | 0.9 | |
27,172 (1) | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | 3,184,830 | | | | 0.8 | |
35,991 (1),(2) | | SunPower Corp. | | | 797,561 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,757 | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 762,595 | | | | 0.2 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Information Technology (continued) | | | | | | | | |
231,573 (1) | | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | | $ | 3,136,656 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 60,781,197 | | | | 16.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
98,534 | | Avient Corp. | | | 3,601,418 | | | | 0.9 | |
110,165 | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 2,193,385 | | | | 0.6 | |
88,306 | | Glatfelter Corp. | | | 1,419,961 | | | | 0.4 | |
24,635 | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,494,605 | | | | 0.4 | |
58,645 | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 2,642,544 | | | | 0.7 | |
44,242 | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 3,173,036 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 14,524,949 | | | | 3.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
212,492 | | Acadia Realty Trust | | | 3,017,387 | | | | 0.8 | |
56,603 | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 2,252,799 | | | | 0.6 | |
216,666 (1) | | Cushman & Wakefield PLC | | | 3,228,323 | | | | 0.9 | |
64,902 | | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 1,405,777 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,538 | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 891,326 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,864 | | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 1,976,682 | | | | 0.5 | |
34,389 | | QTS Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 2,043,051 | | | | 0.5 | |
31,725 | | Ryman Hospitality Properties | | | 2,036,428 | | | | 0.5 | |
129,880 | | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,830,009 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | 18,681,782 | | | | 4.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utilities: 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
52,092 | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 3,168,756 | | | | 0.8 | |
18,818 | | Idacorp, Inc. | | | 1,704,535 | | | | 0.5 | |
29,681 | | NorthWestern Corp. | | | 1,721,498 | | | | 0.5 | |
76,290 | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | 3,156,880 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 9,751,669 | | | | 2.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $350,543,935) | | | 373,407,013 | | | | 98.5 | |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 4.3% |
| | Repurchase Agreements: 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
1,482,785 (3) | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,482,790, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,512,441, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | | 1,482,785 | | | | 0.4 | |
Voya Small Company Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) |
| | Repurchase Agreements (continued) | | | | | | | | |
1,662,564 (3) | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,662,572, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,696,313, due 12/03/20-05/15/50) | | $ | 1,662,564 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,187,915 (3) | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,187,918, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,211,673, due 08/01/35-12/01/50) | | | 1,187,915 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,800,087 (3) | | MUFG Securities America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,800,095, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.219%-4.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,856,089, due 07/01/37-07/01/49) | | | 2,800,087 | | | | 0.7 | |
2,800,087 (3) | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,800,095, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,856,089, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | 2,800,087 | | | | 0.8 | |
2,096,917 (3) | | State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.20%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,096,928, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.125%-3.875%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,144,607, due 07/15/22-02/15/47) | | | 2,096,917 | | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $12,030,355) | | | 12,030,355 | | | | 3.2 | |
Shares | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | Mutual Funds: 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
4,088,000 (4) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $4,088,000) | | $ | 4,088,000 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $16,118,355) | | | 16,118,355 | | | | 4.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $366,662,290) | | $ | 389,525,368 | | | | 102.8 | |
| | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (10,694,051 | ) | | | (2.8 | ) |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 378,831,317 | | | | 100.0 | |
† | Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD. |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(3) | All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(4) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.1% |
| | Communication Services: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
6,912 (1) | | Altice USA, Inc. | | $ | 234,455 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,300 (1),(2) | | AMC Networks, Inc. | | | 273,651 | | | | 0.2 | |
232 | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 459,515 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,321 | | Fox Corp. - Class A | | | 182,298 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,005 (1) | | Liberty Global PLC - Class A | | | 112,713 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,881 | | New York Times Co. | | | 252,354 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,023 (1) | | Pinterest, Inc. | | | 141,650 | | | | 0.1 | |
13,022 | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 247,157 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,586 (1) | | Yelp, Inc. | | | 401,997 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 2,305,790 | | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 14.8% | | | | | | | | |
7,180 | | Aaron's Holdings Co., Inc. | | | 451,837 | | | | 0.4 | |
7,109 (1) | | Adtalem Global Education, Inc. | | | 203,531 | | | | 0.2 | |
15,412 | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 277,262 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,454 (1) | | Autonation, Inc. | | | 211,696 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,582 | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 178,011 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,322 | | Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 320,314 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,516 | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 262,434 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,305 (1) | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | 565,737 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,509 | | Carter's, Inc. | | | 134,286 | | | | 0.1 | |
236 (1) | | Carvana Co. | | | 59,050 | | | | 0.0 | |
30,860 | | Dana, Inc. | | | 519,682 | | | | 0.4 | |
3,623 (1) | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | 922,380 | | | | 0.8 | |
9,198 | | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 522,538 | | | | 0.4 | |
452 | | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | | 177,442 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,669 (1) | | Etsy, Inc. | | | 268,208 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,885 | | Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 190,363 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,238 (1) | | Five Below, Inc. | | | 193,623 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,204 | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 194,630 | | | | 0.2 | |
26,993 | | Gentex Corp. | | | 879,972 | | | | 0.7 | |
2,641 (1) | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | | | 220,444 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,924 (1) | | GrubHub, Inc. | | | 205,674 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,221 | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 229,755 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,014 (1) | | Helen of Troy Ltd. | | | 204,818 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,886 | | Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 173,493 | | | | 0.1 | |
13,754 | | KB Home | | | 484,141 | | | | 0.4 | |
15,384 | | Kohl's Corp. | | | 495,365 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,980 | | Lear Corp. | | | 283,041 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,099 | | Lennar Corp. - Class A | | | 159,230 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,830 | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 529,419 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,804 (1) | | LKQ Corp. | | | 63,537 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,221 (1) | | Mattel, Inc. | | | 80,873 | | | | 0.1 | |
78 (1) | | NVR, Inc. | | | 311,780 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,649 (1) | | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | | | 145,211 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,092 (1) | | Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 636,440 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,154 | | Pool Corp. | | | 745,521 | | | | 0.6 | |
4,616 | | Pulte Group, Inc. | | | 201,396 | | | | 0.2 | |
950 (1) | | RH | | | 430,502 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,833 (1) | | Scientific Games Corp. | | | 254,734 | | | | 0.2 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Consumer Discretionary (continued) | | | | | | | | |
22,784 | | Service Corp. International | | $ | 1,108,214 | | | | 0.9 | |
13,939 (1) | | Skechers USA, Inc. | | | 466,538 | | | | 0.4 | |
18,739 (1) | | Taylor Morrison Home Corp. | | | 473,722 | | | | 0.4 | |
5,392 (1) | | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 135,824 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,457 | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 110,441 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,360 | | Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 420,784 | | | | 0.4 | |
2,373 | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 112,361 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,074 (1) | | TopBuild Corp. | | | 187,123 | | | | 0.2 | |
650 | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 91,526 | | | | 0.1 | |
23,534 (1) | | TRI Pointe Group, Inc. | | | 411,374 | | | | 0.3 | |
278 (1) | | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | | | 76,561 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,039 (1) | | Urban Outfitters, Inc. | | | 83,208 | | | | 0.1 | |
11,659 | | Wendy's Company | | | 256,381 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,878 | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 424,525 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,204 | | Wingstop, Inc. | | | 153,281 | | | | 0.1 | |
12,230 | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 514,394 | | | | 0.4 | |
3,612 | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 207,690 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 17,622,317 | | | | 14.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
14,330 (2) | | Albertsons Cos, Inc. | | | 229,710 | | | | 0.2 | |
14,822 (1) | | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | | | 607,554 | | | | 0.5 | |
132 (1) | | Boston Beer Co., Inc. | | | 122,871 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,021 | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 89,613 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,701 | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 370,595 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,435 | | Hershey Co. | | | 212,222 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,671 | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 591,818 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,315 | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 222,669 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,146 | | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. | | | 316,580 | | | | 0.3 | |
6,926 (1) | | Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | | | 130,832 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,563 (1) | | Post Holdings, Inc. | | | 431,021 | | | | 0.3 | |
17,310 (1) | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | | | 366,453 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,417 | | Tyson Foods, Inc. | | | 222,788 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 3,914,726 | | | | 3.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Energy: 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
734 | | Chevron Corp. | | | 63,990 | | | | 0.0 | |
7,038 | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 253,016 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,701 | | EQT Corp. | | | 203,871 | | | | 0.2 | |
27,472 | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 224,171 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,301 | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 130,855 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,549 | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 83,401 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,417 | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 134,629 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,688 | | World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 303,753 | | | | 0.3 | |
51,696 (1) | | WPX Energy, Inc. | | | 368,076 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 1,765,762 | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 14.4% | | | | | | | | |
98 | | Alleghany Corp. | | | 56,370 | | | | 0.0 | |
7,570 | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 224,451 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,336 | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 432,721 | | | | 0.4 | |
5,145 | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 385,258 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,460 | | Bank OZK | | | 348,382 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,501 (1) | | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | | | 438,785 | | | | 0.4 | |
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Financials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
3,295 | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | $ | 148,374 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,212 | | Cathay General Bancorp. | | | 429,739 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,695 | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 224,216 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,356 | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 207,587 | | | | 0.2 | |
11,358 | | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 241,698 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,941 | | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 193,988 | | | | 0.2 | |
17,120 | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 731,366 | | | | 0.6 | |
5,488 | | Essent Group Ltd. | | | 240,704 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,658 | | Evercore, Inc. | | | 423,552 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,590 | | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | | | 530,678 | | | | 0.4 | |
5,677 | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 143,855 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,980 | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 434,991 | | | | 0.4 | |
294 | | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. | | | 155,405 | | | | 0.1 | |
31,391 | | First Horizon Corp. | | | 383,598 | | | | 0.3 | |
631 | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 58,746 | | | | 0.0 | |
8,686 | | Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 243,990 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,325 | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 710,614 | | | | 0.6 | |
5,560 | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 245,752 | | | | 0.2 | |
15,855 | | International Bancshares Corp. | | | 513,861 | | | | 0.4 | |
844 | | Kemper Corp. | | | 63,258 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,421 | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 310,524 | | | | 0.3 | |
109 | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 58,771 | | | | 0.0 | |
23,142 | | MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 276,778 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,682 | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 215,279 | | | | 0.2 | |
32,626 | | Navient Corp. | | | 305,706 | | | | 0.3 | |
6,466 | | New Residential Investment Corp. | | | 59,875 | | | | 0.0 | |
41,501 | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 743,698 | | | | 0.6 | |
7,164 | | Popular, Inc. | | | 347,669 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,904 | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 638,844 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,015 | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 63,772 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,046 | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 696,983 | | | | 0.6 | |
607 | | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 99,936 | | | | 0.1 | |
12,981 | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 684,748 | | | | 0.6 | |
4,997 | | Selective Insurance Group | | | 308,915 | | | | 0.3 | |
5,732 | | Signature Bank | | | 643,073 | | | | 0.5 | |
39,122 | | SLM Corp. | | | 415,084 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,824 | | State Street Corp. | | | 199,036 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,246 | | Sterling Bancorp | | | 131,771 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,333 | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 646,777 | | | | 0.5 | |
4,479 | | Synchrony Financial | | | 136,475 | | | | 0.1 | |
11,763 | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 371,358 | | | | 0.3 | |
445 | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 63,817 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,104 | | UMB Financial Corp. | | | 483,143 | | | | 0.4 | |
8,306 | | Unum Group | | | 184,642 | | | | 0.2 | |
11,784 | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 445,907 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,868 | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 101,787 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,877 | | Zions Bancorp NA | | | 303,973 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 17,150,280 | | | | 14.4 | |
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| | Health Care: 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
1,271 (1) | | Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | $ | 72,015 | | | | 0.1 | |
508 (1) | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 62,032 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,525 (1) | | Alkermes PLC | | | 82,626 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,504 (1) | | Amedisys, Inc. | | | 612,954 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,631 (1) | | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 101,986 | | | | 0.1 | |
690 (1) | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | | | 371,565 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,331 | | Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 403,706 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,954 | | Bruker Corp. | | | 200,112 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,528 | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 209,669 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,050 (1) | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | | | 1,184,326 | | | | 1.0 | |
1,782 | | Chemed Corp. | | | 852,241 | | | | 0.7 | |
2,042 (1) | | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. | | | 167,301 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,480 | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 119,258 | | | | 0.1 | |
25,318 (1) | | Exelixis, Inc. | | | 485,093 | | | | 0.4 | |
3,718 (1) | | Globus Medical, Inc. | | | 223,377 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,834 (1) | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | 206,967 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,416 (1) | | HealthEquity, Inc. | | | 101,513 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,582 | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 339,788 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,682 (1) | | Incyte Corp., Ltd. | | | 142,196 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,222 (1) | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 594,078 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,666 (1) | | LHC Group, Inc. | | | 327,069 | | | | 0.3 | |
520 (1),(2) | | Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 43,872 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,245 (1) | | Masimo Corp. | | | 1,080,310 | | | | 0.9 | |
879 | | McKesson Corp. | | | 158,141 | | | | 0.1 | |
757 (1) | | Medpace Holdings, Inc. | | | 97,169 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,885 (1) | | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | | | 997,175 | | | | 0.8 | |
812 (1) | | Novocure Ltd. | | | 102,028 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,062 (1) | | NuVasive, Inc. | | | 49,192 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,458 (2) | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 123,754 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,788 (1) | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | | | 425,014 | | | | 0.4 | |
8,010 (1) | | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. | | | 284,916 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,231 (1) | | Quidel Corp. | | | 435,157 | | | | 0.4 | |
879 (1) | | Repligen Corp. | | | 166,720 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,998 (1) | | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | | 314,237 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,428 (1) | | United Therapeutics Corp. | | | 322,050 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,688 (1) | | Veeva Systems, Inc. | | | 467,357 | | | | 0.4 | |
620 | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 170,599 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 12,097,563 | | | | 10.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 18.1% | | | | | | | | |
4,729 | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 561,427 | | | | 0.5 | |
6,852 (1) | | AECOM | | | 355,550 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,537 | | AGCO Corp. | | | 419,718 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,754 | | Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 318,302 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,058 | | Ametek, Inc. | | | 362,465 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,468 | | AO Smith Corp. | | | 82,663 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,797 | | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 138,477 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,557 (1) | | ASGN, Inc. | | | 512,626 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,937 (1) | | Axon Enterprise, Inc. | | | 243,462 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,901 | | Brink's Co. | | | 127,557 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,613 (1) | | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | 397,032 | | | | 0.3 | |
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| | Industrials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
4,908 | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | $ | 710,826 | | | | 0.6 | |
2,531 (1) | | Clean Harbors, Inc. | | | 183,168 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,367 (1) | | Copart, Inc. | | | 273,270 | | | | 0.2 | |
250 (1) | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | 227,643 | | | | 0.2 | |
9,368 | | Crane Co. | | | 651,357 | | | | 0.5 | |
5,728 | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 660,209 | | | | 0.6 | |
1,640 (1) | | Dycom Industries, Inc. | | | 103,090 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,138 | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 787,513 | | | | 0.7 | |
1,426 | | Fortive Corp. | | | 100,005 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,244 | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 103,874 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,197 (1) | | FTI Consulting, Inc. | | | 230,729 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,225 (1) | | Generac Holdings, Inc. | | | 695,310 | | | | 0.6 | |
3,280 | | Graco, Inc. | | | 222,187 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,808 | | GrafTech International Ltd. | | | 109,083 | | | | 0.1 | |
548 | | Heico Corp. - HEI | | | 67,722 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,811 | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 349,664 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,787 | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 773,531 | | | | 0.6 | |
11,356 (1) | | IAA, Inc. | | | 680,452 | | | | 0.6 | |
776 | | IDEX Corp. | | | 149,884 | | | | 0.1 | |
11,828 | | ITT, Inc. | | | 859,068 | | | | 0.7 | |
7,284 (1) | | JetBlue Airways Corp. | | | 109,916 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,100 | | Kansas City Southern | | | 204,787 | | | | 0.2 | |
9,323 | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 384,947 | | | | 0.3 | |
615 | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 177,015 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,929 | | Manpowergroup, Inc. | | | 340,448 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,616 | | Masco Corp. | | | 194,071 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,417 (1) | | Mastec, Inc. | | | 363,908 | | | | 0.3 | |
935 (1) | | Mercury Systems, Inc. | | | 66,591 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,835 (1) | | Middleby Corp. | | | 385,532 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,214 | | MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 330,860 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,236 | | MSC Industrial Direct Co. | | | 602,904 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,379 | | Nordson Corp. | | | 484,864 | | | | 0.4 | |
20,672 | | nVent Electric PLC | | | 475,456 | | | | 0.4 | |
2,194 | | Old Dominion Freight Line | | | 446,172 | | | | 0.4 | |
4,958 | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 361,289 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,272 | | Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 865,659 | | | | 0.7 | |
1,742 | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 168,486 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,409 | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 142,661 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,881 (1) | | Sunrun, Inc. | | | 248,694 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,968 | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 592,434 | | | | 0.5 | |
12,304 | | Timken Co. | | | 903,606 | | | | 0.8 | |
4,817 | | Toro Co. | | | 436,950 | | | | 0.4 | |
412 | | Trane Technologies PLC | | | 60,251 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,283 | | TransUnion | | | 116,868 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,050 (1) | | Trex Co., Inc. | | | 153,381 | | | | 0.1 | |
22,599 (1) | | Univar Solutions, Inc. | | | 404,522 | | | | 0.3 | |
509 | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 82,957 | | | | 0.1 | |
214 | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 48,655 | | | | 0.0 | |
12,255 | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 490,077 | | | | 0.4 | |
773 | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 86,445 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,910 (1) | | XPO Logistics, Inc. | | | 310,439 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 21,498,709 | | | | 18.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 15.9% | | | | | | | | |
1,317 | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 96,325 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,916 | | Amdocs Ltd. | | | 191,902 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,471 (1) | | Anaplan, Inc. | | | 102,955 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,141 (1) | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | | | 837,773 | | | | 0.7 | |
413 (1) | | Avalara, Inc. | | | 70,933 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,762 | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 296,277 | | | | 0.3 | |
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872 | | Blackbaud, Inc. | | $ | 48,038 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,705 | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 147,977 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,630 (1) | | CACI International, Inc. | | | 624,073 | | | | 0.5 | |
5,018 (1) | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 583,593 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,061 | | CDW Corp. | | | 138,450 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,268 (1) | | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | | | 218,681 | | | | 0.2 | |
14,374 (1) | | Ciena Corp. | | | 643,955 | | | | 0.5 | |
4,235 (1) | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. | | | 339,223 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,839 | | Cognex Corp. | | | 363,602 | | | | 0.3 | |
5,749 (1) | | Commvault Systems, Inc. | | | 274,572 | | | | 0.2 | |
907 (1) | | Cree, Inc. | | | 81,984 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,887 | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | | | 166,905 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,812 (1) | | Dropbox, Inc. | | | 175,976 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,904 (1) | | Enphase Energy, Inc. | | | 806,309 | | | | 0.7 | |
937 (1) | | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | | | 125,970 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,406 (1) | | F5 Networks, Inc. | | | 228,911 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,415 (1) | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 668,984 | | | | 0.6 | |
3,920 (1) | | FireEye, Inc. | | | 58,918 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,050 (1) | | Fortinet, Inc. | | | 129,391 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,735 (1) | | GoDaddy, Inc. | | | 138,002 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,345 (1) | | II-VI, Inc. | | | 226,289 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,755 (1) | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | 246,876 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,883 | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 492,388 | | | | 0.4 | |
17,017 | | KBR, Inc. | | | 472,562 | | | | 0.4 | |
519 | | KLA Corp. | | | 130,772 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,858 (1) | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | | | 506,014 | | | | 0.4 | |
3,535 | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 487,759 | | | | 0.4 | |
2,980 | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 953,481 | | | | 0.8 | |
13,495 | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 505,118 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,415 | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 75,434 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,699 (1) | | Paylocity Holding Corp. | | | 334,023 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,492 | | Perspecta, Inc. | | | 280,071 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,410 (1) | | Pluralsight, Inc. | | | 72,236 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,428 (1) | | Proofpoint, Inc. | | | 147,784 | | | | 0.1 | |
718 (1) | | PTC, Inc. | | | 77,436 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,544 (1) | | Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A | | | 192,639 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,638 (1) | | Qualys, Inc. | | | 345,646 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,772 | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 256,521 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,771 (1) | | Semtech Corp. | | | 591,779 | | | | 0.5 | |
5,106 (1) | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | 598,474 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,733 (1),(2) | | Slack Technologies, Inc. | | | 117,191 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,714 (1) | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | | | 754,438 | | | | 0.6 | |
11,669 | | Switch, Inc. | | | 184,254 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,115 (1) | | Synaptics, Inc. | | | 242,254 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,381 | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 221,388 | | | | 0.2 | |
924 (1) | | Synopsys, Inc. | | | 210,210 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,788 | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 638,648 | | | | 0.5 | |
10,057 (1) | | Trimble, Inc. | | | 602,113 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,080 | | Universal Display Corp. | | | 476,403 | | | | 0.4 | |
18,544 | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 359,012 | | | | 0.3 | |
570 (1) | | Vontier Corp. | | | 18,907 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,996 (1) | | WEX, Inc. | | | 519,027 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | 18,896,826 | | | | 15.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
455 | | Aptargroup, Inc. | | | 57,476 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,046 | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 228,968 | | | | 0.2 | |
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17,709 | | Avient Corp. | | $ | 647,264 | | | | 0.5 | |
4,166 (1) | | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | | | 119,189 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,904 (1) | | Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 153,912 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,850 | | Cabot Corp. | | | 200,838 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,275 | | Chemours Co. | | | 298,651 | | | | 0.3 | |
13,070 | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 260,224 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,640 | | Domtar Corp. | | | 79,464 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,602 | | Greif, Inc. - Class A | | | 223,703 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,307 | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 57,144 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,398 (1) | | Ingevity Corp. | | | 226,239 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,615 | | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 192,201 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,775 | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 350,369 | | | | 0.3 | |
260 | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 96,138 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,899 | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 246,870 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,132 | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 722,350 | | | | 0.6 | |
4,740 | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 523,628 | | | | 0.4 | |
8,412 | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 740,340 | | | | 0.6 | |
2,173 | | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | | | 381,948 | | | | 0.3 | |
6,680 | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 387,841 | | | | 0.3 | |
16,700 | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 604,707 | | | | 0.5 | |
4,613 | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 105,130 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 6,904,594 | | | | 5.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
314 | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 51,411 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,483 | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 98,823 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,998 | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 196,124 | | | | 0.2 | |
22,864 | | Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 349,133 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,793 | | Camden Property Trust | | | 473,692 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,093 (1) | | CBRE Group, Inc. | | | 372,526 | | | | 0.3 | |
17,099 | | Corporate Office Properties Trust SBI MD | | | 455,346 | | | | 0.4 | |
19,816 | | Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 662,053 | | | | 0.6 | |
2,130 | | CyrusOne, Inc. | | | 148,908 | | | | 0.1 | |
14,492 | | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 448,817 | | | | 0.4 | |
4,998 | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 681,377 | | | | 0.6 | |
13,429 | | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 562,407 | | | | 0.5 | |
3,610 | | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 149,959 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,936 (2) | | Geo Group, Inc./The | | | 150,595 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,731 | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 640,797 | | | | 0.5 | |
17,084 | | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 444,184 | | | | 0.4 | |
4,010 | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 114,606 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,112 | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 543,977 | | | | 0.5 | |
3,905 | | Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 238,830 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,645 | | Lamar Advertising Co. | | | 290,178 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,534 | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | 607,191 | | | | 0.5 | |
27,038 | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 524,537 | | | | 0.4 | |
3,011 | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 113,515 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,130 | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 145,459 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,211 | | Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 117,636 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,613 | | Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 88,920 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,428 | | Physicians Realty Trust | | | 163,576 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,363 | | PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 296,134 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,941 | | PS Business Parks, Inc. | | | 387,624 | | | | 0.3 | |
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5,035 | | Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. | | $ | 82,977 | | | | 0.1 | |
27,337 | | Service Properties Trust | | | 324,217 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,547 | | Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 56,992 | | | | 0.0 | |
17,646 | | Urban Edge Properties | | | 229,045 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,748 | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | 97,473 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,024 | | VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 101,767 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,317 | | Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 69,359 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,254 | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 152,576 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 10,632,741 | | | | 8.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utilities: 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
12,575 | | AES Corp. | | | 257,033 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,975 | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 302,925 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,385 | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 510,060 | | | | 0.4 | |
5,292 | | Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 239,622 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,776 | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 98,408 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,657 | | Idacorp, Inc. | | | 150,091 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,668 | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 116,420 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,037 | | NorthWestern Corp. | | | 582,146 | | | | 0.5 | |
14,598 | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 472,829 | | | | 0.4 | |
5,047 | | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 324,270 | | | | 0.3 | |
6,679 | | Spire, Inc. | | | 427,189 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,767 | | UGI Corp. | | | 240,093 | | | | 0.2 | |
11,488 | | Vistra Corp. | | | 214,596 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 3,935,682 | | | | 3.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $94,987,733) | | | 116,724,990 | | | | 98.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.7% |
9,197 | | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | | | 1,991,334 | | | | 1.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $1,649,284) | | | 1,991,334 | | | | 1.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $96,637,017) | | | 118,716,324 | | | | 99.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.9% |
| | Repurchase Agreements: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
831,626 (3) | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $831,628, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $848,259, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $831,626) | | | 831,626 | | | | 0.7 | |
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | Mutual Funds: 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
250,000 (4) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $250,000) | | $ | 250,000 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $1,081,626) | | | 1,081,626 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $97,718,643) | | $ | 119,797,950 | | | | 100.7 | |
| | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (881,530 | ) | | | (0.7 | ) |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 118,916,420 | | | | 100.0 | |
† | Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD. |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(3) | All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(4) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.2% |
| | Communication Services: 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
11,677 (1) | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | | $ | 20,486,129 | | | | 1.6 | |
262,439 (1) | | Altice USA, Inc. | | | 8,901,931 | | | | 0.7 | |
201,285 (1) | | Facebook, Inc.- Class A | | | 55,749,906 | | | | 4.4 | |
345,452 (1) | | Snap, Inc. | | | 15,344,978 | | | | 1.2 | |
49,921 (1) | | Spotify Technology SA | | | 14,545,482 | | | | 1.1 | |
90,027 (1) | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 16,250,774 | | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | | 131,279,200 | | | | 10.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 16.5% | | | | | | | | |
40,768 (1) | | Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 129,154,655 | | | | 10.2 | |
120,550 | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 13,016,989 | | | | 1.0 | |
50,124 | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 6,239,937 | | | | 0.5 | |
95,796 (1) | | Five Below, Inc. | | | 14,982,494 | | | | 1.2 | |
52,742 (1) | | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | 23,335,170 | | | | 1.8 | |
212,290 | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 22,825,421 | | | | 1.8 | |
| | | | | 209,554,666 | | | | 16.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
83,962 | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 7,369,345 | | | | 0.6 | |
99,577 | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | 20,496,930 | | | | 1.6 | |
196,398 | | Mondelez International, Inc. | | | 11,283,065 | | | | 0.9 | |
223,211 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 16,908,233 | | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | | 56,057,573 | | | | 4.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
63,173 | | Progressive Corp. | | | 5,503,000 | | | | 0.4 | |
52,960 | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 18,630,269 | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | 24,133,269 | | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 13.3% | | | | | | | | |
232,960 | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 24,362,957 | | | | 1.9 | |
125,823 | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 14,708,709 | | | | 1.1 | |
23,375 (1) | | Align Technology, Inc. | | | 11,250,154 | | | | 0.9 | |
330,705 (1) | | Boston Scientific Corp. | | | 10,962,871 | | | | 0.9 | |
117,249 | | Danaher Corp. | | | 26,337,643 | | | | 2.1 | |
16,309 (1) | | DexCom, Inc. | | | 5,213,661 | | | | 0.4 | |
161,612 | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 23,538,788 | | | | 1.8 | |
99,409 (1) | | Exact Sciences Corp. | | | 12,034,453 | | | | 0.9 | |
144,248 (1) | | Horizon Therapeutics Plc | | | 10,159,386 | | | | 0.8 | |
46,906 | | Humana, Inc. | | | 18,786,791 | | | | 1.5 | |
66,432 (1) | | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | | | 6,236,636 | | | | 0.5 | |
22,976 (1) | | Veeva Systems, Inc. | | | 6,361,365 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | 169,953,414 | | | | 13.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
115,109 | | Ametek, Inc. | | | 13,643,870 | | | | 1.1 | |
10,915 (1) | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | 9,938,871 | | | | 0.8 | |
244,939 | | CSX Corp. | | | 22,056,757 | | | | 1.7 | |
41,772 | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 17,836,644 | | | | 1.4 | |
| | | | | 63,476,142 | | | | 5.0 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Information Technology: 43.8% | | | | | | | | |
324,538 (1) | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | $ | 30,071,691 | | | | 2.4 | |
1,271,581 | | Apple, Inc. | | | 151,381,718 | | | | 11.9 | |
73,192 (1) | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | 20,510,594 | | | | 1.6 | |
141,388 (1) | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 16,443,424 | | | | 1.3 | |
16,398 (1) | | DocuSign, Inc. | | | 3,736,776 | | | | 0.3 | |
64,603 | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 5,983,530 | | | | 0.5 | |
69,094 (1) | | Five9, Inc. | | | 10,723,389 | | | | 0.8 | |
74,290 | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 14,500,665 | | | | 1.1 | |
100,831 | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 35,494,529 | | | | 2.8 | |
43,014 | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 19,470,717 | | | | 1.5 | |
277,026 | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 59,302,956 | | | | 4.7 | |
17,728 | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 5,672,251 | | | | 0.4 | |
46,689 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 8,008,564 | | | | 0.6 | |
45,461 | | NXP Semiconductor NV - NXPI - US | | | 7,201,932 | | | | 0.6 | |
39,130 (1) | | Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 16,320,340 | | | | 1.3 | |
110,506 (1) | | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,661,545 | | | | 1.9 | |
65,988 (1) | | RingCentral, Inc. | | | 19,601,735 | | | | 1.5 | |
24,909 (1) | | Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 6,122,632 | | | | 0.5 | |
40,211 (1) | | ServiceNow, Inc. | | | 21,494,790 | | | | 1.7 | |
47,283 (1) | | Twilio, Inc. | | | 15,134,816 | | | | 1.2 | |
282,670 | | Visa, Inc. - Class A | | | 59,459,635 | | | | 4.7 | |
18,607 (1) | | Zebra Technologies Corp. | | | 7,041,261 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | 557,339,490 | | | | 43.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
53,473 | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 7,985,658 | | | | 0.6 | |
136,749 (1) | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,888,593 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 20,874,251 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
61,190 | | SBA Communications Corp. | | | 17,572,544 | | | | 1.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $836,366,574) | | | 1,250,240,549 | | | | 98.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.6% |
| | Mutual Funds: 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
19,894,000 (2) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $19,894,000) | | | 19,894,000 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $19,894,000) | | | 19,894,000 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $856,260,574) | | $ | 1,270,134,549 | | | | 99.8 | |
| | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | 2,010,342 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 1,272,144,891 | | | | 100.0 | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 99.2% |
| | Communication Services: 8.7% | | | | | | | | |
87,346 | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | $ | 6,942,260 | | | | 1.0 | |
311,087 | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | | | 15,629,011 | | | | 2.3 | |
377,251 | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 8,405,152 | | | | 1.2 | |
221,201 | | ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class B | | | 7,803,971 | | | | 1.1 | |
142,828 | | Walt Disney Co. | | | 21,139,973 | | | | 3.1 | |
| | | | | 59,920,367 | | | | 8.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
43,854 | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 4,771,315 | | | | 0.7 | |
62,257 | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 6,722,511 | | | | 1.0 | |
51,799 | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 6,448,458 | | | | 0.9 | |
97,564 | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 9,076,379 | | | | 1.3 | |
189,964 | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 10,582,894 | | | | 1.6 | |
46,690 | | Nike, Inc. - Class B | | | 6,289,143 | | | | 0.9 | |
131,772 | | Service Corp. International | | | 6,409,390 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 50,300,090 | | | | 7.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
199,040 | | Coca-Cola Co. | | | 10,270,464 | | | | 1.5 | |
40,637 | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | 8,364,720 | | | | 1.2 | |
185,948 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 14,085,561 | | | | 2.1 | |
111,163 | | Sysco Corp. | | | 7,924,810 | | | | 1.2 | |
99,286 | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 15,169,908 | | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | 55,815,463 | | | | 8.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Energy: 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
178,171 | | BP PLC ADR | | | 3,485,025 | | | | 0.5 | |
132,554 | | Chevron Corp. | | | 11,556,057 | | | | 1.7 | |
91,756 | | Concho Resources, Inc./Midland TX | | | 5,274,135 | | | | 0.8 | |
141,930 | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 5,671,523 | | | | 0.8 | |
100,730 | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 5,416,252 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 31,402,992 | | | | 4.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 19.2% | | | | | | | | |
321,579 | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 12,361,497 | | | | 1.8 | |
193,757 | | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 8,451,680 | | | | 1.2 | |
52,253 | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 6,746,907 | | | | 1.0 | |
511,048 | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 14,391,112 | | | | 2.1 | |
285,996 | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 15,749,800 | | | | 2.3 | |
132,003 | | Discover Financial Services | | | 10,054,668 | | | | 1.5 | |
56,469 | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 13,020,622 | | | | 1.9 | |
275,256 | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 12,166,315 | | | | 1.8 | |
75,623 | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 7,978,983 | | | | 1.2 | |
323,591 | | SLM Corp. | | | 3,433,300 | | | | 0.5 | |
269,187 | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | 12,495,661 | | | | 1.8 | |
338,432 | | US Bancorp | | | 14,623,647 | | | | 2.1 | |
| | | | | 131,474,192 | | | | 19.2 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Health Care: 13.7% | | | | | | | | |
105,461 (1) | | Alcon, Inc. | | $ | 6,772,705 | | | | 1.0 | |
4,505 (1) | | Biogen, Inc. | | | 1,081,966 | | | | 0.2 | |
231,267 | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 14,431,061 | | | | 2.1 | |
41,136 | | Cigna Corp. | | | 8,603,183 | | | | 1.3 | |
139,603 | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 20,197,762 | | | | 2.9 | |
158,465 | | Medtronic PLC | | | 18,017,470 | | | | 2.6 | |
20,069 | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 9,331,684 | | | | 1.4 | |
20,708 | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 6,964,929 | | | | 1.0 | |
54,911 | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,188,328 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 93,589,088 | | | | 13.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 13.1% | | | | | | | | |
36,890 | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 8,527,861 | | | | 1.2 | |
60,516 | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 11,618,467 | | | | 1.7 | |
71,034 | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 16,836,479 | | | | 2.4 | |
30,228 | | Old Dominion Freight Line | | | 6,147,166 | | | | 0.9 | |
48,678 | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 13,009,682 | | | | 1.9 | |
236,379 | | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 16,953,102 | | | | 2.5 | |
98,961 | | Timken Co. | | | 7,267,696 | | | | 1.1 | |
41,213 (1) | | United Rentals, Inc. | | | 9,354,527 | | | | 1.4 | |
| | | | | 89,714,980 | | | | 13.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 9.4% | | | | | | | | |
7,502 (1) | | Adobe, Inc. | | | 3,589,482 | | | | 0.5 | |
27,636 | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 11,098,065 | | | | 1.6 | |
121,852 (1) | | Fiserv, Inc. | | | 14,034,913 | | | | 2.0 | |
372,818 | | HP, Inc. | | | 8,175,899 | | | | 1.2 | |
58,180 | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 8,027,676 | | | | 1.2 | |
58,897 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 10,102,603 | | | | 1.5 | |
58,921 | | NXP Semiconductor NV - NXPI - US | | | 9,334,265 | | | | 1.4 | |
| | | | | 64,362,903 | | | | 9.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
28,934 | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 8,105,571 | | | | 1.2 | |
228,005 | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,504,586 | | | | 1.2 | |
97,800 | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 9,525,720 | | | | 1.4 | |
69,091 | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 8,138,920 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 34,274,797 | | | | 5.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
132,504 | | American Homes 4 Rent | | | 3,805,515 | | | | 0.6 | |
203,646 | | MGM Growth Properties LLC | | | 6,225,458 | | | | 0.9 | |
76,865 | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 7,690,343 | | | | 1.1 | |
117,651 | | Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 4,334,263 | | | | 0.6 | |
1,125,313 | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | 7,978,469 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 30,034,048 | | | | 4.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utilities: 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
50,793 | | Ameren Corp. | | | 3,950,680 | | | | 0.6 | |
81,714 | | Entergy Corp. | | | 8,894,569 | | | | 1.3 | |
217,124 | | Exelon Corp. | | | 8,917,283 | | | | 1.3 | |
Voya Large Cap Value Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Utilities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
144,878 | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | $ | 10,661,572 | | | | 1.5 | |
104,576 | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 6,094,689 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 38,518,793 | | | | 5.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $559,627,247) | | | 679,407,713 | | | | 99.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.0% |
| | Mutual Funds: 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
258,000 (2) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $258,000) | | | 258,000 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $258,000) | | | 258,000 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $559,885,247) | | $ | 679,665,713 | | | | 99.2 | |
| | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | 5,313,887 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 684,979,600 | | | | 100.0 | |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.5% |
| | Communication Services: 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
210,488 (1) | | Altice USA, Inc. | | $ | 7,139,753 | | | | 0.7 | |
60,487 | | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | | | 6,366,257 | | | | 0.6 | |
251,881 (1) | | Snap, Inc. | | | 11,188,554 | | | | 1.1 | |
94,932 (1) | | Spotify Technology SA | | | 27,660,337 | | | | 2.6 | |
75,663 (1) | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 13,657,928 | | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | | 66,012,829 | | | | 6.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
53,560 (1) | | Burlington Stores, Inc. | | | 11,705,002 | | | | 1.1 | |
112,574 | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 12,155,741 | | | | 1.2 | |
25,307 | | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | | 9,934,769 | | | | 1.0 | |
44,824 | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 5,580,140 | | | | 0.5 | |
128,836 (1) | | Five Below, Inc. | | | 20,149,950 | | | | 1.9 | |
21,098 (1) | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | | | 7,810,902 | | | | 0.7 | |
50,891 (1) | | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | 22,516,214 | | | | 2.2 | |
64,375 (1) | | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | | | 7,490,031 | | | | 0.7 | |
127,999 | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 13,762,452 | | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | | 111,105,201 | | | | 10.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
161,831 | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 14,203,907 | | | | 1.4 | |
105,918 | | Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | 21,802,161 | | | | 2.1 | |
| | | | | 36,006,068 | | | | 3.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
63,721 | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,783,955 | | | | 0.6 | |
52,723 | | MSCI, Inc. - Class A | | | 21,585,851 | | | | 2.1 | |
125,156 | | Progressive Corp. | | | 10,902,339 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | 38,272,145 | | | | 3.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 21.8% | | | | | | | | |
114,356 | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,368,217 | | | | 1.3 | |
52,627 (1) | | Align Technology, Inc. | | | 25,328,849 | | | | 2.4 | |
71,742 (1) | | Amedisys, Inc. | | | 17,561,724 | | | | 1.7 | |
135,713 (1) | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. | | | 10,680,613 | | | | 1.0 | |
64,112 (1) | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | | | 15,035,546 | | | | 1.4 | |
191,490 (1) | | Exact Sciences Corp. | | | 23,181,780 | | | | 2.2 | |
158,351 (1) | | HealthEquity, Inc. | | | 11,352,183 | | | | 1.1 | |
295,439 (1) | | Horizon Therapeutics Plc | | | 20,807,769 | | | | 2.0 | |
80,267 (1) | | Nevro Corp. | | | 12,943,054 | | | | 1.2 | |
108,705 (1) | | Novocure Ltd. | | | 13,658,783 | | | | 1.3 | |
145,482 (1) | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | | | 16,323,080 | | | | 1.6 | |
49,249 (1) | | Seagen, Inc. | | | 8,387,597 | | | | 0.8 | |
119,406 (1) | | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | | | 11,209,835 | | | | 1.1 | |
40,164 | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 15,372,771 | | | | 1.5 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | | | | | | |
44,921 (1) | | Veeva Systems, Inc. | | $ | 12,437,277 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 227,649,078 | | | | 21.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 12.7% | | | | | | | | |
173,417 | | Ametek, Inc. | | | 20,555,117 | | | | 2.0 | |
29,307 (1) | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | 26,686,075 | | | | 2.5 | |
90,936 | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 14,694,348 | | | | 1.4 | |
53,667 | | IDEX Corp. | | | 10,365,781 | | | | 1.0 | |
426,551 | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 29,150,495 | | | | 2.8 | |
32,709 | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,966,743 | | | | 1.3 | |
167,729 | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 17,440,462 | | | | 1.7 | |
| | | | | 132,859,021 | | | | 12.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 35.9% | | | | | | | | |
234,525 (1) | | Anaplan, Inc. | | | 16,414,405 | | | | 1.6 | |
107,060 (1) | | Aspen Technology, Inc. | | | 14,394,217 | | | | 1.4 | |
50,651 (1) | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | 14,193,930 | | | | 1.4 | |
158,891 | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 13,790,150 | | | | 1.3 | |
160,910 (1) | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 18,713,833 | | | | 1.8 | |
140,325 | | CDW Corp. | | | 18,311,009 | | | | 1.8 | |
89,332 (1) | | DocuSign, Inc. | | | 20,356,976 | | | | 1.9 | |
261,244 (1) | | Dynatrace, Inc. | | | 9,932,497 | | | | 1.0 | |
189,593 | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 17,560,104 | | | | 1.7 | |
71,342 (1),(2) | | Everbridge, Inc. | | | 9,056,154 | | | | 0.9 | |
39,960 (1) | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 18,892,289 | | | | 1.8 | |
121,142 (1) | | Five9, Inc. | | | 18,801,238 | | | | 1.8 | |
32,068 (1) | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,504,754 | | | | 0.8 | |
89,163 (1) | | Inphi Corp. | | | 13,831,856 | | | | 1.3 | |
42,064 | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 19,040,690 | | | | 1.8 | |
37,200 | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 11,902,512 | | | | 1.1 | |
423 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 72,557 | | | | 0.0 | |
81,624 | | NXP Semiconductor NV - NXPI - US | | | 12,930,874 | | | | 1.2 | |
89,068 (1) | | Paylocity Holding Corp. | | | 17,510,769 | | | | 1.7 | |
98,096 (1) | | RingCentral, Inc. | | | 29,139,417 | | | | 2.8 | |
80,970 (1) | | Twilio, Inc. | | | 25,917,687 | | | | 2.5 | |
61,879 (1) | | Zebra Technologies Corp. | | | 23,416,251 | | | | 2.2 | |
167,657 (1) | | Zendesk, Inc. | | | 22,382,210 | | | | 2.1 | |
| | | | | 375,066,379 | | | | 35.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
64,225 | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 9,591,361 | | | | 0.9 | |
129,050 (1) | | Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 6,839,650 | | | | 0.7 | |
134,079 (1) | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,636,946 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | 29,067,957 | | | | 2.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
208,431 | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | | 12,211,972 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $768,794,570) | | | 1,028,250,650 | | | | 98.5 | |
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.5% |
| | Repurchase Agreements: 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
1,366,195 (3) | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,366,199, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,393,519, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | $ | 1,366,195 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,531,837 (3) | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,531,844, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,562,932, due 12/03/20-05/15/50) | | | 1,531,837 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,121,144 (3) | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,121,150, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,163,567, due 08/01/35-12/01/50) | | | 2,121,144 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,973,006 (3) | | Daiwa Capital Markets, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.11%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,973,012, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,012,466, due 12/03/20-12/01/50) | | | 1,973,006 | | | | 0.2 | |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) |
| | Repurchase Agreements (continued) | | | | | |
2,121,144 (3) | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,121,150, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,163,567, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | $ | 2,121,144 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $9,113,326) | | | 9,113,326 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | Mutual Funds: 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
16,469,000 (4) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $16,469,000) | | | 16,469,000 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $25,582,326) | | | 25,582,326 | | | | 2.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $794,376,896) | | $ | 1,053,832,976 | | | | 101.0 | |
| | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (10,132,750 | ) | | | (1.0 | ) |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 1,043,700,226 | | | | 100.0 | |
† | Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD. |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(3) | All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(4) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 98.6% |
| | Communication Services: 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
5,700 (1) | | AMC Networks, Inc. | | $ | 187,929 | | | | 0.1 | |
35 | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 69,323 | | | | 0.0 | |
38,116 | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 398,312 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,390 (1) | | Discovery Communications, Inc. - Class C | | | 57,408 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,995 | | Fox Corp. - Class A | | | 57,536 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,737 (1) | | GCI Liberty, Inc. | | | 158,275 | | | | 0.1 | |
237 (1) | | IAC/InterActiveCorp | | | 33,652 | | | | 0.0 | |
6,440 | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 143,483 | | | | 0.1 | |
23,038 (1) | | Liberty Media Corp. - Media C | | | 962,528 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,821 | | New York Times Co. | | | 121,049 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,969 | | News Corp - Class A | | | 140,653 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,899 | | Omnicom Group | | | 119,637 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,108 (1) | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 200,005 | | | | 0.1 | |
22,800 | | TEGNA, Inc. | | | 328,548 | | | | 0.2 | |
19,800 | | ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class B | | | 698,544 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | 3,676,882 | | | | 2.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
842 | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 124,364 | | | | 0.1 | |
29,000 (1) | | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. | | | 230,840 | | | | 0.1 | |
157 (1) | | Autozone, Inc. | | | 178,611 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,663 | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 833,734 | | | | 0.4 | |
7,100 | | Big Lots, Inc. | | | 366,857 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,800 | | Bloomin Brands, Inc. | | | 241,500 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,285 | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 360,722 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,000 | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 300,660 | | | | 0.2 | |
6,583 | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 491,355 | | | | 0.3 | |
238 (1) | | Burlington Stores, Inc. | | | 52,013 | | | | 0.0 | |
18,758 | | Carter's, Inc. | | | 1,669,275 | | | | 0.9 | |
7,600 | | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 301,948 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,100 | | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 403,351 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,200 (2) | | Dillards, Inc. | | | 196,392 | | | | 0.1 | |
418 | | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | | 164,094 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,976 | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 147,212 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,200 | | eBay, Inc. | | | 363,096 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,300 | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 310,420 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,200 | | Gap, Inc. | | | 255,712 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,539 | | Garmin Ltd. | | | 179,694 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,668 | | Gentex Corp. | | | 249,977 | | | | 0.1 | |
878 | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 86,369 | | | | 0.0 | |
16,700 | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 174,014 | | | | 0.1 | |
575 (1) | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | | | 47,995 | | | | 0.0 | |
38,100 | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 541,020 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,400 | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 499,596 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,600 | | Kohl's Corp. | | | 244,720 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,295 | | Lear Corp. | | | 471,020 | | | | 0.3 | |
11,443 | | Lennar Corp. - Class A | | | 868,066 | | | | 0.5 | |
3,746 (1) | | LKQ Corp. | | | 131,934 | | | | 0.1 | |
151 (1) | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | | | 55,903 | | | | 0.0 | |
18,000 (2) | | Macy's, Inc. | | | 183,780 | | | | 0.1 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Consumer Discretionary (continued) | | | | | | | | |
7,100 (1) | | Meritage Homes Corp. | | $ | 640,065 | | | | 0.3 | |
8,248 (1) | | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | | | 1,037,846 | | | | 0.6 | |
5,010 | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 106,513 | | | | 0.1 | |
44 (1) | | NVR, Inc. | | | 175,876 | | | | 0.1 | |
11,800 | | ODP Corp./The | | | 338,306 | | | | 0.2 | |
257 (1) | | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | | | 113,707 | | | | 0.1 | |
18,800 (1) | | Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 213,192 | | | | 0.1 | |
683 | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 65,568 | | | | 0.0 | |
465 | | Pool Corp. | | | 160,941 | | | | 0.1 | |
14,930 | | Pulte Group, Inc. | | | 651,396 | | | | 0.4 | |
21,060 | | PVH Corp. | | | 1,674,059 | | | | 0.9 | |
9,300 | | Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 314,526 | | | | 0.2 | |
26,690 | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 2,869,709 | | | | 1.6 | |
1,383 | | Service Corp. International | | | 67,269 | | | | 0.0 | |
5,500 (1) | | Sleep Number Corp. | | | 381,645 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,185 | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 155,804 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,262 | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 177,702 | | | | 0.1 | |
335 | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 92,406 | | | | 0.0 | |
5,546 | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 1,079,307 | | | | 0.6 | |
766 | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 83,854 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,086 | | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 117,609 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 21,243,544 | | | | 11.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
1,802 | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 90,136 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,137 | | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | | | 206,570 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,766 (1) | | Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A - CENTA | | | 360,268 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,664 | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 146,049 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,013 | | Clorox Co. | | | 205,598 | | | | 0.1 | |
17,400 | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 636,144 | | | | 0.3 | |
11,800 (1) | | Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 410,050 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,867 | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 85,809 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,172 | | Hershey Co. | | | 173,327 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,373 (2) | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 111,958 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,118 | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 163,404 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,058 | | JM Smucker Co. | | | 709,998 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,842 | | Kellogg Co. | | | 117,722 | | | | 0.1 | |
33,244 | | Kroger Co. | | | 1,097,052 | | | | 0.6 | |
1,371 | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 99,233 | | | | 0.1 | |
686 | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 128,268 | | | | 0.1 | |
13,676 | | Molson Coors Beverage Co. | | | 629,096 | | | | 0.3 | |
652 (1) | | Post Holdings, Inc. | | | 61,588 | | | | 0.0 | |
11,200 | | SpartanNash Co. | | | 211,456 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,989 (1) | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | | | 338,487 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,725 | | Tyson Foods, Inc. | | | 503,670 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 6,485,883 | | | | 3.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Energy: 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
2,200 | | Arch Resources, Inc. | | | 73,568 | | | | 0.0 | |
6,579 | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 115,264 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,900 | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 231,561 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,705 | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 610,610 | | | | 0.3 | |
5,900 | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 317,243 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 1,348,246 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 16.6% | | | | | | | | |
133 | | Alleghany Corp. | | | 76,502 | | | | 0.0 | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Financials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
6,200 | | Allstate Corp. | | $ | 634,570 | | | | 0.3 | |
22,900 | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 678,985 | | | | 0.4 | |
6,947 | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 1,286,862 | | | | 0.7 | |
43,100 | | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 344,800 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,933 | | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 171,558 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,219 (1) | | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | | 103,636 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,217 | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 140,454 | | | | 0.1 | |
23,200 | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 355,424 | | | | 0.2 | |
467 | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 60,299 | | | | 0.0 | |
8,900 | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 268,157 | | | | 0.1 | |
40,338 | | Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | | | 1,277,101 | | | | 0.7 | |
3,288 | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 148,059 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,221 | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 111,502 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,261 | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 96,277 | | | | 0.1 | |
29,773 | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 997,098 | | | | 0.5 | |
20,100 | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 656,466 | | | | 0.4 | |
26,800 | | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 570,304 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,800 | | Discover Financial Services | | | 594,126 | | | | 0.3 | |
49,687 | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,122,629 | | | | 1.2 | |
3,231 | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 216,412 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,900 | | Essent Group Ltd. | | | 434,214 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,191 | | Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 498,080 | | | | 0.3 | |
442 | | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | | | 147,522 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,000 | | Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. | | | 338,500 | | | | 0.2 | |
32,883 | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 1,183,459 | | | | 0.6 | |
23,200 | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 587,888 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,747 | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 133,065 | | | | 0.1 | |
17,474 | | First Republic Bank | | | 2,263,931 | | | | 1.2 | |
31,300 (1) | | Genworth Financial, Inc. | | | 142,102 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,103 | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 102,689 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,060 | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 343,791 | | | | 0.2 | |
13,954 | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 616,767 | | | | 0.3 | |
771 | | Kemper Corp. | | | 57,786 | | | | 0.0 | |
23,900 | | Keycorp | | | 369,494 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,395 | | Lazard Ltd. | | | 89,381 | | | | 0.0 | |
9,700 | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 458,034 | | | | 0.3 | |
986 | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 89,499 | | | | 0.1 | |
175 (1) | | Markel Corp. | | | 170,420 | | | | 0.1 | |
259 | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 139,648 | | | | 0.1 | |
31,500 | | MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 376,740 | | | | 0.2 | |
481 | | MSCI, Inc. - Class A | | | 196,931 | | | | 0.1 | |
908 | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 116,215 | | | | 0.1 | |
27,100 | | Navient Corp. | | | 253,927 | | | | 0.1 | |
533 | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 49,633 | | | | 0.0 | |
32,845 | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 588,582 | | | | 0.3 | |
52,500 | | Prospect Capital Corp. | | | 280,350 | | | | 0.2 | |
725 | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 65,939 | | | | 0.0 | |
34,100 | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 520,707 | | | | 0.3 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Financials (continued) | | | | | | | | |
3,700 | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | $ | 426,536 | | | | 0.2 | |
794 | | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 130,724 | | | | 0.1 | |
32,198 | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 1,698,445 | | | | 0.9 | |
15,300 | | Simmons First National Corp. | | | 298,350 | | | | 0.2 | |
19,100 | | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | | | 393,651 | | | | 0.2 | |
196,322 | | SLM Corp. | | | 2,082,976 | | | | 1.1 | |
13,073 | | State Street Corp. | | | 921,385 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,858 | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 266,456 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,900 | | Unum Group | | | 375,687 | | | | 0.2 | |
18,700 | | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 405,603 | | | | 0.2 | |
53,423 | | Virtu Financial, Inc. | | | 1,217,510 | | | | 0.7 | |
96 | | White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 92,160 | | | | 0.1 | |
383 | | Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 79,737 | | | | 0.0 | |
798 | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 51,974 | | | | 0.0 | |
14,200 | | Zions Bancorp NA | | | 547,978 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | 30,515,687 | | | | 16.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
30,172 | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,527,107 | | | | 1.9 | |
9,926 (1) | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,212,064 | | | | 0.7 | |
284 (1) | | Amedisys, Inc. | | | 69,520 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,507 | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 361,607 | | | | 0.2 | |
10,507 | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 2,467,464 | | | | 1.4 | |
619 (1) | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | | | 333,331 | | | | 0.2 | |
281 | | Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 85,230 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,155 | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 881,901 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,987 | | Cerner Corp. | | | 148,707 | | | | 0.1 | |
427 (1) | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | | | 100,140 | | | | 0.1 | |
342 | | Chemed Corp. | | | 163,562 | | | | 0.1 | |
283 | | Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 94,867 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,747 (1) | | DaVita, Inc. | | | 1,180,558 | | | | 0.6 | |
1,417 | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 114,182 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,310 (1) | | Globus Medical, Inc. | | | 78,705 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,700 | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 405,297 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,667 (1) | | Henry Schein, Inc. | | | 171,515 | | | | 0.1 | |
796 | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 75,509 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,131 (1) | | Hologic, Inc. | | | 78,186 | | | | 0.0 | |
294 (1) | | Idexx Laboratories, Inc. | | | 135,528 | | | | 0.1 | |
494 (1) | | Incyte Corp., Ltd. | | | 41,763 | | | | 0.0 | |
8,727 (1) | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 1,227,976 | | | | 0.7 | |
17,517 (1) | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 3,500,597 | | | | 1.9 | |
6,500 (1) | | Lannett Co., Inc. | | | 40,040 | | | | 0.0 | |
556 (1) | | Masimo Corp. | | | 141,496 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,451 | | McKesson Corp. | | | 1,160,599 | | | | 0.6 | |
124 (1) | | Mettler Toledo International, Inc. | | | 142,605 | | | | 0.1 | |
387 (1) | | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | | | 78,998 | | | | 0.0 | |
563 | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 74,879 | | | | 0.0 | |
976 | | Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 47,063 | | | | 0.0 | |
532 (1) | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | | | 59,690 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,056 (1),(2) | | QIAGEN NV | | | 50,963 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,585 | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 196,508 | | | | 0.1 | |
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606 | | Resmed, Inc. | | $ | 127,018 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,900 (1) | | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 407,290 | | | | 0.2 | |
845 | | STERIS Public Ltd. Co. | | | 163,769 | | | | 0.1 | |
189 | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 72,340 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,100 (1) | | United Therapeutics Corp. | | | 411,184 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,996 | | Universal Health Services, Inc. | | | 652,378 | | | | 0.4 | |
765 (1) | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | | | 133,095 | | | | 0.1 | |
308 (1) | | Veeva Systems, Inc. | | | 85,276 | | | | 0.1 | |
18,947 (1) | | Viatris, Inc. | | | 318,689 | | | | 0.2 | |
677 (1) | | Waters Corp. | | | 157,071 | | | | 0.1 | |
844 | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 232,235 | | | | 0.1 | |
512 | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 76,349 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | 21,284,851 | | | | 11.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 17.0% | | | | | | | | |
31,500 | | ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 241,290 | | | | 0.1 | |
447 | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 53,068 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,094 (1) | | AECOM | | | 108,658 | | | | 0.1 | |
59,026 | | Air Lease Corp. | | | 2,158,581 | | | | 1.2 | |
1,103 | | Allegion Public Ltd. | | | 125,786 | | | | 0.1 | |
12,631 | | Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 518,503 | | | | 0.3 | |
9,000 (2) | | American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 127,170 | | | | 0.1 | |
989 | | Ametek, Inc. | | | 117,226 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,173 | | AO Smith Corp. | | | 178,672 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,800 | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 283,392 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,522 | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 86,571 | | | | 0.0 | |
855 | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 123,830 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,734 | | Carrier Global Corp. | | | 370,573 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,674 | | CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 157,306 | | | | 0.1 | |
352 | | Cintas Corp. | | | 125,066 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,389 (1) | | Copart, Inc. | | | 160,360 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,020 | | CoreLogic, Inc. | | | 79,050 | | | | 0.0 | |
164 (1) | | CoStar Group, Inc. | | | 149,333 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,356 | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 1,238,146 | | | | 0.7 | |
4,135 | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 476,600 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,092 | | Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 111,378 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,036 | | Dover Corp. | | | 126,423 | | | | 0.1 | |
23,828 | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 2,053,497 | | | | 1.1 | |
3,069 | | Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | | | 274,277 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,618 | | Fastenal Co. | | | 228,360 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,832 | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 152,972 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,262 (1) | | FTI Consulting, Inc. | | | 132,535 | | | | 0.1 | |
943 (1) | | Generac Holdings, Inc. | | | 203,311 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,576 | | Graco, Inc. | | | 174,498 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,300 | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 208,678 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,603 (1) | | HD Supply Holdings, Inc. | | | 89,415 | | | | 0.0 | |
34,216 | | Hexcel Corp. | | | 1,694,376 | | | | 0.9 | |
1,098 | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 177,426 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,961 | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 794,703 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,298 (1) | | IAA, Inc. | | | 77,776 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,633 | | IDEX Corp. | | | 508,564 | | | | 0.3 | |
816 | | IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 81,159 | | | | 0.0 | |
41,400 | | Interface, Inc. | | | 345,483 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,150 | | ITT, Inc. | | | 83,524 | | | | 0.0 | |
26,731 | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 2,882,671 | | | | 1.6 | |
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2,020 | | JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | $ | 273,266 | | | | 0.1 | |
29,800 (1) | | JetBlue Airways Corp. | | | 449,682 | | | | 0.2 | |
5,137 | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 236,507 | | | | 0.1 | |
993 | | Kansas City Southern | | | 184,867 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,710 | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 153,186 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,407 | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 184,908 | | | | 0.1 | |
205 | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 59,005 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,438 | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 165,370 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,243 | | Manpowergroup, Inc. | | | 540,956 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,590 | | Masco Corp. | | | 246,345 | | | | 0.1 | |
12,400 (1) | | Meritor, Inc. | | | 327,360 | | | | 0.2 | |
582 | | MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 86,974 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,695 | | MSC Industrial Direct Co. | | | 141,227 | | | | 0.1 | |
534 | | Nordson Corp. | | | 108,835 | | | | 0.1 | |
949 | | Old Dominion Freight Line | | | 192,989 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,987 | | Oshkosh Corp. | | | 803,953 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,906 | | Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 127,588 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,232 | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 526,996 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,856 | | Paccar, Inc. | | | 248,643 | | | | 0.1 | |
607 | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 162,227 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,935 | | Pentair PLC | | | 100,272 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,023 | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 138,252 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,892 | | Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 582,344 | | | | 0.3 | |
851 | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 82,309 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,656 | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 170,462 | | | | 0.1 | |
841 | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 214,926 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,969 | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,694,763 | | | | 0.9 | |
3,513 | | Schneider National, Inc. | | | 73,422 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,900 | | Skywest, Inc. | | | 210,357 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,616 | | Snap-On, Inc. | | | 811,724 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,995 | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 92,448 | | | | 0.1 | |
5,400 | | Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. | | | 183,600 | | | | 0.1 | |
560 | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 103,214 | | | | 0.1 | |
240 (1) | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | | | 90,706 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,500 | | Textron, Inc. | | | 383,350 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,700 | | Timken Co. | | | 565,488 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,330 | | Trane Technologies PLC | | | 194,499 | | | | 0.1 | |
871 | | TransUnion | | | 79,339 | | | | 0.0 | |
816 (1) | | Trex Co., Inc. | | | 61,053 | | | | 0.0 | |
12,400 | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 283,340 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,800 (1) | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | | | 351,390 | | | | 0.2 | |
3,226 (1) | | United Rentals, Inc. | | | 732,237 | | | | 0.4 | |
478 | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 77,904 | | | | 0.0 | |
436 | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 86,463 | | | | 0.0 | |
13,500 | | Wabash National Corp. | | | 238,680 | | | | 0.1 | |
833 | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 189,391 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,753 | | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 641,595 | | | | 0.4 | |
554 | | WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 231,738 | | | | 0.1 | |
980 | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 94,051 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 31,260,408 | | | | 17.0 | |
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| | Information Technology: 16.0% | | | | | | | | |
863 (1) | | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | | $ | 89,329 | | | | 0.0 | |
12,720 | | Amdocs Ltd. | | | 837,103 | | | | 0.5 | |
27,300 (1) | | Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 402,402 | | | | 0.2 | |
790 | | Amphenol Corp. | | | 103,340 | | | | 0.1 | |
448 (1) | | ANSYS, Inc. | | | 151,451 | | | | 0.1 | |
209 (1) | | Arista Networks, Inc. | | | 56,576 | | | | 0.0 | |
10,360 (1) | | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | | | 949,494 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,015 | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 61,155 | | | | 0.0 | |
9,961 (1) | | Black Knight, Inc. | | | 912,627 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,805 | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 156,656 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,399 | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ADR | | | 205,485 | | | | 0.1 | |
361 (1) | | CACI International, Inc. | | | 85,662 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,700 (1) | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 197,710 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,568 | | CDW Corp. | | | 204,608 | | | | 0.1 | |
4,024 (1) | | Ciena Corp. | | | 180,275 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,295 (1) | | Cirrus Logic, Inc. | | | 103,729 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,657 | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 205,335 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,528 | | Cognex Corp. | | | 114,814 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,297 | | Corning, Inc. | | | 85,954 | | | | 0.0 | |
7,000 (1) | | Diodes, Inc. | | | 475,720 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,166 | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | | | 103,133 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,300 | | DXC Technology Co. | | | 357,133 | | | | 0.2 | |
8,700 | | Ebix, Inc. | | | 295,887 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,443 | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 133,651 | | | | 0.1 | |
575 (1) | | EPAM Systems, Inc. | | | 185,340 | | | | 0.1 | |
26,248 (1) | | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | | | 3,528,781 | | | | 1.9 | |
3,731 (1) | | F5 Networks, Inc. | | | 607,444 | | | | 0.3 | |
193 (1) | | Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 91,247 | | | | 0.1 | |
201 (1) | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | | | 53,307 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,182 | | Flir Systems, Inc. | | | 45,200 | | | | 0.0 | |
658 (1) | | Fortinet, Inc. | | | 81,085 | | | | 0.0 | |
65,840 | | Genpact Ltd. | | | 2,676,396 | | | | 1.5 | |
747 (1) | | GoDaddy, Inc. | | | 59,416 | | | | 0.0 | |
30,138 | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 332,723 | | | | 0.2 | |
46,202 | | HP, Inc. | | | 1,013,210 | | | | 0.6 | |
5,600 (1) | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | 501,816 | | | | 0.3 | |
15,172 | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 579,874 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,121 | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 180,324 | | | | 0.1 | |
21,482 | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 467,663 | | | | 0.3 | |
29,810 (1) | | Keysight Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,578,392 | | | | 1.9 | |
312 | | KLA Corp. | | | 78,615 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,500 | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 678,990 | | | | 0.4 | |
2,137 | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 215,196 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,912 | | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | 88,506 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,702 | | Maxim Integrated Products | | | 224,374 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,600 | | Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 301,172 | | | | 0.2 | |
569 | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 182,057 | | | | 0.1 | |
487 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 83,535 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,803 | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 67,486 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,363 | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 125,972 | | | | 0.1 | |
16,139 | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 294,214 | | | | 0.2 | |
2,726 (1),(2) | | Nuance Communications, Inc. | | | 117,572 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,146 | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 106,750 | | | | 0.1 | |
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138 (1) | | Paycom Software, Inc. | | $ | 57,557 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,113 (1) | | Qorvo, Inc. | | | 174,385 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,400 (1) | | Sanmina Corp. | | | 267,246 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,772 | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 163,981 | | | | 0.1 | |
14,100 | | Seagate Technology | | | 829,221 | | | | 0.5 | |
2,854 | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 402,899 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,086 | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 74,815 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,328 | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 693,822 | | | | 0.4 | |
832 (1) | | Synopsys, Inc. | | | 189,280 | | | | 0.1 | |
2,294 | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 253,120 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,087 (1) | | Trimble, Inc. | | | 65,079 | | | | 0.0 | |
392 (1) | | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | | | 167,619 | | | | 0.1 | |
580 (1) | | VeriSign, Inc. | | | 116,418 | | | | 0.1 | |
37,794 | | Western Union Co. | | | 852,633 | | | | 0.5 | |
11,200 | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 245,168 | | | | 0.1 | |
11,341 | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,650,683 | | | | 0.9 | |
356 (1) | | Zebra Technologies Corp. | | | 134,717 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 29,354,529 | | | | 16.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
16,255 | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 2,210,192 | | | | 1.2 | |
838 | | Aptargroup, Inc. | | | 105,856 | | | | 0.1 | |
886 | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 132,315 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,359 | | Ball Corp. | | | 130,478 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,500 (1) | | Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 344,500 | | | | 0.2 | |
7,100 | | Cabot Corp. | | | 294,011 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,489 | | Celanese Corp. - Series A | | | 580,562 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,090 (1) | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 196,983 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,871 | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 669,235 | | | | 0.4 | |
910 | | FMC Corp. | | | 105,569 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,691 | | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 117,826 | | | | 0.1 | |
19,200 | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 475,584 | | | | 0.3 | |
7,600 (1) | | Ingevity Corp. | | | 506,008 | | | | 0.3 | |
636 (2) | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 71,296 | | | | 0.0 | |
13,333 | | International Paper Co. | | | 659,717 | | | | 0.4 | |
14,700 | | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 202,125 | | | | 0.1 | |
8,754 | | LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A | | | 744,965 | | | | 0.4 | |
309 | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 82,080 | | | | 0.0 | |
178 | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 65,817 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,381 | | Nucor Corp. | | | 181,560 | | | | 0.1 | |
17,900 | | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 202,628 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,971 | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 256,230 | | | | 0.1 | |
821 | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 120,498 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,565 | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 891,157 | | | | 0.5 | |
474 | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 52,363 | | | | 0.0 | |
1,582 | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 139,232 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,800 | | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 271,284 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,367 | | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | | | 240,278 | | | | 0.1 | |
18,545 | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 626,821 | | | | 0.3 | |
980 | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 56,899 | | | | 0.0 | |
14,878 | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 538,732 | | | | 0.3 | |
429 | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 59,910 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,042 | | WestRock Co. | | | 86,193 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | 11,418,904 | | | | 6.2 | |
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| | Real Estate: 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
13,015 | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | $ | 2,130,946 | | | | 1.2 | |
2,284 | | Apartment Investment and Management Co. | | | 69,319 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,990 (2) | | Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. | | | 13,223 | | | | 0.0 | |
320 | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 53,309 | | | | 0.0 | |
24,200 | | Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 269,346 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,900 | | Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 242,793 | | | | 0.1 | |
467 | | Camden Property Trust | | | 46,154 | | | | 0.0 | |
52,623 (1) | | CBRE Group, Inc. | | | 3,217,370 | | | | 1.8 | |
420 | | Coresite Realty Corp. | | | 52,664 | | | | 0.0 | |
18,700 | | Diversified Healthcare Trust | | | 82,467 | | | | 0.0 | |
3,072 | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 116,920 | | | | 0.1 | |
3,821 | | Equinix, Inc. | | | 2,666,256 | | | | 1.5 | |
5,569 | | Equity Commonwealth | | | 147,634 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,631 | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | | 95,560 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,032 | | Equity Residential | | | 59,773 | | | | 0.0 | |
193 | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 47,455 | | | | 0.0 | |
660 | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 74,402 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,454 | | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 102,774 | | | | 0.1 | |
32,300 | | Franklin Street Properties Corp. | | | 149,872 | | | | 0.1 | |
6,763 | | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 280,935 | | | | 0.2 | |
19,942 | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 279,786 | | | | 0.2 | |
12,500 | | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | | | 271,625 | | | | 0.1 | |
19,900 | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 547,250 | | | | 0.3 | |
447 | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 59,134 | | | | 0.0 | |
895 | | Lamar Advertising Co. | | | 71,251 | | | | 0.0 | |
20,500 | | Lexington Realty Trust | | | 209,305 | | | | 0.1 | |
853 | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | 93,591 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,495 | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 48,403 | | | | 0.0 | |
21,329 | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 2,690,867 | | | | 1.5 | |
6,900 | | Office Properties Income Trust | | | 157,665 | | | | 0.1 | |
9,200 | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 324,024 | | | | 0.2 | |
16,200 | | Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 306,828 | | | | 0.2 | |
16,600 | | Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 153,550 | | | | 0.1 | |
10,600 | | Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 172,992 | | | | 0.1 | |
21,400 | | Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 334,482 | | | | 0.2 | |
16,600 | | Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 129,646 | | | | 0.1 | |
59 | | Retail Value, Inc. | | | 909 | | | | 0.0 | |
17,700 | | RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 218,241 | | | | 0.1 | |
14,200 | | Service Properties Trust | | | 168,412 | | | | 0.1 | |
21,500 | | SITE Centers Corp. | | | 216,935 | | | | 0.1 | |
19,000 | | Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 165,110 | | | | 0.1 | |
14,300 | | Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 147,004 | | | | 0.1 | |
7,600 | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 364,116 | | | | 0.2 | |
76,100 | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | 539,549 | | | | 0.3 | |
2,542 | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 98,909 | | | | 0.1 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Real Estate (continued) | | | | | | | | |
13,700 | | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | $ | 193,033 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 17,881,789 | | | | 9.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utilities: 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
6,078 | | AES Corp. | | | 124,234 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,906 | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 100,256 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,773 | | Ameren Corp. | | | 137,904 | | | | 0.1 | |
753 | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 115,495 | | | | 0.1 | |
886 | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 84,959 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,112 | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 129,972 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,346 | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 102,633 | | | | 0.1 | |
710 | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 89,325 | | | | 0.0 | |
4,414 | | Edison International | | | 270,843 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,451 | | Entergy Corp. | | | 157,941 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,304 | | Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 59,045 | | | | 0.0 | |
2,932 | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 162,462 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,091 | | Eversource Energy | | | 95,473 | | | | 0.1 | |
15,300 | | Exelon Corp. | | | 628,371 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,121 | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 321,934 | | | | 0.2 | |
1,917 | | Hawaiian Electric Industries | | | 68,686 | | | | 0.0 | |
667 | | Idacorp, Inc. | | | 60,417 | | | | 0.0 | |
22,577 | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 563,070 | | | | 0.3 | |
10,980 | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 452,047 | | | | 0.2 | |
4,390 | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 106,238 | | | | 0.1 | |
18,706 | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 612,622 | | | | 0.3 | |
1,901 | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 61,573 | | | | 0.0 | |
936 | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 76,612 | | | | 0.0 | |
32,180 | | PPL Corp. | | | 914,556 | | | | 0.5 | |
1,947 | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 113,471 | | | | 0.1 | |
35,709 | | Vistra Corp. | | | 667,044 | | | | 0.4 | |
1,246 | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 118,308 | | | | 0.1 | |
1,562 | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 105,216 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | 6,500,707 | | | | 3.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $158,703,035) | | | 180,971,430 | | | | 98.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.2% |
4,533 | | iShares Russell Midcap Index Fund | | | 297,863 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $282,724) | | | 297,863 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $158,985,759) | | | 181,269,293 | | | | 98.8 | |
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.6% |
| | Repurchase Agreements: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
919,899 (3) | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $919,902, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $938,297, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $919,899) | | $ | 919,899 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | Mutual Funds: 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
2,073,199 (4) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $2,073,199) | | | 2,073,199 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $2,993,098) | | | 2,993,098 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $161,978,857) | | $ | 184,262,391 | | | | 100.4 | |
| | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (722,439 | ) | | | (0.4 | ) |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 183,539,952 | | | | 100.0 | |
† | Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(3) | All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(4) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 99.9% |
| | Communication Services: 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
53,780 (1) | | QuinStreet, Inc. | | $ | 959,704 | | | | 0.4 | |
125,982 (1) | | Vonage Holdings Corp. | | | 1,620,129 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | 2,579,833 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 18.1% | | | | | | | | |
24,243 | | Aaron's Holdings Co., Inc. | | | 1,525,612 | | | | 0.6 | |
65,573 (1) | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | 4,466,833 | | | | 1.9 | |
9,352 (1) | | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | 2,380,926 | | | | 1.0 | |
47,593 (1),(2) | | Fisker, Inc. | | | 922,352 | | | | 0.4 | |
29,571 (1),(2) | | GrowGeneration Corp. | | | 1,040,012 | | | | 0.4 | |
13,575 (1) | | Helen of Troy Ltd. | | | 2,742,014 | | | | 1.2 | |
47,767 | | Kohl's Corp. | | | 1,538,097 | | | | 0.6 | |
33,649 | | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 1,402,154 | | | | 0.6 | |
18,713 | | LCI Industries | | | 2,353,721 | | | | 1.0 | |
6,594 | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 1,907,644 | | | | 0.8 | |
46,578 (1) | | LKQ Corp. | | | 1,640,477 | | | | 0.7 | |
19,475 | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,479,752 | | | | 1.0 | |
13,042 | | Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 1,671,984 | | | | 0.7 | |
41,787 (1) | | National Vision Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,788,902 | | | | 0.8 | |
18,410 (1) | | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,621,185 | | | | 0.7 | |
20,028 (1) | | Planet Fitness, Inc. | | | 1,461,043 | | | | 0.6 | |
58,385 (1) | | RealReal, Inc./The | | | 808,632 | | | | 0.3 | |
3,913 (1) | | RH | | | 1,773,215 | | | | 0.7 | |
42,836 | | Steven Madden Ltd. | | | 1,348,049 | | | | 0.6 | |
47,488 (1) | | Stoneridge, Inc. | | | 1,275,528 | | | | 0.5 | |
22,788 | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 2,139,565 | | | | 0.9 | |
30,001 | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 2,274,076 | | | | 1.0 | |
6,303 | | Wingstop, Inc. | | | 802,435 | | | | 0.3 | |
36,827 | | Winnebago Industries | | | 1,949,253 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 43,313,461 | | | | 18.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
32,056 (1) | | Performance Food Group Co. | | | 1,390,589 | | | | 0.6 | |
122,805 | | Primo Water Corp. | | | 1,845,759 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | 3,236,348 | | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financials: 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
32,487 | | Cowen, Inc. | | | 778,388 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,113 (1) | | Palomar Holdings, Inc. | | | 800,669 | | | | 0.3 | |
16,469 | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 2,145,417 | | | | 0.9 | |
32,296 | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,029,158 | | | | 0.9 | |
78,143 (1),(2) | | Selectquote, Inc. | | | 1,676,167 | | | | 0.7 | |
16,798 | | Signature Bank | | | 1,884,568 | | | | 0.8 | |
61,036 (1) | | StepStone Group, Inc. | | | 1,655,296 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | 10,969,663 | | | | 4.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Health Care: 29.7% | | | | | | | | |
57,562 (1) | | 1Life Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,892,063 | | | | 0.8 | |
14,163 (1) | | Addus HomeCare Corp. | | | 1,405,678 | | | | 0.6 | |
80,982 (1),(2) | | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,004,987 | | | | 0.4 | |
33,911 (1),(2) | | Akouos, Inc. | | | 701,279 | | | | 0.3 | |
79,590 (1) | | Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,821,815 | | | | 0.8 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | | | | | | |
38,473 (1) | | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | | $ | 891,035 | | | | 0.4 | |
151,852 (1) | | Ardelyx, Inc. | | | 956,668 | | | | 0.4 | |
11,553 (1) | | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 760,996 | | | | 0.3 | |
33,457 (1) | | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 2,092,066 | | | | 0.9 | |
49,005 (1) | | AxoGen, Inc. | | | 700,281 | | | | 0.3 | |
20,442 (1),(2) | | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | | | 897,199 | | | | 0.4 | |
19,017 (1) | | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 1,691,562 | | | | 0.7 | |
21,320 (1) | | Blueprint Medicines Corp. | | | 2,304,266 | | | | 1.0 | |
44,595 | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 2,650,281 | | | | 1.1 | |
29,686 (1),(2) | | CryoPort, Inc. | | | 1,444,224 | | | | 0.6 | |
57,883 (1) | | Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 434,123 | | | | 0.2 | |
50,113 (1) | | Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,266,356 | | | | 0.5 | |
31,358 | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 2,526,828 | | | | 1.1 | |
93,256 (1) | | Epizyme, Inc. | | | 1,281,337 | | | | 0.5 | |
33,856 (1) | | FibroGen, Inc. | | | 1,398,591 | | | | 0.6 | |
58,867 (1) | | G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,074,911 | | | | 0.5 | |
114,133 (1) | | GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 1,525,958 | | | | 0.6 | |
31,810 (1) | | Globus Medical, Inc. | | | 1,911,145 | | | | 0.8 | |
30,266 (1),(2) | | Gossamer Bio, Inc. | | | 267,551 | | | | 0.1 | |
21,808 (1) | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | 2,461,033 | | | | 1.0 | |
40,838 (1) | | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,596,766 | | | | 0.7 | |
40,922 (1) | | HealthEquity, Inc. | | | 2,933,698 | | | | 1.2 | |
58,474 (1) | | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,013,354 | | | | 0.4 | |
20,465 | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,941,310 | | | | 0.8 | |
62,480 (1) | | HMS Holdings Corp. | | | 1,963,122 | | | | 0.8 | |
48,709 (1) | | Homology Medicines, Inc. | | | 479,297 | | | | 0.2 | |
126,972 (1) | | Immunogen, Inc. | | | 691,997 | | | | 0.3 | |
45,792 (1) | | Insmed, Inc. | | | 1,786,346 | | | | 0.8 | |
24,425 (1) | | Integer Holdings Corp. | | | 1,760,798 | | | | 0.7 | |
24,014 (1) | | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | | | 931,983 | | | | 0.4 | |
26,918 (1) | | Krystal Biotech, Inc. | | | 1,478,875 | | | | 0.6 | |
31,455 (1) | | Magellan Health, Inc. | | | 2,486,518 | | | | 1.0 | |
11,349 (1) | | Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 2,699,360 | | | | 1.1 | |
68,722 (1) | | NextCure, Inc. | | | 695,467 | | | | 0.3 | |
20,158 (1) | | Omnicell, Inc. | | | 2,113,566 | | | | 0.9 | |
5,882 (1),(2) | | Ontrak, Inc. | | | 292,041 | | | | 0.1 | |
107,193 (1) | | OraSure Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,286,316 | | | | 0.5 | |
21,981 (1),(2) | | ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 745,376 | | | | 0.3 | |
33,301 (1) | | Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 386,625 | | | | 0.2 | |
26,957 (1) | | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,686,699 | | | | 0.7 | |
37,354 (1) | | RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 809,461 | | | | 0.3 | |
4,055 (1) | | Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 619,401 | | | | 0.3 | |
33,223 (1),(2) | | Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1,028,584 | | | | 0.4 | |
22,002 (1),(2) | | Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 1,146,084 | | | | 0.5 | |
33,137 (1) | | Syneos Health, Inc. | | | 2,181,740 | | | | 0.9 | |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Health Care (continued) | | | | | | | | |
46,497 (1),(2) | | UroGen Pharma Ltd. | | $ | 964,813 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | 71,081,830 | | | | 29.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Industrials: 16.3% | | | | | | | | |
31,704 (1) | | ASGN, Inc. | | | 2,478,619 | | | | 1.0 | |
28,624 (1) | | AZEK Co., Inc./The | | | 1,022,449 | | | | 0.4 | |
105,034 (1) | | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | 3,929,322 | | | | 1.6 | |
26,945 (1) | | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | | | 1,621,550 | | | | 0.7 | |
40,678 | | Crane Co. | | | 2,828,341 | | | | 1.2 | |
30,776 | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 2,652,276 | | | | 1.1 | |
8,090 (1) | | FTI Consulting, Inc. | | | 849,612 | | | | 0.4 | |
102,318 (1),(2) | | FuelCell Energy, Inc. | | | 1,043,644 | | | | 0.4 | |
27,283 | | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 3,016,408 | | | | 1.3 | |
70,706 | | Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 1,246,547 | | | | 0.5 | |
14,974 | | Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 1,782,505 | | | | 0.7 | |
20,331 | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 1,868,419 | | | | 0.8 | |
13,010 (1) | | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | | | 1,796,681 | | | | 0.8 | |
37,449 | | Skywest, Inc. | | | 1,607,686 | | | | 0.7 | |
21,965 | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 2,619,326 | | | | 1.1 | |
26,274 | | UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 1,409,600 | | | | 0.6 | |
9,639 (1) | | Vicor Corp. | | | 790,012 | | | | 0.3 | |
12,667 | | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,483,939 | | | | 0.6 | |
76,865 | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 3,073,831 | | | | 1.3 | |
16,308 | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 1,823,724 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | 38,944,491 | | | | 16.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology: 24.1% | | | | | | | | |
80,299 (1) | | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,616,141 | | | | 1.1 | |
39,874 (1) | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | | 3,846,246 | | | | 1.6 | |
6,648 (1) | | Blackline, Inc. | | | 817,039 | | | | 0.3 | |
8,886 (1) | | CACI International, Inc. | | | 2,108,559 | | | | 0.9 | |
52,079 (1) | | Calix, Inc. | | | 1,233,231 | | | | 0.5 | |
38,741 | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 1,680,585 | | | | 0.7 | |
41,020 (1) | | Envestnet, Inc. | | | 3,292,265 | | | | 1.4 | |
69,871 | | EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 2,597,105 | | | | 1.1 | |
75,465 (1) | | Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. | | | 814,267 | | | | 0.3 | |
23,263 (1) | | Itron, Inc. | | | 1,828,705 | | | | 0.8 | |
47,589 (1) | | j2 Global, Inc. | | | 4,264,450 | | | | 1.8 | |
57,461 (1) | | Lattice Semiconductor Corp. | | | 2,404,743 | | | | 1.0 | |
17,647 (1) | | LivePerson, Inc. | | | 1,030,938 | | | | 0.4 | |
29,031 (1) | | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,698,604 | | | | 0.7 | |
21,808 (1) | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,883,775 | | | | 0.8 | |
46,433 (1) | | Mimecast Ltd. | | | 2,088,556 | | | | 0.9 | |
58,987 (1) | | Onto Innovation, Inc. | | | 2,607,815 | | | | 1.1 | |
18,228 (1) | | Proofpoint, Inc. | | | 1,886,416 | | | | 0.8 | |
18,639 (1) | | Q2 Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,113,104 | | | | 0.9 | |
13,675 (1) | | Qualys, Inc. | | | 1,299,262 | | | | 0.5 | |
35,967 (1) | | RealPage, Inc. | | | 2,481,363 | | | | 1.0 | |
69,611 (1) | | Repay Holdings Corp. | | | 1,679,713 | | | | 0.7 | |
19,148 (1) | | SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. | | | 891,531 | | | | 0.4 | |
25,273 (1) | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | | | 2,962,248 | | | | 1.2 | |
15,584 (1) | | Sprout Social, Inc. | | | 800,706 | | | | 0.3 | |
31,872 (1),(2) | | SunPower Corp. | | | 706,284 | | | | 0.3 | |
48,912 (1) | | Super Micro Computer, Inc. | | | 1,379,808 | | | | 0.6 | |
173,622 (1) | | Verra Mobility Corp. | | | 2,118,188 | | | | 0.9 | |
Shares | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | Information Technology (continued) | | | | | | | | |
189,646 (1) | | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | | $ | 2,568,755 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | 57,700,402 | | | | 24.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Materials: 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
55,679 | | Avient Corp. | | | 2,035,067 | | | | 0.8 | |
25,258 | | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 1,577,615 | | | | 0.7 | |
16,170 | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 981,034 | | | | 0.4 | |
30,832 | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 2,211,271 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | 6,804,987 | | | | 2.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
83,664 | | Acadia Realty Trust | | | 1,188,029 | | | | 0.5 | |
11,419 | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 1,556,752 | | | | 0.7 | |
29,996 | | QTS Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,782,062 | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | 4,526,843 | | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $204,420,565) | | | 239,157,858 | | | | 99.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 5.0% |
| | Repurchase Agreements: 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
1,574,106 (3) | | Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.12%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,574,111, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-9.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,605,588, due 01/01/21-05/15/62) | | | 1,574,106 | | | | 0.7 | |
1,764,958 (3) | | Citadel Securities LLC, Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.17%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $1,764,966, collateralized by various U.S. Government Securities, 0.000%-8.125%, Market Value plus accrued interest $1,800,786, due 12/03/20-05/15/50) | | | 1,764,958 | | | | 0.7 | |
2,273,382 (3) | | Citigroup, Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,273,388, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.000%-6.000%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,318,850, due 08/01/35-12/01/50) | | | 2,273,382 | | | | 1.0 | |
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Principal Amount† | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (continued) |
| | Repurchase Agreements (continued) | | | | | | | | |
2,443,997 (3) | | MUFG Securities America Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,444,004, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.219%-4.500%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,492,877, due 07/01/37-07/01/49) | | $ | 2,443,997 | | | | 1.0 | |
2,443,997 (3) | | RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Repurchase Agreement dated 11/30/20, 0.10%, due 12/01/20 (Repurchase Amount $2,444,004, collateralized by various U.S. Government/U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.000%-6.375%, Market Value plus accrued interest $2,492,877, due 12/08/20-12/01/50) | | | 2,443,997 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Repurchase Agreements | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $10,500,440) | | | 10,500,440 | | | | 4.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Value | | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
| | Mutual Funds: 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
1,412,000 (4) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $1,412,000) | | | 1,412,000 | | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
| | (Cost $11,912,440) | | | 11,912,440 | | | | 5.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $216,333,005) | | $ | 251,070,298 | | | | 104.9 | |
| | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | | (11,636,924 | ) | | | (4.9 | ) |
| | Net Assets | | $ | 239,433,374 | | | | 100.0 | |
† | Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD. |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Security, or a portion of the security, is on loan. |
(3) | All or a portion of the security represents securities purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(4) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
COMMON STOCK: 97.6% |
| | Communication Services: 5.7% |
21,031 | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | $ 1,671,544 | | 0.8 |
89,627 | | AT&T, Inc. | 2,576,776 | | 1.2 |
135,167 | | CenturyLink, Inc. | 1,412,495 | | 0.6 |
57,289 | | Comcast Corp. – Class A | 2,878,199 | | 1.3 |
13,084 | | New York Times Co. | 561,435 | | 0.3 |
22,174 | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 420,863 | | 0.2 |
47,957 | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,897,082 | | 1.3 |
| | | 12,418,394 | | 5.7 |
| | | | | |
| | Consumer Discretionary: 5.4% |
7,628 | | Dollar General Corp. | 1,667,328 | | 0.8 |
28,363 | | eBay, Inc. | 1,430,346 | | 0.6 |
2,097 | | Garmin Ltd. | 244,846 | | 0.1 |
43,864 | | Gentex Corp. | 1,429,966 | | 0.6 |
4,545 | | Home Depot, Inc. | 1,260,828 | | 0.6 |
4,460 | | Pool Corp. | 1,543,651 | | 0.7 |
31,786 | | Service Corp. International | 1,546,071 | | 0.7 |
11,636 | | Target Corp. | 2,089,011 | | 1.0 |
4,617 | | Tractor Supply Co. | 650,120 | | 0.3 |
| | | 11,862,167 | | 5.4 |
| | | | | |
| | Consumer Staples: 8.1% |
37,826 | | Altria Group, Inc. | 1,506,610 | | 0.7 |
33,688 | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | 747,537 | | 0.3 |
24,599 | | General Mills, Inc. | 1,496,111 | | 0.7 |
10,097 | | Hershey Co. | 1,493,245 | | 0.7 |
9,634 | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1,342,113 | | 0.6 |
13,893 | | Mondelez International, Inc. | 798,153 | | 0.4 |
14,315 | | PepsiCo, Inc. | 2,064,653 | | 0.9 |
26,868 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2,035,251 | | 0.9 |
25,112 | | Procter & Gamble Co. | 3,487,303 | | 1.6 |
15,237 | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 579,158 | | 0.3 |
14,951 | | Walmart, Inc. | 2,284,363 | | 1.0 |
| | | 17,834,497 | | 8.1 |
| | | | | |
| | Energy: 2.6% |
20,863 | | Chevron Corp. | 1,818,837 | | 0.8 |
9,636 | | ConocoPhillips | 381,200 | | 0.2 |
149,439 | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 1,219,422 | | 0.5 |
61,401 | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 882,947 | | 0.4 |
69,034 | | Williams Cos., Inc. | 1,448,333 | | 0.7 |
| | | 5,750,739 | | 2.6 |
| | | | | |
| | Financials: 7.6% |
10,692 | | Allstate Corp. | 1,094,326 | | 0.5 |
1,709 | | Blackrock, Inc. | 1,193,480 | | 0.5 |
3,040 | | Erie Indemnity Co. | 685,854 | | 0.3 |
2,170 | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 243,799 | | 0.1 |
16,059 | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 1,694,385 | | 0.8 |
17,581 | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,072,448 | | 0.9 |
Shares | | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | | | |
| | Financials (continued) | | | |
3,138 | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | $ 1,691,947 | | 0.8 |
7,471 | | Mercury General Corp. | 332,235 | | 0.2 |
2,735 | | MSCI, Inc. - Class A | 1,119,764 | | 0.5 |
9,949 | | Nasdaq, Inc. | 1,273,373 | | 0.6 |
17,498 | | Progressive Corp. | 1,524,251 | | 0.7 |
5,125 | | S&P Global, Inc. | 1,802,873 | | 0.8 |
11,736 | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1,683,060 | | 0.8 |
1,842 | | Travelers Cos, Inc. | 238,815 | | 0.1 |
| | | 16,650,610 | | 7.6 |
| | | | | |
| | Health Care: 15.0% |
25,993 | | AbbVie, Inc. | 2,718,348 | | 1.2 |
14,547 | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 1,499,941 | | 0.7 |
9,169 | | Amgen, Inc. | 2,035,885 | | 0.9 |
1,161 | | Anthem, Inc. | 361,675 | | 0.2 |
19,682 | | Baxter International, Inc. | 1,497,210 | | 0.7 |
35,854 | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 2,237,289 | | 1.0 |
26,010 | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 1,419,886 | | 0.6 |
20,308 | | Cerner Corp. | 1,519,851 | | 0.7 |
1,723 | | Chemed Corp. | 824,025 | | 0.4 |
14,083 | | Eli Lilly & Co. | 2,051,189 | | 0.9 |
28,545 | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1,731,825 | | 0.8 |
1,120 | | Humana, Inc. | 448,582 | | 0.2 |
25,813 | | Johnson & Johnson | 3,734,625 | | 1.7 |
6,666 | | McKesson Corp. | 1,199,280 | | 0.5 |
13,344 | | Medtronic PLC | 1,517,213 | | 0.7 |
31,909 | | Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,565,164 | | 1.2 |
71,625 | | Pfizer, Inc. | 2,743,954 | | 1.3 |
2,932 | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 986,149 | | 0.4 |
8,887 (1) | | Viatris, Inc. | 149,479 | | 0.1 |
10,285 | | Zoetis, Inc. | 1,649,508 | | 0.8 |
| | | 32,891,078 | | 15.0 |
| | | | | |
| | Industrials: 8.8% |
1,259 | | 3M Co. | 217,467 | | 0.1 |
3,353 | | CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 315,081 | | 0.1 |
12,399 | | CSX Corp. | 1,116,530 | | 0.5 |
5,396 | | Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | 482,241 | | 0.2 |
4,453 | | Fastenal Co. | 220,201 | | 0.1 |
3,610 | | Kansas City Southern | 672,074 | | 0.3 |
4,881 | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | 201,536 | | 0.1 |
4,739 | | Landstar System, Inc. | 622,799 | | 0.3 |
4,880 | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,781,200 | | 0.8 |
4,035 | | MSC Industrial Direct Co. | 336,196 | | 0.2 |
1,958 | | Old Dominion Freight Line | 398,179 | | 0.2 |
14,986 | | Republic Services, Inc. | 1,449,446 | | 0.7 |
25,460 | | Rollins, Inc. | 1,455,803 | | 0.7 |
3,972 | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1,696,044 | | 0.8 |
7,380 | | United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 1,262,497 | | 0.6 |
7,974 | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,581,324 | | 0.7 |
12,323 | | Waste Connections, Inc. | 1,281,346 | | 0.6 |
13,844 | | Waste Management, Inc. | 1,649,236 | | 0.7 |
5,804 | | Watsco, Inc. | 1,319,597 | | 0.6 |
28,480 | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 1,138,915 | | 0.5 |
| | | 19,197,712 | | 8.8 |
Voya U.S. High Dividend Low Volatility Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
as of November 30, 2020 (Unaudited) (CONTINUED) |
Shares | | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | | | |
| | Information Technology: 34.8% |
9,574 | | Accenture PLC | $ 2,384,788 | | 1.1 |
23,209 | | Amdocs Ltd. | 1,527,384 | | 0.7 |
15,132 | | Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,248,087 | | 0.6 |
12,524 | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 2,177,673 | | 1.0 |
26,799 | | Avnet, Inc. | 813,350 | | 0.4 |
15,706 | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 1,363,124 | | 0.6 |
10,555 | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ADR | 1,550,318 | | 0.7 |
16,730 | | CDK Global, Inc. | 801,367 | | 0.4 |
7,195 | | CDW Corp. | 938,876 | | 0.4 |
60,355 | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,596,472 | | 1.2 |
10,242 | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | 1,269,189 | | 0.6 |
21,915 | | Cognex Corp. | 1,646,693 | | 0.7 |
22,476 | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | 1,756,050 | | 0.8 |
18,910 | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 1,672,589 | | 0.8 |
32,395 | | Genpact Ltd. | 1,316,857 | | 0.6 |
32,481 | | HP, Inc. | 712,308 | | 0.3 |
53,289 | | Intel Corp. | 2,576,523 | | 1.2 |
13,071 | | International Business Machines Corp. | 1,614,530 | | 0.7 |
5,617 | | Intuit, Inc. | 1,977,296 | | 0.9 |
7,322 | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 1,177,817 | | 0.5 |
57,040 | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 1,241,761 | | 0.6 |
3,794 | | KLA Corp. | 955,974 | | 0.4 |
5,115 | | Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | 1,721,249 | | 0.8 |
12,282 | | MAXIMUS, Inc. | 881,970 | | 0.4 |
54,544 | | Microsoft Corp. | 11,676,234 | | 5.3 |
5,276 | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 1,688,109 | | 0.8 |
9,338 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1,601,747 | | 0.7 |
29,653 | | National Instruments Corp. | 1,109,912 | | 0.5 |
9,367 | | NetApp, Inc. | 499,355 | | 0.2 |
64,926 | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | 1,183,601 | | 0.5 |
6,372 | | Nvidia Corp. | 3,415,774 | | 1.6 |
33,771 | | Oracle Corp. | 1,949,262 | | 0.9 |
19,084 | | Paychex, Inc. | 1,777,675 | | 0.8 |
10,989 | | Pegasystems, Inc. | 1,438,240 | | 0.7 |
18,647 | | Qualcomm, Inc. | 2,744,279 | | 1.3 |
25,885 | | Seagate Technology | 1,522,297 | | 0.7 |
22,652 | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 1,560,496 | | 0.7 |
70,130 | | Switch, Inc. | 1,107,353 | | 0.5 |
15,270 | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 2,462,288 | | 1.1 |
6,171 | | Ubiquiti, Inc. | 1,531,087 | | 0.7 |
4,836 | | Visa, Inc. - Class A | 1,017,253 | | 0.5 |
13,995 | | Xilinx, Inc. | 2,036,972 | | 0.9 |
| | | 76,244,179 | | 34.8 |
| | | | | |
| | Materials: 3.7% |
5,841 | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 1,636,298 | | 0.8 |
8,920 | | Aptargroup, Inc. | 1,126,774 | | 0.5 |
22,622 | | Commercial Metals Co. | 450,404 | | 0.2 |
1,928 | | NewMarket Corp. | 712,897 | | 0.3 |
12,402 | | Packaging Corp. of America | 1,612,260 | | 0.7 |
4,512 | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 531,514 | | 0.3 |
2,821 | | Royal Gold, Inc. | 311,636 | | 0.1 |
3,904 | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | 279,995 | | 0.1 |
20,816 | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 703,581 | | 0.3 |
Shares | | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) | | | |
| | Materials (continued) | | | |
13,699 | | Sonoco Products Co. | $ 795,364 | | 0.4 |
| | | 8,160,723 | | 3.7 |
| | | | | |
| | Real Estate: 1.1% |
1,806 | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 246,212 | | 0.1 |
2,296 | | Equinix, Inc. | 1,602,126 | | 0.8 |
3,738 | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | 219,009 | | 0.1 |
2,443 | | Life Storage, Inc. | 268,046 | | 0.1 |
| | | 2,335,393 | | 1.1 |
| | | | | |
| | Utilities: 4.8% |
15,750 | | Ameren Corp. | 1,225,035 | | 0.6 |
10,301 | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | 1,579,967 | | 0.7 |
20,414 | | Duke Energy Corp. | 1,891,561 | | 0.9 |
20,862 | | Evergy, Inc. | 1,155,963 | | 0.5 |
31,262 | | Exelon Corp. | 1,283,930 | | 0.6 |
5,402 | | NorthWestern Corp. | 313,316 | | 0.1 |
4,097 | | ONE Gas, Inc. | 324,400 | | 0.1 |
7,068 | | PNM Resources, Inc. | 347,110 | | 0.1 |
14,023 | | Southern Co. | 839,277 | | 0.4 |
12,555 | | Spire, Inc. | 803,018 | | 0.4 |
31,428 | | Vistra Corp. | 587,075 | | 0.3 |
3,029 | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 287,604 | | 0.1 |
| | | 10,638,256 | | 4.8 |
| | | | | |
| | Total Common Stock | | | |
| | (Cost $184,097,507) | 213,983,748 | | 97.6 |
| | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.9% |
20,675 | | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 4,222,455 | | 1.9 |
| | | | | |
| | Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | | |
| | (Cost $3,812,796) | 4,222,455 | | 1.9 |
| | | | |
| | Total Long-Term Investments | | | |
| | (Cost $187,910,303) | 218,206,203 | | 99.5 |
| | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.3% |
| | Mutual Funds: 0.3% |
681,000 (2) | | BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 0.000% | | | |
| | (Cost $681,000) | 681,000 | | 0.3 |
| | | | | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments | | | |
| | (Cost $681,000) | 681,000 | | 0.3 |
| | | | |
| | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $188,591,303) | $ 218,887,203 | | 99.8 |
| | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | 387,479 | | 0.2 |
| | Net Assets | $ 219,274,682 | | 100.0 |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2020. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual filing. |
| (a)(3) | Not required for semi-annual filing. |
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 Equity Trust | |
| |
By | /s/ Michael Bell | |
| Michael Bell | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: February 8, 2021
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: February 8, 2021
By | /s/ Todd Modic | |
| Todd Modic | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: February 8, 2021