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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 96.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Australia: 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 887,215 | | | | | ALS Ltd. | | | 6,174,406 | | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | �� | Canada: 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 85,547 | | | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 8,175,470 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 467,921 | | | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | | 14,924,584 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 370,714 | | | | | Shaw Communications, Inc. - Class B | | | 9,338,597 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 201,481 | | | | | TransCanada Corp. | | | 10,827,311 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | 43,265,962 | | | | 4.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | France: 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 182,793 | | | | | BNP Paribas | | | 12,351,948 | | | | 1.3 | |
| 62,294 | | | | | Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A. | | | 7,439,598 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 186,731 | | | | | Cie de Saint-Gobain | | | 9,486,843 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 235,194 | | | | | Eutelsat Communications | | | 7,846,399 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 365,590 | | | | | Gaz de France | | | 9,011,295 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 94,297 | | | | | Sanofi | | | 10,334,288 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 141,825 | | | | | Vinci S.A. | | | 9,276,917 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | 65,747,288 | | | | 6.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Germany: 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 35,656 | | | | | Bayer AG | | | 4,792,298 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 283,745 | | | | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 9,728,572 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 85,746 | | | | | Siemens AG | | | 10,749,265 | | | | 1.1 | |
| 76,700 | | | | | Wincor Nixdorf AG | | | 4,086,383 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | 29,356,518 | | | | 3.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Hong Kong: 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 669,200 | | | | | Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,834,673 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Italy: 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 377,661 | | | | | Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. | | | 7,738,073 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 371,287 | | | | | ENI S.p.A. | | | 9,271,470 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | 17,009,543 | | | | 1.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Japan: 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 152,900 | | | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 4,989,673 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 619,200 | | | | | Itochu Corp. | | | 7,879,298 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 2,474,400 | | | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 14,261,550 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 612,600 | | | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 9,994,115 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 1,246,900 | | | | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 11,977,131 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 122,900 | | | | | Secom Co., Ltd. | | | 7,514,087 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 288,400 | | | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 11,665,521 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 260,700 | | | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 11,909,760 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | 80,191,135 | | | | 8.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Netherlands: 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 812,960 | | | | | ArcelorMittal | | | 11,816,191 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 359,067 | | | | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC | | | 14,508,524 | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | 26,324,715 | | | | 2.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Singapore: 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,223,000 | | | | | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 10,032,668 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 536,000 | | | | | United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 9,832,016 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | 19,864,684 | | | | 2.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | South Korea: 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 188,466 | | | | | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR | | | 5,638,903 | | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Spain: 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 711,100 | | | | | Telefonica S.A. | | | 11,281,507 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Sweden: 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 307,600 | | | | | Electrolux AB | | | 7,820,779 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 594,410 | | | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | | | 7,407,263 | | | | 0.7 | |
| 730,201 | | | | | Volvo AB - B Shares | | | 8,730,305 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | 23,958,347 | | | | 2.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Switzerland: 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 347,524 | | | | | Credit Suisse Group | | | 9,804,317 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 164,387 | | | | | Novartis AG | | | 14,769,591 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 50,781 | | | | | Roche Holding AG - Genusschein | | | 14,830,996 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 433,812 | | | | | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 3,644,084 | | | | 0.4 | |
| 49,611 | | | | | Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 14,977,669 | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | 58,026,657 | | | | 5.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Taiwan: 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 461,500 | | | | | MediaTek, Inc. | | | 7,712,949 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 534,467 | | | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | | | 11,191,739 | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | 18,904,688 | | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | United Kingdom: 11.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,324,713 | | | | | Barclays PLC | | | 12,400,518 | | | | 1.3 | |
| 1,699,159 | | | | | BP PLC | | | 13,554,187 | | | | 1.4 | |
| 1,097,192 | | | | | HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 11,859,664 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 212,413 | | | | | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 9,270,681 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 1,460,537 | | | | | J Sainsbury PLC | | | 7,051,936 | | | | 0.7 | |
| 396,334 | | | | | Petrofac Ltd. | | | 7,429,002 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 1,097,860 | | | | | Rexam PLC | | | 9,249,627 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 258,623 | | | | | Rio Tinto PLC | | | 13,828,509 | | | | 1.4 | |
| 298,850 | | | | | Scottish & Southern Energy PLC | | | 7,537,336 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 4,712,854 | | | | | Vodafone Group PLC | | | 16,197,388 | | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | 108,378,848 | | | | 11.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | United States: 44.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 216,111 | | | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 11,946,616 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 120,200 | | | | | ADT Corp. | | | 4,430,572 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 273,100 | | | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 11,765,148 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 146,100 | | | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 7,845,570 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 88,306 | | | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 12,308,090 | | | | 1.3 | |
| 104,351 | | | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 10,695,977 | | | | 1.1 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2014 (Unaudited) (continued) |
| 128,750 | | | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 9,653,675 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 83,738 | | | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,241,330 | | | | 0.4 | |
| 73,080 | | | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 7,970,836 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 194,479 | | | | | CenturyTel, Inc. | | | 7,971,694 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 75,266 | | | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 9,743,184 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 475,239 | | | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 11,876,223 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 321,200 | | | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 16,589,980 | | | | 1.7 | |
| 252,900 | | | | | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 8,143,380 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 157,119 | | | | | Dow Chemical Co. | | | 8,413,722 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 187,644 | | | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 11,926,653 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 92,598 | | | @ | | Ensco PLC | | | 4,674,347 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 142,748 | | | | | ExxonMobil Corp. | | | 14,197,716 | | | | 1.4 | |
| 411,373 | | | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 14,961,636 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 258,650 | | | | | Gap, Inc. | | | 11,936,697 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 560,631 | | | | | General Electric Co. | | | 14,565,193 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 291,464 | | | | | Intel Corp. | | | 10,177,923 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 139,391 | | | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 14,459,028 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 214,974 | | | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 12,780,204 | | | | 1.3 | |
| 67,867 | | | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 5,186,396 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 134,757 | | | | | Macy's, Inc. | | | 8,394,014 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 147,500 | | | | | McDonald's Corp. | | | 13,823,700 | | | | 1.4 | |
| 265,447 | | | | | Metlife, Inc. | | | 14,530,569 | | | | 1.5 | |
| 341,276 | | | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 15,504,169 | | | | 1.6 | |
| 108,878 | | | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co. | | | 8,051,528 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 261,195 | | | | | Northeast Utilities | | | 11,986,239 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 49,081 | | | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 5,091,172 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 531,387 | | | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 15,617,464 | | | | 1.6 | |
| 136,104 | | | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 11,534,814 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 120,582 | | | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 10,021,570 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 239,545 | | | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 9,806,972 | | | | 1.0 | |
| 83,039 | | | @ | | Seagate Technology | | | 5,196,581 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 91,700 | | | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 8,390,550 | | | | 0.9 | |
| 484,650 | | | | | Symantec Corp. | | | 11,767,302 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 176,729 | | | @ | | Tyco International Ltd. | | | 7,885,648 | | | | 0.8 | |
| 61,500 | | | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 3,063,930 | | | | 0.3 | |
| 101,783 | | | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. - VZC | | | 5,074,206 | | | | 0.5 | |
| 127,276 | | | | | VF Corp. | | | 8,160,937 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | 432,363,155 | | | | 44.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $836,483,881) | | | 951,321,029 | | | | 96.8 | |
# of Contracts | | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
PURCHASED OPTIONS: 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Options on Currencies: 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 26,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put EUR, Strike @ 1.296, Exp. 11/20/14 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 147,313 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 26,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put EUR, Strike @ 1.313, Exp. 10/20/14 Counterparty: Barclays Bank PLC | | | 202,602 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 29,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put GBP, Strike @ 1.622, Exp. 11/20/14 Counterparty: Citigroup, Inc. | | | 83,591 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 28,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put GBP, Strike @ 1.663, Exp. 10/20/14 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 238,841 | | | | 0.1 | |
| 17,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 106.170, Exp. 11/20/14 Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 76,902 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 17,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 103.750, Exp. 10/20/14 Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 178,084 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 18,000,000 | | | @ | | Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 104.650, Exp. 09/22/14 Counterparty: Barclays Bank PLC | | | 57,342 | | | | 0.0 | |
| 20,000,000 | | | @ | | Put EUR vs. Call USD, Strike @ 1.328, Exp. 09/22/14 Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 237,191 | | | | 0.1 | |
| 35,000,000 | | | @ | | Put GBP vs. Call USD, Strike @ 1.661, Exp. 09/22/14 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 167,250 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,389,116 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Purchased Options | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $743,200) | | | 1,389,116 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $837,227,081) | | $ | 952,710,145 | | | | 97.0 | |
| | | | Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | 29,778,995 | | | | 3.0 | |
| | | | Net Assets | | $ | 982,489,140 | | | | 100.0 | |
@ | Non-income producing security |
| |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| Cost for federal income tax purposes is $837,394,334. |
| |
| Net unrealized appreciation consists of: |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 142,035,018 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (26,719,207 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | | $ | 115,315,811 | |
Sector Diversification | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Financials | | | 19.3 | % |
Health Care | | | 13.9 | |
Industrials | | | 11.6 | |
Information Technology | | | 11.0 | |
Energy | | | 10.6 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.1 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 6.0 | |
Materials | | | 5.9 | |
Utilities | | | 4.2 | |
Options on Currencies | | | 0.2 | |
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | | | 3.0 | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-end Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-end Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Board has a Nominating Committee for the purpose of considering and presenting to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board. The Committee currently consists of all Independent Trustees of the Board. (6 individuals). The Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board. The primary purpose of the Nominating Committee is to consider and present to the Board the candidates it proposes for nomination to fill vacancies on the Board. In evaluating candidates, the Nominating Committee may consider a variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minimum qualifications that must be met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination.
The Nominating Committee is willing to consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews its own nominees. A shareholder nominee for director should be submitted in writing to the Fund’s Secretary. Any such shareholder nomination should include at a minimum the following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as trustee: such individual’s written consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to serve as a trustee (if elected), and all information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules and regulations.
The secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating Committee. To be timely, any such submission must be delivered to the Fund’s Secretary not earlier than the 90th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made, by either disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) (1) The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual filing.
(a) (2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
(a) (3) Not required for semi-annual filing.
(b) The officer certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund
By | /s/ Shaun P. Mathews | |
| Shaun P. Mathews | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: November 6, 2014
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By | /s/ Shaun P. Mathews | |
| Shaun P. Mathews | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: November 6, 2014
By | /s/ Todd Modic | |
| Todd Modic | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: November 6, 2014