Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IID) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

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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: 811-22051

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Huey P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: February 29

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2012

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

August 31, 2012

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund

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MUTUAL FUNDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s Letter	1
Market Perspective	2
Portfolio Managers' Report	4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	6
Statement of Operations	7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	8
Financial Highlights	9
Notes to Financial Statements	10
Summary Portfolio of Investments	19
Shareholder Meeting Information	24
Additional Information	25

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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 ING Funds’ website at www.inginvestment.com; and (3) on the 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 ING Funds’ website at www.inginvestment.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY FUND 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 N-Q. This report contains a summary portfolio of investments for the Fund. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a complete fund of investments, are available without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Shareholder,

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “IID.” The primary objective of the Fund is to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its managed assets in dividend-producing equity securities of foreign companies and/or derivatives linked to such securities or indices that include such securities. The Fund also seeks to enhance total returns over a market cycle by selling call options on selected international, regional or country indices, and/or equity securities and/or exchange traded funds.

For the period ended August 31, 2012, the Fund made monthly distributions totaling $0.52 per share, which were characterized as $0.24 per share return of capital and $0.28 per share net investment income.

Based on net asset value (“NAV”), the Fund provided a total return of (3.22)% for the period ended August 31, 2012.⁽¹⁾ This NAV return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s NAV from $9.84 on

February 29, 2012 to $9.01 on August 31, 2012. Based on its share price as of August 31, 2012, the Fund provided a total return of 2.88% for the period ended August 31, 2012.⁽²⁾ This share price return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s share price from $10.15 on February 29, 2012 to $9.88 on August 31, 2012.

The global equity markets have witnessed a challenging and turbulent period. Please read the Market Perspective and Portfolio Managers’ Report for more information on the market and the Fund’s performance.

At ING our mission is to help you grow, protect and enjoy your wealth. We seek to assist you and your financial advisor by offering a range of global investment solutions. We invite you to visit our website at www.inginvestment.com. Here you will find information on our products and services, including current market data and fund statistics on our open- and closed-end funds. You will see that we offer a broad variety of equity, fixed income and multi-asset funds that aim to fulfill a variety of investor needs.

We thank you for trusting ING Funds with your investment assets, and we look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

Shaun P. Mathews

President & Chief Executive Officer

ING Funds

October 5, 2012

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 ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice. International investing does pose special risks including currency fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in investments that are solely domestic.

For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING Fund, please call your Investment Professional or the fund’s Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.inginvestment.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.

⁽¹⁾  Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

⁽²⁾  Total investment return at market value measures the change in the market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at market value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:  SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012

As our new fiscal year started, global equities in the form of the MSCI World Index^SM measured in local currencies including net reinvested dividends were enjoying what would become the best first quarter rally since 1998. But in the two months from early April the MSCI World Index^SM slumped 11% as, for the third consecutive year, the basis of the earlier optimism was undermined by events. From there the recovery was almost as dramatic and for the six month period the index gained just 0.72%. (The MSCI World Index^SM returned (0.14)% for the six months ended August 31, 2012, measured in U.S. dollars.)

Much of the first quarter’s upbeat sentiment rested on a sharp improvement in the employment situation, probably the most important driver of economic activity. In March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a three-month average of 245,000 new jobs created and the unemployment rate down to 8.3%. But the deterioration was fast, culminating in the July report which showed only 80,000 jobs created the prior month with the three month average down to 75,000 and the labor force participation rate languishing near decades-low levels.

By the end of July, the trend in other economic statistics was mixed to negative. Retail sales had fallen for three months. The national purchasing managers’ index of manufacturing activity signaled contraction. Personal spending was practically stagnant; wages & salaries sluggish. Gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was reported at 1.5% (quarter over quarter annualized) in the second quarter, down from 2.0% in the first.

Also clearly slowing was China, responsible for much of the global GDP growth in recent years. GDP increased by 7.6% in the second quarter of 2012 over the same quarter in 2011, the lowest rise in three years.

And yet despite all this gloom, global equities ended July having already recovered 8% (in fits and starts) from the low point in early June. What was propelling stocks higher was the subject of much debate.

The answer seemed to lie in a sense that the euro zone’s enduring sovereign debt crisis was approaching some kind of end game. Disillusionment with the European Central Bank’s (“ECB”) Longer Term Refinancing Operations (“LTRO”) had set in, amid a growing backlash against fiscal austerity. Attention became focused on Spain, with its uncompetitive markets, restrictive practices, nearly 25% unemployed and shaky banking system.

Matters came to a head after a recapitalization bailout for Spanish banks worth up to €100 billion was finally requested in June. This was approved by euro zone leaders, but it took a number of attempts before a workable plan emerged in the last few days of June.

Attention returned to Greece in July where bailout creditors prepared to examine the country’s fiscal state. The continuation of Greece’s bailout would rest on the outcome, and it did not look good. With prospects for the euro looking increasingly tenuous, ECB President Draghi came out on July 26 with a statement unprecedented in its explicitness, that the ECB was “ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.” Details would be scarce until September, but the plan appeared to imply another step towards the mutualization of euro zone bonds, which many consider to be a key part of the ultimate solution. In early August, German Chancellor Merkel crucially expressed support.

This and rather better economic news from the U.S. in August on employment, a rise in home prices and an upward revision to GDP growth supported markets until the end of our reporting period.

In U.S. fixed income markets, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“BCAB”) of investment grade bonds rose 2.97% in the six months through August. While a sub-index of the BCAB, the Barclays Capital U.S Treasury Index, underperformed slightly with a return of 2.70%, long-dated Treasuries returned a remarkable 8.75%. Another sub-index of the BCAB, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index, outperformed, rising 4.69%. The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index (not part of the BCAB) was slightly stronger, gaining 4.80%.

U.S. equities, represented by the S&P 500^® Index including dividends, rose by 4.14% in the six months, not helped by Goldman Sachs’ recommendation on June 21^st to sell the index short. With almost all S&P 500^® companies having reported, operating earnings per share reached a new record in the second quarter and stood just over 2% higher than in the same quarter of 2011. By sector, only telecommunications showed a double-digit return, returning19.99%, followed by consumer staples with a return of 8.83%. Energy was the worst performer, losing 3.16% followed by materials losing 2.65%.

In currency markets, the ongoing euro zone crisis drove the dollar up 7.18% against the euro. But the dollar barely moved against the pound, gaining just 0.16%. Since the U.K. prints its own currency, U.K. government bonds acquired their own “safe haven” status as the euro zone crisis played out, despite the U.K.’s close links to the euro zone. The dollar lost 2.30% to the yen, perhaps the ultimate safe haven with its strength apparently impervious to years of low interest rates and supported by a still considerable, if falling, current account surplus.

In international markets, the MSCI Japan^® Index slumped 11.94% for the six months through August, falling harder than other markets in April and May as investors fretted about the effect of the euro zone crisis and the slowdown in China on Japan’s export-focused economy. The MSCI Europe ex UK^® Index edged up 1.34%, the relief from LTRO all too short as fears for the euro loomed large. Sentiment was also depressed by flat to falling GDP and unemployment reaching 11.3%. The MSCI UK^® Index slipped 0.20%. The U.K. economy re-entered recession in the face of slumping construction activity and austerity measures aimed at cutting the budget deficit.

Parentheses denote a negative number.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.inginvestment.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.

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BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS

Index	Description
MSCI World IndexSM	An unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	An unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index	An unmanaged index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities.
Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index	An unmanaged index that includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS and STRIPS, are excluded.
Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index	An unmanaged index that includes all fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and at least one year to maturity.
S&P 500® Index	An unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.
MSCI Japan® Index	A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.
MSCI Europe ex UK® Index	A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.
MSCI UK® Index	A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.
MSCI Europe® Index	A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed markets in Europe.
MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex-Japan® Index	A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of Asia, excluding Japan.

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’  REPORT

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) primary investment objective seeks to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by:

• investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of international dividend producing securities or derivatives linked to such securities or indices that include such securities, which the sub-adviser believes will pay above-average, sustainable, dividends; and

• selling call options on selected international, regional or country indices, and/or on equity securities and/or exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

The Fund is managed by Martin Jansen and David Rabinowitz, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Co. LLC; Nicolas Simar, Manu Vandenbulck, Willem van Dommelen and Edwin Cuppen, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Advisors B.V. (Europe) and Sam Lam, Portfolio Manager of ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited.*

Equity Portfolio Construction: Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in dividend-producing equity securities of foreign companies (“foreign

Geographic Diversification

as of August 31, 2012

(as a percentage of net assets)

United Kingdom	14.9	%
Australia	11.6	%
China	7.8	%
Germany	7.0	%
France	6.6	%
South Korea	6.1	%
United States	6.1	%
Switzerland	5.5	%
Taiwan	4.5	%
Hong Kong	4.0	%
Countries between 0.2%-3.3%^	25.2	%
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities	0.7	%
Net Assets	100.0	%

^ Includes 21 countries, which each represents 0.2%-3.3% of net assets.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

securities”) and/or derivatives linked to such securities or indices that include such securities. The Fund normally invests across a broad range of countries, industries and market sectors, including in issuers located in countries that are considered emerging markets.

The sub-adviser seeks to construct a portfolio with a dividend yield that exceeds the weighted average dividend yield of the MSCI AC (All Countries) ex USA Index^SM and allocates the Fund’s assets among the Europe region, the Asia Pacific region and the Rest-of-the-World region in proportions (“sleeves”) that depend on the sub-adviser’s assessment of market conditions across the investing spectrum. The target allocation is expected to be approximately 50% invested in the European sleeve in approximately 50 to 100 European equity securities, 40% invested in the Asia Pacific sleeve in approximately 60 to 120 Asia Pacific equity securities and 10% invested in the Rest-of-the-World sleeve in no more than 50 equity securities. The Fund invests in approximately 110 to 300 equity securities and will select securities through a bottom-up process that is based upon quantitative screening and fundamental industry, sector and company analysis.

The Fund’s Option Strategy: To generate premiums, the Fund writes (sells) call options on selected international, regional or country indices, and/or on equity securities, and/or ETFs with the underlying value of such calls having 20% to 50% of the value of its holdings of equity securities. The Fund seeks to lower volatility of total returns and generate gains from the call writing strategy over a market cycle to supplement the dividend yield of its underlying

portfolio of high dividend yield equity securities and/or ETFs. Call

options will be written (sold) usually at-the money or near-the-money and can be written both in exchange-listed option markets and over-the-counter markets with major international banks, broker-dealers and financial institutions. The Fund seeks to maintain written call options positions on selected international, regional or country indices, and/or on equity securities and/or ETFs whose price movements, taken in the aggregate, are correlated with the price movements of the Fund’s portfolio.

Performance: Based on net asset value (“NAV”) as of August 31, 2012, the Fund provided a total return of (3.22)% for the period. This NAV return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s NAV from $9.84 on February 29, 2012 to $9.01 on August 31, 2012. Based on its share price as of August 31, 2012, the Fund provided a total return of 2.88% for the period. This share price return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s share price from $10.15 on February 29, 2012 to $9.88 on August 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund made monthly distributions

Top Ten Holdings

as of August 31, 2012

(as a percentage of net assets)

Novartis AG	1.7	%
Roche Holding AG - Genusschein	1.7	%
BHP Billiton Ltd.	1.5	%
BP PLC	1.5	%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	1.4	%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	1.4	%
Koninklijke KPN NV	1.3	%
Westpac Banking Corp.	1.2	%
AstraZeneca PLC	1.2	%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	1.1	%

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND

totaling $0.52 per share, which were characterized as $0.28 per share net investment income and $0.24 per share return of capital. To reflect the strategic emphasis of the Fund, the equity portfolio uses a blend of 55% MSCI Europe^® Index and 45% MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan^® Index as a reference index. The blend of 55% in the MSCI Europe^® Index and 45% in the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan^® Index returned (4.24) % for the reporting period. As of August 31, 2012, the Fund had 8,377,576 shares outstanding.

Overview: Global markets fell sharply in April and May due to the re-escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis and a visibly slowing global economy. Additional European supportive measures to aid Spain, as well as monetary and fiscal easing in China, helped to calm markets later in the period. From early June through August, the reference index recovered most of its prior losses, to finish the period only modestly lower. For the full period, cyclically sensitive sectors such as materials, industrials and energy bore the brunt of the correction, while defensive sectors such as health care, telecommunication services and consumer staples performed strongly. Utility stocks in Europe lost ground. North America performed relatively well, while emerging markets and Japan underperformed significantly.

Equity Portfolio: The Fund’s equity portfolio performed in line with the reference index during the period. Sector allocation was marginally negative, with a negative impact from the consumer staples underweight partially offset by the underweight of a weak materials sector.

Security selection within materials, utilities, industrials and consumer staples detracted the most. Strong contributions within consumer discretionary and financials significantly offset the drag from the cyclical sectors. Pan-European security selection detracted, largely due to negative impacts from consumer staples, industrials, information technology and materials; while consumer discretionary and financials were notable contributors. The Asia Pacific ex-Japan component outperformed its regional benchmark, with contributions from consumer discretionary and financials largely offset by a drag from materials. The sleeve outside these two core regions added modest value, due largely to strong absolute returns in Staples and Energy, eroded somewhat by a large negative absolute return in Utilities.

Options Portfolio: The option strategy of the Fund seeks to reduce volatility of total returns as well as to gain by writing calls on selected equity indices. The construction of the option portfolio is such that there is a low tracking error with the reference index of the equity portfolio. The actual composition depends on the attractiveness of volatility premiums and market trading opportunities.

During the reporting period call options were sold on the FTSE 100^®, DJ EuroStoxx 50^®, ASX, KOSPI 200, TWSE and Hang Seng indices. The options had a maturity in the range of four to five weeks. Option coverage ratios, for both the Asian Pacific sleeve and for the European sleeve, were maintained at approximately 40%. The strike levels of the call options were generally at-the-money.

Between March and May, volatility rose sharply as markets weakened, followed by a fall in volatility thereafter as markets recovered for the remainder of the reporting period. The premiums collected by writing calls exceeded the amounts that were settled at expiry of the options. The option strategy consequently added to performance while achieving the Fund’s objective to temper the volatility of its net asset value.

Outlook and Current Strategy: High-dividend strategies are designed to dampen volatility versus the broader market across an investment cycle.

The global growth outlook deteriorated somewhat during the period due to increased weakness in Europe, slowing emerging economies and ebbing growth in the U.S. The outlook remains fragile and is mainly contingent upon the effectiveness of the recently announced monetary stabilization measures in Europe and another round of cushioning the European recession and the success of the recently announced monetary easing measures in China. While Europe has taken considerable steps to strengthen its banking sector we think much more is necessary to stabilize the intensifying recession. We remain hopeful that the European economy will stabilize by early 2013 and recover modestly thereafter. On a more positive note, recent data suggest Chinese infrastructure growth is starting to recover modestly. Global economic and market prospects could, on this basis, improve somewhat as we head into 2013.

For the coming months, however, we expect markets to remain fickle before confidence returns more durably later in the year. In this environment, a dividend-focused strategy along with our call-writing activities could be beneficial for Fund returns.

* Effective June 1, 2012, David Rabinowitz was added as a portfolio manager to the Fund. On September 6, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved removing ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited as a sub-adviser to the Fund to be effective November 15, 2012. Effective November 15, 2012, Sam Lam will be removed as a portfolio manager to the Fund and Robert Davis will be added as a portfolio manager to the Fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund is based only on the outlook of its portfolio managers through the end of this period, and may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance data represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The indices do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIESASOF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

ASSETS:
Investments in securities at fair value*	$	74,928,217
Cash		421,177
Foreign currencies at value**		23,322
Receivables:
Dividends		275,017
Foreign tax reclaims		101,185
Prepaid expenses		283
Total assets		75,749,201
LIABILITIES:
Payable for investment management fees		48,907
Payable for administrative fees		6,420
Payable for trustee fees		512
Other accrued expenses and liabilities		66,391
Written options, at fair value^		154,390
Total liabilities		276,620
NET ASSETS	$	75,472,581
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:
Paid-in capital	$	113,933,419
Distributions in excess of net investment income		(748,576	)
Accumulated net realized loss		(31,926,488	)
Net unrealized depreciation		(5,785,774	)
NET ASSETS	$	75,472,581
*      Cost of investments in securities	$	81,025,450
**    Cost of foreign currencies	$	23,637
^      Premiums received on written options	$	472,324
Net assets	$	75,472,581
Shares authorized		unlimited
Par value	$	0.01
Shares outstanding		8,377,576
Net asset value and redemption price per share	$	9.01

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONSFORTHE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*	$	2,075,535
Total investment income		2,075,535
EXPENSES:
Investment management fees		383,755
Transfer agent fees		12,888
Administrative service fees		38,375
Shareholder reporting expense		10,288
Professional fees		23,724
Custody and accounting expense		69,121
Trustee fees		449
Miscellaneous expense		16,517
Overdraft expense		9,832
Total expenses		564,949
Net waived and reimbursed fees		(75,042	)
Net expenses		489,907
Net investment income		1,585,628
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments		(186,875	)
Foreign currency related transactions		(58,861	)
Written options		1,209,528
Net realized gain		963,792
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments		(5,359,500	)
Foreign currency related transactions		13,261
Written options		154,718
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(5,191,521	)
Net realized and unrealized loss		(4,227,729	)
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations	$	(2,642,101	)
*      Foreign taxes withheld	$	209,244

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

	Six Months Ended August 31, 2012			Year Ended February 29, 2012
FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income	$	1,585,628		$	2,516,346
Net realized gain		963,792			2,912,678
Net change in unrealized (depreciation)		(5,191,521	)		(7,300,467	)
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations		(2,642,101	)		(1,871,443	)
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Net investment income		(2,343,172	)		(5,698,306	)
Return of capital		(1,972,850	)		(3,390,193	)
Total distributions		(4,316,022	)		(9,088,499	)
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Reinvestment of distributions		219,416			619,093
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions		219,416			619,093
Net decrease in net assets		(6,738,707	)		(10,340,849	)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year or period		82,211,288			92,552,137
End of year or period	$	75,472,581		$	82,211,288
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income at end of year or period	$	(748,576	)	$	8,968

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

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

	Per Share Operating Performance																														Ratios and Supplemental Data
				Income (loss) from investment operations									Less distributions																				Ratios to average net assets
	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		Net asset value, end of year or period		Market value, end of year or period		Total investment return at net asset value(1)			Total investment return at market value(2)			Net assets, end of year or period (000’s)		Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)		Net Expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)		Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)		Portfolio turnover rate
Year or period ended	($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)		($)		($)		($)		($)		(%)			(%)			($000’s)		(%)		(%)		(%)		(%)
08-31-12		9.84			0.19			(0.50	)		(0.31	)		0.28		—		0.24		0.52		9.01		9.88		(3.22	)		2.88			75,473		1.47		1.28		4.13		35
02-29-12		11.16			0.30	·		(0.53	)		(0.23	)		0.68		—		0.41		1.09		9.84		10.15		(1.66	)		(7.01	)		82,211		1.46		1.26		3.02		94
02-28-11		10.52			0.26			1.58			1.84			1.20		—		—		1.20		11.16		12.17		18.22			11.30			92,552		1.38		1.25		2.44		99
02-28-10		8.12			0.25			3.96			4.21			0.20		—		1.61		1.81		10.52		12.19		51.96			86.17			86,217		1.41		1.25		2.47		55
02-28-09		16.72			0.57	·		(7.22	)		(6.65	)		0.47		—		1.48		1.95		8.12		7.68		(41.94	)		(43.74	)		65,793		1.39		1.25		4.31		81
09-25-07(5) - 02-29-08		19.06	(6)		0.10			(1.79	)		(1.69	)		0.25		0.17		0.23		0.65		16.72		16.32		(8.68	)		(15.06	)		135,902		1.26		1.24		1.32		42

⁽¹⁾  Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

⁽²⁾  Total investment return at market value measures the change in the market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at market value is not annualized for periods less than one year.

⁽³⁾  Annualized for periods less than one year.

⁽⁴⁾  The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund (excluding interest, taxes, leverage expenses and extraordinary expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

⁽⁵⁾  Commencement of operations.

⁽⁶⁾  Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share and offering costs of $0.04 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.

· Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Pursuant to guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund’s classification changed from a non-diversified fund to a diversified fund. As a result of this classification change, the Fund is limited in the proportion of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. Further, the classification change to a diversified fund may cause the Fund to benefit less from appreciation in a single issuer than if it had greater exposure to that issuer. The Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements, and such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for investment companies.

A. Security Valuation. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described below. Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and equity securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities with more than 60 days to maturity are valued using matrix pricing methods determined by an independent pricing service which takes into consideration such factors as yields, maturities, liquidity, ratings and traded prices in similar or identical securities. Securities for which valuations are not readily available from an independent pricing service may be valued by brokers which use prices provided by market makers or estimates of fair market value obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the net asset value. Investments in securities of sufficient credit quality maturing in 60 days or less from date of acquisition are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities that are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values, as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which close earlier than the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) may also be valued at their fair values, as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on its price on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time the Fund determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time the Fund determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the NYSE Euronext (“NYSE”) is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of the Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by the Fund in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of the Fund’s assets may be significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of the Fund. In calculating the Fund’s NAV, foreign securities denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require the Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such

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determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.

Options that are traded over-the-counter will be valued using one of three methods: (1) dealer quotes; (2) industry models with objective inputs; or (3) by using a benchmark arrived at by comparing prior-day dealer quotes with the corresponding change in the underlying security or index. Exchange traded options will be valued using the last reported sale. If no last sale is reported, exchange traded options will be valued using an industry accepted model such as “Black Scholes.” Options on currencies purchased by the Fund are valued using industry models with objective inputs at their last bid price in the case of listed options or at the average of the last bid prices obtained from dealers in the case of over-the-counter options.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. 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 unobservable inputs, including the sub-adviser’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 which are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, 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 following the Summary Portfolio of Investments.

The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated the responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the “Pricing Committee” as established by the Fund’s Administrator. The Pricing Committee considers all facts they deem relevant that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Investment Adviser or sub-adviser, when determining the fair value of the security. In the event that a security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods established by the Board, the fair value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee. When the Fund uses these fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine its NAV, securities will be priced by a method that the Pricing Committee believes accurately reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks of investing in those securities valued in good faith at fair value nor can it be assured the Fund can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuations, the Pricing Committee may compare prior day prices, prices on comparable securities, and traded prices to the prior or current day prices and the Pricing Committee challenges those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third party pricing service or broker source. For those securities valued in good faith at fair value, the Pricing Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuation on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available.

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING

POLICIES (continued)

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

For the period ended August 31, 2012, there have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

B. Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the case of some foreign dividends, when the information becomes available to the Fund.

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 the end of the day.

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

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, 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 taxes 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 at period end, 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 intends to make monthly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Fund’s dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on investments. Such monthly distributions may also consist of return of capital. At least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax principles, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the call options written on its portfolio versus gains or losses on the equity securities in the portfolio. Each month, the Fund will provide disclosures with distribution payments made that estimate the percentages of that distribution that represent net investment income, other income or capital gains, and return of capital, if any. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the Fund’s tax year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. A significant portion of the Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. The amount of monthly distributions will vary, depending

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on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends on the common shares will change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will, be able to declare a dividend in each period.

E. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination.

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

G. Risk Exposures and the use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund’s investment objectives permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly, and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market factors.

Market Risk Factors. In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund may seek to use derivatives to increase or decrease their exposure to the following market risk factors:

Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.

Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer durations, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter durations.

Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market 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.

The use of these strategies involves certain special risks, including a possible imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of derivative instruments and price movements of related investments. While some strategies involving derivative instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in related investments or otherwise, due to the possible inability of the Fund to purchase or sell a portfolio security at a time that otherwise would be favorable or the possible need to sell a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time because the Fund is required to maintain asset coverage or offsetting positions in connection with transactions in derivative instruments. Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund.

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the following notes.

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 over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

The Fund may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate credit risk associated with OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to 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.

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate

unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund. For purchased OTC options, the Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid and the change in market value of the options should the counterparty not perform under the contracts. The Fund did not enter into any purchased OTC options during the period ended August 31, 2012.

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.

Written options by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as written options obligate the Fund to perform and not the counterparty. As of August 31, 2012, the fair value of written OTC call options subject to Master Agreements in a net liability position was $154,390. If a contingent feature had been triggered, the Fund could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. The Fund did not hold or post collateral for its open written OTC call options at period end. There were no credit events during the six months ended August 31, 2012 that triggered any credit related contingent features.

H. Options Contracts. The Fund may purchase put and call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call options. The premium received by the Fund upon the writing of a put or call option is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently marked-to-market until it is exercised or closed, or it expires. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option or purchased put option or the purchase cost of the security for a written put option or a purchased call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and

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POLICIES (continued)

the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.

The Fund seeks to generate gains from the OTC call options writing strategy over a market cycle to supplement the dividend yield of its underlying portfolio of high dividend yield equity securities. Please refer to Note 8 for the volume of written OTC call option activity during the period ended August 31, 2012.

I. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Fund’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 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments” or the “Investment Advisor”), an Arizona limited liability company, is the Investment Adviser of the Fund. The Fund pays the Investment Adviser for its services under the investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”), a fee, payable monthly, based on an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. For the purposes of the Management Agreement, managed assets are defined as the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). As of August 31, 2012, there were no preferred shares outstanding.

The Investment Adviser entered into a sub-advisory agreement (a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with ING Investment Management Co. LLC (“ING IM”), a Delaware limited liability company. ING IM has in turn entered into sub-sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Sub-Advisory Agreement” and collectively, the “Sub-Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with each of ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited (“ING IM Asia Pacific”) and ING

Investment Management Advisors B.V. (“IIMA”). Subject to policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser might determine, ING IM, ING IM Asia Pacific and IIMA manage the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and limitations.

ING Funds Services, LLC (the “Administrator”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as Administrator to the Fund. The Fund pays the Administrator for its services a fee based on an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. The Investment Adviser, ING IM, ING IM Asia Pacific, IIMA, and the Administrator are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services.

ING Groep has adopted a formal restructuring plan that was approved by the European Commission in November 2009 under which the ING life insurance businesses, including the retirement services and investment management businesses, which include the Adviser and its immediate affiliates, would be separated from ING Groep by the end of 2013. To achieve this goal, in a series of announcements beginning November 2010, ING Groep announced that it plans to pursue transactions to restructure certain businesses, including an initial public offering for its U.S. based insurance, retirement services, and investment management operations; and other transactions, which could include an initial public offering or other type of transaction, for its European based insurance and investment management operations and Asian based insurance and investment management operations. There can be no assurance that all or part of the restructuring plan will be carried out.

The restructuring plan and the uncertainty about its implementation, whether implemented through the planned public offerings or through other means, in whole or in part, may be disruptive to the businesses of ING entities, including the ING entities that service the Fund, and may cause, among other things, interruption or reduction of business and services, diversion of management’s attention from day-to-day operations, and loss of key employees or customers. A failure to complete the offerings or other means of implementation on favorable terms could have a material adverse impact on the operations of the businesses subject to the restructuring plan. The restructuring plan may result in the Investment Adviser’s loss of access to services and resources of ING

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NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (continued)

Groep, which could adversely affect its businesses and profitability. In addition, the divestment of ING businesses, including the Investment Adviser, may potentially be deemed a “change of control” of each entity. A change of control would result in the termination of the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements, which would trigger the necessity for new agreements that would require approval of the board, and may trigger the need for shareholder approval. Currently, the Investment Adviser does not anticipate that the restructuring will have a material adverse impact on the Fund or its operations and administration.

NOTE 4 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

The Fund has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), which allows eligible non-affiliated trustees as described in the Plan to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees fees payable. Amounts deferred are treated as though invested in various “notional” funds advised by ING Investments until distribution in accordance with the Plan.

NOTE 5 — PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the period ended August 31, 2012, excluding short-term securities, were $26,874,405 and $28,874,902, respectively.

NOTE 6 — EXPENSE LIMITATION

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund, excluding interest, taxes, leverage expenses, and extraordinary expenses to 1.25% of average daily managed assets. The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such reimbursement, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments or the Fund provides written notice of the termination within 90 days of the end of the then current term or upon written termination of the Management Agreement.

As of August 31, 2012, the amount of waived and reimbursed fees that are subject to recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:

	August 31,
	2013		2014		2015		Total
ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund	$	115,761	$	111,392	$	175,869	$	403,022

NOTE 7 — OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES AN LIABILITIES

At August 31, 2012, the Fund had the following payables included in Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that exceeded 5% of total liabilities:

Accrued Expenses		Amount
	Custody	$	18,649
	Postage	$	23,581

NOTE 8 — TRANSACTIONS IN WRITTEN OPTIONS

Transactions in written OTC call options on indices were as follows:

	Number of Contracts			Premiums Received
Balance at 02/29/12		14,213,400		$	569,734
Options Written		73,878,900			3,371,583
Options Expired		(52,343,700	)		(2,179,692	)
Options Exercised		—			—
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions		(24,235,800	)		(1,289,301	)
Balance at 08/31/12		11,512,800		$	472,324

NOTE 9 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS

All mutual funds involve risk — some more than others — and there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. The Fund’s risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. For more information regarding the types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by the Fund and its corresponding risks, see the Fund’s most recent Prospectus and/or the Statement of Additional Information.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets. The Fund makes significant investments in foreign securities and securities issued by companies located in countries with emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities may entail risks not present in domestic investments. Since investments in securities are denominated in

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSASOF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 9 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT

RISKS (continued)

foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, as well as from movements in currency, security value and interest rate, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments. The risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers located in countries with emerging markets.

Leverage. Although the Fund has no current intention to do so, the Fund is authorized to utilize leverage through the issuance of preferred shares and/or borrowings, including the issuance of debt securities. In the event that the Fund determines in the future to utilize investment leverage, there can be no assurance that such a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

	Reinvestment of distributions		Net increase in shares outstanding		Reinvestment of distributions		Net increase
Year or period ended	#		#		($)		($)
8/31/2012		23,571		23,571		219,416		219,416
2/29/2012		61,238		61,238		619,093		619,093

NOTE 11 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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, income from passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

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

The tax composition of dividends and distributions in the current period will not be determined until after the Fund's tax year-end of December 31, 2012. The tax composition of dividends and distributions as of the Fund's most recent tax year-end was as follows:

Tax Year Ended December 31, 2011
Ordinary Income		Return of Capital
$	6,234,766	$	2,897,956

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 December 31, 2011 are detailed in the table below. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)			Post-October Capital Loss Deferred			Short-term Capital Loss Carryforwards			Expiration
$	(10,003,859	)	$	(614,129	)	$	(1,937,037	)		2016
							(29,731,444	)		2017
						$	(31,668,481	)

The Fund's major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2007.

As of August 31, 2012, 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.

NOTE 12 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Dividends: Subsequent to August 31, 2012, the Fund made distributions of:

Per Share Amount		Declaration Date		Payable Date		Record Date
$	0.086		8/15/2012		9/17/2012		9/6/2012
$	0.077		9/17/2012		10/15/2012		10/3/2012

Each month, the Fund will provide disclosures with distribution payments made that estimate the

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NOTE 12 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (continued)

percentages of that distribution that represent net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital, if any. A significant portion of the monthly distribution payments made by the Fund may constitute a return of capital.

On September 6, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved removing ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited as a sub-adviser to the Fund to be effective November 15, 2012.

The Fund has evaluated events occurring after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date (subsequent events), to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND
EQUITY INCOME FUND SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS ASOF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
	COMMON STOCK: 99.3%
		Australia: 11.6%
	35,034	BHP Billiton Ltd.	$	1,160,071		1.5
	18,119	Commonwealth Bank of Australia		1,028,207		1.4
	27,632	National Australia Bank Ltd.		723,392		0.9
	14,578	Wesfarmers Ltd.		521,920		0.7
	35,964	Westpac Banking Corp.		924,240		1.2
	524,301	Other Securities		4,424,821		5.9
				8,782,651		11.6
		Austria: 0.5%
	115,621	Other Securities		370,878		0.5
		Belgium: 0.9%
	13,608	Delhaize Group		538,984		0.7
	5,087	Other Securities		132,584		0.2
				671,568		0.9
		Brazil: 1.2%
	50,632	Other Securities		936,867		1.2
		Canada: 0.9%
	9,300	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce		719,262		0.9
		China: 7.8%
	72,000	China Mobile Ltd.		770,668		1.0
	911,000	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.		495,078		0.6
	4,664,380	Other Securities		4,657,143		6.2
				5,922,889		7.8
		Cyprus: 0.3%
	28,905	Other Securities		220,721		0.3
		Denmark: 0.4%
	12,041	Other Securities		291,689		0.4
		Finland: 0.6%
	26,001	Other Securities		479,781		0.6
		France: 6.6%
	12,124	BNP Paribas		524,728		0.7
	22,006	Bouygues S.A.		546,884		0.7
	26,904	Carrefour S.A.		563,018		0.7
	35,712	Electricite de France SA		726,322		1.0
	7,801	Sanofi-Aventis		638,120		0.8

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
	COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		France: (continued)
	28,830	Vivendi	$	564,240		0.8
	49,203	Other Securities		1,413,321		1.9
				4,976,633		6.6
		Germany: 7.0%
	4,549	Allianz AG		498,047		0.7
	14,354	Deutsche Boerse AG		739,911		1.0
	64,233	Deutsche Telekom AG		766,170		1.0
	24,624	E.ON AG		565,110		0.8
	18,141	Metro AG		545,640		0.7
	28,209	ThyssenKrupp AG		560,798		0.7
	25,058	Other Securities		1,573,409		2.1
				5,249,085		7.0
		Greece: 0.3%
	31,135	Other Securities		216,728		0.3
		Hong Kong: 4.0%
	1,361,100	Other Securities		3,025,894		4.0
		India: 3.3%
	452,693	Other Securities		2,457,571		3.3
		Indonesia: 1.0%
	1,836,500	Other Securities		731,712		1.0
		Italy: 1.7%
	156,813	Enel S.p.A.		515,879		0.7
	341,474	Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.		535,108		0.7
	14,674	Other Securities		205,803		0.3
				1,256,790		1.7
		Macau: 0.2%
	48,400	Other Securities		171,705		0.2
		Malaysia: 1.0%
	401,500	Other Securities		723,763		1.0
		Netherlands: 2.9%
	111,545	Koninklijke KPN NV		956,541		1.3
	186,051	Other Securities		1,237,247		1.6
				2,193,788		2.9
		Norway: 0.7%
	10,244	Yara International ASA		500,856		0.7
		Portugal: 0.9%
	215,054	Other Securities		703,991		0.9

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND
EQUITY INCOME FUND SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS ASOF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
	COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		Singapore: 2.5%
	786,600	Other Securities	$	1,889,307		2.5
		South Korea: 6.1%
	965	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.		1,053,087		1.4
	113,110	Other Securities		3,524,165		4.7
				4,577,252		6.1
		Spain: 2.1%
	42,274	Repsol YPF S.A.		776,355		1.0
	120,219	Other Securities		778,942		1.1
				1,555,297		2.1
		Sweden: 1.4%
	67,734	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson		632,404		0.8
	60,164	Other Securities		453,878		0.6
				1,086,282		1.4
		Switzerland: 5.5%
	21,849	Novartis AG		1,288,449		1.7
	7,079	Roche Holding AG - Genusschein		1,286,917		1.7
	66,470	Other Securities		1,558,216		2.1
				4,133,582		5.5
		Taiwan: 4.5%
	295,301	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.		827,025		1.1
	1,622,881	Other Securities		2,574,027		3.4
				3,401,052		4.5
		Thailand: 1.6%
	552,600	Other Securities		1,222,966		1.6
		Turkey: 0.8%
	27,278	Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine		623,594		0.8
		United Kingdom: 14.9%
	18,792	AstraZeneca PLC		879,032		1.2
	159,858	BP PLC		1,121,332		1.5
	50,791	Capita Group PLC		582,010		0.8
	108,858	Centrica PLC		565,274		0.7
	32,784	GlaxoSmithKline PLC		743,090		1.0
	456,100	Hays PLC		497,947		0.7
	95,465	HSBC Holdings PLC		831,627		1.1
	148,725	Invensys PLC		570,776		0.7
	45,435	Land Securities Group PLC		570,069		0.7

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
	COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		United Kingdom: (continued)
	89,645	Marks & Spencer Group PLC	$	509,580		0.7
	66,615	Reed Elsevier PLC		624,542		0.8
	23,769	Standard Chartered PLC		525,006		0.7
	765,780	Other Securities		3,226,551		4.3
				11,246,836		14.9
		United States: 6.1%
	6,800	Chevron Corp.		762,688		1.0
	12,900	Honeywell International, Inc.		754,005		1.0
	10,100	Kimberly-Clark Corp.		844,360		1.1
	8,800	Philip Morris International, Inc.		785,840		1.1
	15,891	Southern Copper Corp.		517,093		0.7
	15,687	Teekay LNG Partners L.P.		623,088		0.8
	21,700	Other Securities		289,912		0.4
				4,576,986		6.1
		Total Common Stock (Cost $81,025,450)		74,917,976		99.3
	RIGHTS: 0.0%
		Thailand: 0.0%
	79,350	Other Securities		10,241		0.0
		Total Rights (Cost $—)		10,241		0.0
		Total Investments in Securities (Cost $81,025,450)	$	74,928,217		99.3
		Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities		544,364		0.7
		Net Assets	$	75,472,581		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 August 31, 2012.

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.

Cost for federal income tax purposes is $81,359,379.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	$	5,688,030
Gross Unrealized Depreciation		(12,119,192	)
Net Unrealized Depreciation	$	(6,431,162	)

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND
EQUITY INCOME FUND SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS ASOF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Sector Diversification	Percentage of Net Assets
Financials		28.5	%
Industrials		10.1	%
Materials		10.0	%
Information Technology		8.6	%
Energy		8.5	%
Consumer Staples		7.2	%
Health Care		7.1	%
Telecommunication Services		6.6	%
Utilities		6.6	%
Consumer Discretionary		6.1	%
Rights		0.0	%
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities		0.7	%
Net Assets		100.0	%

Fair Value Measurements^

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of August 31, 2012 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 August 31, 2012
Asset Table
Investments, at fair value
Common Stock
Australia	$	—	$	8,782,651	$	—	$	8,782,651
Austria		—		370,878		—		370,878
Belgium		—		671,568		—		671,568
Brazil		936,867		—		—		936,867
Canada		719,262		—		—		719,262
China		—		5,922,889		—		5,922,889
Cyprus		—		220,721		—		220,721
Denmark		—		291,689		—		291,689
Finland		—		479,781		—		479,781
France		—		4,976,633		—		4,976,633
Germany		—		5,249,085		—		5,249,085
Greece		—		216,728		—		216,728
Hong Kong		—		3,025,894		—		3,025,894
India		—		2,457,571		—		2,457,571
Indonesia		—		731,712		—		731,712
Italy		—		1,256,790		—		1,256,790
Macau		—		171,705		—		171,705
Malaysia		—		723,763		—		723,763
Netherlands		—		2,193,788		—		2,193,788
Norway		—		500,856		—		500,856
Portugal		—		703,991		—		703,991
Singapore		190,400		1,698,907		—		1,889,307
South Korea		238,782		4,338,470		—		4,577,252
Spain		—		1,555,297		—		1,555,297
Sweden		—		1,086,282		—		1,086,282
Switzerland		—		4,133,582		—		4,133,582
Taiwan		—		3,401,052		—		3,401,052
Thailand		—		1,222,966		—		1,222,966
Turkey		—		623,594		—		623,594
United Kingdom		443,710		10,803,126		—		11,246,836
United States		4,576,986		—		—		4,576,986
Total Common Stock		7,106,007		67,811,969		—		74,917,976

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs# (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value at August 31, 2012
Rights	$	—	$	10,241		$	—	$	10,241
Total Investments, at fair value	$	7,106,007	$	67,822,210		$	—	$	74,928,217
Liabilities Table
Other Financial Instruments+
Written Options	$	—	$	(154,390	)	$	—	$	(154,390	)
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	(154,390	)	$	—	$	(154,390	)

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

+ Other Financial Instruments are derivatives not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments and may include open forward foreign currency contracts, equity forwards, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, equity forwards and futures are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. Swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

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

## For the six months ended August 31, 2012, as a result of the fair value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the period. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At August 31, 2012, securities valued at $1,250,205 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund Written OTC Options on August 31, 2012:

# of Contracts		Counterparty	Description	Exercise Price			Expiration Date	Premiums Received		Fair Value
	Options on Indices
	1,000	Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Call on S&P/ASX 200 Index		4,270.000	AUD	09/06/12	$	74,503	$	(56,757	)
	2,000	Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Call on Euro Stoxx 50® Index		2,438.880	EUR	09/06/12		131,067		(73,868	)
	1,000	Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Call on FTSE 100 Index		5,828.000	GBP	09/06/12		130,699		(9,857	)
	1,200	Morgan Stanley	Call on Hang Seng Index		20,137.270	HKD	09/06/12		54,260		(2,507	)
	11,500,000	Morgan Stanley	Call on Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 Index		259.090	KRW	09/06/12		52,877		(1,589	)
	7,600	Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Call on Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index		7,428.550	TWD	09/06/12		28,918		(9,812	)
			Total Written OTC Options					$	472,324	$	(154,390	)

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

The fair value of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2012 was as follows:

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments	Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities	Fair Value
Liability Derivatives
Equity contracts	Written options, at fair value	$	154,390
Total Liability Derivatives		$	154,390

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended August 31, 2012 was as follows:

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments	Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in  Income
	Written options
Equity contracts	$	1,209,528
Total	$	1,209,528
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments	Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Written options
Equity contracts	$	154,718
Total	$	154,718

Supplemental Option Information (Unaudited)

Supplemental Call Option Statistics as of August 31, 2012:
% of Total Net Assets against which calls written		35.99	%
Average Days to Expiration at time written		27 days
Average Call Moneyness* at time written		ATM
Premiums received for calls	$	472,324
Value of calls	$	(154,390	)

* ”Moneyness” is the term used to describe the relationship between the price of the underlying asset and the option’s exercise or strike price. For example, a call (buy) option is considered “in-the-money” when the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price. Conversely, a put (sell) option is considered “in-the-money” when its strike price exceeds the value of the underlying asset. Options are characterized for the purpose of Moneyness as, “in-the-money” (“ITM”), “out-of-the-money” (“OTM”) or “at-the-money” (“ATM”), where the underlying asset value equals the strike price.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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SHAREHOLDER MEETING INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

An annual meeting of shareholders of the ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund was held July 5, 2012, at the offices of ING Funds, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258.

ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND, CLASS II TRUSTEES

At this meeting, a proposal was submitted to elect three members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the holders of Common Shares of the Fund, with all three individuals to serve as Class II Trustees, for a term of three-years, and until the election and qualification of their successors. The proposal passed with the following votes recorded.

	Proposal	Shares voted for		Shares voted against or withheld		Shares abstained		Total Shares Voted
Class II Trustees	Colleen D. Baldwin		6,876,829.573		375,550.843		—		7,252,380.416
	Robert W. Crispin		6,698,810.795		553,569.621		—		7,252,380.416
	Peter S. Drotch		6,893,502.682		358,877.734		—		7,252,380.416

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

During the period, there were no material changes in the Fund’s investment objective or policies that were not approved by the shareholders or the Fund’s charter or by-laws or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Fund. Effective June 1, 2012, David Rabinowitz was added as a person responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Unless the registered owner of Common Shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (the “Plan Agent”), all dividends declared on Common Shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Agent for shareholders in additional Common Shares of the Fund through the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by the Plan Agent. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional Common Shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your Common Shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.

The Plan Agent will open an account for each Common Shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such Common Shareholder’s Common Shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized Common Shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the NYSE or elsewhere. Open-market purchases and sales are usually made through a broker affiliated with the Plan Agent.

If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commissions per Common Share is equal to or greater than the net asset value per Common Share, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s

account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per Common Share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per Common Share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases. In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next date on which the Common Shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend, whichever is sooner (the “Last Purchase Date”), to invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in Open-Market Purchases.

The Fund pays monthly Dividends. Therefore, the period during which Open-Market Purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each Dividend through the date before the next “ex-dividend” date, which typically will be approximately ten days.

If, before the Plan Agent has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per Common Share, the average per Common Share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease making Open-Market Purchases and will invest the un-invested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at the net

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.

The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.

In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.

There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a partial or full sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $15.00 sales fee and a $0.10 per share brokerage commission on purchases or sales, and may be subject to certain other service charges.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.

All questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Fund’s Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180.

KEY FINANCIAL DATES — CALENDER 2012 DISTRIBUTIONS:

DECLARATION DATE	EX DATE		RECORD DATE		PAYABLE DATE
17-Jan-12		1-Feb-12		3-Feb-12		15-Feb-12
15-Feb-12		1-Mar-12		5-Mar-12		15-Mar-12
15-Mar-12		2-Apr-12		4-Apr-12		16-Apr-12
16 -Apr- 12		1-May-12		3-May-12		15-May-12
15-May-12		1-Jun-12		5-Jun-12		15-Jun-12
15-Jun-12		2-Jul-12		5-Jul-12		16-Jul-12
16-Jul-12		1-Aug-12		3-Aug-12		15-Aug-12
15-Aug-12		4-Sep-12		6-Sep-12		17-Sep-12
17-Sep-12		1-Oct-12		3-Oct-12		15-Oct-12
15-Oct-12		1-Nov-12		5-Nov-12		15-Nov-12
15-Nov-12		3-Dec-12		5-Dec-12		17-Dec-12
17-Dec-12		27-Dec-12		31-Dec-12		15-Jan-13

Record date will be two business days after each Ex-Dividend Date. These dates are subject to change.

Stock Data

The Fund’s common shares are traded on the NYSE (Symbol: IID).

Repurchase of Securities by Closed-End Companies

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, and Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act the Fund may from time to time purchase shares of beneficial interest of the Fund in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions and/or purchase shares to correct erroneous transactions.

Number of Shareholders

The approximate number of record holders of Common Stock as of August 31, 2012 was 6,538, which does not include beneficial owners of shares held in the name of brokers of other nominees.

Certifications

In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Fund’s CEO submitted the Annual CEO Certification on August 2, 2012 certifying that he was not aware, as of that date, of any violation by the Fund of the NYSE’s Corporate governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Fund’s principal executive and financial officers have made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q, relating to, among other things, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.

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Investment Adviser

ING Investments, LLC

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Administrator

ING Funds Services, LLC

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Transfer Agent

Computershare Shareowner Services LLC

480 Washington Boulevard

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1900

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, New York 10286

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

1775 I Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Toll-Free Shareholder Information

Call us from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on any business day for account or other information, at (800) 992-0180

SAR-UIID (0812-102412)

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.

ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME	SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
FUND	as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares		Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: 99.3%
	Australia: 11.6%
32,421	Amcor Ltd.		252,859		0.3
39,177	AMP Ltd.		181,384		0.2
6,812	ASX Ltd.		214,804		0.3
18,938	Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.		488,071		0.7
35,034	BHP Billiton Ltd.		1,160,071		1.5
16,804	Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.		238,049		0.3
18,119	Commonwealth Bank of Australia		1,028,207		1.4
2,096	CSL Ltd.		96,467		0.1
29,806	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.		110,180		0.1
81,611	Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.		173,468		0.2
4,051	Iluka Resources Ltd.		38,859		0.1
45,799	Insurance Australia Group		197,227		0.3
24,305	Lend Lease Corp., Ltd.		214,192		0.3
8,988	Macquarie Group Ltd.		251,129		0.3
27,632	National Australia Bank Ltd.		723,392		1.0
3,187	Newcrest Mining Ltd.		82,497		0.1
22,518	Origin Energy Ltd.		278,537		0.4
22,203	OZ Minerals Ltd.		143,760		0.2
6,321	Rio Tinto Ltd.		324,627		0.4
15,568	Sonic Healthcare Ltd.		216,459		0.3
28,638	Suncorp-Metway Ltd.		273,060		0.4
27,799	TABCORP Holdings Ltd.		84,033		0.1
65,325	Tattersall’s Ltd.		183,833		0.2
3,876	Telstra Corp., Ltd.		15,427		0.0
14,578	Wesfarmers Ltd.		521,920		0.7
9,746	Westfield Group		100,180		0.1
35,964	Westpac Banking Corp.		924,240		1.2
2,184	Woodside Petroleum Ltd.		77,765		0.1
6,128	Woolworths Ltd.		187,954		0.3
			8,782,651		11.6
	Austria: 0.5%
115,621	Immofinanz Immobilien Anlagen AG		370,878		0.5
	Belgium: 0.9%
5,087	Bekaert SA		132,584		0.2
13,608	Delhaize Group		538,984		0.7
			671,568		0.9
	Brazil: 1.2%
23,432	CPFL Energia SA ADR		491,603		0.6
27,200	Vale SA ADR		445,264		0.6
			936,867		1.2
	Canada: 0.9%
9,300	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce		719,262		0.9
	China: 7.8%
505,000	Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.		187,245		0.3
341,900	Bank of China Ltd.		124,812		0.2

Shares		Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
	China: (continued)
64,000	BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.		203,100		0.3
160,000	Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd		172,077		0.2
378,000	China Citic Bank		181,135		0.2
485,380	China Construction Bank		320,160		0.4
30,000	China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.		80,939		0.1
211,000	China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd		172,484		0.2
72,000	China Mobile Ltd.		770,668		1.0
180,000	China National Building Material Co., Ltd.		169,587		0.2
234,000	China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.		220,738		0.3
98,000	China Resources Power Holdings Co.		209,951		0.3
51,000	China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.		186,883		0.2
252,000	CNOOC Ltd.		479,360		0.6
278,000	Dongyue Group		133,045		0.2
416,000	Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.		159,729		0.2
85,500	Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.		194,182		0.3
142,800	Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.		165,589		0.2
24,000	Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.		241,300		0.3
911,000	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.		495,078		0.7
35,100	Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co.		191,485		0.3
44,000	Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.		96,028		0.1
445,000	Lonking Holdings Ltd		68,676		0.1
78,000	PetroChina Co., Ltd.		94,356		0.1
111,500	Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.		169,035		0.2
14,200	Tencent Holdings Ltd.		435,247		0.6
			5,922,889		7.8
	Cyprus: 0.3%
28,905	ProSafe SE		220,721		0.3
	Denmark: 0.4%
12,041	D/S Norden		291,689		0.4
	Finland: 0.6%
26,001	Fortum OYJ		479,781		0.6
	France: 6.6%
11,394	Alstom		404,817		0.5
12,124	BNP Paribas		524,728		0.7
22,006	Bouygues S.A.		546,884		0.7
26,904	Carrefour S.A.		563,018		0.8
35,712	Electricite de France SA		726,322		1.0
6,275	Neopost S.A.		334,745		0.4
7,801	Sanofi-Aventis		638,120		0.8
21,167	Veolia Environnement		223,721		0.3
10,367	Vinci S.A.		450,038		0.6
28,830	Vivendi		564,240		0.8
			4,976,633		6.6

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME	SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
FUND	as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		Germany: 7.0%
4,549		Allianz AG		498,047		0.7
7,701		DaimlerChrysler AG		376,663		0.5
14,354		Deutsche Boerse AG		739,911		1.0
64,233		Deutsche Telekom AG		766,170		1.0
24,624		E.ON AG		565,110		0.7
18,141		Metro AG		545,640		0.7
3,343		Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG		494,017		0.7
28,209		ThyssenKrupp AG		560,798		0.7
6,490		Wacker Chemie AG		416,521		0.6
7,524		Wincor Nixdorf AG		286,208		0.4
				5,249,085		7.0
		Greece: 0.3%
31,135		OPAP S.A.		216,728		0.3
		Hong Kong: 4.0%
52,200		AIA Group Ltd.		180,076		0.2
98,000		Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.		159,996		0.2
9,000		Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.		122,881		0.2
32,000		Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.		193,644		0.3
35,000		CLP Holdings Ltd.		291,934		0.4
484,000		Fushan International Energy Group Ltd.		127,954		0.2
235,000		Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.		75,890		0.1
35,000		Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.		215,913		0.3
6,400		Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.		85,334		0.1
21,000		Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.		184,259		0.2
142,000		Li & Fung Ltd.		231,271		0.3
62,500		MTR Corp.		224,583		0.3
34,000		Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.		93,721		0.1
19,000		Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.		247,316		0.3
20,000		Swire Pacific Ltd.		236,856		0.3
27,000		Wharf Holdings Ltd.		167,013		0.2
49,000		Wheelock & Co., Ltd.		187,253		0.3
				3,025,894		4.0
		India: 3.3%
7,532		Bank of Baroda		85,674		0.1
21,234	@	Cairn India Ltd.		129,995		0.2
23,248		GAIL India Ltd.		148,539		0.2
30,337		HDFC Bank Ltd.		324,316		0.4
27,390		Hindustan Lever Ltd.	��	253,696		0.3
6,531		Infosys Ltd.		277,875		0.4
39,249		Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd.		94,750		0.1
17,972		ITC Ltd.		86,606		0.1
32,380		Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.		160,789		0.2
58,487		Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.		125,699		0.2
18,797	@	Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.		187,107		0.3
1,178		Reliance Industries Ltd.		16,251		0.0

Shares		Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
	India: (continued)
9,621	Reliance Infrastructure Ltd		76,962		0.1
43,192	Sesa Goa Ltd.		133,331		0.2
2,846	State Bank of India Ltd.		94,162		0.1
86,081	Sterlite Industries India Ltd.		149,502		0.2
26,618	Tata Motors Ltd.		112,317		0.2
			2,457,571		3.3
	Indonesia: 1.0%
330,000	Bank Rakyat Indonesia		241,053		0.3
237,000	Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT		92,713		0.1
817,000	Bumi Resources Tbk PT		60,003		0.1
290,000	Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT		82,325		0.1
108,000	Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT		140,712		0.2
54,500	United Tractors Tbk PT		114,906		0.2
			731,712		1.0
	Italy: 1.7%
14,674	Altantia S.p.A.		205,803		0.3
156,813	Enel S.p.A.		515,879		0.7
341,474	Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.		535,108		0.7
			1,256,790		1.7
	Macau: 0.2%
48,400	Sands China Ltd.		171,705		0.2
	Malaysia: 1.0%
146,600	AirAsia BHD		162,235		0.2
138,400	Digi.Com BHD		213,416		0.3
26,900	RHB Capital Bhd		62,631		0.1
55,800	Sime Darby Bhd		175,168		0.2
33,800	UMW Holdings Bhd		110,313		0.2
			723,763		1.0
	Netherlands: 2.9%
84,230	Aegon NV		432,364		0.6
11,274	Corio NV		480,157		0.6
111,545	Koninklijke KPN NV		956,542		1.3
90,547	TNT NV		324,725		0.4
			2,193,788		2.9
	Norway: 0.7%
10,244	Yara International ASA		500,856		0.7
	Portugal: 0.9%
141,639	Energias de Portugal S.A.		345,519		0.4
73,415	Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A.		358,472		0.5
			703,991		0.9
	Singapore: 2.5%
9,000	DBS Group Holdings Ltd.		104,571		0.1
272,000	Hutchison Port Holdings Trust		190,400		0.3
31,600	Keppel Corp., Ltd.		284,107		0.4
25,000	Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.		186,687		0.3
49,000	SembCorp Industries Ltd.		222,576		0.3
110,000	Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.		299,343		0.4

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME	SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
FUND	as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		Singapore: (continued)
32,000		StarHub Ltd.		92,811		0.1
15,000		United Overseas Bank Ltd.		230,133		0.3
25,000		United Overseas Land Ltd.		105,920		0.1
218,000		Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.		172,759		0.2
				1,889,307		2.5
		South Korea: 6.1%
11,810		BS Financial Group, Inc.		123,495		0.2
1,003		Glovis Co. Ltd.		202,206		0.3
6,670		Hana Financial Group, Inc.		200,486		0.3
5,560	@	SK Hynix, Inc.		104,451		0.1
8,390		Hyundai Development Co.		155,093		0.2
408		Hyundai Heavy Industries		83,798		0.1
6,670		Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.		192,683		0.3
1,242		Hyundai Mobis		338,137		0.5
1,306		Hyundai Motor Co.		278,139		0.4
986		Hyundai Wia Corp.		157,197		0.2
16,560		Industrial Bank Of Korea		176,777		0.2
4,889		Kia Motors Corp.		320,563		0.4
15,880		KP Chemical Corp.		169,192		0.2
5,200		KT Corp.		157,925		0.2
3,154		KT&G Corp.		238,782		0.3
295		Posco		96,040		0.1
965		Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.		1,053,087		1.4
1,299		Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd		221,483		0.3
828		SK Telecom Co., Ltd.		106,851		0.1
20,960		Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.		200,867		0.3
				4,577,252		6.1
		Spain: 2.1%
39,041	@	Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.		277,809		0.4
67,483		Gestevision Telecinco SA		370,188		0.5
13,695		Indra Sistemas S.A.		130,945		0.2
42,274		Repsol YPF S.A.		776,355		1.0
				1,555,297		2.1
		Sweden: 1.4%
67,734		Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson		632,404		0.8
60,164		SSAB Svenskt Staal AB - Class A		453,878		0.6
				1,086,282		1.4
		Switzerland: 5.5%
32,880	@	Clariant AG		368,195		0.5
23,519	@	Credit Suisse Group		453,200		0.6
8,109	@	Julius Baer Group Ltd.		265,906		0.4
21,849		Novartis AG		1,288,449		1.7
7,079		Roche Holding AG - Genusschein		1,286,917		1.7
1,962	@	Zurich Financial Services AG		470,915		0.6
				4,133,582		5.5

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		Taiwan: 4.5%
11,000		Asustek Computer, Inc.		110,368		0.2
7,196		Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.		17,535		0.0
90,045		Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.		190,748		0.3
179,947		Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.		179,976		0.2
32,748		Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.		93,216		0.1
15,650		HTC Corp.		135,500		0.2
162,299		Lite-On Technology Corp.		197,144		0.3
31,000		Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Ltd.		100,360		0.1
79,000		Quanta Computer, Inc.		205,004		0.3
45,320		Radiant Opto- Electronics Corp.		195,596		0.3
27,000		Richtek Technology Corp.		154,522		0.2
509,000	@	Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.		138,603		0.2
64,480		Standard Foods Corp.		171,997		0.2
81,000		Synnex Technology International Corp.		181,175		0.2
25,000		Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.		92,726		0.1
295,301		Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.		827,024		1.1
42,000		Tripod Technology Corp.		93,052		0.1
70,000		TSRC Corp.		147,783		0.2
150,196		Wistron Corp.		168,723		0.2
				3,401,052		4.5
		Thailand: 1.6%
34,100		Advanced Info Service PCL		236,637		0.3
83,200		Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL		84,398		0.1
49,100		Kasikornbank PLC		265,178		0.4
317,400		Krung Thai Bank PCL		168,468		0.2
23,700		PTT Exploration & Production PCL		112,873		0.2
24,200		PTT PCL		255,170		0.3
20,900		Siam Commercial Bank PCL		100,242		0.1
				1,222,966		1.6
		Turkey: 0.8%
27,278		Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine		623,594		0.8
		United Kingdom: 14.9%
18,792		AstraZeneca PLC		879,032		1.2
149,527		Barclays PLC		435,175		0.6
16,721		BHP Billiton PLC		489,363		0.6
159,858		BP PLC		1,121,332		1.5
32,150		Britvic PLC		163,281		0.2
50,791		Capita Group PLC		582,010		0.8
108,858		Centrica PLC		565,274		0.7
17,501		Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.		83,968		0.1
32,784		GlaxoSmithKline PLC		743,090		1.0
456,100		Hays PLC		497,947		0.7
95,465		HSBC Holdings PLC		831,627		1.1
82,492		ICAP PLC		416,193		0.5
39,462		Inmarsat PLC		358,784		0.5

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

ING INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME	SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
FUND	as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Shares			Value		Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCK: (continued)
		United Kingdom: (continued)
148,725		Invensys PLC		570,776		0.8
45,435		Land Securities Group PLC		570,069		0.7
89,645		Marks & Spencer Group PLC		509,580		0.7
72,160		Playtech Ltd.		443,710		0.6
66,615		Reed Elsevier PLC		624,542		0.8
252,569		Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group		457,322		0.6
103,198		Segro PLC		378,755		0.5
23,769		Standard Chartered PLC		525,006		0.7
				11,246,836		14.9
		United States: 6.1%
6,800		Chevron Corp.		762,688		1.0
12,900		Honeywell International, Inc.		754,005		1.0
10,100		Kimberly-Clark Corp.		844,360		1.1
8,800		Philip Morris International, Inc.		785,840		1.1
21,700		Pitney Bowes, Inc.		289,912		0.4
15,891		Southern Copper Corp.		517,093		0.7
15,687		Teekay LNG Partners L.P.		623,088		0.8
				4,576,986		6.1
		Total Common Stock (Cost $81,025,450)		74,917,976		99.3
RIGHTS: 0.0%
		Thailand: 0.0%
79,350	@	Krung Thai Bank PCL		10,241		0.0
		Total Rights (Cost $–)		10,241		0.0
		Total Investments in Securities (Cost $81,025,450)	$	74,928,217		99.3
		Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities		544,364		0.7
		Net Assets	$	75,472,581		100.0

@	Non-income producing security
ADR	American Depositary Receipt
	Cost for federal income tax purposes is $81,359,379.
	Net unrealized depreciation consists of:
	Gross Unrealized Appreciation	$5,688,030
	Gross Unrealized Depreciation	(12,119,192)
	Net Unrealized Depreciation	$(6,431,162)

Sector Diversification	Percentage of Net Assets
Financials		28.6	%
Industrials		10.2
Materials		10.0
Information Technology		8.5
Energy		8.4
Consumer Staples		7.3
Health Care		7.1
Telecommunication Services		6.6
Utilities		6.5

Sector Diversification	Percentage of Net Assets
Consumer Discretionary		6.1
Rights		0.0
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities		0.7
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.

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): ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund

By	/s/ Shaun P. Mathews
	Shaun P. Mathews President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 1, 2012

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 1, 2012

By	/s/ Todd Modic
	Todd Modic Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 1, 2012