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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: | 811-21786 |
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ | 85258 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange |
Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180
Date of fiscal year end: February 28
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2015
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):
This report is intended for existing current holders. It is
not a prospectus. This information should be read carefully. |
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT voyainvestments.com |
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Presidents
Letter |
1 | |||||
Market
Perspective |
2 | |||||
Portfolio
Managers Report |
4 | |||||
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
6 | |||||
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities |
7 | |||||
Statement of
Operations |
8 | |||||
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets |
9 | |||||
Financial
Highlights |
10 | |||||
Notes to
Financial Statements |
11 | |||||
Summary Portfolio
of Investments |
21 | |||||
Tax Information
|
26 | |||||
Shareholder
Meeting Information |
27 | |||||
Trustee and
Officer Information |
28 | |||||
Advisory Contract
Approval Discussion |
32 | |||||
Additional
Information |
40 |
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The final tax composition of dividends and distributions will not be determined until after the Funds tax year-end. |
(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 Funds dividend reinvestment plan. |
(2) |
Total returns shown include, if applicable, the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment adviser. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been lower. |
(3) |
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 Funds dividend reinvestment plan. |
Index | Description | |||||
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Barclays 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. |
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Barclays Long-Term
U.S. Treasury Index |
The
Index includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of 10 or more years, are rated investment grade, and have
$250 million or more of outstanding face value. |
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Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index |
An
unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities. |
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Barclays U.S.
Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index |
An
unmanaged index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities. |
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Barclays U.S.
Treasury Bond Index |
A
market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of one
year or more. |
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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. |
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MSCI Japan®
Index |
A free
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan. |
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MSCI UK®
Index |
A free
float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK. |
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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. |
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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. |
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S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index |
A
composite index of the home price index for the top 20 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. The index is published monthly by Standard
& Poors. |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS REPORT |
Geographic Diversification as of February 28, 2015 (as a percentage of net assets) |
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United
States |
58.1 | % | |||||
United
Kingdom |
8.2 | % | |||||
Japan |
6.3 | % | |||||
Switzerland |
5.6 | % | |||||
Germany |
5.2 | % | |||||
France |
3.8 | % | |||||
Spain |
1.8 | % | |||||
Israel |
1.7 | % | |||||
Netherlands |
1.5 | % | |||||
Hong
Kong |
1.1 | % | |||||
Countries
between 0.0%1.0%ˆ |
6.0 | % | |||||
Assets in
Excess of Other Liabilities |
0.7 | % | |||||
Net
Assets |
100.0 | % | |||||
* Includes 11 countries, which each represents 0.0%1.0% of net assets. | |||||||
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. |
|
investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of common stocks of companies located in a number of different countries throughout the world, including the United States; and |
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utilizing an integrated derivatives strategy. |
Top Ten Holdings as of February 28, 2015 (as a percentage of net assets) |
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Pfizer,
Inc. |
2.2 | % | |||||
Wells
Fargo & Co. |
2.1 | % | |||||
Novartis
AG |
2.1 | % | |||||
CVS
Caremark Corp. |
2.0 | % | |||||
Citigroup, Inc. |
1.8 | % | |||||
Mylan,
Inc./PA |
1.8 | % | |||||
Merck
& Co., Inc. |
1.7 | % | |||||
Nestle
S.A. |
1.7 | % | |||||
Toyota
Motor Corp. |
1.7 | % | |||||
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
1.7 | % | |||||
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. |
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS REPORT | VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
* |
Effective August 31, 2014, Edwin Cuppen was removed as a portfolio manager of the Fund. Effective April 7, 2015, ING Investment Management Advisors B.V. will now be known as NNIP Advisors B.V. |
(1) |
Total returns shown include, if applicable, the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment adviser. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been lower. |
(2) |
The final tax composition of dividends and distributions will not be determined until after the Funds tax year-end. |
ASSETS: |
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Investments in
securities at fair value* |
$ | 235,674,889 | ||||
Cash |
2,003,269 | |||||
Cash collateral
for futures |
129,604 | |||||
Cash pledged as
collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2) |
1,680,000 | |||||
Foreign
currencies at value** |
431,854 | |||||
Foreign cash
collateral for futures*** |
847,703 | |||||
Receivables: |
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Dividends |
421,911 | |||||
Foreign tax
reclaims |
323,624 | |||||
Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
745,725 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses |
1,482 | |||||
Other
assets |
5,727 | |||||
Total
assets |
242,265,788 | |||||
LIABILITIES: |
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Payable for
investment securities purchased |
428,661 | |||||
Cash received as
collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2) |
450,000 | |||||
Payable for
investment management fees |
133,800 | |||||
Payable for
administrative fees |
17,840 | |||||
Payable to
trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) |
5,727 | |||||
Payable for
trustee fees |
3,352 | |||||
Other accrued
expenses and liabilities |
95,701 | |||||
Written options,
at fair valueˆ |
3,736,302 | |||||
Total
liabilities |
4,871,383 | |||||
NET
ASSETS |
$ | 237,394,405 | ||||
NET ASSETS
WERE COMPRISED OF: |
||||||
Paid-in
capital |
$ | 200,690,511 | ||||
Distributions in
excess of net investment income |
(1,260,771 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net
realized loss |
(9,588,747 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized
appreciation |
47,553,412 | |||||
NET
ASSETS |
$ | 237,394,405 | ||||
________________ |
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* Cost of
investments in securities |
$ | 186,987,225 | ||||
** Cost of
foreign currencies |
$ | 431,888 | ||||
*** Cost of
foreign cash collateral for futures |
$ | 847,703 | ||||
ˆ Premiums
received on written options |
$ | 1,698,591 | ||||
Net
assets |
$ | 237,394,405 | ||||
Shares
authorized |
unlimited | |||||
Par
value |
$ | 0.010 | ||||
Shares
outstanding |
18,353,572 | |||||
Net asset
value |
$ | 12.93 |
INVESTMENT
INCOME: |
||||||
Dividends |
$ | 5,408,081 | ||||
Total
investment income |
5,408,081 | |||||
EXPENSES: |
||||||
Investment
management fees |
1,770,489 | |||||
Transfer agent
fees |
19,143 | |||||
Administrative
service fees |
236,063 | |||||
Shareholder
reporting expense |
52,885 | |||||
Professional
fees |
51,217 | |||||
Custody and
accounting expense |
71,506 | |||||
Trustee
fees |
6,085 | |||||
Miscellaneous
expense |
36,620 | |||||
Total
expenses |
2,244,008 | |||||
Net recouped
and reimbursed fees |
37,214 | |||||
Net
expenses |
2,281,222 | |||||
Net investment
income |
3,126,859 | |||||
REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): |
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Net realized
gain (loss) on: |
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Investments |
3,382,360 | |||||
Foreign
currency related transactions |
8,817,905 | |||||
Futures |
(425,433 | ) | ||||
Written
options |
(4,435,504 | ) | ||||
Net realized
gain |
7,339,328 | |||||
Net change in
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
||||||
Investments |
7,003,469 | |||||
Foreign
currency related transactions |
1,270,140 | |||||
Futures |
312,905 | |||||
Written
options |
(1,403,571 | ) | ||||
Net change in
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
7,182,943 | |||||
Net realized and
unrealized gain |
14,522,271 | |||||
Increase in
net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 17,649,130 |
Year Ended February 28, 2015 |
Year Ended February 28, 2014 |
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FROM
OPERATIONS: |
||||||||||
Net investment
income |
$ | 3,126,859 | $ | 3,415,750 | ||||||
Net realized
gain (loss) |
7,339,328 | (8,021,785 | ) | |||||||
Net change in
unrealized appreciation |
7,182,943 | 28,256,656 | ||||||||
Increase in net
assets resulting from operations |
17,649,130 | 23,650,621 | ||||||||
FROM
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: |
||||||||||
Net investment
income |
(10,868,115 | ) | (4,998,362 | ) | ||||||
Return of
capital |
(9,687,885 | ) | (15,553,968 | ) | ||||||
Total
distributions |
(20,556,000 | ) | (20,552,330 | ) | ||||||
FROM CAPITAL
SHARE TRANSACTIONS: |
||||||||||
Reinvestment of
distributions |
| 168,572 | ||||||||
| 168,572 | |||||||||
Net increase in
net assets resulting from capital share transactions |
| 168,572 | ||||||||
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets |
(2,906,870 | ) | 3,266,863 | |||||||
NET
ASSETS: |
||||||||||
Beginning of
year or period |
240,301,275 | 237,034,412 | ||||||||
End of year or
period |
$ | 237,394,405 | $ | 240,301,275 | ||||||
Undistributed
(distributions in excess of) net investment income at end of year or period |
$ | (1,260,771 | ) | $ | 521,606 |
Per Share Operating Performance |
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Income (loss) from investment operations |
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Less distributions |
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Ratios to average net assets |
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Net asset value, beginning of year or period |
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Net investment income gain (loss) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
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Total from investment operations |
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From net investment income |
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From net realized gains |
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From return of capital |
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Total distributions |
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Net asset value, end of year or period |
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Market value, end of year or period |
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Total investment return at net asset value(1) |
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Total investment return at market value(2) |
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Net assets, end of year or period (000s) |
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Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/ recoupment(3) |
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Net expenses after expense waiver/ recoupment(3)(4) |
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Net investment income after expense waiver/ recoupment(3)(4) |
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Portfolio turnover rate |
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02-28-15 |
13.09 | 0.17 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 0.59 | | 0.53 | 1.12 | 12.93 | 11.85 | 8.72 | 9.52 | 237,394 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.32 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-14 |
12.92 | 0.19 | 1.10 | 1.29 | 0.27 | | 0.85 | 1.12 | 13.09 | 11.91 | 10.94 | 3.14 | 240,301 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-13 |
12.66 | 0.21 | 1.23 | 1.44 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.20 | 1.18 | 12.92 | 12.64 | 12.85 | 17.49 | 237,034 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 234 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-29-12 |
13.76 | 0.22 | | 0.00 | * | 0.22 | 1.32 | | | 1.32 | 12.66 | 11.90 | 2.43 | (3.44 | ) | 232,156 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.76 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-11 |
13.37 | 0.20 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 1.38 | | | 1.38 | 13.76 | 13.72 | 14.05 | 6.32 | 251,545 | 0.98 | 0.99 | | 1.48 | | 164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-10 |
11.29 | 0.21 | | 3.64 | 3.85 | | | 1.77 | 1.77 | 13.37 | 14.30 | 35.81 | 57.38 | 242,426 | 1.01 | 1.00 | | 1.61 | | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-09 |
17.79 | 0.31 | | (4.95 | ) | (4.64 | ) | 0.74 | | 1.12 | 1.86 | 11.29 | 10.42 | (26.96 | ) | (28.32 | ) | 204,546 | 0.99 | 0.99 | | 2.01 | | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-29-08 |
21.19 | 0.30 | | (0.73 | ) | (0.43 | ) | | 2.40 | 0.57 | 2.97 | 17.79 | 16.73 | (2.40 | ) | (7.87 | ) | 324,275 | 0.97 | 0.97 | | 1.45 | | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02-28-07 |
20.24 | 0.26 | 2.55 | 2.81 | 0.04 | 1.54 | 0.28 | 1.86 | 21.19 | 21.11 | 14.81 | 24.40 | 385,433 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.29 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10-31-05(5)02-28-06 |
19.06 | (6) | 0.06 | | 1.28 | 1.34 | 0.16 | | | 0.16 | 20.24 | 18.61 | 7.08 | (6.17 | ) | 365,374 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 41 |
(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 Funds 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, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and 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. |
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Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period. |
* |
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%. |
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Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio. |
(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. |
Number of Contracts |
Premiums Received |
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Balance at
02/28/14 |
163,600 | $ | 2,923,915 | |||||||
Options
Written |
960,500 | 12,295,747 | ||||||||
Options
Expired |
(456,800 | ) | (5,348,499 | ) | ||||||
Options
Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions |
(562,000 | ) | (8,172,572 | ) | ||||||
Balance at
02/28/15 |
105,300 | $ | 1,698,591 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
Net increase in shares outstanding |
Reinvestment of distributions |
Net increase |
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Year or period ended |
# | # | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||||||
2/28/2015 |
| | | | ||||||||||||||
2/28/2014 |
13,105 | 13,105 | 168,572 | 168,572 |
Paid-in Capital |
Undistributed Net Investment Income |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains/(Losses) |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$13,404 |
$5,958,879 |
$(5,972,283) |
Tax Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Tax Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
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Ordinary Income |
Return of Capital |
Ordinary Income |
Return of Capital |
||||||||||
$10,868,115 |
$9,687,885 |
$4,998,362 |
$15,553,968 |
Post-October Capital Losses Deferred |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Short-term Capital Loss Carryforwards |
Expiration |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$(4,711,907) |
$39,432,787 |
$(6,309,581) |
None |
Per Share Amount |
Declaration Date |
Payable Date |
Record Date |
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$0.280 |
3/16/2015 | 4/15/2015 |
4/6/2015 |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015 |
Shares |
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|
Value |
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Percentage of Net Assets |
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COMMON STOCK: 99.3% |
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Brazil: 0.2% |
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66,163 | Other Securities |
$ | 438,661 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
Canada: 0.4% |
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83,220 | Other Securities |
1,083,524 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
China: 0.9% |
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128,700 | Other Securities |
2,245,525 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
France: 3.8% |
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101,590 | AXA S.A. |
2,573,814 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
48,618 | Total S.A. |
2,611,972 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
72,796 | Other Securities |
3,736,254 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
8,922,040 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Germany: 5.2% |
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13,781 | Allianz SE |
2,307,651 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
19,520 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
2,467,196 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
76,391 | Deutsche Bank AG |
2,510,298 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
15,363 | Linde AG |
3,122,693 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
17,062 | Other Securities |
1,907,239 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
12,315,077 | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong: 1.1% |
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438,925 | AIA Group Ltd. |
2,581,313 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel: 1.7% |
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57,939 | Other Securities |
3,971,139 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan: 6.3% |
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5,300 | Keyence Corp. |
2,710,429 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
446,300 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
2,906,732 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
85,300 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
3,398,657 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
59,400 | Toyota Motor Corp. |
4,015,097 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
59,800 | Other Securities |
1,887,651 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
14,918,566 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia: 0.0% |
|||||||||||||||||||
100 | Other Securities |
255 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico: 0.7% |
|||||||||||||||||||
124,501 | Other Securities |
1,788,576 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands: 1.5% |
|||||||||||||||||||
108,808 | Reed Elsevier NV |
2,697,864 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
12,994 | Other Securities |
801,500 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
3,499,364 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peru: 0.3% |
|||||||||||||||||||
57,503 | Other Securities |
665,885 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland: 0.5% |
|||||||||||||||||||
8,316 | Other Securities |
1,095,601 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore: 1.0% |
|||||||||||||||||||
167,000 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. |
2,394,582 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
South Korea: 0.7% |
|||||||||||||||||||
1,430 | Other Securities |
$ | 1,768,633 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
Spain: 1.8% |
|||||||||||||||||||
18,859 | #, @ |
Aena SA |
1,752,902 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
160,349 | Telefonica S.A. |
2,491,036 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
4,243,938 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland: 5.6% |
|||||||||||||||||||
52,070 | Nestle S.A. |
4,069,468 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
47,722 | Novartis AG |
4,880,725 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||
9,216 | Roche Holding AG Genusschein |
2,511,263 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
20,139 | Other Securities |
1,774,492 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
13,235,948 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taiwan: 1.0% |
|||||||||||||||||||
97,612 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR |
2,394,422 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey: 0.3% |
|||||||||||||||||||
228,054 | Other Securities |
746,142 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom: 8.2% |
|||||||||||||||||||
355,381 | BP PLC |
2,447,418 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
266,995 | HSBC Holdings PLC |
2,380,049 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
137,584 | Prudential PLC |
3,452,850 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
63,562 | Rio Tinto PLC |
3,128,183 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
110,128 | Scottish & Southern Energy PLC |
2,670,950 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
114,559 | WPP PLC |
2,706,623 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
451,876 | Other Securities |
2,609,002 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
19,395,075 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States: 58.1% |
|||||||||||||||||||
62,133 | Altria Group, Inc. |
3,497,467 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
51,450 | American Airlines Group, Inc. |
2,464,455 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
46,626 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
2,684,725 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
5,897 | @ |
Biogen Idec, Inc. |
2,415,352 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
69,684 | Blackstone Group LP |
2,610,363 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
74,390 | Carnival Corp. |
3,272,416 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
23,100 | Celgene Corp. |
2,807,343 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
111,738 | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
3,297,388 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
81,496 | Citigroup, Inc. |
4,272,020 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
57,445 | Comcast Corp. Class A |
3,411,084 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
44,638 | CVS Caremark Corp. |
4,636,549 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
53,743 | Delta Airlines, Inc. |
2,392,638 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
88,201 | EMC Corp. |
2,552,537 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
142,318 | General Electric Co. |
3,698,845 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
27,195 | @ |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2,815,498 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
15,380 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
2,918,970 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
4,256 | @ |
Google, Inc. Class A |
2,394,553 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
3,781 | @ |
Google, Inc. Class C |
2,111,311 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||
23,723 | Honeywell International, Inc. |
2,438,250 | 1.0 |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (CONTINUED) |
Shares |
|
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
United States: (continued) |
|||||||||||||||||||
64,021 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
$ | 3,923,207 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||
70,420 | Merck & Co., Inc. |
4,122,387 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
44,761 | Metlife, Inc. |
2,275,202 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
82,152 | Microsoft Corp. |
3,602,365 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
73,667 | @ |
Mylan, Inc./PA |
4,222,961 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||
32,687 | Nike, Inc. |
3,174,562 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
87,312 | Oracle Corp. |
3,826,012 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
154,770 | Pfizer, Inc. |
5,311,706 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
40,418 | Procter & Gamble Co. |
3,440,784 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
32,744 | Qualcomm, Inc. |
2,374,268 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
31,851 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
3,619,229 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
36,361 | Walt Disney Co. |
3,784,453 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
91,060 | Wells Fargo & Co. |
4,989,177 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||
803,775 | Other Securities |
32,612,546 | 13.7 | ||||||||||||||||
137,970,623 | 58.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Common Stock (Cost $186,987,225) |
235,674,889 | 99.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities |
1,719,516 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 237,394,405 | 100.0 |
# |
Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. |
@ |
Non-income producing security. |
ADR |
American Depositary Receipt |
Cost for federal income tax purposes is $187,327,481. |
Net unrealized
appreciation consists of: |
||||||
Gross
Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 57,487,721 | ||||
Gross
Unrealized Depreciation |
(9,140,313 | ) | ||||
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
$ | 48,347,408 |
Sector Diversification |
Percentage of Net Assets |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financials |
22.3 | % | ||||
Information
Technology |
16.3 | |||||
Health
Care |
14.4 | |||||
Consumer
Discretionary |
13.0 | |||||
Industrials |
9.4 | |||||
Consumer
Staples |
8.7 | |||||
Energy |
6.4 | |||||
Materials |
4.8 | |||||
Utilities |
2.9 | |||||
Telecommunication Services |
1.1 | |||||
Assets in Excess
of Other Liabilities |
0.7 | |||||
Net
Assets |
100.0 | % |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs# (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Fair Value at February 28, 2015 |
|||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset
Table |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments,
at fair value |
||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock |
||||||||||||||||||
Brazil |
$ | 438,661 | $ | | $ | | $ | 438,661 | ||||||||||
Canada |
1,083,524 | | | 1,083,524 | ||||||||||||||
China |
| 2,245,525 | | 2,245,525 | ||||||||||||||
France |
772,209 | 8,149,831 | | 8,922,040 | ||||||||||||||
Germany |
| 12,315,077 | | 12,315,077 | ||||||||||||||
Hong
Kong |
| 2,581,313 | | 2,581,313 | ||||||||||||||
Israel |
3,971,139 | | | 3,971,139 | ||||||||||||||
Japan |
| 14,918,566 | | 14,918,566 | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia |
| 255 | | 255 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico |
1,788,576 | | | 1,788,576 | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands |
| 3,499,364 | | 3,499,364 | ||||||||||||||
Peru |
665,885 | | | 665,885 | ||||||||||||||
Poland |
| 1,095,601 | | 1,095,601 | ||||||||||||||
Singapore |
| 2,394,582 | | 2,394,582 | ||||||||||||||
South
Korea |
| 1,768,633 | | 1,768,633 | ||||||||||||||
Spain |
1,752,902 | 2,491,036 | | 4,243,938 | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland |
| 13,235,948 | | 13,235,948 | ||||||||||||||
Taiwan |
2,394,422 | | | 2,394,422 | ||||||||||||||
Turkey |
| 746,142 | | 746,142 |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (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 February 28, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset
Table |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments,
at fair value |
||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock |
||||||||||||||||||
United
Kingdom |
$ | | $ | 19,395,075 | $ | | $ | 19,395,075 | ||||||||||
United
States |
137,954,703 | 15,920 | | 137,970,623 | ||||||||||||||
Total Common
Stock |
150,822,021 | 84,852,868 | | 235,674,889 | ||||||||||||||
Total
Investments, at fair value |
$ | 150,822,021 | $ | 84,852,868 | $ | | $ | 235,674,889 | ||||||||||
Other
Financial Instruments+ |
||||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts |
| 745,725 | | 745,725 | ||||||||||||||
Futures |
184,843 | | | 184,843 | ||||||||||||||
Total
Assets |
$ | 151,006,864 | $ | 85,598,593 | $ | | $ | 236,605,457 | ||||||||||
Liabilities
Table |
||||||||||||||||||
Other
Financial Instruments+ |
||||||||||||||||||
Written
Options |
$ | | $ | (3,736,302 | ) | $ | | $ | (3,736,302 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities |
$ | | $ | (3,736,302 | ) | $ | | $ | (3,736,302 | ) |
ˆ |
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, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument. |
# |
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 Funds investments are categorized as Level 2 investments. |
Counterparty |
Currency |
Contract Amount |
Buy/Sell |
Settlement Date |
In Exchange For |
Fair Value |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barclays
Bank PLC |
EU Euro |
173,080 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
$ | 196,468 | $ | 193,758 | $ | 2,710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays
Bank PLC |
EU Euro |
870,517 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
988,146 | 974,513 | 13,633 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas
Bank |
Swiss Franc |
12,572,964 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
13,260,676 | 13,205,130 | 55,546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas
Bank |
EU Euro |
23,636,463 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
26,877,755 | 26,460,189 | 417,566 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
British Pound |
12,340,214 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
19,145,546 | 19,047,362 | 98,184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
Israeli New Shekel |
15,323,503 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
3,896,396 | 3,847,063 | 49,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
Japanese Yen |
1,719,024,119 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
14,484,677 | 14,376,102 | 108,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
Japanese Yen |
4,213,308 | Sell |
03/31/15 |
35,413 | 35,235 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 745,725 |
Contract Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Value |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long
Contracts |
||||||||||||||||||
EURO STOXX
50® |
70 | 03/20/15 | $ | 2,812,157 | $ | 63,728 | ||||||||||||
FTSE 100
Index |
17 | 03/20/15 | 1,816,189 | 5,365 | ||||||||||||||
Nikkei 225
Index |
51 | 03/12/15 | 4,010,721 | 115,750 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 8,639,067 | $ | 184,843 |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (CONTINUED) |
Number of Contracts |
Counterparty |
Description |
Exercise Price |
Expiration Date |
Premiums Received |
Fair Value |
||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Options on Indices | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,000 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
3,232.996 EUR |
03/06/15 | $ | 89,959 | $ | (409,841 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
1,000 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
3,457.130 EUR |
03/20/15 | 59,205 | (171,565 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
1,000 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
3,543.150 EUR |
04/10/15 | 71,292 | (113,946 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
900 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
6,931.512 GBP |
04/10/15 | 111,416 | (116,105 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
800 |
BNP Paribas Bank |
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
6,870.190 GBP |
03/20/15 | 85,321 | (113,735 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
900 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
6,526.570 GBP |
03/06/15 | 156,255 | (572,099 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
22,900 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
17,209.750 JPY |
03/06/15 | 72,564 | (304,863 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
22,200 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
17,964.970 JPY |
03/20/15 | 59,935 | (167,415 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
22,000 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
18,595.790 JPY |
04/10/15 | 67,393 | (98,301 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
10,800 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
Call on S&P 500 Index |
2,020.037 USD |
03/06/15 | 367,536 | (913,348 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
10,900 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
Call on S&P 500 Index |
2,076.300 USD |
03/20/15 | 275,007 | (428,628 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
10,900 |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Call on S&P 500 Index |
2,110.330 USD |
04/10/15 | 282,708 | (326,456 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Written OTC
Options |
$ | 1,698,591 | $ | (3,736,302 | ) |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments |
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Fair Value |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asset
Derivatives |
||||||||||
Foreign exchange
contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
$ | 745,725 | |||||||
Equity
contracts |
Net Assets Unrealized appreciation* |
184,843 | ||||||||
Total Asset
Derivatives |
$ | 930,568 | ||||||||
Liability
Derivatives |
||||||||||
Equity
contracts |
Written options, at fair value |
3,736,302 | ||||||||
Total Liability
Derivatives |
$ | 3,736,302 |
* |
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table following the Summary Portfolio of Investments. |
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
|||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments |
Foreign currency related transactions* |
Futures |
Written options |
Total |
|||||||||||||||
Equity
contracts |
$ | | $ | (425,433 | ) | $ | (4,435,504 | ) | $ | (4,860,937 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign exchange
contracts |
12,101,585 | | | 12,101,585 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 12,101,585 | $ | (425,433 | ) | $ | (4,435,504 | ) | $ | 7,240,648 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
|||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments |
Foreign currency related transactions* |
Futures |
Written options |
Total |
|||||||||||||||
Equity
contracts |
$ | | $ | 312,905 | $ | (1,403,571 | ) | $ | (1,090,666 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign exchange
contracts |
1,308,384 | | | 1,308,384 | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate
contracts |
| | | | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,308,384 | $ | 312,905 | $ | (1,403,571 | ) | $ | 217,718 |
* |
Amounts recognized for forward foreign currency contracts are included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency related transactions. |
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (CONTINUED) |
Barclays Bank PLC |
BNP Paribas Bank |
Citigroup, Inc. |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
Totals |
||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Forward foreign
currency contracts |
$ | 16,343 | $ | 473,112 | $ | | $ | 256,270 | $ | 745,725 | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets |
$ | 16,343 | $ | 473,112 | $ | | $ | 256,270 | $ | 745,725 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Written
options |
$ | 2,172,785 | $ | 113,735 | $ | 1,449,782 | $ | | $ | 3,736,302 | ||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities |
$ | 2,172,785 | $ | 113,735 | $ | 1,449,782 | $ | | $ | 3,736,302 | ||||||||||||
Net OTC
derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value |
$ | (2,156,442 | ) | $ | 359,377 | $ | (1,449,782 | ) | $ | 256,270 | $ | (2,990,577 | ) | |||||||||
Total
collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty) |
$ | 1,390,000 | $ | (450,000 | ) | $ | | $ | 290,000 | $ | 1,230,000 | |||||||||||
Net
Exposure(1) |
$ | (766,442 | ) | $ | (90,623 | ) | $ | (1,449,782 | ) | $ | 546,270 | $ | (1,760,577 | ) |
(1) |
Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Fund. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details regarding counterparty credit risk and credit related contingent features. |
% of Total Net
Assets against which calls written |
50.13 | % | ||||
Average Days to
Expiration at time written |
47 days | |||||
Average Call
Moneyness* at time written |
ATM | |||||
Premium received
for calls |
$ | 1,698,591 | ||||
Value of
calls |
$ | (3,736,302 | ) |
* |
Moneyness is the term used to describe the relationship between the price of the underlying asset and the options 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. |
Fund Name |
Type |
Per Share Amount |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voya Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
NII | $ | 0.5920 | |||||||
ROC | $ | 0.5280 |
1 |
To elect four nominees to the Board of Trustees of each Fund. |
2 |
To approve a new sub-advisory agreement between Voya Investments and IIMA with respect to Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund and to approve, under certain circumstances, any future sub-advisory agreements prompted by Change of Control Events that occur as part of the NN Group Separation Plan. |
Proposal |
Shares voted for |
Shares voted against or withheld |
Shares abstained |
Broker non-vote |
Total Shares Voted |
|||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voya Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Michael
Earley** |
1* |
15,055,284.000 | 974,274.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16,029,558.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick W.
Kenny |
1* |
15,034,073.000 | 995,485.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16,029,558.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Roger B.
Vincent |
1* |
15,052,176.000 | 977,382.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16,029,558.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shaun P.
Mathews |
1* |
12,527,221.000 | 3,502,337.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16,029,558.000 |
* |
Proposal Passed |
** |
Effective on December 31, 2014, J. Michael Earley retired as a Trustee. |
Proposal |
Shares voted for |
Shares voted against or withheld |
Shares abstained |
Broker non-vote |
Total Shares Voted |
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Voya Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
2* |
10,012,778.474 | 884,837.238 | 439,082.635 | 0.000 | 11,336,698.347 |
* |
Proposal Passed |
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee(2) |
Other Board Positions Held by Trustee |
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Independent Trustees: |
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Colleen D.
Baldwin 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 54 |
Trustee |
October
2007Present |
President, Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm (January 2009Present). |
161 |
DSM/Dentaquest, Boston, MA (February 2014Present). |
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John V. Boyer 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 61 |
Chairperson Trustee |
January
2014Present July 2005Present |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtler Arts Foundation, an arts and education foundation (January
2008Present). |
161 |
None. |
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Patricia W.
Chadwick 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 66 |
Trustee |
January
2006Present |
Consultant and President, Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy
(January 2000Present). |
161 |
Wisconsin Energy Corporation (June 2006Present) and The Royce Funds (35 funds) (December 2009Present). |
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Albert E.
DePrince, Jr. 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 74 |
Trustee |
May
2013Present |
Retired. Formerly, Professor of Economics and Finance, Middle Tennessee State University (August 1991July 2014); Dr. DePrince continued
to hold a position with the university under a post-retirement contract through the end of 2014. |
161 |
None. |
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Peter S.
Drotch 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 73 |
Trustee |
October
2007Present |
Retired. |
161 |
First
Marblehead Corporation (September 2003Present). |
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Russell H.
Jones 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 70 |
Trustee |
May
2013Present |
Retired. |
161 |
None. |
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Patrick W.
Kenny 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 72 |
Trustee |
July
2005Present |
Retired. |
161 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (April 2004Present). |
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Joseph E.
Obermeyer 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 57 |
Trustee |
May
2013Present |
President, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services (November
1999Present). |
161 |
None. |
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Sheryl K.
Pressler 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 64 |
Trustee |
January
2006Present |
Consultant (May 2001Present). |
161 |
None. |
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee(2) |
Other Board Positions Held by Trustee | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roger B. Vincent 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 69 |
Trustee |
July
2005Present |
Retired. Formerly, President, Springwell Corporation, a corporate finance firm (March 1989August 2011). |
161 |
UGI
Corporation (February 2006Present) and UGI Utilities, Inc. (February 2006Present). |
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Trustee who is an interested person: |
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Shaun P.
Mathews(3) 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 59 |
Trustee |
June
2006Present |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2006Present). |
161 |
Voya
Capital Corporation, LLC and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (December 2005Present); Voya Funds Services, LLC, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya
Investment Management, LLC (March 2006Present); and Voya Investment Trust Co. (April 2009Present). |
(1) |
Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The tenure of each Trustee who is not an interested person as defined in the 1940 Act, of each Fund (Independent Trustee) is subject to the Boards retirement policy which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Boards other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the Independent Trustee or otherwise comply under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees). |
(2) |
For the purposes of this table, Fund Complex means the Voya family of funds including the following investment companies: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Money Market Portfolio; Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust. The number of funds in the Fund Complex is as of March 31, 2015. |
(3) |
Mr. Mathews is deemed to be an interested person of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his current affiliation with any of the Voya funds, Voya Financial, Inc. or Voya Financial, Inc.s affiliates. |
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) Held With the Trust |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
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Shaun P.
Mathews 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 59 |
President and
Chief Executive Officer |
November
2006Present |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2006Present). |
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Michael J.
Roland 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 56 |
Executive Vice
President |
July
2005Present |
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2012Present). Formerly, Chief
Compliance Officer, Directed Services LLC and Voya Investments, LLC (March 2011December 2013); Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (January 2007April 2012) and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (March
2011February 2012). |
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Stanley D.
Vyner 230 Park Avenue New York, New York 10169 Age: 64 |
Executive Vice
President Chief Investment Risk Officer |
July
2005Present September 2009Present |
Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2000Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (January
2003Present). |
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Kevin M.
Gleason 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 48 |
Chief Compliance
Officer |
February
2012Present |
Senior
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (February 2012Present). Formerly, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (June 2004January 2012). |
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Todd Modic 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 47 |
Senior Vice
President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
July
2005Present |
Senior
Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2005Present). |
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Kimberly A.
Anderson 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 50 |
Senior Vice
President |
July
2005Present |
Senior
Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2003Present). |
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Julius A. Drelick,
III 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 48 |
Senior Vice
President |
July
2012Present |
Senior
Vice President Head of Fund Compliance, Voya Funds Services, LLC (June 2012Present); Chief Compliance Officer of Directed Services LLC and
Voya Investments, LLC (January 2014Present). Formerly, Vice President Platform Product Management & Project Management, Voya
Investments, LLC (April 2007June 2012). |
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Robert Terris 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 44 |
Senior Vice
President |
May
2006Present |
Senior
Vice President, Head of Division Operations, Voya Funds Services, LLC (January 2006Present). |
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Fred Bedoya 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 42 |
Vice President and
Treasurer |
September
2012Present |
Vice
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2012Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice President Director, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March
2003March 2012). |
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Maria M.
Anderson 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 56 |
Vice
President |
July
2005Present |
Vice
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (September 2004Present). |
Name, Address and Age |
Position(s) Held With the Trust |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served(1) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||||||||||
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Lauren D. Bensinger 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 61 |
Vice
President |
July
2012Present |
Vice
President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (February 1996Present); Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October
2004Present); Vice President and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2010Present); Anti-Money
Laundering Compliance Officer, Voya Financial, Inc. (January 2013Present); and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Voya Investment Management
Trust Co. (October 2012Present). Formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (August 1995April
2010). |
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Sara M.
Donaldson 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 55 |
Vice
President |
September
2014Present |
Vice
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2014Present). Formerly, Director, Compliance, AXA Rosenberg Global Services, LLC (September
1997March 2014). |
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Robyn L.
Ichilov 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 47 |
Vice
President |
July
2005Present |
Vice
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (November 1995Present) and Voya Investments, LLC (August 1997Present). Formerly, Treasurer, Voya Family
of Funds (November 1999February 2012). |
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Jason Kadavy 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 39 |
Vice
President |
September
2012Present |
Vice
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2007Present). |
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Kimberly K.
Springer 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 57 |
Vice
President |
March
2006Present |
Vice
President Mutual Fund Product Development, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2012Present); Vice President, Voya Investment Management
Voya Family of Funds (March 2010Present) and Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006Present). Formerly Managing Paralegal,
Registration Statements (June 2003July 2012). |
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Craig Wheeler 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 46 |
Vice
President |
May
2013Present |
Vice
President Director of Tax, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2013Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice President Director of Tax, Voya
Funds Services, LLC (March 2008March 2013). |
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Huey P. Falgout,
Jr. 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 51 |
Secretary |
July
2005Present |
Senior
Vice President and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010Present). Formerly, Chief Counsel,
ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (October 2003March 2010). |
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Paul A.
Caldarelli 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 63 |
Assistant
Secretary |
June
2010Present |
Vice
President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010Present). Formerly, Senior Counsel, ING
Americas, U.S. Legal Services (April 2008March 2010). |
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Theresa K.
Kelety 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 52 |
Assistant
Secretary |
July
2005Present |
Vice
President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010Present). Formerly, Senior Counsel, ING
Americas, U.S. Legal Services (April 2008March 2010). |
(1) |
The Officers hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. |
1) |
The Independent Trustees solicited and received ongoing advice regarding the Boards legal duties when approving the New Agreements from K&L Gates, their independent legal counsel, which law firm has extensive experience regarding such matters. |
2) |
The Board considered Managements representations regarding its commitment to maintain appropriate levels of overall staffing, ongoing resources and service quality through the transactions under the Separation Plan and after the Change of Control Event. The Board noted that such services include, but are not limited to, portfolio management services, administrative services, and regulatory compliance services. In this regard, the Board considered representations by the Adviser and its affiliates that their separation from ING Groep, as contemplated by the Separation Plan, will not lead to a reduction in the quality or scope of these and other services provided by those firms to the funds in the Voya funds complex, including the Fund. The Board also considered that the importance of the asset management operations to the overall success of Voya Financial, Inc., which provides a strong incentive to Voya Financial, Inc. to provide appropriate resource allocations to support those asset management operations. |
3) |
The Board considered representations by the Adviser and its affiliates that approval of the New Agreements would be necessary for the Fund to continue receiving investment management services from the Adviser and Sub-Advisers following the November 18th Change of Control Event. In addition, the Board considered representations by the Adviser and its affiliates, as well as related supporting documentation, indicating that the New Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, are substantially similar to and, in any event, are no less favorable to the Fund than, the terms of the corresponding Prior Agreements. |
4) |
The Board considered representations by the Adviser and its affiliates, including senior investment management personnel, as well as related supporting documentation, indicating that: (a) the Adviser and Sub-Advisers can be expected to provide services of the same nature, extent and quality under the New Agreements as were provided thereby under the Prior Agreements; and (b) the November 18th Change of Control Event is not expected to result in any changes to: (i) the management of the Fund, including the continuity of the Funds portfolio managers and other personnel responsible for the management operations of the Fund; or (ii) the investment objective of or the principal investment strategies used to manage the Fund. |
5) |
The Board considered actions taken by the Adviser subsequent to the September 12, 2014 approvals of the Prior Agreements with respect to certain Voya funds in response to requests made by the Board in connection with those approvals. |
6) |
The Board considered the potential benefits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the New Agreements. |
Declaration Date |
Ex Date |
Record Date |
Payable Date |
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16-Mar-15 | 1-Apr-15 | 6-Apr-15 | 15-Apr-15 | ||||||||||
15-Jun-15 | 1-Jul-15 | 6-Jul-15 | 15-Jul-15 | ||||||||||
15-Sep-15 | 1-Oct-15 | 5-Oct-15 | 15-Oct-15 | ||||||||||
15-Dec-15 | 29-Dec-15 | 31-Dec-15 | 15-Jan-16 |
RETIREMENT | INVESTMENTS | INSURANCE voyainvestments.com |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, Registrant had adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code during the period covered by this report. The code of ethics is filed herewith pursuant to Item 10(a)(l), Exhibit 99,CODE ETH.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Board of Trustees has determined that Colleen D. Baldwin, Peter S. Drotch, Patrick W. Kenny, Joseph E. Obermeyer, and Roger B. Vincent are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Drotch, Mr. Kenny, Mr. Obermeyer and Mr. Vincent are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) | Audit Fees: The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements, for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal year were $26,600 for the year ended February 28, 2015 and $26,600 for year ended February 28, 2014. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by KPMG that are seasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $2,525 for the year ended February 28, 2015 and $2,400 for the year ended February 28, 2014. |
(c) | Tax Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $10,210 in the year ended February 28, 2015 and $9,870 in the year ended February 28, 2014. Such services included review of excise distribution calculations (if applicable), preparation of the Funds’ federal state and excise tax returns, tax services related to mergers and routine consulting. |
(d) | All Other Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for all other fees were $3,038 for the year ended February 28, 2015 and $51 for the year ended February 28, 2014. |
(e)(1) | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures |
1 |
AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
PRE-APPROVAL POLICY
I. | Statement of Principles |
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”), the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors or Trustees (the “Committee”) of the Voya funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) set out on Exhibit A to this Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (“Policy”) is responsible for the oversight of the work of the Funds’ independent auditors. As part of its responsibilities, the Committee must pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the auditors in order to assure that the provision of these services does not impair the auditors’ independence from the Funds. The Committee has adopted, and the Board has ratified, this Policy, which sets out the procedures and conditions under which the services of the independent auditors may be pre-approved.
Under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules promulgated in accordance with the Act, the Funds may establish two different approaches to pre-approving audit and non-audit services. The Committee may approve services without consideration of specific case-by-case services (“general pre-approval”) or it may pre-approve specific services (“specific pre-approval”). The Committee believes that the combination of these approaches contemplated in this Policy results in an effective and efficient method for pre-approving audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Funds’ independent auditors. Under this Policy, services that are not of a type that may receive general pre-approval require specific pre-approval by the Committee. Any proposed services that exceed pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require the Committee’s specific pre-approval.
For both types of approval, the Committee considers whether the subject services are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence and that such services are compatible with maintaining the auditors independence. The Committee also considers whether a particular audit firm is in the best position to provide effective and efficient services to the Funds. Reasons that the auditors are in the best position include the auditors’ familiarity with the Funds’ business, personnel, culture, accounting systems, risk profile, and other factors, and whether the services will enhance the Funds’ ability to manage and control risk or improve audit quality. Such factors will be considered as a whole, with no one factor being determinative.
The appendices attached to this Policy describe the audit, audit-related, tax-related, and other services that have the Committee’s general pre-approval. For any service that has been approved through general pre-approval, the general pre-approval will remain in place for a period 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Committee determines that a different period is appropriate. The Committee will annually review and pre-approve the services that may be provided by the independent auditors without specific pre-approval. The Committee will revise the list of services subject to general pre-approval as appropriate. This Policy does not serve as a delegation to Fund management of the Committee’s duty to pre-approve services performed by the Funds’ independent auditors.
II. | Audit Services |
The annual audit services engagement terms and fees are subject to the Committee’s specific pre-approval. Audit services are those services that are normally provided by auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements or those that generally only independent auditors can reasonably provide. They include the Funds’ annual financial statement audit and procedures that the independent auditors must perform in order to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements (e.g., information systems and procedural reviews and testing). The Committee will monitor the audit services engagement and approve any changes in terms, conditions or fees deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate.
The Committee may grant general pre-approval to other audit services, such as statutory audits and services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or issued in connection with securities offerings.
The Committee has pre-approved the audit services listed on Appendix A. The Committee must specifically approve all audit services not listed on Appendix A.
III. | Audit-related Services |
Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or the review of the Funds’ financial statements or are traditionally performed by the independent auditors. The Committee believes that the provision of audit-related services will not impair the independent auditors’ independence, and therefore may grant pre-approval to audit-related services. Audit-related services include accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “audit services;” assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; agreed-upon or expanded audit procedures relating to accounting and/or billing records required to respond to or comply with financial, accounting or regulatory reporting matters; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements under Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR.
The Committee has pre-approved the audit-related services listed on Appendix B. The Committee must specifically approve all audit-related services not listed on Appendix B.
IV. | Tax Services |
The Committee believes the independent auditors can provide tax services to the Funds, including tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice, without compromising the auditors’ independence. Therefore, the Committee may grant general pre-approval with respect to tax services historically provided by the Funds’ independent auditors that do not, in the Committee’s view, impair auditor independence and that are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
The Committee will not grant pre-approval if the independent auditors initially recommends a transaction the sole business purpose of which is tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Committee may consult
outside counsel to determine that tax planning and reporting positions are consistent with this Policy.
The Committee has pre-approved the tax-related services listed on Appendix C. The Committee must specifically approve all tax-related services not listed on Appendix C.
V. | Other Services |
The Committee believes it may grant approval of non-audit services that are permissible services for independent auditors to a Fund. The Committee has determined to grant general pre-approval to other services that it believes are routine and recurring, do not impair auditor independence, and are consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence.
The Committee has pre-approved the non-audit services listed on Appendix D. The Committee must specifically approve all non-audit services not listed on Appendix D.
A list of the SEC’s prohibited non-audit services is attached to this Policy as Appendix E. The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these impermissible services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the SEC’s prohibitions.
VI. | Pre-approval of Fee levels and Budgeted Amounts |
The Committee will annually establish pre-approval fee levels or budgeted amounts for audit, audit-related, tax and non-audit services to be provided to the Funds by the independent auditors. Any proposed services exceeding these levels or amounts require the Committee’s specific pre-approval. The Committee considers fees for audit and non-audit services when deciding whether to pre-approve services. The Committee may determine, for a pre-approval period of 12 months, the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for the Fund’s audit, audit-related, and tax services (including fees for services provided to Fund affiliates that are subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit services for the Fund classified as other services (including any such services provided to Fund affiliates that are subject to pre-approval).
VII. | Procedures |
Requests or applications for services to be provided by the independent auditors will be submitted to management. If management determines that the services do not fall within those services generally pre-approved by the Committee and set out in the appendices to these procedures, management will submit the services to the Committee or its delagee. Any such submission will include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the Committee will, on a quarterly basis, receive from the independent auditors a list of services provided for the previous calendar quarter on a cumulative basis by the auditors during the Pre-Approval Period.
VIII. | Delegation |
The Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of the Committee’s members. Any member or members to whom such pre-approval authority is delegated must report any pre-approval decisions, including any pre-approved services, to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will identify any member to whom pre-approval authority is delegated in writing. The member will retain such authority for a period of 12 months from the date of pre-approval unless the Committee determines that a different period is appropriate. The period of delegated authority may be terminated by the Committee or at the option of the member.
IX. | Additional Requirements |
The Committee will take any measures the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to oversee the work of the independent auditors and to assure the auditors’ independence from the Funds. This may include reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditors delineating all relationships between the auditors and the Funds, consistent with Independence Standards Board No. 1, and discussing with the auditors their methods and procedures for ensuring independence.
Part of KPMG’s performance of an audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (US) includes their responsibility to maintain and monitor auditor independence with respect to the Voya funds. Using a proprietary system called Sentinel, the audit team is able to identify and manage potential conflicts of interest across the member firms of the KPMG International Network and prevent the provision of prohibited services to the Voya entities that would impair KPMG independence with the respect to the Voya funds. KPMG requests pre-approval from the Voya funds Audit Committee for services provided to the Voya funds and for services to affiliated entities that relate to the financial reporting or nature of operations of the Voya Funds. Additionally, KPMG provides an annual summary of the fees for services that have commenced for Voya funds and Affiliates.
Last Approved: November 20, 2014
Appendix A
Pre-Approved Audit Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Service | ||
The Fund(s) | Fee Range | |
Statutory audits or financial audits (including tax services associated with audit services) | √ | As presented to Audit Committee1 |
Services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters. | √ | Not to exceed $9,750 per filing |
Consultations by Fund management with respect to accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential effect of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, or other regulatory or standard setting bodies. | √ | Not to exceed $8,000 during the Pre-Approval Period |
Seed capital audit and related review and issuance of consent on the N-2 registration statement | √ | Not to exceed $13,750 per audit |
Audit of summary portfolio of investments | √ | Not to exceed $525 per fund |
1 | For new Funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing Funds, pro-rated in accordance with inception dates as provided in the auditors’ Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue. Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling. |
Appendix B
Pre-Approved Audit-Related Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Service | |||
The Fund(s) | Fund Affiliates | Fee Range | |
Services related to Fund mergers (Excludes tax services - See Appendix C for tax services associated with Fund mergers) | √ | √ | Not to exceed $10,000 per merger |
Consultations by Fund management with respect to accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential effect of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, or other regulatory or standard setting bodies. [Note: Under SEC rules some consultations may be “audit” services and others may be “audit-related” services.] | √ | Not to exceed $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period | |
Review of the Funds’ semi-annual and quarterly financial statements | √ | Not to exceed $2,525 per set of financial statements per fund | |
Reports to regulatory or government agencies related to the annual engagement | √ | Up to $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period | |
Regulatory compliance assistance | √ | √ | Not to exceed $5,000 per quarter |
Training courses | √ | Not to exceed $5,000 per course | |
For Prime Rate Trust, agreed upon procedures for quarterly reports to rating agencies | √ | Not to exceed $9,450 per quarter |
Appendix C
Pre-Approved Tax Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Service | |||
The Fund(s) | Fund Affiliates |
Fee Range | |
Preparation of federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax returns for the Funds including assistance and review with excise tax distributions | √ | As presented to Audit Committee2 | |
Review of IRC Sections 851(b) and 817(h) diversification testing on a real-time basis | √ | As presented to Audit Committee2 | |
Assistance and advice regarding year-end reporting for 1099’s, as requested | √ | As presented to Audit Committee2 | |
Tax assistance and advice regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments | √ | √ | Not to exceed $5,000 for the Funds or for the Funds’ investment adviser during the Pre-Approval Period |
2 | For new Funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing Funds, pro-rated in accordance with inception dates as provided in the auditors’ Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue. Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling. |
Appendix C, continued
Service | |||
The Fund(s) | Fund Affiliates |
Fee Range | |
Tax training courses | √ | Not to exceed $5,000 per course during the Pre-Approval Period | |
Tax services associated with Fund mergers | √ | √ | Not to exceed $4,000 per fund per merger during the Pre-Approval Period |
Other tax-related assistance and consultation, including, without limitation, assistance in evaluating derivative financial instruments and international tax issues, qualification and distribution issues, and similar routine tax consultations. | √ | Not to exceed $120,000 during the Pre-Approval Period |
Appendix D
Pre-Approved Other Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Service | |||
The Fund(s) | Fund Affiliates | Fee Range | |
Agreed-upon procedures for Class B share 12b-1 programs | √ | Not to exceed $60,000 during the Pre-Approval Period | |
Security counts performed pursuant to Rule 17f-2 of the 1940 Act (i.e., counts for Funds holding securities with affiliated sub-custodians)
Cost to be borne 50% by the Funds and 50% by Voya Investments, LLC. |
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Not to exceed $5,300 per Fund during the Pre-Approval Period |
Agreed upon procedures for 15 (c) FACT Books | √ | Not to exceed $50,000 during the Pre-Approval Period |
Appendix E
Prohibited Non-Audit Services
Dated: January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
· | Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Funds |
· | Financial information systems design and implementation |
· | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports |
· | Actuarial services |
· | Internal audit outsourcing services |
· | Management functions |
· | Human resources |
· | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services |
· | Legal services |
· | Expert services unrelated to the audit |
· | Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible |
EXHIBIT A
VOYA ASIA PACIFIC HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND
VOYA BALANCED PORTFOLIO, INC.
VOYA EMERGING MARKETS HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND
VOYA EQUITY TRUST
VOYA FUNDS TRUST
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
VOYA GLOBAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND
VOYA INFRASTRUCTURE, INDUSTRIALS, AND MATERIALS FUND
VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO
VOYA INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND
VOYA INVESTORS TRUST
VOYA MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
VOYA MUTUAL FUNDS
VOYA PARTNERS, INC.
VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST
VOYA NATURAL RESOURCES EQUITY INCOME FUND
VOYA SENIOR INCOME FUND
VOYA SEPARATE PORTFOLIOS TRUST
VOYA SERIES FUND, INC.
VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATIONS PORTFOLIOS, INC.
VOYA VARIABLE FUNDS
VOYA VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS INC,
VOYA VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST
(e)(2) | Percentage of services referred to in 4(b) — (4)(d) that were approved by the audit committee 100% of the services were approved by the audit committee. |
(f) | Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of KPMG if greater than 50%.
Not applicable. |
(g) | Non-Audit Fees: The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to each Registrant by the independent registered public accounting firm for each Registrant's fiscal years ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees billed to the investment adviser, or any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, by the independent registered public accounting firm for the same time periods. |
Registrant/Investment Adviser | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity | $ | 15,773 | $ | 12,967 | ||||
Voya Investments, LLC (1) | $ | 211,825 | $ | 345,500 |
(1) | Each Registrant's investment adviser and any of its affiliates, which are subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc. |
(h) | Principal Accountants Independence: The Registrant’s Audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
a. | The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee. The members are Colleen D. Baldwin, Peter S. Drotch, Patrick W. Kenny, Joseph E. Obermeyer, and Roger B. Vincent. |
b. | Not applicable. |
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Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary portfolio of investments, of Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund, as of February 28, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively, the "financial statements"), and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the ten-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the portfolio of investments as of February 28, 2015 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and portfolio of investments. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund, as of February 28, 2015, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the ten-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2015
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS as of February 28, 2015 |
Shares | Value | Percentage of Net Assets | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCK: 99.3% | ||||||||||||||
Brazil: 0.2% | ||||||||||||||
66,163 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR | $ | 438,661 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
Canada: 0.4% | ||||||||||||||
83,220 | Barrick Gold Corp. | 1,083,524 | 0.4 | |||||||||||
China: 0.9% | ||||||||||||||
128,700 | Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2,245,525 | 0.9 | |||||||||||
France: 3.8% | ||||||||||||||
101,590 | AXA S.A. | 2,573,814 | 1.1 | |||||||||||
17,024 | @ | Criteo SA ADR | 772,209 | 0.3 | ||||||||||
25,723 | Societe Generale | 1,185,220 | 0.5 | |||||||||||
48,618 | Total S.A. | 2,611,972 | 1.1 | |||||||||||
30,049 | Vinci S.A. | 1,778,825 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
8,922,040 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||
Germany: 5.2% | ||||||||||||||
13,781 | Allianz SE | 2,307,651 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
19,520 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 2,467,196 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
76,391 | Deutsche Bank AG | 2,510,298 | 1.1 | |||||||||||
15,363 | Linde AG | 3,122,693 | 1.3 | |||||||||||
17,062 | Siemens AG | 1,907,239 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
12,315,077 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||