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May 1, 2022
Prospectus
 
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Voya Global Bond Portfolio
Class/Ticker: ADV/IOSAX; I/IOSIX; S/IOSSX
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio 1
Class/Ticker: ADV/IFTAX; I/IFTIX; R6/VYRJX; S/IFTSX; S2/ITFEX
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VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio 1
Class/Ticker: ADV/IASAX; I/IACIX; R6/VYRAX; S/IASSX; S2/ISMSX
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VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
Class/Ticker: ADV/IBSAX; I/IBGIX; R6/VYRBX; S/IBSSX; S2/IBCGX
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VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio 1,2
Class/Ticker: ADV/ISBAX; I/ISFIX; R6/VYRCX; S/ISCSX; S2/IDVTX
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VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
Class/Ticker: ADV/ICSAX; I/ICISX; R6/VYRDX; S/ICSSX; S2/ICVPX
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VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio 1,2
Class/Ticker: ADV/IVKAX; I/IVKIX; R6/VYREX; S/IVKSX; S2/IVKTX
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VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio 1
Class/Ticker: ADV/IUAAX; I/IUAIX; R6/VYRFX; S/IUASX; S2/IVIPX
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VY® Invesco Global Portfolio 1
Class/Ticker: ADV/IGMAX; I/IGMIX; R6/VYRHX; S/IGMSX; S2/IOGPX
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VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Class/Ticker: ADV/IJMAX; I/IJMIX; S/IJMSX; S2/IJPMX
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VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Class/Ticker: ADV/IAXAX; I/IAXIX; R6/VYRIX; S/IAXSX; S2/IAXTX
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VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio 1
Class/Ticker: ADV/IGEAX; I/ITGIX; R6/VYRKX; S/ITGSX; S2/ITRGX
  
 
1  Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
2  Class S2 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Each Portfolio's shares may be offered to insurance company separate accounts serving as investment options under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contracts”), qualified pension and retirement plans (“Qualified Plans”), custodial accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates in connection with the creation or management of the Portfolios, other investment companies, and other permitted investors.
NOT ALL PORTFOLIOS MAY BE AVAILABLE IN ALL JURISDICTIONS, UNDER ALL VARIABLE CONTRACTS OR UNDER ALL QUALIFIED PLANS.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities nor has the SEC judged whether the information in this Prospectus is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
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Back Cover
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
S
Management Fees
%
0.60
0.60
0.60
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
0.25
Other Expenses
%
0.20
0.20
0.20
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
%
0.02
0.02
0.02
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses1
%
1.32
0.82
1.07
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
(0.13)
(0.13)
(0.13)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.19
0.69
0.94
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Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses may be higher than the Portfolio's ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Portfolio's Financial Highlights, which reflects the operating expenses of the Portfolio and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
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The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.17%, 0.67% and 0.92% for Class ADV, Class I, and Class S shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.003% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
121
406
711
1,579
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
70
249
442
1,001
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
96
327
578
1,294
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 144% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds of issuers in a number of different countries, which may include the United States. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
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The Portfolio may invest in securities of issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. Securities may be denominated in foreign currencies or in the U.S. dollar. The Portfolio may hedge its exposure to securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Portfolio may also borrow money from banks and invest the proceeds of such loans in portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). This investment technique is known as “leveraging.”
The Portfolio invests primarily in investment-grade securities which include, but are not limited to, corporate and government bonds which, at the time of investment, are rated investment-grade (at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Portfolio may also invest in preferred stocks, money market instruments, municipal bonds, commercial and residential mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, other securitized and structured debt products, private placements, and sovereign debt.
The Portfolio may also invest its assets in bank loans and in a combination of floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”). Although the Portfolio may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield debt instruments rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Portfolio will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment grade.
The dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of the Portfolio will generally range between two and nine years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in fixed-income investment as it incorporates multiple features of the fixed-income instrument (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income instrument to a change in interest rates. Duration is a weighted average of the times that interest payments and the final return of principal are expected to be received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the fixed-income instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the fixed-income instrument prices. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of five years would be expected to rise approximately 5% if interest rates drop by one percentage point.
The Portfolio may use derivatives, including futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and options, among others, to seek to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed-income securities, or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset. The Portfolio may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements). The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The investment process focuses on allocating assets among various sectors of the global bond markets and buying bonds at a discount to their intrinsic value. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) utilizes proprietary quantitative techniques to identify bonds or sectors that it considers to be cheap relative to other bonds or sectors based on their historical price relationships. Teams of asset specialists use this relative value analysis to guide them in the security selection process.
In evaluating investments for the Portfolio, the Sub-Adviser normally expects to take into account environmental, social, or governance (“ESG”) factors, to determine whether any or all of those factors might have a significant effect on the value performance, risks, or prospects of a company or issuer. The Sub-Adviser intends to rely primarily on third-party evaluations of a company’s ESG standing and/or on factors identified through its proprietary empirical research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates. The Sub-Adviser may give environmental, social, and governance factors equal consideration or may focus on one or more of those factors as it considers appropriate. The Sub-Adviser may consider specific ESG metrics or a company’s progress or lack of progress toward meeting ESG targets. ESG factors will be only one consideration in the Sub-Adviser’s evaluation of any potential investment, and the effect, if any, of ESG factors on the Sub-Adviser’s decision whether to invest in any case will vary depending on the judgment of the Sub-Adviser.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
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Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Portfolio.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the Portfolio’s net asset value causing the Portfolio to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to the Portfolio.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Credit Default Swaps: The Portfolio may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Portfolio will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Portfolio would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Portfolio to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of environmental, social and/or governance (“ESG”) factors in selecting investments for the Portfolio may cause it to forego other favorable investments that other investors who do not consider similar factors or who evaluate them differently might select. This may cause the Portfolio to underperform the stock market or relevant benchmark as a whole or other funds that do not consider ESG factors or that use such factors differently. The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors is qualitative and subjective by nature, and it is possible that it will have an adverse effect on the Portfolio’s performance. In evaluating a company or issuer in light of ESG factors, the Sub-Adviser may consider information and data obtained through voluntary or third-party reporting that may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is possible the companies or issuers identified through the Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors will not operate as expected and will not exhibit positive ESG characteristics to the extent the Sub-Adviser might have anticipated.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan (which can include certain bank loans), the Portfolio will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by the Portfolio through another financial institution, or the Portfolio relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud
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provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, the Portfolio may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of the Portfolio to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Portfolio to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Portfolio.
Investing through Bond Connect: Chinese debt instruments trade on the China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”) and may be purchased through a market access program that is designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“Bond Connect”). There are significant risks inherent in investing in Chinese debt instruments, similar to the risks of other fixed-income securities markets in emerging markets. The prices of debt instruments traded on the CIBM
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may fluctuate significantly due to low trading volume and potential lack of liquidity. The rules to access debt instruments that trade on the CIBM through Bond Connect are relatively new and subject to change, which may adversely affect the Portfolio's ability to invest in these instruments and to enforce its rights as a beneficial owner of these instruments. Trading through Bond Connect is subject to a number of restrictions that may affect the Portfolio’s investments and returns.
The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging and volatile market. Although China has experienced a relatively stable political environment in recent years, there is no guarantee that such stability will be maintained in the future. Political, regulatory and diplomatic events, such as the U.S.-China “trade war” that intensified in 2018, could have an adverse effect on the Chinese or Hong Kong economies and on investments made through China Connect programs.
LIBOR: The obligations of the parties under many financial arrangements, such as debt instruments (including senior loans) and derivatives, may be determined based in whole or in part on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). In 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority announced its intention to cease compelling banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR after 2021. ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication of a majority of U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in many major currencies, including among others a Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Portfolio’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of an the Portfolio; and the risk of general market disruption during the transition period. Markets relying on new, non-LIBOR rates are developing slowly, and may offer limited liquidity. The general unavailability of LIBOR and the transition away from LIBOR to other rates could have a substantial adverse impact on the performance of an the Portfolio.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and
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systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic
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reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
6.36%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-6.10%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
-5.21
3.29
1.95
N/A
11/08/04
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index1
%
-4.71
3.36
1.77
N/A
 
Class I
%
-4.78
3.82
2.47
N/A
11/08/04
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index1
%
-4.71
3.36
1.77
N/A
 
Class S
%
-5.03
3.54
2.20
N/A
11/08/04
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index1
%
-4.71
3.36
1.77
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/19)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/13)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please
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refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio 
Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks maximum total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.13
0.13
0.06
0.13
0.13
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.23
0.73
0.66
0.98
1.13
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
None
None
None
None
None
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.23
0.73
0.66
0.98
1.13
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.25%, 0.75%, 0.75%, 1.00%, and 1.15% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
125
390
676
1,489
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
75
233
406
906
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
67
211
368
822
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
100
312
542
1,201
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
115
359
622
1,375
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 73% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE® Value Index (“Index”). Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers in a number of different countries other than the United States.
The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks to maximize total return to the extent consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Volatility generally measures how much a fund’s returns have varied over a specified time frame.
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The Portfolio may invest in derivative instruments including, but not limited to, index futures. The Portfolio typically uses derivatives as a substitute for purchasing securities included in the Index or for the purpose of maintaining equity market exposure on its cash balance.
The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser creates a target universe that consists of dividend paying securities by screening for companies that exhibit stable dividend yields within each industry sector. Once the Sub-Adviser creates this target universe, the Sub-Adviser seeks to identify the most attractive securities within various geographic regions and sectors by ranking each security relative to other securities within its region or sector, as applicable, using proprietary fundamental sector-specific models. The Sub-Adviser then uses optimization techniques to seek to achieve the portfolio’s target dividend yield, which is expected to be higher than the Index in aggregate, manage target beta, determine active weights, and neutralize region and sector exposures in order to create a portfolio that the Sub-Adviser believes will provide the potential for maximum total return consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the Index. Under certain market conditions, the Portfolio will likely earn a lower level of total return than it would in the absence of its strategy of maintaining a relatively lower level of volatility.
In evaluating investments for the Portfolio, the Sub-Adviser normally expects to take into account environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors to determine whether any or all of those factors might have a material effect on the value, risks, or prospects of a company. The Sub-Adviser intends to rely primarily on factors identified through its proprietary empirical research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates and on third-party evaluations of a company’s ESG standing. The Sub-Adviser may give environmental, social, and governance factors equal consideration or may focus on one or more of those factors as the Sub-Adviser considers appropriate. The Sub-Adviser may consider specific ESG metrics or a company’s progress or lack of progress toward meeting ESG targets. ESG factors will be only one consideration in the Sub-Adviser’s evaluation of any potential investment, and the effect, if any, of ESG factors on the Sub-Adviser’s decision whether to invest in any case will vary depending on the judgment of the Sub-Adviser.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Portfolio’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of environmental, social and/or governance (“ESG”) factors in selecting investments for the Portfolio may cause it to forego other favorable investments that other investors who do not consider similar factors or who evaluate them differently might select. This may cause the Portfolio to underperform the stock market or relevant benchmark as a whole or other funds that do not consider ESG factors or that use such factors differently. The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors is qualitative and subjective by nature, and it is possible that it
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will have an adverse effect on the Portfolio’s performance. In evaluating a company or issuer in light of ESG factors, the Sub-Adviser may consider information and data obtained through voluntary or third-party reporting that may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is possible the companies or issuers identified through the Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors will not operate as expected and will not exhibit positive ESG characteristics to the extent the Sub-Adviser might have anticipated.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Volatility management techniques may not always be successful in reducing volatility, may not protect against market declines, and may limit the Portfolio’s participation in market gains, negatively impacting performance even during periods when the market is rising. During sudden or significant market rallies, such underperformance may be significant. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which may increase losses or reduce gains. The Portfolio’s volatility may not be lower than that of the Index during all market cycles due to market factors. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Portfolio.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and
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systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
The Portfolio’s performance prior to December 31, 2020 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies. The Portfolio’s performance prior to May 1, 2019 reflects returns achieved by a different sub-adviser and pursuant to a different investment objective and different principal investment strategies. If the Portfolio’s current sub-adviser, investment objective, and strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
3rd Quarter 2013
12.04%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-22.54%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
11.50
5.68
5.40
N/A
12/20/06
MSCI EAFE® Value IndexSM1
%
10.89
5.34
5.81
N/A
 
Class I
%
12.08
6.22
5.92
N/A
01/03/06
MSCI EAFE® Value IndexSM1
%
10.89
5.34
5.81
N/A
 
Class S
%
11.79
5.94
5.65
N/A
01/12/06
MSCI EAFE® Value IndexSM1
%
10.89
5.34
5.81
N/A
 
Class S2
%
11.67
5.80
5.50
N/A
02/27/09
MSCI EAFE® Value IndexSM1
%
10.89
5.34
5.81
N/A
 
1
The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Peg DiOrio, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/19)
Vincent Costa, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/19)
Steve Wetter
Portfolio Manager (since 05/19)
Kai Yee Wong
Portfolio Manager (since 05/19)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract
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or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio  
Investment Objectives
The Portfolio seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.08
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.22
0.22
0.05
0.22
0.22
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.80
1.30
1.13
1.55
1.70
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.45)
(0.45)
(0.28)
(0.45)
(0.45)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.35
0.85
0.85
1.10
1.25
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.52%, 1.02%, 1.02%, 1.27%, and 1.42% of Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.165% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
137
523
933
2,079
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
87
368
670
1,528
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
87
331
595
1,350
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
112
445
802
1,807
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
127
492
881
1,971
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. For this Portfolio, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines small-capitalization companies to include those with a market capitalization no larger than that of the largest company in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index or the Russell 2000® Index and mid-capitalization companies to include those whose market capitalization at the time
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of purchase is within the capitalization range of the Russell 3000® Index, excluding the largest 100 such companies (in terms of market capitalization). The market capitalization of companies in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $208.2 million to $7.9 billion. The market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $31.6 million to $14.0 billion. The market capitalization of companies in the Russell 3000® Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $31.6 million to $2.9 trillion. The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in companies outside these two capitalization ranges, measured at the time of purchase.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser uses a value investment strategy that looks for companies that are temporarily out of favor in the market. The Sub-Adviser attempts to purchase the stocks of these undervalued companies and hold each stock until it has returned to favor in the market and its stock price has risen to, or is higher than, a level the Sub-Adviser believes more accurately reflects the company's fair value. The Sub-Adviser uses a multi-capitalization approach under which one of its teams of portfolio managers focuses on investments in the securities of small-capitalization companies and the second focuses on selecting investments in securities of mid-capitalization companies for the Portfolio.
Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, and equity-equivalent securities, such as debt instruments and preferred stocks convertible into common stocks, and stock or stock index futures contracts.
The Portfolio may invest a portion of its assets in derivative instruments, including futures contracts, for cash management purposes. The Portfolio may also invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities, debt obligations of governments and their agencies, and other similar securities. The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts.
The Sub-Adviser may sell stocks from the Portfolio's investment portfolio if it believes: a stock no longer meets its valuation criteria; a stock's risk parameters outweigh its return opportunity; more attractive alternatives are identified; or specific events alter a stock's prospects.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
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Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
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Mid-Capitalization Company: Investments in mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth, and more reliance on key personnel. Consequently, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may have limited market stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover
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and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
4th Quarter 2020
21.71%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-30.22%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
26.94
10.12
12.86
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2500TM Value Index1
%
27.78
9.88
12.43
N/A
 
S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index1
%
30.95
10.25
13.52
N/A
 
Class I
%
27.57
10.66
13.42
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2500TM Value Index1
%
27.78
9.88
12.43
N/A
 
S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index1
%
30.95
10.25
13.52
N/A
 
Class S
%
27.30
10.39
13.13
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2500TM Value Index1
%
27.78
9.88
12.43
N/A
 
S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index1
%
30.95
10.25
13.52
N/A
 
Class S2
%
27.11
10.22
12.97
N/A
02/27/09
Russell 2500TM Value Index1
%
27.78
9.88
12.43
N/A
 
S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index1
%
30.95
10.25
13.52
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
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Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Ryan Cope, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/20)
Phillip N. Davidson, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/06)
Jeff John, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/12)
Michael Liss, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/06)
Nathan Rawlins, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/22)
Kevin Toney, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 08/06)
Brian Woglom, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 02/12)
 
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.14
0.14
0.02
0.14
0.14
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.59
1.09
0.97
1.34
1.49
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.10)
(0.10)
None
(0.10)
(0.10)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.49
0.99
0.97
1.24
1.39
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.49%, 0.99%, 0.99%, 1.24%, and 1.39% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
152
492
856
1,881
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
101
337
591
1,320
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
99
309
536
1,190
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
126
415
725
1,604
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
142
461
804
1,771
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Portfolio is a diversified fund that invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. small-sized growth companies. For this Portfolio, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines small-sized companies as those, at the time of purchase, with market capitalizations up to the largest market cap stock in the Russell 2000® Growth Index at reconstitution, or companies with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion, whichever is larger. The Portfolio will not sell
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positions just because their market values have increased. Because of its long-term approach, the Portfolio could have a significant percentage of its assets invested in securities that have appreciated beyond their market capitalizations at the time of the Portfolio’s investment.
The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts. Depositary receipts are receipts issued by a bank or a trust company reflecting ownership of underlying securities issued by foreign companies. The Portfolio may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in businesses it believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, strong, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation. The Portfolio purchases stocks that the Sub-Adviser believes are undervalued relative to their businesses' long-term growth prospects, future cash flows and asset values. The Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in businesses before their long-term growth prospects are appreciated by other investors. The Portfolio may make significant investments in companies in which the Sub-Adviser has great conviction.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
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Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class R6 shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
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Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
27.70%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-22.46%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
20.14
22.53
16.81
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2000® Growth Index1
%
2.83
14.53
14.14
N/A
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1
%
5.04
17.65
15.75
N/A
 
Class I
%
20.73
23.14
17.39
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2000® Growth Index1
%
2.83
14.53
14.14
N/A
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1
%
5.04
17.65
15.75
N/A
 
Class R6
%
20.74
23.15
17.40
N/A
05/03/16
Russell 2000® Growth Index1
%
2.83
14.53
14.14
N/A
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1
%
5.04
17.65
15.75
N/A
 
Class S
%
20.43
22.83
17.10
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 2000® Growth Index1
%
2.83
14.53
14.14
N/A
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1
%
5.04
17.65
15.75
N/A
 
Class S2
%
20.25
22.64
16.93
N/A
02/27/09
Russell 2000® Growth Index1
%
2.83
14.53
14.14
N/A
 
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1
%
5.04
17.65
15.75
N/A
 
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The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
BAMCO, Inc.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Ronald Baron
Lead Portfolio Manager (since 05/02)
Neal Rosenberg
Portfolio Manager (since 01/17)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
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Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.08
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.08
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.48
0.98
0.93
1.23
1.38
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.20)
(0.25)
(0.25)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.23
0.73
0.73
0.98
1.13
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The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.25%, 0.75%, 0.75%, 1.00%, and 1.15% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The obligation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.023% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
125
443
784
1,747
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
75
287
517
1,179
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
75
276
495
1,125
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
100
366
652
1,467
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
115
412
731
1,636
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 54% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks. In addition, under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies that have large market capitalizations (generally over $2 billion) that the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) believes are undervalued and have the potential for long-term growth and current income.
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The Portfolio may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities. The Portfolio may invest directly in foreign securities or indirectly through depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are receipts issued by a bank or a trust company reflecting ownership of underlying securities issued by foreign companies. The Portfolio may at times emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the information technology sector.
The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio may invest in derivatives such as futures, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options and swap contracts, including credit default swaps. The Portfolio may use derivative instruments for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including, for example, to produce incremental earnings, to hedge existing positions, to provide a substitute for a position in an underlying asset, to increase or reduce market or credit exposure, or to increase flexibility.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The “contrarian” nature of the strategy places emphasis on considering securities believed to be suffering from price weaknesses due to current market reaction or sentiment, or liquidity-driven or other factors, but that are believed to possess identifiable price improvement catalysts. The strategy seeks to identify advantageous entry points to buy these securities to capture potential upward valuation contrary to prevailing market sentiment. Contrarian ideas are typically identified through the Sub-Adviser’s bottom-up analysis. In selecting investments, the Sub-Adviser employs fundamental analysis with risk management analysis in identifying investment opportunities and constructing the Portfolio’s portfolio. The Sub-Adviser considers, among other factors:
•
various measures of valuation, including price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, price-to-book value and discounted cash flow. The Sub-Adviser believes that companies with lower valuations are generally more likely to provide opportunities for capital appreciation;
•
potential indicators of stock price appreciation, such as anticipated earnings growth, company restructuring, changes in management, business model changes, new product opportunities, or anticipated improvements in macroeconomic factors;
•
the financial condition and management of a company, including its competitive position, the quality of its balance sheet and earnings, its future prospects, and the potential for growth and stock price appreciation; and/or
•
overall economic and market conditions.
The Sub-Adviser may sell a security when the security's price reaches a target set by the Sub-Adviser; if the Sub-Adviser believes that there is deterioration in the issuer's financial circumstances or fundamental prospects; if other investments are more attractive; or for other reasons.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit Default Swaps: The Portfolio may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, the Portfolio will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, the Portfolio would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose the Portfolio to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
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Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Portfolio.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller
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management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information
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reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 and Class S2 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 and Class S2 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
The Portfolio’s performance prior to April 30, 2013 reflects returns achieved by a different sub-adviser and pursuant to a different investment objective and principal investment strategies. If the Portfolio’s current sub-adviser, objective and strategies had been in place for the prior periods, the performance information shown would have been different.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
20.12%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-18.38%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
23.62
16.92
15.18
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Index1
%
26.45
18.43
16.54
N/A
 
Class I
%
24.23
17.50
15.77
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Index1
%
26.45
18.43
16.54
N/A
 
Class S
%
23.94
17.25
15.49
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Index1
%
26.45
18.43
16.54
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
 
Portfolio Manager
 
Guy W. Pope, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/13)
 
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 and Class S2 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
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Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.12
0.12
0.04
0.12
0.12
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.47
0.97
0.89
1.22
1.37
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.05)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.05)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.42
0.92
0.86
1.17
1.32
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.45%, 0.95%, 0.95%, 1.20%, and 1.35% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.027% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
145
460
798
1,753
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
94
304
531
1,185
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
88
281
490
1,093
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
119
382
666
1,473
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
134
429
745
1,642
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations in the range of the companies within the Russell 2000® Value Index (“Index”) (which measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe), at the time of purchase, that the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) believes are undervalued and have the potential for long-term growth.
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The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. The market capitalization of companies in the Index will change with market conditions. The market capitalization of companies in the Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $33.8 million to $14.0 billion.
The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are receipts issued by a bank or a trust company reflecting ownership of underlying securities issued by foreign companies. The Portfolio normally invests in common stocks and also may invest in real estate investment trusts. The Portfolio may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financial services sector.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”); convertible securities; initial public offerings; and derivatives, including options on securities, options on stock indices, covered calls, secured put options, and over-the-counter options. The Portfolio may use derivatives for, among other reasons, investment purposes, for risk management (hedging) purposes, to increase investment flexibility, or to reduce transaction costs.
The Sub-Adviser employs fundamental analysis with risk management in identifying investment opportunities and constructing the Portfolio’s portfolio. In selecting investments, the Sub-Adviser considers, among other factors: businesses that are believed to be fundamentally sound and undervalued due to investor indifference, investor misperception of company prospects, or other factors; various measures of valuation, including price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book value (the Sub-Adviser believes that companies with lower valuations are generally more likely to provide opportunities for long-term capital appreciation); a company's current operating margins relative to its historic range and future potential; and potential indicators of stock price appreciation, such as anticipated earnings growth, company restructuring, changes in management, new product opportunities, business model changes, or anticipated improvements in macroeconomic factors.
The Sub-Adviser may sell a security when the security’s price reaches a target set by the Sub-Adviser; if the Sub-Adviser believes there is deterioration in the issuer's financial circumstances or fundamental prospects; if other investments are more attractive; or for other reasons.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
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Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings ( “ IPOs ” ) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for the Portfolio. However, there is no assurance that the Portfolio will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which the Portfolio invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When the Portfolio’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on the Portfolio’s return will be magnified. If the Portfolio’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of the Portfolio’s investment in IPOs on the Portfolio’s return will decline.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. The proprietary models used by a manager to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the manager’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by factors not foreseen in developing the models.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
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Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Over-the-Counter Investments: Investments purchased over-the-counter ( “ OTC ” ), including securities and derivatives, can involve greater risks than securities traded on recognized stock exchanges. OTC securities are generally securities of smaller or newer companies that may have limited product lines and markets compared to larger companies. They also can have less management depth, more reliance on key personnel, and less access to capital and credit. OTC securities tend to trade less frequently and in lower volume, and as a result have greater liquidity risk. Many of the protections afforded to participants on some organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions. Additionally, OTC investments are generally purchased either directly from a dealer or in negotiated transactions with the issuer and as such may expose the Portfolio to counterparty risk.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
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Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class R6 shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
4th Quarter 2020
33.99%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-35.99%
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Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
33.85
9.74
12.16
N/A
12/29/06
Russell 2000® Value Index1
%
28.27
9.07
12.03
N/A
 
Class I
%
34.52
10.30
12.72
N/A
04/28/06
Russell 2000® Value Index1
%
28.27
9.07
12.03
N/A
 
Class R6
%
34.57
10.32
12.73
N/A
05/03/16
Russell 2000® Value Index1
%
28.27
9.07
12.03
N/A
 
Class S
%
34.22
10.02
12.43
N/A
05/01/06
Russell 2000® Value Index1
%
28.27
9.07
12.03
N/A
 
Class S2
%
33.96
9.86
12.27
N/A
02/27/09
Russell 2000® Value Index1
%
28.27
9.07
12.03
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Christian K. Stadlinger, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/06)
Jarl Ginsberg, CFA, CAIA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/06)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks capital growth and income.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.09
0.09
0.03
0.09
0.09
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.29
0.79
0.73
1.04
1.19
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.09)
(0.09)
(0.03)
(0.09)
(0.09)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.20
0.70
0.70
0.95
1.10
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.20%, 0.70%, 0.70%, 0.95%, and 1.10% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
122
400
699
1,549
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
72
243
430
970
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
72
230
403
904
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
97
322
565
1,263
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
112
369
646
1,435
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. The Portfolio my invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization; and a substantial number of the issuers in which the Portfolio invests are large-capitalization issuers. The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate
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investment trusts. In selecting securities for investment, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) focuses primarily on a security's potential for capital growth and income. The Portfolio emphasizes a value style of investing, seeking well-established, undervalued companies that have identifiable factors that might lead to improved valuations.
The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers, which may include securities of issuers located in emerging market countries and American Depositary Receipts. Depositary receipts are receipts issued by a bank or a trust company reflecting ownership of underlying securities issued by foreign companies.
The Portfolio may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, forward foreign currency contracts, and futures contracts. The Portfolio can use forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated. The Portfolio can use futures contracts (including index futures), to seek exposure to certain asset classes and to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which the portfolio securities are denominated.
The Portfolio generally holds up to 10% of its assets in high-quality short-term debt instruments and investment-grade corporate debt instruments in order to provide liquidity.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser will consider selling a security if it meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) the target price of the investment has been realized and the Sub-Adviser no longer considers the company undervalued, (2) a better value opportunity is identified, or (3) research shows that the company is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals beyond the Sub-Adviser’s tolerable level and the trend is likely to be a long-term issue.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political
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or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
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Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
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An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 and Class S2 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 and Class S2 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
4th Quarter 2020
22.19%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-32.39%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
32.69
11.03
12.43
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Class I
%
33.33
11.59
12.99
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Class S
%
32.96
11.31
12.71
N/A
05/01/02
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Devin Armstrong
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager (since 07/07)
Kevin Holt
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager (since 05/02)
James Warwick
Portfolio Manager (since 07/07)
 
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Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 and Class S2 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.07
0.07
0.02
0.07
0.07
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.21
0.71
0.66
0.96
1.11
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.09)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Wavers and
Reimbursements
%
1.14
0.64
0.64
0.89
1.02
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The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.15%, 0.65%, 0.65%, 0.90%, and 1.05% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.01% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. In addition, the distributor is contractually obligated to waive 0.02% of the distribution fee for Class S2 shares through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
116
377
658
1,460
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
65
220
388
876
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
65
209
366
821
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
91
299
524
1,172
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
104
344
603
1,344
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and income securities at the time of investment. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy.
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The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in income-producing equity instruments (including common stocks, preferred stocks, and convertible securities) and investment-grade quality debt instruments. Investment-grade debt instruments are securities rated BBB or higher by S&P Global Ratings or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or unrated securities determined by the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) to be of comparable quality. The composition of the Portfolio's investments will vary over time based upon evaluations of economic conditions by the Sub-Adviser and its belief about which securities would best accomplish the Portfolio's investment objective.
The Sub-Adviser generally seeks to identify companies that are undervalued and have identifiable factors that might lead to improved valuations. The Sub-Adviser looks for catalysts for change that may positively impact a company. This catalyst could come from within the company in the form of new management, operational enhancements, restructuring, or reorganization. It could also be an external factor, such as an improvement in industry conditions or a regulatory change.
The Portfolio may invest in securities that do not pay dividends or interest and securities that have above-average volatility of price movement, including warrants or rights to acquire securities. Because prices of equity securities and debt instruments fluctuate, the value of an investment in the Portfolio will vary based on the Portfolio’s investment performance. In an effort to reduce the Portfolio's overall exposure to any individual security price decline, the Portfolio spreads its investments over many different companies in a variety of industries. The Sub-Adviser focuses on large-capitalization companies, although the Portfolio may invest in companies of any size.
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 65% of its assets in income-producing equity securities and up to 10% of its assets in illiquid securities and certain restricted securities. The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers. The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts. The Portfolio may purchase and sell certain derivative instruments, such as options, futures and options on futures, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, structured notes and other types of structured investments, and swaps for various portfolio management purposes, including to earn income, facilitate portfolio management, and mitigate risks.
The Portfolio may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Portfolio may dispose of a security when, in the opinion of the Sub-Adviser, the security reaches the Sub-Adviser’s estimate of fair value or when the Sub-Adviser identifies a more attractive investment opportunity.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative
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may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Portfolio’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
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Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
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Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
4th Quarter 2020
16.40%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-20.55%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
18.03
8.98
10.02
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
-1.75
3.99
3.13
N/A
 
60% Russell 1000® Value Index; 40% Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
13.91
8.62
9.21
N/A
 
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1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class I
%
18.60
9.52
10.57
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
-1.75
3.99
3.13
N/A
 
60% Russell 1000® Value Index; 40% Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
13.91
8.62
9.21
N/A
 
Class S
%
18.31
9.25
10.30
N/A
12/10/01
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
-1.75
3.99
3.13
N/A
 
60% Russell 1000® Value Index; 40% Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
13.91
8.62
9.21
N/A
 
Class S2
%
18.17
9.11
10.15
N/A
02/27/09
Russell 1000® Value Index1
%
25.16
11.16
12.97
N/A
 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
-1.75
3.99
3.13
N/A
 
60% Russell 1000® Value Index; 40% Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index1
%
13.91
8.62
9.21
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Chuck Burge
Portfolio Manager (since 06/10)
Brian Jurkash
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager (since 04/15)
Sergio Marcheli
Portfolio Manager (since 11/04)
Matthew Titus
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager (since 01/16)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.13
0.13
0.03
0.13
0.13
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.33
0.83
0.73
1.08
1.23
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.03)
(0.03)
None
(0.03)
(0.03)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.30
0.80
0.73
1.05
1.20
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.30%, 0.80%, 0.80%, 1.05%, and 1.20% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
132
418
726
1,599
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
82
262
458
1,023
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
75
233
406
906
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
107
340
593
1,314
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
122
387
673
1,486
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 7% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests mainly in common stocks of companies in the United States and foreign countries. The Portfolio can invest without limit in foreign securities and can invest in any country, including countries with developing or emerging markets. However, the Portfolio currently emphasizes investments in developed markets such as the United States, Western European countries and Japan. The Portfolio does not limit its investments to companies in a particular capitalization range, but currently focuses its investments in mid- and large-capitalization companies.
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The Portfolio is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular country. The Portfolio normally will invest in at least three countries (one of which may be the United States). In selecting securities for the Portfolio, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) looks primarily for foreign and U.S. companies with high growth potential. The Sub-Adviser uses fundamental analysis of a company's financial statements, management structure, operations and product development, and considers factors affecting the industry of which the issuer is a part.
The foreign securities the Portfolio can buy include stocks and other equity securities of companies organized under the laws of a foreign country, or companies that have a substantial portion of their operations or assets abroad, or derive a substantial portion of their revenue or profits from businesses, investments, or sales outside the United States. Foreign securities include securities traded primarily on foreign securities exchanges, or in the foreign over-the-counter market. The Portfolio may purchase American Depository Shares (“ADS”) as part of American Depository Receipt (“ADR”) issuances, which are negotiable certificates traded on a U.S. exchange issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares in a foreign stock.
The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio's investments include common stocks of foreign and domestic companies that the Sub-Adviser believes have growth potential. Growth companies can be new or established companies that may be developing new products or services that have relatively favorable prospects, or that are expanding into new and growing markets. Growth companies may be applying new technology, new or improved distribution techniques, or developing new services that might enable them to capture a dominant or important market position. Growth companies tend to retain a large part of their earnings and therefore, do not tend to emphasize paying dividends and may not pay dividends for some time. They are selected because the Sub-Adviser believes the price of their stock will increase over the long term.
The Portfolio may also invest in other equity instruments such as preferred stocks, warrants, and securities convertible into common stocks. In addition, the Portfolio may invest in derivative instruments, including options, futures, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Portfolio can buy and sell hedging instruments (forward contracts, futures, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and put and call options). Derivatives may allow the Portfolio to increase or decrease its exposure to certain markets or risk. The Portfolio may use derivatives to seek to increase its investment return or for hedging purposes against certain market risks. The Portfolio can also buy debt instruments. The Portfolio normally does not intend to invest more than 5% of its total assets in debt instruments.
The allocation of the Portfolio's investment portfolio among different investments will vary over time based upon the Sub-Adviser's evaluation of economic and market trends. The Portfolio's investment portfolio might not always include all of the different types of investments described in this Prospectus. The Sub-Adviser tries to reduce risks by carefully researching securities before they are purchased. The Portfolio attempts to reduce its exposure to market risks by diversifying its investments. Also, the Portfolio does not concentrate 25% or more of its assets in any one industry. However, changes in the overall market prices of securities and the income they pay can occur at any time. In addition, from time to time, the Portfolio may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry. The share price of the Portfolio will change daily based on changes in market prices of securities and market conditions and in response to other economic events.
The Sub-Adviser primarily looks for quality companies, regardless of domicile, that have sustainable growth. The Sub-Adviser’s investment approach combines a thematic approach to idea generation with bottom-up, fundamental company analysis. The Sub-Adviser seeks to identify secular changes in the world and looks for pockets of durable change that it believes will drive global growth for the next decade. These large scale structural themes are referred to collectively as MANTRA®: Mass Affluence, New Technology, Restructuring, and Aging. The Sub-Adviser does not target a fixed allocation with regard to any particular theme, and may choose to focus on various sub-themes within each theme. Within each sub-theme, the Sub-Adviser employs fundamental company analysis to select investments for the Portfolio. The economic characteristics the Sub-Adviser seeks include a combination of high return on invested capital, good cash flow characteristics, high barriers to entry, dominant market share, a strong competitive position, talented management, and balance sheet strength that the Sub-Adviser believes will enable the company to fund its own growth. These criteria may vary. The Sub-Adviser also considers how industry dynamics, market trends and general economic conditions may affect a company's earnings outlook.
The Sub-Adviser has a long-term investment horizon of typically three to five years. The Sub-Adviser also has a contrarian buy discipline; it buys high quality companies that fit its investment criteria when their valuations underestimate their long-term earnings potential. For example, a company's stock price may dislocate from its fundamental outlook due to a short-term earnings glitch or negative, short-term market sentiment, which can give rise to an investment opportunity. The Sub-Adviser monitors individual issuers for changes in earnings potential or other effects of changing market conditions that may trigger a decision to sell a security, but do not require a decision to do so.
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At times, the Portfolio may seek to benefit from what are considered to be “special situations,” such as mergers, reorganizations, restructurings or other unusual events that are expected to affect a particular issuer. There is a risk that the anticipated change or event might not occur, which could cause the price of the security to fall, perhaps sharply. In that case, the investment might not produce the expected gains or might cause a loss. This is an aggressive investment technique that may be considered speculative.
The Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its assets in illiquid or restricted securities. The Portfolio may also invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
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Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, the Portfolio may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance.
The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging and volatile market. Significant portions of the Chinese securities markets may become rapidly illiquid because Chinese issuers have the ability to suspend the trading of their equity securities under certain circumstances, and have shown a willingness to exercise that option in response to market volatility, epidemics, pandemics, adverse economic, market or political events, and other events. In addition, there may be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, on November 12, 2020, the President of the United States of America signed an Executive Order prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. government as “Communist Chinese military companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or inability to participate in an investment the Adviser otherwise believes is attractive, the Portfolio may incur losses.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
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Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Over-the-Counter Investments: Investments purchased over-the-counter ( “ OTC ” ), including securities and derivatives, can involve greater risks than securities traded on recognized stock exchanges. OTC securities are generally securities of smaller or newer companies that may have limited product lines and markets compared to larger companies. They also can have less management depth, more reliance on key personnel, and less access to capital and credit. OTC securities tend to trade less frequently and in lower volume, and as a result have greater liquidity risk. Many of the protections afforded to participants on some organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions. Additionally, OTC investments are generally purchased either directly from a dealer or in negotiated transactions with the issuer and as such may expose the Portfolio to counterparty risk.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose the Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, the Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
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Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Special Situations: A “ special situation ” arises when, in a manager’s opinion, securities of a particular company will appreciate in value within a reasonable period because of unique circumstances applicable to the company. Special situations investments often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investments. Investments in special situation companies may not appreciate and the Portfolio’s performance could suffer if an anticipated development does not occur or does not produce the anticipated result.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
26.10%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-22.16%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
14.80
17.56
13.73
N/A
05/01/02
MSCI ACW IndexSM1
%
18.54
14.40
11.85
N/A
 
Class I
%
15.37
18.15
14.29
N/A
05/01/02
MSCI ACW IndexSM1
%
18.54
14.40
11.85
N/A
 
Class S
%
15.13
17.86
14.00
N/A
05/01/02
MSCI ACW IndexSM1
%
18.54
14.40
11.85
N/A
 
Class S2
%
14.91
17.67
13.83
N/A
02/27/09
MSCI ACW IndexSM1
%
18.54
14.40
11.85
N/A
 
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The index returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
 
Portfolio Manager
 
John Delano, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/17)
 
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other
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financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks growth from capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.85
0.85
0.85
0.85
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.49
0.99
1.24
1.39
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.11)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.38
0.88
1.13
1.28
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.38%, 0.88%, 1.13%, and 1.28% for Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
140
460
803
1,770
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
90
304
536
1,203
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
115
383
670
1,490
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
130
429
750
1,659
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. For this Portfolio, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) defines mid-capitalization companies as those companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $20 billion or the highest market capitalization included in the Russell Midcap® Value Index (“Index”), whichever is higher, at the time of purchase. The market capitalization of companies in the Index will change with market conditions. The market capitalization of companies in the Index as of December
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31, 2021 ranged from $739.3 million to $73.8 billion. Market capitalization is the total market value of a company's shares. The Portfolio seeks to invest in equity securities that the Sub-Adviser believes to be undervalued. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will only purchase securities that are traded on registered exchanges or the over-the-counter market in the United States.
The Portfolio may invest in other equity securities, which include preferred stocks, convertible securities, and foreign securities, which may take the form of depositary receipts. The Portfolio also may use derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, as substitutes for securities in which the Portfolio can invest. The Portfolio may use futures contracts, covered call options, options on futures contracts and stock index futures and options as a substitute for securities in which the Portfolio can invest to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position and for the purpose of reducing transaction costs and managing risk. The Portfolio may also invest in real estate-related securities, including real estate investments trusts.
The Portfolio may invest in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”).
The Sub-Adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening, and proprietary fundamental analysis. The Sub-Adviser's investment philosophy is centered on the belief that companies possessing the ability to consistently generate free cash flow led by management teams that are effective allocators of capital have the greatest potential to grow intrinsic value per share. The Sub-Adviser conducts a comprehensive analysis evaluating the business, management, and financial factors for all potential investments. The Sub-Adviser, in conjunction with their assessment of valuation, will overlay their subjective analysis of business and management factors to form a view of the stock's future potential. The research process is designed to uncover companies with predictable and durable business models deemed capable of achieving sustainable growth and to purchase them at a discount.
The Sub-Adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company's fundamentals. A change in the original reason for purchase of the original investment may cause the security to be eliminated from the Portfolio. The Sub-Adviser may sell a security due to opportunity cost. As a result, a new company may displace a current holding. Finally, the Sub-Adviser may sell a security due to extreme over valuation. While the Sub-Adviser will not automatically sell when a security reaches a certain price, the attainment of an intermediary price target will trigger a re-evaluation of the company's fundamentals and future potential.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative
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may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Portfolio.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in
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significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Mid-Capitalization Company: Investments in mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth, and more reliance on key personnel. Consequently, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may have limited market stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Over-the-Counter Investments: Investments purchased over-the-counter ( “ OTC ” ), including securities and derivatives, can involve greater risks than securities traded on recognized stock exchanges. OTC securities are generally securities of smaller or newer companies that may have limited product lines and markets compared to larger companies. They also can have less management depth, more reliance on key personnel, and less access to capital and credit. OTC securities tend to trade less frequently and in lower volume, and as a result have greater liquidity risk. Many of the protections afforded to participants on some organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions. Additionally, OTC investments are generally purchased either directly from a dealer or in negotiated transactions with the issuer and as such may expose the Portfolio to counterparty risk.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities the Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of the Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, the Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
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Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
4th Quarter 2020
19.56%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-31.90%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
29.15
10.07
12.41
N/A
05/01/02
Russell Midcap® Value Index1
%
28.34
11.22
13.44
N/A
 
Class I
%
29.79
10.63
12.98
N/A
05/01/02
Russell Midcap® Value Index1
%
28.34
11.22
13.44
N/A
 
Class S
%
29.51
10.36
12.70
N/A
05/01/02
Russell Midcap® Value Index1
%
28.34
11.22
13.44
N/A
 
Class S2
%
29.29
10.19
12.53
N/A
02/27/09
Russell Midcap® Value Index1
%
28.34
11.22
13.44
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
Lawrence Playford, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 10/04)
Jonathan K.L. Simon
Portfolio Manager (since 10/04)
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
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Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objective
The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses1
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.10
0.10
0.02
0.10
0.10
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.34
0.84
0.76
1.09
1.24
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.06)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.28
0.78
0.74
1.03
1.18
1
Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.30%, 0.80%, 0.80%, 1.05%, and 1.20% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.02% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
130
419
728
1,607
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
80
262
460
1,032
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
76
241
420
940
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
105
341
595
1,323
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
120
387
675
1,495
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies having a market capitalization within the range of companies in the Russell Midcap® Growth Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index (the “Indices”) at the time of purchase. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. The market capitalization of companies in
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the Russell Midcap® Growth Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $1.2 billion to $58.8 billion. The market capitalization of companies in the S&P MidCap 400® Index as of December 31, 2021, ranged from $1.7 billion to $33.7 billion. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) focuses on mid-sized companies whose earnings are expected to grow at a rate faster than the average company.
The Portfolio may on occasion purchase a stock whose market capitalization is outside of the capitalization range of mid-sized companies. The market capitalization of the companies in the Portfolio and the Indices will change over time, and the Portfolio will not automatically sell or cease to purchase a stock of a company it already owns just because the company's market capitalization grows or falls outside of the index ranges.
Stock selection is based on a combination of fundamental, bottom-up analysis and top-down quantitative strategies in an effort to identify companies with superior long-term appreciation prospects. The Sub-Adviser generally uses a growth approach, looking for companies with one or more of the following characteristics: a demonstrated ability to consistently increase revenues, earnings, and cash flow; capable management; attractive business niches; and a sustainable competitive advantage. Valuation measures, such as a company's price/earnings ratio relative to the market and its own growth rate, are also considered.
The Portfolio typically limits holdings of high-yielding stocks, but the payment of dividends – even above-average dividends – does not disqualify a stock from consideration. Most holdings are expected to have relatively low dividend yields.
In pursuing its investment objective, the Sub-Adviser has the discretion to deviate from the Portfolio’s normal investment criteria, as described above, and purchase securities that it believes will provide an opportunity for gain. These special situations might arise when the Sub-Adviser believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons, including an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable competitive development, or a change in management.
While most assets will be invested in U.S. common stocks, to a limited extent, other securities may also be purchased, including foreign stocks, futures, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, in keeping with the Portfolio's investment objective. Any investments in futures would typically serve as an efficient means of gaining exposure to certain markets or as a cash management tool to maintain liquidity while being invested in the market. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts would primarily be used to help protect the Portfolio's foreign holdings from unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Portfolio may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the technology-related sector.
The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio may also invest, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”), in affiliated and internally managed money market funds of the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Portfolio may invest in U.S. and foreign dollar denominated money market securities and U.S. and foreign dollar currencies.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Portfolio.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect
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on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for the Portfolio.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments,
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including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Mid-Capitalization Company: Investments in mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth, and more reliance on key personnel. Consequently, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may have limited market stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Special Situations: A “ special situation ” arises when, in a manager’s opinion, securities of a particular company will appreciate in value within a reasonable period because of unique circumstances applicable to the company. Special situations investments often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investments. Investments in special situation companies may not appreciate and the Portfolio’s performance could suffer if an anticipated development does not occur or does not produce the anticipated result.
An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class R6 shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class I shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
30.28%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-21.64%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
13.24
19.38
16.38
N/A
12/10/01
S&P MidCap 400® Index1
%
24.76
13.09
14.20
N/A
 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1
%
12.73
19.83
16.63
N/A
 
Class I
%
13.80
19.98
16.94
N/A
12/10/01
S&P MidCap 400® Index1
%
24.76
13.09
14.20
N/A
 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1
%
12.73
19.83
16.63
N/A
 
Class R6
%
13.80
20.01
16.96
N/A
05/03/16
S&P MidCap 400® Index1
%
24.76
13.09
14.20
N/A
 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1
%
12.73
19.83
16.63
N/A
 
Class S
%
13.58
19.68
16.65
N/A
12/10/01
S&P MidCap 400® Index1
%
24.76
13.09
14.20
N/A
 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1
%
12.73
19.83
16.63
N/A
 
Class S2
%
13.28
19.50
16.48
N/A
02/27/09
S&P MidCap 400® Index1
%
24.76
13.09
14.20
N/A
 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1
%
12.73
19.83
16.63
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
 
Portfolio Manager
 
Donald J. Peters
Portfolio Manager (since 11/04)
 
Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objectives
The Portfolio seeks long-term growth through investments in stocks.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contract”) or a qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Portfolio’s expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract or consult your plan administrator.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
 
Class
 
ADV
I
R6
S
S2
Management Fees
%
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.50
None
None
0.25
0.40
Other Expenses
%
0.10
0.10
0.03
0.10
0.10
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
%
1.30
0.80
0.73
1.05
1.20
Waivers and Reimbursements1
%
(0.07)
(0.07)
(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.07)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.23
0.73
0.71
0.98
1.13
1
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.25%, 0.75%, 0.75%, 1.00%, and 1.15% for Class ADV, Class I, Class R6, Class S, and Class S2 shares, respectively, through May 1, 2023. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The adviser is contractually obligated to waive 0.019% of the management fee through May 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Portfolio’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Portfolio with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects applicable expense limitation agreements and/or waivers in effect, if any, for the one-year period and the first year of the three-, five-, and ten-year periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Class
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADV
 
$
125
405
706
1,562
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
$
75
248
437
983
 
 
 
 
 
 
R6
 
$
73
231
404
905
 
 
 
 
 
 
S
 
$
100
327
573
1,276
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2
 
$
115
374
653
1,448
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Portfolio's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of large-capitalization companies. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change in this investment policy. The Portfolio concentrates its investments in growth companies. The sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) seeks investments in companies that have the ability to pay increasing dividends through strong cash flows and whose rates of earnings growth are considered above average. In addition, the Sub-Adviser seeks companies with a
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lucrative niche in the economy that the Sub-Adviser believes will give them the ability to sustain earnings momentum even during times of slow economic growth. As growth investors, the Sub-Adviser believes that when a company's earnings grow faster than both inflation and the overall economy, the market will eventually reward it with a higher stock price.
The Portfolio may also purchase, to a limited extent, foreign stocks, hybrid securities, futures, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, in keeping with its investment objectives. Any investments in futures would typically serve as an efficient means of gaining exposure to certain markets or as a cash management tool to maintain liquidity while being invested in the market. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts would primarily be used to help protect the Portfolio's foreign holdings from unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Portfolio may have exposure to foreign currencies through its investment in foreign securities, its direct holdings of foreign currencies or through its use of foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a fixed quantity of foreign currency at a future date. The Portfolio's investments in foreign securities, including emerging markets, are limited to 30% of the Portfolio’s assets. The Portfolio may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the technology-related sector.
The Portfolio may invest in real estate-related securities including real estate investment trusts.
The Portfolio may also invest, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”), in affiliated and internally managed money market funds of the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Portfolio may invest in U.S. and foreign dollar denominated money market securities and U.S. and foreign dollar currencies.
In pursuing its investment objectives, the Sub-Adviser has the discretion to deviate from its normal investment criteria, as described above, and purchase securities that it believes will provide an opportunity for gain. These special situations might arise when the Sub-Adviser believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons including an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable competitive development, or a change in management.
The Portfolio is non-diversified, which means it may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single issuer.
The Sub-Adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others.
The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1∕3% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Portfolio. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Portfolio performance or cause the Portfolio to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with the Portfolio.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
Currency: To the extent that the Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by the Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by the Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
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Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, the Portfolio’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Focused Investing: To the extent that the Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which the Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause the Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Portfolio experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or political changes or diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact the Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “ non-diversified ” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing the Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform
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bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of the Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of the Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Portfolio is typically subject.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Investments in REITs are affected by the management skill and creditworthiness of the REIT. The Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolio’s other risks.
Special Situations: A “ special situation ” arises when, in a manager’s opinion, securities of a particular company will appreciate in value within a reasonable period because of unique circumstances applicable to the company. Special situations investments often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investments. Investments in special situation companies may not appreciate and the Portfolio’s performance could suffer if an anticipated development does not occur or does not produce the anticipated result.
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An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Portfolio's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices for the same period. The Portfolio's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Portfolio's Class ADV shares. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class R6 shares of the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class R6 shares is provided below.
Performance shown in the bar chart and in the Average Annual Total Returns table does not include insurance-related charges imposed under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. If these charges or expenses were included, performance would be lower. Thus, you should not compare the Portfolio's performance directly with the performance information of other investment products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The Portfolio's past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class ADV 
(as of December 31 of each year)
 
 
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
27.51%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-15.01%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)
 
 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class ADV
%
19.54
22.59
18.51
N/A
12/10/01
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Russell 1000® Growth Index1
%
27.60
25.32
19.79
N/A
 
Class I
%
20.15
23.21
19.11
N/A
11/28/97
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Russell 1000® Growth Index1
%
27.60
25.32
19.79
N/A
 
Class S
%
19.85
22.89
18.81
N/A
12/10/01
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Russell 1000® Growth Index1
%
27.60
25.32
19.79
N/A
 
Class S2
%
19.68
22.71
18.63
N/A
02/27/09
S&P 500® Index1
%
28.71
18.47
16.55
N/A
 
Russell 1000® Growth Index1
%
27.60
25.32
19.79
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
Portfolio Management
 
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
 
Portfolio Manager
 
Joseph B. Fath
Portfolio Manager (since 01/14)
 
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Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts or by Qualified Plans, custodian accounts, and certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies, or permitted investors. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Portfolio's behalf.
Class R6 shares of the Portfolio are not currently offered.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Portfolio to a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and exchanges and redemptions of Portfolio shares made by a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the contract prospectus or the governing documents of your Qualified Plan for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan and the holders of the contracts or plan participants.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Portfolio through a Variable Contract issued by an insurance company or through a Qualified Plan that, in turn, was purchased or serviced through an insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Portfolio and its adviser or distributor or their affiliates may: (1) make payments to the insurance company issuer of the Variable Contract or to the company servicing the Qualified Plan; and (2) make payments to the insurance company, broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. These payments may create a conflict of interest by: (1) influencing the insurance company or the company servicing the Qualified Plan to make the Portfolio available as an investment option for the Variable Contract or the Qualified Plan; or (2) by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Variable Contract or the pension servicing agent and/or the Portfolio over other options. Ask your salesperson or Qualified Plan administrator or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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KEY PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
This Prospectus contains information about each Portfolio and is designed to provide you with important information to help you with your investment decisions. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.
Each Portfolio's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Prospectus. It identifies investment restrictions, more detailed risk descriptions, a description of how the bond rating system works, and other information that may be helpful to you in your decision to invest. You may obtain a copy, without charge, from each Portfolio.
Neither this Prospectus, nor the related SAI, nor other communications to shareholders, such as proxy statements, is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement or contract between Voya Partners, Inc., the Directors, or each Portfolio and any investor, or to give rise to any rights to any shareholder or other person other than any rights under federal or state law.
Other Voya mutual funds may also be offered to the public that have similar names, investment objectives, and principal investment strategies as those of a Portfolio. You should be aware that each Portfolio is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of each Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
Other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds may invest in a Portfolio. So long as a Portfolio accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and exemptive orders thereunder or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Each Portfolio is a series of Voya Partners, Inc. (“Company”), a Maryland corporation. Each Portfolio is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Portfolio shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of a Portfolio would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of a Portfolio have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
Fundamental Investment Policies
Fundamental investment policies contained in the SAI may not be changed without shareholder approval. Other policies and investment strategies may be changed without a shareholder vote.
Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
Certain Portfolios have adopted non-fundamental investment policies to invest the Portfolio's assets in securities that are consistent with the Portfolio's name. For more information about these policies, please consult the SAI.
Portfolio Diversification
Each Portfolio's diversification status is outlined in the table below. A diversified fund may not, as to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in any one issuer and may not purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or other investment companies). A non-diversified fund is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”) in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
 
Portfolio
Diversified
Non-Diversified
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
X
 
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
X
 
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
X
 
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
X
 
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
X
 
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
X
 
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
X
 
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
X
 
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
X
 
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
X
 
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Portfolio
Diversified
Non-Diversified
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
X
 
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
 
X
Investor Diversification
Although each Portfolio is designed to serve as a component of a diversified investment portfolio of securities, no single mutual fund can provide an appropriate investment program for all investors. You should evaluate a Portfolio in the context of your personal financial situation, investment objectives, and other investments.
Temporary Defensive Strategies
When the Adviser or sub-adviser anticipates unusual market, economic, political, or other conditions, a Portfolio may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, a Portfolio may invest in securities believed to present less risk, such as cash, cash equivalents, money market fund shares and other money market instruments, debt securities that are high quality or higher quality than normal, more liquid securities, or others. While a Portfolio invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Portfolio's defensive investment position may not be effective in protecting its value. It is impossible to predict accurately how long such alternative strategies may be utilized.
Percentage and Rating Limitations
The percentage and rating limitations on Portfolio investments listed in this Prospectus apply at the time of investment.
Investment Not Guaranteed
Please note your investment is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency.
Shareholder Reports
Each Portfolio's fiscal year ends December 31. Copies of each Portfolio's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail or e-mail, unless you specifically request copies of the reports. Instead, the reports are available on the Voya funds’ website (www.individuals.voya.com/literature), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected].
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Additional Information About the Investment Objective
Each Portfolio's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Portfolio's Board, without shareholder approval. A Portfolio will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee a Portfolio will achieve its investment objective.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
For a complete description of each Portfolio's principal investment strategies, please see the Portfolio's summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus.
Additional Information About the Principal 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. Each Portfolio's risk profile is largely a factor of the principal securities in which it invests and investment techniques that it uses. Below is a discussion of the principal risks associated with certain of the types of securities in which a Portfolio may invest and certain of the investment practices that a Portfolio may use. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by each Portfolio, see the SAI.
Many of the investment techniques and strategies discussed in this Prospectus and in the SAI are discretionary, which means that the Adviser or sub-adviser can decide whether to use them. A Portfolio may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the Portfolio's principal investment strategies. However, the Adviser or sub-adviser may also use these investment techniques or make investments in securities that are not a part of a Portfolio's principal investment strategies.
The discussions below expand on the risks included in each Portfolio's summary section of the Prospectus. Please see the SAI for a further discussion of the principal and other investment strategies employed by each Portfolio.
Bank Instruments: Bank instruments include certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers’ acceptances, and other debt and deposit-type obligations issued by banks. Changes in economic, regulatory or political conditions, or other events that affect the banking industry may have an adverse effect on bank instruments or banking institutions that serve as counterparties in transactions with a Portfolio.
Borrowing: Borrowing creates leverage, which may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Portfolio’s other risks. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in a Portfolio’s net asset value causing a Portfolio to be more volatile than a fund that does not borrow. Borrowing for investment purposes is considered to be speculative and may result in losses to a Portfolio.
Company: The price of a company’s stock could decline or underperform for many reasons including, among others, poor management, financial problems, reduced demand for company goods or services, regulatory fines and judgments, or business challenges. If a company declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, its stock could become worthless.
Convertible Securities: Convertible securities are securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stocks at a stated price or rate. Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. In addition, because convertible securities react to changes in the value of the stocks into which they convert, they are subject to market risk. The value of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the value of the underlying security because of the conversion or exercise feature. However, the value of a convertible security may not increase or decrease as rapidly as the underlying security. Convertible securities may be rated below investment grade and therefore subject to greater levels of credit risk and liquidity risk. In the event the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations, declares bankruptcy, or becomes insolvent, a Portfolio could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing a Portfolio's distributable income. There is a risk that a Portfolio may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Portfolio returns.
Credit: The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.
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Credit Default Swaps: A Portfolio may enter into credit default swaps, either as a buyer or a seller of the swap. A buyer of a swap pays a fee to buy protection against the risk that a security will default. If no default occurs, a Portfolio will have paid the fee, but typically will recover nothing under the swap. A seller of a swap receives payment(s) in return for an obligation to pay the counterparty the full notional value of a security in the event of a default of the security issuer. As a seller of a swap, a Portfolio would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Portfolio would be subject to investment exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Credit default swaps are particularly subject to counterparty, credit, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and the risk that the swap may not correlate with its underlying asset as expected. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity; however, there is no assurance that central clearing will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Portfolio to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose a Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that a Portfolio invests directly or indirectly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.
Derivative Instruments: Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investment, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Portfolio to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union (and other countries outside of the European Union) has implemented similar requirements, which affects a Portfolio when it enters into a derivatives transaction with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that country's derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements expose a Portfolio to new kinds of costs and risks.
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Dividend: Companies that issue dividend yielding equity securities are not required to continue to pay dividends on such securities. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future. As a result, a Portfolio’s ability to execute its investment strategy may be limited.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of environmental, social and/or governance (“ESG”) factors in selecting investments for a Portfolio may cause it to forego other favorable investments that other investors who do not consider similar factors or who evaluate them differently might select. This may cause a Portfolio to underperform the stock market or relevant benchmark as a whole or other funds that do not consider ESG factors or that use such factors differently. The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors is qualitative and subjective by nature, and it is possible that it will have an adverse effect on a Portfolio’s performance. In evaluating a company or issuer in light of ESG factors, the Sub-Adviser may consider information and data obtained through voluntary or third-party reporting that may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is possible the companies or issuers identified through the Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors will not operate as expected and will not exhibit positive ESG characteristics to the extent the Sub-Adviser might have anticipated.
Floating Rate Loans: In the event a borrower fails to pay scheduled interest or principal payments on a floating rate loan (which can include certain bank loans), a Portfolio will experience a reduction in its income and a decline in the market value of such investment. This will likely reduce the amount of dividends paid and may lead to a decline in the net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by a Portfolio through another financial institution, or a Portfolio relies upon another financial institution to administer the loan, the receipt of scheduled interest or principal payments may be subject to the credit risk of such financial institution. Investors in floating rate loans may not be afforded the protections of the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because loans may not be considered “securities” under such laws. Additionally, the value of collateral, if any, securing a floating rate loan can decline or may be insufficient to meet the issuer’s obligations under the loan. Furthermore, such collateral may be difficult to liquidate. No active trading market may exist for many floating rate loans and many floating rate loans are subject to restrictions on resale. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and may take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result, a Portfolio may not receive the proceeds from a sale of a floating rate loan for a significant period of time. Delay in the receipts of settlement proceeds may impair the ability of a Portfolio to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of a Portfolio to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Focused Investing: To the extent that a Portfolio invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities related to a particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area, its investments will be sensitive to developments in that industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area. A Portfolio is subject to the risk that changing economic conditions; changing political or regulatory conditions; or natural and other disasters affecting the particular industry, sector, market segment, or geographic area in which a Portfolio focuses its investments could have a significant impact on its investment performance and could ultimately cause a Portfolio to underperform, or its net asset value to be more volatile than, other funds that invest more broadly.
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Financial Services Sector: Investments in the financial services sector may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and regulatory risk, among others. Banks and other financial institutions can be affected by such factors as downturns in the U.S. and foreign economies and general economic cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, adverse developments in the real estate market, the deterioration or failure of other financial institutions, and changes in banking or securities regulations.
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Technology Sector: Technology related companies are subject to significant competitive pressures, such as aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share, short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments, evolving industry standards, changing customer demands and the potential for limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. The failure of a company to adapt to such changes could have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. These companies also face the risks that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. These factors can affect the profitability of these companies and, as a result, the values of their securities. Many technology companies have limited operating histories. Prices of technology companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than those of many other securities, especially over the short term.
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Foreign Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent a Portfolio invests in securities of issuers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in securities of issuers in the U.S. market due to, among other things, the following factors: comparatively unstable political, social and economic conditions and limited or ineffectual judicial systems; wars; comparatively small market sizes, making securities less liquid and securities prices more sensitive to the movements of large investors and more vulnerable to manipulation; governmental policies or actions, such as high taxes, restrictions on currency movements, replacement of currency, potential for default on sovereign debt, trade or diplomatic disputes, which may include the imposition of economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments and supranational organizations, creation of monopolies, and seizure of private property through confiscatory taxation and expropriation or nationalization of company assets; incomplete, outdated, or unreliable information about securities issuers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices; comparatively undeveloped markets and weak banking and financial systems; market inefficiencies, such as higher transaction costs, and administrative difficulties, such as delays in processing transactions; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could reduce gains or widen losses. Economic or other sanctions imposed on a foreign country or issuer by the U.S., or on the U.S. by a foreign country, could impair a Portfolio's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver, or otherwise transact in certain securities. In addition, foreign withholding or other taxes could reduce the income available to distribute to shareholders, and special U.S. tax considerations could apply to foreign investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in another market, country or region. Foreign investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets, for such reasons as social or political unrest, heavy economic dependence on international aid, agriculture or exports (particularly commodities), undeveloped or overburdened infrastructures and legal systems, vulnerability to natural disasters, significant and unpredictable government intervention in markets or the economy, volatile currency exchange rates, currency devaluations, runaway inflation, environmental problems, and business practices that depart from norms for developed countries and less developed or liquid markets generally. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited. In March 2017, the United Kingdom (“UK”) formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the EU and on January 31, 2020 withdrew from the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”). On December 30, 2020, the UK voted in favor of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The agreement governs the new relationship between the UK and the EU with respect to trading goods and services but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the UK and throughout Europe. There is considerable uncertainty about the potential consequences of Brexit and how the financial markets will react. As this process unfolds, markets may be further disrupted. Given the size and importance of the UK’s economy, uncertainty about its legal, political and economic relationship with the remaining member states of the EU may continue to be a source of instability.
Growth Investing: Prices of growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company’s growth potential and may fall quickly and significantly if investors suspect that actual growth may be less than expected. There is a risk that funds that invest in growth-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, and may underperform the market as a whole over any given time period. Growth-oriented stocks typically sell at relatively high valuations as compared to other types of securities. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks because they usually invest a high portion of earnings in their business, and they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The market may not favor growth-oriented stocks or may not favor equities at all. In addition, earnings disappointments may lead to sharply falling prices because investors buy growth stocks in anticipation of superior earnings growth. Historically, growth-oriented stocks have been more volatile than value-oriented stocks.
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High-Yield Securities: Lower quality securities (including securities that have fallen below investment-grade and are classified as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”) have greater credit risk and liquidity risk than higher quality (investment-grade) securities, and their issuers' long-term ability to make payments is considered speculative. Prices of lower quality bonds or other debt instruments are also more volatile, are more sensitive to negative news about the economy or the issuer, and have greater liquidity and price volatility risk.
Initial Public Offerings: Investments in initial public offerings ( “ IPOs ” ) and companies that have recently gone public have the potential to produce substantial gains for a Portfolio. However, there is no assurance that a Portfolio will have access to profitable IPOs or that the IPOs in which a Portfolio invests will rise in value. Furthermore, the value of securities of newly public companies may decline in value shortly after the IPO. When a Portfolio’s asset base is small, the impact of such investments on a Portfolio’s return will be magnified. If a Portfolio’s assets grow, it is likely that the effect of a Portfolio’s investment in IPOs on a Portfolio’s return will decline.
Interest in Loans: The value and the income streams of interests in loans (including participation interests in lease financings and assignments in secured variable or floating rate loans) will decline if borrowers delay payments or fail to pay altogether. A significant rise in market interest rates could increase this risk. Although loans may be fully collateralized when purchased, such collateral may become illiquid or decline in value.
Interest Rate: With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase a Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a Portfolio invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause a Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity and reduced liquidity, which may impact a Portfolio’s operations and return potential.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. The proprietary models used by a manager to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the manager’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by factors not foreseen in developing the models. Portfolios that are actively managed, in whole or in part, according to a quantitative investment model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the investment model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, and changes from the factors’ historical trends. Mistakes in the construction and implementation of the investment models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues) may create errors or limitations that might go undetected or are discovered only after the errors or limitations have negatively impacted performance. There is no guarantee that the use of these investment models will result in effective investment decisions for a Portfolio.
Investing through Bond Connect: Chinese debt instruments trade on the China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”) and may be purchased through a market access program that is designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“Bond Connect”). There are significant risks inherent in investing in Chinese debt instruments, similar to the risks of other fixed-income securities markets in emerging markets. The prices of debt instruments traded on the CIBM may fluctuate significantly due to low trading volume and potential lack of liquidity. The rules to access debt instruments that trade on the CIBM through Bond Connect are relatively new and subject to
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change, which may adversely affect a Portfolio's ability to invest in these instruments and to enforce its rights as a beneficial owner of these instruments. Trading through Bond Connect is subject to a number of restrictions that may affect a Portfolio’s investments and returns.
The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging and volatile market. Although China has experienced a relatively stable political environment in recent years, there is no guarantee that such stability will be maintained in the future. Political, regulatory and diplomatic events, such as the U.S.-China “trade war” that intensified in 2018, could have an adverse effect on the Chinese or Hong Kong economies and on investments made through China Connect programs.
Investing through Stock Connect: Shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“China A-Shares”) may be purchased directly or indirectly through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”), a mutual market access program designed to, among other things, enable foreign investment in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) via brokers in Hong Kong. There are significant risks inherent in investing in China A-Shares through Stock Connect. The underdeveloped state of PRC’s investment and banking systems subjects the settlement, clearing, and registration of China A-Shares transactions to heightened risks. Stock Connect can only operate when both PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banking services are available in both markets on the corresponding settlement days. As such, if either or both markets are closed on a U.S. trading day, a Portfolio may not be able to dispose of its China A-Shares in a timely manner, which could adversely affect a Portfolio’s performance.
The Chinese economy is generally considered an emerging and volatile market. Significant portions of the Chinese securities markets may become rapidly illiquid because Chinese issuers have the ability to suspend the trading of their equity securities under certain circumstances, and have shown a willingness to exercise that option in response to market volatility, epidemics, pandemics, adverse economic, market or political events, and other events. In addition, there may be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, on November 12, 2020, the President of the United States of America signed an Executive Order prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. government as “Communist Chinese military companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or inability to participate in an investment the Adviser otherwise believes is attractive, a Portfolio may incur losses.
Issuer Non-Diversification: A “ non-diversified ” investment company is subject to the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Portfolios that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified” and could underperform compared to such funds. Even though classified as non-diversified, a Portfolio may actually maintain a portfolio that is diversified with a large number of issuers. In such an event, a Portfolio would benefit less from appreciation in a single issuer than if it had greater exposure to that issuer.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, a Portfolio might be unable to sell the security at a time when a Portfolio’s manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities, exposing a Portfolio to the risk that the price at which it sells illiquid securities will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by a Portfolio. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid investments. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. A Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Portfolio.
Market: Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.
Market Capitalization: Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories - large, mid, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. If valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations
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of mid- or small-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-sized companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in larger companies. Investing in mid- and small-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, more limited publicly available information, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies may be more volatile and may decline significantly in market downturns.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: A Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, and other geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and therefore could affect the value of a Portfolio’s investments, including beyond a Portfolio’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic, social, and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the investments of a Portfolio and the Portfolio. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Portfolio and of the Portfolio’s service providers.
Mid-Capitalization Company: Investments in mid-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth, and more reliance on key personnel. Consequently, the securities of mid-capitalization companies may have limited market stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general.
Mortgage- and/or Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-backed (including mortgage-backed) securities may impair the value of these securities and result in losses. There may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest or collateral granted with respect to those underlying assets and the value of collateral may not satisfy the obligation upon default. These securities also present a higher degree of prepayment and extension risk and interest rate risk than do other types of debt instruments. Because of prepayment risk and extension risk, small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain asset-backed securities. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in market interest rates than shorter term securities.
These securities may be significantly affected by government regulation, market interest rates, market perception of the creditworthiness of an issuer servicer, and loan-to-value ratio of the underlying assets. During an economic downturn, the mortgages, commercial or consumer loans, trade or credit card receivables, installment purchase obligations, leases, or other debt obligations underlying an asset-backed security may experience an increase in defaults as borrowers experience difficulties in repaying their loans which may cause the valuation of such securities to be more volatile and may reduce the value of such securities. These risks are particularly heightened for investments in asset-backed securities that contain sub-prime loans which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories and often have higher default rates.
Municipal Obligations: The municipal securities market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Among other risks, investments in municipal securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its debt. Municipal revenue obligations may be backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many municipal securities are
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issued to finance projects relating to education, health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may affect the overall municipal securities market. In addition, municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from assets. If an issuer of a municipal security does not comply with applicable tax requirements for tax-exempt status, interest from the security may become taxable and the security could decline in value.
Other Investment Companies: The main risk of investing in other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), is the risk that the value of the securities underlying an investment company might decrease. Shares of investment companies that are listed on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. You will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of those other investment companies (including management fees, administration fees, and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of a Portfolio. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of a Portfolio; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which a Portfolio is typically subject.
ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are, in many cases, designed to provide investment results corresponding to an index. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Additional risks of investments in ETFs include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained; or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchanges’ officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Other investment companies include Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”). Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Over-the-Counter Investments: Investments purchased over-the-counter ( “ OTC ” ), including securities and derivatives, can involve greater risks than securities traded on recognized stock exchanges. OTC securities are generally securities of smaller or newer companies that may have limited product lines and markets compared to larger companies. They also can have less management depth, more reliance on key personnel, and less access to capital and credit. OTC securities tend to trade less frequently and in lower volume, and as a result have greater liquidity risk. Many of the protections afforded to participants on some organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee of an exchange clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions. Additionally, OTC investments are generally purchased either directly from a dealer or in negotiated transactions with the issuer and as such may expose a Portfolio to counterparty risk.
Prepayment and Extension: Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment and extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal earlier than expected. This may occur when interest rates decline. Prepayment may expose a Portfolio to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a debt instrument subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Extension risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will pay back the principal later than expected. This may occur when interest rates rise. This may negatively affect performance, as the value of the debt instrument decreases when principal payments are made later than expected. Additionally, a Portfolio may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): Investing in real estate companies and REITs may subject a Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, market interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, environmental problems, overbuilding, high foreclosure rates and operating expenses in addition to terrorist attacks, wars, or other acts that destroy real property. Some REITs may invest in a limited number of properties, in a narrow geographic area or in a single property type, which increases the risk that a Portfolio could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. These companies are also sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, market interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and
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regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for favorable tax treatment or regulatory exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses. A Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests.
Restricted Securities: Securities that are not registered for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are referred to as “restricted securities.” These securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. Many times these securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, the prices of these securities may be more volatile, less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. The price realized from the sale of these securities could be less than the amount originally paid or less than their fair value if they are resold in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, these securities may not be subject to disclosure and other investment protection requirements that are afforded to publicly traded securities. Certain investments may include investment in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve greater risk.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, a Portfolio will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that a Portfolio will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that a Portfolio will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Portfolio’s other risks.
A Portfolio seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high-quality instruments of short maturity. In the event of a borrower default, a Portfolio will be protected to the extent a Portfolio is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. A Portfolio is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify a Portfolio from losses resulting from borrower default.
Small-Capitalization Company: Investments in small-capitalization companies may involve greater risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies due to the greater business risks of a limited operating history, small size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines, less management depth and more reliance on key personnel. The securities of smaller companies are subject to liquidity risk as they are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in volume typical on a national securities exchange.
Sovereign Debt: These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign government entities. Investments in sovereign debt are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. Some of these reasons may include cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, social changes, the relative size of its debt position to its economy or its failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a government entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay or bankruptcy proceeding by which all or part of sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.
Special Situations: A “ special situation ” arises when, in a manager’s opinion, securities of a particular company will appreciate in value within a reasonable period because of unique circumstances applicable to the company. Special situations investments often involve much greater risk than is inherent in ordinary investments. Investments in special situation companies may not appreciate and a Portfolio’s performance could suffer if an anticipated development does not occur or does not produce the anticipated result.
Value Investing: Securities that appear to be undervalued may never appreciate to the extent expected. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in market interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The manager may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the securities a Portfolio holds may not reach their full values. A particular risk of a Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a security judged to be undervalued may actually be
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appropriately priced. The market may not favor value-oriented securities and may not favor equities at all. During those periods, a Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer. There is a risk that funds that invest in value-oriented stocks may underperform other funds that invest more broadly.
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Further Information About Principal Risks
The following provides additional information about certain aspects of the principal risks described above.
Counterparty: The entity with which a Portfolio conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that a Portfolio owns or is otherwise exposed to, may refuse or may become unable to honor its obligations under the terms of a transaction or agreement. As a result, that Portfolio may sustain losses and be less likely to achieve its investment objective. These risks may be greater when engaging in over-the-counter transactions or when a Portfolio conducts business with a limited number of counterparties.
Duration: One measure of risk for debt instruments is duration. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to market interest rate movements and is one of the tools used by a portfolio manager in selecting debt instruments. Duration is a measure of the average life of a bond on a present value basis which was developed to incorporate a bond’s yield, coupons, final maturity and call features into one measure. As a point of reference, the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 5 years is approximately 4.5 years and the duration of a non-callable 7% coupon bond with a remaining maturity of 10 years is approximately 8 years. Material changes in market interest rates may impact the duration calculation. For example, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to fall approximately 4.5% if market interest rates rose by one percentage point. Conversely, the price of a bond with an average duration of 4.5 years would be expected to rise approximately 4.5% if market interest rates dropped by one percentage point.
Investment by Other Funds: Various other funds and/or funds-of-funds, including some Voya funds, may invest in a Portfolio. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows or outflows of cash from a Portfolio, a Portfolio could be required to sell securities or invest cash at times, or in ways, that could negatively impact its performance, speed the realization of capital gains, or increase transaction costs. While it is very difficult to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on a Portfolio. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of a Portfolio’s portfolio. The manager will monitor transactions by such funds-of-funds and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on a Portfolio as a result of these transactions. If shares of a Portfolio are purchased by another fund in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act or Rule 12d1-4 thereunder, and the Portfolio purchases shares of other investment companies in reliance on Rule 12d1-4, the Portfolio will not be able to make new investments in other funds, including private funds, if, as a result of such investment, more than 10% of the Portfolio‘s assets would be invested in other funds or private funds, subject to certain exceptions.
Leverage: Certain transactions and investment strategies may give rise to leverage. Such transactions and investment strategies include, but are not limited to: borrowing, dollar rolls, reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, short sales, and the use of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment transactions. The use of certain derivatives may also increase leveraging risk and adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate, or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount paid for the derivative. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Portfolio to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Portfolio’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause a Portfolio to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory requirements resulting in increased volatility of returns. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause a Portfolio to be more volatile than if a Portfolio had not been leveraged.
Manager: A Portfolio is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The adviser, the sub-adviser or each individual portfolio manager will make judgments and apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. Many managers of equity funds employ styles that are characterized as “value” or “growth.” However, these terms can have different applications by different managers. One manager’s value approach may be different from another, and one manager’s growth approach may be different from another. For example, some value managers employ a style in which they seek to identify companies that they believe are valued at a more substantial or “deeper discount” to a company’s net worth than other value managers. Therefore, some funds that are characterized as growth or value can have greater volatility than other funds managed by other managers in a growth or value style.
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Operational: A Portfolio, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could adversely affect a Portfolio and its shareholders, despite the efforts of a Portfolio and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect a Portfolio’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by a Portfolio may adversely affect a Portfolio and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Portfolio’s operations. Information relating to a Portfolio’s investments has been and will in the future be delivered electronically. There are risks associated with electronic delivery including, but not limited to, that e-mail messages are not secure and may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with, without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient.
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
A description of each Portfolio's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Portfolio's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to each Portfolio. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of each Portfolio. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of each Portfolio, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries.
Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2021, Voya Investments managed approximately $96.3 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to each Portfolio. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio.
The Adviser is responsible for all of its own costs, including costs of the personnel required to carry out its duties.
The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by each Portfolio for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
 
Management Fees
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
0.60%
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
0.60%
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
1.08%
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
0.95%
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
0.90%
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
0.85%
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
0.70%
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
0.64%
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
0.70%
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
0.85%
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
0.74%
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
0.70%
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships, please refer to the Portfolios' annual shareholder report dated December 31, 2021.
The Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged sub-advisers to provide the day-to-day management of each Portfolio's portfolio. One of these sub-advisers is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for each Portfolio. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of each Portfolio’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. Each Portfolio and the Adviser have received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the Adviser, with the approval of the Board but without obtaining shareholder approval, to enter into or materially amend a sub-advisory agreement with sub-advisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser (“non-affiliated sub-advisers”) as well as sub-advisers that are indirect or direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Adviser or of another company that indirectly or directly wholly owns the Adviser (“wholly-owned sub-advisers”).
Consistent with the “manager-of-managers” structure, the Adviser delegates to the sub-advisers of each Portfolio the responsibility for day-to-day investment management subject to the Adviser’s oversight. The Adviser is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-advisers. Pursuant to the exemptive relief, the Adviser, with the approval of the Board, has the discretion to terminate any sub-adviser (including terminating a non-affiliated sub-adviser and replacing it with a wholly-owned sub-adviser), and to allocate and reallocate the Portfolio’s assets among other sub-advisers.
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The Adviser’s selection of sub-advisers presents conflicts of interest. The Adviser will have an economic incentive to select sub-advisers that charge the lowest sub-advisory fees, to select sub-advisers affiliated with it, or to manage a portion of a Portfolio itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser) in order to help that sub-adviser achieve or maintain scale in an investment strategy or increase its assets under management. The Adviser may select or retain a sub-adviser affiliated with it even in cases where another potential sub-adviser or an existing sub-adviser might charge a lower fee or have more favorable historical investment performance.
In the event that the Adviser exercises its discretion to replace a sub-adviser or add a new sub-adviser, the Portfolio will provide shareholders with information about the new sub-adviser and the new sub-advisory agreement within 90 days. The appointment of a new sub-adviser or the replacement of an existing sub-adviser may be accompanied by a change to the name of the Portfolio and a change to the investment strategies of the Portfolio.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, each Portfolio’s Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by each Portfolio’s shareholders. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or the Adviser may assume day-to-day investment management of the Portfolio.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by each Portfolio’s shareholders.
Voya Global Bond Portfolio and Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169. As of December 31, 2021, Voya IM managed approximately $175.7 billion in assets.
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Sean Banai, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and head of portfolio management for the fixed-income platform, joined Voya IM in 1999. Previously, Mr. Banai was a senior portfolio manager and before that head of quantitative research for proprietary fixed income. Prior to joining Voya IM in 1999, he was a partner in a private sector company.
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA, Portfolio Manager, is currently Head of Fixed Income Research. Prior to this position, Mr. Timberlake was Head of Quantitative Research and before that, a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He joined Voya IM in 2003.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Peg DiOrio, CFA, Portfolio Manager, is the head of quantitative equity portfolio management at Voya IM and serves as a portfolio manager for the active quantitative strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, she was a quantitative analyst with Alliance Bernstein/Sanford C. Bernstein for sixteen years where she was responsible for multivariate and time series analysis for low volatility strategies, global equities, REITs and options. Previously she was a senior investment planning analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein.
Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Manager, also serves as Head of the global equities team and as portfolio manager for the active quantitative strategies and the U.S. large cap value portfolios. Mr. Costa joined Voya IM in April 2006 as head of portfolio management for quantitative equity. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Costa managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company.
Steve Wetter, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for portfolio management of the index, active quantitative, and smart beta strategies. Mr. Wetter joined Voya IM in April 2012 and prior to that he was a portfolio manager and trader at Mellon Asset Management (2007 – 2009), and Northern Trust (2003 – 2007).
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Kai Yee Wong, Portfolio Manager, is responsible for the portfolio management of the index, active quantitative, and smart beta strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2012, Ms. Wong worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix, and socially responsible benchmarks (2003 – 2009).
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
American Century Investment Management, Inc. (“American Century” or “Sub-Adviser”), has been an investment adviser since 1958. The principal address of American Century is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. As of December 31, 2021, American Century had assets under management of approximately $246.85 billion.
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio is managed by a team of portfolio managers comprised of Ryan Cope, Phillip N. Davidson, Jeff John, Michael Liss, Kevin Toney, and Brian Woglom. Mr. Cope and Mr. John are responsible for the management of small-capitalization assets of the Portfolio. Mr. Davidson, Mr. Toney, Mr. Liss and Mr. Woglom are responsible for the management of the mid-capitalization assets of the Portfolio.
Ryan Cope, CFA, and Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 2009, became a portfolio research analyst in 2010, an investment analyst in 2012, and portfolio manager in April 2020.
Phillip N. Davidson, CFA, Senior Vice President and Executive Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 1993 as a portfolio manager.
Jeff John, CFA, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 2008 as an analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2012.
Michael Liss, CFA, CPA, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 1998 and became a portfolio manager in 2004.
Nathan Rawlins, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Analyst, joined American Century in 2015 and became a portfolio manager in February 2022. Prior to joining American Century, Mr. Rawlins was an investment analyst at Scout Investments.
Kevin Toney, CFA, Chief Investment Officer – Global Value Equity, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 1999 and became a portfolio manager in 2006.
Brian Woglom, CFA, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century in 2005 as an investment analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2012.
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
BAMCO, Inc.
BAMCO, Inc. (“BAMCO ” or “Sub-Adviser”), a subsidiary of Baron Capital Group, Inc., has been an investment adviser since March 6, 1987. The principal address of BAMCO is 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10153. As of December 31, 2021, BAMCO had assets under management of approximately $57.04 billion.
The portfolio managers for the Portfolio are senior members of the Sub-Adviser’s research team and are responsible for stock selection and overseeing portfolio structure of the Portfolio. Mr. Baron is the Lead Portfolio Manager of VY® Baron Growth Portfolio. Mr. Rosenberg is the Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio.
Ronald Baron, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of BAMCO, has been a portfolio manager since 1987 and has managed money for others since 1975.
Neal Rosenberg, Portfolio Manager, joined BAMCO in May of 2006. Prior to joining BAMCO, Mr. Rosenberg worked at JPMorgan Securities from 2004 to 2006.
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VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio and VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. CMIA's management experience covers all major asset classes, including equity securities, debt instruments and money market instruments. In addition to serving as an investment adviser to traditional mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds, CMIA acts as an investment adviser for itself, its affiliates, individuals, corporations, retirement plans, private investment companies, and financial intermediaries. The principal address of CMIA is 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. As of December 31, 2021, CMIA had assets under management of approximately $452.07 billion.
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Guy W. Pope, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Contrarian Core Strategy of CMIA. Mr. Pope joined one of the Columbia Management legacy firms or acquired business lines in 1993. Mr. Pope began his investment career in 1993.
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Jarl Ginsberg, CFA, CAIA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager of CMIA. Mr. Ginsberg joined one of the Columbia Management legacy firms or acquired business lines in 2003. Mr. Ginsberg began his investment career in 1987.
Christian K. Stadlinger, Ph.D., CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager of CMIA. Dr. Stadlinger joined one of the Columbia Management legacy firms or acquired business lines in 2002. Dr. Stadlinger began his investment career in 1989.
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio, VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio and VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a registered investment adviser and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., a publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in the business of investment management on an international basis. The principal address of Invesco is 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. As of December 31, 2021, Invesco had approximately $1.6 trillion in assets under management.
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Devin Armstrong, Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, joined Invesco in June 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Armstrong was with Van Kampen Asset Management since 2007. He began his career with Morgan Stanley in 2004.
Kevin Holt, Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, joined Invesco in June 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Holt was with Van Kampen Asset Management since 1999.
James Warwick, Portfolio Manager, joined Invesco in June 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Warwick was with Van Kampen Asset Management since 2002.
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Chuck Burge, Portfolio Manager, has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2002.
Brian Jurkash, Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000.
Sergio Marcheli, Portfolio Manager joined Invesco in June 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Marcheli was with Van Kampen Asset Management since 2002.
Matthew Titus, Co-Lead Portfolio Manager joined Invesco in 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Titus was with American Century Investments (2004 – 2016).
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VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
John Delano, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined Invesco and/or its affiliates in 2019. Prior to 2019, Mr. Delano was a Vice President and Director of Equity Research, Global Team and Portfolio Manager of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. a global asset management firm. Mr. Delano has been associated with Oppenheimer since 2007.
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan” or “Sub-Adviser”) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank holding company. JPMorgan also provides discretionary investment services to institutional clients. The principal address of JPMorgan is 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179. As of December 31, 2021, JPMorgan and its affiliates had approximately $2.65 trillion in assets under management.
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Lawrence Playford, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the U.S. Equity Value group. An employee since 1993, Mr. Playford joined the investment team as an analyst in October 2003 and was named a portfolio manager in 2004.
Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the U.S. Equity Value team. An employee since 1980, Mr. Simon joined JPMorgan as an analyst in the London office, transferred to New York in 1983, and became a portfolio manager in 1987. Mr. Simon has held numerous key positions, including president of Robert Fleming's U.S. asset management operations and chief investment officer of U.S. value equity.
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio and VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price” or “Sub-Adviser”) was founded in 1937 by the late Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., a publicly held financial services holding company. The principal address of T. Rowe Price is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. As of December 31, 2021, the firm and its affiliates managed approximately $1.69 trillion in assets.
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is managed by an investment advisory committee. The following individual is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio and works with the committee in developing and executing the Portfolio's investment program.
Donald J. Peters is a Vice President of T. Rowe Price, joined T. Rowe Price in 1993. He is the portfolio manager and chairman of the T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid-Cap Growth Fund.
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio is managed by an investment advisory committee. The following individual has day-to-day responsibility for managing the Portfolio and works with the committee in developing and executing the Portfolio's investment program.
Joseph B. Fath, a Vice President of T. Rowe Price, joined T. Rowe Price in 2002. He is the portfolio manager and chairman of the T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund.
Additional Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers
The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in each Portfolio.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIOS (continued)
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Portfolio. It is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. See “Principal Underwriter” in the SAI.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 800-289-9999.
Contractual Arrangements
Each Portfolio has contractual arrangements with various service providers, which may include, among others, investment advisers, distributors, custodians and fund accounting agents, shareholder service providers, and transfer agents, who provide services to each Portfolio. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (“third-party”) beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of each Portfolio. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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HOW SHARES ARE PRICED
Each Portfolio is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Portfolio is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Portfolio is calculated by taking the value of the Portfolio’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Portfolio’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Portfolio is closed for business, Portfolio shares will not be priced and a Portfolio does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Portfolio’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Portfolio does not price its shares, the value of the Portfolio’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Portfolio.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Portfolio will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Portfolio’s Board. Such procedures provide, for example, that:
•
Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask.
•
Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity individual trading characteristics and other market data.
•
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers.
•
Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes.
•
Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
•
Over-the-counter swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
•
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
•
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Portfolio may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the
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HOW SHARES ARE PRICED (continued)
principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Portfolio’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Portfolio. Each Portfolio’s fair value policies and procedures and valuation practices may be subject to change as a result of new Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.
When your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan is buying shares of a Portfolio, it will pay the NAV that is next calculated after the order from the Variable Contract owner or Qualified Plan participant is received in proper form. When the Variable Contract owner or Qualified Plan participant is selling shares, it will normally receive the NAV that is next calculated after the order form is received from the Variable Contract owner or Qualified Plan participant in proper form. Investments will be processed at the NAV next calculated after an order is received and accepted by a Portfolio or its designated agent. In order to receive that day's price, your order must be received by Market Close.
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HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES
Each Portfolio's shares may be offered to insurance company separate accounts serving as investment options under Variable Contracts, Qualified Plans outside the separate account context, custodial accounts, certain investment advisers and their affiliates in connection with the creation or management of a Portfolio, other investment companies (as permitted by the 1940 Act), and other investors as permitted by the diversification and other requirements of section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the underlying U.S. Treasury Regulations.
Each Portfolio may not be available as an investment option in your Variable Contract, through your Qualified Plan, or other investment company. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate insurance company separate account, investment company, or your plan documents for information on how to direct investments in, or redemptions from, an investment option corresponding to a Portfolio and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on each Portfolio's behalf.
Each Portfolio currently does not foresee any disadvantages to investors if it serves as an investment option for Variable Contracts and if it offers its shares directly to Qualified Plans and other permitted investors. However, it is possible that the interests of Variable Contracts owners, plan participants, and other permitted investors for which a Portfolio serves as an investment option might, at some time, be in conflict because of differences in tax treatment or other considerations. The Board directed the Adviser to monitor events to identify any material conflicts between Variable Contract owners, plan participants, and other permitted investors and would have to determine what action, if any, should be taken in the event of such conflict. If such a conflict occurred, an insurance company participating in a Portfolio might be required to redeem the investment of one or more of its separate accounts from the Portfolio or a Qualified Plan, investment company, or other permitted investor might be required to redeem its investment, which might force the Portfolio to sell securities at disadvantageous prices. Each Portfolio may discontinue sales to a Qualified Plan and require plan participants with existing investments to redeem those investments if the Qualified Plan loses (or in the opinion of the Adviser, is at risk of losing) its Qualified Plan status.
The Adviser and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) (together “Voya”) implement fee waivers or expense limitations for one or more share classes of a Portfolio, and the levels of those fee waivers or expense limitations differ among a Portfolio’s share classes. The fee waivers include waivers of some or all of a Portfolio’s management fee in respect of some share classes, but not others (“differential management fee waivers”), with the result being that some share classes pay more in net management fees than other share classes. In some cases, the total net expense ratio of a share class is significantly lower than that of other share classes, and may be zero. Voya may implement those waivers or expense limitations to make the shares of certain share classes more attractive to certain purchasers, including, among others, funds-of-funds, in certain sales channels than they might otherwise be. The cost of such waivers and expense reimbursements is borne by Voya, and not by a Portfolio’s other share classes. Such waivers and expense limitations are intended to make the affected share classes more attractive to purchasers and lead to additional investments in a Portfolio, potentially resulting in a net financial benefit to Voya.
Shares of a class to which such a fee waiver or expense limitation applies will not be available to all investors in a Portfolio. Rather, they will be made available to investors meeting eligibility criteria as outlined by the respective Prospectuses for such share classes based on, among other factors, an assessment by the Adviser and/or Board of the desirability of offering a relatively lower-priced share class in certain sales channels or through certain products and the anticipated direct or indirect financial benefit to a Portfolio or Voya. Because this Prospectus does not offer share classes subject to a differential management fee waiver, information regarding those share classes, and any such waivers, will typically not be included in this Prospectus. Investors should be aware that the total net expenses they incur as shareholders of certain share classes likely will be higher than the total net expenses incurred by shareholders of certain other share classes offered through this Prospectus or otherwise, including without limitation management fees and other fund-level expenses.
Such availability is subject to management’s determination of the appropriateness of investment in Class R6 shares. Class R6 shares are only offered to investors that do not require a Portfolio or an affiliate of a Portfolio (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) to make, and a Portfolio or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, affiliates of Voya, including affiliates that are intermediaries that sell Class R6 shares of a Portfolio, may benefit financially from the revenue Voya receives for the services it provides to Class R6 shares of a Portfolio.
Each Portfolio reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares or to reject any specific purchase order. Each Portfolio may suspend redemptions or postpone payments when the NYSE is closed or when trading is restricted for any reason or under emergency circumstances as determined by the SEC.
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HOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARES (continued)
Distribution Plan and Shareholder Service Plan
Each Portfolio listed in the table below has a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (“Distribution Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class ADV and Class S2 shares. These payments are made to the Distributor on an ongoing basis as compensation for services the Distributor provides and expenses it bears in connection with the marketing and other fees to support the sale and distribution of Class ADV and Class S2 shares of the Portfolios. Under the Distribution Plan, each Portfolio makes payments at an annual rate of 0.25% for Class ADV shares and 0.15% for Class S2 shares of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class ADV and Class S2 shares. The Distributor has agreed to waive 0.02% of the distribution fee for Class S2 shares of VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio. This waiver will continue through May 1, 2023.
Each Portfolio listed in the table below has a shareholder service plan (“Service Plan”) for its Class ADV, Class S, and Class S2 shares. These payments are made to the Distributor in connection with shareholder services rendered to Portfolio shareholders and the maintenance of shareholders’ accounts. The Service Plan allows the Company to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, broker dealers (including the Adviser) and other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder and administrative services relating to Class ADV, Class S, and Class S2 shares of the Portfolios and their shareholders, including Variable Contract owners or Qualified Plan participants with interests in the Portfolios. Under the Service Plan, each Portfolio makes payments at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to each of its Class ADV, Class S, and Class S2 shares.
Because these distribution and shareholder service fees are paid out of a Portfolio’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
 
Portfolio
Class ADV
Class S
Class S2
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
N/A
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
0.50%
0.25%
0.40%
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING
Each Portfolio is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not purchase shares of a Portfolio. Shares of each Portfolio are primarily sold through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries, as investment options for Variable Contracts issued by insurance companies and as investment options for Qualified Plans. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or affiliated entities have agreements which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of a Portfolio.
The Board has made a determination not to adopt a separate policy for each Portfolio with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of shares by a Portfolio’s shareholders, but rather to rely on the financial intermediaries to monitor frequent, short-term trading within a Portfolio by its customers. You should review the materials provided to you by your financial intermediary including, in the case of a Variable Contract, the prospectus that describes the contract or, in the case of a Qualified Plan, the plan documentation for its policies regarding frequent, short-term trading. With trading information received as a result of these agreements, a Portfolio may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Portfolio and its shareholders, even if such activity is not strictly prohibited by the intermediaries' excessive trading policy. As a result, a shareholder investing directly or indirectly in a Portfolio may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary. Each Portfolio reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict, or refuse purchase orders whether directly or by exchange including purchase orders that have been accepted by a financial intermediary. Each Portfolio seeks assurances from the financial intermediaries that they have procedures adequate to monitor and address frequent, short-term trading. There is, however, no guarantee that the procedures of the financial intermediaries will be able to curtail frequent, short-term trading activity.
Each Portfolio believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan account, is not in the best interest of the Portfolio or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely impact the ability of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, long-term manner. Frequent trading can disrupt the management of a Portfolio and raise their expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; forced and unplanned portfolio turnover; lost opportunity costs; and large asset swings that decrease the Portfolio's ability to provide maximum investment return to all shareholders. This in turn can have an adverse effect on a Portfolio's performance.
Portfolios that invest in foreign securities may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time a Portfolio computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in its current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by a Portfolio based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in portfolios which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by a Portfolio is halted and does not resume prior to the time it calculates its NAV such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, portfolios that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. Each Portfolio has adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce its exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that a Portfolio does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Portfolio’s shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
•
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or a Portfolio’s systematic exchange privileges; and
•
Purchases or sales initiated by certain other funds in the Voya family of funds.
Although the policies and procedures known to a Portfolio that are followed by the financial intermediaries that use the Portfolio and the monitoring by the Portfolio are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of these measures can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in the Portfolio will occur. Moreover, decisions about allowing trades in a Portfolio may be required. These decisions are inherently subjective, and will be made in a manner that is in the best interest of a Portfolio's shareholders.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Voya mutual funds may be offered as investment options in Variable Contracts issued by affiliated and non-affiliated insurance companies and in Qualified Plans. Fees derived from a Portfolio's Distribution and Service Plans (if applicable) may be paid to insurance companies, broker-dealers, and companies that service Qualified Plans for selling the Portfolio's shares and/or for servicing shareholder accounts. Fees derived from a Portfolio’s Service Plans may be paid to insurance companies, broker-dealers, and companies that service Qualified Plans for servicing shareholder accounts. Shareholder services may include, among other things, administrative, record keeping, or other services that insurance companies or Qualified Plans provide to the clients who use a Portfolio as an investment option. In addition, the Adviser, Distributor, or their affiliated entities, out of their own resources and without additional cost to a Portfolio or its shareholders, may pay additional compensation to these insurance companies, broker-dealers, or companies that service Qualified Plans. The Adviser, Distributor, or affiliated entities of a Portfolio may also share their profits with affiliated insurance companies or other Voya entities through inter-company payments.
For non-affiliated insurance companies and Qualified Plans, payments from a Portfolio's Distribution and/or Service Plans (if applicable) as well as payments (if applicable) from the Adviser and/or Distributor generally are based upon an annual percentage of the average net assets held in a Portfolio by those companies. Payments to financial intermediaries by the Distributor or its affiliates or by a Portfolio may provide an incentive for insurance companies or Qualified Plans to make a Portfolio available through Variable Contracts or Qualified Plans over other mutual funds or products.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Distributor has entered into agreements with the following non-affiliated insurance companies: C.M. Life Insurance Company, First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Lexington Life Insurance Company, Lincoln Financial Group, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, Security Equity Life Insurance Company, Symetra Life Insurance Company, TIAA Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, and Union Securities. Except as discussed in further detail below, the fees payable under these agreements are for compensation for providing distribution and/or shareholder services for which the insurance companies are paid at annual rates that range from 0.00% to 0.50%. This is computed as a percentage of the average aggregate amount invested in the Portfolio by Variable Contract holders through the relevant insurance company's Variable Contracts.
The insurance companies issuing Variable Contracts or Qualified Plans that use a Portfolio as an investment option may also pay fees to third parties in connection with distribution of the Variable Contracts and for services provided to Variable Contract owners. Entities that service Qualified Plans may also pay fees to third parties to help service the Qualified Plans or the accounts of their participants. Neither a Portfolio, the Adviser, nor the Distributor are parties to these arrangements. Variable Contract owners should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their Variable Contracts for a discussion of these payments and should consult with their agent or broker. Qualified Plan participants should consult with their pension servicing agent.
Ultimately, the agent or broker selling the Variable Contract to you could have a financial interest in selling you a particular product to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your agent or broker.
Class R6
Voya mutual funds are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor is a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell directly to the public but sells and markets its products through financial intermediaries. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. No dealer compensation is paid from the sale of Class R6 shares of a Portfolio. Class R6 shares do not have sales commissions, pay 12b-1 fees, or make payments to financial intermediaries for assisting the Distributor in promoting the sales of a Portfolio's shares. In addition, neither a Portfolio nor its affiliates (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) make any type of administrative, service, or revenue sharing payments in connection with Class R6 shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, affiliates of Voya, including affiliates that are intermediaries that sell Class R6 shares of a Portfolio, may benefit financially from the revenue Voya receives for the services it provides to Class R6 shares of a Portfolio.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES
Dividends and Distributions
Each Portfolio generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of net investment income and capital gains distributions. Each Portfolio distributes capital gains, if any, annually. Each Portfolio (except for Voya Global Bond Portfolio, VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio, VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio, VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio,  VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, and VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio) also declares dividends and pays dividends consisting of net investment income, if any, annually. Voya Global Bond Portfolio declares dividends daily and pays dividends consisting of net investment income, if any, monthly.  VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio, VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio, VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio,  VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, and VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio declare and pay dividends consisting of net investment income, if any, semi-annually. 
All dividends and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of a Portfolio at the NAV of such shares on the payment date unless a participating insurance company’s separate account is permitted to hold cash and elects to receive payment in cash.
From time to time a portion of a Portfolio’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, each Portfolio may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Tax Matters
Holders of Variable Contracts should refer to the prospectus for their contracts for information regarding the tax consequences of owning such contracts and should consult their tax advisers before investing.
Each Portfolio intends to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) for federal income tax purposes by satisfying the requirements under Subchapter M of the Code, including requirements with respect to diversification of assets, distribution of income and sources of income. As a RIC, a Portfolio generally will not be subject to tax on its net investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains that it distributes to its shareholders.
Each Portfolio also intends to comply with the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code and the underlying regulations for Variable Contracts so that owners of these contracts should not be subject to federal tax on distributions of dividends and income from the Portfolio to the insurance company's separate accounts.
Since the sole shareholders of each Portfolio will be separate accounts or other permitted investors, no discussion is included herein as to the federal income tax consequences at the shareholder level. For information concerning the federal income tax consequences to purchasers of the Variable Contracts, see the prospectus for the contract.
See the SAI for further information about tax matters.
The tax status of your investment in a Portfolio depends upon the features of your Variable Contract. For further information, please refer to the prospectus for the Variable Contract.
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INDEX DESCRIPTIONS
The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (“BGA Index”) provides a broad-based measure of global investment-grade debt markets.
The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index includes securities in the government and credit indices. The government index includes treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (i.e., publicly issued debt of U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government). The credit index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
The MSCI All Country World IndexSM (“MSCI ACW IndexSM”) is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets.
The MSCI EAFE® Value IndexSM captures large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The index represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market.
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratio and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2500TM Growth Index measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500TM Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2500TM Value Index measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500TM Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The S&P 500® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
The S&P MidCap 400® Index measures the performance of the mid-size company segment of the U.S. market.
The S&P SmallCap 600 Value IndexTM measures the performance of those S&P SmallCap 600® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Portfolio's financial performance for the periods shown. Certain information reflects the financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate of return that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in a Portfolio (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report, along with a Portfolio’s financial statements, is included in a Portfolio’s Annual Report, which is available upon request. The information for the prior fiscal years or periods was audited by a different independent public accounting firm.
Because Class R6 shares of Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio, VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio, VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio, VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio, VY ® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio, VY ® Invesco Global Portfolio, and VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio and Class S2 shares of VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio and VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for other class shares are presented for each Portfolio. Financial Highlights would differ only to the extent that Class R6 or Class S2 shares and other class shares have different expenses.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.28
0.27•
(0.85)
(0.58)
0.49
—
0.08
0.57
—
10.13
(5.21)
1.30
1.17
1.17
2.54
19,156
144
12-31-20
10.64
0.28
0.62
0.90
0.26
—
—
0.26
—
11.28
8.58
1.28
1.17
1.17
2.50
21,097
150
12-31-19
10.33
0.27•
0.48
0.75
0.44
—
—
0.44
—
10.64
7.36
1.16
1.16
1.16
2.58
21,661
228
12-31-18
10.94
0.29•
(0.55)
(0.26)
0.35
—
—
0.35
—
10.33
(2.40)
1.17
1.15
1.15
2.71
22,161
119
12-31-17
10.24
0.26•
0.66
0.92
0.22
—
—
0.22
—
10.94
9.05
1.17
1.10
1.10
2.48
24,922
127
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.49
0.33•
(0.87)
(0.54)
0.55
—
0.08
0.63
—
10.32
(4.78)
0.80
0.67
0.67
3.04
110,162
144
12-31-20
10.83
0.33•
0.64
0.97
0.31
—
—
0.31
—
11.49
9.20
0.78
0.67
0.67
3.00
125,244
150
12-31-19
10.51
0.33•
0.49
0.82
0.50
—
—
0.50
—
10.83
7.90
0.66
0.66
0.66
3.08
146,354
228
12-31-18
11.14
0.35•
(0.57)
(0.22)
0.41
—
—
0.41
—
10.51
(2.01)
0.67
0.65
0.65
3.21
146,473
119
12-31-17
10.42
0.32•
0.68
1.00
0.28
—
—
0.28
—
11.14
9.67
0.67
0.60
0.60
2.98
161,715
127
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.47
0.30•
(0.87)
(0.57)
0.52
—
0.08
0.60
—
10.30
(5.03)
1.05
0.92
0.92
2.79
29,562
144
12-31-20
10.82
0.31
0.63
0.94
0.29
—
—
0.29
—
11.47
8.85
1.03
0.92
0.92
2.75
33,183
150
12-31-19
10.50
0.31•
0.48
0.79
0.47
—
—
0.47
—
10.82
7.64
0.91
0.91
0.91
2.83
33,323
228
12-31-18
11.12
0.32•
(0.56)
(0.24)
0.38
—
—
0.38
—
10.50
(2.17)
0.92
0.90
0.90
2.97
35,849
119
12-31-17
10.41
0.30•
0.66
0.96
0.25
—
—
0.25
—
11.12
9.31
0.92
0.85
0.85
2.73
41,785
127
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
9.43
0.28•
0.80
1.08
0.20
—
—
0.20
—
10.31
11.50
1.23
1.23
1.23
2.75
27,021
73
12-31-20
11.36
0.19
(0.49)
(0.30)
0.32
1.31
—
1.63
—
9.43
(1.17)
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.86
26,702
74
12-31-19
10.88
0.27•
1.38
1.65
0.19
0.98
—
1.17
—
11.36
16.13
1.30
1.26
1.25
2.36
29,900
143
12-31-18
13.06
0.16•
(2.13)
(1.97)
0.21
—
—
0.21
—
10.88
(15.32)
1.47
1.40
1.40
1.26
30,149
16
12-31-17
10.90
0.19
2.16
2.35
0.19
—
—
0.19
—
13.06
21.66(a)
1.46
1.40
1.40
1.50
37,898
14
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
9.54
0.33•
0.82
1.15
0.25
—
—
0.25
—
10.44
12.08
0.73
0.73
0.73
3.25
125,719
73
12-31-20
11.49
0.25
(0.51)
(0.26)
0.38
1.31
—
1.69
—
9.54
(0.71)
0.74
0.74
0.74
2.37
122,082
74
12-31-19
11.00
0.33•
1.40
1.73
0.26
0.98
—
1.24
—
11.49
16.75
0.80
0.76
0.75
2.86
139,862
143
12-31-18
13.21
0.23•
(2.17)
(1.94)
0.27
—
—
0.27
—
11.00
(14.95)
0.97
0.90
0.90
1.77
135,229
16
12-31-17
11.01
0.25•
2.20
2.45
0.25
—
—
0.25
—
13.21
22.35(a)
0.96
0.90
0.90
2.00
183,905
14
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
106
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
9.47
0.30•
0.82
1.12
0.23
—
—
0.23
—
10.36
11.79
0.98
0.98
0.98
3.00
258,075
73
12-31-20
11.41
0.22
(0.50)
(0.28)
0.35
1.31
—
1.66
—
9.47
(0.94)
0.99
0.99
0.99
2.12
268,402
74
12-31-19
10.93
0.30•
1.38
1.68
0.22
0.98
—
1.20
—
11.41
16.40
1.05
1.01
1.00
2.61
308,132
143
12-31-18
13.12
0.19•
(2.15)
(1.96)
0.23
—
—
0.23
—
10.93
(15.15)
1.22
1.15
1.15
1.52
309,059
16
12-31-17
10.94
0.22•
2.18
2.40
0.22
—
—
0.22
—
13.12
22.00(a)
1.21
1.15
1.15
1.76
404,801
14
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
9.56
0.29•
0.82
1.11
0.20
—
—
0.20
—
10.47
11.67
1.13
1.13
1.13
2.85
390
73
12-31-20
11.52
0.18•
(0.48)
(0.30)
0.35
1.31
—
1.66
—
9.56
(1.15)
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.92
334
74
12-31-19
10.99
0.27•
1.41
1.68
0.17
0.98
—
1.15
—
11.52
16.28
1.20
1.16
1.15
2.39
389
143
12-31-18
13.05
0.18•
(2.16)
(1.98)
0.08
—
—
0.08
—
10.99
(15.26)
1.37
1.30
1.30
1.41
397
16
12-31-17
10.86
0.19•
2.18
2.37
0.18
—
—
0.18
—
13.05
21.90(a)
1.36
1.30
1.30
1.57
999
14
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.27
0.09•
2.94
3.03
0.09
—
—
0.09
—
14.21
26.94
1.80
1.35
1.35
0.67
110,892
55
12-31-20
11.12
0.11
0.22
0.33
0.12
0.06
—
0.18
—
11.27
3.35
1.86
1.35
1.35
0.92
96,609
70
12-31-19
9.64
0.11
2.66
2.77
0.12
1.17
—
1.29
—
11.12
30.17
1.66
1.34
1.34
0.99
108,460
52
12-31-18
12.66
0.09
(1.67)
(1.58)
0.10
1.34
—
1.44
—
9.64
(14.49)
1.65
1.36
1.36
0.77
91,283
76
12-31-17
12.03
0.11
1.16
1.27
0.12
0.52
—
0.64
—
12.66
10.90
1.65
1.36
1.36
0.95
115,235
57
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
12.16
0.17•
3.17
3.34
0.14
—
—
0.14
—
15.36
27.57
1.30
0.85
0.85
1.17
186,365
55
12-31-20
11.99
0.16
0.25
0.41
0.18
0.06
—
0.24
—
12.16
3.84
1.36
0.85
0.85
1.42
161,201
70
12-31-19
10.30
0.17
2.87
3.04
0.18
1.17
—
1.35
—
11.99
30.96
1.16
0.84
0.84
1.49
175,917
52
12-31-18
13.44
0.17•
(1.81)
(1.64)
0.16
1.34
—
1.50
—
10.30
(14.15)
1.15
0.86
0.86
1.30
142,379
76
12-31-17
12.72
0.19•
1.22
1.41
0.17
0.52
—
0.69
—
13.44
11.44
1.15
0.86
0.86
1.44
151,054
57
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.95
0.13•
3.13
3.26
0.12
—
—
0.12
—
15.09
27.30
1.55
1.10
1.10
0.92
100,022
55
12-31-20
11.79
0.13
0.24
0.37
0.15
0.06
—
0.21
—
11.95
3.52
1.61
1.10
1.10
1.17
85,902
70
12-31-19
10.14
0.15
2.81
2.96
0.14
1.17
—
1.31
—
11.79
30.67
1.41
1.09
1.09
1.24
93,230
52
12-31-18
13.25
0.13•
(1.77)
(1.64)
0.13
1.34
—
1.47
—
10.14
(14.34)
1.40
1.11
1.11
1.02
79,986
76
12-31-17
12.56
0.16
1.19
1.35
0.14
0.52
—
0.66
—
13.25
11.12
1.40
1.11
1.11
1.20
106,501
57
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
11.26
0.10•
2.95
3.05
0.09
—
—
0.09
—
14.22
27.11
1.70
1.25
1.25
0.74
2,415
55
12-31-20
11.12
0.10•
0.23
0.33
0.13
0.06
—
0.19
—
11.26
3.40
1.76
1.25
1.25
1.02
3,328
70
12-31-19
9.62
0.12•
2.67
2.79
0.12
1.17
—
1.29
—
11.12
30.42
1.56
1.24
1.24
1.07
3,271
52
12-31-18
12.64
0.10•
(1.67)
(1.57)
0.11
1.34
—
1.45
—
9.62
(14.48)
1.55
1.26
1.26
0.84
2,891
76
12-31-17
12.01
0.12•
1.15
1.27
0.12
0.52
—
0.64
—
12.64
10.96
1.55
1.26
1.26
1.01
4,627
57
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107
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
25.98
(0.22)•
5.28
5.06
—
2.44
—
2.44
—
28.60
20.14
1.59
1.49
1.49
(0.82)
140,345
1
12-31-20
19.55
(0.17)
6.60
6.43
—
—
—
—
—
25.98
32.89
1.64
1.49
1.49
(0.80)
122,298
1
12-31-19
24.63
(0.07)
9.03
8.96
—
13.89
0.15
14.04
—
19.55
38.24
1.49
1.49
1.49
(0.40)
105,271
23
12-31-18
27.88
(0.09)
0.00*
(0.09)
—
3.16
—
3.16
—
24.63
(2.15)
1.49
1.49
1.49
(0.32)
82,126
4
12-31-17
24.82
(0.10)•
6.72
6.62
0.16
3.40
—
3.56
—
27.88
27.86
1.49
1.49
1.49
(0.38)
88,499
3
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
31.49
(0.11)•
6.46
6.35
—
2.44
—
2.44
—
35.40
20.73
1.09
0.99
0.99
(0.32)
177,254
1
12-31-20
23.58
(0.08)
7.99
7.91
—
—
—
—
—
31.49
33.55
1.14
0.99
0.99
(0.30)
164,347
1
12-31-19
27.41
0.01
10.20
10.21
—
13.89
0.15
14.04
—
23.58
38.97
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.04
147,370
23
12-31-18
30.58
0.05
(0.06)
(0.01)
—
3.16
—
3.16
—
27.41
(1.68)
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.17
118,743
4
12-31-17
26.92
0.03•
7.34
7.37
0.31
3.40
—
3.71
—
30.58
28.52
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.11
145,389
3
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
31.52
(0.10)•
6.46
6.36
—
2.44
—
2.44
—
35.44
20.74
0.97
0.97
0.97
(0.30)
50,410
1
12-31-20
23.60
(0.07)
7.99
7.92
—
—
—
—
—
31.52
33.56
0.99
0.99
0.99
(0.30)
44,926
1
12-31-19
27.43
0.04
10.17
10.21
—
13.89
0.15
14.04
—
23.60
38.94
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.20
33,764
23
12-31-18
30.59
0.06
(0.06)
0.00*
—
3.16
—
3.16
—
27.43
(1.64)
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.23
15,007
4
12-31-17
26.93
0.13•
7.24
7.37
0.31
3.40
—
3.71
—
30.59
28.51
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.43
11,442
3
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
28.85
(0.17)•
5.89
5.72
—
2.44
—
2.44
—
32.13
20.43
1.34
1.24
1.24
(0.57)
282,227
1
12-31-20
21.65
(0.13)
7.33
7.20
—
—
—
—
—
28.85
33.26
1.39
1.24
1.24
(0.55)
261,358
1
12-31-19
26.10
(0.03)•
9.62
9.59
—
13.89
0.15
14.04
—
21.65
38.52
1.24
1.24
1.24
(0.10)
228,141
23
12-31-18
29.31
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.05)
—
3.16
—
3.16
—
26.10
(1.89)
1.24
1.24
1.24
(0.08)
451,687
4
12-31-17
25.93
(0.04)•
7.05
7.01
0.23
3.40
—
3.63
—
29.31
28.20
1.24
1.24
1.24
(0.13)
512,397
3
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
26.48
(0.21)•
5.40
5.19
—
2.44
—
2.44
—
29.23
20.25
1.49
1.39
1.39
(0.73)
2,681
1
12-31-20
19.91
(0.15)
6.72
6.57
—
—
—
—
—
26.48
33.00
1.54
1.39
1.39
(0.69)
2,963
1
12-31-19
24.87
(0.45)•
9.53
9.08
—
13.89
0.15
14.04
—
19.91
38.37
1.39
1.39
1.39
(1.58)
2,373
23
12-31-18
28.10
(0.08)
0.01
(0.07)
—
3.16
—
3.16
—
24.87
(2.05)
1.39
1.39
1.39
(0.25)
1,625
4
12-31-17
24.92
(0.09)•
6.78
6.69
0.11
3.40
—
3.51
—
28.10
28.02
1.39
1.39
1.39
(0.32)
1,835
3
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108
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
19.23
0.00*•
4.42
4.42
0.05
2.48
—
2.53
—
21.12
23.62
1.48
1.23
1.23
0.01
31,288
54
12-31-20
16.38
0.06
3.33
3.39
—
0.54
—
0.54
—
19.23
21.22
1.54
1.23
1.22
0.36
26,173
91
12-31-19
18.94
0.13•
5.51
5.64
0.29
7.91
—
8.20
—
16.38
32.41
1.46
1.23
1.23
0.64
23,961
45
12-31-18
23.40
0.14•
(1.97)
(1.83)
0.15
2.48
—
2.63
—
18.94
(9.23)
1.44
1.22
1.21
0.61
21,088
64
12-31-17
20.66
0.13
4.17
4.30
0.20
1.36
—
1.56
—
23.40
21.32
1.44
1.21
1.20
0.58
29,515
45
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
20.88
0.12•
4.81
4.93
0.14
2.48
—
2.62
—
23.19
24.23
0.98
0.73
0.73
0.52
157,468
54
12-31-20
17.67
0.15•
3.61
3.76
0.01
0.54
—
0.55
—
20.88
21.79
1.04
0.73
0.72
0.80
129,553
91
12-31-19
20.01
0.25•
5.84
6.09
0.52
7.91
—
8.43
—
17.67
33.05
0.96
0.73
0.73
1.14
8,548
45
12-31-18
24.58
0.26•
(2.07)
(1.81)
0.28
2.48
—
2.76
—
20.01
(8.77)
0.94
0.72
0.71
1.11
7,982
64
12-31-17
21.61
0.25•
4.37
4.62
0.29
1.36
—
1.65
—
24.58
21.96
0.94
0.71
0.70
1.08
10,099
45
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
20.24
0.06•
4.66
4.72
0.09
2.48
—
2.57
—
22.39
23.94
1.23
0.98
0.98
0.26
23,775
54
12-31-20
17.18
0.11
3.49
3.60
—
0.54
—
0.54
—
20.24
21.45
1.29
0.98
0.97
0.61
20,139
91
12-31-19
19.56
0.20•
5.73
5.93
0.40
7.91
—
8.31
—
17.18
33.06
1.19
0.96
0.96
0.92
18,274
45
12-31-18
24.08
0.20•
(2.03)
(1.83)
0.21
2.48
—
2.69
—
19.56
(8.99)
1.19
0.97
0.96
0.86
222,203
64
12-31-17
21.21
0.19•
4.27
4.46
0.23
1.36
—
1.59
—
24.08
21.58
1.19
0.96
0.95
0.83
285,025
45
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.65
(0.02)•
5.30
5.28
0.03
0.07
—
0.10
—
20.83
33.85
1.47
1.42
1.42
(0.10)
39,427
56
12-31-20
15.06
0.03
1.17
1.20
0.05
0.56
—
0.61
—
15.65
9.28
1.51
1.42
1.41
0.18
24,162
47
12-31-19
14.42
0.05
2.67
2.72
0.01
2.07
—
2.08
—
15.06
19.88
1.41
1.38
1.37
0.27
25,615
25
12-31-18
19.57
0.00*
(3.06)
(3.06)
0.00*
2.09
—
2.09
—
14.42
(17.96)
1.40
1.37
1.36
0.02
27,725
41
12-31-17
18.50
0.00*•
1.89
1.89
0.03
0.79
—
0.82
—
19.57
10.65
1.40
1.37
1.36
0.01
37,004
44
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.27
0.07•
5.53
5.60
0.09
0.07
—
0.16
—
21.71
34.52
0.97
0.92
0.92
0.37
45,424
56
12-31-20
15.65
0.10
1.22
1.32
0.14
0.56
—
0.70
—
16.27
9.89
1.01
0.92
0.91
0.68
34,277
47
12-31-19
14.94
0.13
2.76
2.89
0.11
2.07
—
2.18
—
15.65
20.42
0.91
0.88
0.87
0.79
36,201
25
12-31-18
20.20
0.10•
(3.16)
(3.06)
0.11
2.09
—
2.20
—
14.94
(17.53)
0.90
0.87
0.86
0.53
33,887
41
12-31-17
19.05
0.10•
1.95
2.05
0.11
0.79
—
0.90
—
20.20
11.21
0.90
0.87
0.86
0.50
43,897
44
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109
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.29
0.10•
5.51
5.61
0.09
0.07
—
0.16
—
21.74
34.57
0.89
0.86
0.86
0.49
12,560
56
12-31-20
15.66
0.10
1.23
1.33
0.14
0.56
—
0.70
—
16.29
9.94
0.91
0.88
0.87
0.71
6,983
47
12-31-19
14.94
0.12
2.78
2.90
0.11
2.07
—
2.18
—
15.66
20.48
0.91
0.88
0.87
0.81
6,701
25
12-31-18
20.21
0.09
(3.16)
(3.07)
0.11
2.09
—
2.20
—
14.94
(17.57)
0.90
0.87
0.86
0.56
5,349
41
12-31-17
19.06
0.13•
1.92
2.05
0.11
0.79
—
0.90
—
20.21
11.20
0.90
0.87
0.86
0.69
4,389
44
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.20
0.02•
5.51
5.53
0.05
0.07
—
0.12
—
21.61
34.22
1.22
1.17
1.17
0.12
96,978
56
12-31-20
15.58
0.07
1.20
1.27
0.09
0.56
—
0.65
—
16.20
9.54
1.26
1.17
1.16
0.42
82,438
47
12-31-19
14.86
0.09
2.76
2.85
0.06
2.07
—
2.13
—
15.58
20.21
1.16
1.13
1.12
0.53
89,702
25
12-31-18
20.10
0.05
(3.15)
(3.10)
0.05
2.09
—
2.14
—
14.86
(17.76)
1.15
1.12
1.11
0.26
89,274
41
12-31-17
18.96
0.05•
1.94
1.99
0.06
0.79
—
0.85
—
20.10
10.92
1.15
1.12
1.11
0.25
124,984
44
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.65
(0.00)*•
5.30
5.30
0.03
0.07
—
0.10
—
20.85
33.96
1.37
1.32
1.32
(0.01)
1,856
56
12-31-20
15.02
0.05
1.18
1.23
0.04
0.56
—
0.60
—
15.65
9.45
1.41
1.32
1.31
0.27
1,446
47
12-31-19
14.40
0.05•
2.67
2.72
0.03
2.07
—
2.10
—
15.02
19.95
1.31
1.28
1.27
0.34
1,671
25
12-31-18
19.52
0.02
(3.05)
(3.03)
—
2.09
—
2.09
—
14.40
(17.87)
1.30
1.27
1.26
0.11
2,431
41
12-31-17
18.44
0.01•
1.90
1.91
0.04
0.79
—
0.83
—
19.52
10.77
1.30
1.27
1.26
0.06
3,431
44
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.05
0.21•
5.03
5.24
0.24
—
—
0.24
—
21.05
32.69
1.29
1.20
1.20
1.06
34,649
31
12-31-20
17.01
0.25
(0.46)
(0.21)
0.30
0.45
—
0.75
—
16.05
(0.74)
1.33
1.27
1.27
1.71
28,434
64
12-31-19
17.39
0.30•
3.74
4.04
0.41
4.01
—
4.42
—
17.01
24.86
1.25
1.23
1.23
1.60
31,202
25
12-31-18
20.14
0.24•
(2.77)
(2.53)
0.22
—
—
0.22
—
17.39
(12.56)
1.25
1.23
1.23
1.16
28,006
29
12-31-17
17.33
0.19
2.80
2.99
0.18
—
—
0.18
—
20.14
17.31
1.25
1.23
1.23
1.00
36,178
14
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.20
0.31•
5.09
5.40
0.35
—
—
0.35
—
21.25
33.33
0.79
0.70
0.70
1.58
178,856
31
12-31-20
17.19
0.32•
(0.46)
(0.14)
0.40
0.45
—
0.85
—
16.20
(0.22)
0.83
0.77
0.77
2.25
114,569
64
12-31-19
17.52
0.40•
3.78
4.18
0.50
4.01
—
4.51
—
17.19
25.51
0.75
0.73
0.73
2.09
203,510
25
12-31-18
20.32
0.33
(2.80)
(2.47)
0.33
—
—
0.33
—
17.52
(12.16)
0.75
0.73
0.73
1.72
219,086
29
12-31-17
17.47
0.28•
2.85
3.13
0.28
—
—
0.28
—
20.32
17.95
0.75
0.73
0.73
1.50
188,040
14
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.23
0.26•
5.09
5.35
0.30
—
—
0.30
—
21.28
32.96
1.04
0.95
0.95
1.31
81,485
31
12-31-20
17.18
0.31
(0.48)
(0.17)
0.33
0.45
—
0.78
—
16.23
(0.47)
1.08
1.02
1.02
1.97
63,320
64
12-31-19
17.51
0.36•
3.77
4.13
0.45
4.01
—
4.46
—
17.18
25.24
1.00
0.98
0.98
1.88
73,675
25
12-31-18
20.30
0.29•
(2.81)
(2.52)
0.27
—
—
0.27
—
17.51
(12.39)
1.00
0.98
0.98
1.41
215,609
29
12-31-17
17.45
0.23•
2.85
3.08
0.23
—
—
0.23
—
20.30
17.68
1.00
0.98
0.98
1.25
274,498
14
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110
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
44.76
0.36•
7.69
8.05
0.50
0.60
—
1.10
—
51.71
18.03
1.21
1.14
1.14
0.73
49,436
127
12-31-20
43.36
0.58
3.25
3.83
0.59
1.84
—
2.43
—
44.76
9.62
1.21
1.14
1.14
1.34
42,053
90
12-31-19
38.95
0.62•
6.82
7.44
0.68
2.35
—
3.03
—
43.36
19.50
1.17
1.14
1.14
1.47
44,825
143
12-31-18
46.81
0.64•
(4.95)
(4.31)
0.66
2.89
—
3.55
—
38.95
(9.90)
1.17
1.14
1.14
1.40
43,200
161
12-31-17
44.06
0.65
3.84
4.49
0.61
1.13
—
1.74
—
46.81
10.32
1.17
1.14
1.14
1.43
54,583
134
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
45.58
0.62•
7.83
8.45
0.74
0.60
—
1.34
—
52.69
18.60
0.71
0.64
0.64
1.23
502,445
127
12-31-20
44.08
0.80
3.34
4.14
0.80
1.84
—
2.64
—
45.58
10.18
0.71
0.64
0.64
1.84
467,994
90
12-31-19
39.54
0.85•
6.94
7.79
0.90
2.35
—
3.25
—
44.08
20.10
0.67
0.64
0.64
1.97
484,839
143
12-31-18
47.51
0.88•
(5.06)
(4.18)
0.90
2.89
—
3.79
—
39.54
(9.46)
0.67
0.64
0.64
1.90
468,289
161
12-31-17
44.86
0.89•
3.93
4.82
1.04
1.13
—
2.17
—
47.51
10.90
0.67
0.64
0.64
1.92
594,834
134
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
45.24
0.49•
7.77
8.26
0.61
0.60
—
1.21
—
52.29
18.31
0.96
0.89
0.89
0.97
437,821
127
12-31-20
43.79
0.70
3.28
3.98
0.69
1.84
—
2.53
—
45.24
9.88
0.96
0.89
0.89
1.59
436,888
90
12-31-19
39.30
0.74•
6.88
7.62
0.78
2.35
—
3.13
—
43.79
19.80
0.92
0.89
0.89
1.72
473,465
143
12-31-18
47.22
0.76•
(5.01)
(4.25)
0.78
2.89
—
3.67
—
39.30
(9.67)
0.92
0.89
0.89
1.65
463,989
161
12-31-17
44.48
0.77•
3.89
4.66
0.79
1.13
—
1.92
—
47.22
10.62
0.92
0.89
0.89
1.67
606,503
134
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
44.52
0.42•
7.64
8.06
0.53
0.60
—
1.13
—
51.45
18.17
1.11
1.02
1.02
0.84
320,526
127
12-31-20
43.13
0.63
3.23
3.86
0.63
1.84
—
2.47
—
44.52
9.76
1.11
1.02
1.02
1.46
308,786
90
12-31-19
38.75
0.67•
6.78
7.45
0.72
2.35
—
3.07
—
43.13
19.63
1.07
1.02
1.02
1.59
328,815
143
12-31-18
46.59
0.69•
(4.93)
(4.24)
0.71
2.89
—
3.60
—
38.75
(9.79)
1.07
1.02
1.02
1.52
321,618
161
12-31-17
43.85
0.70•
3.83
4.53
0.66
1.13
—
1.79
—
46.59
10.48
1.07
1.02
1.02
1.54
420,527
134
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
22.38
(0.19)•
3.51
3.32
—
1.15
—
1.15
—
24.55
14.80
1.33
1.30
1.30
(0.80)
149,741
7
12-31-20
18.41
(0.10)•
4.91
4.81
0.13
0.71
—
0.84
—
22.38
27.19
1.35
1.30
1.30
(0.53)
131,946
8
12-31-19
17.06
0.04
4.89
4.93
—
3.58
—
3.58
—
18.41
31.10
1.25
1.25
1.25
0.26
123,467
8
12-31-18
21.42
0.04
(2.66)
(2.62)
0.25
1.49
—
1.74
—
17.06
(13.62)
1.25
1.25
1.25
0.22
101,759
17
12-31-17
15.90
0.04
5.64
5.68
0.13
0.03
—
0.16
—
21.42
35.82
1.25
1.25
1.25
0.17
120,344
9
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
111
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
23.71
(0.08)•
3.73
3.65
—
1.15
—
1.15
—
26.21
15.37
0.83
0.80
0.80
(0.30)
1,381,312
7
12-31-20
19.46
(0.01)•
5.20
5.19
0.23
0.71
—
0.94
—
23.71
27.78
0.85
0.80
0.80
(0.03)
1,332,750
8
12-31-19
17.86
0.15
5.13
5.28
0.10
3.58
—
3.68
—
19.46
31.80
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.76
1,225,197
8
12-31-18
22.33
0.16•
(2.80)
(2.64)
0.34
1.49
—
1.83
—
17.86
(13.19)
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.72
1,061,448
17
12-31-17
16.56
0.15
5.87
6.02
0.22
0.03
—
0.25
—
22.33
36.49
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.68
1,384,452
9
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
22.56
(0.13)•
3.55
3.42
—
1.15
—
1.15
—
24.83
15.13
1.08
1.05
1.05
(0.55)
185,986
7
12-31-20
18.56
(0.05)•
4.94
4.89
0.18
0.71
—
0.89
—
22.56
27.43
1.10
1.05
1.05
(0.28)
188,985
8
12-31-19
17.17
0.10
4.91
5.01
0.04
3.58
—
3.62
—
18.56
31.44
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.52
181,045
8
12-31-18
21.53
0.10•
(2.68)
(2.58)
0.29
1.49
—
1.78
—
17.17
(13.39)
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.49
167,520
17
12-31-17
15.98
0.08
5.67
5.75
0.17
0.03
—
0.20
—
21.53
36.13
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.41
238,436
9
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
21.75
(0.16)•
3.41
3.25
—
1.15
—
1.15
—
23.85
14.91
1.23
1.20
1.20
(0.69)
4,152
7
12-31-20
17.89
(0.07)•
4.77
4.70
0.13
0.71
—
0.84
—
21.75
27.33
1.25
1.20
1.20
(0.42)
4,266
8
12-31-19
16.67
0.06
4.77
4.83
0.03
3.58
—
3.61
—
17.89
31.26
1.15
1.15
1.15
0.37
4,611
8
12-31-18
20.97
0.06•
(2.60)
(2.54)
0.27
1.49
—
1.76
—
16.67
(13.56)
1.15
1.15
1.15
0.30
3,963
17
12-31-17
15.58
0.05
5.53
5.58
0.16
0.03
—
0.19
—
20.97
35.92
1.15
1.15
1.15
0.27
4,030
9
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.51
0.05•
4.43
4.48
0.05
0.70
—
0.75
—
19.24
29.15
1.49
1.38
1.38
0.28
93,649
22
12-31-20
17.15
0.09
(0.33)
(0.24)
0.11
1.29
—
1.40
—
15.51
0.08
1.51
1.38
1.38
0.58
79,036
18
12-31-19
15.74
0.12
3.74
3.86
0.12
2.33
—
2.45
—
17.15
25.81
1.39
1.39
1.39
0.71
89,967
9
12-31-18
19.78
0.15
(2.35)
(2.20)
0.16
1.68
—
1.84
—
15.74
(12.37)
1.38
1.38
1.38
0.79
80,243
12
12-31-17
19.31
0.07
2.41
2.48
0.07
1.94
—
2.01
—
19.78
13.41
1.37
1.37
1.37
0.37
99,801
10
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
16.09
0.15•
4.60
4.75
0.14
0.70
—
0.84
—
20.00
29.79
0.99
0.88
0.88
0.77
138,540
22
12-31-20
17.72
0.17
(0.33)
(0.16)
0.18
1.29
—
1.47
—
16.09
0.55
1.01
0.88
0.88
1.08
124,709
18
12-31-19
16.18
0.22
3.86
4.08
0.21
2.33
—
2.54
—
17.72
26.46
0.89
0.89
0.89
1.21
150,535
9
12-31-18
20.30
0.25•
(2.43)
(2.18)
0.26
1.68
—
1.94
—
16.18
(11.96)
0.88
0.88
0.88
1.28
144,880
12
12-31-17
19.75
0.18•
2.48
2.66
0.17
1.94
—
2.11
—
20.30
14.04
0.87
0.87
0.87
0.87
210,989
10
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.87
0.10•
4.54
4.64
0.09
0.70
—
0.79
—
19.72
29.51
1.24
1.13
1.13
0.53
188,813
22
12-31-20
17.51
0.13
(0.33)
(0.20)
0.15
1.29
—
1.44
—
15.87
0.28
1.26
1.13
1.13
0.83
169,728
18
12-31-19
16.01
0.17
3.82
3.99
0.16
2.33
—
2.49
—
17.51
26.21
1.14
1.14
1.14
0.96
200,304
9
12-31-18
20.10
0.20•
(2.40)
(2.20)
0.21
1.68
—
1.89
—
16.01
(12.19)
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.03
187,165
12
12-31-17
19.58
0.12•
2.46
2.58
0.12
1.94
—
2.06
—
20.10
13.72
1.12
1.12
1.12
0.61
256,845
10
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
112
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.47
0.08•
4.41
4.49
0.09
0.70
—
0.79
—
19.17
29.29
1.39
1.28
1.28
0.43
1,996
22
12-31-20
17.10
0.11
(0.33)
(0.22)
0.12
1.29
—
1.41
—
15.47
0.18
1.41
1.28
1.28
0.69
1,340
18
12-31-19
15.69
0.14•
3.73
3.87
0.13
2.33
—
2.46
—
17.10
25.96
1.29
1.29
1.29
0.81
1,782
9
12-31-18
19.72
0.16•
(2.33)
(2.17)
0.18
1.68
—
1.86
—
15.69
(12.30)
1.28
1.28
1.28
0.86
2,116
12
12-31-17
19.25
0.09•
2.41
2.50
0.09
1.94
—
2.03
—
19.72
13.52
1.27
1.27
1.27
0.45
3,382
10
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
13.16
(0.12)•
1.84
1.72
—
2.45
—
2.45
—
12.43
13.24
1.34
1.30
1.30
(0.91)
76,149
31
12-31-20
11.00
(0.05)
3.27
3.22
0.01
1.05
—
1.06
—
13.16
31.26
1.37
1.30
1.30
(0.49)
64,622
53
12-31-19
9.08
(0.03)
3.26
3.23
0.03
1.28
—
1.31
—
11.00
36.56
1.27
1.27
1.27
(0.28)
90,526
16
12-31-18
10.50
(0.02)
(0.24)
(0.26)
—
1.16
—
1.16
—
9.08
(3.77)
1.27
1.27
1.27
(0.14)
61,179
19
12-31-17
9.19
(0.03)
2.17
2.14
0.03
0.80
—
0.83
—
10.50
24.12
1.27
1.27
1.27
(0.32)
62,022
28
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.20
(0.06)•
2.13
2.07
0.00*
2.45
—
2.45
—
14.82
13.80
0.84
0.80
0.80
(0.41)
1,214,371
31
12-31-20
12.50
(0.01)
3.77
3.76
0.01
1.05
—
1.06
—
15.20
31.84
0.87
0.80
0.80
(0.07)
1,179,581
53
12-31-19
10.14
0.03
3.65
3.68
0.04
1.28
—
1.32
—
12.50
37.20
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.21
985,213
16
12-31-18
11.56
0.04
(0.28)
(0.24)
0.02
1.16
—
1.18
—
10.14
(3.23)
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.36
763,686
19
12-31-17
10.03
0.02
2.38
2.40
0.07
0.80
—
0.87
—
11.56
24.81
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.18
879,678
28
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
15.22
(0.06)•
2.13
2.07
0.00*
2.45
—
2.45
—
14.84
13.80
0.76
0.76
0.76
(0.37)
118,927
31
12-31-20
12.51
(0.01)
3.78
3.77
0.01
1.05
—
1.06
—
15.22
31.90
0.77
0.77
0.77
(0.13)
109,585
53
12-31-19
10.14
0.02
3.67
3.69
0.04
1.28
—
1.32
—
12.51
37.31
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.24
30,761
16
12-31-18
11.56
0.03
(0.27)
(0.24)
0.02
1.16
—
1.18
—
10.14
(3.24)
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.38
15,642
19
12-31-17
10.03
0.02•
2.38
2.40
0.07
0.80
—
0.87
—
11.56
24.81
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.18
9,313
28
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
14.40
(0.10)•
2.03
1.93
—
2.45
—
2.45
—
13.88
13.58
1.09
1.05
1.05
(0.66)
45,922
31
12-31-20
11.93
(0.03)
3.56
3.53
0.01
1.05
—
1.06
—
14.40
31.42
1.12
1.05
1.05
(0.30)
49,415
53
12-31-19
9.74
(0.00)*
3.50
3.50
0.03
1.28
—
1.31
—
11.93
36.88
1.02
1.02
1.02
(0.04)
47,101
16
12-31-18
11.15
0.02
(0.27)
(0.25)
—
1.16
—
1.16
—
9.74
(3.44)
1.02
1.02
1.02
0.11
42,403
19
12-31-17
9.71
(0.01)•
2.30
2.29
0.05
0.80
—
0.85
—
11.15
24.46
1.02
1.02
1.02
(0.07)
55,222
28
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
13.28
(0.11)•
1.85
1.74
—
2.45
—
2.45
—
12.57
13.28
1.24
1.20
1.20
(0.82)
5,903
31
12-31-20
11.08
(0.05)
3.31
3.26
0.01
1.05
—
1.06
—
13.28
31.40
1.27
1.20
1.20
(0.46)
6,833
53
12-31-19
9.13
(0.02)
3.28
3.26
0.03
1.28
—
1.31
—
11.08
36.69
1.17
1.17
1.17
(0.18)
5,586
16
12-31-18
10.54
(0.01)
(0.24)
(0.25)
—
1.16
—
1.16
—
9.13
(3.65)
1.17
1.17
1.17
(0.03)
4,094
19
12-31-17
9.22
(0.02)
2.18
2.16
0.04
0.80
—
0.84
—
10.54
24.28
1.17
1.17
1.17
(0.21)
4,103
28
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113
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.
 
 
Income (loss)
from
investment
operations
 
Less distributions
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net
assets
Supplemental
data
 
Net asset value, beginning
of year or period
Net investment income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from investment
operations
From net investment income
From net realized gains
From return of capital
Total distributions
Payments from distribution settlement/affiliate
Net asset value,
end of year or period
Total Return(1)
Expenses before
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Expenses net of fee waivers
and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)
Expenses net of all
reductions/additions(2)(3)
Net investment income
(loss)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
Class ADV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
93.76
(0.92)•
19.06
18.14
—
9.55
—
9.55
—
102.35
19.54
1.30
1.23
1.23
(0.91)
394,504
28
12-31-20
71.90
(0.61)
25.93
25.32
—
3.46
—
3.46
—
93.76
36.00
1.31
1.23
1.23
(0.75)
362,950
36
12-31-19
70.96
(0.31)
20.51
20.20
—
19.26
—
19.26
—
71.90
30.15
1.23
1.21
1.21
(0.43)
302,258
26
12-31-18
86.22
(0.20)•
0.81
0.61
—
15.87
—
15.87
—
70.96
(1.57)
1.23
1.21
1.21
(0.24)
239,404
47
12-31-17
72.53
(0.23)
23.41
23.18
—
9.49
—
9.49
—
86.22
32.91
1.24
1.23
1.23
(0.29)
248,624
51
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
107.26
(0.48)•
21.89
21.41
—
9.55
—
9.55
—
119.12
20.15
0.80
0.73
0.73
(0.41)
1,742,542
28
12-31-20
81.43
(0.24)
29.53
29.29
—
3.46
—
3.46
—
107.26
36.68
0.81
0.73
0.73
(0.25)
1,506,472
36
12-31-19
78.04
0.07
22.75
22.82
0.17
19.26
—
19.43
—
81.43
30.83
0.73
0.71
0.71
0.07
1,290,657
26
12-31-18
93.19
0.24
0.71
0.95
0.23
15.87
—
16.10
—
78.04
(1.09)
0.73
0.71
0.71
0.27
1,092,998
47
12-31-17
77.44
0.19
25.10
25.29
0.05
9.49
—
9.54
—
93.19
33.58
0.74
0.73
0.73
0.21
1,101,965
51
Class S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
100.68
(0.72)•
20.51
19.79
—
9.55
—
9.55
—
110.92
19.85
1.05
0.98
0.98
(0.66)
72,845
28
12-31-20
76.79
(0.42)•
27.77
27.35
—
3.46
—
3.46
—
100.68
36.36
1.06
0.98
0.98
(0.50)
74,335
36
12-31-19
74.54
(0.15)•
21.66
21.51
—
19.26
—
19.26
—
76.79
30.47
0.98
0.96
0.96
(0.18)
65,359
26
12-31-18
89.69
0.00*
0.76
0.76
0.04
15.87
—
15.91
—
74.54
(1.33)
0.98
0.96
0.96
0.01
329,427
47
12-31-17
74.96
(0.03)
24.25
24.22
—
9.49
—
9.49
—
89.69
33.25
0.99
0.98
0.98
(0.04)
379,473
51
Class S2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12-31-21
95.99
(0.85)•
19.55
18.70
—
9.55
—
9.55
—
105.14
19.68
1.20
1.13
1.13
(0.81)
6,338
28
12-31-20
73.47
(0.51)•
26.49
25.98
—
3.46
—
3.46
—
95.99
36.13
1.21
1.13
1.13
(0.64)
5,735
36
12-31-19
72.10
(0.27)•
20.90
20.63
—
19.26
—
19.26
—
73.47
30.27
1.13
1.11
1.11
(0.33)
9,074
26
12-31-18
87.30
(0.12)•
0.79
0.67
—
15.87
—
15.87
—
72.10
(1.47)
1.13
1.11
1.11
(0.14)
8,564
47
12-31-17
73.27
(0.16)•
23.68
23.52
—
9.49
—
9.49
—
87.30
33.06
1.14
1.13
1.13
(0.19)
9,014
51
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
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ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(1)
Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions, and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges.
(2)
Ratios do not include fees and expenses charged under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy.
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Portfolio. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Portfolio during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Portfolio. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(a)
Excluding amounts from foreign withholding tax claims received in the year ended December 31, 2017, Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio’s total return would have been 21.38%, 21.98%, 21.63%, and 21.53% for Classes ADV, I, S, and S2, respectively.
•
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
*
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.
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Voya Global Bond Portfolio
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
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VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
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VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
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