485BPOS
July 31, 2022
Prospectus
Fixed Income Funds
Voya Floating Rate Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IFRAX; C/IFRCX; I/IFRIX; P/IFRPX; R/IFRRX; T/VFRTX; W/IFRWX
Voya GNMA Income Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/LEXNX; C/LEGNX; I/LEINX; P/VGMPX; R6/VGMBX;T/VGMTX; W/IGMWX
Voya High Yield Bond Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IHYAX; C/IMYCX; I/IHYIX; P/IHYPX; R/IRSTX; R6/VHYRX; T/VHYTX; W/IHYWX
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IIBAX; C/IICCX; I/IICIX; R/IIBOX; R6/IIBZX; T/VIBTX; W/IIBWX
Voya Short Term Bond Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/IASBX; C/ICSBX; I/IISBX; R/VSTRX; R6/IGZAX; T/VTSTX; W/IWSBX
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund1
Class/Ticker: A/ISIAX; C/ISICX; I/IISIX; P/VSTPX; R/ISIRX; R6/VSIRX; T/VSTTX; W/ISIWX

1 Class T shares are not currently offered.
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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Voya Floating Rate Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
P
None
None
R
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
P
R
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
None
0.50
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.31
0.31
0.21
0.18
0.31
0.31
0.31
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
1.20
1.95
0.85
0.82
1.45
1.20
0.95
Waivers and Reimbursements3
%
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.08)
(0.64)
(0.18)
(0.18)
(0.18)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.02
1.77
0.77
0.18
1.27
1.02
0.77
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A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
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Expense information has been restated to reflect current contractual rates.
3
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.00%, 1.75%, 0.75%, 0.15%, 1.25%, 1.00%, and 0.75% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class R, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 1, 2023. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In addition, the adviser is contractually obligated to further limit expenses to 0.95%, 1.70%, 0.70%, 1.20%, 0.95%, and 0.70% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 1, 2023. This limitation 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 the management fee for Class P shares through August 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
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Voya Floating Rate Fund

 
 
If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
351
604
876
1,653
 
A
$
351
604
876
1,653
C
$
280
595
1,035
2,260
 
C
$
180
595
1,035
2,260
I
$
79
263
464
1,042
 
I
$
79
263
464
1,042
P
$
18
198
392
954
 
P
$
18
198
392
954
R
$
129
441
775
1,720
 
R
$
129
441
775
1,720
T
$
351
604
876
1,653
 
T
$
351
604
876
1,653
W
$
79
285
508
1,150
 
W
$
79
285
508
1,150
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as assignment fees and commissions, when it buys and sells (or “turns over”) assets in its portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 89% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. dollar denominated floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments, including: floating rate bonds; floating rate notes; money market instruments with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less; floating rate debentures; and tranches of floating rate asset-backed securities, including structured notes, made to, or issued by, U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other business entities (collectively “Floating Rate Debt”). The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund normally invests substantially in floating rate loans. The floating rate loans in which the Fund invests are generally below investment-grade floating rate loans that either hold the most senior position in the capital structure of the borrower, hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a senior position secured by liens on a borrower's assets) that the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) believes justify treatment as senior debt. Below investment-grade debt instruments are commonly known as “junk bonds.” In considering investments in floating rate loans, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in the largest and most liquid loans available. The Fund may invest in floating rate loans of companies whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations, or financial restructurings. Structured notes include, but are not limited to, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”).
Although the Fund has no restrictions on investment maturity, normally the floating rate loans will have remaining maturities of ten years or less.
The Fund may invest in the following derivative instruments: interest rate swaps and futures or forward contracts in order to seek to enhance returns or to attempt to hedge some of its investment risk.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets, measured at the time of purchase, in a combination of one or more of the following types of investments: high-yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), senior or subordinated fixed rate debt instruments, including notes and bonds, whether secured and unsecured; equity securities: (i) as an incident to the purchase or ownership of Floating Rate Debt or fixed rate debt instruments; (ii) in connection with a restructuring of a borrower or issuer or its debt; or (iii) if the Fund already owns Floating Rate Debt or a fixed rate debt instrument of the issuer of such equity; short-term debt obligations, repurchase agreements, cash and cash equivalents that do not otherwise qualify as Floating Rate Debt; and 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. The other investment companies in which the Fund invests may or may not be affiliated with the investment adviser. High-yield bonds are debt instruments that, at the time of purchase, are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or are rated below investment-grade (for example, rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a NRSRO.
Most of the Fund’s investments will be denominated in the U.S. dollar, although the Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. companies, non-U.S. dollar denominated loans and securities (e.g., denominated in Euros, British pounds, Swiss francs or Canadian dollars), foreign sovereign debt securities, and Eurodollar bonds and obligations. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in obligations of issuers in, or denominated in currencies of, emerging market countries.
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In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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 research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates. The Sub-Adviser may give ESG 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.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk.
Asset-Backed Securities: Defaults on, or low credit quality or liquidity of the underlying assets of the asset-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.
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 Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Other Collateralized Obligations: A CLO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include senior secured and unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment-grade, or equivalent unrated loans. CLOs may incur management fees and administration fees. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. The risks of investing in a CLO can be generally summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments, and include interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, prepayment and extension risk, and the risk of default of the underlying asset, among others.
Covenant-Lite Loans: Loans in which the Fund may invest or to which the Fund may gain exposure indirectly through its investments in collateralized debt obligations, CLOs or other types of structured securities may be considered “covenant-lite” loans. Covenant-lite refers to loans which do not incorporate traditional performance-based financial maintenance covenants. Covenant-lite does not refer to a loan’s seniority in the borrower’s capital structure nor to a lack of the benefit from a legal pledge of the borrower’s assets, and it also does not necessarily correlate to the overall credit quality of the borrower. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms which allow the lender to take action based on the borrower’s performance relative to its covenants. Such actions may include the ability to renegotiate and/or re-set the credit spread on the loan with the borrower, and even to declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Covenant-lite loans typically still provide lenders with other covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, the Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to covenant-lite loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.
Credit (Loans): The value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s ability to pay dividends is dependent upon the performance of the assets in its portfolio. Prices of the Fund’s investments are likely to fall if the actual or perceived financial health of the borrowers on, or issuers of, such investments deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons, or if the borrower or issuer is late (or defaults) in paying interest or principal.
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The Fund generally invests in loans that are senior in the capital structure of the borrower or issuer, hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a senior position secured by liens on a borrower’s assets) that the manager believes justify treatment as senior debt. Loans that are senior and secured generally involve less risk than unsecured or subordinated debt and equity instruments of the same borrower because the payment of principal and interest on senior loans is an obligation of the borrower that, in most instances, takes precedence over the payment of dividends, the return of capital to the borrower’s shareholders, and payments to bond holders; and because of the collateral supporting the repayment of the debt instrument. However, the value of the collateral may not equal the Fund’s investment when the debt instrument is acquired or may decline below the principal amount of the debt instrument subsequent to the Fund’s investment. Also, to the extent that collateral consists of stocks of the borrower, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, the Fund bears the risk that the stocks may decline in value, be relatively illiquid, or may lose all or substantially all of their value, causing the Fund’s investment to be undercollateralized. Therefore, the liquidation of the collateral underlying a loan in which the Fund has invested may not satisfy the borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal, and the collateral may not be able to be readily liquidated.
In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower or issuer, the Fund could experience delays and limitations on its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing the investment. Among the risks involved in a bankruptcy are assertions that the pledge of collateral to secure a loan constitutes a fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfer that would have the effect of nullifying or subordinating the Fund’s rights to the collateral.
The loans in which the Fund invests are generally rated lower than investment-grade credit quality, i.e., rated lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BBB- by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), or have been made to borrowers who have issued debt instruments that are rated lower than investment-grade in quality or, if unrated, would be rated lower than investment-grade credit quality. The Fund’s investments in lower than investment-grade loans will generally be rated at the time of purchase between B3 and Ba1 by Moody’s, B- and BB+ by S&P or, if not rated, would be of similar credit quality.
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. Investment decisions are based largely on the credit analysis performed by the manager, and not on rating agency evaluation. This analysis may be difficult to perform. Information about a loan and its borrower generally is not in the public domain. Investors in 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. In addition, many borrowers have not issued securities to the public and are not subject to reporting requirements under federal securities laws. Generally, however, borrowers are required to provide financial information to lenders and information may be available from other loan market participants or agents that originate or administer loans.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions.
Demand for Loans: An increase in demand for loans may benefit the Fund by providing increased liquidity for such loans and higher sales prices, but it may also adversely affect the rate of interest payable on such loans and the rights provided to the Fund under the terms of the applicable loan agreement, and may increase the price of loans in the secondary market. A decrease in the demand for loans may adversely affect the price of loans in the Fund’s portfolio, which could cause the Fund’s net asset value to decline and reduce the liquidity of the Fund’s loan holdings.
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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund to underperform the stock market or relevant benchmark
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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 Fund’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.
Equity Securities Incidental to Investments in Loans: Investments in equity securities incidental to investment in loans entail certain risks in addition to those associated with investments in loans. The value of such equity securities may change more rapidly, and to a greater extent, than fixed-income debt instruments issued by the same issuer in response to company-specific developments and general market conditions. The Fund’s holdings of equity securities may increase fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may frequently possess material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its ownership of a loan of such borrower. Because of prohibitions on trading in securities of issuers while in possession of such information, the Fund might be unable to enter into a transaction in a security of such a borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund 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 (non-U.S.) investment risks may be greater in developing and emerging markets than in developed markets.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments for Floating Rate Loans: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) debt instruments may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in debt instruments of U.S. companies due to: smaller markets; differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; 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.
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 for Floating Rate Loans: Changes in short-term market interest rates will directly affect the yield on the shares of the Fund whose investments are normally invested in floating rate loans. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on the Fund’s shares will also fall. To the extent that the interest rate spreads on loans in the Fund’s portfolio experience a general decline, the yield on the Fund’s shares will fall and the value of the Fund’s assets may decrease, which will cause the Fund’s net asset value to decrease. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on assets in the Fund’s portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. The impact of market interest rate changes on a fund’s yield will also be affected by whether, and the extent to which, the floating rate loans in the fund’s portfolio is subject to floors on the LIBOR base rate on which interest is calculated for such loans (a “LIBOR floor”). So long as the base rate for a loan remains under the LIBOR floor, changes in short-term interest rates will not affect the yield on such loans. In addition, to the extent that changes in market rates of interest are reflected not in a change to a base rate such as LIBOR but in a change in the spread over the base rate which is payable on the floating rate loans of the type and quality in which the Fund invests, the net asset value could also be adversely affected. With respect to investments in fixed rate instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values of such instruments to fall. The values of fixed rate instruments with longer maturities or duration
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are more sensitive to changes in market interest rates. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States is in a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income and related markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income and related markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Limited Secondary Market for Floating Rate Loans: Although the re-sale, or secondary market for floating rate loans has grown substantially over the past decade, both in overall size and number of market participants, there is no organized exchange or board of trade on which floating rate loans are traded. Instead, the secondary market for floating rate loans is a private, unregulated inter-dealer or inter-bank re-sale market. Transactions in loans typically settle on a delayed basis and typically take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result the Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations and may increase amounts the Fund may be required to borrow. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Floating rate loans usually trade in large denominations. Trades can be infrequent and the market for floating rate loans may experience substantial volatility. In addition, the market for floating rate loans has limited transparency so that information about actual trades may be difficult to obtain. Accordingly, some of the floating rate loans will be relatively illiquid.
In addition, the floating rate loans may require the consent of the borrower and/or the agent prior to sale or assignment. These consent requirements can delay or impede the Fund’s ability to sell floating rate loans and can adversely affect the price that can be obtained.
These considerations may cause the Fund to sell floating rate loans at lower prices than it would otherwise consider to meet cash needs or cause the Fund to maintain a greater portion of its assets in money market instruments than it would otherwise, which could negatively impact performance. The Fund may seek to avoid the necessity of selling assets to meet redemption requests or liquidity needs by the use of borrowings. Such borrowings, even though they are for the purpose of satisfying redemptions or meeting liquidity needs and not to generate leveraged returns, nevertheless would produce leverage and the risks that are inherent in leverage. However, there can be no assurance that sales of floating rate loans at such lower prices can be avoided.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has entered into a line of credit under which it may borrow money from time to time. The amount of available borrowing under the line of credit reflects such factors as, among other things, the investment adviser’s expectations as to the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio and settlement times for the loans held by the Fund, as well as anticipated growth in the size of the Fund. The cost of maintaining the line of credit will reduce the Fund’s investment return.
From time to time, the occurrence of one or more of the factors described above may create a cascading effect where the market for debt instruments (including the market for floating rate loans) first experiences volatility and then decreased liquidity. Such conditions, or other similar conditions, may then adversely affect the value of floating rate loans and other instruments, widening spreads against higher-quality debt instruments, and making it harder to sell floating rate loans at prices at which they have historically or recently traded, thereby further reducing liquidity. For example, during the global financial crisis in the second half of 2008, the average price of loans in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the “Index”) declined by 32% (which included a decline of 3.06% on a single day). Additionally, during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Index declined by 12.37% in March 2020 (which included a decline of 3.74% on a single day).
Declines in net asset value or other market developments (which could be more severe than these prior declines) may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause the Fund to have to sell floating rate loans and other instruments at disadvantageous prices and inhibit the ability of the Fund to retain its assets in the hope of greater stabilization in the secondary markets. In addition, these or similar circumstances could cause the Fund to sell its highest quality and most liquid floating rate loans and other investments in order to satisfy an initial wave of redemptions while leaving the Fund with a remaining portfolio of lower-quality and less liquid investments. In anticipation of such circumstances, the Fund may also need to maintain a larger portion of its assets in liquid instruments than usual. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund will foresee the need to maintain greater liquidity or that actual efforts to maintain a larger portion of assets in liquid investments would successfully mitigate the foregoing risks.
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Liquidity for Floating Rate Loans: If a loan is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the loan at a time when the manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid loans, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells loans will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. The Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a loan at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate: 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 for example, the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement market. SOFR is published in various, forms including as a daily, compounded and forward-looking term rate. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the 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 the Fund.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates. Loans typically have a 6-12 month call protection and may be prepaid partially or in full after the call protection period without penalty.
Voya Floating Rate Fund
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Repurchase Agreements: In the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, the Fund would generally seek to sell the underlying security serving as collateral for the repurchase agreement. However, the value of collateral may be insufficient to satisfy the counterparty's obligation and/or the Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Such a delay may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the security, which could result in a loss. In addition, if the Fund is characterized by a court as an unsecured creditor, it would be at risk of losing some or all of the principal and interest involved in the transaction.
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.
Valuation of Loans: The Fund values its assets daily. However, because the secondary market for floating rate loans is limited, it may be difficult to value loans, exposing the Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells loans will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by the Fund. Reliable market value quotations may not be readily available for some loans and determining the fair valuation of such loans may require more research than for securities that trade in a more active secondary market. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation of loans than for more securities that trade in a more developed secondary market because there is less reliable, objective market value data available. If the Fund purchases a relatively large portion of a loan, the limitations of the secondary market may inhibit the Fund from selling a portion of the loan and reducing its exposure to a borrower when the manager deems it advisable to do so. Even if the Fund itself does not own a relatively large portion of a particular loan, the Fund, in combination with other similar accounts under management by the same portfolio managers, may own large portions of loans. The aggregate amount of holdings could create similar risks if and when the portfolio managers decide to sell those loans. These risks could include, for example, the risk that the sale of an initial portion of the loan could be at a price lower than the price at which the loan was valued by the Fund, the risk that the initial sale could adversely impact the price at which additional portions of the loan are sold, and the risk that the foregoing events could warrant a reduced valuation being assigned to the remaining portion of the loan still owned by the Fund.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund'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 Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Voya Floating Rate Fund
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Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
7.73%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-14.81%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-5.92%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)

 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes
%
1.52
1.59
3.05
N/A
08/17/10
After tax on distributions
%
0.14
-0.15
1.27
N/A
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
0.85
0.41
1.53
N/A
 
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
4.69
N/A
 
Class C before taxes
%
2.34
1.36
2.54
N/A
08/17/10
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
4.69
N/A
 
Class I before taxes
%
4.38
2.38
3.57
N/A
08/17/10
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
4.69
N/A
 
Class P before taxes
%
4.99
3.02
N/A
3.45
06/14/13
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
N/A
4.06
 
Class R before taxes
%
3.98
1.87
3.05
N/A
08/17/10
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
4.69
N/A
 
Class W before taxes
%
4.49
2.36
3.56
N/A
08/17/10
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
%
5.20
4.27
4.69
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Jeffrey A. Bakalar
Portfolio Manager (since 08/10)
Kelly Byrne, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 05/21)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Voya Floating Rate Fund
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Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
P
R
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
Voya Floating Rate Fund
10

Voya GNMA Income Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and safety of principal through investment primarily in Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage-backed securities (also known as GNMA Certificates) that are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the U.S. government.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
P
None
None
R6
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
P
R6
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
None
None
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.15
0.15
0.12
0.77
0.04
0.15
0.15
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
0.84
1.59
0.56
1.21
0.48
0.84
0.59
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
None
None
(0.02)
(1.06)
None
None
None
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
0.84
1.59
0.54
0.15
0.48
0.84
0.59
1
A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.84%, 1.59%, 0.54%, 0.15%, 0.54%, 0.84%, and 0.59% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 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 the management fee for Class P shares through August 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
11
Voya GNMA Income Fund

 
 
If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
334
511
704
1,261
 
A
$
334
511
704
1,261
C
$
262
502
866
1,889
 
C
$
162
502
866
1,889
I
$
55
177
311
700
 
I
$
55
177
311
700
P
$
15
279
563
1,372
 
P
$
15
279
563
1,372
R6
$
49
154
269
604
 
R6
$
49
154
269
604
T
$
334
511
704
1,261
 
T
$
334
511
704
1,261
W
$
60
189
329
738
 
W
$
60
189
329
738
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 539% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in GNMA Certificates. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
The Fund may purchase or sell GNMA Certificates on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis through the “to be announced” (“TBA”) market. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date but the delivered securities must meet specified terms and standards. The remaining assets of the Fund will be invested in other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, including U.S. Treasury securities, and securities issued by other agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements secured by securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, GNMA Certificates, and securities issued by other agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government.
The Fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity, although the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) expects to invest in securities with effective maturities in excess of one year.
Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for a complete description of GNMA Certificates and Modified Pass Through GNMA Certificates. The Fund intends to use the proceeds from principal payments to purchase additional GNMA Certificates or other U.S. government guaranteed securities.
The Fund may invest in futures, including U.S. Treasury futures, to manage the duration of the Fund. 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 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 1%. 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 1%.
In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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 research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates. The Sub-Adviser may give ESG 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 Fund 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.
Voya GNMA Income Fund
12

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 Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another 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.
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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’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.
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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s operations and return potential.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
Voya GNMA Income Fund
13

Market Disruption and Geopolitical: The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Repurchase Agreements: In the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, the Fund would generally seek to sell the underlying security serving as collateral for the repurchase agreement. However, the value of collateral may be insufficient to satisfy the counterparty's obligation and/or the Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Such a delay may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the security, which could result in a loss. In addition, if the Fund is characterized by a court as an unsecured creditor, it would be at risk of losing some or all of the principal and interest involved in the transaction.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
When Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: When issued securities, delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. These investments may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund
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to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund loses both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund'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 Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
2.21%
Worst quarter:
2nd Quarter 2013
-2.20%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-7.33%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)

 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes
%
-3.38
1.54
1.69
N/A
08/17/73
After tax on distributions
%
-3.94
0.58
0.55
N/A
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
-1.91
0.73
0.80
N/A
 
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
Class C before taxes
%
-2.75
1.28
1.17
N/A
10/13/00
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
Class I before taxes
%
-0.72
2.37
2.23
N/A
01/07/02
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
Class P before taxes
%
-0.35
2.48
2.29
N/A
05/22/20
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
Class R6 before taxes
%
-0.60
2.39
2.24
N/A
07/31/20
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
Class W before taxes
%
-0.77
2.32
2.20
N/A
12/17/07
Bloomberg GNMA Index1
%
-1.45
2.16
1.99
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Jeff Dutra
Portfolio Manager (since 05/09)
Justin McWhorter
Portfolio Manager (since 05/09)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
P
R6
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
None
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
N/A
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimum investment requirements for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya High Yield Bond Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income and total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
P
None
None
R
None
None
R6
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
P
R
R6
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.59
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
None
0.50
None
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.20
0.20
0.10
0.04
0.20
0.04
0.20
0.20
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
1.04
1.79
0.69
0.63
1.29
0.63
1.04
0.79
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
None
None
None
(0.59)
None
None
None
None
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
1.04
1.79
0.69
0.04
1.29
0.63
1.04
0.79
1
A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.10%, 1.85%, 0.85%, 0.15%, 1.35%, 0.83%, 1.10%, and 0.85% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 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 the management fee for Class P shares through August 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
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Voya High Yield Bond Fund

 
 
If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
353
573
810
1,489
 
A
$
353
573
810
1,489
C
$
282
563
970
2,105
 
C
$
182
563
970
2,105
I
$
70
221
384
859
 
I
$
70
221
384
859
P
$
4
142
293
730
 
P
$
4
142
293
730
R
$
131
409
708
1,556
 
R
$
131
409
708
1,556
R6
$
64
202
351
786
 
R6
$
64
202
351
786
T
$
353
573
810
1,489
 
T
$
353
573
810
1,489
W
$
81
252
439
978
 
W
$
81
252
439
978
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 63% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of high-yield (high risk) bonds commonly known as “junk bonds.” The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
High-yield bonds are debt instruments that, at the time of purchase, are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or are rated below investment-grade (for example, rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.) or have an equivalent rating by a NRSRO. The Fund defines high-yield bonds to include: bank loans; payment-in-kind securities; fixed and variable floating rate and deferred interest debt obligations; zero-coupon bonds and debt obligations provided they are unrated or rated below investment-grade. In evaluating the quality of a particular high-yield bond for investment by the Fund, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) does not rely exclusively on ratings assigned by a NRSRO. The Sub-Adviser will utilize a security’s credit rating as simply one indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness and will principally rely upon its own analysis of any security. However, the Sub-Adviser does not have restrictions on the rating level of the securities held in the Fund and may purchase and hold securities in default. There are no restrictions on the average maturity of the Fund or the maturity of any single investment. Maturities may vary widely depending on the Sub-Adviser’s assessment of interest rate trends and other economic or market factors.
Any remaining assets may be invested in investment-grade debt instruments; common and preferred stocks; U.S. government securities; money market instruments; and debt instruments of foreign issuers including securities of companies in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in derivatives, including, structured debt obligations, dollar roll transactions, swap agreements, including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, and options on swap agreements. The Fund typically uses derivatives to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or to enhance returns in the Fund. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization size.
The Fund 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.
In choosing investments for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser combines extensive company and industry research with relative value analysis to identify high-yield bonds expected to provide above-average returns. Relative value analysis is intended to enhance returns by moving from overvalued to undervalued sectors of the bond market. The Sub-Adviser’s approach to decision making includes contributions from individual portfolio managers responsible for specific industry sectors.
In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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
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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 Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk.
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 Fund.
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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s performance. In evaluating a company or issuer in light of ESG factors, the Sub-Adviser may consider information and data
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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 (non-U.S.) Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund 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 (non-U.S.) 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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s operations and return potential.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
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 Fund 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
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companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of mid- and small-capitalization companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in large-capitalization 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 large-capitalization 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 Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
Zero-Coupon Bonds and Pay-in-Kind Securities: Zero-coupon bonds and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in price due to market interest rate changes than conventional interest-bearing securities. The Fund may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon bonds without receiving the actual cash currency resulting in a loss.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund'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 Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Performance for other share classes would differ to the extent they have differences in their fees and expenses. The Class R6 and Class W shares performance shown for the period prior to their inception date is the performance of Class A shares without adjustment for any differences in the expenses between the two classes. If adjusted for such differences, returns would be different.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
7.80%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-11.57%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-15.26%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)

 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes
%
1.88
4.70
5.88
N/A
12/15/98
After tax on distributions
%
-0.22
2.38
3.51
N/A
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
1.04
2.49
3.44
N/A
 
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
6.82
N/A
 
Class C before taxes
%
2.89
4.45
5.35
N/A
12/15/98
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
6.82
N/A
 
Class I before taxes
%
4.90
5.60
6.52
N/A
07/31/08
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
6.82
N/A
 
Class P before taxes
%
5.59
6.31
N/A
6.08
06/14/13
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
N/A
5.84
 
Class R before taxes
%
4.28
5.00
N/A
4.52
01/30/14
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
N/A
5.63
 
Class R6 before taxes
%
4.96
5.68
6.38
N/A
08/03/16
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
6.82
N/A
 
Class W before taxes
%
4.93
5.52
6.48
N/A
07/29/11
Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index1
%
5.26
6.28
6.82
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged
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arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Rick Cumberledge, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 08/13)
Randall Parrish, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 03/07)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
P
R
R6
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
None
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
N/A
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimum investment requirements for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return through income and capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
R
None
None
R6
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
R
R6
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.27
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
0.50
None
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.17
0.17
0.08
0.17
0.02
0.17
0.17
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
0.69
1.44
0.35
0.94
0.29
0.69
0.44
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
0.69
1.44
0.35
0.94
0.29
0.69
0.44
1
A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.75%, 1.50%, 0.50%, 1.00%, 0.50%, 0.75%, and 0.50% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 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 Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
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If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
319
465
625
1,087
 
A
$
319
465
625
1,087
C
$
247
456
787
1,724
 
C
$
147
456
787
1,724
I
$
36
113
197
443
 
I
$
36
113
197
443
R
$
96
300
520
1,155
 
R
$
96
300
520
1,155
R6
$
30
93
163
368
 
R6
$
30
93
163
368
T
$
319
465
625
1,087
 
T
$
319
465
625
1,087
W
$
45
141
246
555
 
W
$
45
141
246
555
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 222% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of bonds, including but not limited to corporate, government and mortgage bonds, which, at the time of purchase, are rated investment-grade (e.g., rated 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 (“NRSRO”), or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in this investment policy.
Although the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-yield (high risk) debt instruments rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum weighted average portfolio quality rating of at least investment-grade. Generally, the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) maintains a dollar-weighted average duration between three and ten years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in debt instruments as it incorporates multiple features of the debt instruments (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt 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 received. The weights are the amounts of the payments discounted by the yield-to-maturity of the debt instrument. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the debt 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 1%. 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 1%.
The Fund may also invest in: preferred stocks; high quality money market instruments; municipal bonds; debt instruments of foreign issuers (including those located in emerging market countries); securities denominated in foreign currencies; foreign currencies; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; bank loans and floating rate secured loans (“Senior Loans”); and derivatives including futures, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and total return swaps) involving securities, securities indices and interest rates, which may be denominated in the U.S. dollar or foreign currencies. The Fund typically uses derivatives to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk, to substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset, and/or to enhance returns in the Fund.
The Fund may seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or through other investment techniques such as buy backs and dollar rolls. Buy backs and dollar rolls involve selling securities and simultaneously entering into a commitment to purchase those or similar securities on a specified future date and price from the same party.
The Fund 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.
The Sub-Adviser believes that relationships between the drivers of debt instrument returns change over time and that recognizing this is key to managing debt instrument assets. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser employs a dynamic investment process that seeks to balance top-down macro economic considerations and fundamental bottom-up analysis during the steps of its investment process - sector allocation, security selection, duration and yield curve management. This includes utilizing proprietary qualitative analysis along with quantitative tools throughout the portfolio construction process.
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In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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 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 Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk.
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 Fund.
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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
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Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund through another financial institution, or the Fund 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, the Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund 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 (non-U.S.) 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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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
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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 Fund’s operations and return potential.
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 change, which may adversely affect the Fund'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 Fund’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.
Investment Model: A manager’s proprietary model may not adequately allow for existing or unforeseen market factors or the interplay between such factors. Funds 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 Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate: 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 for example, the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement market. SOFR is published in various, forms including as a daily, compounded and forward-looking term rate. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the 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 the Fund.
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 Fund to achieve its investment objectives.
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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-capitalization companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in large-capitalization 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 large-capitalization 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 Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that
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the Fund 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 Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’s other risks.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund'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 Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. 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.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
5.99%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2021
-3.08%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-11.78%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)

 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes
%
-3.79
3.34
3.51
N/A
12/15/98
After tax on distributions
%
-4.81
1.89
2.12
N/A
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
-2.14
1.89
2.07
N/A
 
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
Class C before taxes
%
-3.06
3.12
3.00
N/A
12/15/98
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
Class I before taxes
%
-1.03
4.23
4.11
N/A
01/08/02
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
Class R before taxes
%
-1.68
3.61
3.51
N/A
03/16/04
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
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1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class R6 before taxes
%
-0.99
4.28
4.14
N/A
05/31/13
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
Class W before taxes
%
-1.20
4.15
4.04
N/A
12/17/07
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1
%
-1.54
3.57
2.90
N/A
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 07/21)
David Goodson
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Randall Parrish, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Matthew Toms, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 08/10)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
R
R6
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
None
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
N/A
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimum investment requirements for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Short Term Bond Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks maximum total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
R
None
None
R6
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
R
R6
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
0.50
None
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.14
0.14
0.15
0.14
0.06
0.14
0.14
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
0.64
1.39
0.40
0.89
0.31
0.64
0.39
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
None
None
(0.05)
None
(0.01)
None
None
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
0.64
1.39
0.35
0.89
0.30
0.64
0.39
1
A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.65%, 1.40%, 0.35%, 0.90%, 0.30%, 0.65%, and 0.40% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 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 Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
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Voya Short Term Bond Fund

 
 
If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
314
450
598
1,028
 
A
$
314
450
598
1,028
C
$
242
440
761
1,669
 
C
$
142
440
761
1,669
I
$
36
123
219
500
 
I
$
36
123
219
500
R
$
91
284
493
1,096
 
R
$
91
284
493
1,096
R6
$
31
99
173
392
 
R6
$
31
99
173
392
T
$
314
450
598
1,028
 
T
$
314
450
598
1,028
W
$
40
125
219
493
 
W
$
40
125
219
493
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 250% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of bonds or derivative instruments having economic characteristics similar to bonds. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in this investment policy. The average dollar-weighted maturity of the Fund will not exceed 5 years. Because of the Fund's holdings in amortizing and/or sinking fund securities such as, but not exclusively, asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, residential mortgage-backed, collateralized loan obligations, and corporate bonds, the Fund's average dollar-weighted maturity is equivalent to the average weighted maturity of the cash flows in the securities held by the Fund given certain prepayment assumptions (also known as weighted average life).
The Fund invests in non-government issued debt securities, issued by companies of all sizes, rated investment-grade, but may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in high yield securities, (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) rated B or better by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or equivalently rated by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or by Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) or, if not rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, if the sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) determines at the time of purchase that they are of comparable quality. Money market securities must be rated in the two highest rating categories by Moody’s (P-1 or P-2), S&P (A-1+, A-1 or A-2) or Fitch (A-1+, A-1 or A-2), or determined, at the time of purchase, to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Adviser.
The Fund may also invest in: preferred stocks; U.S. government securities, securities of foreign governments, and supranational organizations; mortgage-backed and asset-backed debt securities; bank loans and floating rate secured loans; municipal bonds, notes, and commercial paper; and debt securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may engage in dollar roll transactions and swap agreements, including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, and total return swaps. The Fund may use options, options on swap agreements and futures contracts involving securities, securities indices and interest rates to hedge against market risk, to enhance returns, and as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset.
In addition, private placements of debt securities (which are often restricted securities) are eligible for purchase along with other illiquid securities.
The Fund 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.
The Sub-Adviser believes that relationships between the drivers of fixed-income returns change over time and that recognizing this is key to managing fixed-income assets. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser employs a dynamic investment process that seeks to balance top-down macro economic considerations and fundamental bottom-up analysis during the steps of its investment process - sector allocation, security selection, duration and yield curve management. This includes utilizing proprietary qualitative analysis along with quantitative tools throughout the portfolio construction process.
In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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 research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates. The Sub-Adviser may give ESG factors equal consideration or may focus on one or more of those factors
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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 Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk.
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 Fund.
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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s performance. In evaluating a company or issuer in light of ESG factors, the Sub-Adviser may consider information and data
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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 Fund 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 Fund through another financial institution, or the Fund 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, the Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund 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.
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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’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. Funds 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,
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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 Fund.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate: 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 for example, the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement market. SOFR is published in various, forms including as a daily, compounded and forward-looking term rate. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the 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 the Fund.
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 Fund 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-capitalization companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in large-capitalization 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 large-capitalization 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 Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’s direct exposure to Russian issuers or nearby geographic regions. The extent
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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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’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 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.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund's performance information reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the
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period presented. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. 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.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
4.00%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-2.64%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-4.32%
Average Annual Total Returns %
(for the periods ended December 31, 2021)

 
 
1 Yr
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class A before taxes
%
-2.38
1.45
N/A
1.25
12/19/12
After tax on distributions
%
-2.96
0.64
N/A
0.52
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
-1.35
0.73
N/A
0.62
 
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.40
 
Class C before taxes
%
-1.58
1.20
N/A
0.77
12/19/12
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.40
 
Class I before taxes
%
0.45
2.25
N/A
1.82
12/19/12
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.40
 
Class R before taxes
%
-0.09
1.79
N/A
1.41
07/31/14
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.55
 
Class R6 before taxes
%
0.48
2.30
N/A
1.86
07/31/13
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.40
 
Class W before taxes
%
0.41
2.26
N/A
1.81
12/19/12
Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index1
%
-0.47
1.85
N/A
1.40
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
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Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 07/21)
David Goodson
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Randall Parrish, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Matthew Toms, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 12/12)
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
R
R6
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
None
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
N/A
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimum investment requirements for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return through income and capital appreciation through all market cycles.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Voya mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the discussion in the Sales Charges section of the Prospectus (page 74), in Appendix A to the Prospectus, or the Purchase, Exchange, and Redemption of Shares section of the Statement of Additional Information (page 93).
Shareholder Fees
Fees paid directly from your investment
Class
Maximum sales charge (load) as a % of
offering price imposed on purchases
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of
purchase or sales price, whichever is less
A
2.50
None1
C
None
1.00
I
None
None
P
None
None
R
None
None
R6
None
None
T
2.50
None
W
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment
Class
 
A
C
I
P
R
R6
T
W
Management Fees
%
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
%
0.25
1.00
None
None
0.50
None
0.25
None
Other Expenses
%
0.10
0.10
0.12
0.03
0.10
0.04
0.10
0.10
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
%
0.85
1.60
0.62
0.53
1.10
0.54
0.85
0.60
Waivers and Reimbursements2
%
None
None
None
(0.50)
None
None
None
None
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers and
Reimbursements
%
0.85
1.60
0.62
0.03
1.10
0.54
0.85
0.60
1
A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $500,000 or more.
2
The adviser is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 1.15%, 1.90%, 0.72%, 0.15%, 1.40%, 0.60%, 1.15%, and 0.90% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class P, Class R, Class R6, Class T, and Class W shares, respectively, through August 1, 2023. The limitation 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 the management fee for Class P shares through August 1, 2023. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund’s board.
Expense Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example shows costs if you sold (redeemed) your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment had a 5% return each year and that the Fund'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:
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Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund

 
 
If you Sold your shares
 
 
 
If you Held your shares
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
 
Number of years you own your shares
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
 
 
 
1 Yr
3 Yrs
5 Yrs
10 Yrs
A
$
335
514
710
1,273
 
A
$
335
514
710
1,273
C
$
263
505
871
1,900
 
C
$
163
505
871
1,900
I
$
63
199
346
774
 
I
$
63
199
346
774
P
$
3
119
246
617
 
P
$
3
119
246
617
R
$
112
350
606
1,340
 
R
$
112
350
606
1,340
R6
$
55
173
302
677
 
R6
$
55
173
302
677
T
$
335
514
710
1,273
 
T
$
335
514
710
1,273
W
$
61
192
335
750
 
W
$
61
192
335
750
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund 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 and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Expense Example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 76% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in fixed-income instruments, including investment-grade securities and below investment-grade securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” The Fund may invest in below investment-grade securities without limit. Investment grade securities would be rated at least BBB- by S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or BBB- by Fitch Ratings or have an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), or are of comparable quality if unrated. The Fund may also invest in floating rate loans, and other floating rate debt instruments.
The Fund is not managed relative to an index and instead seeks to produce positive returns across varying market conditions. To seek this goal, the Fund has flexibility to invest across a broad range of fixed income securities and derivatives. The Fund generally maintains a dollar-weighted average duration profile between -2 and 6 years. Duration is the most commonly used measure of risk in debt instruments as it incorporates multiple features of the debt instruments (e.g., yield, coupon, maturity, etc.) into one number. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt security to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for the debt 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 1%. 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 1%.
Fixed-income instruments may include debt securities, and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. (including those located in emerging market countries) public- or private-sector entities. Debt securities may include, without limitation, bonds, debentures, notes, convertible securities, commercial paper, loans and related assignments and participations, corporate debt, asset- and mortgage-backed securities, preferred stock, bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits, bankers' acceptances and money market instruments, including money market funds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments include floating rate bonds, floating rate notes, floating rate debentures, and tranches of floating rate asset-backed securities, including structured notes, made to, or issued by, U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other business entities. The Fund may also invest in inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. and non-U.S. governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, and U.S. and non-U.S. corporations.
The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including options, futures, swaps (including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps), and currency forwards, as a substitute for taking a position in an underlying asset, to make tactical asset allocations, to seek to minimize risk, to enhance returns, and/or assist in managing cash.
In evaluating investments for the Fund, 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 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 research as material to a particular company or the industry in which it operates. The Sub-Adviser may give ESG factors equal consideration or may focus on one or more of those factors
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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 Fund 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.
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 Fund may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 13% of its total assets.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on an investment in the Fund. Any of the following risks, among others, could affect Fund performance or cause the Fund to lose money or to underperform market averages of other funds. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk.
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 Fund.
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.
Credit Default Swaps: The Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose the Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. The manager may use a model to guide currency risk taking. The manager has discretion as to whether to use the model. There is no guarantee that the use of the model will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Deflation: Deflation occurs when prices throughout the economy decline over time the opposite of inflation. Unless repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed, when there is deflation, the principal and income of an inflation-protected bond will decline and could result in losses.
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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect
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on the Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund through another financial institution, or the Fund 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, the Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of the Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund 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 (non-U.S.) 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.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds: If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In addition, inflation-indexed bonds are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
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.
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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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s operations and return potential.
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 change, which may adversely affect the Fund'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 Fund’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.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, the Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when the Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the Fund.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate: 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 for example, the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement market. SOFR is published in various, forms including as a daily, compounded and forward-looking term rate. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on the Fund’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of the Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the 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 the Fund.
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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 Fund 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-capitalization companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in large-capitalization 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 large-capitalization 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 Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 the Fund’s investments, including beyond the Fund’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 foreign (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 Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of the Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates.
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Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, the Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing the Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Fund’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 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.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk.
An investment in the Fund 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 Fund. The following bar chart shows the changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and the table compares the Fund's performance to the performance of a broad-based securities market index/indices with investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund for the same period. The Fund'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 Fund's Class A shares. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. 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.
Because Class T shares of the Fund had not commenced operations as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, no performance information for Class T shares is provided below.
The Fund’s performance prior to May 1, 2016 reflects returns achieved pursuant to different principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current strategies had been in place for the prior period, the performance information shown would have been different. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. For the most recent performance figures, go to www.individuals.voya.com/literature or call 1-800-992-0180.
Calendar Year Total Returns Class A 
(as of December 31 of each year)
Best quarter:
2nd Quarter 2020
6.57%
Worst quarter:
1st Quarter 2020
-10.68%
Year-to-date total return:
June 30, 2022
-6.30%
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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 A before taxes
%
-0.68
3.02
N/A
3.12
11/02/12
After tax on distributions
%
-1.92
1.46
N/A
1.65
 
After tax on distributions with sale
%
-0.31
1.63
N/A
1.73
 
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class C before taxes
%
0.12
2.77
N/A
2.61
11/02/12
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class I before taxes
%
2.14
3.86
N/A
3.76
11/02/12
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class P before taxes
%
2.73
4.14
N/A
3.91
02/01/19
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class R before taxes
%
1.62
3.26
N/A
3.12
11/02/12
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class R6 before taxes
%
2.20
3.87
N/A
3.76
10/23/15
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
Class W before taxes
%
2.14
3.80
N/A
3.56
11/02/12
ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index1
%
0.17
1.40
N/A
0.93
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index1
%
-1.10
3.84
N/A
3.05
 
1
The index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax advantaged arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Sub-Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Portfolio Managers
 
Sean Banai, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Brian Timberlake, Ph.D., CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 04/17)
Matthew Toms, CFA
Portfolio Manager (since 11/12)
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange opens for regular trading). You can buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary; by visiting our website at www.voyainvestments.com; by writing to us at Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034; or by calling us at 1-800-992-0180.
Class T shares of the Fund are not currently offered.
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Minimum Initial Investment $ by share class
Class
A, C, T
I
P
R
R6
W
Non-retirement accounts
$
1,000
250,000
1,000,000
1,000
Retirement accounts
$
250
250,000
None
1,000
Certain omnibus accounts
$
250
N/A
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
$
1,000
250,000
N/A
1,000
There are no minimums for additional investments except that the Pre-Authorized Investment Plan requires a monthly investment of at least $100. For Class I shares, there is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the Fund is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. There are no minimum investment requirements for additional investments.
Tax Information
The Fund's distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. If you are investing through a tax advantaged arrangement, you may be taxed upon withdrawals from that arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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KEY FUND INFORMATION

This Prospectus contains information about each Fund 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 Fund'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 Fund.
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 Funds Trust, the Trustees, or each Fund 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 Fund. You should be aware that each Fund is likely to differ from these other Voya mutual funds in size and cash flow pattern. Accordingly, the performance of each Fund can be expected to vary from those of other Voya mutual funds.
Other mutual funds and/or funds-of-funds may invest in a Fund. So long as a Fund 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 (“1940 Act”) or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Each Fund is a series of Voya Funds Trust (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust. Each Fund is managed by Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”).
Fund shares may be classified into different classes of shares. The classes of shares of a Fund would be substantially the same except for different expenses, certain related rights, and certain shareholder services. All share classes of a Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio. This Prospectus only offers the classes of shares listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Additional share classes of a Fund may be offered through a different prospectus.
The Adviser and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) (together “Voya”) implement fee waivers or expense limitations for one or more share classes of a Fund, and the levels of those fee waivers or expense limitations differ among a Fund’s share classes. The fee waivers include waivers of some or all of a Fund’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 purchasers, including, among others, funds-of-funds, retirement plans, and variable product purchasers, 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 Fund’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 Fund, 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 Fund. Rather, they will be made available to investors meeting eligibility criteria outlined in the 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 low-priced share class in certain sales channels or through certain products and the anticipated direct or indirect financial benefit to a Fund or Voya. Not all share classes of a Fund will typically be offered in a single Prospectus, and it is likely that any Prospectus for a Fund will not offer or provide information regarding some or all share classes subject to differential management fee waivers. 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.
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.
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Non-Fundamental Investment Policies
Certain Funds have adopted non-fundamental investment policies to invest the Fund's assets in securities that are consistent with the Fund's name. For more information about these policies, please consult the SAI.
Fund Diversification
Each Fund is diversified, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and the rules, regulations, and applicable exemptive orders thereunder (“1940 Act”). 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 1940 Act in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in the obligations of a single issuer.
Investor Diversification
Although each Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund may temporarily depart from its principal investment strategies as a defensive measure. In such circumstances, a Fund 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 Fund invests defensively, it may not achieve its investment objective. A Fund'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 Fund 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 Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. Copies of each Fund'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 Fund's investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without shareholder approval. A Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice of any change in a non-fundamental investment objective. There is no guarantee a Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies
For a complete description of each Fund's principal investment strategies, please see the Fund's summary prospectus or the summary section of this Prospectus.
Voya Floating Rate Fund—Fundamental Diversification Policies
Industry Diversification. The Fund may invest in any industry. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets, measured at the time of investment, in any single industry.
Borrower Diversification. As a diversified investment company, the Fund may not make investments in any one issuer (other than the U.S. government and securities of other investment companies) if, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in such issuer, or the Fund would own more than 25% of any outstanding issuer. The Fund will consider the borrower on a loan, including a loan participation, to be the issuer of such loan.
These fundamental diversification policies may only be changed with approval by shareholders.
Additional Information About the Principal Risks
All mutual funds involve risksome more than othersand there is always the chance that you could lose money or not earn as much as you hope. Each Fund'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 Fund may invest and certain of the investment practices that a Fund may use. The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate readability, and their order does not imply that the realization of one risk is more likely to occur or have a greater adverse impact than another risk. For more information about these and other types of securities and investment techniques that may be used by each Fund, 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 Fund may invest in these securities or use these techniques as part of the Fund'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 Fund's principal investment strategies.
The discussions below expand on the risks included in each Fund's summary section of the Prospectus. Please see the SAI for a further discussion of the principal and other investment strategies employed by each Fund.
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 Fund.
Cash/Cash Equivalents: Investments in cash or cash equivalents may lower returns and result in potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact a Fund’s performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Other Collateralized Obligations: A CLO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include senior secured and unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment-grade, or equivalent unrated loans. CLOs may incur management fees and administration fees. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which a Fund invests. The risks of investing in a CLO can be generally summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments, and include interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, prepayment and extension risk, and the risk of default of the underlying asset, among others.
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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 Fund could lose money; such events may also have the effect of reducing a Fund's distributable income. There is a risk that a Fund may convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease Fund returns.
Covenant-Lite Loans: Loans in which a Fund may invest or to which a Fund may gain exposure indirectly through its investments in collateralized debt obligations, CLOs or other types of structured securities may be considered “covenant-lite” loans. Covenant-lite refers to loans which do not incorporate traditional performance-based financial maintenance covenants. Covenant-lite does not refer to a loan’s seniority in the borrower’s capital structure nor to a lack of the benefit from a legal pledge of the borrower’s assets, and it also does not necessarily correlate to the overall credit quality of the borrower. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms which allow the lender to take action based on the borrower’s performance relative to its covenants. Such actions may include the ability to renegotiate and/or re-set the credit spread on the loan with the borrower, and even to declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Covenant-lite loans typically still provide lenders with other covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, a Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to covenant-lite loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.
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 (Loans): The value of a Fund’s shares and a Fund’s ability to pay dividends is dependent upon the performance of the assets in its portfolio. Prices of a Fund’s investments are likely to fall if the actual or perceived financial health of the borrowers on, or issuers of, such investments deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons, or if the borrower or issuer is late (or defaults) in paying interest or principal.
A Fund generally invests in loans that are senior in the capital structure of the borrower or issuer, hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a senior position secured by liens on a borrower’s assets) that the manager believes justify treatment as senior debt. Loans that are senior and secured generally involve less risk than unsecured or subordinated debt and equity instruments of the same borrower because the payment of principal and interest on senior loans is an obligation of the borrower that, in most instances, takes precedence over the payment of dividends, the return of capital to the borrower’s shareholders, and payments to bond holders; and because of the collateral supporting the repayment of the debt instrument. However, the value of the collateral may not equal a Fund’s investment when the debt instrument is acquired or may decline below the principal amount of the debt instrument subsequent to a Fund’s investment. Also, to the extent that collateral consists of stocks of the borrower, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, a Fund bears the risk that the stocks may decline in value, be relatively illiquid, or may lose all or substantially all of their value, causing a Fund’s investment to be undercollateralized. Therefore, the liquidation of the collateral underlying a loan in which a Fund has invested may not satisfy the borrower’s obligation to a Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal, and the collateral may not be able to be readily liquidated.
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In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower or issuer, a Fund could experience delays and limitations on its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing the investment. Among the risks involved in a bankruptcy are assertions that the pledge of collateral to secure a loan constitutes a fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfer that would have the effect of nullifying or subordinating a Fund’s rights to the collateral.
The loans in which a Fund invests are generally rated lower than investment-grade credit quality, i.e., rated lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BBB- by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), or have been made to borrowers who have issued debt instruments that are rated lower than investment-grade in quality or, if unrated, would be rated lower than investment-grade credit quality. A Fund’s investments in lower than investment-grade loans will generally be rated at the time of purchase between B3 and Ba1 by Moody’s, B- and BB+ by S&P or, if not rated, would be of similar credit quality.
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. Investment decisions are based largely on the credit analysis performed by the manager, and not on rating agency evaluation. This analysis may be difficult to perform. Information about a loan and its borrower generally is not in the public domain. Investors in 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. In addition, many borrowers have not issued securities to the public and are not subject to reporting requirements under federal securities laws. Generally, however, borrowers are required to provide financial information to lenders and information may be available from other loan market participants or agents that originate or administer loans.
Credit Default Swaps: A Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks. In addition, credit default swaps expose a Fund to the risk of improper valuation.
Currency: To the extent that a Fund 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 Fund through foreign currency exchange transactions. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) 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. A manager may use a model to guide currency risk taking. A manager has discretion as to whether to use the model. There is no guarantee that the use of the model will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund.
Deflation: Deflation occurs when prices throughout the economy decline over time the opposite of inflation. Unless repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed, when there is deflation, the principal and income of an inflation-protected bond will decline and could result in losses.
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Demand for Loans: An increase in demand for loans may benefit a Fund by providing increased liquidity for such loans and higher sales prices, but it may also adversely affect the rate of interest payable on such loans and the rights provided to a Fund under the terms of the applicable loan agreement, and may increase the price of loans in the secondary market. A decrease in the demand for loans may adversely affect the price of loans in a Fund’s portfolio, which could cause a Fund’s net asset value to decline and reduce the liquidity of a Fund’s loan holdings.
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 Fund. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Fund and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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 Fund to the risk of improper valuation. Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and futures. Certain derivatives in which a Fund may invest may be 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 Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains. 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 may affect a Fund 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 Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
Environmental, Social and/or Governance (strategy): The Sub-Adviser’s consideration of ESG factors in selecting investments for a Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’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.
Equity Securities Incidental to Investments in Loans: Investments in equity securities incidental to investment in loans entail certain risks in addition to those associated with investments in loans. The value of such equity securities may change more rapidly, and to a greater extent, than fixed-income debt instruments issued by the same issuer in response to company-specific developments and general market conditions. A Fund’s holdings of equity securities may increase fluctuations in a Fund’s net asset value. A Fund may frequently possess material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its ownership of a loan of such borrower. Because of prohibitions on trading in securities of issuers while in possession of such information, a Fund might be unable to enter into a transaction in a security of such a borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
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 Fund 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
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net asset value. If a floating rate loan is held by a Fund through another financial institution, or a Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations. It may also limit the ability of a Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or to take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Foreign (non-U.S.) Investments for Floating Rate Loans: To the extent a Fund invests in debt instruments of borrowers in markets outside the United States, its share price may be more volatile than if it invested in debt instruments of borrowers 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; comparatively small market sizes, making loans less liquid and loan 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 borrowers due to less stringent market regulation and accounting standards; 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. 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 (non-U.S.) investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign (non-U.S.) investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign (non-U.S.) 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 (non-U.S.) Investments/Developing and Emerging Markets: To the extent a Fund 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 (non-U.S.) country or issuer by the U.S., or on the U.S. by a foreign (non-U.S.) country, could impair a Fund'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 (non-U.S.) investments. Depositary receipts are subject to risks of foreign (non-U.S.) investments and might not always track the price of the underlying foreign (non-U.S.) 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 (non-U.S.) 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
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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 (non-U.S.) countries. Investors in foreign (non-U.S.) 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 (non-U.S.) issuers or 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.
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.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds: If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. In addition, inflation-indexed bonds are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate and credit risk. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
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 is experiencing a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s operations and return potential.
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Interest Rate for Floating Rate Loans: Changes in short-term market interest rates will directly affect the yield on the shares of a Fund whose investments are normally invested in floating rate loans. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on a Fund’s shares will also fall. To the extent that the interest rate spreads on loans in a Fund’s portfolio experience a general decline, the yield on a Fund’s shares will fall and the value of a Fund’s assets may decrease, which will cause a Fund’s net asset value to decrease. Conversely, when short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on assets in a Fund’s portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. The impact of market interest rate changes on a fund’s yield will also be affected by whether, and the extent to which, the floating rate loans in the fund’s portfolio is subject to floors on the LIBOR base rate on which interest is calculated for such loans (a “LIBOR floor”). So long as the base rate for a loan remains under the LIBOR floor, changes in short-term interest rates will not affect the yield on such loans. In addition, to the extent that changes in market rates of interest are reflected not in a change to a base rate such as LIBOR but in a change in the spread over the base rate which is payable on the floating rate loans of the type and quality in which a Fund invests, the net asset value could also be adversely affected. With respect to investments in fixed rate instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values of such instruments to fall. The values of fixed rate instruments with longer maturities or duration are more sensitive to changes in market interest rates. As of the date of this Prospectus, the United States is in a rising market interest rate environment, which may increase a Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. Increased redemptions may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in fixed-income and related markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income and related markets. Further, recent and potential future changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
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 change, which may adversely affect a Fund'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 Fund’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.
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. Funds 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 Fund.
Limited Secondary Market for Floating Rate Loans: Although the re-sale, or secondary market for floating rate loans has grown substantially over the past decade, both in overall size and number of market participants, there is no organized exchange or board of trade on which floating rate loans are traded. Instead, the secondary market for floating rate loans is a private, unregulated inter-dealer or inter-bank re-sale market. Transactions in loans typically settle on
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a delayed basis and typically take longer than 7 days to settle. As a result a Fund 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 Fund to meet its redemption obligations and may increase amounts a Fund may be required to borrow. It may also limit the ability of a Fund to repay debt, pay dividends, or take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Floating rate loans usually trade in large denominations. Trades can be infrequent and the market for floating rate loans may experience substantial volatility. In addition, the market for floating rate loans has limited transparency so that information about actual trades may be difficult to obtain. Accordingly, some of the floating rate loans will be relatively illiquid.
In addition, the floating rate loans may require the consent of the borrower and/or the agent prior to sale or assignment. These consent requirements can delay or impede a Fund’s ability to sell floating rate loans and can adversely affect the price that can be obtained.
These considerations may cause a Fund to sell floating rate loans at lower prices than it would otherwise consider to meet cash needs or cause a Fund to maintain a greater portion of its assets in money market instruments than it would otherwise, which could negatively impact performance. A Fund may seek to avoid the necessity of selling assets to meet redemption requests or liquidity needs by the use of borrowings. Such borrowings, even though they are for the purpose of satisfying redemptions or meeting liquidity needs and not to generate leveraged returns, nevertheless would produce leverage and the risks that are inherent in leverage. However, there can be no assurance that sales of floating rate loans at such lower prices can be avoided.
As of the date of this Prospectus, a Fund has entered into a line of credit under which it may borrow money from time to time. The amount of available borrowing under the line of credit reflects such factors as, among other things, the investment adviser’s expectations as to the liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio and settlement times for the loans held by a Fund, as well as anticipated growth in the size of a Fund. The cost of maintaining the line of credit will reduce a Fund’s investment return.
From time to time, the occurrence of one or more of the factors described above may create a cascading effect where the market for debt instruments (including the market for floating rate loans) first experiences volatility and then decreased liquidity. Such conditions, or other similar conditions, may then adversely affect the value of floating rate loans and other instruments, widening spreads against higher-quality debt instruments, and making it harder to sell floating rate loans at prices at which they have historically or recently traded, thereby further reducing liquidity. For example, during the global financial crisis in the second half of 2008, the average price of loans in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the “Index”) declined by 32% (which included a decline of 3.06% on a single day). Additionally, during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Index declined by 12.37% in March 2020 (which included a decline of 3.74% on a single day).
Declines in net asset value or other market developments (which could be more severe than these prior declines) may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause a Fund to have to sell floating rate loans and other instruments at disadvantageous prices and inhibit the ability of a Fund to retain its assets in the hope of greater stabilization in the secondary markets. In addition, these or similar circumstances could cause a Fund to sell its highest quality and most liquid floating rate loans and other investments in order to satisfy an initial wave of redemptions while leaving a Fund with a remaining portfolio of lower-quality and less liquid investments. In anticipation of such circumstances, a Fund may also need to maintain a larger portion of its assets in liquid instruments than usual. However, there can be no assurance that a Fund will foresee the need to maintain greater liquidity or that actual efforts to maintain a larger portion of assets in liquid investments would successfully mitigate the foregoing risks.
Liquidity: If a security is illiquid, a Fund might be unable to sell the security at a time when a Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Fund.
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Liquidity for Floating Rate Loans: If a loan is illiquid, a Fund might be unable to sell the loan at a time when the manager might wish to sell, or at all. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid loans, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells loans will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by a Fund. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be greater in times of financial stress. A Fund could lose money if it cannot sell a loan at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Fund.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate: 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 for example, the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) for U.S. dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement market. SOFR is published in various, forms including as a daily, compounded and forward-looking term rate. Discontinuance of LIBOR and adoption/implementation of alternative rates pose a number of risks, including, among others, whether any substitute rate will experience the market participation and liquidity necessary to provide a workable substitute for LIBOR; the effect on parties’ existing contractual arrangements, hedging transactions, and investment strategies generally from a conversion from LIBOR to alternative rates; the effect on a Fund’s existing investments, including the possibility that some of those investments may terminate or their terms may be adjusted to the disadvantage of a Fund; and the risk of general market disruption during the 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 a Fund.
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 Fund 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-capitalization companies causing a fund that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than a fund that invests in large-capitalization 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 large-capitalization 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 Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Due to the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region might adversely impact markets, issuers and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the 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, supply chain disruptions, 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 Fund’s investments, including beyond a Fund’s
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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 foreign (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 a Fund’s investments and the Fund. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of a Fund and of the Fund’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. 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 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 Fund. The investment policies of the other investment companies may not be the same as those of a Fund; as a result, an investment in the other investment companies may be subject to additional or different risks than those to which a Fund 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.
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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 Fund 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 Fund may be prevented from investing proceeds it would have received at a given time at the higher prevailing interest rates. Loans typically have a 6-12 month call protection and may be prepaid partially or in full after the call protection period without penalty.
Repurchase Agreements: In the event that the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, a Fund would generally seek to sell the underlying security serving as collateral for the repurchase agreement. However, the value of collateral may be insufficient to satisfy the counterparty's obligation and/or a Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Such a delay may involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the security, which could result in a loss. In addition, if a Fund is characterized by a court as an unsecured creditor, it would be at risk of losing some or all of the principal and interest involved in the transaction.
Securities Lending: Securities lending involves two primary risks: “ investment risk ” and “ borrower default risk. ” When lending securities, a Fund will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that a Fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that a Fund 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 Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks.
A Fund 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 Fund will be protected to the extent a Fund is able to exercise its rights in the collateral promptly and the value of such collateral is sufficient to purchase replacement securities. A Fund is protected by its securities lending agent, which has agreed to indemnify a Fund from losses resulting from borrower default.
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.
U.S. Government Securities and Obligations: U.S. government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. government securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk. Some U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and are guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury. These include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury such as U.S. Treasury notes, bills and bonds, as well as indirect obligations including certain securities of the Government National Mortgage Association, the Small Business Administration, and the Farmers Home Administration, among others. Other U.S. government securities are not direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, but rather are backed by the ability to borrow directly from the U.S. Treasury, including certain securities of the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, and the U.S. Postal Service. Still other agencies and instrumentalities are supported solely by the credit of the agency or instrumentality itself and are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government and therefore involve greater risk. These include securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Farm Credit Bank, among others. Consequently, the investor must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to such agencies if it is not obligated to do so by law. The impact of greater governmental scrutiny into the operations of certain agencies and government-sponsored enterprises may adversely affect the value of securities issued by these
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entities. U.S. government securities may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk and all U.S. government securities may be subject to price declines due to changing market interest rates. Securities directly supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government have less credit risk. From time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. government to increase the statutory debt ceiling could increase the risk that the U.S. government may default on payments on certain U.S. government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action (or lack thereof), is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of each Fund that holds securities of the entity will be adversely impacted.
Valuation of Loans: A Fund values its assets daily. However, because the secondary market for floating rate loans is limited, it may be difficult to value loans, exposing a Fund to the risk that the price at which it sells loans will be less than the price at which they were valued when held by a Fund. Reliable market value quotations may not be readily available for some loans and determining the fair valuation of such loans may require more research than for securities that trade in a more active secondary market. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in the valuation of loans than for more securities that trade in a more developed secondary market because there is less reliable, objective market value data available. If a Fund purchases a relatively large portion of a loan, the limitations of the secondary market may inhibit a Fund from selling a portion of the loan and reducing its exposure to a borrower when the manager deems it advisable to do so. Even if a Fund itself does not own a relatively large portion of a particular loan, a Fund, in combination with other similar accounts under management by the same portfolio managers, may own large portions of loans. The aggregate amount of holdings could create similar risks if and when the portfolio managers decide to sell those loans. These risks could include, for example, the risk that the sale of an initial portion of the loan could be at a price lower than the price at which the loan was valued by a Fund, the risk that the initial sale could adversely impact the price at which additional portions of the loan are sold, and the risk that the foregoing events could warrant a reduced valuation being assigned to the remaining portion of the loan still owned by a Fund.
When Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: When issued securities, delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security a Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. These investments may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the net asset value, causing a Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, a Fund loses both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
Zero-Coupon Bonds and Pay-in-Kind Securities: Zero-coupon bonds and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in price due to market interest rate changes than conventional interest-bearing securities. A Fund may have to pay out the imputed income on zero-coupon bonds without receiving the actual cash currency resulting in a loss.
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 Fund conducts portfolio-related business (such as trading or securities lending), or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees investments or agreements that a Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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
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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 Fund. If investments by these other funds result in large inflows or outflows of cash from a Fund, a Fund 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 Fund. These transactions also could increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover or affect the liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio. The manager will monitor transactions by such funds-of-funds and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on a Fund as a result of these transactions. If shares of a Fund are purchased by another fund in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act or Rule 12d1-4 thereunder, and the Fund purchases shares of other investment companies in reliance on Rule 12d1-4, the Fund 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 Fund‘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 Fund to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of a Fund’s other risks. The use of leverage may cause a Fund 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 Fund to be more volatile than if a Fund had not been leveraged.
Manager: A Fund is subject to manager risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The investment 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. Any given investment strategy may fail to produce the intended results, and a Fund’s portfolio may underperform other comparable funds because of portfolio management decisions related to, among other things, the selection of investments, portfolio construction, risk assessments, and/or the outlook on market trends and opportunities.
Operational: A Fund, 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 Fund and its shareholders, despite the efforts of a Fund and its service providers to adopt technologies, processes, and practices intended to mitigate these risks. Cyber-attacks, disruptions, or failures that affect a Fund’s service providers, counterparties, market participants, or issuers of securities held by a Fund may adversely affect a Fund and its shareholders, including by causing losses or impairing the Fund’s operations. Information relating to a Fund’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 Fund's policies and procedures regarding the release of portfolio holdings information is available in the Fund's SAI. Portfolio holdings information can be reviewed online at www.voyainvestments.com.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

The Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of each Fund. 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 Fund, 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 June 30, 2022, Voya Investments managed approximately $76.1 billion in assets.
Management Fee
The Adviser receives an annual fee for its services to each Fund. The fee is payable in monthly installments based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.
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 Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive its management fee for Class P shares of Voya Floating Rate Fund, Voya GNMA Income Fund, Voya High Yield Bond Fund, and Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund through August 1, 2023. There is no guarantee that the waiver will continue after that date.
 
Management Fees
Voya Floating Rate Fund
0.64%
Voya GNMA Income Fund
0.44%
Voya High Yield Bond Fund
0.59%
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
0.27%
Voya Short Term Bond Fund
0.25%
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
0.50%
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory relationships, please refer to the Funds' annual shareholder report dated March 31, 2022.
The Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers
The Adviser has engaged a sub-adviser to provide the day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio. The Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Adviser acts as a “manager-of-managers” for each Fund. The Adviser has ultimate responsibility, subject to the oversight of each Fund’s Board, to oversee any sub-advisers and to recommend the hiring, termination, or replacement of sub-advisers. Each Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s assets among other sub-advisers.
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 each Fund itself. The Adviser may retain an affiliated sub-adviser (or delay terminating an affiliated sub-adviser)
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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 Fund 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 Fund and a change to the investment strategies of the Fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by the Adviser, each Fund’s Board, or the sub-adviser, provided that the conditions of such termination are met. In addition, the agreement may be terminated by each Fund’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 Fund.
The “manager-of-managers” structure and reliance on the exemptive relief has been approved by each Fund’s shareholders.
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 June 30, 2022, Voya IM managed approximately $150.0 billion in assets.
Voya Floating Rate Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Jeffrey A. Bakalar, Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director and Group Head of the Voya IM Leveraged Credit Group, since January 2000.
Kelly Byrne, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President, has been with Voya IM’s Leveraged Credit group since January 2005.
Voya GNMA Income Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Jeff Dutra, Portfolio Manager, has been with Voya IM since 2000 and is currently a senior portfolio manager for the residential mortgage-backed securities portfolios. Mr. Dutra also has experience managing the operations and accounting groups at Voya responsible for financial and mortgage derivatives. Prior to joining Voya IM, he was with Metropolitan Life Insurance from 1996 to 2000 and Salomon Brothers from 1994 to 1996.
Justin McWhorter, Portfolio Manager, has been with Voya IM since 2001 and is currently a portfolio manager for the residential mortgage-backed securities portfolios. Mr. McWhorter also has experience in investment accounting. Prior to joining Voya IM, he was with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1999 to 2001.
Voya High Yield Bond Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Rick Cumberledge, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined Voya IM in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Cumberledge was a senior high-yield credit analyst at Federated Investors (2001 – 2007).
Randall Parrish, CFA, serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and head of U.S. high-yield at Voya IM. Before being named a portfolio manager in 2007, Mr. Parrish served as a high-yield analyst focused on the media and retail/consumer sectors. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Parrish was a corporate banker in leveraged finance with Sun Trust Bank and predecessors to Bank of America.
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund and Voya Short Term Bond Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund.
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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.
David Goodson is the head of securitized fixed income and a Senior Portfolio Manager for Voya IM’s non-agency and agency mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities strategies. Prior to joining Voya IM in 2002, he was a principal at an independent investment bank focused on asset-backed commercial paper transactions. Mr. Goodson began his career as a vice-president in Wachovia Securities’ asset-backed finance group, marketing and executing securitizations for the bank’s corporate clients.
Randall Parrish, CFA, serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and head of U.S. high-yield at Voya IM. Before being named a portfolio manager in 2007, Mr. Parrish served as a high-yield analyst focused on the media and retail/consumer sectors. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Parrish was a corporate banker in leveraged finance with Sun Trust Bank and predecessors to Bank of America.
Matthew Toms, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and chief investment officer (“CIO”) of fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, joined Voya IM in September 2009. In this role, Mr. Toms leads a team of more than 100 investment professionals. Before becoming CIO, Mr. Toms was head of public fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, overseeing the investment teams responsible for investment grade corporate, high yield corporate, structured products, mortgage-backed securities, emerging market debt and money market strategies for Voya’s general account and third-party business. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Toms was employed by Calamos Investments from March 2007 to September 2009, where he established and grew their fixed-income business. From May 2000 to March 2007, Mr. Toms was employed by Northern Trust and Lincoln National in various different roles.
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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.
Matthew Toms, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and chief investment officer (“CIO”) of fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, joined Voya IM in September 2009. In this role, Mr. Toms leads a team of more than 100 investment professionals. Before becoming CIO, Mr. Toms was head of public fixed-income at Voya Investment Management, overseeing the investment teams responsible for investment grade corporate, high yield corporate, structured products, mortgage-backed securities, emerging market debt and money market strategies for Voya’s general account and third-party business. Prior to joining Voya IM, Mr. Toms was employed by Calamos Investments from March 2007 to September 2009, where he established and grew their fixed-income business. From May 2000 to March 2007, Mr. Toms was employed by Northern Trust and Lincoln National in various different roles.
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 Fund.
The Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“Distributor”) is the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund. 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.
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Contractual Arrangements
Each Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund. This paragraph is not intended to limit any rights granted to shareholders under federal or state securities laws.
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CLASSES OF SHARES

Choosing a Share Class
When choosing between classes, you should carefully consider: (1) how long you plan to hold shares of a Fund; (2) the amount of your investment; (3) the expenses you will pay for each class, including ongoing annual expenses along with the initial sales charge or the contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”); and (4) whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please review the disclosure about all of the available share classes carefully. Before investing, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share class may be right for you.
The table below summarizes the features of the classes of shares available through this Prospectus. Fund charges may vary so you should review each Fund's fee table included in the summary section of this Prospectus as well as the section entitled “Sales Charges” in this Prospectus. Class T shares are available for purchase only through financial intermediaries that have entered into agreements with each Fund’s Distributor to sell Class T shares.
Summary of primary differences among share classes:
Class A
 
Initial Sales Charge
Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and
eliminated for purchases of $500,000 or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None (except that with respect to purchases of $500,000 or
more for which the initial sales charge was waived, a charge of
1.00% applies to redemptions made within 12 months for all
Funds except Voya Short Term Bond Fund. For Voya Short Term
Bond Fund, a charge of 0.50% applies to redemptions made
within 12 months)1
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
$5,000
Conversion
None
Class C
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
1.00% if the shares are sold within one year from the date of
purchase
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
1.00% annually
Purchase Maximum
$1,000,000
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
$5,000
Conversion
Automatic conversion to Class A shares at net asset value
(without the imposition of a sales charge) after 8 years
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Class I
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
None
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase2/Minimum Account Size
$250,000/$250,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
None
Conversion
None
Class P
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
None
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
None
Conversion
None
Class R
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
0.50% annually
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
None/None
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
None
Conversion
None
Class R6
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
None
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase3/Minimum Account Size
$1,000,000/$1,000,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
None
Conversion
None
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Class T
 
Initial Sales Charge
Up to 2.50% (reduced for purchases of $250,000 or more)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
0.25% annually
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)/$1,000 ($250 for IRAs)
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Conversion
None
Class W
 
Initial Sales Charge
None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
None
Distribution and/or Shareholder Services (12b-1) Fees
None
Purchase Maximum
None
Minimum Initial Purchase/Minimum Account Size
$1,000/$1,000
Minimum Subsequent Purchases
None (At least $100/month for Pre-Authorized Investment Plan)
Minimum Initial Account Balance for Systematic Exchange
Privilege
None
Conversion
None
1
A contingent deferred sales charge applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge, as part of an investment of $500,000 or more, and redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
2
There is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the Distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
3
The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares is $1 million for certain institutional accounts. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for certain retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
Please refer to the minimum investments table on page 81 for additional information.
The relative impact of the initial sales charge, if applicable, and ongoing annual expenses will depend on the length of time a share is held. Higher distribution fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class C shares and Class R shares pay correspondingly lower dividends and may have a lower net asset value (“NAV”) than Class A shares and Class O shares.
Because a Fund may not be able to identify an individual investor's trading activities when investing through omnibus account arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary are responsible for ensuring that your investment in Class C shares does not exceed $1,000,000. A Fund cannot ensure that it will identify purchase orders that would cause your investment in Class C shares to exceed the maximum allowed amount. When investing through such arrangements, you and/or your financial intermediary should be diligent in determining that you have selected the appropriate share class for you.
You and/or your financial intermediary should also take care to assure that you are receiving any sales charge reductions or other benefits to which you may be entitled. As an example, as is discussed below, you may be able to reduce a Class A sales charge payable by aggregating purchases to achieve breakpoint discounts. Each Fund uses the net amount invested when determining whether a shareholder has reached the required investment amount in order to be eligible for a breakpoint discount. In order to ensure that you are receiving any applicable sales charge reduction, it may be necessary for you to inform the Fund or your financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts that may be eligible to be aggregated. The SAI discusses specific classes of investors who may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. In addition, investors investing in a Fund through an intermediary should consult Appendix A to this Prospectus, which includes information regarding financial intermediary specific sales charges and related discount policies that apply to purchases through certain specified intermediaries. Before investing you should discuss which share class may be right for you with your financial intermediary.
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
Each Fund pays fees to the Distributor on an ongoing basis as compensation for the services the Distributor provides and the expenses it bears in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares (“distribution fees”) and/or in connection with personal services rendered to Fund shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder accounts (“service fees”). These payments are made pursuant to distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans adopted by each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Plan”). Because these distribution and service fees are paid 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.
Each Fund has adopted a 12b-1 Plan for at least one of the following share classes: Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class T shares. The following table lists the maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under a 12b-1 Plan (calculated as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the particular class of shares):
Fund
Class A
Class C
Class R
Class T1
Voya Floating Rate Fund
0.25%
1.00%
0.50%
0.25%
Voya GNMA Income Fund
0.25%
1.00%
N/A1
0.25%
Voya High Yield Bond Fund
0.25%
1.00%
0.50%
0.25%
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
0.25%
1.00%
0.50%
0.25%
Voya Short Term Bond Fund
0.25%
1.00%
0.50%
0.25%
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
0.25%
1.00%
0.50%
0.25%
1
The Fund does not offer this class of shares.
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Each Fund makes available in a clear and prominent format, free of charge, on its website, (www.voyainvestments.com), information regarding applicable sales loads, reduced sales charges (i.e., breakpoint discounts), sales load waivers, eligibility minimums and purchases of a Fund's shares. The website includes hyperlinks that facilitate access to the information.
Class A Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reduction programs available to investors in a Fund's Class A shares and describes the information or records you may need to provide to the Distributor or your financial intermediary in order to be eligible for sales charge reduction programs.
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, the public offering price you pay when you buy Class A shares is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the following tables. No sales charge is imposed when Class A shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. For investors investing in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that the investor obtains the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class A shares are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment
As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $100,000
2.50
2.56
$100,000 - $499,999
2.00
2.04
$500,000 and over1
N/A
N/A
1
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges - Class A Shares
Shareholders that purchased funds that were a part of the Lexington family of funds or the Aetna family of funds prior to February 2, 1998, at the time of purchase, are not subject to sales charges for the life of their account on purchases made directly with a Fund. Former Class C or Class O shareholders that were converted to Class A shares are not subject to a sales charge for the life of their account on purchases made directly with a Fund. Shareholders that exchanged Class O shares for Class A shares of a Fund are not subject to sales charges for additional purchases of Class A shares of that Fund for the life of their account.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges - Class A Shares
Investments of $500,000 or More. There is no front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares in an amount of $500,000 or more. However, for all Funds except Voya Short Term Bond Fund, these shares will be subject to a 1.00% CDSC if they are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. For Voya Short Term Bond Fund, these shares will be subject to a 0.50% CDSC if they are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Shareholders whose Class C shares were automatically converted to Class A shares are not subject to a CDSC for the life of their account on purchases made directly with a Fund.
Class C Shares
Unless you are eligible for a waiver, if you sell your Class C shares within the time periods specified below, you will pay a CDSC according to the following schedules. It is the responsibility of your financial intermediary to ensure that you are credited with the proper holding period for the shares redeemed.
Class C shares are offered at their NAV per share without any initial sales charge. However, you may be charged a CDSC on shares that you sell within a certain period of time after you bought them. The amount of the CDSC is based on the lesser of the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase or redemption. The CDSCs are as follows:
Years after purchase
CDSC on shares being sold
1st year
1.00%
After 1st year
None
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Class T Shares
This section includes important information about sales charges and sales charge reductions available to investors in each Fund's Class T shares.
The public offering price you pay when you buy Class T shares of each Fund is the NAV of the shares at the time of purchase, plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending on the size of your purchase, as set forth in the table below. No sales charge is imposed when Class T shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of income dividends or capital gains distributions. It is the responsibility of you and/or your financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper breakpoint discount, if any.
Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process.
Class T shares of each Fund are sold subject to the following sales charge:
Your Investment
As a % of
the offering price
As a % of net
asset value
Less than $250,000
2.50
2.56
$250,000 - $499,999
2.00
2.04
$500,000 - $999,999
1.50
1.52
$1,000,000 and over
1.00
1.01
To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to redeem shares, a Fund will first redeem shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC and then will sell shares that have the lowest CDSC.
There is no CDSC on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
CDSC on Exchange into Voya Credit Income Fund (formerly, Voya Senior Income Fund)
You are not required to pay an applicable CDSC upon an exchange from a Fund described in this Prospectus into Voya Credit Income Fund. However, if you exchange into Voya Credit Income Fund and subsequently offer your common shares for repurchase by Voya Credit Income Fund, a Fund's CDSC will apply. After an exchange into Voya Credit Income Fund, the time period for application of the CDSC will be calculated based on the first date you acquired your shares.
Reduced or Waived Front-End Sales Charges or CDSC
The sales charge and CDSC waiver categories described in this section do not apply to customers purchasing shares of a Fund through any of the financial intermediaries specified in Appendix A to this Prospectus (each a “Specified Intermediary”). In all instances, it is the investor’s responsibility to notify a Fund or the investor’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts.
Different financial intermediaries may apply different sales charge or CDSC waivers. Please refer to Appendix A for the sales charge or CDSC waivers that are applicable to each Specified Intermediary.
Investors in a Fund could reduce or eliminate sales charges applicable to the purchase of Class A shares through utilization of the Letter of Intent, Rights of Accumulation, or Combination Privilege. These programs are summarized below and are described in greater detail in the SAI.
You may reduce the initial sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares of a Fund by combining multiple purchases to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedules. You may do this by:
Letter of Intent—lets you purchase shares over a 13-month period and pay the same sales charge as if the shares had all been purchased at once;
Rights of Accumulation—lets you add the value of shares of any open-end Voya mutual fund (excluding Voya Government Money Market Fund) you already own to the amount of your next purchase for purposes of calculating the sales charge; or
Combination Privilege—shares held by investors in the Voya mutual funds which impose a CDSC may be combined with Class A shares for a reduced sales charge.
In addition, certain investors may be eligible for special purchases of Class A shares at NAV. This may be done by:
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Reinstatement Privilege—If you sell Class A shares of a Fund (or shares of other Voya mutual funds managed by the Adviser) and reinvest any of the proceeds in Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund within 90 days. For additional information regarding the reinstatement privilege, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or see the SAI; or
Purchases by Certain Accounts—Class A shares may be purchased at NAV by certain fee-based programs offered through selected registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries. Class A shares may also be purchased at NAV by shareholders that purchase a Fund through a financial intermediary that offers our Class A shares uniformly on a “no load” (or reduced load) basis to you and all similarly situated customers of the intermediary in accordance with the intermediary's prescribed fee schedule for purchases of fund shares, including by shareholders that purchase shares through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.
See the Account Application or the SAI for additional information regarding the reduction of Class A shares' charges, or contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative for more information.
Required Shareholder Information and Records. In order for investors in Class A shares of a Fund to take advantage of sales charge reductions, an investor or his/her financial intermediary must notify the Distributor that the investor qualifies for such reduction. If the Distributor is not notified that the investor is eligible for these reductions, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to the investor's account. An investor may have to provide certain information or records, including account statements, to his/her financial intermediary or to the Distributor to verify the investor's eligibility for breakpoint privileges or other sales charge waivers.
CDSC Waivers. If you notify a Fund's transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“Transfer Agent”), at the time of redemption, the CDSC for Class A and Class C shares will be waived in the following cases:
Redemptions following the death or permanent disability of a shareholder if made within one year of death or the initial determination of permanent disability. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability.
Redemptions for Class C shares, pursuant to a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, up to a maximum of 12% per year of a shareholder's account value based on the value of the account at the time the plan is established and annually thereafter.
Mandatory distributions from “employee benefit plans” or an individual retirement account (“IRA”).
Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
In addition, the CDSC will be waived on the redemption of shares held through an intermediary if the intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to waive the CDSC. If you think you may be eligible for a CDSC waiver, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative.
Reinstatement Privilege. If you sell Class A or Class C shares of a Fund you may be eligible for a full or prorated credit of the CDSC paid on the sale when you make an investment up to the amount redeemed in the same share class within 90 days of the eligible sale. Reinstated Class C shares will retain their original cost and purchase date for purposes of the CDSC. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year. If you want to use the Reinstatement Privilege, contact your financial intermediary or a Shareholder Services Representative, or see the SAI for more information. An investor may be asked to provide information or records, including account statements, regarding shares of a Fund held in all of the investor's accounts held directly with the Trust or through a financial intermediary; any account of the investor at another financial intermediary; and accounts of related parties of the investor, such as members of the same family or household, at any financial intermediary.
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Each Fund is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of each Fund is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and a Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’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 Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.
The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Fund may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Foreign (non-U.S.) 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 (non-U.S.) securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data,
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that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign (non-U.S.) security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign (non-U.S.) 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 Fund’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Fund. Each Fund’s fair value policies and procedures and valuation practices are subject to change as a result of new Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.
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Customer Identification
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person that opens an account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations.
What this means for you: a Fund, the Distributor, or a third-party selling you a Fund, must obtain the following information for each person that opens an account:
Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.
You may also be asked to show your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other non-natural persons.
Federal law prohibits a Fund, the Distributor, and other financial institutions from opening accounts unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above. They also may be required to close your account if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.
Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase order. Please note that cash, traveler's checks, third-party checks, money orders, and checks drawn on non-U.S. banks (even if payment may be effected through a U.S. bank) generally will not be accepted. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to waive minimum investment amounts. Waiver of the minimum investment amount can increase operating expenses of a Fund. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to liquidate sufficient shares to recover annual transfer agent fees or to close your account and redeem your shares should you fail to maintain your account value minimum.
Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares.
Class A and Class C Shares
Class A and Class C shares may be purchased and sold by contacting any financial intermediary (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those described in this Prospectus) authorized to sell Fund shares. You may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your financial adviser and by mail, telephone, on-line, and bank wire.
A shareholder’s Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares at net asset value (without the imposition of a sales charge) on the second calendar day of the following month in which the 8th anniversary of the issuance of the Class C shares occurs, together with a pro rata portion of all Class C shares representing dividends and other distributions paid in additional Class C shares.
Class I Shares
Class I shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) 529 college savings plans; (3) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (4) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (5) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (6) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (7) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; (8) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (9) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; (10) other registered investment companies; and (11) (a) investors purchasing Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the Distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts. An investor transacting in Class I shares on such brokerage platforms may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the broker.
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Class P Shares
Class P shares may only be purchased by certain Voya affiliated products, as determined by management in its discretion, in light of the expense structures of those funds, the markets in which those funds are offered, or such other factors as management may consider appropriate. Such Voya affiliated products can include: (1) other funds in the Voya family of funds; (2) collective investment trusts, common investment trusts, and separate accounts sponsored or managed by Voya affiliated entities; and (3) funds outside the Voya family of funds managed or sub-advised by a Voya affiliate.
Class R Shares
Class R shares may be purchased without a sales charge. Class R shares of the Fund are continuously offered to qualified retirement plans (“Retirement Plans”) including, but not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, IRAs, Simplified Employee Pension Plans (“SEPs”), and other accounts or plans whereby Class R shares are held on the books of the Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator). Purchases and redemptions of shares may be made only by eligible Retirement Plans for the purpose of funding qualified retirement plans. Please refer to the plan document for information on how to direct investments in, or redemptions from, an investment option corresponding to the Fund and any fees that may apply.
The administrator of a Retirement Plan or employee benefits office can provide participants with detailed information on how to participate in the plan and how to elect the Fund as an investment option, alter the amounts contributed to the plan, or reallocate contributions. Eligible Retirement Plans generally may open an account and purchase Class R shares by contacting any broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (“Financial Service Firm”) authorized to sell Class R shares of the Fund. Additional shares may be purchased through a Retirement Plan's administrator or recordkeeper. Financial Service Firms may provide or arrange for the provision of some or all of the shareholder servicing and account maintenance services required by Retirement Plan accounts and their plan participants including, without limitation, transfers of registration and dividend payee changes. Financial Service Firms may also perform other functions, including generating confirmation statements, and may arrange with plan administrators for other investment or administrative services.
Financial Service Firms may independently establish and charge Retirement Plans and plan participants transaction fees and/or other additional amounts for such services, which may change over time. Similarly, Retirement Plans may charge plan participants for certain expenses. These fees and additional amounts could reduce the investment return in Class R shares of the Fund.
Class R6 Shares
Class R6 shares may be purchased without a sales charge. Class R6 shares are offered to the following investors, provided that these investors do not require a Fund or an affiliate of a Fund (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) to make, and a Fund or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares: (1) qualified retirement plans, including, but not limited to 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer sponsored 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans and other accounts or plans whereby Class R6 shares are held on the books of each Fund through omnibus accounts (either at the plan level or the level of the plan administrator); (2) non-qualified deferred compensation plans; (3) other registered investment companies; (4) Health Savings Accounts (“HSAs”) within plan level or omnibus accounts that are held on the books of a Fund; (5) other institutional investors (including, for example, endowment funds and foundations) that: (a) meet a $1 million minimum initial investment requirement and (b) hold interests in a Fund through a single plan level account held directly through the Fund and not traded through an intermediary; and (6) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Class R6 shares and invest through an omnibus account. Such availability will be subject to management's determination of the appropriateness of investment in Class R6 shares. Notwithstanding the above, affiliates of Voya, including affiliates that are intermediaries that sell Class R6 shares of a Fund, may benefit financially from the revenue Voya receives for the services it provides to Class R6 shares of a Fund.
Class R6 shares are not available to traditional and Roth IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs and 529 college savings plans. Class R6 shares also are not available to adviser-sold donor-advised funds.
In addition to the above investors, certain existing Class I shareholders of each Fund may exchange all of its Class I shares for Class R6 shares of the Fund provided: (1) the shareholder meets the requirements for investment in Class R6 shares as stated above; and (2) the shareholder does not require the Fund or an affiliate of the Fund to make,
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and the Fund or affiliate (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares. All exchanges within a Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges.
Class T Shares
Class T shares are available to the general public through certain financial intermediaries. Investors wishing to purchase Class T shares should contact their financial intermediary.
Class W Shares
Class W shares may be purchased without a sales charge by: (1) qualified retirement plans such as 401(a), 401(k), or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; (2) insurance companies and foundations investing for their own account; (3) wrap programs offered by broker-dealers and financial institutions; (4) accounts of, or managed by, trust departments; (5) individuals whose accounts are managed by an investment adviser representative; (6) retirement plans affiliated with Voya Financial, Inc.; (7) Voya Financial, Inc. affiliates for purposes of corporate cash management; and (8) by other Voya mutual funds in the Voya family of funds.
In addition, Class W shares are available to the following persons through direct investment (not through broker-dealers that are not approved by Voya) into a Voya mutual fund or through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.): (1) current and retired officers and directors/trustees of the Voya mutual funds; (2) current and retired officers, directors, and full-time employees of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC; any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser; Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and any of their affiliates; (3) family members of the foregoing persons (defined as current spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, siblings, nephews, nieces, step-relations, relations at-law, and cousins); (4) any trust, pension, profit-sharing, or other benefit plan for such persons (including family members); (5) discretionary advisory accounts of Voya Investments, LLC, Directed Services LLC, any Voya mutual fund's sub-adviser, or Voya Investments Distributor, LLC; and (6) qualifying investments made through Voya promotional programs as determined by Voya Investments Distributor, LLC.
Retirement Plans
Each Fund has available prototype qualified retirement plans for corporations and self-employed individuals. Each Fund also has available prototype IRA, Roth IRA and Simple IRA plans (for both individuals and employers), Simplified Employee Pension Plans and Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company acts as the custodian under these plans. For further information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company currently receives a $12 custodial fee annually for the maintenance of each such account.
Make your investment using the purchase minimum guidelines in the following table.
Minimum Investments
Class
Initial Purchase
Subsequent Purchases
Non-retirement accounts
A/C/T/W
I1

P/R
R6
$1,000
$250,000
No minimum
$1,000,000
No minimum
Retirement accounts
A/C/T
I1

P/R/R6
W
$250
$250,000
No minimum
$1,000
No minimum
Pre-Authorized Investment Plan
A/C/T/W
I1
$1,000
$250,000
At least $100/month
Certain omnibus accounts
A/C/T
$250
No minimum
1
There is no minimum initial investment requirement for: (i) qualified retirement plans or other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans that invest in the Voya funds through omnibus arrangements; (ii) employees of Voya IM who are eligible to participate in “notional” bonus programs sponsored by Voya IM; or (iii) (a) investors transacting in Class I shares through brokerage platforms that invest in the Voya funds’ Class I shares through omnibus accounts and have agreements with the Distributor to offer such shares and (b) such brokerage platforms’ omnibus accounts.
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Make your investment using the methods outlined in the following table. If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make purchases through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Buying Shares
Opening an Account
Adding to an Account
By Contacting Your Financial
Intermediary
A financial intermediary with an authorized
firm can help you establish and maintain your
account.
Contact your financial intermediary.
By Mail
Make your check payable to Voya Investment
Management and mail it with a completed
Account Application. Please indicate your
financial intermediary on the New Account
Application.
Fill out the Account Additions form at the
bottom of your account statement and mail it
along with your check payable to Voya
Investment Management to the address on
the account statement. Please write your
account number on the check.
By Wire
Call Shareholder Services at
1-800-992-0180 to obtain an account
number and indicate your financial
intermediary on the account.
Instruct your bank to wire funds to the Fund
in the care of:
Bank of New York Mellon
ABA # 011001234
credit to: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing
(US) Inc. as Agent for Voya mutual funds
A/C #0000733938; for further credit to
Shareholder A/C #      
(A/C # you received over the telephone)
Shareholder Name:
       (Your Name Here)
After wiring funds you must complete the
Account Application and send it to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI
02940-9772
Wire the funds in the same manner described
under “Opening an Account.”
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Execution of Purchase Orders
Purchase orders are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. A purchase order will be deemed to be in proper form when all of the required steps set forth under “How to Buy Shares” have been completed. If you purchase by wire, however, the order will be deemed to be in proper form after the federal funds wire has been received. If you are opening a new account and you purchase by wire, you must submit an application form prior to Market Close. If an order or payment by wire is received after Market Close, your order will not be executed until the next NAV is determined. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your order with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your order in proper form before Market Close and transmit the order to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
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You may sell shares by using the methods outlined in the following table. Under unusual circumstances, a Fund may suspend the right of redemption as allowed by the SEC or federal securities laws.
If you are a participant in a qualified retirement plan, you should make redemptions through your plan administrator or sponsor, who is responsible for transmitting orders. Class T shares may only be purchased or sold by contacting your financial intermediary.
Selling Shares
To Sell Some or All of Your Shares
By Contacting Your Financial
Intermediary
You may sell shares by contacting your financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may
charge for their services in connection with your redemption request but neither the Fund nor
the Distributor imposes any such charge.
By Mail
Send a written request specifying the Fund name and share class, your account number, the
name(s) in which the account is registered, and the dollar value or number of shares you wish
to redeem to:
Voya Investment Management
P.O. Box 9772
Providence, RI 02940-9772
If certificated shares have been issued, the certificate must accompany the written request.
Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file
authorizing redemptions. A suggested form of such certification is provided on the Account
Application. A signature guarantee may be required.
By Telephone - Expedited Redemption
You may sell shares by telephone on all accounts, other than retirement accounts, unless you
check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you do not wish to use telephone
redemptions. To redeem by telephone, call a Shareholder Services Representative at
1-800-992-0180.
Receiving Proceeds By Check:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) mailed to an address
which has been on record with Voya Investment Management for at least 30 days.
Receiving Proceeds By Wire:
You may have redemption proceeds (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) wired to your
pre-designated bank account. You will not be able to receive redemption proceeds by wire
unless you check the box on the Account Application which signifies that you wish to receive
redemption proceeds by wire and attach a voided check. Under normal circumstances,
proceeds will be transmitted to your bank on the Business Day following receipt of your
instructions, provided redemptions may be made. In the event that share certificates have been
issued, you may not request a wire redemption by telephone.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan (available only for those share classes referenced below)
You may elect to make periodic withdrawals from your account on a regular basis.
 Class A and Class C
Your account must have a current value of at least $10,000.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $100.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
 Class I and Class W
Your account must have a current value of at least $250,000 or $1,000 for Class I and Class W shares, respectively.
Minimum withdrawal amount is $1,000.
You may choose from monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments.
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For additional information, contact a Shareholder Services Representative or refer to the Account Application or the SAI.
Execution of Sale Requests
Sale requests are executed at the next NAV determined after the order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent or the Distributor. For your transaction to be counted on the day you place your sale request with your broker-dealer or other financial institution, your broker-dealer or financial institution must receive your sale request in proper form before Market Close and transmit the sale request to the Transfer Agent or the Distributor in a timely manner.
You will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in your account, which also will show you the number of shares you own including the number of shares being held in safekeeping by the Transfer Agent for your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership.
Payments
Normally, payment for shares redeemed will typically be made within one business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request in good order. Each Fund can delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to 7 days and may suspend redemptions and/or further postpone payment proceeds when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or when trading thereon is restricted or during emergency or other circumstances, including as determined by the SEC. When you place a request to redeem shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected, the request will be executed at the next determined NAV, but a Fund will not release the proceeds until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to 30 days. A redemption request made within 30 calendar days after submission of a change of address is permitted only if the request is in writing and is accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee. Redemption requests of an amount of $10 million or more must be submitted in writing by an authorized person.
A medallion signature guarantee may be required in certain circumstances. A request to change the bank designated to receive wire redemption proceeds must be received in writing, signed by an authorized person, and accompanied by a medallion signature guarantee from any eligible guarantor institution. In addition, if you wish to have your redemption proceeds transferred by wire to an account other than your designated bank account, paid to someone other than the shareholder of record, or sent somewhere other than the shareholder’s address of record, you must provide a medallion signature guarantee with your written redemption instructions. Please see the SAI for more details on the medallion signature guarantee program.
Each Fund will typically pay redemption proceeds in cash using cash held by each Fund, with cash generated by each Fund through the sale of cash equivalents and other Fund assets or by borrowing cash pursuant to each Fund’s line of credit. A Fund may, however, determine in its absolute discretion to distribute non-cash assets in kind in complete or partial satisfaction of its obligation to pay redemption proceeds to a shareholder. Each Fund may distribute non-cash assets in any case where it has determined, in its sole discretion, that it is advisable and in the best interests of each Fund. By way of example, where the redemption might be expected to have an unfavorable tax effect on each Fund, cases arising during a period of deteriorating market conditions or market stress, cases arising when a significant portion of each Fund’s portfolio is comprised of less-liquid and/or illiquid securities, or in the case of a very large redemption that could adversely affect Fund operations. In such a case, each Fund could elect to make payment in securities or other assets for redemptions that exceed the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its net assets during any 90-day period for any one record shareholder. A shareholder may incur brokerage costs in converting such assets to cash.
Telephone Orders
Neither a Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be responsible for the authenticity of phone instructions or losses, if any, resulting from unauthorized shareholder transactions if they reasonably believe that such instructions were genuine. Each Fund and the Transfer Agent have established reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone instructions for exchanges and expedited redemptions, requiring the caller to give certain specific identifying information, and providing written confirmation to shareholders of record not later than 5 days following any such telephone transactions. If a Fund or the Transfer Agent do not employ these procedures, they may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
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Small Accounts
Due to the relatively high cost of handling small investments, a Fund reserves the right, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, to redeem at NAV (less any applicable deferred sales charge), the shares of any shareholder whose account (except for IRAs) has a total value that is less than a Fund's minimum. Before a Fund redeems such shares and sends the proceeds to the shareholder, it will notify the shareholder that the value of the shares in the account is less than the minimum amount allowed and will allow the shareholder 30 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of the account to the minimum before the redemption is processed. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance.
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Exchanges Between Voya Mutual Funds
You may exchange shares of a Fund for shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund (Voya GNMA Income Fund may also exchange shares for the same class of shares of Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund), without paying any additional sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares of the Voya mutual fund to be received in the exchange. Class T shares of the Fund are not eligible for exchange into shares of the same class of any other Voya mutual fund. If you purchase Class A shares of Voya Government Money Market Fund and did not pay a sales charge, you must pay the applicable sales charge on an exchange into Class A shares of another Voya mutual fund.
If you exchange shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC into shares of another Voya mutual fund that are subject to a CDSC, the CDSC will continue to apply to your new shares at the same CDSC rate that was applicable to your original shares. Your new shares will continue to age for CDSC purposes from the date that the original shares were purchased.
Exchanges Between Classes of a Fund
You may exchange Class C and Class W shares for Class I shares within a Fund, or you may exchange Class A shares and Class I shares for any other class within a Fund, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of the class of shares to be received in the exchange, or you may exchange Class C shares for Class A shares within a Fund, except that: (1) you may not exchange shares that are subject to a CDSC until the CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange; (2) you may not exchange Class A shares for Class W shares unless you acquired the Class A shares through a Voya approved broker-dealer (currently, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.); and (3) you may not exchange Class C shares for Class A shares unless your intermediary has agreed to waive its right to receive the front-end sales charge that otherwise would be applicable to the Class A shares. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund after they have been held for 8 years. Last, you may exchange Class P shares for Class I shares within a Fund if you are no longer eligible for Class P shares and otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class I shares.
Certain existing Class I shareholders of a Fund may exchange their Class I shares for Class R6 shares of the Fund provided: (1) the shareholder meets the requirements for investment in Class R6 shares as stated in the section of this Prospectus entitled “How to Buy Shares”; and (2) the shareholder does not require the Fund or an affiliate (including the Adviser and any affiliate of the Adviser) of the Fund to make, and the Fund or affiliate does not pay, any type of servicing, administrative, or revenue sharing payments with respect to Class R6 shares.
You may exchange any other share class for Class T shares without paying a sales charge, if you otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of Class T shares, except that you may not exchange shares that are subject to a CDSC until the applicable CDSC period has expired, unless the Distributor approves the exchange and determines that no CDSC is payable in connection with the exchange. Class T shares may not be exchanged for any other share class of the same Fund.
All exchanges within a Fund are subject to the discretion of the Distributor to permit or reject such exchanges. Shareholders generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes from an exchange between classes of shares within a Fund provided that the transaction is undertaken and processed, with respect to any shareholder, as a direct exchange transaction. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors as to the federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of an exchange between classes of shares within a Fund.
Exchanges between classes of shares within a Fund are not subject to the frequent trading and market timing policies of Voya mutual funds.
Additional Information About Exchanges
Fees and expenses differ among Voya mutual funds and among share classes of the same fund. Please read the prospectus for the Voya mutual fund and share class you are interested in prior to exchanging into that Voya mutual fund or share class. Contact your financial intermediary or consult your plan documents for additional information.
An exchange of shares of a Fund for shares of another Voya mutual fund is treated as a sale and purchase of shares and may result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. For exchanges between Voya mutual funds, you should consult your own tax advisor for advice about the particular federal, state, and local tax consequences to you of the exchange. The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum investment requirement of the Voya mutual fund into which they are being exchanged.
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HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES (continued)

If you exchange into Voya Credit Income Fund, your ability to sell or liquidate your investment will be limited. Voya Credit Income Fund is a closed-end interval fund and does not redeem its shares on a daily basis. It is not expected that a secondary market for Voya Credit Income Fund's shares will develop, so you will not be able to sell them through a broker or other investment professional. To provide a measure of liquidity, Voya Credit Income Fund will normally make monthly repurchase offers for not less than 5% of its outstanding common shares. If more than 5% of Voya Credit Income Fund's common shares are tendered, you may not be able to completely liquidate your holdings in any one month. You also would not have liquidity between these monthly repurchase dates. Investors exercising the exchange privilege into Voya Credit Income Fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund. Investors may obtain a copy of the Voya Credit Income Fund prospectus or any other Voya mutual fund prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
In addition to each Fund available in this Prospectus, the Distributor offers many other funds. Shareholders exercising the exchange privilege with any other Voya mutual fund should carefully review the prospectus of that fund before exchanging their shares. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any Voya mutual fund not discussed in this Prospectus by calling 1-800-992-0180 or by going to www.voyainvestments.com.
You will automatically have the ability to request an exchange between Voya mutual funds by calling a Shareholder Services Representative unless you mark the box on the Account Application that indicates that you do not wish to have the telephone exchange privilege. Each Fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Systematic Exchange Privilege
Subject to the information and limitations outlined above, you may elect to have a specified dollar amount of shares systematically exchanged, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from your account to an identically registered account in the same class of any other open-end Voya mutual fund, except for Voya Corporate Leaders® Trust Fund. This exchange privilege may be modified at any time or terminated upon 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders.
88


FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING

Each Fund is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies should not purchase shares of a Fund. Each Fund 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 shareholder's or retirement plan participant's intermediary, that the Fund determines not to be in the best interest of the Fund. Such action may include, but not be limited to: rejecting additional purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange; extending settlement of a redemption up to 7 days; rejecting all purchase orders from broker-dealers or their registered representatives suspected of violating the Fund's frequent trading policy; or termination of the selling group agreement or other agreement with broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries associated with frequent trading. A Fund will not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected orders or other actions as described above.
Each Fund believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a retirement plan account, is not in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely affect the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser (if applicable) to invest assets in an orderly, efficient manner. Frequent trading can raise Fund expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; increased administrative costs; and lost opportunity costs. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
Funds 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 Fund 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 Fund based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur in funds which do not invest in foreign securities. For example, if trading in a security held by a Fund 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, funds that hold thinly-traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, may be exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. Each Fund 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 Fund does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of the Fund’s shares which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to deter frequent, short-term trading in shares of each Fund. In general, shareholders may make exchanges among their accounts with Voya mutual funds once every 30 days. However, each Fund prohibits frequent trading. Each Fund has defined frequent trading as follows:
Any shareholder or financial adviser initiated exchanges among all their accounts with a Fund within 30 calendar days of a previous exchange. All exchanges occurring on the same day for all accounts (individual, IRA, 401(k), etc.) beneficially owned by the same shareholder will be treated as a single transaction for purposes of this policy;
Trading deemed harmful or excessive by a Fund (including but not limited to patterns of purchases and redemptions), in its sole discretion; and
Trades initiated by financial advisers, among multiple shareholder accounts, that in the aggregate are deemed harmful or excessive.
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
Purchases and sales of Fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
Transfers associated with systematic purchases or redemptions;
Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading;
Rebalancing to facilitate fund-of-fund arrangements or a Fund's systematic exchange privileges;
Purchases or sales initiated by Voya mutual funds; and
Transactions subject to the trading policy of an intermediary that a Fund deems materially similar to the Fund's policy.
Please note that while money market funds permit short-term trading, an exchange between a money market fund and another fund that does not permit short-term trading will count as an exchange for purposes of this policy.
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FREQUENT TRADING - MARKET TIMING (continued)

If a violation of the policy is identified, the following action will be taken:
Upon the first violation of this policy in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for 90 days. For example, if an exchange is initiated on February 1st, and a second exchange is initiated on February 15th, trading privileges shall be suspended for 90 days from February 1st.
Upon a second violation in a calendar year, purchase and exchange privileges shall be suspended for 180 days.
No purchases or exchanges will be permitted in the account and all related accounts bearing the same Tax ID or equivalent identifier.
On the next Business Day following the end of the 90 or 180 day suspension, any trading restrictions placed on the account(s) shall be removed.
Each Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice.
Although the restrictions described above are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of them alone, nor all of them taken together, can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in a Fund will occur. Moreover, in enforcing such restrictions, a Fund is often required to make decisions that are inherently subjective. Each Fund strives to make these decisions to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is in the best interest of shareholders.
Shareholders may invest in a Fund through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries. Omnibus accounts permit intermediaries to aggregate their clients' transactions and in these circumstances, the identity of the shareholder is often unknown. Such intermediaries include broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, record keepers, retirement plans, and fee-based accounts such as wrap fee programs. Omnibus accounts generally do not identify customers' trading activity on an individual basis. The Adviser or its affiliated entities have agreements in place with intermediaries which require such intermediaries to provide detailed account information, including trading history, upon request of a Fund. There is no assurance that the Adviser or its affiliated entities will request such information with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading or that review of such information will be sufficient to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
In some cases, a Fund will rely on the intermediaries' excessive trading policies and such policies shall define the trading activity in which the shareholder may engage. This shall be the case where a Fund is used in certain retirement plans offered by affiliates. With trading information received as a result of the agreements, a Fund may make a determination that certain trading activity is harmful to the Fund 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 Fund may have their trading privileges suspended without violating the stated excessive trading policy of the intermediary.
90


PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

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 intermediaries such as other broker-dealers. Each Voya mutual fund also has an investment adviser which is responsible for managing the money invested in each of the mutual funds. Both of these entities or their affiliates (collectively, “Voya”) may compensate an intermediary for selling Voya mutual funds.
Persons licensed with FINRA as a registered representative (often referred to as a broker or financial adviser) and associated with a specific broker-dealer may receive compensation from each Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares. The Distributor has an agreement in place with each broker-dealer selling each Fund defining specifically what that broker-dealer will be paid for the sale of a particular Voya mutual fund. The broker-dealer then pays the registered representative who sold you the mutual fund some or all of what they receive from Voya. A registered representative may receive a payment when the sale is made and in some cases, can continue to receive payments while you are invested in the mutual fund. In addition, other entities may receive compensation from each Fund for providing services which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares, so long as such entities are permitted to receive these fees under applicable rules and regulations.
The Distributor may pay, from its own resources, additional fees to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions including affiliated entities. These additional fees paid to intermediaries may take the following forms: (1) a percentage of that entity’s customer assets invested in Voya mutual funds; (2) a percentage of that entity's gross sales; or (3) some combination of these payments. Depending on the broker-dealer's satisfaction of the required conditions, these payments may be periodic and may be up to: (1) 0.30% per annum of the value of each Fund's shares held by the broker-dealer’s customers; or (2) 0.30% of the value of each Fund's shares sold by the broker-dealer during a particular period. For example, if that initial investment averages a value of $10,000 over the year, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 on those assets. If you invested $10,000, the Distributor could pay a maximum of $30 for that sale.
Voya, out of its own resources and without additional cost to each Fund or its shareholders, may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to intermediaries selling shares of each Fund, including affiliates of Voya. These amounts would be in addition to the distribution payments made by each Fund under the distribution agreements. Management personnel of Voya may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in funds advised by Voya meets certain target levels or increases over time.
Voya may provide additional cash or non-cash compensation to third parties selling our mutual funds including affiliated companies. This may take the form of cash incentives and non-cash compensation and may include, but is not limited to: cash; merchandise; trips; occasional entertainment; meals or tickets to a sporting event; client appreciation events; payment for travel expenses (including meals and lodging) to pre-approved training and education seminars; and payment for advertising and sales campaigns. The Distributor may also pay concessions in addition to those described above to broker-dealers so that Voya mutual funds are made available by those broker-dealers for their customers. The Sub-Adviser of each Fund may contribute to non-cash compensation arrangements.
The compensation paid by Voya to a financial intermediary is typically paid continually over time, during the period when the intermediary’s clients hold investments in the Voya mutual funds. The amount of continuing compensation paid by Voya to different financial intermediaries for distribution and/or shareholder services varies. The compensation is typically a percentage of the value of the financial intermediary’s clients’ investments in Voya mutual funds or a per account fee. The variation in compensation may, but will not necessarily, reflect enhanced or additional services provided by the intermediary.
Voya or a Voya mutual fund may pay service fees to intermediaries for administration, recordkeeping, and other shareholder services. Intermediaries receiving these payments may include, among others, brokers, financial planners or advisers, banks, and insurance companies. The Voya mutual funds may reimburse Voya for some or all of the payments made by Voya to intermediaries for these services.
In some cases, a financial intermediary may hold its clients’ mutual fund shares in nominee or street name. These financial intermediaries may (though they will not necessarily) provide services including, among other things: processing and mailing trade confirmations; capturing and processing tax data; issuing and mailing dividend checks to shareholders who have selected cash distributions; preparing record date shareholder lists for proxy solicitations; collecting and posting distributions to shareholder accounts; and establishing and maintaining systematic withdrawals and automated investment plans and shareholder account registrations.
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PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (continued)

The top firms Voya paid to sell its mutual funds as of the last calendar year are:
Advisor Group, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC; Cetera Financial Holdings, Inc.; Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.; Directed Services LLC; Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.; GWFS Equities, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; LPL Financial LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; National Financial Services, LLC; Pershing, LLC; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.; UBS Financial Services, Inc.; Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.; Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Your registered representative or broker-dealer could have a financial interest in selling you a particular mutual fund, or the mutual funds of a particular company, to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully each mutual fund prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your registered representative.
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 Fund. 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 Fund's shares. In addition, neither a Fund 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 Fund, may benefit financially from the revenue Voya receives for the services it provides to Class R6 shares of a Fund.
92


DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions
Each Fund generally distributes most or all of its net earnings in the form of dividends, consisting of ordinary income and capital gains distributions. Each Fund distributes capital gains, if any, annually. Each Fund also declares dividends daily and pays dividends consisting of ordinary income, if any, monthly.
From time to time a portion of a Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. To comply with federal tax regulations, each Fund may also pay an additional capital gains distribution.
Dividend Reinvestment
Unless you instruct a Fund to pay you dividends in cash, dividends and distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. You may, upon written request or by completing the appropriate section of the Account Application, elect to have all dividends and other distributions paid on shares of a Fund invested in another Voya mutual fund that offers the same class of shares.
Taxes
The tax discussion in this Prospectus is only a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax issues generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders. The following assumes that each Fund's shares will be capital assets in the hands of a shareholder. Circumstances among investors may vary, so you are encouraged to discuss an investment in a Fund with your tax advisor.
Each Fund will distribute all, or substantially all, of its net investment income and net capital gains (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses, in each case determined with reference to any loss carryforwards) to its shareholders each year. Although a Fund will not be taxed on amounts it distributes, most shareholders will be taxed on amounts they receive.
Distributions, whether received as cash or reinvested in additional shares, may be subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state or local taxes. For mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income under federal income tax laws whether paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable as long term capital gains regardless of the length of time you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional shares.
Distributions made to a non-corporate shareholder out of “qualified dividend income,” if any, received by a Fund will be subject to tax at the lower rates applicable to net capital gains, provided that the shareholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its shares.
Selling or exchanging your Fund shares is a taxable event and may result in capital gain or loss. A capital gain or capital loss may be realized from an ordinary redemption of shares or an exchange of shares between two mutual funds. Any capital loss incurred on the sale or exchange of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of long-term capital gain dividends received with respect to such shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.
You will be notified annually of the amount of income, dividends and net capital gains distributed. If you purchase shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, that entity will provide this information to you.
Each Fund intends to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in fund level taxation and therefore, a reduction in income available for distribution.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES (continued)

Each Fund is required to withhold a portion of all taxable dividends, distributions, and redemption proceeds payable to any noncorporate shareholder that does not provide the Fund with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding. This is not an additional tax but can be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Shareholders that invest in a Fund through a tax advantaged account, such as a qualified retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on dividends until they are distributed from the account. These accounts are subject to complex tax rules, and you should consult your tax advisor about investing through such an account.
Foreign shareholders invested in a Fund should consult with their tax advisors as to if and how the U.S. federal income tax law and its withholding requirements apply to them. Generally, a Fund will withhold 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on distributions to foreign shareholders.
Foreign Income Taxes. Investment income and proceeds received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which may entitle a Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or exemption from taxes on such income or proceeds. It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax for a Fund in advance since the amount of the assets to be invested within various countries is not known.
Cost Basis Reporting. The Internal Revenue Service requires mutual fund companies and brokers to report on Form 1099-B the cost basis on the sale or exchange of Fund shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). If you acquire and hold shares directly through a Fund and not through a financial intermediary, the Fund will use an average cost single category methodology for tracking and reporting your cost basis on covered shares, unless you request, in writing, another cost basis reporting methodology.
Please see the SAI for further information regarding tax matters.
94


ACCOUNT POLICIES

Account Access
Unless your Fund shares are held through a third-party fiduciary or in an omnibus registration at your bank or brokerage firm, you will be able to access your account information over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com or via a touch tone telephone by calling 1-800-992-0180. Should you wish to speak with a Shareholder Services Representative, you may call the toll-free number listed above.
Privacy Policy
Each Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.
Householding
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of a Fund's Prospectus and each annual and semi-annual shareholder report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-992-0180 or speak to your investment professional. We will begin sending you individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.
95


INDEX DESCRIPTIONS

The Bloomberg GNMA Index is comprised of all fixed securities mortgage pools by GNMA, including GNMA Graduated Payment Mortgages.
The Bloomberg High Yield Bond - 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index measures the performance of fixed-income securities. The index provides a general measure of the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. The index limits the exposure of the index to any one issue to 2% of the total market value of the index components.
The Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of publicly issued investment-grade fixed rate debt issues, including treasuries, agencies, and credit securities with a maturity of at least one year and less than three years.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely recognized index of publicly issued, investment-grade U.S. government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and corporate debt securities.
The Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index represents the union of the U.S. Aggregate Index, U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, Investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, U.S. Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA eligible portion of the CMBS Index. The index covers USD-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment grade or high-yield.
The ICE BofA U.S. Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index is designed to track the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day rate) and rolled into a new instrument.
The S&P's/Loan Syndications and Trading Association Leveraged Loan Index (“S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index”) tracks the current outstanding balance and spread over LIBOR for fully funded term loans. The facilities included represent a broad cross section of leveraged loans syndicated in the U.S., including dollar-denominated loans to overseas issuers.
96


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand a Fund'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 Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions). The information for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report, along with a Fund’s financial statements, is included in a Fund’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 T shares of each Fund had not commenced operations as of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, such share class financial highlights are not presented; however, financial highlights for Class A shares are presented for each Fund. Financial Highlights would differ only to the extent that Class T shares and Class A shares have different fees and 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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Voya Floating Rate Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.04
0.30
(0.11)
0.19
0.29
0.29
8.94
2.15
1.20
1.02
1.02
3.37
41,990
89
03-31-21
8.00
0.29*
1.03
1.32
0.28
0.28
9.04
16.69
1.34
1.13
1.13
3.35
39,518
60
03-31-20
9.59
0.46
(1.58)
(1.12)
0.47
0.47
8.00
(12.34)
1.18
1.10
1.10
4.83
52,014
52
03-31-19
9.86
0.46
(0.28)
0.18
0.45
0.45
9.59
1.90
1.14
1.05
1.05
4.75
59,614
58
03-31-18
9.93
0.35
(0.05)
0.30
0.35
0.02
0.37
9.86
3.09
1.13
1.02
1.02
3.58
43,839
82
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.04
0.23
(0.11)
0.12
0.23
0.23
8.93
1.27
1.95
1.77
1.77
2.59
9,658
89
03-31-21
8.00
0.23*
1.03
1.26
0.22
0.22
9.04
15.83
2.09
1.88
1.88
2.59
14,914
60
03-31-20
9.59
0.38
(1.58)
(1.20)
0.39
0.39
8.00
(13.00)
1.93
1.85
1.85
4.12
20,446
52
03-31-19
9.87
0.38
(0.28)
0.10
0.38
0.38
9.59
1.04
1.89
1.80
1.80
3.93
39,455
58
03-31-18
9.93
0.28
(0.04)
0.24
0.28
0.02
0.30
9.87
2.42
1.88
1.77
1.77
2.85
45,848
82
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.04
0.33
(0.11)
0.22
0.32
0.32
8.94
2.41
0.85
0.77
0.77
3.60
225,339
89
03-31-21
8.00
0.31*
1.03
1.34
0.30
0.30
9.04
16.97
1.00
0.88
0.88
3.61
235,804
60
03-31-20
9.59
0.48
(1.58)
(1.10)
0.49
0.49
8.00
(12.12)
0.88
0.85
0.85
5.15
427,504
52
03-31-19
9.87
0.48
(0.28)
0.20
0.48
0.48
9.59
2.07
0.80
0.80
0.80
4.93
1,160,464
58
03-31-18
9.93
0.38
(0.04)
0.34
0.38
0.02
0.40
9.87
3.46
0.75
0.75
0.75
3.89
1,338,826
82
Class P
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.02
0.38
(0.12)
0.26
0.38
0.38
8.90
2.88
0.82
0.18
0.18
4.18
86,233
89
03-31-21
7.99
0.37*
1.03
1.40
0.37
0.37
9.02
17.72
0.96
0.29
0.29
4.19
95,986
60
03-31-20
9.58
0.53
(1.56)
(1.03)
0.56
0.56
7.99
(11.52)
0.85
0.20
0.20
5.70
122,016
52
03-31-19
9.86
0.55
(0.29)
0.26
0.54
0.54
9.58
2.75
0.77
0.12
0.12
5.65
53,416
58
03-31-18
9.92
0.45
(0.05)
0.40
0.44
0.02
0.46
9.86
4.15
0.74
0.09
0.09
4.56
42,522
82
Class R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.03
0.28
(0.12)
0.16
0.27
0.27
8.92
1.78
1.45
1.27
1.27
3.12
109,837
89
03-31-21
7.99
0.27*
1.03
1.30
0.26
0.26
9.03
16.42
1.59
1.38
1.38
3.08
91,934
60
03-31-20
9.58
0.43
(1.58)
(1.15)
0.44
0.44
7.99
(12.57)
1.43
1.35
1.35
4.60
99,774
52
03-31-19
9.85
0.44
(0.28)
0.16
0.43
0.43
9.58
1.65
1.39
1.30
1.30
4.48
139,026
58
03-31-18
9.91
0.33
(0.04)
0.29
0.33
0.02
0.35
9.85
2.94
1.38
1.27
1.27
3.36
118,071
82
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.06
0.33
(0.12)
0.21
0.32
0.32
8.95
2.29
0.95
0.77
0.77
3.62
12,984
89
03-31-21
8.01
0.32*
1.03
1.35
0.30
0.30
9.06
17.08
1.09
0.88
0.88
3.69
11,426
60
03-31-20
9.60
0.48
(1.58)
(1.10)
0.49
0.49
8.01
(12.10)
0.93
0.85
0.85
5.11
35,543
52
03-31-19
9.89
0.46
(0.27)
0.19
0.48
0.48
9.60
1.96
0.89
0.80
0.80
4.60
52,642
58
03-31-18
9.95
0.38
(0.04)
0.34
0.38
0.02
0.40
9.89
3.46
0.88
0.77
0.77
3.88
557,067
82
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
98


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Voya GNMA Income Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.50
0.04
(0.40)
(0.36)
0.10
0.01
0.11
8.03
(4.36)
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.45
464,615
539
03-31-21
8.58
0.07
0.02
0.09
0.14
0.03
0.17
8.50
1.08
0.85
0.84
0.84
0.82
591,762
419
03-31-20
8.36
0.18
0.27
0.45
0.23
0.23
8.58
5.43
0.93
0.92
0.92
2.12
493,737
421
03-31-19
8.25
0.18
0.13
0.31
0.20
0.20
8.36
3.85
0.97
0.95
0.95
2.25
394,763
398
03-31-18
8.44
0.14
(0.13)
0.01
0.18
0.02
0.20
8.25
0.08
0.95
0.95
0.95
1.66
435,118
367
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.46
(0.03)
(0.40)
(0.43)
0.03
0.01
0.04
7.99
(5.10)
1.59
1.59
1.59
(0.32)
26,837
539
03-31-21
8.53
0.01
0.03
0.04
0.08
0.03
0.11
8.46
0.44
1.60
1.59
1.59
0.09
48,911
419
03-31-20
8.31
0.12
0.26
0.38
0.16
0.16
8.53
4.66
1.68
1.67
1.67
1.37
47,577
421
03-31-19
8.21
0.12
0.12
0.24
0.14
0.14
8.31
2.96
1.72
1.70
1.70
1.49
62,769
398
03-31-18
8.39
0.06
(0.10)
(0.04)
0.12
0.02
0.14
8.21
(0.56)
1.70
1.70
1.70
0.90
76,535
367
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.52
0.06
(0.41)
(0.35)
0.12
0.01
0.13
8.04
(4.18)
0.56
0.54
0.54
0.74
834,623
539
03-31-21
8.59
0.09
0.04
0.13
0.17
0.03
0.20
8.52
1.50
0.57
0.54
0.54
1.10
968,367
419
03-31-20
8.37
0.21
0.26
0.47
0.25
0.25
8.59
5.75
0.67
0.62
0.62
2.42
604,194
421
03-31-19
8.26
0.21
0.13
0.34
0.23
0.23
8.37
4.16
0.71
0.65
0.65
2.55
387,607
398
03-31-18
8.45
0.16
(0.13)
0.03
0.20
0.02
0.22
8.26
0.37
0.70
0.65
0.65
1.95
350,326
367
Class P
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.51
0.10
(0.42)
(0.32)
0.16
0.01
0.17
8.02
(3.82)
1.21
0.15
0.15
1.15
32
539
05-22-2020(4) -
03-31-21
8.62
0.09
0.00*
0.09
0.17
0.03
0.20
8.51
1.03
1.67
0.15
0.15
1.28
33
419
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.52
0.07
(0.41)
(0.34)
0.12
0.01
0.13
8.05
(4.06)
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.81
23,951
539
07-31-2020(4) -
03-31-21
8.58
0.04
0.02
0.06
0.09
0.03
0.12
8.52
0.64
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.62
41,739
419
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.53
0.06
(0.41)
(0.35)
0.12
0.01
0.13
8.05
(4.22)
0.59
0.59
0.59
0.70
110,824
539
03-31-21
8.60
0.09
0.04
0.13
0.17
0.03
0.20
8.53
1.45
0.60
0.59
0.59
1.02
179,530
419
03-31-20
8.38
0.20
0.27
0.47
0.25
0.25
8.60
5.69
0.68
0.67
0.67
2.38
155,915
421
03-31-19
8.27
0.20
0.13
0.33
0.22
0.22
8.38
4.11
0.72
0.70
0.70
2.47
91,383
398
03-31-18
8.46
0.16
(0.13)
0.03
0.20
0.02
0.22
8.27
0.33
0.70
0.70
0.70
1.92
156,625
367
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
99


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Voya High Yield Bond Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
7.99
0.36
(0.40)
(0.04)
0.37
0.00*
0.37
7.58
(0.62)
1.04
1.04
1.04
4.55
45,842
63
03-31-21
7.02
0.38
0.99
1.37
0.38
0.02
0.40
7.99
19.76
1.04
1.04
1.04
4.86
49,805
78
03-31-20
7.86
0.39
(0.81)
(0.42)
0.42
0.42
7.02
(5.76)
1.10
1.10
1.10
4.97
44,060
57
03-31-19
7.89
0.43
(0.05)
0.38
0.41
0.41
7.86
5.03
1.10
1.10
1.10
5.49
60,390
33
03-31-18
8.11
0.43
(0.22)
0.21
0.43
0.43
7.89
2.52
1.07
1.07
1.07
5.27
52,994
40
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
7.99
0.30
(0.40)
(0.10)
0.31
0.00*
0.31
7.58
(1.37)
1.79
1.79
1.79
3.80
9,496
63
03-31-21
7.02
0.32
0.99
1.31
0.32
0.02
0.34
7.99
18.88
1.79
1.79
1.79
4.12
10,150
78
03-31-20
7.86
0.34
(0.82)
(0.48)
0.36
0.36
7.02
(6.47)
1.85
1.85
1.85
4.23
11,215
57
03-31-19
7.89
0.37
(0.05)
0.32
0.35
0.35
7.86
4.24
1.85
1.85
1.85
4.77
15,945
33
03-31-18
8.11
0.37
(0.23)
0.14
0.36
0.36
7.89
1.75
1.82
1.82
1.82
4.52
10,513
40
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
7.98
0.39
(0.40)
(0.01)
0.40
0.00*
0.40
7.57
(0.28)
0.69
0.69
0.69
4.90
193,357
63
03-31-21
7.01
0.40
0.99
1.39
0.40
0.02
0.42
7.98
20.19
0.69
0.69
0.69
5.18
171,058
78
03-31-20
7.85
0.42
(0.81)
(0.39)
0.45
0.45
7.01
(5.45)
0.75
0.75
0.75
5.32
68,214
57
03-31-19
7.88
0.47
(0.06)
0.41
0.44
0.44
7.85
5.39
0.75
0.75
0.75
5.82
81,121
33
03-31-18
8.10
0.46
(0.23)
0.23
0.45
0.45
7.88
2.87
0.72
0.72
0.72
5.62
149,279
40
Class P
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
7.99
0.44
(0.40)
0.04
0.45
0.00*
0.45
7.58
0.38
0.63
0.04
0.04
5.54
272,101
63
03-31-21
7.02
0.45
1.00
1.45
0.46
0.02
0.48
7.99
20.96
0.63
0.04
0.04
5.83
313,306
78
03-31-20
7.87
0.47
(0.82)
(0.35)
0.50
0.50
7.02
(4.92)
0.69
0.08
0.08
5.98
99,000
57
03-31-19
7.90
0.51
(0.05)
0.46
0.49
0.49
7.87
6.05
0.69
0.08
0.08
6.51
120,464
33
03-31-18
8.11
0.51
(0.22)
0.29
0.50
0.50
7.90
3.63
0.66
0.06
0.06
6.28
132,713
40
Class R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.00
0.34
(0.40)
(0.06)
0.35
0.00*
0.35
7.59
(0.87)
1.29
1.29
1.29
4.29
182
63
03-31-21
7.03
0.36
0.99
1.35
0.36
0.02
0.38
8.00
19.44
1.29
1.29
1.29
4.61
547
78
03-31-20
7.87
0.37
(0.81)
(0.44)
0.40
0.40
7.03
(5.99)
1.35
1.35
1.35
4.72
684
57
03-31-19
7.90
0.41
(0.05)
0.36
0.39
0.39
7.87
4.76
1.35
1.35
1.35
5.25
1,185
33
03-31-18
8.11
0.41
(0.21)
0.20
0.41
0.41
7.90
2.39
1.32
1.32
1.32
5.00
791
40
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.00
0.40
(0.41)
(0.01)
0.40
0.00*
0.40
7.59
(0.21)
0.63
0.63
0.63
4.91
44,338
63
03-31-21
7.02
0.41
1.00
1.41
0.41
0.02
0.43
8.00
20.39
0.63
0.63
0.63
5.26
242,749
78
03-31-20
7.87
0.43
(0.82)
(0.39)
0.46
0.46
7.02
(5.49)
0.69
0.69
0.69
5.44
125,036
57
03-31-19
7.89
0.45
(0.03)
0.42
0.44
0.44
7.87
5.52
0.69
0.69
0.69
5.72
10,002
33
03-31-18
8.10
0.46
(0.22)
0.24
0.45
0.45
7.89
2.97
0.66
0.66
0.66
5.67
117,343
40
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
100


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
8.00
0.38
(0.39)
(0.01)
0.39
0.00*
0.39
7.60
(0.24)
0.79
0.79
0.79
4.79
84,428
63
03-31-21
7.03
0.40
0.99
1.39
0.40
0.02
0.42
8.00
20.03
0.79
0.79
0.79
5.09
145,963
78
03-31-20
7.87
0.41
(0.81)
(0.40)
0.44
0.44
7.03
(5.51)
0.85
0.85
0.85
5.22
138,971
57
03-31-19
7.90
0.45
(0.05)
0.40
0.43
0.43
7.87
5.29
0.85
0.85
0.85
5.74
98,192
33
03-31-18
8.12
0.45
(0.22)
0.23
0.45
0.45
7.90
2.78
0.82
0.82
0.82
5.51
98,970
40
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.25
0.20
(0.66)
(0.46)
0.22
0.02
0.24
9.55
(4.70)
0.69
0.69
0.69
1.97
364,121
222(5)
03-31-21
10.11
0.25
0.38
0.63
0.29
0.17
0.03
0.49
10.25
6.12
0.70
0.70
0.70
2.35
459,960
159(5)
03-31-20
10.02
0.30
0.13
0.43
0.33
0.01
0.34
10.11
4.29
0.69
0.69
0.69
2.88
451,338
253(5)
03-31-19
9.90
0.30
0.11
0.41
0.29
0.29
10.02
4.28
0.70
0.70
0.70
3.06
431,210
329(5)
03-31-18
10.01
0.27
(0.09)
0.18
0.29
0.29
9.90
1.75
0.67
0.67
0.67
2.63
444,865
482(5)
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.23
0.12
(0.66)
(0.54)
0.14
0.02
0.16
9.53
(5.43)
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.22
15,564
222(5)
03-31-21
10.09
0.17
0.38
0.55
0.21
0.17
0.03
0.41
10.23
5.34
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.62
22,702
159(5)
03-31-20
10.01
0.21
0.14
0.35
0.26
0.01
0.27
10.09
3.41
1.44
1.44
1.44
2.06
25,556
253(5)
03-31-19
9.89
0.23
0.11
0.34
0.22
0.22
10.01
3.51
1.45
1.45
1.45
2.31
28,657
329(5)
03-31-18
10.00
0.19
(0.09)
0.10
0.21
0.21
9.89
0.99
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.89
30,922
482(5)
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.25
0.24
(0.67)
(0.43)
0.25
0.02
0.27
9.55
(4.39)
0.35
0.35
0.35
2.32
6,092,396
222(5)
03-31-21
10.10
0.29
0.38
0.67
0.32
0.17
0.03
0.52
10.25
6.57
0.34
0.34
0.34
2.70
6,175,479
159(5)
03-31-20
10.02
0.32
0.14
0.46
0.37
0.01
0.38
10.10
4.53
0.36
0.36
0.36
3.13
4,988,317
253(5)
03-31-19
9.90
0.33
0.12
0.45
0.33
0.33
10.02
4.63
0.36
0.36
0.36
3.41
4,142,382
329(5)
03-31-18
10.01
0.30
(0.09)
0.21
0.32
0.32
9.90
2.09
0.35
0.35
0.35
2.96
2,510,746
482(5)
Class R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.26
0.18
(0.67)
(0.49)
0.19
0.02
0.21
9.56
(4.93)
0.94
0.94
0.94
1.72
143,085
222(5)
03-31-21
10.12
0.22
0.38
0.60
0.26
0.17
0.03
0.46
10.26
5.86
0.95
0.95
0.95
2.11
175,289
159(5)
03-31-20
10.03
0.26
0.15
0.41
0.31
0.01
0.32
10.12
4.03
0.94
0.94
0.94
2.56
186,915
253(5)
03-31-19
9.92
0.28
0.10
0.38
0.27
0.27
10.03
3.92
0.95
0.95
0.95
2.81
170,236
329(5)
03-31-18
10.02
0.24
(0.08)
0.16
0.26
0.26
9.92
1.60
0.92
0.92
0.92
2.38
186,904
482(5)
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.25
0.24
(0.66)
(0.42)
0.25
0.02
0.27
9.56
(4.25)
0.29
0.29
0.29
2.37
2,563,038
222(5)
03-31-21
10.11
0.29
0.38
0.67
0.33
0.17
0.03
0.53
10.25
6.50
0.30
0.30
0.30
2.74
2,861,963
159(5)
03-31-20
10.02
0.33
0.14
0.47
0.37
0.01
0.38
10.11
4.67
0.30
0.30
0.30
3.19
2,306,857
253(5)
03-31-19
9.90
0.34
0.11
0.45
0.33
0.33
10.02
4.65
0.31
0.31
0.31
3.46
1,851,627
329(5)
03-31-18
10.00
0.31
(0.09)
0.22
0.32
0.32
9.90
2.20
0.31
0.31
0.31
3.00
1,514,795
482(5)
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
101


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.24
0.23
(0.67)
(0.44)
0.24
0.02
0.26
9.54
(4.47)
0.44
0.44
0.44
2.22
174,769
222(5)
03-31-21
10.10
0.27
0.38
0.65
0.31
0.17
0.03
0.51
10.24
6.39
0.45
0.45
0.45
2.59
268,634
159(5)
03-31-20
10.01
0.32
0.14
0.46
0.36
0.01
0.37
10.10
4.56
0.44
0.44
0.44
3.05
249,060
253(5)
03-31-19
9.89
0.32
0.12
0.44
0.32
0.32
10.01
4.55
0.45
0.45
0.45
3.25
174,570
329(5)
03-31-18
10.00
0.29
(0.09)
0.20
0.31
0.31
9.89
2.00
0.42
0.42
0.42
2.89
760,186
482(5)
Voya Short Term Bond Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.98
0.09
(0.36)
(0.27)
0.10
0.03
0.13
9.58
(2.81)
0.64
0.63
0.63
0.93
15,351
250
03-31-21
9.55
0.16
0.46
0.62
0.17
0.02
0.19
9.98
6.48
0.68
0.60
0.60
1.62
19,499
145
03-31-20
9.77
0.22
(0.23)
(0.01)
0.21
0.21
9.55
(0.14)
0.72
0.65
0.65
2.19
6,907
192
03-31-19
9.72
0.21
0.06
0.27
0.22
0.22
9.77
2.85
0.93
0.77
0.77
2.14
14,247
137
03-31-18
9.84
0.16
(0.12)
0.04
0.16
0.16
9.72
0.35
0.88
0.77
0.77
1.55
2,618
165
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.98
0.02
(0.37)
(0.35)
0.02
0.03
0.05
9.58
(3.54)
1.39
1.38
1.38
0.18
442
250
03-31-21
9.55
0.09
0.45
0.54
0.09
0.02
0.11
9.98
5.69
1.43
1.35
1.35
0.89
548
145
03-31-20
9.76
0.14
(0.21)
(0.07)
0.14
0.14
9.55
(0.78)
1.47
1.40
1.40
1.41
335
192
03-31-19
9.72
0.12
0.07
0.19
0.15
0.15
9.76
1.97
1.68
1.52
1.52
1.38
1,038
137
03-31-18
9.84
0.08
(0.12)
(0.04)
0.08
0.08
9.72
(0.40)
1.63
1.52
1.52
0.81
728
165
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.97
0.12
(0.36)
(0.24)
0.13
0.03
0.16
9.57
(2.52)
0.40
0.35
0.35
1.19
31,691
250
03-31-21
9.54
0.19
0.46
0.65
0.20
0.02
0.22
9.97
6.81
0.49
0.35
0.35
1.91
16,762
145
03-31-20
9.76
0.24
(0.22)
0.02
0.24
0.24
9.54
0.16
0.57
0.40
0.40
2.43
11,925
192
03-31-19
9.71
0.23
0.07
0.30
0.25
0.25
9.76
3.15
0.78
0.50
0.50
2.37
9,283
137
03-31-18
9.84
0.18
(0.13)
0.05
0.18
0.18
9.71
0.55
0.71
0.51
0.51
1.84
9,578
165
Class R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.01
0.07
(0.37)
(0.30)
0.07
0.03
0.10
9.61
(3.04)
0.89
0.88
0.88
0.66
17
250
03-31-21
9.57
0.14
0.46
0.60
0.14
0.02
0.16
10.01
6.32
0.93
0.85
0.85
1.39
8
145
03-31-20
9.77
0.19
(0.20)
(0.01)
0.19
0.19
9.57
(0.18)
0.97
0.90
0.90
1.93
3
192
03-31-19
9.72
0.18
0.07
0.25
0.20
0.20
9.77
2.60
1.18
1.02
1.02
1.85
3
137
03-31-18
9.84
0.13
(0.12)
0.01
0.13
0.13
9.72
0.10
1.13
1.02
1.02
1.33
3
165
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.98
0.12
(0.36)
(0.24)
0.13
0.03
0.16
9.58
(2.49)
0.31
0.30
0.30
1.18
372,853
250
03-31-21
9.55
0.20
0.45
0.65
0.20
0.02
0.22
9.98
6.83
0.38
0.30
0.30
2.01
51,298
145
03-31-20
9.76
0.24
(0.21)
0.03
0.24
0.24
9.55
0.29
0.42
0.35
0.35
2.47
98,380
192
03-31-19
9.72
0.23
0.06
0.29
0.25
0.25
9.76
3.08
0.63
0.47
0.47
2.40
86,628
137
03-31-18
9.84
0.18
(0.11)
0.07
0.19
0.19
9.72
0.68
0.59
0.48
0.48
1.85
93,094
165
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
102


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.01
0.12
(0.38)
(0.26)
0.12
0.03
0.15
9.60
(2.65)
0.39
0.38
0.38
1.18
19,721
250
03-31-21
9.57
0.18
0.47
0.65
0.19
0.02
0.21
10.01
6.84
0.43
0.35
0.35
1.85
21,981
145
03-31-20
9.79
0.24
(0.22)
0.02
0.24
0.24
9.57
0.12
0.47
0.40
0.40
2.41
97
192
03-31-19
9.72
0.22
0.10
0.32
0.25
0.25
9.79
3.31
0.68
0.52
0.52
2.38
523
137
03-31-18
9.85
0.18
(0.13)
0.05
0.18
0.18
9.72
0.50
0.63
0.52
0.52
1.83
79
165
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.12
0.28
(0.52)
(0.24)
0.23
0.06
0.29
9.59
(2.47)
0.85
0.85
0.85
2.81
104,975
76
03-31-21
9.12
0.32
1.03
1.35
0.30
0.05
0.35
10.12
14.99
0.88
0.88
0.88
3.26
147,463
45
03-31-20
10.15
0.35
(0.97)
(0.62)
0.41
0.41
9.12
(6.48)
0.86
0.86
0.86
3.45
146,080
167
03-31-19
10.16
0.37
0.03
0.40
0.41
0.41
10.15
3.99
0.94
0.94
0.94
3.63
128,224
155
03-31-18
10.12
0.37
0.03
0.40
0.36
0.36
10.16
4.01
1.13
1.05
1.05
3.52
30,921
103
Class C
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
9.97
0.20
(0.51)
(0.31)
0.15
0.06
0.21
9.45
(3.18)
1.60
1.60
1.60
2.07
49,839
76
03-31-21
8.98
0.24
1.02
1.26
0.22
0.05
0.27
9.97
14.20
1.63
1.63
1.63
2.51
53,646
45
03-31-20
10.00
0.27
(0.96)
(0.69)
0.33
0.33
8.98
(7.24)
1.61
1.61
1.61
2.68
53,333
167
03-31-19
10.00
0.29
0.04
0.33
0.33
0.33
10.00
3.32
1.69
1.69
1.69
2.87
25,999
155
03-31-18
9.96
0.29
0.03
0.32
0.28
0.28
10.00
3.24
1.88
1.80
1.80
2.79
8,150
103
Class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.15
0.31
(0.53)
(0.22)
0.26
0.06
0.32
9.61
(2.22)
0.62
0.62
0.62
3.06
2,096,038
76
03-31-21
9.15
0.34
1.04
1.38
0.33
0.05
0.38
10.15
15.35
0.63
0.63
0.63
3.51
2,029,154
45
03-31-20
10.20
0.38
(0.98)
(0.60)
0.45
0.45
9.15
(6.30)
0.60
0.60
0.60
3.68
2,046,289
167
03-31-19
10.21
0.42
0.02
0.44
0.45
0.45
10.20
4.42
0.61
0.61
0.61
3.99
1,151,236
155
03-31-18
10.18
0.40
0.04
0.44
0.41
0.41
10.21
4.37
0.78
0.70
0.70
3.87
194,924
103
Class P
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.09
0.36
(0.52)
(0.16)
0.32
0.06
0.38
9.55
(1.67)
0.53
0.03
0.03
3.64
3
76
03-31-21
9.11
0.40
1.02
1.42
0.39
0.05
0.44
10.09
15.82
0.57
0.07
0.07
4.13
3
45
03-31-20
10.18
0.44
(1.01)
(0.57)
0.50
0.50
9.11
(5.99)
0.55
0.05
0.05
4.26
9,529
167
02-01-19(4) - 03-31-19
10.13
0.05
0.08
0.13
0.08
0.08
10.18
1.33
0.58
0.08
0.08
3.22
3
155
Class R
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.04
0.26
(0.53)
(0.27)
0.20
0.06
0.26
9.51
(2.76)
1.10
1.10
1.10
2.58
20,854
76
03-31-21
9.04
0.29
1.03
1.32
0.27
0.05
0.32
10.04
14.81
1.13
1.13
1.13
3.00
22,403
45
03-31-20
10.07
0.32
(0.97)
(0.65)
0.38
0.38
9.04
(6.80)
1.11
1.11
1.11
3.20
18,459
167
03-31-19
10.08
0.34
0.03
0.37
0.38
0.38
10.07
3.73
1.19
1.19
1.19
3.37
12,425
155
03-31-18
10.04
0.33
0.04
0.37
0.33
0.33
10.08
3.76
1.38
1.30
1.30
3.26
5,168
103
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
103


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)(2)(3)
Net assets, end of year or
period
Portfolio turnover rate
Year or Period ended
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
($000's)
(%)
Class R6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.12
0.31
(0.52)
(0.21)
0.27
0.06
0.33
9.58
(2.17)
0.54
0.54
0.54
3.14
159,175
76
03-31-21
9.12
0.35
1.04
1.39
0.34
0.05
0.39
10.12
15.46
0.57
0.57
0.57
3.59
154,515
45
03-31-20
10.17
0.38
(0.98)
(0.60)
0.45
0.45
9.12
(6.28)
0.55
0.55
0.55
3.75
229,913
167
03-31-19
10.19
0.39
0.04
0.43
0.45
0.45
10.17
4.36
0.58
0.58
0.58
3.82
47,004
155
03-31-18
10.16
0.40
0.04
0.44
0.41
0.41
10.19
4.41
0.74
0.66
0.66
3.88
112,151
103
Class W
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03-31-22
10.10
0.31
(0.53)
(0.22)
0.25
0.06
0.31
9.57
(2.24)
0.60
0.60
0.60
3.06
36,224
76
03-31-21
9.09
0.34
1.04
1.38
0.32
0.05
0.37
10.10
15.42
0.63
0.63
0.63
3.53
48,958
45
03-31-20
10.13
0.38
(0.99)
(0.61)
0.43
0.43
9.09
(6.37)
0.61
0.61
0.61
3.69
69,522
167
03-31-19
10.13
0.39
0.04
0.43
0.43
0.43
10.13
4.35
0.69
0.69
0.69
3.75
48,251
155
03-31-18
10.09
0.39
0.04
0.43
0.39
0.39
10.13
4.27
0.88
0.80
0.80
3.77
26,567
103
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Highlights
104


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 excluding the deduction of sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)
Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Fund. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Fund. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
Commencement of operations.
(5)
The Fund’s use of treasury securities and “to be announced” (TBA) securities contribute significantly to the portfolio turnover rate. Excluding all purchase and sale transactions involving treasury securities and TBAs, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% for the year ended March 31, 2022 and 39%, 40%, 35% and 32% for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The Fund’s strategies involving treasury securities and TBA securities are employed to increase liquidity and to manage interest rate risk while not changing the economic exposure to treasury and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund invests in treasury securities and may purchase and sell treasury securities to manage the duration of the Fund and for hedging purposes when selling or buying corporate bonds. In addition, the Fund commonly employs an investment strategy involving the purchase of the most recently issued treasury security with a particular time to maturity while selling its position in a previously issued treasury security with a substantially similar time to maturity. This strategy is employed in order for the Fund to own the most liquid treasury security available for a given time to maturity. The Fund also invests in TBA securities whereby the actual identity of the securities to be delivered at settlement is not specified, but rather the general characteristics of the securities are agreed to (i.e. issuer, mortgage type, maturity, coupon and month of settlement). The Fund may engage in rolling strategies with TBAs whereby the Fund seeks to extend the expiration or maturity of a TBA position by closing out the position before expiration and simultaneously opening a new position that has substantially similar terms except for a later expiration date. Such rolls enable the Fund to maintain continuous investment exposure to an underlying asset beyond the expiration of the initial position without delivery of the underlying asset.
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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Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information
As described in the Prospectus, Class A shares may be subject to an initial sales charge and both Class A and Class C shares may charge a CDSC. Certain financial intermediaries may impose different initial sales charges or waive the initial sales charge or CDSC in certain circumstances. This Appendix details the variations in sales charge waivers by financial intermediary. You should consult your financial representative for assistance in determining whether you may qualify for a particular sales charge waiver.
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial:
The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial brokerage account are eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 7-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply.
Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC. (“BAIRD”)
Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.
Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A shares Available at Baird
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund.
Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Voya fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement).
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A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird.
Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
CDSC Waivers on Class A and C shares Available at Baird
Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 72 as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulations
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of fund shares through Baird, over a 13-month period of time.
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. (“D.A. DAVIDSON”)
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares, including existing Fund shareholders, through a D.A. Davidson &. Co. (“D.A. Davidson”) platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment advisor for which D.A. Davidson provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the Funds’ SAI.
Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at D.A. Davidson
Shares purchased within the same fund family through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions.
Employees and registered representatives of D.A. Davidson or its affiliates and their family members as designated by D.A. Davidson.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C Shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A Shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund after 6 years from the date of first purchase of the Class C shares and if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is consistent with D.A. Davidson’s policies and procedures.
CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at D.A. Davidson
Death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA or other qualifying retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end sales charge discounts available at D.A. Davidson: breakpoints, rights of accumulation and/or letters of intent
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at D.A. Davidson. Eligible fund family assets not held at D.A. Davidson may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets not held at D.A. Davidson may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
EDWARD D. JONES & CO., L.P. (“EDWARD JONES”)
Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
The following information has been provided by Edward Jones:
The following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the mutual fund prospectus or statement of additional information (“SAI”) or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of Voya funds and Voya 529 Plans or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.
Breakpoints
Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the Prospectus.
Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”)
The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and assets held in group retirement plans) of the Voya funds and Voya 529 Plans held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.
The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.
ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).
Letter of Intent (“LOI”)
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Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met.
If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.
Sales Charge Waivers
Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:
Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.
Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.
Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.
Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) Waivers
If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:
The death or disability of the shareholder
Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value
Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations
Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones
Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program
Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement
Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.
Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
Minimum Purchase Amounts
Initial purchase minimum: $250
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Subsequent purchase minimum: none
Minimum Balances
Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:
A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI
Exchanging Share Classes
At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares.
E*TRADE FRONT-END SALES CHARGE WAIVER
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an E*TRADE brokerage account will be eligible for a waiver of the front-end sales charge with respect to Class A shares (or the equivalent). This includes shares purchased through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (“Janney”) account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Janney
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).
Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same Fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures.
Sales charge waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney
Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in a Fund’s Prospectus.
Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
Breakpoints as described in a Fund’s Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
MERRILL LYNCH
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The availability of certain sales charge waivers and discounts will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of front-end sales load waivers or contingent deferred (back-end) sales load (“CDSC”) waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it is the purchaser’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts.
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Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch
Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan
Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents)
Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch-affiliated investment advisory program
Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform
Shares of Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable)
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Fund within the fund family)
Shares exchanged from Class C shares (i.e. level load) pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers
Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members
Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement.
CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares available at Merrill Lynch
Death or disability of the shareholder
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code
Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
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Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only). Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers.
Front-End Load Discounts available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
ROA, which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible fund family assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial adviser about such assets
Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable)
MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans.
Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund.
Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account.
Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program – Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a frontend or deferred sales charge.
OPPENHEIMER & CO. (“OPCO”)
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an OPCO platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Fund's Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO
Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan.
Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan.
Shares purchased through an OPCO affiliated investment advisory program.
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
Shares purchased form the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same amount, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as “Rights of Restatement”).
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A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund after 5 years from the date of first purchase of the Class C shares and if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO.
Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members.
Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
CDSC Waivers on A and C Shares available at OPCO
Death or disability of the shareholder
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
ROA which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. and each entity’s affiliates (“RAYMOND JAMES”)
Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.
Shares purchased within the same fund family through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions.
Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
Death or disability of the shareholder.
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½.
Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and /or letters of intent
Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED (“STIFEL”)
The following information applies to shareholders purchasing Class C shares of a Fund through a Stifel platform or account or who own Class C shares for which Stifel or an affiliate is the broker-dealer of record. This information may differ from information about Class C shares disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Class C Conversion to Class A; Class A Shares Front-End Sales Waiver Available at Stifel:
A Class C shareholder of a Fund will have such shareholder’s Class C shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of that Fund in accordance with Stifel’s policies and procedures. Stifel has informed the Fund that its policies and procedures currently provide for such a conversion following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the shareholder’s purchase of the Class C shares.
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