Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 SMA

Approach

The Corporate Leaders 100 Strategy seeks to outperform the market capitalization-weighted return of the S&P 500 index via a rules-based strategy designed to exploit market inefficiencies in a disciplined, systematic manner.

Investment Philosophy

We believe that equal positions in each company in the S&P 100 Index will produce better return/risk potential because it:

Reduces market cap bias: equal weighted positions avoid over-concentration in stocks, sectors and styles
Eliminates emotion: rules for rebalancing and risk controls enforce buy-low, sell-high discipline
Delivers pure large cap exposure: equal weighting the S&P 100 maintains 100% exposure to large cap stocks

Investment Process

The process of this rules-based approach revolves around an equal weighting of the S&P 100 index. Securities will be trimmed to 1% if they appreciate 50%* or more during any given quarter, while those that fall 30%* or more will be taken out of the portfolio. Quarterly rebalance realigns holdings to 1% weights. The process seeks to maximize upside capture and minimize downside exposure ratios, manage turnover, and capture and distribute gains to more attractively valued stocks. This is achieved by investing across a range of market cap and style spectra, focusing on the large-cap segment, with a mild Value bias.

*If a security is underperforming the S&P 500® index and the S&P 500® index is positive on an intra-quarter basis, the security will typically be sold when it declines by 30% or more irrespective of the percentage difference versus the S&P 500® index. If a security is underperforming the S&P 500® index and the S&P 500® index is negative on an intra-quarter basis, the security will typically be sold when it underperforms the S&P 500® index by 30 percentage points or more. This change went into effect on 5/18/20.

Performance

As of 7/31/25	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1yr	3yr	5yr	10yr	Since Inception (1/02/04)
Gross	-0.28	9.42	9.06	14.43	15.41	16.38	12.23	10.72
Net	-0.53	8.63	7.22	11.13	12.07	13.02	8.98	7.51
Index*	2.24	14.21	8.59	16.33	17.10	15.88	13.66	10.51

* S&P 500 Index

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Periods greater than one year are annualized. Performance data is considered final unless indicated as preliminary. Monthly performance is based on full GIPS Composite returns. Access the GIPS page for full composite details.

The Composite performance information represents the investment results of a group of fully discretionary accounts managed with the investment objective of outperforming the benchmark. Gross returns are presented after all transaction costs, but before management fees. Net-of-fees returns presented are calculated by subtracting a hypothetical maximum total wrap fee (estimated at 3.00% per annum) from the monthly gross-of-fees returns. The total wrap fee includes transaction costs, portfolio management, investment advisory, custodial and other administrative costs. Wrap fees vary amongst brokerage firms and may be negotiated based on account size and other factors.

Literature

Voya Corporate Leaders 100 SMA Strategy Brief

Date: June 30, 2025

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Voya Corporate Leaders 100 SMA Representative Account

Date: April 14, 2025

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Investment Team

Kai Yee Wong

Portfolio Manager

Years of Experience: 33

Years with Voya: 13

Kai Yee Wong is a portfolio manager on the quantitative equity team at Voya Investment Management responsible for the index, research enhanced index and smart beta strategies. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate. Prior to that, Kai Yee was a portfolio manager with Deutsche Bank. Previously, she held roles with Bankers Trust and Bank of Tokyo. Kai Yee earned a BS from New York University Stern School of Business.

Justin Montminy, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Analyst

Years of Experience: 15

Years with Voya: 11

Justin Montminy is a portfolio manager for the quantitative equity funds and a quantitative analyst on the quantitative equity team at Voya Investment Management. Prior to joining Voya, he was a treasury associate with Citadel LLC, focusing on repo financing and cash management. Justin earned an MBA in finance from New York University Stern School of Business and a BS in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA® Charterholder.

Disclosures

Principal Risk

All investing involves risks of fluctuating prices and the uncertainties of rates of return and yield inherent in investing. Investing in funds that are concentrated in a smaller number of holdings poses greater risk than funds with a larger number of holdings because each investment has a greater effect on the Fund's performance. The value of a participation fluctuates with the market value of the underlying portfolio securities of the Trust. The dividend income, if any, from the portfolio securities is subject to fluctuation which in turn will affect the amounts of distributions made to participants. An investor in the Trust has no assurance against loss in a declining market, and redemption at a time when the market value of the participations is less than their cost will result in a loss to the investor.