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Class I: IIGIX
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Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
A global approach to discovering long-term growth across asset classes.

About this Product

  • The Fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in common stocks and convertible securities of companies organized under the laws of, or with principal offices located in, a number of different countries outside of the United States, including companies in countries in emerging markets
  • The Fund does not focus its investments in a particular industry or country. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Fund may also invest in foreign issuers through depositary receipts or similar investment vehicles and may hold cash in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies
  • Lazard Asset Management LLC, Polaris Capital Management, LLC, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC and Voya Investment Management (UK) Limited (together, “Voya IM”), and Wellington Management Company LLP provide day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers act independently of each other and use their own.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Performance

Average Annual Total Returns %

As of October 31, 2024

As of September 30, 2024

Most Recent Month EndMost Recent Quarter EndMost Recent Month EndMost Recent Quarter End
Most Recent Month EndYTD1 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRExpense Ratios
GrossNet
Net Asset Value+7.14+22.42-1.60+4.67+4.060.94%0.88%
With Sales Charge+7.14+22.42-1.60+4.67+4.06
Net Asset Value+13.07+25.65+1.18+6.52+4.650.94%0.88%
With Sales Charge+13.07+25.65+1.18+6.52+4.65
MSCI EAFE Index+6.85+22.97+2.70+6.24+5.27——
MSCI All Country World Index Ex-U.S. Index+8.61+24.33+1.60+5.78+4.79——
MSCI EAFE Index+12.99+24.77+5.48+8.20+5.71——
MSCI All Country World Index Ex-U.S. Index+14.21+25.35+4.14+7.59+5.22——

Inception Date - Class I:January 6, 2011

Current Maximum Sales Charge: 0.00%

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolio will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See above "Average Annual Total Returns %" for performance information current to the most recent month-end.

Returns-Based Characteristics

As of October 31, 2024

3 Year5 Year10 Year
Alpha
Alpha:

A measure of risk-adjusted performance; alpha reflects the difference between a portfolio's actual return and the return that could be expected give its risk as measured by beta.

-3.98-1.51-1.18
Beta
Beta:

The sensitivity of a portfolio's returns to changes in the return of the market as measured by the index or benchmark that represents the market. A portfolio with a beta of 1.0 behaves exactly like the index. A beta less than 1.0 suggests lower risk than the index, while a beta greater than 1.0 indicates a risk level higher than the index.

1.081.071.04
Information Ratio
Information Ratio:

The ratio of portfolio returns in excess of a market index to the variability of those excess returns; in effect, information ratio describes the value added by active management in relation to the risk taken to achieve those returns.

-1.00-0.32-0.31
R2
R2:

The proportion of the variation in a portfolio's returns that can be explained by the variability of the returns of an index. High R-squared (close to 1.0) is usually consistent with broad diversification.

0.950.940.94
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio:

A risk-adjusted measure calculated using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.

-0.290.110.14
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation:

A measure of the degree to which an individual probability value varies from the distribution mean. The higher the number, the greater the risk.

19.0619.7016.41

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

For the period 11/30/2014 through 10/31/2024

Ending Value: $14,882.00

The performance quoted in the "Growth of a $10,000 Investment" chart represents past performance. Performance shown is without sales charges; had sales charges been deducted, performance would have been less. Ending value includes reinvestment of distributions.

Investment Team

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Portfolio Management Team

Voya Investments, LLC

Investment Adviser

Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments has overall responsibility for the management of the 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 the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258.

Wellington Management Company, LLP

Investment Sub-Adviser

Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability partnership. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. The principal address of Wellington Management is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

Investment Sub-Adviser

Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard” or “Sub-Adviser”) is a Delaware limited liability company. It is a subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (“LF&Co.”), a New York limited liability company with one member, Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Interests of Lazard Group LLC are held by Lazard Ltd., which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LAZ.” These interests are held by public stockholders as well as by current and former Managing Directors of Lazard Group LLC. Lazard’s principal address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112. As of December 31, 2015, assets under management were approximately $167.8 billion.

Polaris Capital Management, LLC

Investment Sub-Adviser

Polaris Capital Management, LLC (“Polaris” or “Sub-Adviser”), is a registered investment adviser whose principal address is located at 121 High Street, Boson, Massachusetts 02110.
Lanyon Blair

Lanyon Blair, CFA, CAIA

Head of Manager Research and Selection

Years of Experience: 16

Years with Voya: 9

Lanyon Blair is the head of manager research and selection for Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions (MASS) at Voya Investment Management. He is responsible for manager research and portfolio construction across all asset classes for the MASS group’s portfolios. Prior to joining Voya, he served in research analyst roles at Wells Fargo and Fidelity and began his career at FactSet. Lanyon earned a MA in economics from American University and a BA in economics and criminal justice from Indiana University. He is a CFA® Charterholder and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®.
Barbara Reinhard

Barbara Reinhard, CFA

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions

Years of Experience: 31

Years with Voya: 8

Barbara Reinhard is the chief investment officer, multi-asset strategies and solutions at Voya Investment Management. She is responsible for the strategic direction and overall day-to-day portfolio management and human capital management of Voya’s multi-asset business. Prior to joining Voya, Barbara was the chief investment officer for Credit Suisse Private Bank in the Americas where she managed discretionary multi-asset portfolios and was a member of the global asset allocation and the employee pension investment committees. Prior to that, she worked at Morgan Stanley as the deputy chief investment strategist for the global wealth management division. Barbara earned a BA in economics from Trinity College and is a CFA® Charterholder.
Vincent Costa

Vincent Costa, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Equities

Years of Experience: 39

Years with Voya: 18

Vincent Costa is chief investment officer, equities at Voya Investment Management and also serves as a portfolio manager for the active quantitative and fundamental large cap value strategies. Previously at Voya, he was head of the global quantitative equity team. Prior to joining Voya, he managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Bankers Trust Company. Vinnie earned an MBA in finance from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BS in quantitative business analysis from Pennsylvania State University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.
Russell Shtern

Russell Shtern, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Voya Machine Intelligence

Years of Experience: 24

Years with Voya: 2

Russell Shtern is a portfolio manager with the Voya Machine Intelligence (VMI) team at Voya Investment Management. Prior to joining Voya, he was a senior portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton, managing smart beta and active multi-factor equity strategies. Prior to that, Russell worked at QS Investors (a Legg Mason affiliate) as head of equity portfolio management and trading. Previously, he was a lead portfolio manager with the diversification based investing equity and tax managed equity strategies at Deutsche AM Quantitative Strategies group. Russell earned a BBA with honors in finance and a minor in economics from Pace University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.
Gareth Shepherd

Gareth Shepherd, PhD, CFA

Co-head Voya Machine Intelligence, Portfolio Manager

Years of Experience: 26

Years with Voya: 4

Gareth Shepherd is co-head of the Voya Machine Intelligence (VMI) team and a portfolio manager at Voya Investment Management. Prior to joining Voya, Gareth was a managing partner and co-founder of G Squared Capital LLP. Prior to that, he held various positions within risk and asset management in Australia, Switzerland, the U.S. and the UK. Gareth earned a PhD in applied expert systems and a Masters of Applied Science from the University of New South Wales, and a BE from the University of Queensland. He also completed a World Economic Forum sponsored Executive Masters (INSEAD, London Business School, and Columbia University) and is a CFA® Charterholder.

Robert Failla, CFA

Louis Florentin-Lee, CFA

Barnaby Wilson, CFA

Sumanta Biswas

Sumanta Biswas, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and Vice President of Polaris joined Polaris in 2002 as an analyst.

Jason Crawshaw

Jason Crawshaw, Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2014 as an analyst.

Bernard R. Horn

Bernard R. Horn, Jr., Portfolio Manager, is the Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of Polaris. Mr. Horn founded Polaris in 1995.

Bin Xiao

Bin Xiao, CFA, and Portfolio Manager, joined Polaris in 2006 as an analyst.

Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA

Tara Connolly Stilwell, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management is involved in portfolio management and securities analysis. Ms. Stilwell joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2008.

Disclosures

Principal Risks

All investing involves risks of fluctuating prices and the uncertainties of rates of return and yield inherent in investing. You could lose money on your investment and any of the following risks, among others, could affect investment performance. The following principal risks are presented in alphabetical order which does not imply order of importance or likelihood: China Investing Risks – Investing through Stock Connect; Company; Currency; Derivative Instruments; Environmental, Social, and Governance (Equity); Environmental, Social, and Governance (Multi-Manager); Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investments/ Developing and Emerging Markets; Growth Investing; Initial Public Offerings; Investment Model; Liquidity; Market; Market Capitalization; Market Disruption and Geopolitical; Other Investment Companies; Preferred Stocks; Real Estate Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts; Securities Lending; Value Investing. Investors should consult the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a more detailed discussion of the Fund’s risks.

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