Semi-Annual Report

 

August 31, 2025

 

Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report is intended for existing current holders. It is not a prospectus. This information should be read carefully.

 

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

 

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Managed Distribution Policy

 

The Fund was granted exemptive relief by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Order”), which under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), permits the Fund to include realized long-term capital gains as a part of its regular distributions to Common Shareholders more frequently than once per taxable year (“Managed Distribution Policy”). Pursuant to the Order, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approved the Managed Distribution Policy and the Fund adopted the policy which allows the Fund to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains.

 

Under the Managed Distribution Policy, the Fund makes monthly distributions of an amount equal to $0.085 per share. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.

 

The Managed Distribution Policy will be subject to periodic review by the Fund’s Board and the Board may amend or terminate the Managed Distribution Policy at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders; any such change or termination may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

 

The Fund may distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may include a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and a press release containing information about the amounts and sources of distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of the distributions contained in a notice and press release are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 1
Statement of Operations 2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 3
Financial Highlights 4
Notes to Financial Statements 5
Portfolio of Investments 15
Shareholder Meeting Information 22
Additional Information 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; and (2) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s website at https://individuals.voya.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The Fund’s Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available at:https://individuals.voya.com/product/closed-end-fund/prospectuses-reports and without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS:      
Investments in securities at fair value*   $ 157,173,105  
Short-term investments at fair value†     1,089,000  
Cash     345,109  
Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2)     989,000  
Foreign currencies at value‡     6,784  
Receivables:        
Investment securities sold     1,231,471  
Dividends     283,356  
Interest     1,086  
Foreign tax reclaims     264,336  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     335,647  
Prepaid expenses     1,099  
Other assets     11,699  
Total assets     161,731,692  
         
LIABILITIES:        
Payable for investment securities purchased     17,653  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     138,690  
Payable for investment management fees     114,749  
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)     11,699  
Payable for trustee fees     392  
Other accrued expenses and liabilities     82,749  
Written options, at fair value^     739,174  
Total liabilities     1,105,106  
NET ASSETS   $ 160,626,586  
         
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:        
Paid-in capital   $ 133,295,673  
Total distributable earnings     27,330,913  
NET ASSETS   $ 160,626,586  
         
*         Cost of investments in securities   $ 127,829,000  
†        Cost of short-term investments   $ 1,089,000  
‡        Cost of foreign currencies   $ 6,770  
^         Premiums received on written options   $ 900,700  
         
Net assets   $ 160,626,586  
Shares authorized     unlimited  
Par value   $ 0.010  
Shares outstanding     15,341,392  
Net asset value   $ 10.47  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended August 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:        
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*   $ 2,867,740‌  
Interest     9,524‌  
Other     452‌  
Total investment income     2,877,716‌  
         
EXPENSES:        
Investment management fees     672,193‌  
Transfer agent fees     13,402‌  
Shareholder reporting expense     33,686‌  
Professional fees     37,222‌  
Custody and accounting expense     20,603‌  
Trustee fees     1,961‌  
Miscellaneous expense     22,007‌  
Total expenses     801,074‌  
Waived and reimbursed fees     (4,577 )
Net expenses     796,497‌  
Net investment income     2,081,219‌  
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):        
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments     7,387,880‌  
Forward foreign currency contracts     (2,274,174 )
Foreign currency related transactions     (79,667 )
Written options     (1,786,939 )
Net realized gain     3,247,100‌  
         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        
Investments     2,492,545‌  
Forward foreign currency contracts     (121,614 )
Foreign currency related transactions     21,886‌  
Written options     460,632‌  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     2,853,449‌  
Net realized and unrealized gain     6,100,549‌  
Increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 8,181,768‌  
         
*   Foreign taxes withheld   $ 222,450‌  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Six Months Ended        
    August 31, 2025     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     February 28, 2025  
FROM OPERATIONS:                
Net investment income   $ 2,081,219     $ 3,304,983‌  
Net realized gain     3,247,100       9,720,117‌  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     2,853,449       9,993,058‌  
Increase in net assets resulting from operations     8,181,768‌       23,018,158‌  
                 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:                
Total distributions (excluding return of capital)     (5,328,318 )     (12,512,742 )
Return of capital     (2,495,792 )     (3,549,695 )
Total distributions     (7,824,110 )     (16,062,437 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     —‌       —‌  
Net increase in net assets     357,658‌       6,955,721‌  
                 
NET ASSETS:                
Beginning of year or period     160,268,928       153,313,207‌  
End of year or period   $ 160,626,586‌     $ 160,268,928‌  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

 

      Per Share Operating Performance     Ratios and Supplemental Data  
           

Income

(loss) from

investment

operations

          Less Distributions                                               Ratios to average
net assets
     
     

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
    Accretion
to net
asset
value
due to
tender
offer
    Net
asset
value,
end of
year or
period
    Market
value,
end of
year or
period
    Total
investment
return
at net
asset
value
(1)
    Total
investment
return
at market
value
(2)
    Net
assets,
end of
year or
period
000’s
    Gross
expenses
prior to
expense
waiver/
recoupment
(3) 
    Net
expenses
after
expense
waiver/
recoupment
(3),(4)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
(3),(4)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
Year or
period ended
    ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     (%)     (%)     ($000’s)   (%)     (%)     (%)     (%)  
08-31-25+      10.45     0.14 •   0.39     0.53     0.14     0.21     0.16     0.51     —     10.47     10.00     5.51     7.68     160,627     1.01     1.01     2.63     43  
02-28-25      9.99     0.22 •   1.29     1.51     0.45     0.37     0.23     1.05     —     10.45     9.78     17.18     27.84     160,269     1.02     1.00     2.13     74  
02-29-24     10.04     0.26 •   0.48     0.74     0.34     —     0.45     0.79     —     9.99     8.57     9.10     5.82     153,313     0.99     1.00     2.69     74  
02-28-23     10.51     0.25 •   0.07     0.32     0.42     0.12     0.25     0.79     —     10.04     8.88     4.15     1.91     159,232     1.02     0.99     2.40     81  
02-28-22     9.89     0.18 •   1.20     1.38     0.21     —     0.58     0.79     0.03     10.51     9.50     15.02     15.28     172,100     1.10     1.09     1.72     66  
02-28-21     10.42     0.19 •   0.07     0.26     0.15     0.40     0.24     0.79     —     9.89     8.92     4.27     5.48     180,073     0.97     0.97     2.00     74  
02-29-20     11.43     0.27     (0.44 )    (0.17 )    0.40     0.44     —     0.84     —     10.42     9.29     (1.35 )   (2.87 )    190,658     0.96     0.96     2.37     130  
02-28-19     12.12     0.21     0.00 *    0.21     0.41     0.49     —     0.90     —     11.43     10.35     2.43     0.46     209,174     0.99     0.99     1.76     70  
02-28-18     11.62     0.19 •   1.21     1.40     0.04     0.78     0.08     0.90     —     12.12     11.19     13.07     16.75     221,924     0.99     0.99     1.55     92  
02-28-17     10.71     0.18     1.80     1.98     0.42     0.16     0.49     1.07     —     11.62     10.39     20.77     21.11     213,271     1.00     1.00     1.59     98  
02-29-16     12.93     0.17     (1.27 )    (1.10 )   0.39     0.73     —     1.12     —     10.71     9.55     (8.48 )(5)    (10.96 )    196,576     1.00     1.00     1.36     117  

 

 

(1)  Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of each period and a sale at net asset value at the end of each period and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.
(2)  Total investment return at market value measures the change in the market value of your investment assuming reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return at market value is not annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.
(4)  The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund (excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.
(5)  Excluding amounts related to a foreign currency settlement recorded in the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016, total investment return at net asset value would have been (8.65)%.
+  Unaudited.
•  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)%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

 

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Fund. The Investment Adviser has engaged Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Fund.

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

 

A. Security Valuation. The 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 of the 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 NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Fund’s assets, subtracting the Fund’s liabilities, and dividing by the number of shares that are outstanding. On days when the Fund is closed for business, Fund shares will not be priced and the Fund does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent the 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.

 

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which the Fund may invest explain the

circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Foreign securities’ prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close.

 

When a market quotation for a portfolio security is not readily available or is deemed unreliable (for example when trading has been halted or there are unexpected market closures or other material events that would suggest that the market quotation is unreliable) and for purposes of determining the value of other Fund assets, the asset is priced at its fair value. The Board has designated the Investment Adviser, as the valuation designee, to make fair value determinations in good faith. In determining the fair value of the Fund’s assets, the Investment Adviser, pursuant to its fair valuation policy, may consider inputs from pricing service providers, broker-dealers, or the Fund’s sub-adviser(s). 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 an asset’s fair value. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. The prices of foreign securities will generally be adjusted based on inputs from an independent pricing service that are intended to reflect valuation changes through the NYSE close. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the 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 the Fund.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments are valued at the close of the NYSE and are reported at fair value, which GAAP defines as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Various valuation techniques and inputs are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments. GAAP establishes the following fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical financial instruments that the fund can access at the reporting date.

 

Level 2 – inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar financial instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial instruments in inactive markets, interest rates and

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads).

 

Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value).

 

Observable inputs are developed using market data, such as publicly available information about actual events or transactions, and reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. Unobservable inputs are those for which market data are not available and are developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use to price the financial instrument. GAAP requires valuation techniques to maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When multiple inputs are used to derive fair value, the financial instrument is assigned to the level within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value of the financial instrument. Input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with financial instruments at that level but rather the degree of judgment used in determining those values.

 

A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Each investment asset or liability of the Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing the Fund’s investments under these levels of classification is included within the Portfolio of Investments. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the case of some foreign dividends, when the information becomes available to the Fund.

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(1) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.

 

(2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. The foregoing risks are even

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

greater with respect to securities of issuers in emerging markets.

 

D. Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund makes monthly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Fund’s dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on investments. Such monthly distributions may also consist of return of capital. Under the Managed Distribution Policy, the Fund may make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains more frequently than once per taxable year. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

 

The tax treatment and characterization of the Fund’s distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the call options written in its portfolio versus gains or losses on the equity securities in the portfolio. Each month, the Fund will provide disclosures with distribution payments made that estimate the percentages of that distribution that represent net investment income, other income or capital gains, and return of capital, if any. The final composition of the tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the Fund’s tax year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time. A significant portion of the Fund’s distributions may constitute a return of capital. The amount of monthly distributions will vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of dividends on the common shares will change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to declare a dividend in each period.

 

E. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a U.S. federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Fund’s tax positions taken on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. The Fund may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain.

F. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

G. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund’s investment objectives permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently, than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.

 

In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund may seek to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:

 

Credit Risk. 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.

 

Equity Risk. 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.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests directly 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.

 

Interest Rate Risk. A rise in market interest rates generally results in a fall in the value of bonds and other debt instruments; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. Interest rate risk is generally greater for debt instruments than floating-rate instruments. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in market interest rates. Duration is a measure of sensitivity of the price of a debt instrument to a change in interest rate. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board recently lowered interest rates following a period of consistent rate increases. Declining market interest rates increase the likelihood that debt instruments will be pre-paid. Rising market interest rates have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. To the extent that a mutual fund invests in debt instruments, 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 mutual fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so and may lower returns. If dealer capacity in debt markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in debt markets. Fiscal, economic, monetary, or other governmental policies or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate risks associated with interest rates, including changes in 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 debt and related markets to heightened volatility. Changes to monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board or other regulatory actions could expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility, interest rate sensitivity, and reduced liquidity, which may impact operations and return potential.

 

Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk

factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected, resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.

 

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 NAV. 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 investments, 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.

 

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, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter (“OTC”) 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 the 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.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, the Fund generally enters into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swaps and Derivatives Association,

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by the Fund and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

 

The Fund may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate counterparty credit risk associated with OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to the Fund is held in a segregated account by a third-party agent and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies.

 

As of August 31, 2025, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $335,647 which represents the gross payments to be received by the Fund on open forward foreign currency contracts were they to be unwound as of August 31, 2025. As of August 31, 2025, the Fund did not receive any cash collateral for its open OTC derivative transactions.

 

The Fund’s master agreements with derivative counterparties have credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and/or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s NAV, which could cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s Master Agreements.

 

Written options by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as written options obligate the Fund to perform and not the counterparty. As of August 31, 2025, the Fund had a liability position of $877,864 on open forward foreign currency contracts and written options with credit related contingent features. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of August 31, 2025, the Fund could have been

required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. As of August 31, 2025, the Fund had pledged $989,000 in cash collateral for its open OTC derivatives transactions. There were no credit events during the period ended August 31, 2025 that triggered any credit related contingent features.

 

H. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Futures Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the statement of assets and liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts are included on the Statement of Operations. These instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statement of assets and liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates.

 

During the period ended August 31, 2025, the Fund used forward foreign currency contracts to hedge its investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated equity securities in an attempt to decrease the volatility of the Fund’s NAV.

 

During the period ended August 31, 2025, the Fund had average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $3,168,656 and $36,717,177. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at August 31, 2025.

 

The Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin

 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable or payable on futures contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Open futures contracts are reported on a table following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Fund’s Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

 

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. The Fund purchases and sells futures contracts on various equity indices to enable the Fund to make market directional tactical decisions to enhance returns, to protect against a decline in its assets or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of equity securities. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

The Fund did not enter into any futures contracts during the period ended August 31, 2025.

 

I. Options Contracts. The Fund may purchase put and call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call options. The premium received by the Fund upon the writing of a put or call option is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently marked-to-market until it is exercised or closed, or it expires. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option or purchased put option or the purchase cost of the security for a written put option or a purchased call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an

option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.

 

The Fund generates premiums and seeks gains by writing call options on indices on a portion of the value of the equity. During the period ended August 31, 2025, the Fund had an average notional amount of $78,897,933. Please refer to the table within the Portfolio of Investments for open written options contracts at August 31, 2025.

 

J. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers risk of loss from such claims remote.

 

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments for the period ended August 31, 2025, excluding short-term securities, were $67,816,277 and $78,791,103, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

 

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment management and portfolio management services for the Fund 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. This Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, payable monthly, based on an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets. For purposes of the Management Agreement, managed assets are defined as the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). As of August 31, 2025, there were no preferred shares outstanding.

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Voya IM. Voya IM provides investment advice for the Fund and is paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily managed assets of the Fund.

 

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NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES (continued)

 

Subject to policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, Voya IM manages the Fund’s assets in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and limitations.

 

NOTE 5 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund under which it will limit the expenses of the Fund, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business, expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by the Fund's Board members who are not "interested persons," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, and acquired fund fees and expenses to 1.00% of average daily managed assets.

 

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from the Fund for fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

As of August 31, 2025, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment

by the Investment Adviser and the related expiration dates, are as follows.

 

  August 31,        
  2026     2027     2028     Total  
  $ 8,670     $ 17,800‌     $ 20,256     $ 46,726  

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through March 1, 2026 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

 

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

 

The Fund has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). When the Fund purchases shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, this results in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.

 

NOTE 7 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

          Net increase              
          (decrease) in              
    Shares     shares     Shares     Net increase  
    repurchased     outstanding     repurchased     (decrease)  
Year or period ended   #     #     ($)     ($)  
8/31/2025             —‌               —‌               —‌               —  
2/28/2025     —       —       —       —  

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

Effective April 1, 2025, pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program, the Fund may purchase, over the period ending March 31, 2026, up to 10% of its stock in open-market transactions. Previously, pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program effective April 1, 2024, the Fund could have purchased, over the one year period ended March 31, 2025, up to 10% of its stock in open market transactions. The amount and timing of the repurchases will be at the discretion of the Fund’s management, subject

to market conditions and investment considerations. There is no assurance that the Fund will purchase shares at any particular discount level or in any particular amounts. Any repurchases made under this program would be made on a national securities exchange at the prevailing market price, subject to exchange requirements and volume, timing and other limitations under federal securities laws. The share repurchase program seeks to enhance shareholder value by purchasing shares trading at a discount from their NAV per share. The open-market share repurchase program

 

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NOTE 7 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

 

does not obligate the Fund to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of its stock.

 

For the period ended August 31, 2025, the Fund had no repurchases.

 

For the year ended February 28, 2025, the Fund had no repurchases.

 

 

NOTE 8 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their U.S. federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, income from passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

 

Dividends paid by the Fund from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

 

The tax composition of dividends and distributions in the current period will not be determined until after the Fund's tax year-end of December 31, 2025. The composition of distributions presented below may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in this report due to differences in calculations between GAAP (book) and tax.

 

The tax composition of dividends and distributions paid as of the Fund's most recent tax year-ends was as follows:

 

Tax Year Ended     Tax Year Ended  
December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
Ordinary     Long-term     Return of     Ordinary     Return of  
Income     Capital Gains     Capital     Income     Capital  
$ 6,960,308     $ 5,647,648     $ 3,868,699     $ 5,345,414     $ 6,999,943  

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for U.S. federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2024, were:

 

Unrealized                 Total    
Appreciation/     Capital Loss           Distributable    
(Depreciation)     Carryforward     Other     Earnings/(Loss)    
$ 16,104,408     $ —     $ (1,429,622 )   $ 14,674,786‌    

 

The Fund’s major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and Arizona state.

 

As of August 31, 2025, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. Generally, the preceding four tax years remain subject to examination by these jurisdictions.

 

NOTE 9 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK

 

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 United States. Wars, terrorism, global health crises and pandemics, trade disputes, tariffs and other restrictions on trade or economic

 

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NOTE 9 — MARKET DISRUPTION AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK (continued)

 

sanctions, rapid technological developments (such as artificial intelligence technologies), and other geopolitical events that have led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse short- or long-term effects on U.S. and global economies and markets, generally. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility, exchange suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, supply chain disruptions, and a substantial economic downturn in economies throughout the world. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have created a unique challenge for real estate markets. Many businesses have either partially or fully transitioned to a remote-working environment and this transition may negatively impact the occupancy rates of commercial real estate over time. Natural and environmental disasters and systemic market dislocations are also highly disruptive to economies and markets. In addition, military action by Russia in Ukraine has, and may continue to, 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. Furthermore, a prolonged conflict between Hamas and Israel, and the potential expansion of the conflict in the surrounding areas and the involvement of other nations in such conflict, such as the Houthi movement’s attacks on marine vessels in the Red Sea, could further destabilize the Middle East region and introduce new uncertainties in global markets, including the oil and natural gas markets. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict and could be substantial. A number of U.S. domestic banks and foreign (non-U.S.) banks have experienced financial difficulties and, in some cases, failures. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by regulators to limit the effect of those financial difficulties and failures on other banks or other financial institutions or on the U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) economies generally will be successful. It is possible that more banks or other financial institutions will experience financial difficulties or fail, which may affect adversely other U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) financial institutions and economies. These 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. Any of these occurrences could disrupt the operations of the Fund and of the Fund’s service providers.

NOTE 10 — SEGMENT REPORTING

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which aims to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about segment expenses. Adoption of ASU 2023-07, impacts financial statement disclosure only and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or operating results.

 

Topic 280 defines an operating segment as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to assess performance and make resource allocation decisions. The Fund has one operating segment that derives its income from earnings on its investments. The Product Review Committee (the “Committee”) of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates is deemed to be the CODM. The Committee is comprised of executive leaders and it reviews the operating results of the Fund holistically. The CODM considers changes in net assets from operations, expense ratios, total returns and fund composition to make resource allocation decisions. Detailed financial information regarding the Fund is disclosed within these financial statements with total assets and liabilities disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, investments held on the Portfolio of Investments, results of operations on the Statement of Operations and other information about the Fund's performance, including total return, portfolio turnover and expense ratios within the Financial Highlights.

 

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Dividends: Subsequent to August 31, 2025, the Fund made distributions of:

 

Per Share     Declaration   Payable   Record
Amount     Date   Date   Date
$0.085     8/15/2025   9/15/2025   9/2/2025
$0.085     9/15/2025   10/15/2025   10/1/2025
$0.085     10/15/2025   11/17/2025   11/3/2025

 

Each month, the Fund will provide disclosures with distribution payments made that estimate the percentages of that distribution that represent net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital, if any. A significant portion of the monthly distribution payments made by the Fund may constitute a return of capital.

 

The Fund has evaluated events occurring after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial

 

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NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (continued)

 

statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.

 

 

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Voya Global Advantage And
Premium Opportunity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares   Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: 95.9%            
      Australia: 1.3%              
3,432     ASX Ltd.   $ 140,193     0.1  
993     Cochlear Ltd.     195,537     0.1  
151,134     Medibank Pvt Ltd.     503,501     0.3  
100,026     Scentre Group     266,598     0.2  
283,126     Telstra Group Ltd.     905,800     0.6  
            2,011,629     1.3  
      Canada: 4.0%              
3,228     Bank of Montreal     390,622     0.2  
21,552     Bank of Nova Scotia     1,345,990     0.8  
8,667     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.     274,459     0.2  
3,492     Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. - Class A     435,435     0.3  
5,833     CCL Industries, Inc. - Class B     349,424     0.2  
40,618     Cenovus Energy, Inc.     675,513     0.4  
1,496     iA Financial Corp., Inc.     160,945     0.1  
23,550     Keyera Corp.     758,792     0.5  
19,992     Suncor Energy, Inc.     826,407     0.5  
4,148     Thomson Reuters Corp.     736,694     0.5  
9,989     TMX Group Ltd.     398,949     0.3  
            6,353,230     4.0  
      Denmark: 0.6%              
24,387     Danske Bank A/S     1,003,725     0.6  
                     
      Finland: 0.2%              
56,307     Nokia Oyj     242,399     0.2  
                     
      France: 2.9%              
16,355     AXA SA     761,781     0.5  
11,593     BNP Paribas SA     1,041,807     0.7  
17,278     Carrefour SA     250,149     0.2  
2,772     Danone SA     231,373     0.1  
3,521     Eiffage SA     443,104     0.3  
31,754     Engie SA     657,100     0.4  
1,411     Ipsen SA     191,836     0.1  
63,617     Orange SA     1,036,909     0.6  
            4,614,059     2.9  
      Germany: 1.1%              
12,472     Deutsche Telekom AG, Reg     456,415     0.3  
11,322     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     615,625     0.4  
3,471 (1)     Scout24 SE     449,722     0.2  
3,042     Symrise AG     294,563     0.2  
            1,816,325     1.1  
      Hong Kong: 1.2%              
241,000     HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. - Stapled Security     365,573     0.2  
7,300     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     442,307     0.3  
59,700     Link REIT     318,868     0.2  
33,000     Power Assets Holdings Ltd.     215,180     0.1  
26,000     Swire Pacific Ltd. - Class A     222,863     0.2  
301,000 (1)     WH Group Ltd.     323,455     0.2  
            1,888,246     1.2  

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares         Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Israel: 0.3%              
23,823     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   $ 457,808     0.3  
                     
      Italy: 1.9%              
222,215     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     1,398,972     0.9  
27,560 (1)     Poste Italiane SpA     645,501     0.4  
13,788     UniCredit SpA     1,066,434     0.6  
            3,110,907     1.9  
      Japan: 4.8%              
47,600     Asahi Kasei Corp.     388,444     0.3  
40,000     Central Japan Railway Co.     1,063,926     0.7  
60,600     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     497,258     0.3  
4,400     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     468,212     0.3  
19,900     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     703,121     0.4  
45,200     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.     961,202     0.6  
17,700     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     180,618     0.1  
8,400     Japan Tobacco, Inc.     267,079     0.2  
58,400     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.     847,768     0.5  
91,400     Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.     519,363     0.3  
8,200     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     190,747     0.1  
14,700     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     165,570     0.1  
22,900     Secom Co. Ltd.     845,479     0.5  
188,500     Z Holdings Corp.     596,787     0.4  
            7,695,574     4.8  
      Netherlands: 1.5%              
2,334     ASR Nederland NV     161,928     0.1  
195,706     Koninklijke KPN NV     933,945     0.6  
14,351     NN Group NV     987,814     0.6  
2,809     Wolters Kluwer NV     353,862     0.2  
            2,437,549     1.5  
      New Zealand: 0.1%              
7,879     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.     170,125     0.1  
                     
      Norway: 0.9%              
38,355     DNB Bank ASA     1,010,584     0.6  
23,726     Mowi ASA     488,147     0.3  
            1,498,731     0.9  
      Puerto Rico: 0.4%              
5,233     Popular, Inc.     657,474     0.4  
                     
      Singapore: 0.4%              
5,200     DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     204,687     0.1  
37,600     Singapore Exchange Ltd.     485,405     0.3  
            690,092     0.4  
      Spain: 1.4%              
5,749     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     434,550     0.3  
27,817 (1)     Aena SME SA     806,266     0.5  
2,930     Amadeus IT Group SA     245,764     0.1  
49,194     Repsol SA     806,594     0.5  
            2,293,174     1.4  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Premium Opportunity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares         Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      Sweden: 0.3%              
7,489     Swedbank AB - Class A    $ 210,762     0.1  
28,681     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Class B     227,062     0.2  
            437,824     0.3  
      Switzerland: 1.3%              
2,596     ABB Ltd., Reg     174,221     0.1  
1,452     DSM-Firmenich AG     142,073     0.1  
4,273     SGS SA     435,890     0.3  
1,815     Zurich Insurance Group AG     1,326,321     0.8  
            2,078,505     1.3  
      United Kingdom: 4.6%              
5,233     Admiral Group PLC     256,436     0.2  
20,649 (1)     Auto Trader Group PLC     224,237     0.1  
32,264     BAE Systems PLC     764,688     0.5  
43,258     Barclays PLC     210,782     0.1  
27,459     British American Tobacco PLC     1,559,341     1.0  
103,500     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     684,777     0.4  
25,503     HSBC Holdings PLC     326,475     0.2  
20,346     Imperial Brands PLC     859,271     0.5  
87,346     NatWest Group PLC     602,878     0.4  
37,971     Pearson PLC     552,170     0.4  
45,560     Sage Group PLC     668,330     0.4  
11,502     Smith & Nephew PLC     215,739     0.1  
15,955     Smiths Group PLC     508,018     0.3  
            7,433,142     4.6  
      United States: 66.7%              
11,330     AbbVie, Inc.     2,383,832     1.5  
68,107     ADT, Inc.     593,212     0.4  
4,834     AECOM     603,718     0.4  
2,962     Allstate Corp.     602,619     0.4  
3,282     Alphabet, Inc. - Class A     698,771     0.4  
20,989     Altria Group, Inc.     1,410,671     0.9  
57,821     Amcor PLC     498,995     0.3  
5,265     Amdocs Ltd.     450,526     0.3  
1,037     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     533,858     0.3  
3,424     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     998,473     0.6  
4,066     AMETEK, Inc.     751,397     0.5  
5,422     AptarGroup, Inc.     755,122     0.5  
3,821     Assurant, Inc.     823,846     0.5  
58,318     AT&T, Inc.     1,708,134     1.1  
3,398     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,033,162     0.6  
16,165     Avnet, Inc.     882,124     0.5  
8,312     Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     819,397     0.5  
9,747     Baker Hughes Co.     442,514     0.3  
7,704     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     813,542     0.5  
9,137     Black Hills Corp.     546,484     0.3  
25,827     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,218,518     0.8  
26,793     Brixmor Property Group, Inc.     749,936     0.5  
2,590     Brown & Brown, Inc.     251,100     0.2  
6,353     Cardinal Health, Inc.     945,199     0.6  
4,551     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     1,073,808     0.7  

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares       Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      United States (continued)              
3,456     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   $ 321,961     0.2  
3,553     Cigna Group     1,068,991     0.7  
2,875     Cintas Corp.     603,836     0.4  
30,675     Cisco Systems, Inc.     2,119,336     1.3  
11,461     Citigroup, Inc.     1,106,789     0.7  
4,463     CME Group, Inc.     1,189,434     0.7  
8,528     CNA Financial Corp.     422,562     0.3  
11,485     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A     829,791     0.5  
11,946     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     1,004,300     0.6  
17,274     Conagra Brands, Inc.     330,452     0.2  
10,080     ConocoPhillips     997,618     0.6  
5,706     COPT Defense Properties     164,219     0.1  
18,716     Coterra Energy, Inc.     457,419     0.3  
8,130     CSX Corp.     264,306     0.2  
2,496     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     418,429     0.3  
8,630     DT Midstream, Inc.     899,073     0.6  
10,039     Duke Energy Corp.     1,229,677     0.8  
2,309     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     177,608     0.1  
4,955     Eastman Chemical Co.     348,535     0.2  
14,352     Edison International     805,578     0.5  
2,892     Elevance Health, Inc.     921,536     0.6  
2,259     Emerson Electric Co.     298,188     0.2  
3,523     Entergy Corp.     310,341     0.2  
3,535     EOG Resources, Inc.     441,239     0.3  
8,595     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     457,770     0.3  
2,127     Equity Residential     140,637     0.1  
13,087     Essent Group Ltd.     821,078     0.5  
1,423     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     384,509     0.2  
7,122     Evergy, Inc.     507,514     0.3  
22,331     Exelon Corp.     975,418     0.6  
4,451     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     234,123     0.1  
5,999     Fortive Corp.     287,112     0.2  
18,902     Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     907,485     0.6  
6,878     General Motors Co.     402,982     0.2  
18,843     Genpact Ltd.     854,342     0.5  
9,239     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,043,730     0.6  
3,954     Globe Life, Inc.     553,362     0.3  
15,096     H&R Block, Inc.     760,084     0.5  
7,046     Hancock Whitney Corp.     443,334     0.3  
4,717     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     818,305     0.5  
8,490     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     1,123,312     0.7  
8,809     Healthpeak Properties, Inc.     158,033     0.1  
10,794     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     243,621     0.1  
2,797     Hexcel Corp.     176,631     0.1  
608     Humana, Inc.     184,625     0.1  
5,498     Ingredion, Inc.     712,211     0.4  
5,733     Iridium Communications, Inc.     142,694     0.1  
2,449     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     399,824     0.2  
15,651     Johnson & Johnson     2,772,888     1.7  
708     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     213,405     0.1  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Global Advantage And
Premium Opportunity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares         Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      United States (continued)              
2,366     Kemper Corp.   $ 126,936     0.1  
4,451     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     129,480     0.1  
7,177     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     926,838     0.6  
37,707     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     1,017,335     0.6  
1,315     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     237,910     0.1  
2,170     Lockheed Martin Corp.     988,717     0.6  
10,755     Loews Corp.     1,041,084     0.6  
5,534     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     1,138,953     0.7  
1,149     McKesson Corp.     788,949     0.5  
14,398     Medtronic PLC     1,336,278     0.8  
14,117     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,187,522     0.7  
4,762     Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A     3,517,689     2.2  
11,002     MetLife, Inc.     895,123     0.6  
33,496     MGIC Investment Corp.     932,194     0.6  
1,786     Microsoft Corp.     904,948     0.6  
1,957     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     924,604     0.6  
9,487     National Fuel Gas Co.     822,902     0.5  
19,733     National Retail Properties, Inc.     846,743     0.5  
8,190     NetApp, Inc.     923,750     0.6  
9,540     New York Times Co. - Class A     570,874     0.4  
22,930     NiSource, Inc.     969,251     0.6  
18,708     OGE Energy Corp.     835,499     0.5  
21,780     Old Republic International Corp.     870,547     0.5  
1,925     ONE Gas, Inc.     147,262     0.1  
11,042     ONEOK, Inc.     843,388     0.5  
3,203     Paycom Software, Inc.     727,561     0.4  
12,079     PepsiCo, Inc.     1,795,543     1.1  
59,208     Pfizer, Inc.     1,465,990     0.9  
8,299     PG&E Corp.     126,809     0.1  
4,304     Philip Morris International, Inc.     719,328     0.4  
14,899     Procter & Gamble Co.     2,339,739     1.5  
2,826     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     195,361     0.1  
4,334     Qualcomm, Inc.     696,604     0.4  
1,999 (2)     Ralliant Corp.     83,578     0.0  
536     Ralph Lauren Corp.     159,154     0.1  
12,015     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     1,905,579     1.2  
3,602     Regency Centers Corp.     261,145     0.2  
4,101     Republic Services, Inc.     959,511     0.6  
46,579     Rithm Capital Corp.     576,648     0.4  
3,451     Roche Holding AG     1,125,297     0.7  
1,510     Royal Gold, Inc.     271,166     0.2  
3,330     RPM International, Inc.     417,282     0.3  
8,102     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.     154,829     0.1  
4,126     Simon Property Group, Inc.     745,403     0.5  
6,385     Smithfield Foods, Inc.     162,371     0.1  
2,742     Snap-on, Inc.     891,808     0.6  
11,659     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     1,033,687     0.6  
9,653     Synchrony Financial     736,910     0.5  
6,445     TJX Cos., Inc.     880,451     0.5  

 

 

                Percentage  
                of Net  
Shares         Value     Assets  
COMMON STOCK: (continued)              
      United States (continued)          
2,042     Tradeweb Markets, Inc. - Class A   $ 251,901     0.2  
17,403     Travel + Leisure Co.     1,100,044     0.7  
10,438     Unum Group     729,199     0.5  
16,737     US Bancorp     817,268     0.5  
3,175     VeriSign, Inc.     867,950     0.5  
37,235     Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,646,904     1.0  
101,595     Viatris, Inc.     1,071,827     0.7  
2,573     Visa, Inc. - Class A     905,130     0.6  
3,246     Waste Management, Inc.     734,862     0.5  
849     Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class  A     235,088     0.1  
23,959     Wells Fargo & Co.     1,968,951     1.2  
36,131     Wendy's Co.     383,350     0.2  
19,072     Williams Cos., Inc.     1,103,887     0.7  
            107,212,096     66.7  
      Total Common Stock              
      (Cost $124,918,237)     154,102,614     95.9  
                     
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.5%              
10,383     iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF     695,246     0.4  
8,584     iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF     1,730,792     1.1  
            2,426,038     1.5  
      Total Exchange-Traded Funds              
      (Cost $2,315,194)     2,426,038     1.5  
                     
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.4%              
      Germany: 0.4%              
3,837     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     323,884     0.2  
2,751     Volkswagen AG     320,569     0.2  
            644,453     0.4  
      Total Preferred Stock              
      (Cost $595,569)     644,453     0.4  
      Total Long-Term Investments              
      (Cost $127,829,000)     157,173,105     97.8  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                  Percentage
                  of Net
Shares         Value     Assets
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.7%  
      Mutual Funds: 0.7%  
1,089,000 (3)     Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (Institutional Share Class), 4.190%              
      (Cost $1,089,000)   $ 1,089,000     0.7  
                     
      Total Short-Term Investments              
      (Cost $1,089,000)   $ 1,089,000     0.7  
                     
      Total Investments in Securities              
      (Cost $128,918,000)   $ 158,262,105     98.5  
      Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities     2,364,481     1.5
      Net Assets   $ 160,626,586     100.0  

 

(1)  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(2)  Non-income producing security.
(3)  Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of August 31, 2025.

 

    Percentage  
Sector Diversification   of Net
Assets
 
Financials     25.1 %
Industrials     13.4  
Health Care     12.5  
Consumer Staples     9.3  
Communication Services     8.2  
Information Technology     6.3  
Energy     5.9  
Utilities     5.1  
Real Estate     4.3  
Consumer Discretionary     3.6  
Materials     2.6  
Exchange-Traded Funds     1.5  
Short-Term Investments     0.7  
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities     1.5  
Net Assets     100.0 %

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements^

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of August 31, 2025 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

 

    Quoted Prices                    
    in Active Markets     Significant Other     Significant        
    for Identical     Observable     Unobservable     Fair Value  
    Investments     Inputs#     Inputs     at  
    (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     August 31, 2025  
Asset Table                                
Investments, at fair value                                
Common Stock                                
Australia   $ —     $ 2,011,629     $ —     $ 2,011,629  
Canada     6,353,230       —       —       6,353,230  
Denmark     —       1,003,725       —       1,003,725  
Finland     —       242,399       —       242,399  
France     —       4,614,059       —       4,614,059  
Germany     —       1,816,325       —       1,816,325  
Hong Kong     442,307       1,445,939       —       1,888,246  
Israel     —       457,808       —       457,808  
Italy     —       3,110,907       —       3,110,907  
Japan     —       7,695,574       —       7,695,574  
Netherlands     —       2,437,549       —       2,437,549  
New Zealand     170,125       —       —       170,125  
Norway     —       1,498,731       —       1,498,731  
Puerto Rico     657,474       —       —       657,474  
Singapore     —       690,092       —       690,092  
Spain     —       2,293,174       —       2,293,174  
Sweden     —       437,824       —       437,824  
Switzerland     —       2,078,505       —       2,078,505  
United Kingdom     —       7,433,142       —       7,433,142  
United States     106,086,799       1,125,297       —       107,212,096  
Total Common Stock     113,709,935       40,392,679       —       154,102,614  
Exchange-Traded Funds     2,426,038       —       —       2,426,038  
Preferred Stock     —       644,453       —       644,453  
Short-Term Investments     1,089,000       —       —       1,089,000  
Total Investments, at fair value   $ 117,224,973     $ 41,037,132     $ —     $ 158,262,105  
Other Financial Instruments+                                
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     —       335,647       —       335,647  
Total Assets   $ 117,224,973     $ 41,372,779     $ —     $ 158,597,752  
Liabilities Table                                
Other Financial Instruments+                                
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   $ —     $ (138,690 )   $ —     $ (138,690 )
Written Options     —       (739,174 )     —       (739,174 )
Total Liabilities   $ —     $ (877,864 )   $ —     $ (877,864 )

 

 

^  See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
#  The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.
+  Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are fair valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

 

At August 31, 2025, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:

 

                      Unrealized  
                      Appreciation  
Currency Purchased   Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date   (Depreciation)  
USD 3,114,860   CHF 2,500,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/09/25   $ (12,259 )
USD 7,559,663   JPY 1,077,500,000     Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   09/09/25     221,785  
USD 6,203,995   CAD 8,400,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/09/25     85,501  
USD 6,651,674   GBP 4,900,000     Standard Chartered Bank   09/09/25     28,361  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

                  Unrealized  
                  Appreciation  
Currency Purchased   Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date   (Depreciation)  
USD 15,206,204   EUR 13,100,000     Standard Chartered Bank   09/09/25   $ (126,431 )
                  $ 196,957  

 

At August 31, 2025, the following OTC written equity options were outstanding for Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:

 

Description   Counterparty  

Put/

Call

 

Expiration

Date

 

 

 

Exercise

Price

   

Number of

Contracts

   

Notional

Amount

   

Premiums

Received

    Fair Value  
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund   Citibank N.A.   Call   09/19/25     USD 83.300     83,657     USD 6,757,812     $ 86,936     $ (14,018 )
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   10/03/25     USD 54.110     255,740     USD 13,807,403       195,232       (225,649 )
FTSE 100 Index   Royal Bank of Canada   Call   09/05/25     GBP 9,257.110     1,864     GBP 17,125,202       117,415       (49,641 )
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   UBS AG   Call   10/03/25     USD 139.550     67,308     USD 9,250,138       127,407       (149,899 )
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund   UBS AG   Call   09/19/25     USD 152.340     122,655     USD 18,644,786       296,923       (248,380 )
Nikkei 225 Index   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   Call   09/05/25     JPY 42,907.200     26,597     JPY 1,136,183,147       76,787       (51,587 )
                                      $ 900,700     $ (739,174 )

 

Currency Abbreviations:
 
CAD — Canadian Dollar
CHF — Swiss Franc
EUR — EU Euro
GBP — British Pound
JPY — Japanese Yen
USD — United States Dollar

 

A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   Location on Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair Value  
Asset Derivatives          
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 335,647  
Total Asset Derivatives       $ 335,647  
Liability Derivatives            
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 138,690  
Equity contracts   Written options, at fair value     739,174  
Total Liability Derivatives       $ 877,864  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of August 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

    Forward              
    foreign              
    currency     Written        
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   contracts     options     Total  
Equity contracts   $ —     $ (1,786,939 )   $ (1,786,939 )
Foreign exchange contracts     (2,274,174 )     —       (2,274,174 )
Total   $ (2,274,174 )   $ (1,786,939 )   $ (4,061,113 )

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

    Forward              
    foreign              
    currency     Written        
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   contracts     options     Total  
Equity contracts   $ —     $ 460,632     $ 460,632  
Foreign exchange contracts     (121,614 )     —       (121,614 )
Total   $ (121,614 )   $ 460,632     $ 339,018  

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at August 31, 2025:

 

          Brown                 Morgan                          
          Brothers           JPMorgan     Stanley & Co.           Standard              
    Bank of     Harriman &           Chase Bank     International     Royal Bank of     Chartered            
    America N.A.     Co.     Citibank N.A.     N.A.     PLC     Canada     Bank     UBS AG     Total  
Assets:                                                                        
Forward foreign currency contracts   $ —     $ 221,785     $ —     $ —     $ 85,501     $ —     $ 28,361     $ —     $ 335,647  
Total Assets   $ —     $ 221,785     $ —     $ —     $ 85,501     $ —     $ 28,361     $ —     $ 335,647  
Liabilities:                                                                        
Forward foreign currency contracts   $ 12,259     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ 126,431     $ —     $ 138,690  
Written options     —       —       14,018       225,649       51,587       49,641       —       398,279       739,174  
Total Liabilities   $ 12,259     $ —     $ 14,018     $ 225,649     $ 51,587     $ 49,641     $ 126,431     $ 398,279     $ 877,864  
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair                                                                        
value   $ (12,259 )   $ 221,785     $ (14,018 )   $ (225,649 )   $ 33,914     $ (49,641 )   $ (98,070 )    $ (398,279 )   $ (542,217 )
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from                                                                        
counterparty)   $ —     $ —     $ 14,018     $ —     $ —     $ 49,641     $ —     $ 398,279     $ 461,938  
Net Exposure(1),(2)   $ (12,259 )   $ 221,785     $ —     $ (225,649 )    $ 33,914     $ —     $ (98,070 )   $ —     $ (80,279 )

 

 

(1)  Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Fund. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details regarding counterparty credit risk and credit related contingent features.
(2)  At August 31, 2025, the Fund had pledged $109,000, $160,000, $260,000 and $460,000 in cash collateral to Citibank N.A., Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS AG, respectively. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

At August 31, 2025, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments on a tax basis were:

 

Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $129,291,674.  
Net unrealized appreciation consisted of:      
Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 31,488,271  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (3,044,694 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation   $ 28,443,577  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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SHAREHOLDER MEETING INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Proposal:

 

1            At this meeting, a proposal was submitted to elect three members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the holders of the Fund, with these individuals to serve as Class II Trustees, for a term of three years, and until the election and qualification of their successors.

 

An annual shareholder meeting of Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund was held virtually on July 29, 2025.

 

                    Shares voted                    
                    against or     Shares     Broker     Total Shares  
        Proposal     Shares voted for     withheld     abstained     non-vote     Voted  
Class II Trustees   Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund                                          
    John V. Boyer   1*       10,684,838.606       125,159.000       168,320.000     0.000     10,978,317.606  
                                               
    Dennis Johnson, CFA   1*       10,723,978.606       85,738.000       168,601.000     0.000     10,978,317.606  
                                               
    Mark Wetzel   1*       10,738,597.606       72,754.000       166,966.000     0.000     10,978,317.606  

 

 

* Proposal Passed.

 

After the July 29, 2025 annual shareholder meeting, the following Trustees continued on as Trustees of the Trust: Colleen D. Baldwin, Martin J. Gavin, Joseph E. Obermeyer, and Christopher P. Sullivan.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Fund changes

 

The following information is a summary of certain changes as of August 31, 2025. The information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the Fund. During the period, there were no material changes in the Fund’s investment objective or fundamental policies. There also have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

Additional information

 

The Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount equal to up to 33 1/3% of its managed assets to broker dealers or other institutional borrowers, in exchange for cash collateral and fees. The Fund may use the cash collateral in connection with the Fund’s investment program as approved by the Investment Adviser, including generating cash to cover collateral posting requirements. Although the Fund has no current intention to do so, it may use the cash collateral to generate additional income. The use of cash collateral in connection with the Fund’s investment program may have a leveraging effect on the Fund, which would increase the volatility of the Fund and could reduce its returns and/or cause a loss.

 

The Fund intends to engage in lending portfolio securities only when such lending is secured by cash or other permissible collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. The Fund will maintain cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities holdings in an amount sufficient to cover its repayment obligation with respect to the collateral, marked to market on a daily basis.

 

Securities lending involves the risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the securities loaned if the borrower of the securities fails financially. Loans will be made only to organizations whose credit quality or claims paying ability is considered by the sub-advisers to be at least investment grade. The financial condition of the borrower will be monitored by the Investment Adviser on an ongoing basis. The Fund will not lend portfolio securities subject to a written American style covered call option contract. The Fund may lend portfolio securities subject to a written European style covered call option contract as long as the lending period is less than or equal to the term of the covered call option contract.

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

Unless the registered owner of Common Shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (the “Plan Agent”), all dividends declared on Common Shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Agent for shareholders in additional Common Shares of the Fund through the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). Shareholders who elect not

 

to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the Common Shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such. nominee) by the Plan Agent. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional Common Shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your Common Shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.

 

The Plan Agent will open an account for each Common Shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such Common Shareholder’s Common Shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in Common Shares. The Common Shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized Common Shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the NYSE or elsewhere. Open-market purchases and sales are usually made through a broker affiliated with the Plan Agent.

 

If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commissions per Common Share is equal to or greater than the NAV per Common Share, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the NAV per Common Share on the payment date; provided that, if the NAV is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per Common Share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the NAV per Common Share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases. In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any Dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next date on which the Common

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such Dividend, whichever is sooner (the “Last Purchase Date”), to invest the Dividend amount in Common Shares acquired in Open-Market Purchases.

 

The Fund pays monthly Dividends. Therefore, the period during which Open-Market Purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each Dividend through the date before the next “ex-dividend” date, which typically will be approximately ten days.

 

If, before the Plan Agent has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the NAV per Common Share, the average per Common Share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the NAV of the Common Shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer Common Shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease making Open-Market Purchases and will invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at the NAV per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the NAV is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per Common Share, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.

 

The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.

 

In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.

 

There will be no brokerage charges with respect to Common Shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with Open-Market

 

Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends. Participants that request a partial or full sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $15.00 sales fee and a $0.10 per share brokerage commission on purchases or sales, and may be subject to certain other service charges.

 

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.

 

All questions concerning the Plan or a request to terminate participation should be directed to the Fund’s Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180.

 

Application of Control Share Provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act

 

Under Delaware law, which became automatically applicable to listed closed-end funds such as the Fund upon its effective date of August 1, 2022 (the “DSTA Control Share Statute”), if a shareholder acquires direct or indirect ownership or power to direct the voting of shares of the Fund in an aggregate amount that equals or exceeds certain percentage thresholds specified under the DSTA Control Share Statute (beginning at 10% or more of the Fund’s shares) (“control share acquisitions”), the shareholder’s ability to vote certain of these shares will be limited by operation of state law unless action is taken by the Board of Trustees or by a vote of shareholders of the Fund to exempt such shares from the provisions of the statute. The DSTA Control Share Statute requires shareholders to disclose to the Fund any control share acquisition within 10 days of such acquisition. The Fund may have no or only a limited ability to identify when a control share acquisition has occurred absent notice from a shareholder of a control share acquisition. Shareholders should consult their own counsel with respect to the application of the DSTA Control Share Statute to any particular circumstance.

 

Key Financial Dates — Calendar 2025 Distributions:

 

Declaration Date   Ex Date   Record Date   Payable Date
January 15, 2025   February 3, 2025   February 3, 2025   February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025   March 3, 2025   March 3, 2025   March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025   April 1, 2025   April 1, 2025   April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025   May 1, 2025   May 1, 2025   May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025   June 2, 2025   June 2, 2025   June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025   July 1, 2025   July 1, 2025   July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025   August 1, 2025   August 1, 2025   August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025   September 2, 2025   September 2, 2025   September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025   October 1, 2025   October 1, 2025   October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025   November 3, 2025   November 3, 2025   November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025   December 1, 2025   December 1, 2025   December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025   December 30, 2025   December 30, 2025   January 15, 2026

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Record date will be one business day after each Ex-Dividend Date. These dates are subject to change.

 

Stock Data

 

The Fund’s common shares are traded on the NYSE (Symbol: IGA).

 

Repurchase of Securities by Closed-End Companies

 

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, and Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may from time to time purchase shares of beneficial interest of the Fund in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions and/or purchase shares to correct erroneous transactions.

 

Number of Shareholders

 

The number of record holders of common stock as of August 31, 2025 was 12, which does not include

 

approximately 8,459 beneficial owners of shares held in the name of brokers or other nominees.

 

Certifcations

 

In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Fund’s CEO submitted the Annual CEO Certification on August 25, 2025 certifying that he was not aware, as of that date, of any violation by the Fund of the NYSE’s Corporate governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Fund’s principal executive and financial officers have made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Form N-CSR, relating to, among other things, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Investment Adviser   Custodian 
Voya Investments, LLC   The Bank of New York Mellon 
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100   225 Liberty Street 
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258   New York, New York 10286

 

Transfer Agent   Legal Counsel 
Computershare, Inc.   Ropes & Gray LLP 
480 Washington Boulevard   Prudential Tower 
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1900   800 Boylston Street 
    Boston, Massachusetts 02199

 

 

 

Toll-Free Shareholder Information 

Call us from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on any business day for account or other information at (800) 992-0180.

 

 

 

 

 

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