UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21786
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity
Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ |
85258 |
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(Zip code) |
The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180
Date of fiscal year end: February 28
Date of reporting period: March 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders
pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1):
Semi-Annual Report
August 31, 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Presidents
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Market
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Portfolio
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Statement of
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Statement of
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Financial
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Notes to
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Summary Portfolio
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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; (2) on the Funds website at
www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions (SECs) 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 Funds website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SECs 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 N-Q. This
report contains a summary portfolio of investments for the Fund. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. The
Funds Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds Forms N-Q, as well as a complete portfolio of investments, are
available without charge upon request from the Fund by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.
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PRESIDENTS LETTER
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company whose
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IGA. The primary objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of
income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by
investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified global equity portfolio and employing an option strategy of writing index call options on
a portion of its equity portfolio. The Fund also seeks to hedge most of its foreign currency exposure to seek to reduce volatility of total
returns.
For the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund made
quarterly distributions totaling $0.56 per share, which were characterized by $0.42 per share return of capital and $0.14 per share net investment
income.*
Based on net asset value (NAV), the Fund
provided a total return of 9.52% for the period ended August 31, 2016.(1)(2) This NAV return reflects an increase in the Funds NAV
from $10.71 on February 29, 2016 to $11.09 on August 31, 2016, after taking into account the quarterly distributions noted above. Based on its share
price, the Fund provided a total return of 10.19% for the period ended August 31, 2016.(2)(3) This share price return reflects an increase
in the Funds share price from $9.55 on February 29, 2016 to $9.95 on August 31, 2016, after taking into account the quarterly distributions noted
above.
The global equity markets have witnessed a challenging and
turbulent period. Please read the Market Perspective and Portfolio Managers Report for more information on the market and the Funds
performance.
At Voya our mission is to help you grow and protect your
wealth, by offering you and your financial advisor a range of global investment solutions. We invite you to visit our website at
www.voyainvestments.com. Here you will find current information on our investment products and services, including our open- and closed-end funds and
our retirement portfolios. You will see that Voya offers a broad range of equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies that aim to fulfill a variety
of investor needs.
Thank you for trusting Voya with your investment assets. We
look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Shaun Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer
Voya Family of Funds
October 1, 2016
The views expressed in the Presidents Letter reflect those of the President
as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Voya mutual funds disclaim
any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for a Voya mutual fund
are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any Voya mutual fund. Reference to specific
company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice. International investing does pose special risks including currency
fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in investments that are solely domestic.
More complete information about the Fund, including the
Funds daily New York Stock Exchange closing prices and net asset values per share, is available at www.voyainvestments.com or by calling the
Funds Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180. To obtain a prospectus for any Voya mutual fund, please call your financial advisor or a
funds Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com. A prospectus should be read carefully before
investing. Consider a funds investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this information
and other information about a fund. Check with your financial advisor to determine which Voya mutual funds are available for sale within their firm.
Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.
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The final tax composition of dividends and distributions will not
be determined until after the Funds tax year-end. |
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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 Funds
dividend reinvestment plan. |
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Total returns shown include, if applicable, the effect of fee
waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment adviser. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been
lower. |
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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 Funds dividend reinvestment plan. |
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MARKET
PERSPECTIVE: SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31,
2016
Our fiscal year started with global equities, in the form of
the MSCI World IndexSM (the Index) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends, having risen more than 6%
in the previous 2-3 weeks. With some turmoil along the way, the Index managed to build on this gain to end up 11.48% for the fiscal half-year. (The
Index returned 12.51% for the six-months ended August 31, 2016, measured in U.S. dollars.)
Intensifying global concerns had driven down the prices of
risk assets well into February. The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had started raising interest rates in December with the
prospect of more to come in 2016. However, in the U.S., apart from employment, economic progress looked sluggish. The outlook was no better in the rest
of the developed world where negative bond yields were increasingly common, created by central banks in Europe and Japan, even as the FOMC seemed
headed in the opposite direction. This policy divergence among increasingly powerless central banks was surely untenable.
China was an ongoing concern with declining growth, policy
missteps including a bungled currency devaluation and ballooning debt. Energy and commodities prices were falling, adding to deflationary
pressures.
Many indices seemed to reach their nadir on February 11
before rebounding. There was no specific catalyst evident. At around this time the FOMC was toning down its expectations for further interest rate
increases and signs of stabilization in China were emerging. Some major oil producing nations announced their intent to restrict output, which might
put a floor under oil prices.
It is a measure of the changed market sentiment in the new
fiscal year that when the talks among major oil producers to curtail production collapsed in mid-April, an immediate 7% fall in the price of a barrel
of oil was recovered within a day.
Indeed, there was much comment in the financial press at
this time about the uncertainties surrounding markets, not least the uncertainty of sentiment itself. The Wall Street Journal in early May wrote about
the contradictions and confusion involved in the recent rally in risk assets, blaming years of weak economic growth and distortive central
bank stimulus. Stocks, government bonds and gold had all rallied together. The price of oil had surged despite an adverse supply backdrop. The Japanese
yen was strengthening even as the Japanese economy weakened. What was an investor to make of such markets?
Still, by the end of May, the domestic economy was
delivering some more encouraging data. For the latest month, retail sales rose 1.3%; consumer prices rose 0.4%, the most in more than three years;
housing starts jumped 6.6%; and industrial production rose 0.7%.
FOMC officials started talking about two to three rate
increases in 2016, as faint U.S. gross domestic product growth in late 2015 and early 2016 would soon improve and employment was nearly
full.
A surprisingly weak U.S. employment report on June 3 put
paid to a rate increase that month. But worse was to come. On June 23, the British electorate unexpectedly voted to leave the European Union
(EU). The strident voices of anti-globalization in other EU countries were likely to demand their own referendum. The potential
disintegration of the worlds largest trading block had alarming implications for global demand and investment. Yet an initial 6% drop in the
Index was mostly reversed by month end.
Indeed, the prices of risk assets resumed their recovery;
the Index rose 4.56% in the two months through August. Perhaps some investors felt that central banks would intensify their monetary stimulus. If so,
the U.S. still seemed to be moving in the opposite direction. Two strong employment reports took the unemployment rate below 4.9%. Core inflation was
holding above 2%. Slim second quarter annualized growth of just 1.1% in gross domestic product concealed real final sales growth of 2.4%. By the end of
August, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer was again raising the prospect of two interest rate increases before year end.
In U.S. fixed income markets, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index (Barclays Aggregate) gained 3.68% in the fiscal half-year, while the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond sub-index added 2.11%. Indices
of riskier classes did better. The Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond sub-index rose 8.21%; the Barclays High Yield Bond 2% Issuer
Constrained Composite Index (not a part of the Barclays Aggregate) soared 15.56%.
U.S. equities, represented by the S&P 500® Index
including dividends, jumped 13.60% in the six-months through August. The rebounding energy sector did best, returning 21.03%. The utilities sector was
the weakest, up 8.14%. Late in the period, high-yielding bond-proxy sectors like utilities and telecoms weakened in favor of technology and
financials in particular. S&P 500® companies earnings per share recorded their fifth straight year-over-year decline in the second
quarter of 2016.
In currencies, the dollar fell 2.33% against the euro on
reduced expectations for U.S. interest rate increases compared to February. The dollar gained 6.22% on the pound, having been in deficit before
Britains vote to leave the EU, but lost 8.32% to the yen, on increasing skepticism that Abenomics would succeed in weakening that
currency.
In international markets, the MSCI Japan® Index added
3.62%, probably reflecting the positive balance of improved prospects for China plus more monetary stimulus over the rising yen. The MSCI Europe ex
UK® Index rose 6.19%, all in the first three months of the period. A sizeable loss in June due to Britains vote was almost exactly recovered
in July and August. The MSCI UK® Index climbed 13.99%, its big multinational members actually benefiting from the weaker pound, the currency in
which their substantial overseas earnings would be reported.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The
performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may
be worth more or less than their original cost. The Funds performance is subject to change since the periods end and may be lower or higher
than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent
month end.
Market Perspective reflects the views of Voya Investment
Managements Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other
conditions.
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BENCHMARK
DESCRIPTIONS
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Barclays High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index |
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An index that includes all fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and at least one year to maturity. |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
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An index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities. |
Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index |
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An index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities. |
Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index |
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A market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of one year or more. |
MSCI Europe ex UK® Index |
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A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK. |
MSCI Japan® Index |
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A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan. |
MSCI UK® Index |
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A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK. |
MSCI World IndexSM |
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An index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. |
S&P 500® Index |
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An index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets. |
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VOYA GLOBAL
ADVANTAGE
AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND |
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS REPORT |
Geographic Diversification as of August 31, 2016
(as a percentage of net assets) |
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United
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54.2 |
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United
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7.8 |
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Japan |
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6.5 |
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Switzerland |
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4.9 |
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Canada |
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4.1 |
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France |
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3.6 |
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Hong
Kong |
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3.6 |
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Australia |
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3.4 |
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Finland |
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2.4 |
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Austria |
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2.1 |
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Countries
between 0.2%1.3%ˆ |
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3.9 |
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Assets in
Excess of Other Liabilities |
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3.5 |
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Net
Assets |
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100.0 |
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ˆ Includes
7 countries, which each represents 0.2%1.3% of net assets. |
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holdings are subject to change daily. |
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (the
Fund) is a diversified closed-end fund with the primary investment objective of providing a high level of income. Capital appreciation is a
secondary investment objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by:
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investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of
common stocks of companies located in a number of different countries throughout the world, including the United States; and |
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utilizing an integrated derivatives strategy. |
Portfolio Management: The Fund is managed by Pieter Schop, Jeff Meys and Willem van Dommelen, Portfolio Managers, NNIP
Advisors B.V. the Sub-Adviser.
Equity Portfolio Construction: Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in
a diversified portfolio of equity securities across a broad range of countries, industries and market sectors. Equity securities held by the Fund may
be denominated in both U.S. dollars and non-U.S. currencies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities issued by companies
located in emerging markets when the Sub-Adviser believes they present attractive investment opportunities.
The Fund seeks to invest in a portfolio of approximately 100 to 150 equity securities and will select securities through an analysis of
a companys fundamentals in terms of sales, margins and capital use and other fundamental factors by the Sub-Advisers equity analysts, as
well as quantitative factors. The Sub-Adviser seeks to identify opportunities in mispricing between its bottom-up fundamental analysis of a
securitys value and the market price of individual stocks using a proprietary discounted cash flow valuation model and quantitative techniques.
Investment opportunities with the highest conviction are selected from the resulting focus list to construct a diversified
portfolio.
The Funds weighting between U.S. and international equities depends on the Sub-Advisers ongoing assessment of market
opportunities for the Fund. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to target at least a 40% weighting in international (ex-U.S.) equity
securities.
The Fund seeks to target a relatively high active share in combination with a moderate tracking error as measured against the MSCI World
IndexSM.
The Funds Integrated Option
Strategy: The option strategy of the Fund is designed to seek gains and lower volatility of total returns over a market cycle by generally
writing (selling) index call options on selected indices and/or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in an amount equal to approximately 35% to
100% of the value of the Funds holdings in common stocks.
Top Ten Holdings as of August 31, 2016 (as a
percentage of net assets) |
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Alphabet,
Inc. Class A |
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AT&T,
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Pfizer,
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Visa,
Inc. Class A |
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Merck
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Toronto-Dominion Bank |
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British
American Tobacco PLC |
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Aflac,
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Discover
Financial Services |
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2.2 |
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Vinci
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2.2 |
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holdings are subject to change daily. |
The extent of call option writing activity depends upon
market conditions and the Sub-Advisers ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on selected indices and/or ETFs. Call
options will be written (sold) usually at-the money, out-of-the-money or near-the-money and can be written both in exchange-listed option markets and
over-the-counter markets with major international banks, broker-dealers and financial institutions.
The Fund writes call options that are generally short-term
(between 10 days and three months until expiration). The Fund typically maintains its call positions until expiration, but it retains the option to buy
back the call options and sell new call options.
Additionally, in order to reduce volatility of NAV returns,
the Fund generally employs a policy to hedge major foreign currencies using foreign currency forwards or zero-cost collars.
In addition to the intended strategy of selling index call
options, the Fund may invest in other derivative instruments such as futures for investment, hedging and risk-management purposes to gain or reduce
exposure to securities, security markets and market indices consistent with its investment objectives and strategies. Such derivative instruments are
acquired to enable the Fund to make market directional tactical decisions seeking to enhance returns, to protect against a decline in its assets or as
a substitute for the purchase or sale of equity securities.
Performance: Based on net asset value
(NAV), the Fund provided a total return 9.52% for the period ended August 31, 2016.(1) This NAV return reflects an increase in
the Funds NAV from $10.71 on February 29, 2016 to $11.09 on August 31, 2016, after taking into account quarterly distributions. Based on its
share price as of August 31, 2016, the Fund provided a total return of 10.19% for the period.(1) This share price return reflects an
increase in the Funds share price from $9.55 on February 29, 2016 to $9.95 on August 31, 2016, after
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VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM
OPPORTUNITY FUND |
taking into account quarterly distributions. The
Funds reference index, the MSCI World IndexSM returned 12.51%. During the period, the Fund made quarterly distributions totaling $0.56
per share, which were characterized as $0.42 per share return of capital and $0.14 per share net investment income.(2) As of August 31,
2016, the Fund had 18,353,572 shares outstanding.
Portfolio Specifics: Equity Portfolio: The
equity portfolio underperformed the MSCI World Index during the reporting period. The underperformance of the equity portfolio was mainly due to stock
selection in the U.S., as well as stock selection in the energy, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. This was offset by positive results in
the health care and materials sectors.
Stock selection in the health care sector contributed to the
Funds returns, due to strong performance from our holdings in Merck, Actelion, Shire, and Pfizer. In the materials sector, our positon in
Austrian viscose producer Lenzing AG almost doubled in price during the reporting period on strong company results. In the industrials sector, our
holdings in airlines Delta Airlines, Inc., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., and International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (owner of British Airways plc
and Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A.) all fell during the reporting period, due to higher oil prices and lower seat prices
which hurt revenues and margins. In the consumer discretionary sector, our positions in U.K. homebuilders Persimmon plc and Barratt Developments plc
fell following the surprise Brexit vote which triggered concerns on U.K. growth prospects. In the energy sector, our holding in Valero Energy
Corporation lagged as refiners didnt benefit from the increase in the oil price.
Option Portfolio: The Fund generates premiums
and seeks gains by writing (selling) call options on a variety of market indices on a portion of the value of the equity portfolio, and by implementing
an equity market directional strategy on the same market indices via equity index futures.
During the reporting period, the Fund sold short-maturity
options on the S&P 500® Index, the DJ Eurostoxx 50® Index, the Nikkei 225 Index and the FTSE 100 Index. The strike
prices of the traded options were typically slightly out-of-the the money, and the expiration dates ranged between six and seven weeks. We maintained
the coverage ratio at approximately 50% of portfolio assets during the reporting period.
During the period, all relevant markets increased in local
currency terms. As could be expected in this environment, the option positions resulted in a negative contribution to the performance. However, this
was partially offset by the futures overlay strategy which contributed positively to performance. The Fund continued its policy of hedging currencies
back to the U.S. dollar to seek to reduce the volatility of net asset value returns. These currency hedges contributed negatively to performance during
the period.
Outlook and Current Strategy: While markets
have calmed following the Brexit vote, sentiment remains somewhat fragile as investors continue to face many uncertainties. Consequently, investor and
corporate behavior reflects a cautious attitude. We believe that developed market economies on average are relatively resilient, though economic growth
continues to be sub-par and sluggish. At the same time, low inflation is allowing central banks to maintain loose policies, such as the new corporate
bond buying program of the European Central Bank.
An important headwind over recent months has been the severe
downward revision of earnings growth outlooks. However, the current earnings season has so far generally beaten (low) expectations. Valuations across
asset classes are mixed, though we believe equity valuations remain relatively attractive. Although the U.S. market valuations are nearing all-time
highs, the impact of Brexit has translated into higher risk premiums in the market.
We believe current market conditions will continue until an
earnings pickup becomes more visible, with the hope of a price return in line with earnings growth. We believe there will continue to be a tug of war
between U.S. monetary policy, macro trends, earnings developments, risk perception and behavioral dynamics. In addition, we believe there are possible
political risks, with the upcoming constitutional referendum in Italy in October and the U.S. presidential election in November, that may produce
headwinds for markets.
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Total returns shown include, if applicable, the effect of fee
waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment adviser. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been
lower. |
(2) |
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The final tax composition of dividends and distributions will not
be determined until after the Funds tax year-end. |
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. Fund
holdings are subject to change daily. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other Voya mutual funds. The views expressed in this
report reflect those of the portfolio managers, only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio managers views are
subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions. This report contains statements that may be forward-looking statements.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Funds performance returns shown
reflect applicable fee waivers and/or expense limits in effect during this period. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance
would have been lower. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class. An index has
no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an
index.
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STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS: |
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Investments in
securities at fair value* |
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$ |
196,472,724 |
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Cash |
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602,691 |
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Cash collateral
for futures |
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405,736 |
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Cash pledged as
collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2) |
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2,400,000 |
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Foreign cash
collateral for futures** |
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1,667,051 |
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Receivables: |
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Investment
securities sold |
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1,259,241 |
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Dividends |
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527,595 |
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Foreign tax
reclaims |
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387,435 |
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Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
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1,059,251 |
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Prepaid
expenses |
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1,797 |
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Other
assets |
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7,340 |
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Total
assets |
|
|
|
|
204,790,861 |
|
LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
|
|
|
|
438 |
|
Payable for
investment management fees |
|
|
|
|
146,163 |
|
Payable to
custodian due to foreign currency overdraft*** |
|
|
|
|
168,242 |
|
Payable to
trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6) |
|
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
Payable for
trustee fees |
|
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
Other accrued
expenses and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
85,191 |
|
Written options,
at fair valueˆ |
|
|
|
|
830,909 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
1,239,286 |
|
NET
ASSETS |
|
|
|
$ |
203,551,575 |
|
NET ASSETS
WERE COMPRISED OF: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in
capital |
|
|
|
$ |
193,001,271 |
|
Distributions in
excess of net investment income |
|
|
|
|
(588,085 |
) |
Accumulated net
realized loss |
|
|
|
|
(6,556,832 |
) |
Net unrealized
appreciation |
|
|
|
|
17,695,221 |
|
NET
ASSETS |
|
|
|
$ |
203,551,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Cost of
investments in securities |
|
|
|
$ |
180,218,857 |
|
** |
Cost of
foreign cash collateral for futures |
|
|
|
$ |
1,667,051 |
|
*** |
Cost of
foreign currency overdraft |
|
|
|
$ |
161,107 |
|
ˆ |
Premiums
received on written options |
|
|
|
$ |
1,193,813 |
|
|
Net
assets |
|
|
|
$ |
203,551,575 |
|
Shares
authorized |
|
|
|
|
unlimited |
|
Par
value |
|
|
|
$ |
0.010 |
|
Shares
outstanding |
|
|
|
|
18,353,572 |
|
Net asset
value |
|
|
|
$ |
11.09 |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
6
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the six months ended August 31,
2016 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT
INCOME: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends, net
of foreign taxes withheld* |
|
|
|
$ |
3,299,999 |
|
Interest |
|
|
|
|
84 |
|
Total
investment income |
|
|
|
|
3,300,083 |
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
management fees |
|
|
|
|
859,899 |
|
Transfer agent
fees |
|
|
|
|
8,210 |
|
Shareholder
reporting expense |
|
|
|
|
27,600 |
|
Professional
fees |
|
|
|
|
28,520 |
|
Custody and
accounting expense |
|
|
|
|
65,692 |
|
Trustee
fees |
|
|
|
|
3,010 |
|
Miscellaneous
expense |
|
|
|
|
8,157 |
|
Total
expenses |
|
|
|
|
1,001,088 |
|
Net investment
income |
|
|
|
|
2,298,995 |
|
|
REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized
gain (loss) on: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
|
|
(4,507,873 |
) |
Foreign
currency related transactions |
|
|
|
|
(1,323,894 |
) |
Futures |
|
|
|
|
664,953 |
|
Written
options |
|
|
|
|
(2,545,543 |
) |
Net realized
loss |
|
|
|
|
(7,712,357 |
) |
Net change in
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
|
|
21,819,423 |
|
Foreign
currency related transactions |
|
|
|
|
413,611 |
|
Futures |
|
|
|
|
89,604 |
|
Written
options |
|
|
|
|
344,583 |
|
Net change in
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
|
|
22,667,221 |
|
Net realized and
unrealized gain |
|
|
|
|
14,954,864 |
|
Increase in
net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
|
$ |
17,253,859 |
|
* Foreign
taxes withheld
|
|
|
|
$ |
167,496 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
7
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended August 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended February 29, 2016
|
FROM
OPERATIONS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment
income |
|
|
|
$ |
2,298,995 |
|
|
$ |
3,034,218 |
|
Net realized
gain (loss) |
|
|
|
|
(7,712,357 |
) |
|
|
29,228,506 |
|
Net change in
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
|
|
22,667,221 |
|
|
|
(52,525,412 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
|
|
|
17,253,859 |
|
|
|
(20,262,688 |
) |
|
FROM
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment
income |
|
|
|
|
(2,588,760 |
) |
|
|
(7,087,905 |
) |
Net realized
gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,468,096 |
) |
Return of
capital |
|
|
|
|
(7,689,240 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
|
|
(10,278,000 |
) |
|
|
(20,556,001 |
) |
Net increase
(decrease) in net assets |
|
|
|
|
6,975,859 |
|
|
|
(40,818,689 |
) |
|
NET
ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of
year or period |
|
|
|
|
196,575,716 |
|
|
|
237,394,405 |
|
End of year or
period |
|
|
|
$ |
203,551,575 |
|
|
$ |
196,575,716 |
|
Distributions in
excess of net investment income at end of year or period |
|
|
|
$ |
(588,085 |
) |
|
$ |
(298,320 |
) |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
8
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)
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
gain
(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
|
|
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
(000s)
|
|
Gross
expenses
prior to
expense
waiver/
recoupment(3)
|
|
Net
expenses
after
expense
waiver/
recoupment(3)(4)
|
|
Net
investment
income
after
expense
waiver/
recoupment(3)(4)
|
|
Portfolio
turnover
rate
|
|
Year
or period ended
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
(%)
|
|
(%)
|
|
($000s)
|
|
(%)
|
|
(%)
|
|
(%)
|
|
(%)
|
|
08-31-16 |
|
|
|
|
10.71 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.81 |
|
|
|
0.94 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.42 |
|
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
|
11.09 |
|
|
|
9.95 |
|
|
|
9.52 |
|
|
|
10.19 |
|
|
|
203,552 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
2.27 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
02-28-15 |
|
|
|
|
13.09 |
|
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
0.79 |
|
|
|
0.96 |
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.53 |
|
|
|
1.12 |
|
|
|
12.93 |
|
|
|
11.85 |
|
|
|
8.72 |
|
|
|
9.52 |
|
|
|
237,394 |
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
02-28-14 |
|
|
|
|
12.92 |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
|
|
1.10 |
|
|
|
1.29 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
|
1.12 |
|
|
|
13.09 |
|
|
|
11.91 |
|
|
|
10.94 |
|
|
|
3.14 |
|
|
|
240,301 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.43 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
02-28-13 |
|
|
|
|
12.66 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
1.23 |
|
|
|
1.44 |
|
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
0.54 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
|
12.92 |
|
|
|
12.64 |
|
|
|
12.85 |
|
|
|
17.49 |
|
|
|
237,034 |
|
|
|
1.07 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.68 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
02-29-12 |
|
|
|
|
13.76 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
* |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
12.66 |
|
|
|
11.90 |
|
|
|
2.43 |
|
|
|
(3.44 |
) |
|
|
232,156 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.76 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
02-28-11 |
|
|
|
|
13.37 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
1.57 |
|
|
|
1.77 |
|
|
|
1.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.38 |
|
|
|
13.76 |
|
|
|
13.72 |
|
|
|
14.05 |
|
|
|
6.32 |
|
|
|
251,545 |
|
|
|
0.98 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
1.48 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
02-28-10 |
|
|
|
|
11.29 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
3.64 |
|
|
|
3.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.77 |
|
|
|
1.77 |
|
|
|
13.37 |
|
|
|
14.30 |
|
|
|
35.81 |
|
|
|
57.38 |
|
|
|
242,426 |
|
|
|
1.01 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
1.61 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
|
02-28-09 |
|
|
|
|
17.79 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
|
(4.95 |
) |
|
|
(4.64 |
) |
|
|
0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.12 |
|
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
|
11.29 |
|
|
|
10.42 |
|
|
|
(26.96 |
) |
|
|
(28.32 |
) |
|
|
204,546 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
|
2.01 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
02-29-08 |
|
|
|
|
21.19 |
|
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
(0.73 |
) |
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.40 |
|
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
2.97 |
|
|
|
17.79 |
|
|
|
16.73 |
|
|
|
(2.40 |
) |
|
|
(7.87 |
) |
|
|
324,275 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
1.45 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
02-28-07 |
|
|
|
|
20.24 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
2.55 |
|
|
|
2.81 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
1.54 |
|
|
|
0.28 |
|
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
|
21.19 |
|
|
|
21.11 |
|
|
|
14.81 |
|
|
|
24.40 |
|
|
|
385,433 |
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
1.29 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
(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 Funds 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, the Funds total return would have been (8.65)%. |
|
|
Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout
the period. |
* |
|
Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or
(0.005)%. |
|
|
Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional
Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
9
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31, 2016
(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
retained Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (Voya IM), a Delaware limited liability company, to provide certain consulting services to the
Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has engaged NNIP Advisors B.V. (NNIP Advisors), a subsidiary of NN Group N.V. (NN
Group), domiciled in The Hague, The Netherlands and Voya IM to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund.
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
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 data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is
generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV
per share of the Fund is calculated by taking the value of the Funds assets, subtracting the Funds 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 Funds assets are traded in other markets on days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of
the Funds assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.
Assets for which market quotations are readily available are
valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the
regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the
Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an
independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are
principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded.
Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in
registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular
trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
When a market quotation is not readily available or is
deemed unreliable, the Fund will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds Board of
Trustees (Board). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and
ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing
service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of
securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading
characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing
services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as
Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) Over-the-counter
swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing
current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement
periods and the Funds forward foreign currency contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period
reported by the independent pricing service and (h) Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based
upon quotes furnished by brokers.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
Foreign securities (including foreign exchange
contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and
believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours
for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the
degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value
as of Market Close. Foreign securities prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be
valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times
in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing
service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic
and foreign index futures.
All other assets for which market quotations are not readily
available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated to the Investment
Adviser responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Funds valuation procedures; a Pricing Committee comprised of
employees of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates has responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods set forth in the procedures and, if a
fair valuation cannot be determined pursuant to the fair valuation methods, determining the fair value of assets held by the Fund. Issuer specific
events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers
and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a securitys fair value. Valuations change in response
to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuers assets, general economic conditions,
interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine the
Funds 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.
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 unobservable inputs, including each sub-advisers or Pricing Committees 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 Funds investments under these levels of classification is
included following the Summary Portfolio of Investments.
U.S. 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. The beginning of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between Levels of
the Funds assets and liabilities. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3
investments.
For the period ended August 31, 2016, there have been no
significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.
B. Security Transactions and Revenue
Recognition. Security 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,
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
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 Funds 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 greater with
respect to securities of issuers in emerging markets.
D. Distributions to Shareholders.
The Fund intends to make quarterly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Funds dividends and interest
income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on investments. Such quarterly distributions may also
consist of a return of capital. At least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax principles, which may differ
from U.S. GAAP for investment companies.
The tax treatment and characterization of the Funds
distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on whether the Fund has gains or losses on the call options written on its portfolio
versus gains or losses on the equity securities in the portfolio. Each quarter, 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 Funds tax year,
and will be reported to shareholders at that time. A significant portion of the Funds distributions may constitute a return of capital. The
amount of quarterly 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 federal income
tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Funds tax positions taken on 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 U.S. 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 Funds investment objectives permit the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not
limited to, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures 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 market 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 factors.
Market Risk Factors. In pursuit of its
investment objectives, the Fund may seek to use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market risk factors:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
Credit Risk. The price of a bond or other debt
instrument is likely to fall if the issuers 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.
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. Changes in short-term
market interest rates will directly affect the yield on Common Shares. If short-term market interest rates fall, the yield on Common Shares will also
fall. To the extent that the interest rate spreads on loans in the Funds portfolio experience a general decline, the yield on the Common Shares
will fall and the value of the Funds assets may decrease, which will cause the Funds net asset value to decrease. Conversely, when
short-term market interest rates rise, because of the lag between changes in such short-term rates and the resetting of the floating rates on assets in
the Funds portfolio, the impact of rising rates will be delayed to the extent of such lag. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate
paid by such securities generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases. With respect to
investments in fixed rate instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values of such instruments to fall. The values of fixed rate
instruments with longer maturities or duration are more sensitive to changes in market interest rates.
As of the date of this report, market interest rates in the
United States are at or near historic lows, which may increase the Funds exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising
market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility which
could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income and related markets is
insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income and related markets. Further, recent
and potential changes in government policy may affect interest rates.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The
Funds use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where
the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market 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 net asset value. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits.
When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being
hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash 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
13
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments
in derivatives are generally negotiated over-the-counter with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the
counterpartys ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterpartys 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 markets movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in
gains.
The U.S. government has enacted legislation that provides
for new regulation of the derivatives market, including clearing, margin, reporting, and registration requirements. The European Union (and other
countries outside of the European Union) is implementing similar requirements, which will affect the Fund when it enters into a derivatives transaction
with a counterparty organized in that country or otherwise subject to that countrys derivatives regulations. Because these requirements are new
and evolving (and some of the rules are not yet final), their ultimate impact remains unclear. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty risk
and increase liquidity, however, there is no assurance that it will achieve that result, and in the meantime, central clearing and related requirements
expose the Fund to new kinds of costs and risks.
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 Funds 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 Funds International Swap and
Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreements (Master Agreements). These agreements are with select counterparties and
they govern transactions, including certain over-the-counter (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, 2016, the maximum amount of loss the Fund
would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $1,059,251 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, 2016. As of August 31, 2016, there was no
collateral posted to the Fund by any counterparty.
The Funds 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 Funds net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Funds NAV, which could cause the Fund
to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within the Funds Master
Agreements.
As of August 31, 2016, the Fund had a liability position of
$831,347 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, 2016, the Fund could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. As of August 31, 2016, the
Fund had posted $2,400,000 in cash collateral for its open OTC derivatives transactions. There were no credit events during the period ended August 31,
2016 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
14
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
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 Funds 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, 2016, 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 Funds NAV. Please refer to the table following the Summary Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at August
31, 2016.
During the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund had
average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $277,621 and $81,373,322, respectively.
The Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign
currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of
the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time
for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, the Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required
by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount equal to the
daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses
by the Fund. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the
time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of
the underlying financial instrument. During the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund had purchased and sold 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 Funds securities. With futures, there is
minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchanges clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange
traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Please refer to the table following the Summary Portfolio of Investments for open futures
contracts at August 31, 2016.
During the period ended August 31, 2016, the Fund had
average notional values on futures contracts purchased and sold of $12,101,310 and $2,385,988, respectively.
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 portfolio. Please refer to Note 7 for the volume of written option activity during the
period ended August 31, 2016.
J. Indemnifications. In the normal
course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Funds 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
the risk of loss from such claims remote.
15
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 3 INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of
investments for the period ended August 31, 2016, excluding short-term securities, were $100,757,855 and $111,582,573, 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 Funds average daily managed assets. For purposes of the Management Agreement, managed assets are
defined as the Funds average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Funds 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, 2016, there were no preferred shares
outstanding.
The Investment Adviser has entered into a consulting
agreement with Voya IM (the Consultant). For its services, the Consultant will receive a consultancy fee from the Investment Adviser. No
fee will be paid by the Fund directly to the Consultant. These services include, among other things, furnishing statistical and other factual
information; providing advice with respect to potential investment strategies that may be employed for the Fund, including, but not limited to,
potential options strategies; developing economic models of the anticipated investment performance and yield for the Fund; and providing advice to the
Investment Adviser and/or sub-advisers with respect to the Funds level and/or managed distribution policy.
The Investment Adviser has entered into sub-advisory
agreements with NNIP Advisors and Voya IM. Subject to policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, NNIP Advisors currently manages
the Funds assets in accordance with the Funds investment objectives, policies and limitations. However, in the future, the Investment
Adviser may allocate the Funds assets to Voya IM for management, and may change the allocation of the Funds assets among the two
sub-advisers in its discretion, to pursue the Funds investment objective. Each sub-adviser would make investment decisions for the assets it is
allocated to manage.
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, extraordinary expenses, 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 assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the
Funds 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, 2016, there are no amounts of waived and/or
reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser.
The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual through
March 1, 2017 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 notional funds selected by the trustee (the Notional Funds). The Fund purchases
shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees deferred fees, resulting in a Fund
asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets 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
Funds assets, liabilities or net investment income per
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 6 OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED
PARTIES (continued)
share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in
accordance with the DC Plan.
NOTE 7 TRANSACTIONS IN WRITTEN
OPTIONS
Transactions in written OTC call options on equity indices
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Number of Contracts
|
|
Premiums Received
|
Balance at
02/29/2016 |
|
|
|
|
106,200 |
|
|
$ |
1,970,094 |
|
Options
Written |
|
|
|
|
427,900 |
|
|
|
5,639,758 |
|
Options
Expired |
|
|
|
|
(258,900 |
) |
|
|
(2,383,626 |
) |
Options
Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions |
|
|
|
|
(169,600 |
) |
|
|
(4,032,413 |
) |
Balance at
08/31/2016 |
|
|
|
|
105,600 |
|
|
$ |
1,193,813 |
|
NOTE 8 CAPITAL SHARES
There was no capital shares activity during the period ended
August 31, 2016 and during the year ended February 29, 2016.
NOTE 9 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The amount of distributions from net investment income and
net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. 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
federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign
currency transactions, 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 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 Funds tax year-end of December 31, 2016. The tax composition of dividends and distributions
as of the Funds most recent tax year-end was as follows:
Tax Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
Ordinary Income
|
|
|
|
Long-term Capital Gain
|
$7,087,905 |
|
|
|
$13,468,096 |
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings as of
December 31, 2015 were:
Undistributed Long-term Capital Gain
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
|
$2,815,858
|
| $6,083,356
|
At December 31, 2015, the Fund did not have any capital loss
carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The Funds major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and
Arizona state.
As of August 31, 2016, no provision for income tax is
required in the Funds financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The
Funds 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. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by
these jurisdictions is 2011.
NOTE 10 RESTRUCTURING PLAN
NNIP Advisors is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NN
Group.
Prior to July 2014, NN Group was a wholly-owned subsidiary
of ING Groep N.V. (ING Groep). In October 2009, ING Groep submitted a restructuring plan (the Restructuring Plan) to the
European Commission in order to receive approval for state aid granted to ING Groep by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in November 2008 and March 2009.
To receive approval for this state aid, ING Groep was required to divest its insurance and investment management businesses before the end of 2013. In
November 2012, the Restructuring Plan was amended to permit ING Groep additional time to complete the divestment. In connection with the amended
Restructuring Plan, ING Groep was required to divest more than 50% of its shares in NN Group before December 31, 2015 and the remaining interest before
December 31, 2016. In July 2014, ING Groep settled the initial public offering of NN Group. ING Groep stated its intention to divest its remaining
stake in NN Group in an orderly manner and ultimately by the end of 2016. On the 14th of April 2016 ING Groep announced to sell its
remaining stake in NN Group. This process has been finalized and ING Groep is no longer a shareholder of NN Group.
In 2014, in order to ensure that the existing sub-advisory
services could continue uninterrupted in case a change of control situation under the 1940 Act would occur related to the divestment of NN Group by ING
Groep, the Board approved new sub-advisory agreements for the Funds.
17
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS as of August 31,
2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
NOTE 10 RESTRUCTURING PLAN
(continued)
Shareholders of the Funds for which NNIP Advisors serves
as a Sub-Adviser approved these new investment sub-advisory agreements. This approval also included approval of any future sub-advisory agreements
prompted by the divestment of NN Group that are approved by the Board and whose terms are not materially different from the current agreements. This
means that shareholders of the Fund would not have another opportunity to vote on a new agreement with NNIP Advisors even if NNIP Advisors would
undergo a change of control pursuant to ING Groeps divestment of NN Group, as long as no single person or group of persons acting together would
gain control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of NN Group.
On November 19, 2015, in anticipation of a change of control
that would occur when the ownership interest of ING Groep in NN Group would drop below 25%, the Board, at an in-person meeting, approved new
sub-advisory agreements. In January 2016, ING Groep further reduced its interest in NN Group below 25% to approximately 16.2% (the November
Offering). The November Offering was deemed by the Investment Adviser and NNIP Advisors to be a change of control (the Change of
Control). The new sub-advisory agreements, based on the Board approval of November 2015 and in connection with the Change of Control, became
effective on January 8, 2016. At that time, NNIP Advisors represented that no single person or group of persons acting together was expected to gain
control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of NN Group. The terms of the new sub-advisory agreements are not materially different from the prior
agreements. As a result, shareholders of the Fund have not been asked to vote again on the new agreements with NNIP Advisors.
NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends: Subsequent to August 31, 2016, the Fund
made a distribution of:
Per Share Amount
|
|
|
|
Declaration Date
|
|
Payable Date
|
|
Record Date
|
$0.280 |
|
|
|
9/15/2016 |
|
10/17/2016 |
|
10/5/2016 |
Each quarter, 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 quarterly 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 (subsequent events) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in
the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.
18
Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCK: 96.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia: 3.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
686,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
|
$ |
2,528,044 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
557,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
2,249,006 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
516,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
Scentre Group |
|
|
1,928,567 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
42,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
290,655 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,996,272 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria: 2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,877 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lenzing AG |
|
|
4,250,741 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium: 0.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,366 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
934,270 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada: 4.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
National Bank Of Canada |
|
|
1,985,659 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
106,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank |
|
|
4,773,883 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
104,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
1,599,080 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,358,622 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denmark: 0.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
977,062 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finland: 2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
Neste Oyj |
|
|
3,512,945 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
66,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
|
|
1,336,004 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,848,949 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
France: 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total S.A. |
|
|
1,497,597 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
58,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vinci S.A. |
|
|
4,411,909 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
47,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
1,446,906 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,356,412 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany: 1.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG |
|
|
1,854,746 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
8,176 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
690,895 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,545,641 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong: 3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
381,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
CLP Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
3,910,789 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
343,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Wharf Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
2,417,304 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
216,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
920,310 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,248,403 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy: 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
491,739 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Japan: 6.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. |
|
|
2,933,176 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
89,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
|
|
3,948,423 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
677,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
6,369,589 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,251,188 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands: 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
456,189 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal: 0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
267,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
$ |
897,386 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore: 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
United Overseas Bank Ltd. |
|
|
1,719,514 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland: 4.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,097 |
|
|
|
|
|
Actelion Ltd. Reg |
|
|
4,016,277 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
9,221 |
|
|
|
@ |
|
Partners Group |
|
|
4,230,461 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
17,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
1,757,487 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,004,225 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom: 7.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
472,319 |
|
|
|
|
|
BP PLC |
|
|
2,655,173 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
73,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
British American Tobacco PLC |
|
|
4,575,568 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
83,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
Imperial Brands PLC |
|
|
4,393,215 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
239,864 |
|
|
|
|
|
National Grid PLC |
|
|
3,300,999 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
32,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
894,414 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,819,369 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: 54.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aflac, Inc. |
|
|
4,481,659 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
7,124 |
|
|
|
@ |
|
Alphabet, Inc. Class A |
|
|
5,626,891 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
2,013 |
|
|
|
@ |
|
Alphabet, Inc. Class C |
|
|
1,544,072 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
20,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
Altria Group, Inc. |
|
|
1,341,693 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
23,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
|
|
1,530,115 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
298,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. |
|
|
3,191,719 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
14,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
|
1,496,116 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
132,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
AT&T, Inc. |
|
|
5,428,046 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
39,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
CA, Inc. |
|
|
1,332,629 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
33,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Citigroup, Inc. |
|
|
1,576,661 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
82,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
|
|
3,028,935 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
73,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discover Financial Services |
|
|
4,431,420 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
13,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. |
|
|
1,306,553 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
132,395 |
|
|
|
|
|
Duke Realty Corp. |
|
|
3,722,947 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
59,535 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foot Locker, Inc. |
|
|
3,907,877 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
49,873 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
|
|
3,909,046 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
96,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intel Corp. |
|
|
3,480,720 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
77,248 |
|
|
|
|
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
|
|
4,850,402 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
33,332 |
|
|
|
@ |
|
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
1,631,601 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
24,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
Microsoft Corp. |
|
|
1,400,875 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
16,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
|
|
1,382,473 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
148,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
|
|
5,172,776 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
32,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
|
|
3,284,699 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
22,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
|
|
1,845,365 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
46,201 |
|
|
|
@ |
|
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
2,116,930 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
22,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
|
|
3,020,446 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
34,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
Valero Energy Corp. |
|
|
1,919,981 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
63,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
Visa, Inc. Class A |
|
|
5,153,735 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
19
Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States: (continued) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
|
$ |
3,929,920 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
578,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Securities |
|
|
23,270,440 |
|
|
|
11.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,316,742 |
|
|
|
54.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Common Stock (Cost $180,218,857) |
|
|
196,472,724 |
|
|
|
96.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities |
|
|
7,078,851 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ |
203,551,575 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Other Securities represents issues not
identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate
respectively as of August 31, 2016.
The following footnotes apply to either the individual
securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
@ |
|
Non-income producing security. |
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes is $180,218,869. |
Net unrealized
appreciation consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
|
|
$ |
21,164,110 |
|
Gross
Unrealized Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
(4,910,255 |
) |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
|
|
|
$ |
16,253,855 |
|
Sector Diversification
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Net Assets
|
Financials |
|
|
|
|
17.3 |
% |
Information
Technology |
|
|
|
|
13.0 |
|
Health
Care |
|
|
|
|
11.7 |
|
Consumer
Discretionary |
|
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
Industrials |
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
Consumer
Staples |
|
|
|
|
9.0 |
|
Energy |
|
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
Utilities |
|
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
Telecommunication Services |
|
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
Materials |
|
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
Real
Estate |
|
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
Assets in Excess
of Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
Net
Assets |
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Fair Value Measurementsˆ
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according
to the inputs used as of August 31, 2016 in valuing the assets and liabilities:(1)
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical
Investments (Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs#
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
Fair Value at August 31, 2016
|
Asset
Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments,
at fair value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
6,996,272 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
6,996,272 |
|
Austria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,250,741 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,250,741 |
|
Belgium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,270 |
|
Canada |
|
|
|
|
8,358,622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,358,622 |
|
Denmark |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
977,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
977,062 |
|
Finland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,848,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,848,949 |
|
France |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,356,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,356,412 |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,545,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,545,641 |
|
Hong
Kong |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,248,403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,248,403 |
|
Italy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
491,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
491,739 |
|
Japan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,251,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,251,188 |
|
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
456,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
456,189 |
|
Portugal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
897,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
897,386 |
|
Singapore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,719,514 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,719,514 |
|
Switzerland |
|
|
|
|
948,167 |
|
|
|
9,056,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,004,225 |
|
United
Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,819,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,819,369 |
|
United
States |
|
|
|
|
110,316,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,316,742 |
|
Total Common
Stock |
|
|
|
|
120,079,720 |
|
|
|
76,393,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
196,472,724 |
|
Total
Investments, at fair value |
|
|
|
$ |
120,079,720 |
|
|
$ |
76,393,004 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
196,472,724 |
|
Other
Financial Instruments+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,059,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,059,251 |
|
Futures |
|
|
|
|
149,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149,207 |
|
Total
Assets |
|
|
|
$ |
120,228,927 |
|
|
$ |
77,452,255 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
197,681,182 |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
20
Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued) |
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical
Investments (Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs#
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
|
Fair Value at August 31, 2016
|
Liabilities
Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Financial Instruments+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
Futures |
|
|
|
|
(101,705 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101,705 |
) |
Written
Options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(830,909 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(830,909 |
) |
Total
Liabilities |
|
|
|
$ |
(101,705 |
) |
|
$ |
(831,347 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(933,052 |
) |
(1) |
|
For the period ended August 31, 2016, as a result of the fair
value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2
measurements during the year. The Funds policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period. At August 31,
2016, securities valued at $2,451,048 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. |
ˆ |
|
See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies in the
Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. |
+ |
|
Other Financial Instruments are derivatives not reflected in the
portfolio of investments and 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 valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and
written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument. |
# |
|
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 Funds investments are categorized as Level 2
investments. |
At August 31, 2016, the following forward foreign currency
contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:
Counterparty
|
|
Currency
|
|
Contract Amount
|
|
Buy/Sell
|
|
Settlement Date
|
|
In Exchange For
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
|
The Royal
Bank of Scotland PLC |
|
EU Euro |
|
310,637 |
|
Buy |
|
09/30/16 |
|
$ |
347,375 |
|
|
$ |
346,937 |
|
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
Barclays
Bank PLC |
|
Australian Dollar |
|
9,388,648 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
7,185,814 |
|
|
|
7,050,963 |
|
|
|
134,851 |
|
Barclays
Bank PLC |
|
Canadian Dollar |
|
10,928,341 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
8,449,707 |
|
|
|
8,334,585 |
|
|
|
115,122 |
|
Barclays
Bank PLC |
|
Swiss Franc |
|
8,828,894 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
9,108,013 |
|
|
|
8,992,604 |
|
|
|
115,409 |
|
Barclays Bank PLC |
|
British Pound |
|
12,310,718 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
16,208,630 |
|
|
|
16,177,468 |
|
|
|
31,162 |
|
The Royal Bank of
Scotland PLC |
|
Hong Kong Sar Dollar |
|
57,323,236 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
7,393,382 |
|
|
|
7,391,553 |
|
|
|
1,829 |
|
The Royal
Bank of Scotland PLC |
|
British Pound |
|
199,147 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
262,125 |
|
|
|
261,698 |
|
|
|
427 |
|
The Royal
Bank of Scotland PLC |
|
Japanese Yen |
|
1,361,676,843 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
13,546,772 |
|
|
|
13,178,147 |
|
|
|
368,625 |
|
The Royal
Bank of Scotland PLC |
|
EU Euro |
|
90,862 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
101,772 |
|
|
|
101,480 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
Societe
Generale |
|
EU Euro |
|
19,809,155 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
22,413,449 |
|
|
|
22,123,974 |
|
|
|
289,475 |
|
Societe
Generale |
|
Japanese Yen |
|
17,826,846 |
|
Sell |
|
09/30/16 |
|
|
174,585 |
|
|
|
172,526 |
|
|
|
2,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,059,251 |
|
At August 31, 2016, the following futures contracts were
outstanding for Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:
Contract Description
|
|
|
|
Number of Contracts
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
Notional Value
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
|
Long
Contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EURO STOXX
50® Index |
|
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
$ |
5,644,283 |
|
|
$ |
55,096 |
|
FTSE 100
Index |
|
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
10,069,439 |
|
|
|
(76,623 |
) |
Nikkei 225
Index |
|
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
09/08/16 |
|
|
|
4,977,456 |
|
|
|
94,111 |
|
S&P 500
E-Mini |
|
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
9,437,325 |
|
|
|
(25,082 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,128,503 |
|
|
$ |
47,502 |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
21
Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued) |
At August 31, 2016, the following over-the-counter
written options were outstanding for Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund:
Number of Contracts/ Notional Amount
|
|
|
Counterparty
|
|
Description
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
|
|
Premiums Received
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Options on Indices
| |
|
800 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
|
3,006.136 EUR |
|
|
09/02/16 |
|
|
$ |
51,073 |
|
|
$ |
(21,499 |
) |
1,000 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
|
3,025.575 EUR |
|
|
10/07/16 |
|
|
|
59,987 |
|
|
|
(73,987 |
) |
1,000 |
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index |
|
3,020.490 EUR |
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
52,029 |
|
|
|
(48,470 |
) |
700 |
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
|
6,652.080 GBP |
|
|
09/02/16 |
|
|
|
86,438 |
|
|
|
(119,481 |
) |
600 |
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
|
6,808.510 GBP |
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
53,667 |
|
|
|
(41,127 |
) |
600 |
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Call on FTSE 100 Index |
|
6,919.440 GBP |
|
|
10/07/16 |
|
|
|
59,657 |
|
|
|
(33,270 |
) |
25,400 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
|
16,693.470 JPY |
|
|
10/07/16 |
|
|
|
79,792 |
|
|
|
(120,823 |
) |
21,100 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
|
17,008.435 JPY |
|
|
09/02/16 |
|
|
|
77,818 |
|
|
|
(8,670 |
) |
25,700 |
|
|
|
Citigroup, Inc. |
|
Call on Nikkei 225 Index |
|
16,575.000 JPY |
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
73,041 |
|
|
|
(112,396 |
) |
9,700 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on S&P 500 Index |
|
2,183.939 USD |
|
|
09/02/16 |
|
|
|
215,780 |
|
|
|
(17,782 |
) |
9,500 |
|
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank |
|
Call on S&P 500 Index |
|
2,195.757 USD |
|
|
09/16/16 |
|
|
|
169,608 |
|
|
|
(58,491 |
) |
9,500 |
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Call on S&P 500 Index |
|
2,192.809 USD |
|
|
10/07/16 |
|
|
|
214,923 |
|
|
|
(174,913 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Written OTC Options
|
|
|
$ |
1,193,813 |
|
|
$ |
(830,909 |
) |
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,
2016 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 |
|
$ |
1,059,251 |
|
Equity
contracts |
|
|
|
Net Assets Unrealized appreciation* |
|
|
149,207 |
|
Total Asset
Derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,208,458 |
|
Liability
Derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
contracts |
|
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
|
$ |
438 |
|
Equity
contracts |
|
|
|
Net Assets Unrealized depreciation* |
|
|
101,705 |
|
Equity
contracts |
|
|
|
Written options, at fair value |
|
|
830,909 |
|
Total Liability
Derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
933,052 |
|
* |
|
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures
contracts as reported in the table following the Summary Portfolio of Investments. |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Funds
Statement of Operations for the period ended August 31, 2016 was as follows:
|
|
|
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
| |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments |
|
|
Foreign currency related transactions*
|
|
|
Futures |
|
|
Written options
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Equity
contracts |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
664,953 |
|
|
$ |
(2,545,543 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,880,590 |
) |
Foreign exchange
contracts |
|
|
|
(2,491,486 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,491,486 |
) |
Total |
|
|
$ |
(2,491,486 |
) |
|
$ |
664,953 |
|
|
$ |
(2,545,543 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,372,076 |
) |
|
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
| |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments |
|
|
Foreign currency related transactions*
|
|
|
Futures
|
|
|
Written options
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Equity
contracts |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
89,604 |
|
|
$ |
344,583 |
|
|
$ |
434,187 |
|
Foreign exchange
contracts |
|
|
|
412,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412,259 |
|
Total |
|
|
$ |
412,259 |
|
|
$ |
89,604 |
|
|
$ |
344,583 |
|
|
$ |
846,446 |
|
* |
|
Amounts recognized for forward foreign currency contracts are
included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign
currency related transactions. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
22
Voya Global Advantage and
Premium Opportunity Fund |
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued) |
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, 2016:
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
|
BNP Paribas Bank
|
|
Citigroup, Inc.
| |
Morgan Stanley
|
|
Societe Generale
|
|
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
| |
Totals
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign
currency contracts |
|
|
$ |
396,544 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
291,534 |
|
|
|
$ |
371,173 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,059,251 |
|
Total
Assets |
|
|
$ |
396,544 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
291,534 |
|
|
|
$ |
371,173 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,059,251 |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign
currency contracts |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
|
$ | 438 |
|
Written
options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
301,252 |
|
|
|
|
112,396 |
|
|
|
|
417,261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
830,909 |
|
Total
Liabilities |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
301,252 |
|
|
|
$ |
112,396 |
|
|
|
$ |
417,261 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
|
$ |
831,347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net OTC
derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value |
|
|
$ |
396,544 |
|
|
|
$ |
(301,252 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(112,396 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(417,261 |
) |
|
|
$ |
291,534 |
|
|
|
$ |
370,735 |
|
|
|
$ |
227,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty) |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
301,252 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
417,261 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
718,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Exposure(1)(2) |
|
|
$ |
396,544 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(112,396 |
) |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
291,534 |
|
|
|
$ |
370,735 |
|
|
|
$ |
946,417 |
|
(1) |
|
As of August 31, 2016, the Fund had pledged the below amounts in
cash collateral to the following counterparties disclosed above. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes in the table
above. |
Counterparty
|
|
|
Cash collateral pledged
|
Barclays Bank
PLC |
|
|
|
$ |
270,000 |
|
BNP Paribas
Bank |
|
|
|
|
730,000 |
|
Morgan
Stanley |
|
|
|
|
420,000 |
|
Societe
Generale |
|
|
|
|
460,000 |
|
The Royal Bank
of Scotland Group PLC |
|
|
|
|
520,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,400,000 |
|
(2) |
|
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. |
Supplemental Option Information (Unaudited)
Supplemental Call
Option Statistics as of August 31, 2016: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Total Net
Assets against which calls written |
|
|
|
|
49.61 |
% |
Average Days to
Expiration at time written |
|
|
|
|
47 days |
|
Average Call
Moneyness* at time written |
|
|
|
|
ATM |
|
Premium received
for calls |
|
|
|
$ |
1,193,813 |
|
Value of
calls |
|
|
|
$ |
(830,909 |
) |
* |
|
Moneyness is the term used to describe the
relationship between the price of the underlying asset and the options exercise or strike price. For example, a call (buy) option is considered
in-the-money when the value of the underlying asset exceeds the strike price. Conversely, a put (sell) option is considered
in-the-money when its strike price exceeds the value of the underlying asset. Options are characterized for the purpose of Moneyness as,
in-the-money (ITM), out-of-the-money (OTM) or at-the-money (ATM), where the
underlying asset value equals the strike price. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements
23
SHAREHOLDER MEETING INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Proposal:
1 |
|
At this meeting, a proposal was submitted to elect four members
of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the holders of the Fund, with all four 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 July 7, 2016, at the offices of Voya Investment Management, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100,
Scottsdale, AZ 85258.
|
|
|
|
Proposal
| |
|
Shares voted for
|
|
Shares voted against or withheld
|
|
|
Shares abstained
|
|
|
Broker non-vote
|
|
Total Shares Voted
|
|
Class II
Trustees
|
|
Voya
Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John V.
Boyer |
|
|
1 |
* |
|
|
15,993,947.600 |
|
546,619.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
16,540,566.600 |
|
|
|
Patricia W.
Chadwick |
|
|
1 |
* |
|
|
15,988,277.600 |
|
552,289.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
16,540,566.600 |
|
|
|
Sheryl K.
Pressler |
|
|
1 |
* |
|
|
16,041,945.600 |
|
498,621.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
16,540,566.600 |
|
|
|
Christopher P.
Sullivan |
|
|
1 |
* |
|
|
16,053,981.600 |
|
486,585.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
|
0.000 |
|
16,540,566.600 |
|
24
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
During the period, there were no material changes in the
Funds investment objective or policies that were not approved by the shareholders or the Funds charter or by-laws or in the principal risk
factors associated with investment in the Fund.
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 Funds 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 Funds 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.
The Fund was granted exemptive relief by the SEC (the
Order) which, under the 1940 Act, would permit the Fund, subject to Board approval, to include realized long-term capital gains as a part
of its regular distributions to Common Shareholders more frequently than would otherwise be permitted by the 1940 Act (generally once per taxable year)
(Managed Distribution Policy). The Fund may in the future adopt a Managed Distribution Policy.
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 Funds 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 Shareholders 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
participants 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 Shares trade on an ex-dividend basis or 30 days after the
25
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
(continued)
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 quarterly 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 un-invested 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 shareholders 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 Funds Shareholder Service Department at (800) 992-0180.
Key Financial Dates Calendar 2016
Distributions:
Declaration Date
|
|
Ex Date
|
|
Record Date
|
|
Payable Date
|
15-Mar-16 |
|
|
|
1-Apr-16 |
|
|
|
5-Apr-16 |
|
|
|
15-Apr-16 |
15-Jun-16 |
|
|
|
1-Jul-16 |
|
|
|
6-Jul-16 |
|
|
|
15-Jul-16 |
15-Sep-16 |
|
|
|
3-Oct-16 |
|
|
|
5-Oct-16 |
|
|
|
17-Oct-16 |
15-Dec-16 |
|
|
|
28-Dec-16 |
|
|
|
30-Dec-16 |
|
|
|
17-Jan-17 |
Record date will be two business days after each
Ex-Dividend Date. These dates are subject to change.
Stock Data
The Funds 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, 2016 was 13, which does not include approximately 8,080 beneficial owners of shares held in the name of brokers of other nominees.
Certifications
In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock
Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Funds CEO submitted the Annual CEO Certification on July 22, 2016 certifying that he was not aware, as of
that date, of any violation by the Fund of the NYSEs Corporate governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Funds principal executive and financial officers have made quarterly certifications,
included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q, relating to, among other things, the Funds disclosure controls and procedures and
internal controls over financial reporting.
26
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Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
7337 East
Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Transfer Agent
Computershare Shareowner Services
LLC
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1900
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty
Street
New York, New York 10286
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential
Tower
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
RETIREMENT | INVESTMENTS | INSURANCE
voyainvestments.com
|
163318 (0816-102116) |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not required for semi-annual filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Complete schedule of investments filed herein.
Voya
Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS
as of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | |
| |
| |
Value | | |
Percentage
of Net
Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: 96.5% |
| | | |
| |
Australia: 3.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 42,154 | | |
| |
Challenger Ltd. | |
| 290,655 | | |
| 0.1 | |
| 686,969 | | |
| |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | |
| 2,528,044 | | |
| 1.2 | |
| 557,163 | | |
| |
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | |
| 2,249,006 | | |
| 1.1 | |
| 516,946 | | |
| |
Scentre Group | |
| 1,928,567 | | |
| 1.0 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 6,996,272 | | |
| 3.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Austria: 2.1% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 35,877 | | |
| |
Lenzing AG | |
| 4,250,741 | | |
| 2.1 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Belgium: 0.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 11,366 | | |
| |
UCB S.A. | |
| 934,270 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Canada: 4.1% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 15,592 | | |
| |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
| 1,237,706 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 56,498 | | |
| |
National Bank Of Canada | |
| 1,985,659 | | |
| 1.0 | |
| 106,980 | | |
| |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | |
| 4,773,882 | | |
| 2.3 | |
| 89,248 | | |
| |
Yamana Gold, Inc. (CAD) | |
| 361,375 | | |
| 0.2 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 8,358,622 | | |
| 4.1 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Denmark: 0.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 33,287 | | |
| |
Danske Bank A/S | |
| 977,062 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Finland: 2.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 84,340 | | |
| |
Neste Oyj | |
| 3,512,945 | | |
| 1.7 | |
| 66,468 | | |
| |
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | |
| 1,336,004 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 4,848,949 | | |
| 2.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
France: 3.6% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 42,283 | | |
| |
AXA S.A. | |
| 889,941 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 5,225 | | |
| |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | |
| 556,965 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 31,346 | | |
| |
Total S.A. | |
| 1,497,597 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 58,069 | | |
| |
Vinci S.A. | |
| 4,411,909 | | |
| 2.2 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 7,356,412 | | |
| 3.6 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Germany: 1.3% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 10,271 | | |
| |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | |
| 1,854,746 | | |
| 0.9 | |
| 8,176 | | |
| |
RTL Group SA | |
| 690,895 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 2,545,641 | | |
| 1.3 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Hong Kong: 3.6% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 381,551 | | |
| |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | |
| 3,910,789 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| 343,000 | | |
| |
Wharf Holdings Ltd. | |
| 2,417,304 | | |
| 1.2 | |
| 216,500 | | |
| |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings | |
| 920,310 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 7,248,403 | | |
| 3.6 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Italy: 0.2% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 111,280 | | |
| |
Enel S.p.A. | |
| 491,739 | | |
| 0.2 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Japan: 6.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 326,000 | | |
| |
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | |
| 887,125 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 109,000 | | |
| |
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | |
| 694,035 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 8,200 | | |
| |
East Japan Railway Co. | |
| 704,182 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 55,100 | | |
| |
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | |
| 1,189,487 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 89,200 | | |
| |
Itochu Corp. | |
| 1,053,354 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 96,100 | | |
| |
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | |
| 2,933,176 | | |
| 1.4 | |
| 77,000 | | |
| |
Kajima Corp. | |
| 517,179 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 89,800 | | |
| |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | |
| 3,948,422 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| 4,600 | | |
| |
Shimamura Co., Ltd. | |
| 532,488 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 8,600 | | |
| |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | |
| 791,740 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 13,251,188 | | |
| 6.5 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Netherlands: 0.2% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 21,491 | | |
@ | |
ASR Nederland NV | |
| 456,189 | | |
| 0.2 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Portugal: 0.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 267,110 | | |
| |
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA | |
| 897,386 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Singapore: 0.8% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 130,400 | | |
| |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | |
| 1,719,514 | | |
| 0.8 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
Switzerland: 4.9% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 24,097 | | |
| |
Actelion Ltd. - Reg | |
| 4,016,277 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| 7,470 | | |
| |
Chubb Ltd. | |
| 948,167 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 9,221 | | |
@ | |
Partners Group | |
| 4,230,461 | | |
| 2.1 | |
| 9,577 | | |
| |
Swiss Re Ltd. | |
| 809,320 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 10,004,225 | | |
| 4.9 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
United Kingdom: 7.8% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 472,319 | | |
| |
BP PLC | |
| 2,655,173 | | |
| 1.3 | |
| 73,749 | | |
| |
British American Tobacco PLC | |
| 4,575,568 | | |
| 2.3 | |
| 32,272 | | |
| |
Diageo PLC | |
| 894,414 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 83,755 | | |
| |
Imperial Brands PLC | |
| 4,393,215 | | |
| 2.2 | |
| 239,864 | | |
| |
National Grid PLC | |
| 3,300,999 | | |
| 1.6 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 15,819,369 | | |
| 7.8 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
United States: 54.2% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 60,416 | | |
| |
Aflac, Inc. | |
| 4,481,659 | | |
| 2.2 | |
| 7,124 | | |
@ | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A | |
| 5,626,891 | | |
| 2.8 | |
| 2,013 | | |
@ | |
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C | |
| 1,544,072 | | |
| 0.8 | |
| 20,301 | | |
| |
Altria Group, Inc. | |
| 1,341,693 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 23,697 | | |
| |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | |
| 1,530,115 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 3,193 | | |
| |
Amgen, Inc. | |
| 543,002 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 298,013 | | |
| |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | |
| 3,191,719 | | |
| 1.6 | |
| 14,101 | | |
| |
Apple, Inc. | |
| 1,496,116 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 132,780 | | |
| |
AT&T, Inc. | |
| 5,428,046 | | |
| 2.7 | |
| 28,689 | | |
| |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | |
| 1,103,953 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 13,964 | | |
| |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | |
| 801,394 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 39,299 | | |
| |
CA, Inc. | |
| 1,332,629 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 13,962 | | |
| |
Campbell Soup Co. | |
| 847,773 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 26,203 | | |
| |
CenturyLink, Inc. | |
| 728,443 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 41,495 | | |
| |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
| 1,304,603 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 33,026 | | |
| |
Citigroup, Inc. | |
| 1,576,661 | | |
| 0.8 | |
| 12,771 | | |
| |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | |
| 949,396 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 51,405 | | |
| |
Corning, Inc. | |
| 1,166,380 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 15,399 | | |
| |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | |
| 949,194 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 82,420 | | |
| |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |
| 3,028,935 | | |
| 1.5 | |
| 11,178 | | |
| |
Deluxe Corp. | |
| 762,004 | | |
| 0.4 | |
See
Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Voya
Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund |
PORTFOLIO
OF INVESTMENTS as
of August 31, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued) |
Shares | | |
| |
| |
Value | | |
Percentage
of Net
Assets | |
COMMON STOCK: (continued) |
| | | |
| |
United States: (continued) | |
| | | |
| | |
| 73,857 | | |
| |
Discover Financial Services | |
| 4,431,420 | | |
| 2.2 | |
| 13,944 | | |
| |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | |
| 1,306,553 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 132,395 | | |
| |
Duke Realty Corp. | |
| 3,722,947 | | |
| 1.8 | |
| 20,769 | | |
| |
EMC Corp. | |
| 602,093 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 4,635 | | |
| |
Equifax, Inc. | |
| 611,357 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 59,535 | | |
| |
Foot Locker, Inc. | |
| 3,907,877 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| 28,346 | | |
| |
Ford Motor Co. | |
| 357,160 | | |
| 0.2 | |
| 49,873 | | |
| |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | |
| 3,909,046 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| 96,983 | | |
| |
Intel Corp. | |
| 3,480,720 | | |
| 1.7 | |
| 41,294 | | |
| |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | |
| 955,543 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 19,657 | | |
| |
Kroger Co. | |
| 628,827 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 8,180 | | |
| |
Lear Corp. | |
| 951,252 | | |
| 0.5 | |
| 77,248 | | |
| |
Merck & Co., Inc. | |
| 4,850,402 | | |
| 2.4 | |
| 33,332 | | |
@ | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. | |
| 1,631,601 | | |
| 0.8 | |
| 24,380 | | |
| |
Microsoft Corp. | |
| 1,400,875 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 30,889 | | |
| |
Murphy Oil Corp. | |
| 825,354 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 16,051 | | |
| |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | |
| 1,382,473 | | |
| 0.7 | |
| 148,643 | | |
| |
Pfizer, Inc. | |
| 5,172,776 | | |
| 2.5 | |
| 32,870 | | |
| |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | |
| 3,284,699 | | |
| 1.6 | |
| 20,130 | | |
| |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | |
| 860,759 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 18,942 | | |
| |
Qualcomm, Inc. | |
| 1,194,672 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 22,050 | | |
| |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | |
| 1,845,365 | | |
| 0.9 | |
| 20,085 | | |
| |
Scripps Networks Interactive - Class A | |
| 1,272,786 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 46,201 | | |
@ | |
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. | |
| 2,116,930 | | |
| 1.0 | |
| 4,568 | | |
| |
Stryker Corp. | |
| 528,335 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 7,907 | | |
| |
Tesoro Corp. | |
| 596,346 | | |
| 0.3 | |
| 17,276 | | |
| |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | |
| 1,201,373 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 18,840 | | |
| |
Torchmark Corp. | |
| 1,218,571 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 78,484 | | |
| |
Transocean Ltd. | |
| 761,295 | | |
| 0.4 | |
| 10,701 | | |
| |
United Technologies Corp. | |
| 1,138,907 | | |
| 0.6 | |
| 22,201 | | |
| |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | |
| 3,020,446 | | |
| 1.5 | |
| 9,279 | | |
| |
US Bancorp | |
| 409,668 | | |
| 0.2 | |
| 34,688 | | |
| |
Valero Energy Corp. | |
| 1,919,981 | | |
| 0.9 | |
| 63,705 | | |
| |
Visa, Inc. - Class A | |
| 5,153,735 | | |
| 2.5 | |
| 43,324 | | |
| |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | |
| 3,929,920 | | |
| 1.9 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| 110,316,742 | | |
| 54.2 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Total Common Stock | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
(Cost $180,218,857) | |
| 196,472,724 | | |
| 96.5 | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities | |
| 7,078,851 | | |
| 3.5 | |
| | | |
Net Assets | |
$ | 203,551,575 | | |
| 100.0 | |
| @ | Non-income producing security. |
Cost for federal income tax purposes is $180,218,869. | |
| | |
| |
| | |
Net unrealized appreciation consists of: | |
| | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | |
$ | 21,164,110 | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | |
| (4,910,255 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | |
$ | 16,253,855 | |
See
Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies
and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management
Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by
Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation
of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in
which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and
review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during
the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual filing. |
| (a)(2) | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant is required
by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT. |
| (a)(3) | Not required for semi-annual filing. |
| (b) | The officer certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): Voya Global Advantage and Premium
Opportunity Fund
By |
/s/ Shaun P. Mathews |
|
|
Shaun P. Mathews |
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Date: November 4, 2016
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By |
/s/ Shaun P. Mathews |
|
|
Shaun P. Mathews |
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Date: November 4, 2016
By |
/s/ Todd Modic |
|
|
Todd Modic |
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
|
Date: November 4, 2016