VOYA BALANCED PORTFOLIO, INC.
Voya Balanced Portfolio
VOYA INVESTORS TRUST
Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio
VY® Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio
VY® Clarion Real Estate Portfolio
VY® Invesco Growth and Income Portfolio
VY® JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
VY® JPMorgan Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio
VY® Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
VOYA PARTNERS, INC.
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
VY® Invesco Comstock Portfolio
VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio
VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
VY® T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio
VOYA VARIABLE FUNDS
Voya Growth and Income Portfolio
VOYA VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
Voya Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio
Voya Index Plus MidCap Portfolio
Voya Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio
Voya Small Company Portfolio
VOYA VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST
Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio
(each a "Portfolio" and collectively the "Portfolios")
Supplement dated September 17, 2021
to the Current Statements of Additional Information for the above-named Portfolios
(each an "SAI" and collectively the "SAIs")
On September 10, 2021, the Portfolios' Board of Directors/Trustees approved disclosure modifications permitting the Portfolios the flexibility to invest up to 5% of their assets in special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs").
Effective September 17, 2021, the SAIs are revised as follows:
1.The table in the sub-section entitled "Supplemental Description of Portfolio Investments and Risks Investments, Investment Strategies, and Risks" is hereby amended to include the following:
VOYA BALANCED PORTFOLIO, INC.
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Voya Large Cap |
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VY® Invesco |
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VY® Clarion Real |
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VY® JPMorgan |
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VY® T. Rowe Price |
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Equity Income |
International Stock |
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VOYA PARTNERS, INC. |
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Voya International |
VY® American |
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High Dividend Low |
Century Small-Mid |
VY® Baron Growth |
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Cap Value Portfolio |
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VY® Columbia |
VY® Columbia |
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Contrarian Core |
Small Cap Value II |
VY® Invesco |
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Comstock Portfolio |
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VY® Invesco Equity |
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VY® Invesco Global |
VY® JPMorgan Mid |
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Cap Value Portfolio |
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VY® T. Rowe Price |
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Diversified Mid Cap |
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VOYA VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
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Voya Emerging |
Voya Global High |
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Markets Index |
Dividend Low |
Voya Index Plus |
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Volatility Portfolio |
LargeCap Portfolio |
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Voya Index Plus |
Voya Index Plus |
Voya International |
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MidCap Portfolio |
SmallCap Portfolio |
Index Portfolio |
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Voya Small |
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VOYA VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST |
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Voya MidCap |
Voya SmallCap |
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2.The following section is added in the sub-section entitled "Supplemental Description of Portfolio Investments and Risks Equity Securities":
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: A fund may invest in stock, rights, and warrants of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs"). Also known as a "blank check company," a SPAC is a company with no commercial operations that is formed solely to raise capital from investors for the purpose of acquiring one or more existing private companies. The typical SPAC IPO involves the sale of units consisting of one share of common stock combined with one or more warrants or fractions of warrants to purchase common stock at a fixed price upon or after consummation of the acquisition. SPACs often have pre-determined time frames to make an acquisition after going public (typically two years) or the SPAC will liquidate, at which point invested funds are returned to the entity's shareholders (less certain permitted expenses) and any rights or warrants issued by the SPAC expire worthless. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally holds its assets in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash. To the
extent the SPAC holds cash or similar securities, this may impact a fund's ability to meet its investment objective.
Because SPACs have no operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of a SPAC's securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity's management to identify and complete a favorable acquisition. Some SPACs may pursue acquisitions only within certain industries or regions, which may increase the volatility of their prices. At the time a fund invests in a SPAC, there may be little or no basis for the fund to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the particular industry in which the SPAC may ultimately operate or the target business which the SPAC may ultimately acquire. There is no guarantee that a SPAC in which a fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable.
It is possible that a significant portion of the funds raised by a SPAC for the purpose of identifying and effecting an acquisition or merger may be expended during the search for a target transaction. Attractive acquisition or merger targets may become scarce if the number of SPACs seeking to acquire operating businesses increases. Only a thinly traded market for shares of or interests in a SPAC may develop, leaving a fund unable to sell its interest in a SPAC or able to sell its interest only at a price below what the fund believes is the SPAC security's value.
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