Voya Small Company Fund - Class A

On May 25, 2022, the Mutual Fund Board approved changes to the Small Company Fund’s principal investment strategies, expense limitation agreement and portfolio management team. The Board has appointed Vincent Costa and Gareth Shepherd as new Portfolio Managers on the Fund. These changes are effective as of June 1, 2022.

Class A: VYSYX
Class C: VYSZX
Class I: VYSAX
Class R: VYSDX
Class R6: VYSEX
Class W: VYSGX
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Voya Small Company Fund
Tap Into the Opportunity and Long-Term Growth Potential of U.S. Small Cap Companies

Daily Prices

as of November 1, 2024

Net Asset Value (NAV)$12.03
% Change+0.50
$ Change+0.06
YTD Return7.60%

Product Facts

Ticker SymbolVYSYX
CUSIP92918A881
Inception DateApril 15, 1994
Dividends PaidAnnually
Min. Initial Investment$1,000.00

About this Product

  • A small cap portfolio of quality companies with strong potential to out-perform their peers, with no static style or factor biases 
  • Applies machine learning models to evaluate financial, fundamental and ESG characteristics of over 2,000 companies to form a deep, holistic view of each stock (without emotional biases)
  • Team has more than a decade working together, focused on delivering consistent outperformance with low correlation to most investment strategies

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stock of companies with smaller market capitalizations.

Performance

Average Annual Total Returns %

As of September 30, 2024

As of September 30, 2024

Most Recent Month EndMost Recent Quarter EndMost Recent Month EndMost Recent Quarter End
Most Recent Month EndYTD1 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRExpense Ratios
GrossNet
Net Asset Value+9.66+24.16+3.78+8.35+7.791.18%1.18%
With Sales Charge+3.37+17.07+1.74+7.07+7.15
Net Asset Value+9.66+24.16+3.78+8.35+7.791.18%1.18%
With Sales Charge+3.37+17.07+1.74+7.07+7.15
Russell 2000 Index+11.17+26.76+1.84+9.39+8.78
Russell 2000 Index+11.17+26.76+1.84+9.39+8.78

Inception Date - Class A:April 15, 1994

Current Maximum Sales Charge: 5.75%

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

Returns-Based Characteristics

As of September 30, 2024

3 Year5 Year10 Year
Alpha
Alpha:

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

1.74-0.67-0.63
Beta
Beta:

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

0.940.960.96
R2
R2:

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

0.950.950.96
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio:

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

0.000.250.30
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation:

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

21.7323.4919.88

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

For the period 10/31/2014 through 09/30/2024

Ending Value: $21,180.00

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

Portfolio

Portfolio Statistics

As of September 30, 2024

Net Assets millions
Net Assets:

The per-share dollar amount of the fund, calculated by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding.

$209.6
Number of Holdings
Number of Holdings:

Number of Holdings in the investment.

170
P/E next 12 months
P/E:

P/E (next 12 months) calculates the price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

18.83
P/B trailing 12 months
P/B:

Price to book ratio (trailing 12 month) calculates the ratio of a stock’s price to its book value.

2.59
Weighted Average Market Cap millions
Weighted Average Market Cap:

Weighted Average Market Capitalization is the value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding common stock.

$3,589.7
EPS Growth (3-5 Year Estimate)
EPS Growth (3-5 Year Estimate):

The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. EPS growth serves as an indicator of a company's profitability.

12.57
Active Share
Active Share:

Active Share is a measure of the percentage of stock holdings in a manager's portfolio that differ from the benchmark index.

88.37
Price to Cash Flow
Price to Cash Flow:

The ratio of a stock’s price to its cash flow per share. The price-to-cash flow ratio is an indicator of a stock’s valuation

15.55
ROA %
ROA:

ROA is an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. ROA gives an idea as to how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings.

2.51
Total

Top Holdings

% of Total Investments as of September 30, 2024

Acadia Realty Trust1.62
Box, Inc. 1.58
Excelerate Energy, Inc. 1.53
Viavi Solutions Inc1.50
First Bancorp1.33
Steven Madden, Ltd.1.32
QIAGEN NV1.31
Hancock Whitney Corporation1.29
Portland General Electric Company1.27
Option Care Health Inc1.26
Total#,###.2

Sector Weightings

% of Total Investments as of September 30, 2024

INDUSTRIALS20.22
FINANCIALS19.40
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY16.46
HEALTH CARE13.10
REAL ESTATE8.08
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY7.45
ENERGY4.40
UTILITIES3.59
MATERIALS3.41
COMMUNICATION SERVICES2.87
CONSUMER STAPLES1.02
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Information provided is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Portfolio data is subject to daily change.

Ratings

Morningstar™ Ratings

As of September 30, 2024

Overall3 Year5 Year10 Year
569 Funds569 Funds547 Funds387 Funds

Category: US Fund Small Blend

Distributions

Payment Frequency: Annually

Ex-Date
Ex-Date:

Date on which a stock begins trading without the benefit of the dividend. Typically, a stock’s price moves up by the dollar amount of the dividend as the ex-dividend date approaches, then falls by the amount of the dividend after that date.

Payable Date
Payable Date:

Date on which a declared stock dividend or a bond interest payment is scheduled to be paid.

Record Date
Record Date:

Date on which a shareholder must officially own shares in order to be entitled to a dividend. After the date of record, the stock is said to be ex-dividend.

Amount
Income Dividend12/12/202312/13/202312/11/2023$0.027000
Totals: $0.027000

Investment Team

Disclosures

Principal Risks

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) including natural language processing, machine learning, and other forms of AI may pose inherent risks, including but not limited to: issues with data privacy, intellectual property, consumer protection, and anti-discrimination laws; ethics and transparency concerns; information security issues; the potential for unfair bias and discrimination; quality and accuracy of inputs and outputs; technical failures and potential misuse. Reliance on information produced using AI-based technology and tools should factor in these risks.

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