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Voya International High Div Low Vol I Overview

Voya International High Div Low Vol I (IFTIX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. Voya launched the fund in 2006.

The investment seeks maximum total return. The Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE® Value Index ("index"). Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers in a number of different countries other than the United States. The sub-adviser ("Sub-Adviser") seeks to maximize total return to the extent consistent with maintaining lower volatility than the index.

About Voya International High Div Low Vol I (IFTIX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 2.92 years: Russell Shtern, CFA (2025), Steve Gao (2025), Kai Wong (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI EAFE Value NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Voya International High Div Low Vol I has 188 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 15.5% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Voya International High Div Low Vol I is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Voya International High Div Low Vol I has 99.8% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 99.8% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Voya International High Div Low Vol I has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $132 million in total assets, which is below the $976 million average for the Foreign Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

IFTIX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Voya International High Div Low Vol I expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. Voya International High Div Low Vol I has an expense ratio of 0.76%, which is 27% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Voya International High Div Low Vol I has a portfolio turnover rate of 82%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Voya International High Div Low Vol I returned 6.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of 3.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Voya International High Div Low Vol I has a trailing yield of 6.84%, which is above the 2.78% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Voya International High Div Low Vol I Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 14.3%, 0.6 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 25.9% over the past year (grade of D), 20.3% over the past three years (grade of C) and 12.4% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 9.5% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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